IceBrand Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 I rember a couple of years ago there would usually be around 100 members online daily. Now it likes half. Did something happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowofchaos Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 (edited) FE13, FE14, and Genei Ibun Roku/Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE. Many members also grew up and now have full time jobs and responsibilities. I'm guessing new members couldn't keep up with the numbers leaving. Edited August 25, 2016 by shadowofchaos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruadath Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Sadly, I think it also has to do with the fact that potential new members are more likely to join communities like the FE subreddit than SF, but I could be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Eh, people just have other things to do. I'm finding myself becoming less and less active on here... Once a new FE game gets announced, people will start coming here for info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterstroke Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 I agree with Power Master. I roam on the site less often than I did when I joined on the site (I also did join the site for the information on Fates). I think I popped online for the first time in a month yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ϲharlie Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Most of the new members at that time turned out to be Goldiebots. I had no choice but to dispatch them with extreme prejudice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinumi Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 fewer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinumi Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 im sorry it really hurt me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Nepos Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 fewer I was looking for this post. You never disappoint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twice Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 You'll probably see more when FE mobile releases, or whenever FE15 is revealed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezzy Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 To be honest, I find the word "people" to be one of fluid quantity, sort of like water or sand. I see a crowd and see "a lot of people" without knowing the exact number, but a rough estimate. So I say "less people" unironically. Conversely, I would say "fewer persons". Or less cattle vs fewer cows. On topic: I think it's because the Fates rush has died down. It's been a few months since the whole world has had it, and we had almost two years of build-up and then post release hubub that's now finally dying down. I was a lurker for years, before finally joining the forums here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raguna Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 (edited) There's also the fact that there's only so much that can be discussed without going into circles. Also if TMS wasn't as niche, on a different system and was more akin to its initial perception of it, I think more people would still show up around here since that game has barely if at all been digested thoroughly in SF. We'll probably get some people for FE mobile but probably not by much. We'll need to wait for FE 15 for any major surge again. EDIT: Schools and universities starting could also be another issue. People don't have the time. Edited August 25, 2016 by Raguna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 (edited) Yeah, it's a cyclical thing. Activity and members online will spike for game announces/releases, and during the especulation and initial playing phases. After that, things quiet down until the next spike. As it is, we are at the FE Minimum... or so. Edited August 25, 2016 by Acacia Sgt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangerine Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 (edited) We have ~300 online concurrently for most of the day, and thousands active daily overall. If you mean registered users logged in only, most people log in when they actually intend to post, and not everyone is a super active poster. Excluding the Fates buzz pops, our activity is more or less in line with last year's and better than the non-Awakening years before it. Edited August 25, 2016 by Tangerine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serpent of Sheol Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 fewer THANK YOU*ahem* a lot of people are going back to school since it's the end of august, fates hype has died down a lot since release Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
___ Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Life happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintessence Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Idk regarding numbers, but there are moments I see quite a bunch of people online. I'd maybe argue there has been less activity of older users. Chances are, new users and newbies in FE just join SF as part of a trend, fad or FE hype, and then migrate to other sites or don't have solid contributions to the forum and rather participate on trivial topics; while older users show less activity or have stuff like life or both. Tbh I have less activity on SF because threads are overly discussed and has topics discussing the same and the same, and making a point in 1 thread means making your point in 10 threads more because they're all the same; particularly I don't like the trend of FE nowadays so I abstain from joining it; I have stuff to do in life; and it isn't as fun to interact in here because older/friendlier users are now less active. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Karnage Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 it's not summer break any more, most of us are adulting at the moment and don't have enough time to be here I usually slow down my posting when college is getting started but I still intend to shitpost at least once a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renne Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 FE13, FE14, and Genei Ibun Roku/Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE. Many members also grew up and now have full time jobs and responsibilities. I'm guessing new members couldn't keep up with the numbers leaving. Pretty much this, but how active is #FE section anyway? fewer im sorry it really hurt me Don't apologise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoshido Noble Red Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Yeah, personally I only ever come on for chatting on IPC, so this is literally the first moment I've considered participating in the Forum part. So if I'm any example, it's because of the lack of hype in the series. I'll try to be in more forums if it helps increase activity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carefreejules Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Interest changes will happen as well :0 I'm currently being sucked into idol boy hell (IDOLiSH7) so that's where I've been in lately lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ercdouken Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Pretty much what's already said in this thread. I have a job now so I am not active for certain amount of times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Alear Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 I think I've been less active but I honestly have no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 (edited) Personally, I just can't be bothered to participate in discussions that more often than not tend to go absolutely nowhere, so I've lost most of my motivation to post at all. At some point I simply decided that I had better things to do with my time than argue with a wall or add yet another opinion to the pile that nobody really gives a damn about. I do still like to read topics that interest me, I just don't care to chime in myself most of the time. Or maybe I'm just looking for an excuse to be lazy. I don't really know. Edited August 26, 2016 by Scarlet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avarice Shadow Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 (edited) Most of my free time is spent doing other things. Arriving home from work makes me very lazy when it comes to posting or doing anything for that matter. I tend to lurk more but I try to comment on things every now and then. Edited August 26, 2016 by Avarice_Shadow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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