Some statistics on US servers

[Ottar]

People on US servers are beginning to ding 60 and while the first to cap was troll rogue, I noticed a somewhat disturbing trend - only 5 of the top 25 levellers were Horde characters.

Now, there are rumors around, about Alliance being easier to level. While that ma be true for some quests and up to level 20ish zones, the rest of the territory and instances are open to everyone. So there shouldn't be -that- much difference in levelling speed due to faction perks. The next likeliest factor to make Alliance so much more prominent in levelling race is there simply being much more Alliance players. That could seriously mess up the power balance on PvP servers. So I gathered up some statistics from all servers.

Disclaimer!
All the following data is based on a snapshot from Maxmeout website (http://www.maxmeout.com). This data is changing constantly, so the numbers below are probably not exactly the same by the time you are reading this post.

All the numbers below are based ONLY on top 25 characters on each server.

Faction distribution
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Total characters 2200 (88 servers)
Horde characters: 780 (35,5%)
Alliance characters: 1420 (64,5%)

Total characters on PvP servers: 1050 (42 servers)
Horde characters: 458 (43,6%)
Alliance characters: 592 (56,4%)

Total characters on PvE servers: 1150 (46 servers)
Horde characters: 322 (28%)
Alliance characters: 828 (72%)


Class distribution on PvP servers
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Druid            2,0%
Hunter          11,4%
Mage            13,6%
Paladin         12,3%
Priest           7,0%
Rogue           27,0%
Shaman           9,6%
Warlock          4,1%
Warrior         12,9%


Class distribution on PvE servers
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Druid            2,8%
Hunter          17,3%
Mage            12,3%
Paladin         15,9%
Priest           7,0%
Rogue           22,0%
Shaman           5,1%
Warlock          5,1%
Warrior         12,4%

When looking at the class statistics, remember that these are not real % from total population, but merely % from people in top 25 on each server. Therefore, it may be that druids for example, simply just suck at gaining levels while rogues are really good at it. However, my own gut feeling is, that these numbers do reflect actual population distribution over classes closely.

The 25% / 75% faction distribution in favor of Alliance characters in global top 25 turned out to be better reflect the situation on PvE servers. On PvP servers, the actual top 25 population difference is "only" 13%.

Conclusion: if these numbers are anything to go by.. I think it unlikely that Blizzard will nerf shamen any time soon

Ottar

[AhoyHoy]

Rogues clearly need some sort of nerf

[Whisperess]

Originally Posted by AhoyHoy

Rogues clearly need some sort of nerf

hint: there are other solutions

[AhoyHoy]

Give other classes access to Lasers and/or orbital ion cannons?

[Solid]

Hmm whilst it may seem alarming at present, a better evaluation can be made when most day 1 starters reach level 60 and we can see a better spread. It may transpire that rogues are easier to level OR that there are indeed a TONNE more rogues being rolled, which tbh wouldnt surprise me!

I was going to roll a rogue in retail but am having second thoughts esp as I want good group based PvP and too many rogues = pain in the arse getting good groups, may have to pick a lesser played class

[behatch]

Originally Posted by Solid

Hmm whilst it may seem alarming at present, a better evaluation can be made when most day 1 starters reach level 60 and we can see a better spread. It may transpire that rogues are easier to level OR that there are indeed a TONNE more rogues being rolled, which tbh wouldnt surprise me!

I was going to roll a rogue in retail but am having second thoughts esp as I want good group based PvP and too many rogues = pain in the arse getting good groups, may have to pick a lesser played class

same here,i dont really want too play the most popular class ..i was thinking about a rogue but now i think ill try a caster or warrior,love duel wielding weapons though

[Aada]

Id wait a few months before doing stats.

This game is gonna turn into nerf age of camelot part 2 i can see it now classes being nerfed left right and centre until theres nothing left i really hope blizzard dont go down this path.

[behatch]

remeber rolling a shite class can be good for when they become fotm

[AhoyHoy]

You can buy the dual weild skill for warriors at level 20 behatch

[behatch]

i havent read that much on the classes,want too find out for myself

[Ottar]

> a better evaluation can be made when most day 1 starters reach level 60
> and we can see a better spread.

Aye, and beter data source would be handy.

What can be told for certain tho, is that assuming these numbers do represent eventual capped populations to any degree of accuracy at all, PvE servers are going to be pretty much devoid of PvP as far as alliance is concerned. 28% vs 72% population is not pretty. Instanced battlegrounds or not, that's still 3-4 alliance players per potential target.

> It may transpire that rogues are easier to level

Rogues, even in massive numbers, can still be ok as they seem to fit in groups much better than DAoC assassin classes, filling the role of light tanks. At a glance, much more problematic is the lack of high end healers. Druids and priests together forming 9-10% of total population does not look good, even with inclusion of shaman/paladin populations doubling that number.

> This game is gonna turn into nerf age of camelot part 2

Actually, I see nothing in those numbers that could be fixed by nerfing.

Ottar

[Aada]

Oh but the yanks in all there stupidity are already moaning when they get wtfpwnd by a different class.

Its just a matter of time before the first nerf patch comes out.

[AhoyHoy]

Originally Posted by behatch

i havent read that much on the classes,want too find out for myself

Sorry for ruining it for you then

[SigvartH]

Supricingly low numbers of Shaman and Warlocks (even on PvE servers). And Priest did not do as high % as 1 would think. Mage and Palladin did ofc live upp too it's reputation. Though I found the Rogue % too be way more than I would have guessed.

[ST^]

top 25 from each server only, whats the point?

these stats are meaningless.