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The blue bars shows damage dealt, the red line shows amount of hits and the orange line shows the hourly average of hits.
From this graph we can see that most hits and damage are dealt from 20:00 and forward, with a peak at DC. After DC there's a huge drop until around 05:00 and then continuous increase until 20:00.
We can also se that most "heavy hitters" deal their damage in the evening, especially just before DC while "light hitters" mostly hit just after DC.
Those of you who are observant might have noticed a trend between 12:00 and 00:00, peaks of hits and especially damage every 2 hours. This made me curious and I theorized that this corresponded to people waking up (hey, you know it's true) and that a lot of rounds ended around these times. So I made another graph:
From this graph we can see that just as theorized, a lot of rounds end at every whole hour with a slight increase every other hour which corresponds with what we saw in the first graph.
As to why people are starting battles at these times, I have no idea. Perhaps someone with a degree in psychology can answer that?
About the stats
Damage, hits and rounds are all grouped into 15min intervals.
The hit/damage graph is based on all hits made in march 2012, 2,427,563 hits in total by 20,715 citizens.
Every day was assigned a pool of 1,000 points and each 15min interval was awarded the proportional amount of points based on damage/hits in that interval vs. the total for that day.
The round graph is based on all rounds which ended in march 2012. 4,900 rounds in total.
A rounds end time is based on the last hit made in that round.
(For those that didn't understand the point system, one could also say that 1 point = 1 ‰ or 0.1% of damage/hits dealt that day
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About the game:
USA as a world power? In E-Sim it is possible!
In E-Sim we have a huge, living world, which is a mirror copy of the Earth. Well, maybe not completely mirrored, because the balance of power in this virtual world looks a bit different than in real life. In E-Sim, USA does not have to be a world superpower, It can be efficiently managed as a much smaller country that has entrepreneurial citizens that support it's foundation. Everything depends on the players themselves and how they decide to shape the political map of the game.
Work for the good of your country and see it rise to an empire.
Activities in this game are divided into several modules. First is the economy as a citizen in a country of your choice you must work to earn money, which you will get to spend for example, on food or purchase of weapons which are critical for your progress as a fighter. You will work in either private companies which are owned by players or government companies which are owned by the state. After progressing in the game you will finally get the opportunity to set up your own business and hire other players. If it prospers, we can even change it into a joint-stock company and enter the stock market and get even more money in this way.
In E-Sim, international wars are nothing out of the ordinary.
Become an influential politician.
The second module is a politics. Just like in real life politics in E-Sim are an extremely powerful tool that can be used for your own purposes. From time to time there are elections in the game in which you will not only vote, but also have the ability to run for the head of the party you're in. You can also apply for congress, where once elected you will be given the right to vote on laws proposed by your fellow congress members or your president and propose laws yourself. Voting on laws is important for your country as it can shape the lives of those around you. You can also try to become the head of a given party, and even take part in presidential elections and decide on the shape of the foreign policy of a given state (for example, who to declare war on). Career in politics is obviously not easy and in order to succeed in it, you have to have a good plan and compete for the votes of voters.
You can go bankrupt or become a rich man while playing the stock market.
The international war.
The last and probably the most important module is military. In E-Sim, countries are constantly fighting each other for control over territories which in return grant them access to more valuable raw materials. For this purpose, they form alliances, they fight international wars, but they also have to deal with, for example, uprisings in conquered countries or civil wars, which may explode on their territory. You can also take part in these clashes, although you are also given the opportunity to lead a life as a pacifist who focuses on other activities in the game (for example, running a successful newspaper or selling products).
At the auction you can sell or buy your dream inventory.
E-Sim is a unique browser game. It's creators ensured realistic representation of the mechanisms present in the real world and gave all power to the players who shape the image of the virtual Earth according to their own. So come and join them and help your country achieve its full potential.
Invest, produce and sell - be an entrepreneur in E-Sim.
Take part in numerous events for the E-Sim community.
