I was very happy with the 1 hour switch time and never wished for it to be changed. It was people like you that weren't very happy with it.
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So after the move back to a single arena with most of the general player base ingnorant of what restriction the switch timer was set at. The game had no real problems from side switching because only the tiny minority who cared about following the fun they liked, bothered to be aware of the timer as part of their game play strategy.
Eventualy the knowlege of the 60 minute limit would have become more wide spread with more migration taking place to percieved greener pastures. We were not in the single arena format with a 60 minute timer long enough for the general player base to utilise the timer as one of their constant tools like yourself to achive fun or create any negative imbalance effects.
It was an obvious good deal while it lasted for a visibly happy minority of the like minded who probably would not appreciate mass abuse of it by the general population. It was obvious their bliss was having some freedom in chasing fights. But, still feel it should be available to themselves now becasue they only want to follow their personal action. Afterall, if the general population remains ignorant and slogging it out fixed to their countries. Your and the minority of the like minded's country hopping simply fufills your collective need to not be bored by the general populations often lame and slow game play.
Unfortunatly, Hitech switched the value to 12 hours before enough time could have passed to see how 60 minutes would have played out as it became general population common knowlege.
Isn't it more honest at this heated juncture to request a test of 60 minutes over 1-2 tours with all players being given constant notice they are eligable to switch sides when their personal timer counts the 60th minute? Versus the previous oversight accident which relyed on their ignorance to support your fun for an indeterminant period into the future before any of the problems surfaced that Hitech from his experience is heading off with the 12 hour timer?
Look at the microcosm of the AvA and WWI arena to how easy they become lop sided in the face of polite insitance by CM's and players to balance the sides being switch at will arenas. And this is with populations not more than 12-20 at peak times. More often the CM's and the players requesting the balance do the side switching because, who wants a game cloitus intteruptus when they are on a fun role? Then introduce Dunbars Number theory into the MA coupled with multipe "fun rolls".
I can just see Skuzzy useing the God VOX & TEXT in the MA and a booming request across all VOX channels And RED TEXT cuts in telling us we have 5 minutes to politely balance sides or else. Ain't ignorance bliss when the masses are ignorantly sleeping?
