Mulsiphix
02-28-2016, 03:23 PM
The most common question I get asked by North American gamers, who found me via my PUG guide (http://tiny.cc/ut4pugs), is: When is the best time to join a PUG?. People report hanging out in IRC for long periods of time on several occasions, but never having any luck joining a match. I wanted to be able to answer this question with certainty. BlueCloud (https://forums.unrealtournament.com/member.php?23595-BlueCloud&tab=aboutme#aboutme) was kind enough to provide me with a log for the channel and so I've done some analysis. For my analysis of European PUG Statistics, check here (http://www.unrealkillers.com/showthread.php?7111-A-Basic-Analysis-Of-European-PUG-Statistics-In-2015-(-UT4-eu)).
Note: After much research and correspondence with numerous individuals, I have been unable to find a fully uninterrupted log file for #ut4pugs. (http://www.unrealkillers.com/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=ut4pugs.) Without a doubt, BlueCloud has the most complete log out there. He can verify that there are some gaps in the logs, no more than a day at a time, and I'm rather certain 95%+ of all channel conversation was logged. Unfortunately, no long term solution has been found to address this issue for future stat dumps. This data should be considered near complete and give you a good idea of general channel activity levels and trends.
How Was The Number Of Unique PUGs Determined?
When each PUG starts, LBot says something unique in chat that I can use to identify the start of each match; pug has been filled. If I count these unique lines I will have a grand total. Unfortunately, some PUGs will stop before teams can be picked because one player leaves. When this happens LBot says something else unique; pug stopped because. Those occurrences are tallied and subtracted from the previous grand total. Furthermore, this list is manually scanned to remove any instances of people quoting LBot saying, pug has been filled. What we have left is the exact amount of legitimate PUGs. The data is then formatted to be exported into Microsoft Excel.
So What Did You Discover?
The very first PUG was held on June 3rd, 2015. I followed the PUG activity all the way up to December 31st 2015. So this analysis covers nearly 7 months of PUGing. What I have below is what I thought folks would find useful. If you can think of another statistic that this data might reveal, please let me know and I'd be happy to figure the percentages.
What are the best days of the week to try and PUG? Saturday and Sunday
During what hours do the majority of PUGs happen? 7:00PM to 1:00AM EST (GMT -5) (http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/gmt-converter) / 1:00AM to 7:00AM CET (GMT +1) (http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/gmt-converter)
73.54% of all PUGs in 2015 occurred during this time frame.
How many PUGs were held in 2015? 555
What is the most popular game type? Capture The Flag
Over the last six months, what was the most active period of time? 09/20/15 - 11/07/15; 64.56% of all PUGs occurred during these 7 weeks, out of 31 weeks total.
How much time does this data cover exactly? Percentage of 2015: 57.83%
Start Of Data: June 3, 2015 @ 9:54:46 PM EST (GMT -5) (http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/gmt-converter)
End Of Data: December 31, 2015 @ 11:59:59 PM EST (GMT -5) (http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/gmt-converter)
Total Time: 211 days, 2 hours, 5 minutes and 13 seconds
Total Weeks: 31 (first & last week of data are partial weeks)
Total Days: 211 (rounded down)
Total Hours: 5066 (rounded down)
Total Minutes: 303,965 (rounded down)
Total Seconds: 18,237,913
Can I See The Rest Of Your Data?
All of the data collected is available in an Excel spreadsheet (https://mega.nz/#!oRMUFCya!OZClcHa6GoegDoOX6VBqkEzkS_frkYXnQmKZa-ewN2Q). What follows are the grand totals for the entire time period of activity, broken down into different categories. Enjoy! :o
Game Type[/td]
PUGs[/td]
Percentage
1 vs 1[/td]
24[/td]
4.32%
Assault 4v4[/td]
2[/td]
0.36%
Assault 5v5[/td]
4[/td]
0.72%
Assault 6v6[/td]
12[/td]
2.16%
Casual CTF[/td]
2[/td]
0.36%
CTF[/td]
495[/td]
89.19%
iCTF[/td]
10[/td]
1.80%
TDM 2v2[/td]
1[/td]
0.18%
TDM 4v4[/td]
2[/td]
0.36%
TAM[/td]
3[/td]
0.54%
Weekday
PUGs[/td]
Percentage
Sunday[/td]
104[/td]
18.74%
Monday[/td]
68[/td]
12.25%
Tuesday[/td]
59[/td]
10.63%
Wednesday[/td]
68[/td]
12.25%
Thursday[/td]
54[/td]
09.73%
Friday[/td]
77[/td]
13.87%
Saturday[/td]
125[/td]
22.52%
Hour (EST/GMT-5 (http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/gmt-converter))
PUGs
Percentage
Hour (CET/GMT+1 (http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/gmt-converter))
PUGs
Percentage
12:00 AM
49
09.53%
12:00 AM
1
00.19%
01:00 AM
30
05.84%
01:00 AM
0
00.00%
02:00 AM
18
03.50%
02:00 AM
0
00.00%
03:00 AM
5
00.97%
03:00 AM
1
00.19%
04:00 AM
3
00.58%
04:00 AM
0
00.00%
05:00 AM
0
00.00%
05:00 AM
1
00.19%
06:00 AM
1
00.19%
06:00 AM
2
00.39%
07:00 AM
0
00.00%
07:00 AM
4
00.78%
08:00 AM
0
00.00%
08:00 AM
11
02.14%
09:00 AM
1
00.19%
09:00 AM
14
02.72%
10:00 AM
0
00.00%
10:00 AM
18
03.50%
11:00 AM
1
00.19%
11:00 AM
23
04.47%
12:00 PM
2
00.39%
12:00 PM
35
06.81%
01:00 PM
4
00.78%
01:00 PM
38
07.39%
02:00 PM
11
02.14%
02:00 PM
53
10.31%
03:00 PM
14
02.72%
03:00 PM
80
15.56%
04:00 PM
18
03.50%
04:00 PM
73
14.20%
05:00 PM
23
04.47%
05:00 PM
55
10.70%
06:00 PM
35
06.81%
06:00 PM
49
09.53%
07:00 PM
38
07.39%
07:00 PM
30
05.84%
08:00 PM
53
10.31%
08:00 PM
18
03.50%
09:00 PM
80
15.56%
09:00 PM
5
00.97%
10:00 PM
73
14.20%
10:00 PM
3
00.58%
11:00 PM
55
10.70%
11:00 PM
0
00.00%
Week #
PUGs
Percentage[/td]
Duration
Week 01[/td]
9[/td]
1.62%[/td]
05/31/15 - 06/06/15
Week 02[/td]
8[/td]
1.44%[/td]
06/07/15 - 06/13/15
Week 03[/td]
12[/td]
2.16%[/td]
06/14/15 - 06/20/15
Week 04[/td]
11[/td]
1.98%[/td]
06/21/15 - 06/27/15
Week 05[/td]
5[/td]
0.90%[/td]
06/28/15 - 07/04/15
Week 06[/td]
4[/td]
0.72%[/td]
07/05/15 - 07/11/15
Week 07[/td]
5[/td]
0.90%[/td]
07/12/15 - 07/18/15
Week 08[/td]
5[/td]
0.90%[/td]
07/19/15 - 07/25/15
Week 09[/td]
0[/td]
0.00%[/td]
07/26/15 - 08/01/15
Week 10[/td]
0[/td]
0.00%[/td]
08/02/15 - 08/08/15
Week 11[/td]
4[/td]
0.72%[/td]
08/09/15 - 08/15/15
Week 12[/td]
1[/td]
0.18%[/td]
08/16/15 - 08/22/15
Week 13[/td]
9[/td]
1.62%[/td]
08/23/15 - 08/29/15
Week 14[/td]
21[/td]
3.78%[/td]
08/30/15 - 09/05/15
Week 15[/td]
25[/td]
4.50%[/td]
09/06/15 - 09/12/15
Week 16[/td]
23[/td]
4.14%[/td]
09/13/15 - 09/19/15
Week 17[/td]
41[/td]
7.39%[/td]
09/20/15 - 09/26/15
Week 18[/td]
54[/td]
9.73%[/td]
09/27/15 - 10/03/15
Week 19[/td]
55[/td]
9.91%[/td]
10/04/15 - 10/10/15
Week 20[/td]
45[/td]
8.11%[/td]
10/11/15 - 10/17/15
Week 21[/td]
57[/td]
10.27%[/td]
10/18/15 - 10/24/15
Week 22[/td]
44[/td]
7.93%[/td]
10/25/15 - 10/31/15
Week 23[/td]
36[/td]
6.49%[/td]
11/01/15 - 11/07/15
Week 24[/td]
26[/td]
4.68%[/td]
11/08/15 - 11/14/15
Week 25[/td]
8[/td]
1.44%[/td]
11/15/15 - 11/21/15
Week 26[/td]
2[/td]
0.36%[/td]
11/22/15 - 11/28/15
Week 27[/td]
6[/td]
1.08%[/td]
11/29/15 - 12/05/15
Week 28[/td]
11[/td]
1.98%[/td]
12/06/15 - 12/12/15
Week 29[/td]
14[/td]
2.52%[/td]
12/13/15 - 12/19/15
Week 30[/td]
7[/td]
1.26%[/td]
12/20/15 - 12/26/15
Week 31[/td]
7[/td]
1.26%[/td]
12/27/15 - 01/02/16
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Note: After much research and correspondence with numerous individuals, I have been unable to find a fully uninterrupted log file for #ut4pugs. (http://www.unrealkillers.com/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=ut4pugs.) Without a doubt, BlueCloud has the most complete log out there. He can verify that there are some gaps in the logs, no more than a day at a time, and I'm rather certain 95%+ of all channel conversation was logged. Unfortunately, no long term solution has been found to address this issue for future stat dumps. This data should be considered near complete and give you a good idea of general channel activity levels and trends.
How Was The Number Of Unique PUGs Determined?
When each PUG starts, LBot says something unique in chat that I can use to identify the start of each match; pug has been filled. If I count these unique lines I will have a grand total. Unfortunately, some PUGs will stop before teams can be picked because one player leaves. When this happens LBot says something else unique; pug stopped because. Those occurrences are tallied and subtracted from the previous grand total. Furthermore, this list is manually scanned to remove any instances of people quoting LBot saying, pug has been filled. What we have left is the exact amount of legitimate PUGs. The data is then formatted to be exported into Microsoft Excel.
So What Did You Discover?
The very first PUG was held on June 3rd, 2015. I followed the PUG activity all the way up to December 31st 2015. So this analysis covers nearly 7 months of PUGing. What I have below is what I thought folks would find useful. If you can think of another statistic that this data might reveal, please let me know and I'd be happy to figure the percentages.
What are the best days of the week to try and PUG? Saturday and Sunday
During what hours do the majority of PUGs happen? 7:00PM to 1:00AM EST (GMT -5) (http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/gmt-converter) / 1:00AM to 7:00AM CET (GMT +1) (http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/gmt-converter)
73.54% of all PUGs in 2015 occurred during this time frame.
How many PUGs were held in 2015? 555
What is the most popular game type? Capture The Flag
Over the last six months, what was the most active period of time? 09/20/15 - 11/07/15; 64.56% of all PUGs occurred during these 7 weeks, out of 31 weeks total.
How much time does this data cover exactly? Percentage of 2015: 57.83%
Start Of Data: June 3, 2015 @ 9:54:46 PM EST (GMT -5) (http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/gmt-converter)
End Of Data: December 31, 2015 @ 11:59:59 PM EST (GMT -5) (http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/gmt-converter)
Total Time: 211 days, 2 hours, 5 minutes and 13 seconds
Total Weeks: 31 (first & last week of data are partial weeks)
Total Days: 211 (rounded down)
Total Hours: 5066 (rounded down)
Total Minutes: 303,965 (rounded down)
Total Seconds: 18,237,913
Can I See The Rest Of Your Data?
All of the data collected is available in an Excel spreadsheet (https://mega.nz/#!oRMUFCya!OZClcHa6GoegDoOX6VBqkEzkS_frkYXnQmKZa-ewN2Q). What follows are the grand totals for the entire time period of activity, broken down into different categories. Enjoy! :o
Game Type[/td]
PUGs[/td]
Percentage
1 vs 1[/td]
24[/td]
4.32%
Assault 4v4[/td]
2[/td]
0.36%
Assault 5v5[/td]
4[/td]
0.72%
Assault 6v6[/td]
12[/td]
2.16%
Casual CTF[/td]
2[/td]
0.36%
CTF[/td]
495[/td]
89.19%
iCTF[/td]
10[/td]
1.80%
TDM 2v2[/td]
1[/td]
0.18%
TDM 4v4[/td]
2[/td]
0.36%
TAM[/td]
3[/td]
0.54%
Weekday
PUGs[/td]
Percentage
Sunday[/td]
104[/td]
18.74%
Monday[/td]
68[/td]
12.25%
Tuesday[/td]
59[/td]
10.63%
Wednesday[/td]
68[/td]
12.25%
Thursday[/td]
54[/td]
09.73%
Friday[/td]
77[/td]
13.87%
Saturday[/td]
125[/td]
22.52%
Hour (EST/GMT-5 (http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/gmt-converter))
PUGs
Percentage
Hour (CET/GMT+1 (http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/gmt-converter))
PUGs
Percentage
12:00 AM
49
09.53%
12:00 AM
1
00.19%
01:00 AM
30
05.84%
01:00 AM
0
00.00%
02:00 AM
18
03.50%
02:00 AM
0
00.00%
03:00 AM
5
00.97%
03:00 AM
1
00.19%
04:00 AM
3
00.58%
04:00 AM
0
00.00%
05:00 AM
0
00.00%
05:00 AM
1
00.19%
06:00 AM
1
00.19%
06:00 AM
2
00.39%
07:00 AM
0
00.00%
07:00 AM
4
00.78%
08:00 AM
0
00.00%
08:00 AM
11
02.14%
09:00 AM
1
00.19%
09:00 AM
14
02.72%
10:00 AM
0
00.00%
10:00 AM
18
03.50%
11:00 AM
1
00.19%
11:00 AM
23
04.47%
12:00 PM
2
00.39%
12:00 PM
35
06.81%
01:00 PM
4
00.78%
01:00 PM
38
07.39%
02:00 PM
11
02.14%
02:00 PM
53
10.31%
03:00 PM
14
02.72%
03:00 PM
80
15.56%
04:00 PM
18
03.50%
04:00 PM
73
14.20%
05:00 PM
23
04.47%
05:00 PM
55
10.70%
06:00 PM
35
06.81%
06:00 PM
49
09.53%
07:00 PM
38
07.39%
07:00 PM
30
05.84%
08:00 PM
53
10.31%
08:00 PM
18
03.50%
09:00 PM
80
15.56%
09:00 PM
5
00.97%
10:00 PM
73
14.20%
10:00 PM
3
00.58%
11:00 PM
55
10.70%
11:00 PM
0
00.00%
Week #
PUGs
Percentage[/td]
Duration
Week 01[/td]
9[/td]
1.62%[/td]
05/31/15 - 06/06/15
Week 02[/td]
8[/td]
1.44%[/td]
06/07/15 - 06/13/15
Week 03[/td]
12[/td]
2.16%[/td]
06/14/15 - 06/20/15
Week 04[/td]
11[/td]
1.98%[/td]
06/21/15 - 06/27/15
Week 05[/td]
5[/td]
0.90%[/td]
06/28/15 - 07/04/15
Week 06[/td]
4[/td]
0.72%[/td]
07/05/15 - 07/11/15
Week 07[/td]
5[/td]
0.90%[/td]
07/12/15 - 07/18/15
Week 08[/td]
5[/td]
0.90%[/td]
07/19/15 - 07/25/15
Week 09[/td]
0[/td]
0.00%[/td]
07/26/15 - 08/01/15
Week 10[/td]
0[/td]
0.00%[/td]
08/02/15 - 08/08/15
Week 11[/td]
4[/td]
0.72%[/td]
08/09/15 - 08/15/15
Week 12[/td]
1[/td]
0.18%[/td]
08/16/15 - 08/22/15
Week 13[/td]
9[/td]
1.62%[/td]
08/23/15 - 08/29/15
Week 14[/td]
21[/td]
3.78%[/td]
08/30/15 - 09/05/15
Week 15[/td]
25[/td]
4.50%[/td]
09/06/15 - 09/12/15
Week 16[/td]
23[/td]
4.14%[/td]
09/13/15 - 09/19/15
Week 17[/td]
41[/td]
7.39%[/td]
09/20/15 - 09/26/15
Week 18[/td]
54[/td]
9.73%[/td]
09/27/15 - 10/03/15
Week 19[/td]
55[/td]
9.91%[/td]
10/04/15 - 10/10/15
Week 20[/td]
45[/td]
8.11%[/td]
10/11/15 - 10/17/15
Week 21[/td]
57[/td]
10.27%[/td]
10/18/15 - 10/24/15
Week 22[/td]
44[/td]
7.93%[/td]
10/25/15 - 10/31/15
Week 23[/td]
36[/td]
6.49%[/td]
11/01/15 - 11/07/15
Week 24[/td]
26[/td]
4.68%[/td]
11/08/15 - 11/14/15
Week 25[/td]
8[/td]
1.44%[/td]
11/15/15 - 11/21/15
Week 26[/td]
2[/td]
0.36%[/td]
11/22/15 - 11/28/15
Week 27[/td]
6[/td]
1.08%[/td]
11/29/15 - 12/05/15
Week 28[/td]
11[/td]
1.98%[/td]
12/06/15 - 12/12/15
Week 29[/td]
14[/td]
2.52%[/td]
12/13/15 - 12/19/15
Week 30[/td]
7[/td]
1.26%[/td]
12/20/15 - 12/26/15
Week 31[/td]
7[/td]
1.26%[/td]
12/27/15 - 01/02/16
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