Surge Grounds / 5X / PVP / PVE / Fast

Spoofing analysis

• Player count barely moves

  +35 points

  99% of readings repeat the previous value at a median of 198 players. Real populations churn between polls.

• Fills up instantly after restart

  +30 points

  100 restarts repopulated faster than clients can load: 181 players 6 min after a restart (30/min, previous peak 181); 181 players 3 min after a restart (60/min, previous peak 181); 181 players 6 min after a restart (30/min, previous peak 181).

• Repeats on a fixed interval

  +30 points

  The curve repeats itself every ~15 min. Human traffic does not run on a timer.

• No day/night cycle

  +15 points

  Over 21h the count stays between 181 and 202 (10% swing). Populated servers empty out at night.

• Counts snap to a grid

  +13 points

  only 3 distinct values across 342 readings. Real counts land on arbitrary numbers.

Based on 403 readings over 21h, median 198 players. Analysed 6 min ago.

Related servers

Servers that share something measurable with this one. None of this proves a common owner by itself, and the weaker signals only show up when few enough servers share them to mean anything at all.