139 Players On!

[InR]

Sometimes i do wonder, actually i am wondering quite a bit about this one xD

Well i think that number of currently online players is completly fish poop... How can every time i login number from 120 - 140 appears?

I can login whenever i am on wireless while taking dump, or whenever im at work, or when i am bored or whenever ... just whenever ....

I think that this number is random number from 120 - 140.

[Sol]

Sometimes i do wonder, actually i am wondering quite a bit about this one xD

Well i think that number of currently online players is completly fish poop... How can every time i login number from 120 - 140 appears?

I can login whenever i am on wireless while taking dump, or whenever im at work, or when i am bored or whenever ... just whenever ....

I think that this number is random number from 120 - 140.

It may or may not be, but I can tell you the ascended version of it is not random.

[Juliette]

@InR: No, it is not..

This is how the number is built; "COUNT * FROM `*user table*` where lastTurnTime is bigger than '$time' and active is '1'"
$time is time()-$conf["minutes_per_turn"]*60;

In other words; every active player who logged in between now and 30 minutes ago.

[InR]

wouldnt be easier rand(120,140)

[Juliette]

wouldnt be easier rand(120,140)

Yes.

[Clarkey]

Ever heard of a constant customer base?

[InR]

[Coulson]

@InR: No, it is not..

This is how the number is built; "COUNT * FROM `*user table*` where lastTurnTime is bigger than '$time' and active is '1'"
$time is time()-$conf["minutes_per_turn"]*60;

In other words; every active player who logged in between now and 30 minutes ago.

That doesn't seem right.


It's sure looking a lot like a random number between 120 and 140.

[InR]

exactly, just try to login and PLAY, and dont you think that i dont understand simple sql syntax

I am programmer by profesion

[Noobert]

I haven't believed the number of players online to be truthful since I started this game because each time (back then), there was never below 400 people online at any given time.

[Angelis~]

Keep clicking your command center and watch the number of online players jump around.

[Loki™]

Keep clicking your command center and watch the number of online players jump around.

Yea. If it was true several people would log in and out a couple of times per second.

[InR]

OK now ill post players on, gametime, and some comments at random times.

Apr25 - 13:05.55 | 143 Players On! | "Football match - Champions League @TV"
Apr25 - 14:49.56 | 148 Players On! | "End of match"
Apr25 - 22:29.24 | 135 Players On! | "Just regular morning in EU"
Apr26 - 12:54.11 | 140 Players On! | "Just regular evening in EU"

[Juliette]

Well, a value of 143 proves it is not rand(120,140), anyway..

[InR]

indeed was just an example