Author Topic: Arena Switch Warning  (Read 471 times)

Offline MachFly

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Arena Switch Warning
« on: March 07, 2011, 03:55:31 AM »
This is what we currently have to warn us when the arenas switch:

AUTO: Locking arena in 5 minutes. New arenas are now available.
AUTO: Locking arena in 4 minutes. New arenas are now available.
AUTO: Locking arena in 3 minutes. New arenas are now available.
AUTO: Locking arena in 2 minutes. New arenas are now available.
AUTO: Locking arena in 1 minutes. New arenas are now available.
AUTO: Locking arena in 35 seconds. New arenas are now available.
AUTO: This arena is now locked.
AUTO: Arena Will be shutting down in 10 minutes.
AUTO: Arena Will be shutting down in 9 minutes.
AUTO: Arena Will be shutting down in 8 minutes.
AUTO: Arena Will be shutting down in 7 minutes.
AUTO: Arena Will be shutting down in 6 minutes.
AUTO: Arena Will be shutting down in 5 minutes.
AUTO: Arena Will be shutting down in 4 minutes.
AUTO: Arena Will be shutting down in 3 minutes.
AUTO: Arena Will be shutting down in 2 minutes.
AUTO: Arena Will be shutting down in 1 minutes.

So I'm trying to figure out; what is the point of that 35 second warning when the arena gets locked? It will be a lot more useful to have that 35 second warning before the arena shuts down.
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Offline Chalenge

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Re: Arena Switch Warning
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2011, 03:57:46 AM »
Is so someone asks what its for.  :neener:
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Re: Arena Switch Warning
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2011, 09:49:19 AM »
It is because the arena lock message is not 100% precise, I.E. 1 min can really be 1.3 mins. Each is simply trunkated when show I.E. 1.4 becomes 1.


So if a warning is less than 1 min, it displays it in seconds instead so players would not squeak saying. It said one min, but it closed in 45 secs.

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Offline MachFly

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Re: Arena Switch Warning
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2011, 10:37:31 AM »
I see

thanks for explaining
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Offline kvuo75

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Re: Arena Switch Warning
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2011, 04:08:39 PM »
i saw it say closing in 1 or 2 seconds before.. then it finally closed maybe a minute later.  :D
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Re: Arena Switch Warning
« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2011, 05:06:34 PM »
first time i saw the 1 minute warning, i went in for landing, i swear it was 10 seconds when I got dumped.  now when i see the 1 min I bail if i have any points, forget the landing.  last night we had buffs over the city, i bailed and withing 15 seconds the connection dissapeared.

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Offline DERK13

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Re: Arena Switch Warning
« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2011, 06:17:00 PM »
hitech, can there be a warning that says the arena will close in 30mins. Often i find myself at 30k ib for a base deep in rook territory and then the auto message pops up. Really bugs me. Or could you please post a schdule in the arena message or open lobby (just somewhere) saying what times the arena switch. Thanks salute RedTail

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Offline kvuo75

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Re: Arena Switch Warning
« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2011, 07:08:31 PM »
hitech, can there be a warning that says the arena will close in 30mins. Often i find myself at 30k ib for a base deep in rook territory and then the auto message pops up. Really bugs me. Or could you please post a schdule in the arena message or open lobby (just somewhere) saying what times the arena switch. Thanks salute RedTail

it's always the same time. 2am eastern and 5pm eastern
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Offline james

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Re: Arena Switch Warning
« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2011, 09:04:22 PM »
Doesn't matter what time the arena switches, the bigger problem is, AUTO is a spy  :noid
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