HiTech, your thoughs about removing Titanic Tuesday...

[Karnak]

The way I understand the cess-pool issue is that with so many players the ability to communicate is lost due to the text buffer being overwhelmed.

For those of you familiar with World of Warcraft, it would be akin to being forced to be tuned to the Trade channel at all times.  All of your chat with your friends/raid/guild would be overwhelmed by the sheer number of messages coming over the Trade channel.  Then you get a few obnoxious people who rile up some other people and the chat becomes dominated by a hostile argument.  Trade channel in WoW is a cess-pool for those reasons.

That is how the country channel is in AH when the server populations get too high and it is the same reason most players in other MMOs don't keep global channels tuned unless they are the aforementioned provocateurs.

[CptTrips]

The way I understand the cess-pool issue is that with so many players the ability to communicate is lost due to the text buffer being overwhelmed.

For those of you familiar with World of Warcraft, it would be akin to being forced to be tuned to the Trade channel at all times.  All of your chat with your friends/raid/guild would be overwhelmed by the sheer number of messages coming over the Trade channel.  Then you get a few obnoxious people who rile up some other people and the chat becomes dominated by a hostile argument.  Trade channel in WoW is a cess-pool for those reasons.

That is how the country channel is in AH when the server populations get too high and it is the same reason most players in other MMOs don't keep global channels tuned unless they are the aforementioned provocateurs.

1 chan 200 Xmit = 1 perk.  Ka Ching.

1 Country Xmit = .5 perk. Ka Ching.

Range, squad, private, mission Xmit = free.

Squeekers... 10 perks per Range Vox Xmit.


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Wab

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I'm all for the idea Kazaa had.

Seems like it would work, other than a little lag between all the chat.

[Karnak]

1 chan 200 Xmit = 1 perk.  Ka Ching.

1 Country Xmit = .5 perk. Ka Ching.

Range, squad, private, mission Xmit = free.

Squeekers... 10 perks per Range Vox Xmit.


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Wab

And how do new players ask for help?

[StokesAk]

I honestly dont care if my computer laggs and the text buffer is full, I just want to be able to climb 500 feet without being gangraped.

[BillyD]

And how do new players ask for help?

ALT F4
 


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[ZetaNine]

don't mind me boys........I walked into the original Hooters on their grand opening and told the 5 original owners "this will never work".  something they remind me of every time I go in there and they see me.

[DrBone1]

... and having a single LWM arena over the weekend?

Week days = 2 LWM arenas;
Reset = Friday;
Weekend = large map, single arena = more fun ?

now if only it would happen   

[redman555]

Ive always thought Titanic Tuesdays should be moved to Fridays-Sundays.


-BigBOBCH

[palef]

Do you really think we sit around here trying to find ways to piss off the customer base?

Not being able to fly with squaddies on squad nights because I can't get into an arena for hours does piss me off. Whether you thought it up or not.

[Dawger]

I know if I forget its Titanic Tuesday and log in to find TT in the list I usually just ALT-f4 and go play with the wife. If I don't forget then I never even get near the computer.

For some reason in Aces High the more players in an arena, the harder it is to find a fight (between airplanes).

I can't be bothered with searching huge maps for what turns out to be a CV parked next to some base as the only furball in an arena the size of a galaxy.

[Kazaa]

If you want 1v1's, go into the DA and find yourself a sparing partner.

[Karnak]

If you want 1v1's, go into the DA and find yourself a sparing partner.

It isn't about 1v1s or many vs many.  It is about a toxic social environment driving away potential subscribers.  It is the chat buffer.

[AWwrgwy]

Not being able to fly with squaddies on squad nights because I can't get into an arena for hours does piss me off. Whether you thought it up or not.

Oh come now.  It doesn't take hours to get into the full arena where all the bestest and coolestests poeple fly and sit in the hanger swapping recipes.

Persistence.  Ten minutes tops.



wrongway

[CAV]

I wonder how much the numbers drop off on a TT.

TT is the day one I always make plans to PLAY.

The toxic social environment isn't because of TT... it's because of Ch. 200 and maybe these forums.

Cav