oh really we have player spikes at weekends? who would guess that happens.
average, that is what counts

in 5 months dust lost around ~3k players and the drop was steady. the recent rise is just well within the regular deviation, like it was in the past 5 months. but I guess basic logic, statistics over 5 months and averages is too hard to comprehend for some people :)

One thing that you cant get from things such as EVE Offline is how often players log in and actually play.

How many players have lowered the amount they play DUST?
How much of those numbers are players just logging in to collect their daily bonus?

I know many who have given up on DUST and some who are willing to come back once CCP implements more content such as racial heavies. Yes, CCP can boost player count but they need to have something exciting for any chance of vets coming back. They are moving in the right direction with changes to FW and PC but it all depends on how fast they can get those out. As IWS said, the PS4 will be the true test to see how many people leave as many who buy the new console wont keep their PS3 or will rarely use it. Once vehicles are done, this game should be in a decent state of balance (hopefully. At that point, their focus needs to be on content and expanding the depth of the game.

I take that bet .... I bet....that by the end of 2014 we have either 20,000 players or NONE.

Don't be so sure ...i just looking at Dust 514 history since the beginning of the open beta..it is a potential 20,000 players waiting in the shadows, and CCP knows exactly what it will take. They just don't want to do it yet.. and i bet you anything it have something to do with Sony and the PS4.

(...)if it is over 6k we both win ... If it is none i win, but since you can't give me the clone pack you don't lose anything, so i don't really win, but i'm not losing neither... because i practically won.