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716 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
52 months, August 2022 to November 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
23 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
30 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 566 hourly samples from 08 Oct, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
7 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 150 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
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| Name | Platforms | Released |
|---|---|---|
| Guild Wars 2® Starter Pack | Windows | 09 Dec 2025 |
| Guild Wars 2® Visions of Eternity™ Expansion | Windows | 28 Oct 2025 |
| Guild Wars 2® Janthir Wilds™ Expansion | Windows | 20 Aug 2024 |
| Guild Wars 2® Secrets of the Obscure™ Expansion | Windows | 22 Aug 2023 |
| Guild Wars 2® Heart of Thorns® and Path of Fire™ Expansions | Windows | 23 Aug 2022 |
| Guild Wars 2® End of Dragons® Expansion | Windows | 23 Aug 2022 |
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
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| Launch | Gw2-64.exe | -provider Steam | windows 64 |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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