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Jacob/Lee

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Most Online Ever
« on: September 04, 2011, 03:31:35 pm »
Most Online Ever: 2228 (December 08, 2010, 10:20:01 am)

I'm curious, why was that the day the most people were ever online?


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Fenrir

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Re: Most Online Ever
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2011, 03:39:08 pm »
I do not know, but I would guess that it was a new Dwarf Fortress release.
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Re: Most Online Ever
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2011, 03:41:32 pm »
I'm pretty sure that was the day Dwarf Fortress made it to the front page of Reddit.
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Re: Most Online Ever
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2011, 03:46:42 pm »
Quote from: Fenrir on September 04, 2011, 03:39:08 pm
I do not know, but I would guess that it was a new Dwarf Fortress release.

This. It was the Big Update when DF changed massively. The influx of traffic actually broke the site.
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Re: Most Online Ever
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2011, 03:48:31 pm »
I think I remember that. I BARELY managed to grab the new version before the site just... Blew up.
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Re: Most Online Ever
« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2011, 04:06:29 pm »
Quote from: Akigagak on September 04, 2011, 03:46:42 pm
Quote from: Fenrir on September 04, 2011, 03:39:08 pm
I do not know, but I would guess that it was a new Dwarf Fortress release.

This. It was the Big Update when DF changed massively. The influx of traffic actually broke the site.
What version?
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Re: Most Online Ever
« Reply #6 on: September 04, 2011, 04:08:02 pm »
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Re: Most Online Ever
« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2011, 04:08:33 pm »
Quote from: MetalSlimeHunt on September 04, 2011, 03:41:32 pm
I'm pretty sure that was the day Dwarf Fortress made it to the front page of Reddit.

I'm guessing this. DF 2010 was released in April.
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Re: Most Online Ever
« Reply #8 on: September 04, 2011, 04:10:59 pm »
It really was April? Wow. I guess that's what I was remembering. Unless it was the... No it can't be the November release I remembered thinking about it. I was talking with a friend that was away during November when I downloaded it.

Definitely sounds like Reddit or something then.
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Re: Most Online Ever
« Reply #9 on: September 04, 2011, 04:14:54 pm »
I think April Fool's Day was the 2010 release date.
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Jacob/Lee

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« Reply #10 on: September 04, 2011, 04:16:37 pm »
Quote from: Itnetlolor on September 04, 2011, 04:14:54 pm
I think April Fool's Day was the 2010 release date.
It was.
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« Reply #11 on: September 04, 2011, 04:31:46 pm »
Right, you hear the most ever question come up a lot around here, and the first answer is always DF:2010/media site reporting on said fact. Which is wrong.

For December 08? I dunno. We knew it was coming 'soon' so people were checking a lot. But that is about it, I don't even remember the traffic even being that bad.
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