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| From EVE-Offline.net |
First off I made a bold prediction. I predicted that, based on a chart Jester runs every month, that Tranquility will average over 24,000 logged in accounts over the course of 2026. So then I thought to myself, "Can I keep track using the numbers on Chribba's Eve-Offline.net?" Having used the site for years looking at the one month chart for average concurrent users is pushing the site to its limit. Just looking at the one week chart is much better.
Now for another tip for reading the graph. The number over the dotted line is accurate to withing +/- 500 users. So for the first week of the year the 28,000 users really represents a weekly ACU of between 27,500 and 28,500 accounts. Good enough for a weekly view until Jester runs the numbers at the end of every month.
I also predicted a PCU for the year over 42,000. For the week ending on 4 January the peak concurrent user mark was 38,168.
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| Average price and volume sold |
The next metric involves the PLEX market. At the end of the year the price of PLEX was declining after the big New Eden Store sale reducing the amount of PLEX needed to subscribe for 12 months from 3600 down to 2700 and for 24 months from 6600 down to 5280. The price of PLEX dropped 3.6% when the sale ended on 2 January.
I haven't decided how to look at the numbers yet. Just listing the value of the PLEX sold last week is hard to comprehend. A total of 9.2 million PLEX exchanged hands on the PLEX market for 43.9 trillion ISK. I'm not sure how to visualize the ISK amount but I'm really tempted to report the amount of PLEX in terms of game time. Using a price of 500 PLEX, players purchased 18,408 months of game time last week. I haven't tried to change the price to account for the sale.
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| The Winter Nexus track was extended by 300 points |
On Monday CCP not only added content to keep interest in the Winter Nexus until the final day but did a balance pass on the Succubus.
Features & Changes:Miscellaneous:Extension of the GalNet StreamCast Unit SKIN line, adding SKINs for the Gila, Malediction, Pioneer, Praxis and Vexor.Balancing:
- Succubus
- New role bonus, 50% reduction in Small Energy Turret activation cost.
- Powergrid increased from 44 MW to 50 MW.
- Capacitor Capacity increased from 450 GJ to 525 GJ.
- Max Targeting Range increased from 32 km to 40 km.
Events:
- Winter Nexus:
- New rewards have been added to the Seasonal Reward Track.
- Yoiul LADs have a significantly higher chance of dropping Cryotech when destroyed.
The extension of the track is as follows:
- 1,090 points - Perseverance Expert System
- 1,150 points - 100,000 Skill Points
- 1,200 points - Perseverance Aurora Universalis SKIN
- 1,250 points - Frozen Obelisk - Unlimited
- 1,300 points - 75 PLEX
When combined with the 25 PLEX awarded for reaching 420 point, getting to the end of the track can bring in over 400 million ISK by selling the PLEX. I personally am trying to train and equip an alt to do more than service planetary interaction colonies. If I split the proceeds between the alt and my personal corporation not only will I have a well-equipped alt but I'll probably have enough money to pay the office fees for my corp for a year.
The three hundred points was rather daunting as I wasn't sure when I could find the time to play that much EVE. But today is the day patch 7.4 launches in Final Fantasy XIV, making last night the perfect time to do some Winter Nexus grinding. I ground out 135 of the 300 points needed to get the 75 PLEX prize. Something just wouldn't let me quit until I received the 100,000 skill point award. So even if I just settle for ice mining the remaining 165 points I should only have to grind about 3 more hours.
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| Total stats for 2026 so far |
Finally a table with the stats I'm interested in. I'm sure I'll find a use for the statistics somewhere down the line.
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