Arev wrote:great post, 1 question
Thatoneguy wrote:Question 3
Q: How was the data gathered?
A: I ran the addon Census+ every time I was online. Cencus+ is an addon that scans every online character and orders them neatly as seen in the pictures. My online times range from 08:00 to 02:00 server time. I ran the addon at least once a day, usually four to six times a day.
Over what period of time did these scans take place? the past few days / weeks / months?
Good question. The scanning period took place over little more then 4 weeks in total. I've also been 'pruned' the database which means that characters that have not been seen/active in the last 4 weeks were deleted from the results. I've done this because I like to have a good reflection of what's being played 'now' and not what has been played 2-3 months ago.
I'm still doing scans and the numbers have risen a bit, but not much. I noticed that:
1: Shaman and Priest are constantly switching places on the 'rarer' or 'more common' class. It seems that both classes are played equally.
2: Rogues have beaten Warriors in regards to rarity, although the difference is only 7 characters. Just like the Shaman and Priest it can be said that Rogues and Warriors are played equally.
3: The gap between Mages and Warriors have grown even further, currently Mages appear to be in a dominant position.