No Side Switching after the 5th day of the Tour.

[Newman5]

I was neither for it, nor against it.  Just wondered what people thought of the idea.  Now having looked at the responses, I understand why it is an option, and I like the idea of side balancing as well as all the rest.  Thanks for all your help.

[BnZ]

Funny...my squaddies are the ONLY ones who can shoot me down and I'll smile about it. The rest of you, I pray to Cthulhu and the other Elder Gods to send you bouts of projecticle ebola and runny leprosy...

[Cthulhu]

Funny...my squaddies are the ONLY ones who can shoot me down and I'll smile about it. The rest of you, I pray to Cthulhu and the other Elder Gods to send you bouts of projecticle ebola and runny leprosy...

I'm on it. But all out of ebola & leprosy.

How about priapism for everybody?

[Soulyss]

I thought the whole point of squaddies was so you had someone you could laugh at after you shot them down and still be friends afterwards.

I say this like I could actually shoot down anyone else in my squad, but I rather like the theory.

More to the point restricting side switching I think causes more problem scenarios than it solves.  I used to fly pretty much knights exclusively, not that I cared what other people did but that's where my "friends" were.  When I did start hoping around I discovered a lot more people out there who were a lot of fun to fly along with or chat to.  The benefits of side changing simply outweigh the "problems" as I see it.

[Guppy35]

So. .I don't think it would be too much to ask for, at least, a pop-up box mentioning that the squad you belong to has been defined as loyal to country x.. do you really want to change countries? y/n.

Only if one of the options is 'your squad has been defined as loyal to...fun..." 

I always have to check to see which country I'm in when I log on.  My squaddies keep showing up on the same side too, no matter how many times I move!  They're stalking me!

[Dichotomy]

Actually... 

Having the country affinity defined at the squad level might not be a bad option... and I mean option.   Maybe some squad setting like name and website that the CO defines.. or allows others the permision to change..

It would be up to the CO to enable the feature.

I've seen, first hand, the emotions that arise when a squaddie is discovered flying for a different country and shoots down a squad mate.  It can get ugly... fast.

Sure, a lot of folks don't feel that way about country loyalty.  Understand that others do.

Some of my squad mates have switched sides and hunted me for giggles.  When I get shot down by one of them I think it's a riot. 

[valdals]

im not sure if i support that considering how bad the rooks are lately. but what irks me is when we are winning a battle. some of the rooks switch sides just to get kills on thier own players. that is stupid

[Ack-Ack]

im not sure if i support that considering how bad the rooks are lately. but what irks me is when we are winning a battle. some of the rooks switch sides just to get kills on thier own players. that is stupid

Maybe they are sick and tired of your verbal tirades and switched countries to go on a good old fashion Dweeb Hunt, with you being the obvious Dweeb.


ack-ack

[mensa180]

Only if one of the options is 'your squad has been defined as loyal to...fun..." 

I always have to check to see which country I'm in when I log on.  My squaddies keep showing up on the same side too, no matter how many times I move!  They're stalking me!

We follow the bait.