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Offline DREDIOCK

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Re: Caps?
« Reply #15 on: March 24, 2011, 03:49:22 PM »
Quote from: hitech on March 24, 2011, 09:14:10 AM
It's not a glitch.

Arenas now show the max when then are full instead of the overage.

HiTech

Oh. Im guessing that perhaps this is to quell sme of the complaints when we see numbers like 275/150 (as an example only)

All we need know is the arena is full. How much over it is is irrelevant?
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Re: Caps?
« Reply #16 on: March 24, 2011, 03:51:20 PM »
Quote from: ImADot on March 24, 2011, 03:46:14 PM

I also see fewer epic CAP whines about an arena showing 150/150 versus it showing 178/150.

Give it time. They'll be back
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Re: Caps?
« Reply #17 on: March 24, 2011, 03:55:36 PM »
Quote from: DREDIOCK on March 24, 2011, 03:51:20 PM
Give it time. They'll be back

Yeah, but at least they won't whine about "how the *bleep* can the *bleeping* arena have more people than the *bleeping* limit??!!!"

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Re: Caps?
« Reply #18 on: March 24, 2011, 04:17:24 PM »
Quote from: ImADot on March 24, 2011, 03:46:14 PM
Why do people think it's important or a good idea to see 153/100 or even 101/100?  What's wrong with showing the arena is full by showing the number maxxed out?  Oh yeah, that's right...then they know if the try to enter the capped arena every 2 seconds for 5 minutes they might get in, instead of just going to the open arena for a couple of sorties before trying the other arena again.

And what's wrong with doing that?

Anyway, it will also tell the player whether he should go to the other arena for a couple of sorties, or a couple of hours.

Quote from: ImADot on March 24, 2011, 03:46:14 PM
I also see fewer epic CAP whines about an arena showing 150/150 versus it showing 178/150.

So just ignore the whines.
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Re: Caps?
« Reply #19 on: March 24, 2011, 04:41:09 PM »
Quote from: ImADot on March 24, 2011, 03:55:36 PM
Yeah, but at least they won't whine about "how the *bleep* can the *bleeping* arena have more people than the *bleeping* limit??!!!"

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Re: Caps?
« Reply #20 on: March 24, 2011, 05:48:55 PM »
Quote from: hitech on March 24, 2011, 09:14:10 AM
It's not a glitch.

Arenas now show the max when then are full instead of the overage.

HiTech

No wonder the other night when I was trying to get into orange with my squad and it was at 200/200 I couldn't get in.  Why is it advantageous to change the system to show only the max?
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Re: Caps?
« Reply #21 on: March 24, 2011, 06:10:43 PM »
yeah that makes sense. wtf? :headscratch:
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« Reply #22 on: March 24, 2011, 06:43:48 PM »
Pro:  Good idea, a "We're full and Closed" sign is better than a "We're full and Closed, but 15 people got lucky and you didn't". 

Con:  But now how am I going to estimate my wait or guage when a good time to refresh the server list might be if say I'm waiting to get into a capped arena, not knowing if it's at 101/100 or 154/100?... 

This concerns me as it may be a source of generating additional frustration against the CAP system rather than intending to lessen it.
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Re: Caps?
« Reply #23 on: March 24, 2011, 06:46:03 PM »
Oh very good point...
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Re: Caps?
« Reply #24 on: March 24, 2011, 06:51:42 PM »
just play in the other arena? OMG WHAT???!?!?!

I for one welcome the change (pretty much like not showing arena #'s at all, which I would also find acceptable)

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Re: Caps?
« Reply #25 on: March 24, 2011, 06:57:13 PM »
Quote from: kvuo75 on March 24, 2011, 06:51:42 PM
just play in the other arena? OMG WHAT???!?!?!
I for one welcome the change (pretty much like not showing arena #'s at all, which I would also find acceptable)



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Re: Caps?
« Reply #26 on: March 24, 2011, 07:05:07 PM »
See I have no issues with playing in the other arena or caps, but if the fights are stale in blue, then I'd be curious if I need to find something to do for 5min or 50min.
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Re: Caps?
« Reply #27 on: March 24, 2011, 07:11:37 PM »
Instead of numbers the open arena should say Special Elite Arena and the closed arena should say Loser Arena.   :devil



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Re: Caps?
« Reply #28 on: March 24, 2011, 07:44:35 PM »
Quote from: 5PointOh on March 24, 2011, 07:05:07 PM
See I have no issues with playing in the other arena or caps, but if the fights are stale in blue, then I'd be curious if I need to find something to do for 5min or 50min.

as this should further help balance the arenas, I dont see how fights would be stale in either arena. 
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