tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13239821140190152572024-03-13T09:45:30.289-07:00Vhairi's ScratchpadAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677844476718753422noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323982114019015257.post-68115657150585393622009-06-08T01:49:00.000-07:002009-06-08T02:04:49.924-07:00Minor updateFinally got moved into the house, still something of a bomb-site but I just need to sort my study out then I can finally get cracking. At this rate it will be the next damn expansion. :/Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677844476718753422noreply@blogger.com220tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323982114019015257.post-86898667410362116062009-03-30T05:09:00.001-07:002009-03-30T05:12:47.970-07:00Sigh - TR almost over and still no connAlas despite having my code ready for daily updates on the TR composition, my house has turned into a 'homes from hell' nightmare so I am still connection-less as 4 of us sleep in a small bedroom at my Mum's.<br /><br />I blame Blizzard for hosting the TR when I am due to move house. Wankers.<br /><br />Normal service to resume asap.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677844476718753422noreply@blogger.com447tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323982114019015257.post-63779039476403766712009-03-05T02:58:00.001-08:002009-03-05T03:00:07.698-08:00TR parsed - but moving houseWell I parsed the TR a few days with the intention of running every night to show daily changes, alas I just haven't had time to do anything with the data as we are moving house tomorrow so things are kinda hectic.<br /><br />I will also be conn-less for the next 5 days so won't be able to get the data up until after then. (whereupon I will reparse)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677844476718753422noreply@blogger.com134tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323982114019015257.post-65591632256287946352009-03-02T01:50:00.001-08:002009-03-02T01:54:03.710-08:00IP Throttling Threshold?Does anyone know the threshold that causes an IP to be temporarily banned from the armory? I have read various numbers ranging between 125 requests/hour to 1/second. My own experience is closer to 1/second but with 200,000 armory teams it makes generating reliable stats very difficult due to the timescales involved (and because I keep tripping a 12 or 24 hour ban :))Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677844476718753422noreply@blogger.com125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323982114019015257.post-50625825697286969912009-02-27T02:08:00.000-08:002009-02-28T03:37:49.557-08:00Rating Distribution - Challenger at 1505+?!While I finish re-writing the stats presentation part of my code, I thought I would put up some data that people may find interesting. (I am also fed up of people claiming that far more players are at 2k+ due to the new system without ANY evidence whatsoever)<br /><br />I have pulled together the data from 7 EU BGs using a mix of 2s and 3s to plot a rating distribution, the reason the sample size is relatively small is because I only wanted to use listings with between 3000 and 4700 records. Any less and the sample size starts to get a bit small (hello Ruin 5v5 with 284 (!) active teams), any larger and they likely don't have all the teams.<br /><br />Please note that while I have specified values these are approximate only as they are averages, and the actual rating reqs for each title will vary by BG.<br /><br />So, the charted ratings look like this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/SafAGfR3uCI/AAAAAAAAAKk/EIIEaTKC14o/s1600-h/s5rd_large.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/SafAGfR3uCI/AAAAAAAAAKk/EIIEaTKC14o/s400/s5rd_large.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307421903587620898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As you can see, the top 0.5% has quite a spread, spanning 500 rating, whereas 25% of players are in the 245'ish spread between 1505 and 1750.<br /><br />In addition 50% of players are at or below 1465 rating. With some of the Hateful gear requiring Rival status it is no wonder that more and more players are dropping out of the arena, I know I personally am finding matches at 1400-1600 harder than I found matches at 1700-1800 in previous seasons.<br />In part this is down to meeting a huge number of players who outgear us in Naxx 25 welfare gear which allows for people to be dropped almost instantly, however it is also because a lot of the 1600+ players from last season are in the 1400s. (and of course in part because I suck :))<br /><br />The recent rating changes seem to be clumping people together in the low-mid range, and stretching it out as you go up the scale. This is why many people labour under the assumption that far more people are at 2k than before. They aren't, it is just that the spread is now higher at the top end.<br /><br />Population distribution shows a similar trend:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/SafAGhv26NI/AAAAAAAAAKs/i3SUkm_v2QM/s1600-h/s5pd_large.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/SafAGhv26NI/AAAAAAAAAKs/i3SUkm_v2QM/s400/s5pd_large.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307421904250267858" border="0" /></a><br /><br />You can see here a definite clumping in the lower-mid range, with the top end being extended further out.<br /><br />I will see if I can pull out some comparisons on actual numbers compared to season 3. (I never bothered with season 4)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677844476718753422noreply@blogger.com137tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323982114019015257.post-22017311191800194582009-02-20T07:07:00.000-08:002009-02-20T07:10:43.867-08:00Minor updateJust a quick note to say that I have re-written the parsing code and am parsing the EU BGs at the moment. However, as there are half as many teams in the EU-EN BGs compared to season 4 (never mind s3 etc.) I have decided to add the French and German BGs to the parse as well.<br /><br />Now I just need the armory to be reliable so I can parse the bleeding data without much intervention. :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677844476718753422noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323982114019015257.post-4154859334591552232009-02-03T10:50:00.001-08:002009-02-03T11:02:56.875-08:00Updates planned.OK, chances are that I am talking to myself as Arena has turned into a shitfest (especially for players like myself, the so-called 'bads' that are a target of derision and mockery even though we are probably far more handsome going off the RL pics of the majority of the sponsored players) and anyone who did find their way to this blog has likely given up when they saw it was dead for 6 months.<br /><br />The issue with my previous data collection was that it was time consuming, boring (like Warlock Druid vs Warlock Druid, or DK+Pally vs DK + Pally boring) and all round too slow.<br /><br />So, I had every intention of re-writing my code to be faster, sleeker and more informative. But I have been too lazy, partly due to work commitments, partly due to family and mainly cos I was getting bored of WoW. That said I am finally getting curious enough about the populations of s4 vs s5, rise of the DK/Pally and the fall of the lock to want to poke around a bit and find out more.<br /><br />It wont happen overnight but over the next month or so I want to be providing more regular updates, and a more interactive way of looking at the data.<br /><br />So if you still check in now and again I hope to have something soon(tm)!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677844476718753422noreply@blogger.com47tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323982114019015257.post-78785414889036858002008-06-01T15:41:00.000-07:002008-06-04T10:48:11.109-07:00US Armory Stats - 1st Jun 2008<span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">** UPDATED 4th JUNE ** </span><br />US Armory stats for 1st June follow, in addition I have now posted a comparison chart for each bracket, however while the main chart goes to 2400+(*) I have capped the comparison chart at 2300+ as things get a bit silly above that due to the small sample size, e.g. gains of over 700% in 2v2 for rogues at 2400+.<br /><br />As you can see in the comparison charts things are shaking up a bit, especially in 2v2 and 3v3 where the large gains made by Rogues (and the popularity of double melee) has had a substantial impact on warlocks who continue to fall, actually below the target levels in 3v3 and 5v5, and just inside the target zone in 2v2.<br /><br />Mages have also seen substantial gains in 2v2 and 3v3 (as a result of buffs, the increase in rogues, more people playing healer+ Mage or all 3?), but these gains have had only a small impact on their lackluster performance in 2v2.<br /><br />Hunters continue to do poorly in all 3 brackets, a trend which has me somewhat baffled, a druid+hunter combination is not to be laughed at. (are all the druids taken by the warriors/rogues?)<br /><br />In more general terms, in 3v3 the class performance is relatively unchanged until you get 2100+ where rogues, mages and Shamans see a boost.<br /><br />5v5 continues a general trend of rogue and mage gains, and a fall for warlocks. The changes are less pronounced than the other brackets however and this may be in part because fewer people are as bothered about 5v5.<br /><br />Enough of my waffling, the charts are pasted below.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(* I have included 2400+ as the top-end because while the sample size is still small, there are between 120 (3v3) and 232 (2v2) people with a PR at or above this rating and I decided this warranted inclusion for now)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">2v2 </span><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/SEbSOaclABI/AAAAAAAAAGM/DEtlsjXAT6A/s1600-h/us2-0608.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/SEbSOaclABI/AAAAAAAAAGM/DEtlsjXAT6A/s400/us2-0608.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208081164159746066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/SEbSPjO8qDI/AAAAAAAAAGU/5rH3r0QtGAo/s1600-h/us2cmp-0608.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/SEbSPjO8qDI/AAAAAAAAAGU/5rH3r0QtGAo/s400/us2cmp-0608.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208081183698364466" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><br />3v3 </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/SEbSQmPTJLI/AAAAAAAAAGc/9AgrzzAAJd0/s1600-h/us3-0608.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/SEbSQmPTJLI/AAAAAAAAAGc/9AgrzzAAJd0/s400/us3-0608.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208081201685013682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/SEbSRlALb8I/AAAAAAAAAGk/EKWJRowTYWg/s1600-h/us3cmp-0608.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/SEbSRlALb8I/AAAAAAAAAGk/EKWJRowTYWg/s400/us3cmp-0608.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208081218533027778" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);"><br />5v5<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/SEbS8q4eTkI/AAAAAAAAAGs/sUuI0hIscsc/s1600-h/us5-0608.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/SEbS8q4eTkI/AAAAAAAAAGs/sUuI0hIscsc/s400/us5-0608.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208081958845697602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/SEbS-SQdWyI/AAAAAAAAAG0/5PdELUNmHzU/s1600-h/us5cmp-0608.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/SEbS-SQdWyI/AAAAAAAAAG0/5PdELUNmHzU/s400/us5cmp-0608.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208081986595150626" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677844476718753422noreply@blogger.com44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323982114019015257.post-3298027946404050582008-05-30T05:46:00.001-07:002008-05-30T05:51:08.262-07:00Quick update: Scanning US ArmoryI am currently scanning the US armory so will post the new stats for US realms within the next week with any luck.<br /><br />As per my usual intent, I will try and find time to do some more detailed analysis such as spec breakdowns, but I have been very busy with work and family lately so no promises.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />VhairiAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677844476718753422noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323982114019015257.post-35554680586687853082008-05-18T01:04:00.001-07:002008-05-18T04:04:28.978-07:00US TR Stats - 18th May 2008OK, with the end of the qualifying phase fast approaching I have now rescanned the US TR armoury data. I have only shown the 3v3 chart as the 2v2 and 5v5 is a bit meaningless.<br /><br />I will re-scan the US and EU armouries as we approach the end of season 3.<br /><br /><span class="yellow2"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">US TR class performance as of 18th May 2008</span><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/SC_jiZwVseI/AAAAAAAAAFc/l6dg0-2hCvI/s1600-h/tr3-180518.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/SC_jiZwVseI/AAAAAAAAAFc/l6dg0-2hCvI/s400/tr3-180518.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201626274804904418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">TR Performance Comparison 18th May vs 18th April</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> </span><br />The following chart show how the class has changed since the 18th April stats, e.g. if a Class was 100% in April and it is now 150% then it will have seen a 50% gain, if it has gone from 100% to 50% Then it will be a -50% gain.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/SDAH0pwVsfI/AAAAAAAAAFk/Mjd2NvavTCg/s1600-h/trCmp-180508.png"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/SDAI3ZwVsgI/AAAAAAAAAFs/F8-mnqVQhPY/s1600-h/trCmp-180508.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/SDAI3ZwVsgI/AAAAAAAAAFs/F8-mnqVQhPY/s400/trCmp-180508.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201667317512385026" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677844476718753422noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323982114019015257.post-73331116194634799002008-05-11T02:43:00.000-07:002008-05-11T03:03:33.783-07:00TR Update - 11th MayHi all,<br /><br />Just a quick note to let you know that I have scanned the armory data but at this moment in time I have little faith in the quality of the armory data. There are teams listed with games played this week where characters have not logged in for several weeks, likewise teams with characters with no active profiles, or teams with several hundred games played this week and for the whole season (I assume these are not legit).<br /><br />I am looking to see if there is a way I can verify the quality of the various players, but if anyone can confirm the activity of the top 10 on TR that might help me narrow down some options. (I could use last logged date for the players but I am not sure if the lack of profile is because the armory is out of date or the character no longer exists)<br /><br />Cheers<br />VhairiAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677844476718753422noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323982114019015257.post-31151536886720850782008-04-25T10:45:00.000-07:002008-04-25T10:49:52.741-07:00Just a quick updateJust a quick note to say that I plan to rescan the TR soon now the next phase has started, I will also be rescanning the EU realms as s4 fast approaches. <br /><br />Assuming I get both of those out of the way I will then rescan the US again just prior to season end.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677844476718753422noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323982114019015257.post-61343296943006682792008-04-18T05:06:00.001-07:002008-04-18T05:26:25.609-07:00Tournament Realms Data - 18th April 2008As promised here are the scan results for both US tournament realms, please note that due to the armory restrictions we are limited to the top 5000 in each bracket. Once again I have used Personal Rating as I find this provides a more accurate picture.<br /><br />As expected due to the small sample size (a maximum of 5k teams per bracket) the data is more spiky than on live, and I have shown the top ratings even though there may only be one team at that rating (e.g. @2.2k+ in 3v3.)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2v2</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/SAiTRHhbmbI/AAAAAAAAAFE/Kmat7GrC7zg/s1600-h/tr2-180408.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/SAiTRHhbmbI/AAAAAAAAAFE/Kmat7GrC7zg/s400/tr2-180408.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190560492830824882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3v3</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/SAiTRXhbmcI/AAAAAAAAAFM/NxbE9Ma6VQo/s1600-h/tr3-180408.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/SAiTRXhbmcI/AAAAAAAAAFM/NxbE9Ma6VQo/s400/tr3-180408.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190560497125792194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5v5</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/SAiTR3hbmdI/AAAAAAAAAFU/MxhBCRohO6c/s1600-h/tr5-180408.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/SAiTR3hbmdI/AAAAAAAAAFU/MxhBCRohO6c/s400/tr5-180408.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190560505715726802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/SAiQ3XhbmaI/AAAAAAAAAE8/JjQ3uo65eyg/s1600-h/tr5-180408.png"><br /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677844476718753422noreply@blogger.com94tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323982114019015257.post-63954904993042011282008-04-17T08:42:00.000-07:002008-04-17T08:50:07.108-07:00Tournament realmsI see the TR is now available on the armory so it looks like the class breakdown may need to wait while I scan and present the TR data here instead.<br /><br />I will also use the tournament realm to analyse the class specs as we _know_ they are pvp focussed. ;)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677844476718753422noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323982114019015257.post-88717038517757860652008-04-07T16:08:00.000-07:002008-04-14T10:42:14.829-07:00US Stats - April 2008<span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">UPDATE: 9th April 2008<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">I have adjusted the charts to show 2300+ instead of 2400+ after feedback due to the small sample size at such high ratings.</span><br /></span><br />I finally got round to scanning the US armory so here we go.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> US stats for entire armory: 167,534 active* teams and 390,988 active* players <u>using Personal Rating</u>.</span><br /><br />*more than 0 games played<br /><br />I have changed the chart to use a % similar to the data Kalgan posted, with 100% being the ideal (11.1% representation). What is obvious is just how popular druids and warrs are, with druids reaching a rather silly 240% in 2v2 @2300+.<br /><br />Hope you find these useful :)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2v2</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/R_0G2Ih0ScI/AAAAAAAAAEU/PTK9Kfy38D0/s1600-h/us2-0408.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/R_0G2Ih0ScI/AAAAAAAAAEU/PTK9Kfy38D0/s400/us2-0408.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187309872872704450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3v3</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/R_0G2oh0SdI/AAAAAAAAAEc/2ZuPc4VZhsg/s1600-h/us3-0408.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/R_0G2oh0SdI/AAAAAAAAAEc/2ZuPc4VZhsg/s400/us3-0408.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187309881462639058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5v5</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/R_0G3Ih0SeI/AAAAAAAAAEk/Hzx64eavq54/s1600-h/us5-0408.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/R_0G3Ih0SeI/AAAAAAAAAEk/Hzx64eavq54/s400/us5-0408.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187309890052573666" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677844476718753422noreply@blogger.com103tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323982114019015257.post-58108517777554164662008-03-23T02:35:00.000-07:002008-04-05T05:01:57.873-07:00QUICK UPDATE: Parsing US realms (23rd March)Just a note to let people know I have started parsing the US armory, this will likely take a few days at least so check back here soon. :)<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Update Sat 29th March:</span> The US scan finished and it scanned all 200,000 or so teams but for some reason a large number have not been saved, I will rescan as soon as the bug has been located.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">Update Sunday 30th March</span> - Bug located, scanning restarted.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">Update Saturday 5th April - <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Scanning still ongoing (I use my works laptop and it has a dodgy PSU so I can't leave it on 24/7). I am probably about 60% of the way through (over 100,000 teams scanned). If it looks like being another week I may post some interim data based on those BGs (incl BG9) which have been completed.</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677844476718753422noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323982114019015257.post-24096878780129557412008-02-25T17:04:00.000-08:002008-02-25T17:46:26.203-08:00UPDATED EU Stats: 25th February 2008Updated stats for all eu.armory teams (103k teams excluding those teams with 0 games played) using personal Ratings.<br /><br />I have also added charts showing the difference in representation between the last stats (season 2, 24th Oct) and the current Season 3 (25th February) stats.<br /><br />It is very obvious the impact that the hunter buffs have had on the brackets with gains as high as 436% at 2200 in 2v2, and 427% at 2220 in 3v3. Although this still leaves them as one of the least represented classes in all 3 brackets, I expect these numbers will continue to rise through the rest of season 3 and into season 4.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;font-size:x-small;" >Class Representation by Rating (with normalised version)<br /><br />2v2<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/R8NlytsHYDI/AAAAAAAAADM/rMSsoTo8o60/s1600-h/eu2v2_2008-02-25.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/R8NlytsHYDI/AAAAAAAAADM/rMSsoTo8o60/s400/eu2v2_2008-02-25.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171088719083954226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;font-size:x-small;" >3v3</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/R8Nl69sHYEI/AAAAAAAAADU/ZCQaLSVycm4/s1600-h/eu3v3_2008-02-25.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/R8Nl69sHYEI/AAAAAAAAADU/ZCQaLSVycm4/s400/eu3v3_2008-02-25.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171088860817875010" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;font-size:x-small;" >5v5</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/R8Nl7NsHYFI/AAAAAAAAADc/TvgzflVSvq0/s1600-h/eu5v5_2008-02-25.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/R8Nl7NsHYFI/AAAAAAAAADc/TvgzflVSvq0/s400/eu5v5_2008-02-25.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171088865112842322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;font-size:small;" >Season 3 Class representation relative to Season 2</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;font-size:x-small;" >2v2</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/R8NnF9sHYGI/AAAAAAAAADk/wIB8tWwQTGs/s1600-h/eu2v2_2008-02-25_cmp.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/R8NnF9sHYGI/AAAAAAAAADk/wIB8tWwQTGs/s400/eu2v2_2008-02-25_cmp.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171090149308063842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;font-size:x-small;" >3v3</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/R8NnGNsHYHI/AAAAAAAAADs/cqm0MWmDA3M/s1600-h/eu3v3_2008-02-25_cmp.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/R8NnGNsHYHI/AAAAAAAAADs/cqm0MWmDA3M/s400/eu3v3_2008-02-25_cmp.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171090153603031154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;font-size:x-small;" >5v5<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/R8NnGdsHYII/AAAAAAAAAD0/mMY5hvZ69nA/s1600-h/eu5v5_2008-02-25_cmp.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/R8NnGdsHYII/AAAAAAAAAD0/mMY5hvZ69nA/s400/eu5v5_2008-02-25_cmp.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171090157897998466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677844476718753422noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323982114019015257.post-43184570088417907442007-12-31T12:50:00.000-08:002008-01-07T16:25:25.758-08:00UPDATED EU Stats: 31st December 2007UPDATE: 8th Jan 2007<br />A couple of quick answers to some US Forums questions.<br /><br />1) For Population data on the normalised graphs I have used the <a href="http://www.warcraftrealms.com/census.php?serverid=-3&factionid=-1&minlevel=70&maxlevel=70&servertypeid=-1">Warcraft Realms Census</a>.<br /><br />2) I will be making a US version soon.<br />-------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Updated stats for all eu.armory teams using personal Ratings, all teams with 0 games played have been excluded.<br /><br />I have also added a new chart showing the difference in representation between the last stats (season 2, 24th Oct) and the current Season 3 stats. <br />Very noticeable is that Shammies, Pallies and Mages have suffered heavily in 2v2 with half as many represented at the higher ratings (same with Pally/Shammy in 3v3) while Druid has rocketed by over 100% in 2v2 and 3v3 (and this is probably the main reason Mages, Pallies and Shammies have taken a large hit). <br /><br />Rogues and to a lesser extent Priests have also seen very nice gains in 2v2/3v3.<br /><br />Hunters have actually taken a hit in 2v2 but seeing decent gains in 3v3/5v5 although they still lack decent representation.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Season 3 Class representaton relative to Season 2</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/R3rO_gQQnpI/AAAAAAAAADE/hvVEUEV2gEc/s1600-h/s3arena_rel.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/R3rO_gQQnpI/AAAAAAAAADE/hvVEUEV2gEc/s400/s3arena_rel.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150656714236796562" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2v2</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/R3lWmQQQnmI/AAAAAAAAACs/sVETWQ1BlMw/s1600-h/2007-12-31_2v2.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/R3lWmQQQnmI/AAAAAAAAACs/sVETWQ1BlMw/s400/2007-12-31_2v2.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150242864073055842" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">3v3</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/R3lWmgQQnnI/AAAAAAAAAC0/XCrue4HT6DY/s1600-h/2007-12-31_3v3.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/R3lWmgQQnnI/AAAAAAAAAC0/XCrue4HT6DY/s400/2007-12-31_3v3.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150242868368023154" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">5v5</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/R3lWmgQQnoI/AAAAAAAAAC8/Jq5Nyl9zHsI/s1600-h/2007-12-31_5v5.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/R3lWmgQQnoI/AAAAAAAAAC8/Jq5Nyl9zHsI/s400/2007-12-31_5v5.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150242868368023170" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677844476718753422noreply@blogger.com74tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323982114019015257.post-34631989461475748952007-12-30T10:28:00.000-08:002007-12-30T10:40:40.237-08:00Parsing on-going, new stats very soonFor some reason I am getting a lot of errors during the armory parsing (http requests not returning the xml content, this seems to be load-based), this has forced me to put in a number of code delays, both between requests and between re-tries after any errors. If these values are too low I am seeing a 50% failure rate, so I have had to be quite generous (over 5 secs after each failed request) in order to guarantee I get the data. <br /><br />As this is happening for roughly 10% of the 123k teams (on top of the 60ms delay I have added to all requests), that is adding up to a much longer scan time. As I type this I only have about 35,000 teams done (approx 28% of the EU armory), which equates to 150,00 players.<br /><br />So... it may be a few days before I finish the scan. Once I finish the scan I will be able to re-run the stats.<br /><br />Finally, as already mentioned I will also be using the players Personal Rating for the new stats, as this will allow for a much more accurate picture and will allow me to include anyone with more than 0 games played.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677844476718753422noreply@blogger.com47tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323982114019015257.post-80298765227479919432007-12-08T04:21:00.000-08:002007-12-08T04:24:19.343-08:00EU armory still having problemsUnfortunately the EU armory isn't working very well at the moment (it still shows people in pre-s3 gear for example) and it is also missing out teams on the character tab, showing inaccurate rankings etc. As such I don't have any faith in it atm, and a parse would be dubious at best.<br /><br />While I wait for it to be fixed I will look at making some changes so I can parse some US data, I will also use Personal Ratings this time as they will give a far more accurate view of how that class is performing within the team.<br /><br />Soon<SUP><FONT SIZE="-1">TM</FONT></SUP>. :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677844476718753422noreply@blogger.com50tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323982114019015257.post-73772629235505043752007-11-29T03:26:00.000-08:002007-11-29T03:28:40.298-08:00Ok I re-scanned the armory prior to s3 to see how things were and beyond Hunters going up a bit (well, in some cases going from 2 to 4% which is a 100% improvement after a few weeks) the data wasn't all that different.<br /><br /><br />I will give it a few weeks with s3 and then do another scan to see how things are playing out.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677844476718753422noreply@blogger.com54tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323982114019015257.post-29101391945083303262007-11-17T05:02:00.000-08:002007-11-17T05:36:14.136-08:00UpdatesJust a quick note, I will be updating the charts soon, but I want to wait a couple of weeks post 2.3 before I do so we can see what impact the class adjustments have had.<br /><br />Also, if you link to, or host one of the charts please reference the blog url (http://vhairi.blogspot.com/) as well so people don't have to rely on the additional charts being posted or updates being posted on the forums.<br /><br />Cheers<br />VhairiAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677844476718753422noreply@blogger.com51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323982114019015257.post-80711387769489402092007-10-24T06:38:00.000-07:002007-10-24T10:06:53.996-07:00EU Arena Stats for 20th October (includes Normalised Version)UPDATED 24th October using data parsed 20th October<br />The update this time uses a larger data set and also includes a normalised version for each bracket using the <a href="http://www.warcraftrealms.com/census.php?serverid=-3&factionid=-1&minlevel=70&maxlevel=70&servertypeid=-1">Warcraft Census Data</a>. I do not know how accurate the census data is however.<br /><br />Some very interesting results in the normalised versions, e.g. taking into account population the Mage actually underperforms in all 3 brackets and the Warrior is far less of a dominating force.<br /><br />Realms: All 107 eu.armory realms<br />Teams: 127,953 (14,298 ignored with 0 games played)<br />Players: 244,267<br /><br />2v2<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/Rx9OvLwf5eI/AAAAAAAAACU/4Fpzdsw7gJA/s1600-h/eu2v2_2007-10-24.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/Rx9OvLwf5eI/AAAAAAAAACU/4Fpzdsw7gJA/s400/eu2v2_2007-10-24.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124901473487939042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />3v3<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/Rx9Ovbwf5fI/AAAAAAAAACc/RiUDoKL-dHM/s1600-h/eu3v3_2007-10-24.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/Rx9Ovbwf5fI/AAAAAAAAACc/RiUDoKL-dHM/s400/eu3v3_2007-10-24.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124901477782906354" border="0" /></a><br /><br />5v5<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/Rx9Ovrwf5gI/AAAAAAAAACk/gWOS6TpWjwg/s1600-h/eu5v5_2007-10-24.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/Rx9Ovrwf5gI/AAAAAAAAACk/gWOS6TpWjwg/s400/eu5v5_2007-10-24.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124901482077873666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Make of it what you will. :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677844476718753422noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323982114019015257.post-50539779587095406162007-10-13T07:20:00.000-07:002007-10-14T04:50:12.293-07:00<span style="font-style: italic;">EDIT 14-Oct-2007<br />Added titles etc. to Chart as well as sample size.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> <br />Also added an Overall Chart for all 3 brackets</span> and extended the brackets shown.<br /><br /></span>Updated EU stats 13-Oct-2007<br /><br />1400 to 2400+ Rating (currently 1500 = 1500-1599, 1600=1600 -1699 etc)<br />Teams: 104,437<br />Realms: 86<br /><br />My Rant: You can see how badly Mages perform in 2v2 (they do well in 3v3 and OK in 5v5). WTF did we need 45sec Hypothermia? That will screw over 2v2 even more.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >2v2</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/RxIAP7wf5ZI/AAAAAAAAABs/fWhUjLo-uTU/s1600-h/chartradB1786.tmp.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/RxIAP7wf5ZI/AAAAAAAAABs/fWhUjLo-uTU/s400/chartradB1786.tmp.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121156000012821906" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >3v3</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/RxIABrwf5XI/AAAAAAAAABc/YdG_a15FZiU/s1600-h/chartrad5E3CB.tmp.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/RxIABrwf5XI/AAAAAAAAABc/YdG_a15FZiU/s400/chartrad5E3CB.tmp.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121155755199686002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >5v5</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/RxIAIbwf5YI/AAAAAAAAABk/dnzrBNBY52g/s1600-h/chartrad8703C.tmp.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/RxIAIbwf5YI/AAAAAAAAABk/dnzrBNBY52g/s400/chartrad8703C.tmp.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121155871163803010" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/RxDVFbwf5VI/AAAAAAAAABM/CeJjazEP7MA/s1600-h/chartrad0F4C7.tmp.png"><br /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >ALL BRACKETS</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/RxIAWLwf5aI/AAAAAAAAAB0/emxSIY93wD8/s1600-h/chartradE220C.tmp.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/RxIAWLwf5aI/AAAAAAAAAB0/emxSIY93wD8/s400/chartradE220C.tmp.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121156107387004322" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677844476718753422noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323982114019015257.post-47720008061198304422007-10-07T15:57:00.001-07:002007-10-07T16:22:49.648-07:00Class distribution for EU arenas (using over 104,000 players from nearly every battlegroup).<br /><br />Rating 1500 = 1500 to 1599. 1600 = 1600 to 1699 etc.<br /><br />2v2<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/Rwlhgrwf5QI/AAAAAAAAAAk/wrgUqn_A92U/s1600-h/chartradC4EB6.tmp.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/Rwlhgrwf5QI/AAAAAAAAAAk/wrgUqn_A92U/s400/chartradC4EB6.tmp.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118729665613128962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />3v3<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/RwlmyLwf5RI/AAAAAAAAAAs/S8sbVl4d8Sc/s1600-h/chartrad78CF3.tmp.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/RwlmyLwf5RI/AAAAAAAAAAs/S8sbVl4d8Sc/s400/chartrad78CF3.tmp.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118735463818978578" border="0" /></a><br /><br />5v5<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/RwlpLbwf5SI/AAAAAAAAAA0/pAK4wqMk1HY/s1600-h/chartrad92C89.tmp.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_E99rsZgp6TE/RwlpLbwf5SI/AAAAAAAAAA0/pAK4wqMk1HY/s400/chartrad92C89.tmp.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5118738096633931042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Who said nerf mages?!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677844476718753422noreply@blogger.com9