Official:2009 Pirate Census Data

=Overview=

The 2009 Pirate Census was taken between the 10th and 17th of July, 2009.

The information provided here summarized information based on player responses.

=Findings=

Demographics
3718 Pirates provided responses to the census. Responses indicated a 60%/40% male/female split.

Interestingly, 50% of Pirates on the subscription Oceans reported female. An even split for subscribers!

27% of respondents played predominantly on subscription Oceans

50% of Pirates were 19 years of age or younger. However, this was affected by gender:
 * 62% of male Pirates reported being under 19
 * 30% of female Pirates reported being under 19

73% of responding Pirates have played Puzzle Pirates for 3 or more years

Age Distribution

 * 13-16:	       25%
 * 16-19:	       25%
 * 20-23:	       10%
 * 24-30:	       14%
 * 31-36:	        9%
 * 36-45:	       10%
 * Older!:	        7%

Time Playing

 * Less than half a year:	 7%
 * Less than a year:	 7%
 * 1 year:	               13%
 * 2 years:               20%
 * 3 years:	       26%
 * 4 years:               16%
 * 5 years:	       7%
 * More!	                4%

Gamers Unite!
We also asked how much time you spend game playing on a weekly basis:


 * Less that 1 hour:	0%
 * Less than 5 hours:	6%
 * Between 5 and 10 hours:	19%
 * Between 11 and 15 hours:	16%
 * Between 16 and 20 hours:	15%
 * Between 21 and 30 hours:	18%
 * Between 31 and 50 hours:	14%
 * More than 50 hours:	12%

Type of Connectivity

 * None at home:	2%
 * Crusty dial up:	2%
 * DSL (phone):	23%
 * DSL (cable):	60%
 * T1:	13%

Interests
Not surprisingly 92% of respondents indicated they played games on their PC:


 * PC Computer:	92%
 * Mac Computer:	11%
 * XBox:	26%
 * Wii:	35%
 * Playstation (2 or 3):	36%
 * Smartphone:	6%
 * PSP:	13%
 * DS:	25%
 * Mobile Phone:	15%
 * IPhone Touch:	10%

We also asked what sort of games you played, a somewhat related question. The results:


 * Downloadable PC games:	37%
 * Social games (i.e. on a social network):	24%
 * Console games:	23%
 * Flash games:	12%
 * Games on hand helds:	2%
 * Games on yer phone:	1%

In-Game Information
The following is the priority list of new things for the game:


 * Ships
 * Clothing
 * Furniture
 * Swords

It appears we have plenty of bludgeons!

It's difficult to summarize Pirate preferences. Here's a quick cut showing the percentage of Pirates rank ordered by their most highly rated part of the game:


 * Sea Monsters: 25%
 * Making yer Pirate look spiffy: 22%
 * Expeditions: 21%
 * Social- Just Chatting with Friends: 20%
 * Ship Puzzles/Pillaging: 19%
 * Collectibles (Trophies, trinkets, others stuff): 19%
 * Blockades: 18%
 * Competitive Puzzles (Parlor, sword fight): 16%
 * Running a Pillage: 16%
 * Flotillas: 14%
 * Running Shoppes and Trading:13%
 * Managing a Forage: 13%
 * Tournaments: 13%
 * Social- Game Politics: 13%