SECTION 04 · PLAYER RETENTION PHOBOS ANALYTICS

The Loading Screen Kills More Players Than the Final Boss.

RETENTION FUNNEL ANALYSIS ACROSS 142K HELLGATE SESSIONS

0 50K 100K 150K 142K TITLE 98K −44K (31%) LOADING 89K TUTORIAL 76K L1 BOSS 64K LEVEL 3 51K LEVEL 8 ACTIVE PLAYERS PER CHECKPOINT
Source: Hellgate telemetry pipeline, Q2 2026 · n = 142,381 sessions PHOBOS · 04
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