Weary Kotaku Scout, rest your pink-and-chartreuse-seared eyes by laying them on this tasteful graph. There, there.

At right are the charted results of a study conducted by PlayOn, who reports that the ratio of Horde to Alliance players is actually pretty stable. Meaning that Alliance outnumber Horde on PvE and RP servers about 2-to-1, are approximately matched on PvP servers, but that these ratios don't change much.

Of note, while there was a severe Alliance imbalance on the PvE and RP servers, there was a matched equilibrium on the PvP server. Again, neither changed over time.

Server Sample: RP (High), PvE (High), PvP (High)
Sampling Period: July 2005 - January 2006
Sampling Resolution: ~12 minutes
Parsing Method: The sample unit is each unique character in each 2 week period.
Data Filter: Characters above level 1 and who spent less than 95% of their time in a main city.
Sample Size: ~100k characters in each 2 week period

This goes against my assumption, usually strongest after getting mobbed by pallies at Crossroads while my greenskinned brethren stand idly by, that the Alliance are breeding like Ohio schoolgirls. Eliza Gauger

Alliance/Horde Ratios [PlayOn]

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