Hidden stat harvesting

[Lion]

No doubt all kinds of interesting statistics are being harvested about wipeoutHD.
Things like:
The number of players that are finishing the game
The number of players using sixaxis controls
The proportion of multiplayer games at each speed class
The number of instances of splitscreen usage
Proportions of vertical vs horizontal splitscreen
The amount that each ship is being used (I think I've only seen one auricom so far)
The number of players using pilot assist
The proportion of assist users that stop using it

Assuming I'm correct in thinking this... the information would be useful for targeting development time in a lot of games, so I would be surprised if it's not being gathered... will the general public ever get to see these stats? I'd find it fascinating, personally.

[Wip3ou7]

I'm more interested in knowing how much $ production of the game cost, and how many copies theyve sold so far.

[Axel]

Ditto with the comment above. but i'm sure we will fidn out soon enough as it isn't even a week yet since the game launched.

[Colin Berry]

We are harvesting lots of stats.... lots and lots....

[Egg]

Yes.

All your stats are belong to us.

[Flashback Jack]

On the topic of stats, I'd like to see an average speed stat over the length of a speed lap, time trial and single race so we can compare not only two people scoring XY.Z seconds over a race, but how closely to an optimal speed they came.

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[Shozovulnai]

We are harvesting lots of stats.... lots and lots....

Such as Time spent looking at stats?

[Hellfire_WZ]

At SL they've probably got a stat of time spent looking at stats of time spent looking at stats

[Rapier Racer]

We are harvesting lots of stats.... lots and lots....

Mmmm does stats translate into money? I hope so.

[Axel]

We want more!!! . Good to know that these stats are useful

[Renzengeki]

The amount that each ship is being used (I think I've only seen one auricom so far)

aw thats sad. i think that assegai is the most used ship in wipeout hd. i was an assegai user before but after seeing the amount of people that were using assegai online. i switched to icaras and now im using harimau

[eLhabib]

I was wondering where Assegai's current popularity stems from? Is it because it was the default selected ship in Pulse?

Btw I adore the new Auricom, design-wise. And it steers basically like a heavier Assegai, so I might use it in weapons-heavy races.

[Task]

Well, I've heard it said that lots of people really like a big ass...

So maybe that's it? 8 D

[TearsToShreds]

It's one of the best all-rounders in the game, in my opinion, so that might be why.

And yes, Auricom looks and controls great. Its stats suggest bad maneuverability but it steers like a dream compared to Piranha. =)