Quote Originally Posted by Atelier-Bagur View Post
did you just...ignore the fact that the numbers are supposed to be "active" as in...they're still subbed?
Tbh Lucky Banchos methodology is flawed when it comes to trying to determine the types of things people are discussing in this thread. He looks at player activity over a span of multiple months, which sometimes varies in duration. This makes it difficult to gauge if those people are actually remaining subscribed, or simply logging in to do the patch content and then unsubbing.

It also is looking at active characters rather than accounts, and there has been an absolutely massive surge in the popularity of playing alts over the last two years that seriously cannot be overstated. There are tons of individuals that register anywhere from 2-7 times in that 'active characters' statistic.

It's reached a point where even Steamcharts probably provide a more solid overview of at least the broader trends. It would be interesting to see a comparison of the highs and lows of the last two expansions, proportionally.