diff --git a/ProjectLighthouse.Servers.GameServer/Controllers/Slots/SlotsController.cs b/ProjectLighthouse.Servers.GameServer/Controllers/Slots/SlotsController.cs
index 230146b6..1b2415ba 100644
--- a/ProjectLighthouse.Servers.GameServer/Controllers/Slots/SlotsController.cs
+++ b/ProjectLighthouse.Servers.GameServer/Controllers/Slots/SlotsController.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #nullable enable
-using System.Security.Cryptography;
 using LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Configuration;
 using LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Database;
 using LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Extensions;
@@ -146,7 +145,7 @@ public class SlotsController : ControllerBase
     {
         if (page != null) pageStart = (int)page * 30;
         // bit of a better placeholder until we can track average user interaction with /stream endpoint
-        return await this.ThumbsSlots(pageStart, Math.Min(pageSize, 30), gameFilterType, players, move, "thisWeek");
+        return await this.ThumbsSlots(pageStart, Math.Min(pageSize, 30), gameFilterType, players, move, "thisMonth");
     }
 
     [HttpGet("slots")]
@@ -160,6 +159,7 @@ public class SlotsController : ControllerBase
 
         List<SlotBase> slots = (await this.database.Slots.ByGameVersion(gameVersion, false, true)
             .OrderByDescending(s => s.FirstUploaded)
+            .ThenByDescending(s => s.SlotId)
             .Skip(Math.Max(0, pageStart - 1))
             .Take(Math.Min(pageSize, 30))
             .ToListAsync()).ToSerializableList(s => SlotBase.CreateFromEntity(s, token));
@@ -284,8 +284,9 @@ public class SlotsController : ControllerBase
 
         GameVersion gameVersion = token.GameVersion;
 
+        const double biasFactor = .8f;
         List<SlotBase> slots = (await this.database.Slots.ByGameVersion(gameVersion, false, true)
-            .OrderBy(_ => EF.Functions.Random())
+            .OrderByDescending(s => EF.Functions.Random() * (s.FirstUploaded * biasFactor))
             .Take(Math.Min(pageSize, 30))
             .ToListAsync()).ToSerializableList(s => SlotBase.CreateFromEntity(s, token));
 
diff --git a/ProjectLighthouse.Servers.GameServer/Controllers/StatisticsController.cs b/ProjectLighthouse.Servers.GameServer/Controllers/StatisticsController.cs
index cd45d92a..2e8932ba 100644
--- a/ProjectLighthouse.Servers.GameServer/Controllers/StatisticsController.cs
+++ b/ProjectLighthouse.Servers.GameServer/Controllers/StatisticsController.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 using LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Extensions;
 using LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Types.Serialization;
+using LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Types.Users;
 
 namespace LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Servers.GameServer.Controllers;
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ public class StatisticsController : ControllerBase
     }
 
     [HttpGet("playersInPodCount")]
-    public IActionResult PlayersInPodCount() => this.Ok((StatisticsHelper.UserCountInPod(this.database)).ToString());
+public IActionResult PlayersInPodCount() => this.Ok(StatisticsHelper.RoomCountForPlatform(this.GetToken().Platform).ToString());
 
     [HttpGet("totalPlayerCount")]
     public async Task<IActionResult> TotalPlayerCount() => this.Ok((await StatisticsHelper.RecentMatchesForGame(this.database, this.GetToken().GameVersion)).ToString());
diff --git a/ProjectLighthouse/Helpers/StatisticsHelper.cs b/ProjectLighthouse/Helpers/StatisticsHelper.cs
index 8daf2cd3..750ae34f 100644
--- a/ProjectLighthouse/Helpers/StatisticsHelper.cs
+++ b/ProjectLighthouse/Helpers/StatisticsHelper.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public static class StatisticsHelper
 
     public static async Task<int> UserCount(DatabaseContext database) => await database.Users.CountAsync(u => u.PermissionLevel != PermissionLevel.Banned);
 
-    public static int UserCountInPod(DatabaseContext database) => RoomHelper.Rooms.Count(r => r.State == RoomState.Idle);
+    public static int RoomCountForPlatform(Platform targetPlatform) => RoomHelper.Rooms.Count(r => r.IsLookingForPlayers && r.RoomPlatform == targetPlatform);
 
     public static async Task<int> TeamPickCount(DatabaseContext database) => await database.Slots.CountAsync(s => s.TeamPick);