Switching Countries

[mjsmoke]

See Rule #4

[Tec]

Well if your guys would like to fly on different countries that would be their choice, but you should choose which side you would like to fly for and stick with it for the remainder of the tour.

Why?  How would only being able to switch once per tour help the game?

[DEECONX]

I'm fine with the way it is now. Usually it's is not terribly offset with Bishops and Knights being 10-15 player difference during the busy hours of the night, and Rooks always about 20+ players.

[RufusLeaking]

Rufus, I did not widen anything. It's a direct continuation (and he knows this) from the 5-page post on the main forums. Posted immediately on the heels of it, no less.

EDIT2: ah, there we go: http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,286209.0.html

I was not involved, nor do I endorse mass reporting.  This topic has been handled very well by Skuzzy.

Back to the OP, it is about a way to discourage "spying."  Side switching is a drop in the bucket.  Shade accounts, old buddies, ratting on 200, and a million other ways to "spy" exist.  To restrict side changing more than the current set up would cause more pain to guys who just want to switch than pain to the tiny minority of griefers.

[mjsmoke]

Why?  How would only being able to switch once per tour help the game?

By keeping squads together for the entire tour on one country, but if they wanted to be on the opposing countries they would have to wait til the next tour to see or fly with there friends/squadmates!

I respect that you guys (AoM) like to switch sides to balance the countries numbers or what ever you say...But when guys like TW9 clearly state "I only spy on claim jumper missions " That's just as bad as...

Announcing a mission on public channel is just cheesy and pathetic.

That goes for squads telling there squadmates where certain people are flying.

[TwinTail]

I support this thread.








Edit: Once i got past the Title i changed my mind, -50 000, do not pass GO

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[Avanti]

I just had a mega brainwave!!!

how about we leave it AS IS?!?!?!!?

[waystin2]

[Ghosth]

It ain't broken, why try to fix it?

For every person who logs in to "spy" there are 10 who change to help the lowest # country.

Why would you punish them?

Any change at this point is not going to go where you want.
It would go towards auto-balancing of sides.

[Hap]

Preferred the 24 hour limit that was formerly imposed.

[guncrasher]

It ain't broken, why try to fix it?

For every person who logs in to "spy" there are 10 who change to help the lowest # country.

Why would you punish them?

Any change at this point is not going to go where you want.
It would go towards auto-balancing of sides.

most people dont switch to help the lowest, they change to get more perks due to eny.  call it whatever you want but that's what it is.  people change countries when it is to their advantage either to rack up more kills ( see the guy in 262 flying next to u then switches comes back and kills u?) or to get more perks per kill.  No such thing as helping the low side.  I was with the nites last couple of days, we were getting hammered on both sides but we held  , and only saw lots of people switch because we started kicking butts in furballing.  once some noticed that we were killing everything around, they switched "to help"  .  PLEASE dont insult me like that.  they switched cause they got tired of dying and wanted some kills  .

so dont make it sound like its a noble thing that some people will switch sides to help.  there's a few that I know that do  .  the rest of you only switch because you got tired of dying.

semp

[fbEagle]

How about when you log into the arena the side balancing code puts you on the country with the lowest numbers and there is no option to switch.

    hel to the no.

[grizz441]

most people dont switch to help the lowest, they change to get more perks due to eny.  call it whatever you want but that's what it is.  people change countries when it is to their advantage either to rack up more kills ( see the guy in 262 flying next to u then switches comes back and kills u?) or to get more perks per kill.  No such thing as helping the low side.  I was with the nites last couple of days, we were getting hammered on both sides but we held  , and only saw lots of people switch because we started kicking butts in furballing.  once some noticed that we were killing everything around, they switched "to help"  .  PLEASE dont insult me like that.  they switched cause they got tired of dying and wanted some kills  .

so dont make it sound like its a noble thing that some people will switch sides to help.  there's a few that I know that do  .  the rest of you only switch because you got tired of dying.

semp

Lame that anyone would switch for easier fights.  Muppets switch when we are surrounded by green and can't find anything to shoot at.

[lyric1]

Don't care.

[stodd]

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