# The Catch-22 of PLEX Prices and its Potential Impact on Subscriptions

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**Created:** [June 9, 2019, 3:35am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/the-catch-22-of-plex-prices-and-its-potential-impact-on-subscriptions/165664 "2019-06-09T03:35:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Aernir\_Ridley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/aernir_ridley/32/339667_2.png) [@Aernir\_Ridley](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Aernir_Ridley)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 3:46am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/the-catch-22-of-plex-prices-and-its-potential-impact-on-subscriptions/165664/5 "2019-06-09T03:46:49Z")

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There was a reduction in active numbers last summer (and I believe this is a recurring reduction yearly); the average between May and July was around 25,000 characters. However, the dropoff in activity last year didn’t start until Late June/Early July, and the dropoff wasn’t nearly to 20,000.

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