Top 50: Unveiling the Secrets and Mysteries of the Gods.

Once upon a time in a cold winter period, I remembered the request. It was freezing...

Once, I made a small review of the top ten blogs on our Gamer.RU from various perspectives.

Among numerous responses, I still remember the request of an unknown stranger.


Dear Unknown!

On the eve of the New Year, as is customary in classic backstories of Christmas quests, your straightforward (or perhaps - quite sensible) request has been fulfilled.

The Top-50 GAMER.RU blogs review, made from the high tower of dry numbers - is ready.

And as it should be, under the Christmas tree, in this post, there is a small wrapped surprise - a research of tops among tops. In one table, the viceroys and top users in top blogs are compiled.

Of course, there was Captain Obvious, but judging by some exclamations heard at contests, so-called top players are separate entities, while gaming blogs are separate entities too.

Let's see who is what and who is whom.

First, let's take a look at the Top-50 GAMER.RU and survey the surroundings.

Here they are.


What can be seen there?

How do the leaders who follow the game look among this quantity?


Team Fortress 2 is ahead of everyone, the official top-10 is virtually complete, but surprise! Mafia 2 and StarCraft 2 have pushed the officials significantly, while Left4Dead is right here at the 17th position.

It turns out we all really love Fallout 3.

The most of all.

(Dragon Age is also very loved, yes)


The situation with favorites seems to coincide with the official top at first glance, but look now, the 13th Grand Theft Auto has become 8th. And proud Allods – 27th. Allods, why are you loved so little?

Something needs to be done. You need more love, more, more! Or not?

By the number of posts

Team Fortress 2 is again the first.


But in the top ten found themselves those who are 12th, 14th, and 23rd in the official top. Congratulations to such blogs as StarCraft 2 and Mafia 2.

Sadly, everyone's favorite Fallout 3 ranks 20th in this competition. Love, as they say, does not tolerate fuss. I won't even mention Diablo 3 - but for a game that still does not exist, 19th place looks pretty good.

Ranking by Silver, Gold, and Diamonds.

Silver...


For silver, Team Fortress 2 has even surpassed itself.

But, oh! With a swift jerk, the Official 40th Arcania: Gothic 4 has soared to 6th place and 14th Mass Effect 2 has become 9th!

Gold...


Team Fortress 2 is tearing all and sundry apart. What does that mean...? Well, you understand. 15th Witcher 2 becomes 5th, overtaking many others, but the 42nd Warhammer 40000 has rocketed through the ceiling of the top and nestled into 8th place. And you say top-10, top-10...

Diamonds, they say, are a girl's best friend.


It appears all the girls rushed into Modern Warfare 2. It is currently first in diamonds. Meanwhile, the 11th Mafia 2 and 15th Witcher 2 – are 4th and 5th respectively. And the 32nd Borderlands is 10th.

Piastres, piastres!...


If we take a top by the total number of precious posts, the first place is inevitably occupied by Team Fortress 2 (who would doubt it), Modern Warfare 2 is second, and Dragon Age: Origins is third (bows).

Yet, Arcania: Gothic 4 is in 7th place, by the way. Officially, it is 40th.

Comparison of the ratio of precious posts to the total number

It tears all norms to shreds and displaces the official top far down.


The first place is held by Witcher 2 - 71%. Gold, silver, and diamonds in heaps. The second place goes to... drums... SAPER. Yes, you heard correctly - half of the posts - 51% in this blog are precious. The third place is taken by Arcania: Gothic 4. Not surprising anymore. More expected. After all, the Witcher. The Enhanced Edition, being not very noticeable, unexpectedly lands in 6th. This is, by the way, not surprising if you know who is in the top of this blog's users. (But more on that a bit later)

Sadly, Modern Warfare 2 ranks 18th in this competition. That is, with many posts, the overall number of precious things gets lost.

What can be said about the editor's choice?


First here is again Team Fortress 2. Aren't you tired of it being first? I am in awe. Apparently, the residents of this cozy little spot are not tired of it. And they really are great, yes. The second place is Dragon Age: Origins. (bows again and thanks all fans of this game). Meanwhile, the 19th Left4Dead 2 is here 3rd, and the 42nd Warhammer 40000, unexpectedly overcoming the warp, is 4th here.

The ratio of the editor's choice to the number of posts begins to shake the foundations again and causes bouts of cognitive dissonance.


The Golden Throne, that is to say, the first place here goes to Warhammer 40000. A thousand sons of this blog go practically nose to nose with the Princess in Armor, who took 2nd place in this list. Elder Scrolls Morrowind occupies the 3rd place, and 4th and 5th are taken by the Witchers.

From the official top, only Fallout 3 and Dragon Age: Origins retained their places in the top 10.

However.

The viceroy's choice was introduced recently, and jumping to conclusions is premature. But if anyone wants to familiarize themselves with the results - feel free.


The actual statistics file can be downloaded here. (ODS format opens in OpenOffice, IBM Lotus Suite, or SoftOffice)

Now let’s transition from gaming locales to the main characters of the game.

The Gods of Our Top

As everyone knows, in each location of our Gamer.RU there is a top instigator and troublemaker. Who called them troublemakers?... Instigators and respected citizens, where the craziest... the most respected user of the blog, whom we call the viceroy, usually (but not always!) is the very first in the top of their blog. If they are not first, in theory, they can be displaced. However, there are many details here, where the devil resides (the desire to displace, practical possibility of displacement, and so on... see the user’s guide of our game in the chapter "Viceroys and how to deal with them"), but nonetheless.

So, analyzing the list of all top players through the game's Top-50, some rather interesting things have been revealed.

Who most frequently hits the tops of games?

Let's congratulate AQuaRity! Making it to the top 20 blogs? That’s an achievement. And Magistr managed to bag the top 16 blogs! They are slightly outdone by LifeSafer with 11 blogs, which is also impressive.

Who most frequently hits the top line of blog tops?

And here there is an unambiguous answer. It’s again AQuaRity.

In four games, he occupies the very top position of the top.

He’s only surpassed by Ksandr\_Warfire and vikolyada, who have reached the top rows of three blogs.

Who frequently hits the top three lines of tops?

Here’s who.

Captain Obvious sends you all greetings, but it’s again AQuaRity and Magistr.

Surprised? I think not. This is simply an illustration to conversations about what high levels are and how they became such.

And now for a rather unexpected nomination.

The most dangerous users in game blogs. Or data on blogs where viceroys are weaker than tough users.



He is dangerous. Very dangerous!


Take notice - AQuaRity appears most frequently again. Essentially, knowing that he takes the second place in the players' top of our portal, there’s nothing surprising about this. The other thing is you now see the visual proof of why he obtained 2nd place.

And by the way, the game blog Half-Life: Counter Strike is in the Top-50, but has no viceroy. Interested parties, hurry up.

Epilogue.

In fact, what I have shown is not surprising for many.

To become a top and the viceroy of the great Sapper, gaining diamonds in gold on a silver platter, one does not need to pray to a mysterious chat, twinks, or other mysteries of existence. One just needs to gather patience, attach the hands in the right place, and engage the brain.

You have already seen the results.