My new feature looked great in week one, then the effect faded away

People play more at first with anything new, so early numbers flatter a change. This entry shows how to line players up by how long they have known the change instead of by calendar date, and how to tell a lasting gain from a short thrill.

Why this works

Anything new draws extra attention at first, and a calendar chart keeps mixing newcomers with people who got used to it long ago. Lining people up by how long they have known the change shows whether the gain stays once the thrill is gone.

When not to use it

It needs enough players at each age to read, so it fails for small games. And for a limited event that is meant to be a short thrill, fading is no fault. Judge such a feature by what it brought in, not by its tail.

In the full entry

• What to build, step by step
• Starting values and the reason for each
• 3 common mistakes and the fix
• 43 lines of example code with 3 checks that pass
• How your AI shows you that it works

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