>>5685791Anon it's just one peak among many peaks, with two valleys(among other valleys) on either side. It's statistical noise, not a secret we can uncover and weaponize against the board's entropic decline.
But fine, I'll bite. Spring/Summer 2021?
Popular and high-effort franchise quests with big followings:
>The Last Sunhawk>MANAGER HELP>Star Wars: Interregnum>Tai Lung>Eleventh Primarch>Claymore: Second Sword>Shinobi Sidestory>Fate/Paradox Reincarnator>L5R: Pursuit of Greatness>Saiyan Conqueror Quest>Hero Academia>Dragon Ball Tuffle: Kai>Ben 10>STAR WARS: Battle Droid>Animorphs>So I'm a Necron Cryptek, so what?>2nd Primarch>Neon Terminus Evangelion>ASOIAF: House Shryke>Hapless Guardswoman>Godzilla: Hyper Invasion>Fire Emblem: Three Houses Quest>Black Mesa Black-Ops>Fall Out: Nukaloha>West Blue Seadogs>Wings over Atlesia>Hunter X HunterControversial, trollish, or meta quests with high engagement:
>Joffrey>Nigga>Hobo's Epic>(You are a) Craigslist Killer>Civilization Quest: TURBO edition>Gender Bender DNA Twister ExtremeLong-running original quests which continued or rebooted during this time with major updates:
>Valen>Advent Soul>Do Your Best>Chalco Civ>Child of a Dead Empire >My Government Issued Small Titty Tomboy GF>Magical Girl For Hire>Trust a Goblin>A Herald's Journey >Drowned Redux>Dark Gate Academy >Black Company 2230AD>Governor Redux>Swamp Lord>Jake Starcrash>One Year with Osana>Century of Blood>Alterac Resurgent>Skeleton IslandProbably the BIGGEST factor… Long-running quests, board staples, or quests my well-established QMs which STARTED during this window:
>Haremvania>Bones>Gnoll>Gaol>Last Few Fae>Supreme Space Monke Ruler>Humanity Fuck Yeah>With Great Power>Reptilian Infiltrator (if I can pat myself on the back a little) >Royal RumbleBones, Gnoll, Gaol, HFY, and Royal Rumble were big. ESPECIALLY Supreme Space Monke Ruler alone could explain that uptick with all the extensive and tangentially on-topic debates that flood the quest whenever it's up. Some of those franchise quests get HUGE post-counts when they run, too.
And look at that sheer volume of quests, across so many series and genres and interests, and some quests that were or are universally beloved, in some cases before they or their QM became mired in controversy or disappointment, or had to abandon the hobby for IRL reasons.
