By this point I think I've made clear that despite writing so much about EVE Online, Final Fantasy XIV is my main MMORPG. I probably average somewhere between 20-25 hours per week playing FFXIV. My stats for EVE are much less. Still, I do rank in the top half of players, and more surprisingly in the top quarter of players, in some categories. At least, according to the statistics CCP emailed me Friday.
First, CCP did a bit of improving this year. I received some statistics on 4 characters across two accounts. My main characters, Rosewalker and Wandering Rose, were logged in for 30 hours and 26 hours respectively. I don't dual box like I used to, so basically I average a little over one hour a week. Doesn't sound like much, right? But Wandering Rose's 26 hours put her in the top 24% of characters logged in. Rosewalker's 30 hours puts him in the top 23%. A third character I used for planetary interaction, Rosalie Vynneve, was only logged in for 5 hours, which put her in the top 40% of characters.
Skill points gained is also an interesting statistic. Rosewalker earned 17,414,442 skill points, putting him within the top 10% of characters. Wandering Rose was giving some event skill points to Rosalie, so only received an additional 16,007,508 points, putting her in the top 11% of characters. The 1,053,725 Wandering Rose gave to Rosalie put her in the top 57% of characters. So we know that 40% or so of characters didn't earn 1 million skill points in 2023.
Earning and spending ISK is an indication of activity. Wandering Rose earned 247,183,922 ISK. A quarter of a billion ISK put me in the top 22% of characters in income generation. The 676,256,143 ISK she spent put her in the top 20% of characters in terms of spending. Rosewalker spent 59 million ISK, putting him in the top 32% of characters in spending. If I had told people two-thirds of characters in EVE spent 60 million ISK, would anyone have believed me?
Oh, and I need to explain about my PI setup. Rosalie operated the planetary interaction colonies and would give the output to Wandering Rose to sell on the market. Rosalie would then receive ISK to cover all the PI fees. This resulted in Rosalie netting 13,501,659 ISK in 2023. According to the email, that very low amount placed Rosalie in the top 19% of characters for net income. Should I report a mistake to CCP?
When the subject turned to mining and industry, I surprised myself with my rankings. Wandering Rose only mined 1,045,137 units of ore. That's a lot less than I used to mine. Yet she wound up in the top 18% of miners in 2023. And as regards my industrial output, I produced 14 ships when Evermarks were introduced. Completing 14 industry jobs ranked me in the top 28% of characters who started an industry job.
I don't consider myself an expert on how EVE is played anymore. Most of the skills I gained I've forgotten. I'm more of a history guy now, although I think I can credibly still write about the game. Given my rankings in a lot of key categories in 2023, I feel I can still write about the game.
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