Am I just to vague here ? So far the only counter to my ACTUAL point was made by Loser. I'll address that in a moment.
Benny Moore, Casinoman, Fugitive, Simiril and Pluck please allow me to say your submissions are implying this thread is about me not wishing to change sides. Our personal perceptions of AH rules or doctrines, weather a side switcher or loyalist, may differ but the thread isn't about me or you swapping sides, or either of us being patient enough to wait in tower. It's about newbies. I draw you're attention to my original words.
So...I got to finking. Christmas upon us. Influx of the newbies. Repeat cases of vet in tower and newbies on the loose...... Would it be fair that the "bread and butter" (paying) customer takes precedence over the free load... err I mean new potential customer ? Kamilyun, Goth and Storch thank you so much for those valid points with
out which, some would think this meaningless.
Bruv119 To harsh. Carrot not a stick.
Simaril said
I missed why that kind of arena change wasn't an option.....
Bear in mind I am an off peak player mostly. In the opening thread I wrote
1) Go next door to an empty arena. Err ...no thanks. To slow plus I'll be accused of creaming it for me rank. Loser... Sanity prevails. Thanks for your thoughts here.
AH siphons all the players that are 2 weekers, or noobs, or whatever you want to call it, to the side that has the low numbers. I mean what does it matter? They don't pay (yet) and most likely aren't in a squad that they care about right and haven't developed any country loyalties or online "friends" in AH. Point in fact taken but you mentioned "
haven't developed any country loyalties" which is why I think it would favour the new system over the old. This would be absolutely normal to a new customer. What they don't know they don't miss. Have you tuned into channel 6 help in prime time? There's another world there.
So they have a terrible time, don't really have any fun, never learn enough to want to stick it out in the game because everyone on their team (or for the most part) is equally clueless as they are. Never have the desire to become paying customers and help the game grow and prosper. That's the worse case scenario. Newbies could also be handed out on a 60% / 40% basis if it looked like one country was taking a dive. Most newbies would just be grateful to fly and shoot for the first week or two but for the more switched on you could hold out a carrot ... a sign up / buy it now option. Why wait another week to pick a side, if indeed, that's what the newbie wants....he won't know or be expected to know any different.
As for
Don't you really mean "force" them? Frankly, yes. Newbies would be aware of the carrot option. They'll again not be aware of any differences and besides they are in the future going be forced with SIDE IMBALANCE choices 1, 2, or 3. Unlike you and me this won't be a nightmare. This will be the normal practise for them.
I'll part with this thought to your counter argument, which I must say had valid points. Once a guy has been here awhile that's when friendships bond or loyalties form....not in 2 weeks of shooting it up. Even so, if on the rarer occasions a couple of guys formed up early they'd have the "Option" to sign in early. "Hey .... wanna fly with us ? Sign up now and come Bish / knight / Rook or squad member to blah blah".... caaaching.
Meanwhile "bread and butter" paying customers won't be inconvenienced (train of thought withstanding) in summer, bank or seasonal holidays.
