Haze: Saltborne — Year in Review
Haze V3: 2026 in Review
Year 5 of Haze V3, still running
22 December 2025 –
21 December 2026
2,656
Unique Players
▲
+672%
vs the same point in 2025
3,723,113
XP Earned
▲
+366%
vs the same point in 2025
373,489
Items Crafted
▲
+255%
vs the same point in 2025
21,093
Quests Completed
▲
+369%
vs the same point in 2025
Counted from 235
recorded days of 234 so far, starting Dec 22, 2025. Figures update through the year and are final once 2026 is published.
The year's pulse
players online each day
Busiest day was
April 21
with 342 players.
Where the XP came from
Players year on year
2026 highlighted
Who walked the world 9 races
| Human |
|
2,527 |
| Elf |
|
756 |
| Half Elf |
|
595 |
| Half Orc |
|
529 |
| Dwarf |
|
504 |
| Halfling |
|
421 |
| Gnome |
|
229 |
| Planetouched |
|
29 |
| Other |
|
19 |
Characters active during the year.
Paths they followed 14 combinations
| Fighter |
|
1,324 |
| Ranger |
|
849 |
| Barbarian |
|
602 |
| Multiclass |
|
566 |
| Rogue |
|
556 |
| Wizard |
|
532 |
| Sorcerer |
|
376 |
| Bard |
|
361 |
| Monk |
|
294 |
| Commoner |
|
59 |
| Paladin |
|
30 |
| Warlock |
|
26 |
Characters active during the year.
Player Achievements
-
2,656
unique players entered the world of Haze
-
1,048
characters met their end
-
2,063
retired or chose a different path
-
54,308
eminence points were earned
World Interactions
-
12,875
plants were planted
-
93,844
plants were harvested
-
12,396
trees were felled
-
55,919
resource nodes were mined (ore, salt, sand, limestone, etc.)
-
236,030
creatures were harvested for resources
-
58,727
fish were caught
-
364,686
items were placed in persistent storage
-
21,093
quests were completed for NPCs
-
1,469
gifts were given to NPCs
-
170,681
spells were cast
Economy
-
375,473
copper pieces were spent at Player Shops
-
308,946
copper pieces were spent at Resource Depots
-
179,641
build points were applied to Build Requests
Crafting
-
16,274
blueprints were sketched
-
373,489
items were crafted
-
880,983
crafting XP was gained
-
41,165
medical kits were used
-
6,880
throwable consumables were used
Experience Gains
-
3,723,113
XP was earned
-
2,021,798
XP from monsters
-
996,720
XP from timed rewards
-
185,991
XP from XP cookies
-
29,948
XP from dungeon masters
-
179,357
XP from exploration
-
212,387
XP from quests
-
96,912
XP from other sources
Peak Moments
-
342
unique players in 1 day
-
678
unique players in 1 week
-
1,380
unique players in 1 month
Of the year
Creature of the year
Wolf, Mistwolf
68 kills
Craft of the year
Boiled Meat
24,801 crafted
Spell of the year
Mage Armor
26,798 casts
Catch of the year
Fish - Minnow
7,861 caught
Most dangerous place
Center - Southern Pass: Southern March
47 deaths
Gift of the year
Mink Fur
295 given
Ten of the best
Deadliest creatures characters they laid low
| 1 |
Wolf, Mistwolf |
|
68 kills
|
| 2 |
Gibberling, Gray |
|
39 kills
|
| 3 |
Wolf, Timber |
|
37 kills
|
| 4 |
Wolf, North |
|
35 kills
|
| 5 |
Gibberling, Black |
|
24 kills
|
| 6 |
Giant Ant, Fire Ant, Large |
|
22 kills
|
| 7 |
Lynx |
|
21 kills
|
| 8 |
Plant, Assassin Vines, Ground |
|
21 kills
|
| 9 |
Spider, Timberlands Medium |
|
18 kills
|
| 10 |
Spider, Timberlands Large |
|
16 kills
|
Deadliest places where characters fell
| 1 |
Center - Southern Pass: Southern March |
|
47 deaths
|
| 2 |
Center - Easterly Timberlands: Timberlands Nook |
|
32 deaths
|
| 3 |
West - Hollow Woods: Shaded Brook |
|
31 deaths
|
| 4 |
South - Hills and Valleys: Underground: Infestation |
|
31 deaths
|
| 5 |
Far North - Ghar's Valley: Hunting Grounds |
|
29 deaths
|
| 6 |
Center - Central Marsh: Cribble Canyon |
|
28 deaths
|
| 7 |
Center - Easterly Timberlands |
|
27 deaths
|
| 8 |
Center - Orctooth Mountain: Underground: Filthy Den |
|
24 deaths
|
| 9 |
Center - Washers Cliffs: Underground: Goblin Crypts |
|
23 deaths
|
| 10 |
Center - Washers Cliffs: Underground: Washers Rise |
|
22 deaths
|
Best XP sources total XP yielded
| 1 |
Wolf, Mistwolf |
|
202,939 XP
|
| 2 |
Wolf, Timber, Pack Leader |
|
94,014 XP
|
| 3 |
Wolf, Timber |
|
92,509 XP
|
| 4 |
Leopard, Snow |
|
61,608 XP
|
| 5 |
Gibberling, Black |
|
59,284 XP
|
| 6 |
Hill Goblin |
|
53,647 XP
|
| 7 |
Skeleton, Executed Washer |
|
51,516 XP
|
| 8 |
Gibberling, Gray |
|
48,960 XP
|
| 9 |
Wolf, North |
|
46,851 XP
|
| 10 |
Crocodilian, Crocodile |
|
45,405 XP
|
Most popular locations for XP all XP earned there
| 1 |
Center - Southern Pass: Southern March |
|
165,598 XP
|
| 2 |
Coffinswode |
|
148,056 XP
|
| 3 |
West - Hollow Woods: Shaded Brook |
|
85,194 XP
|
| 4 |
Center - Easterly Timberlands: Underground: Hollow Cave |
|
74,982 XP
|
| 5 |
Far North - West Cordillera: Mountain Low |
|
69,184 XP
|
| 6 |
Center - Orctooth Mountain: Underground: Caverns |
|
65,105 XP
|
| 7 |
Center - Washers Cliffs: Underground: Goblin Crypts |
|
64,721 XP
|
| 8 |
West - Hollow Woods: Stream |
|
52,302 XP
|
| 9 |
Center - Eastern Waterways: Lower Canyon |
|
51,922 XP
|
| 10 |
West - Hollow Woods: Lake |
|
47,300 XP
|
Most crafted items
| 1 |
Boiled Meat |
|
24,801 crafted
|
| 2 |
Ground Meat |
|
16,789 crafted
|
| 3 |
Bait, Chum |
|
15,206 crafted
|
| 4 |
Sinew, Primitive |
|
13,636 crafted
|
| 5 |
Boiled Seafood |
|
12,956 crafted
|
| 6 |
Fruit Salad |
|
11,033 crafted
|
| 7 |
Ground Seafood |
|
10,119 crafted
|
| 8 |
Flour |
|
8,194 crafted
|
| 9 |
Copper Ingot |
|
6,242 crafted
|
| 10 |
Bread |
|
5,849 crafted
|
Most practised crafts crafting XP earned in each
| 1 |
Blacksmithing |
|
197,490 XP
|
| 2 |
Leatherworking |
|
183,236 XP
|
| 3 |
Alchemy |
|
173,004 XP
|
| 4 |
Woodcrafting |
|
122,613 XP
|
| 5 |
Tinkering |
|
113,077 XP
|
| 6 |
Cooking |
|
91,563 XP
|
Most caught fish pulled from the water
| 1 |
Fish - Minnow |
|
7,861 caught
|
| 2 |
Fish - Sardine |
|
6,150 caught
|
| 3 |
Fish - Quipper |
|
5,534 caught
|
| 4 |
Fish - Glass Anchovy |
|
5,131 caught
|
| 5 |
Fish - Brownfin |
|
4,920 caught
|
| 6 |
Fish - Silver Sprat |
|
4,423 caught
|
| 7 |
Fish - Silverling |
|
3,473 caught
|
| 8 |
Fish - Honeygill Perch |
|
3,218 caught
|
| 9 |
Fish - Hogfish |
|
1,628 caught
|
| 10 |
Fish - Mudbelly Loach |
|
1,498 caught
|
Most gathered resources mined, felled, picked and flayed
| 1 |
Ear, Goblin |
|
42,720 gathered
|
| 2 |
Copper Ore |
|
20,615 gathered
|
| 3 |
Clump of Fur, Gibberling |
|
19,523 gathered
|
| 4 |
Tooth, Gibberling |
|
19,272 gathered
|
| 5 |
Unprocessed Canine Meat |
|
16,514 gathered
|
| 6 |
Bones, Wolf |
|
14,976 gathered
|
| 7 |
Skull, Wolf |
|
11,827 gathered
|
| 8 |
Chunk of Ore |
|
10,422 gathered
|
| 9 |
Carrot [VERY FRESH] |
|
10,091 gathered
|
| 10 |
Wolf Hide, Gray |
|
10,055 gathered
|
Busiest quest givers quests handed out
| 1 |
Wind |
|
12,864 quests
|
| 2 |
Caelum Solstarn |
|
2,805 quests
|
| 3 |
Berakis |
|
1,646 quests
|
| 4 |
Mazgûl, Warden of Chains |
|
1,597 quests
|
| 5 |
Sylsica Leafbranch |
|
383 quests
|
| 6 |
Sabel Goldenstone |
|
349 quests
|
| 7 |
Hardur Snowmantle |
|
340 quests
|
| 8 |
Thrain Stoneforge |
|
316 quests
|
| 9 |
Marlon Pattiams |
|
217 quests
|
| 10 |
Aurellia Starpetal |
|
129 quests
|
Most cast spells slots spent
| 1 |
Mage Armor |
|
26,798 casts
|
| 2 |
Cure Minor Wounds |
|
13,572 casts
|
| 3 |
Magic Weapon |
|
11,102 casts
|
| 4 |
Endure Elements |
|
10,582 casts
|
| 5 |
Summon Creature I |
|
10,176 casts
|
| 6 |
Light |
|
9,388 casts
|
| 7 |
Cure Light Wounds |
|
6,808 casts
|
| 8 |
Protection from Alignment |
|
5,587 casts
|
| 9 |
Fire Bolt |
|
4,970 casts
|
| 10 |
Bull's Strength |
|
4,514 casts
|
Favourite gifts given to NPCs
| 1 |
Mink Fur |
|
295 given
|
| 2 |
Wizard Scribed Spell Scroll |
|
215 given
|
| 3 |
Chamomile Flower |
|
17 given
|
| 4 |
Winter Rice Cake |
|
16 given
|
| 5 |
Ear, Goblin |
|
16 given
|
| 6 |
Chunk of Ore |
|
13 given
|
| 7 |
Medical Kit, Small |
|
12 given
|
| 8 |
Yarrow Flower |
|
12 given
|
| 9 |
Flower, Purple Rose |
|
11 given
|
| 10 |
Sumac Flower |
|
11 given
|
Most hoarded items put into storage
| 1 |
Winter Stew |
|
15,203 stored
|
| 2 |
Ground Meat |
|
13,832 stored
|
| 3 |
Bluecap Mushroom |
|
11,771 stored
|
| 4 |
Ground Seafood |
|
9,962 stored
|
| 5 |
Chicken Feed |
|
6,752 stored
|
| 6 |
Seafood Bisque |
|
6,017 stored
|
| 7 |
Bones, Wolf |
|
5,978 stored
|
| 8 |
Onion |
|
5,645 stored
|
| 9 |
Fruit Salad |
|
4,922 stored
|
| 10 |
Hearty Vegetable Soup |
|
4,819 stored
|
