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HOW WE FIGURED IT OUT
Here’s a quick rundown of how we got this
information in the first place. Using Google Adwords
and Google Trends, we were able to compare the
popularity of certain search terms over others and
get information about which states Google
particular characters’ names more than others.
Because some characters’ names are from the first
game or unrelated products, names were appended
with the title of the game itself — so “Arcstrider
Destiny 2,” for example. We didn’t want to get false
results for heartworm medications (Sentinel), book
titles (Gunslinger) and soccer positions
(Nightstalker Striker). Whatever, video games are
more our thing. Using these constraints, we were
able to put together our list of each character class
and the states that Google them the most and
what’s being most-Googled in your state. One of
the first things you’ll notice is that this isn’t just a
product of people searching for unfamiliar classes,
as two of the least popular ones are the brand new
classes. When you break it down by primary class,
we’ve got Warlock, Titan and Hunter. This is kind of
cool, because in Destiny 1 it went the complete
opposite. In case you’re not capable of reading
things in the opposite order, that’s something like
Hunter , Titan and Warlock. Way to flip the script,
Warlocks! All character descriptions were taken
from the Destiny 2 Wiki on Wikia, as well as
Metabomb’s breakdowns.
DAWNBLADE
STRIKER
GUNSLINGER
Most popular subclass in: 12 states
State with the most search volume: Texas Most popular subclass in: 10 states
State with the most search volume: No traffic to tell Most popular subclass in: 10 states
State with the most search volume: Texas
STORMCALLER NIGHTSTALKER VOIDWALKER
Most popular subclass in: 6 states
State with the most search volume: Missouri Most popular subclass in: 3 states
State with the most search volume: Washington Most popular subclass in: 1 states
State with the most search volume: Texas
SENTINEL ARCSTRIDER SUNBREAKER
Most popular subclass in: 6 states
State with the most search volume: California
Most popular subclass in: 2 states
State with the most search volume: Texas
Most popular subclass in: 0 states
State with the most search volume: North Carolina
MOST POPULAR SUBCLASSES
DAWNBLADE
STRIKER
GUNSLINGER
STORMCALLER NIGHTSTALKER VOIDWALKER
SENTINEL
ARCSTRIDER
SUNBREAKER