I was thinking about this the other day.....
Would it be possible to have the sever move an inactive player (as in not in flight)
My thought was that there could be some place in the city strat where the server places you if you are inactive for a set amount of time 30mins,45 mins,60 mins ???....Now this place you are still connected but not showing as part of the population...you know the troops are still in the war but have been sent to town for a little R&R
Only the sever can put you there...from there if you are inactive for another set amount of time 2hrs, 3hrs, 4hrs ??? then you are unable to re enter the arena...so to stay hooked up to the arena you would need to at least make a move back into the arena then your time starts again...this would mean that sure you can stay connected but you have no effect on population and you run with chance that the caps don't kick in whilst you are sleeping or at work unless you wake up or run home to reset your time.
This would help the people that get that unexpected visit from the inlaws and have a genuine reason for leaving and having all the intention of coming back in a reasonable time frame.. not just because they want that awesome 25 perk pay out if the war is won while they aren't there or because they don't want to be left out if caps kick in too bad for those others that want to play.....it is every-bodies right to do what they want with their $15 but when it comes from selfishness well you should get what you deserve...a good swift boot
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Now this may not help all get in due to caps and the like but it could help some
I have no idea if this is even possible..