The EFER Discord closed Q4 at 2,400 members. Up from 2,000 in October. Here is the full Q4 recap.
The headline
- 2,400 members (up from 2,000 in Oct, +20%)
- 18,247 messages sent (Oct-Dec)
- 1,243 lore suggestions submitted (Chapters 7-8 came from this)
- 312 Black Friday bundle buyers (every Black Friday buyer joined)
Channel growth
- #announcements — read-only, 100% of members see it
- #general — most active channel, 8,400 messages
- #faction-chat — 8 sub-channels, Sylvan is the largest
- #lore-suggestions — 1,243 suggestions, 18 made it into the lore book
- #efurc-meta — 4,200 messages (weekly tier-list discussion)
- #merch-drops — Friday T-shirt announcements, 312 Black Friday conversions
- #playtest-access — 420 EFURC v0.2 playtesters, 280 v0.2.1 playtesters
Faction loyalty by sub-channel membership
- Sylvan — 412 members. The largest faction.
- Cursed — 298 members. Growing fastest in Q4.
- Clockwork — 287 members. Stable.
- Aeldric — 234 members. Stable.
- Korgax — 198 members. The smallest. The “hardcore” faction.
- Arctic — 156 members. New in v2 lore.
- Eastern — 142 members. New in v2 lore.
- Alliance — 89 members. The “bridge-builders.”
What we learned
- The lore suggestions channel is the #1 content engine. 1,243 suggestions in 3 months = 13 suggestions per day. The community is helping write the lore.
- Black Friday worked because of the #merch-drops channel. 312 buyers = 13% of the Discord. The channel is the conversion engine.
- Faction loyalty is real. Sylvan is the largest faction by 40%. Members identify by faction, not by player name. The faction identity is what makes the Discord a community.
What this means for Q1 2027
Discord is now 2,400 members. Q1 2027 Steam full release emails the full list. Expected Q1 Discord-driven Steam sales: 480 units (2,400 × 20% Steam conversion × 100% Discord reach) = $9,600 in Q1 Steam revenue from Discord alone.
