Sim-Sala-Bim wrote on Jun 23
rd, 2014 at 3:01am:
Do you also have a version of each graph showing the total of all servers?
The problem with an all-server total is it would compress the graph range, lowering the detail considerably. Consider that the peak value for the combined would be, on the 3-ear graph, over 1 million, [those were the days!] which will compress the individual traffic into 1/5th the space.
I could break down and add a second axis to the graph for the all-server total, but honestly, that's going to confuse a lot of people.
Meursault wrote on Jun 23
rd, 2014 at 9:27am:
Also, if you add a "Server total" line, which would be very cool, maybe make it a "server average" instead so it plots on the same scale? We could always multiply it out to get the total if we wanted.
Server average on the other hand would work fine, in that it wouldn't disrupt the graph scale or data presentation. However even there, there's Wayfinder, which will single handedly pull it wayyyy down towards zero. Or Orien. Whichever is lower.
And … can't everyone see the average with their eyes as it is?
itsmineisawitfirst wrote on Jun 23
rd, 2014 at 6:07am:
I know a downtrend when I see one. The extra logins due to the cards was amusing though.
The card mechanic traffic burst is comical. And was painfully easy to call in advance.
On a plus note, since the game API is long since broken, at least the Oracle's guild data numbers aren't being pulled low by the endless collection of level 4 alts. Making lemonade!
Meursault wrote on Jun 23
rd, 2014 at 9:27am:
Is there any chance you could replace the "today" with an actual date in the "<units> back from today" axis label? When the graphs don't refresh it takes a bit of work to figure out just where the graph fits in, and having that in the label would help.
The date the report was run is at the top of the page, if that helps?
AtomicMew wrote on Jun 23
rd, 2014 at 3:35pm:
Something is off with your wayfinder curve in the last plot. It extends past zero weeks and into the future a bit.
It could be off, or it's a metaphorical statement about when Wayfinder will have a player base.