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2016-05-03 02:19:11
rating 3.5
2016-04-15 00:25:52
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2016-05-03 02:19:11
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Fanbase growing?
I feel like we are seeing a lot of new players on the site, particularly in blackbox.

Here are my guesses/observations:

1) From time of play, seems like many are in the US. But, there are plenty of other players too. I think we've had a 20% increase in site traffic recently.

2) Very close to the release of BBII for PS3. This is a great gateway to people playing Blood Bowl.

3) GW is planning on re-releasing Blood Bowl before the end of 2016. Are we seeing a re-birth of this cherished game?

4) Games in blackbox have been better recently. More second and third tier games, more casual players. The chat is a great new feature as well.
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Posted by pythrr on 2016-05-03 02:21:23
the chat is very cool
Posted by harvestmouse on 2016-05-03 02:21:44
Stats don't really suggest that. https://fumbbl.com/p/stats
Posted by JellyBelly on 2016-05-03 03:35:42
I'm US time zone and as of now, there hasn't been a [B]ox matchup in 3 hours ..
Posted by fidius on 2016-05-03 05:16:31
Well, the menu now includes gazpacho, and not so much poutine night after night. So that's nice I guess.

The chat is very cool, yes.
Posted by andrewsuber on 2016-05-03 10:00:05
Although the stats show that we have fewer games than the same time last year, they also show there are more coaches who have played on the site than a month ago.

I feel like there are more coaches in BlackBox than 6-8 weeks ago.
Posted by Verminardo on 2016-05-03 11:48:45
I played two or three newbies recently but none of them had come through Cyanide, they were TT players or people who came to Fumbbl to join a private league.
Posted by Wreckage on 2016-05-03 13:53:07
What happened to the US coaches anyways? There used to be so many of 'em.
Posted by the_Sage on 2016-05-03 15:16:16
new chat? What?
Posted by BillBrasky on 2016-05-03 15:44:05
I think most US Box coaches got too drunk & banned.

I wonder how I escaped so luckily :)
Posted by xnoelx on 2016-05-03 15:57:08
Sage: see the most recent news article. On the B activation page, there's now a chatbox that puts you in #fumbblblackbox.
Posted by Tricktickler on 2016-05-04 01:46:12
What caused the big drop of people April 2009? From april to october 2009 the player base was halved only in a few months...
Posted by DeathJester74 on 2016-05-04 03:39:32
I think there are more cowards now than ever before and they refuse to face me in battle!!!
Posted by Jopotzuki on 2016-05-04 15:14:45
Trick BB1?
Posted by BillBrasky on 2016-05-04 18:23:04
Seems like the site was down for a month or 2 around that time also.
Posted by PainState on 2016-05-04 19:45:51
A very large % of the USA coaches left FUMBBL when the site converted to CRP.

2 USA centirc leagues I was in vanished over night when FUMBBL converted.