turn arena caps off again...

[RTHolmes]

arena caps enabled again

was really nice not having to bother with those dam arena caps since the last update, now theyre back on again. didnt notice any deterioration in gameplay while they were off, everyone got to fly where they wanted to which was great. some people like flying in an empty arena - with the caps off there were still usually a few in LWB, most prefer to fly in a more populated map. now we get told where to fly again.

not happy.


edit:
notice how few ENY moaning posts there have been recently? prepare for daily ENY whines again as the caps promote big country numbers imbalance. etc etc you know the rest ...

[gyrene81]

Back to normal...very cool. Blue won't be empty anymore. Thanks for the heads up.

[RTHolmes]

how is that better?

[Soulyss]

I'm actually glad to see that things are back to "normal" as well.  I tend to prefer the split arenas, I actually try to avoid flying much on Tuesdays because of Titanic Tuesdays. I think there's a critical mass where "more players is better" no longer applies.  I generally don't have problems flying with friends and with the squad, at least nothing that can't be solved with a few minutes of patience every once in awhile.  


As for ENY, it still occurs, knights hit it last night as I recall.

[RTHolmes]

we had split arenas before, the only difference is now we dont get to chose which one we want to fly in.

[gyrene81]

how is that better?

Has it been that long for you? Aside from a minor inconvenience when the caps are changed throughout the day, it's a lot better than jumping on and having to look for a horde to take on 2 hordes coming at you...or seeing 10 times the amount of useless text scroll by when you're trying to coordinate something...I can go on. Yes the one big arena was a nice change but it was too much like Titanic Tuesday 24/7.

we had split arenas before, the only difference is now we dont get to chose which one we want to fly in.

Yes you do, just wait for the caps to adjust...happens on a regular schedule.

[Lusche]

Coming home at 7PM, turn on the computer, log in, and face a 40-player LW arena again

And yes, that's just a whine. But it's been a great 2 weeks being able to log in at my prime time and have some decent numbers.

Yes you do, just wait for the caps to adjust...happens on a regular schedule.

Most American players won't notice much difference for sure. For me as a Euro-player it's a total different thing.

[RTHolmes]

more than a minor inconvenience, Ive been waiting almost 30mins now to fly with my squaddies. and it wasnt a TT syle one big arena, it was 2 separate arenas, same as before but with no caps.

not buying the hordeing thing either, seen no difference at all while the caps were disabled.


edit: agreed snail, the cap effect is always really bad just after work euro time.

[gyrene81]

Then you haven't been on during prime time. It's been one horde after another from all sides...but then I don't usually get to fly in the middle of the day.

[321BAR]

arena caps enabled again

was really nice not having to bother with those dam arena caps since the last update, now theyre back on again. didnt notice any deterioration in gameplay while they were off, everyone got to fly where they wanted to which was great. some people like flying in an empty arena - with the caps off there were still usually a few in LWB, most prefer to fly in a more populated map. now we get told where to fly again.

not happy.


edit:
notice how few ENY moaning posts there have been recently? prepare for daily ENY whines again as the caps promote big country numbers imbalance. etc etc you know the rest ...

You aint the one on bish at 7am EST to 10am EST where eny climbed up to 25 on a GOOD day because of arena caps being off

[RTHolmes]

how did arena caps being off cause that exactly?

[321BAR]

how did arena caps being off cause that exactly?

the number of bish on at the time went above what the arena cap would allow

[Lusche]

the number of bish on at the time went above what the arena cap would allow

Caps don't work for or against one side exclusively. If caps are on, no rooks or knights can enter the arena too when no bish can get into it.
We do have actually more ENY when caps are on, because often there is one team having the numbers in Orange while the Orange underdog is having numbers in Blue.

For example for some time Knights tended to have numbers (& ENY) in Blue each day, while their countrymen in Orange were outnumbered all over the place.

[RTHolmes]

the number of bish on at the time went above what the arena cap would allow

so it was caused by a massive number of bish, almost double the smallest side to get eny 25. point is they had a choice as to where to fly, now they dont. caps entrench number imbalance anyway. my bet is that eny restriction would have lasted alot longer had caps been enabled.

[RTHolmes]

We do have actually more ENY when caps are on, because often there is one team having the numbers in Orange while the Orange underdog is having numbers in Blue.

thats my experience, I predict more eny restrictions now the caps have been turned back on.