numbrcrunchr
Master Corporal
I have repeated my survey of popular GBs amongst the elite players. The methodology is outlined in the results of the first survey done at the end of 2015, which can be viewed on page 4 of this thread. Results of the second and third survey are on page 5. I repeat the survey every 6 months or so.
Since the last survey, one new GB has come on to the scene: the Seed Vault.
There hasn’t been as much change in the players from the last survey. Only 4 of the last cohort of 20 from the 3rd survey have been replaced.
Without much ado, here are the latest numbers, from most popular to least popular:
987 Arc
917 Alcatraz
764 CdM
604 AO
561 Cape
516 Zeus
462 CF
458 IT
446 CoA
362 ToR
274 HS
170 LoA
152 Observatory
144 SMB
133 Habitat
116 RFP
108 SBC
98 DC
97 DT
95 RAH
82 Babel
71 Dresden
61 Atomium
22 Gaea
16 seed vault
15 Voyager V1
0 Colosseum
0 Capitol
0 ND
0 SN
0 LT
the biggest advances since the third survey are:
Arctic Orangery: +336, jumping from 9th to 4th.
The Arc: +201, remaining in 1st
CdM: +194, remaining in 3rd
Hagia Sophia: +172, jumping from 16th to 11th
the Seed Vault hasn’t had a good uptake since its release following the last survey.
the biggest decliner is the Atomium, losing 38 points, falling from 17th to 23rd.
at the last survey, no one owned the Colosseum or Space Needle. We now add the Capitol, ND, and Lotus Temple to this group, indicating that the few elite players who had them during previous surveys have now deleted them.
The Hagia Sophia has had an impressive reversal of fortune which was first noted at the last survey and continues. What’s going on? On closer scrutiny, the ownership rate of the Hagia amongst the 20 elites hasn’t changed since the last survey, but owners have been levelling it up at a quick pace. Those who didn’t own the Hagia at the the time of the 3rd survey did not build (or rebuild) it by the time of the 4th survey. All of the 5 GBs that produce fps are currently in the top 11 of the above list.
Since the last survey, one new GB has come on to the scene: the Seed Vault.
There hasn’t been as much change in the players from the last survey. Only 4 of the last cohort of 20 from the 3rd survey have been replaced.
Without much ado, here are the latest numbers, from most popular to least popular:
987 Arc
917 Alcatraz
764 CdM
604 AO
561 Cape
516 Zeus
462 CF
458 IT
446 CoA
362 ToR
274 HS
170 LoA
152 Observatory
144 SMB
133 Habitat
116 RFP
108 SBC
98 DC
97 DT
95 RAH
82 Babel
71 Dresden
61 Atomium
22 Gaea
16 seed vault
15 Voyager V1
0 Colosseum
0 Capitol
0 ND
0 SN
0 LT
the biggest advances since the third survey are:
Arctic Orangery: +336, jumping from 9th to 4th.
The Arc: +201, remaining in 1st
CdM: +194, remaining in 3rd
Hagia Sophia: +172, jumping from 16th to 11th
the Seed Vault hasn’t had a good uptake since its release following the last survey.
the biggest decliner is the Atomium, losing 38 points, falling from 17th to 23rd.
at the last survey, no one owned the Colosseum or Space Needle. We now add the Capitol, ND, and Lotus Temple to this group, indicating that the few elite players who had them during previous surveys have now deleted them.
The Hagia Sophia has had an impressive reversal of fortune which was first noted at the last survey and continues. What’s going on? On closer scrutiny, the ownership rate of the Hagia amongst the 20 elites hasn’t changed since the last survey, but owners have been levelling it up at a quick pace. Those who didn’t own the Hagia at the the time of the 3rd survey did not build (or rebuild) it by the time of the 4th survey. All of the 5 GBs that produce fps are currently in the top 11 of the above list.
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