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[Valhallan]

So with the first full weekend of Tuk3 the bribery over, i decided it was time to take a census, this is using the FP loyalist leaderboards which only count people who've played at least 10 total matches of invasion/scouting from the start of 1 bukkit patch till now (so definitely no inactives), which most who would've gone for the bribery likely have at least done by now. (mercs don't count for obvious reasons).

House Davion (AKA House Plot Armor) : 1416
House Kurtia (AKA House Weaboo) : 906
House Liao (AKA House Punching Bag) : 560
House Marik (AKA House Eagleland) : 549
House Steiner (AKA House Atlas Scouting) : 1401
Free Rasalhague Republic (AKA Buffer Zone) : 998

Clan Smoke Jaguar (AKA Clan Smoked Kitty) : 891
Clan Wolf (AKA Clan Wolfy wolfwolfwolfwolf) : 1943
Clan Jade Falcon (AKA Clan Green Chickens) : 1560
Clan Ghost Bear (AKA Clan Carebear) : 1754

Total IS : 5830
Total Clans : 6148
Money Grubbing Mercs (from merc board) : 7742
Total Players : 19720

Interestingly eagleland is currently more deserted than punching bag , and carebear is more populated than green chickens. Smoked Kitty is really disliked, only eagleland and punching bag are more deserted . Also there are more Clanners than IS.

PS: (I'd post the pics of the tail end of the boards but i can't figure out PGI's forum system for non-internet photos )

Edited by Valhallan, 08 May 2017 - 07:13 AM.

[Lily from animove]

are you saying those dust kittens have the lowest population of the clanners yet made like 50% of the points on clanside? Those kirrens must be total No lifers and play all the time to even get this done.

It would eb interetsing to see what population and numbers the non loyalists have and how they distribute between the individual factions.

Edited by Lily from animove, 08 May 2017 - 06:35 AM.

[Valhallan]

Lily from animove, on 08 May 2017 - 06:33 AM, said:

are you saying those dust kittens have the lowest population of the clanners yet made like 50% of the points on clanside? Those kirrens must be total No lifers and play all the time to even get this done.

This is LOYALIST population only, meaning the merc army that is likely there is not included.

[Lily from animove]

Valhallan, on 08 May 2017 - 06:34 AM, said:

This is LOYALIST population only, meaning the merc army that is likely there is not included.

I know, but how are the mercs distributed? PGI needs to massively buff loylist behavior and reduce the switching attitude.

[Bud Crue]

Valhallan, on 08 May 2017 - 06:30 AM, said:

Tuk3 the bribery

Perfect.

[AphexTwin11]

Interesting post - would of never known that Wolf had the most.

With that said, Tuk3: The Bribery, is great as my Cbill, MC, GXP, and XP coffers are overflowing at the moment, but did absolutely nothing for my own immersion. I felt it was basically long versions of QP, only 10000x easier, and it became very boring to me to the point where I just rather do QP. Those last 1 or 2 FW matches to get to 6.6k match score were excruciating - I was so bored of FW by that point, that it wasn't fun at all and felt like a chore.

Also, I dk what it was about the IS, but it took me ~23 non-scout FW matches to finish the event, and the IS won maybe 3 of them. Maybe you could do a census of potatoes next, I imagine the IS loyalist population is stock full of them

[Champion of Khorne Lord of Blood]

Lily from animove, on 08 May 2017 - 06:36 AM, said:

I know, but how are the mercs distributed? PGI needs to massively buff loylist behavior and reduce the switching attitude.

All the mercs piled into Smoke Jag due to them being the clan giving out the highest merc contracts at the moment since the others are full of loyalists.

Basically the faction with the least loyalists is usually going to be the winner due to how powerful mercs are.

[A Shoddy Rental Mech]

Lily from animove, on 08 May 2017 - 06:36 AM, said:

I know, but how are the mercs distributed? PGI needs to massively buff loylist behavior and reduce the switching attitude.

Thanks to the super awesome contract system carried over from FW 3.0 Smoke Jag had the best contract payout make SJ the goto hive for mercs scum and villainy.

[FallingAce]

Too bad the in game leader-boards weren't reset so people could see what's actually happening.

[Lily from animove]

Dakota1000, on 08 May 2017 - 06:51 AM, said:

All the mercs piled into Smoke Jag due to them being the clan giving out the highest merc contracts at the moment since the others are full of loyalists.

Basically the faction with the least loyalists is usually going to be the winner due to how powerful mercs are.

Oh yes thx, I totally forgot that PGI adjusted the payouts regulary which is what made influenced mercs choice of the faction they join.

Edited by Lily from animove, 08 May 2017 - 07:01 AM.

[Hindenhoot]

Sort of side note, did any mercs even fight for the Clans in the lore? That's always bugged me a bit...

[Valhallan]

Lily from animove, on 08 May 2017 - 06:36 AM, said:

I know, but how are the mercs distributed? PGI needs to massively buff loylist behavior and reduce the switching attitude.

Yea unfortunately there is nothing showing merc affiliation, but i did update the OP with the total number of mercs.

[invernomuto]

AphexTwin11, on 08 May 2017 - 06:40 AM, said:

Interesting post - would of never known that Wolf had the most.

And it is the worst performing clan faction in the event currently

[Champion of Khorne Lord of Blood]

invernomuto, on 08 May 2017 - 07:29 AM, said:

And it is the worst performing clan faction in the event currently

Mercs > Loyalists

Really though, I think its something about loyalists choosing their side for lore reasons and fun while mercs are just in it for the money and their own brand of competitive fun. So its the difference between the guys who put PPCs in the Warhammer's arms and the guys who bring PPC nipple Summoners.

[Lily from animove]

starts to make me wonder if the faction before the event havign ost mercs would ahve been IS and no siwthing would be possible if IS would be on the winning side.

[ScrapIron Prime]

"How many a**holes we got on this ship?"
"YO!!!!"
"I knew it! I'm surrounded by a**holes."
.. Visor slams down...
"KEEP FIRING, A**HOLES!"

[GotShotALot]

Yes the 'Loyalist' numbers are roughly in alignment with 'BT Lore/previous game' faction popularity among fans. I would have expected a teeny bit more Marik from fanbase but not much. Smoke Jags get smoked (annihilated) in lore so no surprise there.

Mercs mostly pile in where the advantage is highest and the chance of fighting another high-ranked merc unit is lowest. No surprise there either. Funnily enough that's exactly why Clans hate mercs and would never employ them.

[Dark Wooki33 IIC]

Lily from animove, on 08 May 2017 - 06:33 AM, said:

are you saying those dust kittens have the lowest population of the clanners yet made like 50% of the points on clanside? Those kirrens must be total No lifers and play all the time to even get this done.

I find this offensive.

[Captain Polux]

Lol we have the highest population and the lowest score.

[SmokedJag]

Dahoota, on 08 May 2017 - 07:12 AM, said:

Sort of side note, did any mercs even fight for the Clans in the lore? That's always bugged me a bit...

Clanners hate mercs. There are a couple of Merc units in lore the Clans respect for SLDF lineage but in terms of retaining them...heck no. Especially if Crusaders.