Runetotem Census

I took a census on Runetotem yesterday evening at around 6 pm. This is a snapshot, not a cumulative census, because I believe that a series of snapshots is more likely to give a realistic picture of what people actually experience in the game.

Alliance:

1062 players, of which 85 (8%) are level 60.

15% dwarves, 9% gnomes, 40% humans, 35% night elves. A rather uneven distribution.

10% druids, 17% hunters, 11% mages, 7% priests, 10% rogues, 8% warlocks, 17% warriors, and 17% paladins.

Horde:

476 players, of which 66 (13%) are level 60. Hopelessly outnumbered by over 2:1.

22% orc, 27% tauren, 18% troll, 31% undead. A lot more balanced.

9% druids, 15% hunters, 9% mages, 5% priests, 11% rogues, 10% warlocks, 22% warriors, and 14% shaman.

Priests are the least popular class on both sides, probably because they are extremely hard to solo, and soloing is one of the main advantages of playing WoW over other MMORPGs. Warriors are the most popular class on both sides, which makes you think that they can't be as bad as they often claim. Hunters are next in popularity, because pet classes are usually good for soloing. The other pet class, warlocks, is a lot less popular, because managing shards is too annoying.
- posted by Tobold @ 9:41 AM Permanent Link