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Offline Baumer

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My Ultimate "Arena Cap / Split Arena" Mega Wishlist
« on: May 04, 2010, 11:24:37 PM »

OK, now that I've got your attention (hopefully) with the silly title, let me get one thing perfectly clear from the start.

I completely understand and agree with everything that Hitech or anyone from HTC has stated as a need for the arena caps and split arena.

However, I think there are some area's that could be improved to help the players "help themselves" so to speak. Currently when I enter an arena, the game just puts me on the side I was last on, with no regard for where my squad-mates currently are, or what the current ENY situation is (either good or bad). What I am wishing for is the ability to set some preferences for each arena that I enter.

So I did a mock-up of what I think the "arena preference" page might look like. I included a primary and secondary choice to give more flexibility to handle all the different permutations for how someone might want to play. I think with the stated limit for 32 players per squadron this would only work for squads of 32 or less, the multi-wing squads would have to go about it the current way if they want to stay together (unless HTC changes their minds).



I am sure there are other options as well that I didn't think of, but I wanted to post the idea and maybe we can have a civil discussion about the best options to give everyone the best opportunity to play the way they like.

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Re: My Ultimate "Arena Cap / Split Arena" Mega Wishlist
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2010, 11:48:16 PM »
i like it +1 :aok
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Re: My Ultimate "Arena Cap / Split Arena" Mega Wishlist
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2010, 11:55:17 PM »
+1 :D

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Re: My Ultimate "Arena Cap / Split Arena" Mega Wishlist
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2010, 12:38:29 AM »
Sounds cool, lets see what HTC say about it.

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Re: My Ultimate "Arena Cap / Split Arena" Mega Wishlist
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2010, 12:57:49 AM »
sound like a good set up.  I can not see why it would be that hard to do but then again, what do i know about writing programs like that. 
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Re: My Ultimate "Arena Cap / Split Arena" Mega Wishlist
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2010, 01:03:01 AM »
Very good idea

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Re: My Ultimate "Arena Cap / Split Arena" Mega Wishlist
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2010, 01:15:21 AM »
Of course clarifying that a squad constitutes 32 people max, might help.  Hordes of 100+ people falling under the same name, due to lack if imagination does not constitute a squad,.
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Re: My Ultimate "Arena Cap / Split Arena" Mega Wishlist
« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2010, 01:51:01 AM »
Squad is a squad be it 1 or 1k.


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Re: My Ultimate "Arena Cap / Split Arena" Mega Wishlist
« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2010, 02:00:09 AM »
Squad is a squad be it 1 or 1k.


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Re: My Ultimate "Arena Cap / Split Arena" Mega Wishlist
« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2010, 05:11:08 AM »
Code is code though.........  I'm one of those "mega" people.  However, my squad has 14 members.  The code would only move me/my squad, not the other members of different squads with the same name. 

Of course clarifying that a squad constitutes 32 people max, might help.  Hordes of 100+ people falling under the same name, due to lack if imagination does not constitute a squad,.

This idea had merit. 

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Re: My Ultimate "Arena Cap / Split Arena" Mega Wishlist
« Reply #10 on: May 05, 2010, 05:13:48 AM »
I love the Idea, the only thing I could add to this is a warning that you are about to be moved sides/arena and how many squadies are in the other side/arena and who they are?

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« Reply #11 on: May 05, 2010, 05:18:26 AM »
100%    :aok    Plus you figure if somebody is in the air it would need to wait until they land. 

I love the Idea, the only thing I could add to this is a warning that you are about to be moved sides/arena and how many squadies are in the other side/arena and who they are?

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Re: My Ultimate "Arena Cap / Split Arena" Mega Wishlist
« Reply #12 on: May 05, 2010, 06:58:32 AM »
Well its a better wish than most I've seen.

Some interesting examples there, be fun to see what HTC thinks about it.

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Re: My Ultimate "Arena Cap / Split Arena" Mega Wishlist
« Reply #13 on: May 05, 2010, 07:27:25 AM »
I love the Idea, the only thing I could add to this is a warning that you are about to be moved sides/arena and how many squadies are in the other side/arena and who they are?

Avanti

I was thinking that the wood panel pop-up box would say something like "The following squad-mates are on the XXXX side; Tom, Dick, Harry, ect. are you ready to switch sides?" with  Yes / No buttons at the bottom.


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Re: My Ultimate "Arena Cap / Split Arena" Mega Wishlist
« Reply #14 on: May 05, 2010, 07:54:30 AM »
What if you got a perk "reward" for switching from the high side to the low side if ENY restrictions were in place?

Be it a perk point multiplier for kills, or whatever.
Anything to encourage people to set aside their chess piece loyalty and fly for the underdog.