Is Matrix dying as a game forum

[GrizzlyKt]

is Matrix dying as a game forum

Most users ever online was 150689 at 10/16/2016 8:27:57 PM.

today Active Users: There are 119 members and 9489 guests.

as you can see how much it has changed in the last 2 years
any ideas why
where has everyone gone
any comments welcome

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[GrizzlyKt]

where you all gone

[Cataphract88]

I'm still here! [:)]

But don't buy many games these days.

[Red2112]

More social media and direct chat (Discord etc.) has killed a bit the forums everywhere overall. Alot of people just don´t even bother to say (post) anything. They take what they need and run without even a thank you...

[demyansk]

Is that over 150,000 users on the forum in one day? That seems like 10-15 times too much. I read this everyday, still the best

[Talon_XBMCX]

ORIGINAL: demyansk

I read this everyday, still the best

+1

[demyansk]

I sit here watching TV and I check the site constantly, the news gets quite depressing.

[Erik Rutins]

Users online at any given time fluctuates greatly based on game releases. If that 150,000+ is correct, that must have been right before a big release.

[berto]

I've always thought that 150689 users online figure to be bogus, a forum glitch. Kind of like Warspite Found! [:)]

[demyansk]

I was going to say something funny but I'll refrain

[Rosseau]

I believe the most members (including me) online at one time was (understandably) when War in the East was released. I don't know where that huge number came from, nor do I care [;)]

[vonRocko]

I'm not sure I would consider close to 10,000 visitors a day as a dieing forum. The number of people interested in these games are low to begin with.
My comments have dwindled over the years but, I look at this forum daily. I'm sure the majority just have nothing to say. I'd say a lower number is good, because most people just post to complain about something. This is a wargame forum, and our topics are limited, not many nongame related posts are allowed. IMHO [:)]

[terje439]

I drop in, look at the forums to see if there is anything I find interesting.
But earlier I did AARs, which I am not anymore, part of that is that I have not found a game since WitE that I have enjoyed to the degree that I feel like doing a Pbem and an AAR, so that reduces the ammount of time I spend here.

Also, since the "so called merge" with the Slitherine forum, the games are discussed there instead of here (although I much prefer the coulour and layout of Matrix over Slitherine tbh).

[HunterICX]

Forums always have a base that sticks around who are active, it will have many lurkers of which some might join to say a word and some of them stay many go.

I do find myself looking about without logging in much, I only do so when I'm posting something.

[bayonetbrant]

ORIGINAL: Erik Rutins

Users online at any given time fluctuates greatly based on game releases. If that 150,000+ is correct, that must have been right before a big release.

Check the server logs - a lot of times when there are big spikes like that, there's either (1) a surge in attempted spammer registrations, or (2) a lot of spiders crawling the site to re-index for a search engine or archive site.

[Pvt_Grunt]

I have some Russian "friends" who can send some bots! [:-]

[Lobster]

ORIGINAL: bayonetbrant


(2) a lot of spiders crawling the site to re-index for a search engine or archive site.

OMG...Replicators. [X(]

[GrizzlyKt]

hi folks thanks for your input i just wondered why thats all
[:)] [:)][:)]

[rico21]

ORIGINAL: GrizzlyKt


Most users ever online was 150689 at 10/16/2016 8:27:57 PM.


any comments welcome

I think this number had artificial increase but it's interesting that an unprove number did many comments.[:)]