# Its an old game is not an excuse for the declining player base

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**Created:** [July 11, 2023, 9:37am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/its-an-old-game-is-not-an-excuse-for-the-declining-player-base/412311 "2023-07-11T09:37:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gadget\_Helmsdottir](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/gadget_helmsdottir/32/374037_2.png) [@Gadget\_Helmsdottir](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Gadget_Helmsdottir)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/its-an-old-game-is-not-an-excuse-for-the-declining-player-base/412311/14 "2023-07-11T15:13:47Z")

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> He means that WOTLK is over ten years old and has more players than EvE on private servers right now.

> [@24 bullet points? (WIP)](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/24-bullet-points-wip/412272/1):
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> 24 bullet points thought of by playing the game for 30 minutes after returning after 10 or 20 years aka first impressions after returning after 10-20 years

This is the poster’s direct quote.  
That’s clearly refering to returning to EvE from a hiatus.

–Quoting Gadget

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