Side balancing

[Bender]

I am not a regular poster to this board nor one to just troll to cause strife, but something should be done to fix the side numbers during the North American evenings.  All week long the Rook and Knight numbers are super high compared to the Bishop ones.  Example I logged in tonight at 10pm EST, the Rooks were at 186, the Knights at 158, and the Bishops at 114.  I don't have any answers on how to fix this or why it happens, all I know is that I just looked at it and logged off.  I know some are saying I am just whining as I am a Bish, and I should be glad for more targets but it is just too too much, everywhere you go it is just a gangb@#$.  Has anything ever been tried to balance sides out?  Why are the sides so unbalanced?  Just saying I like the game a lot but this just takes the wind out of my sails.

[Scotch]

I would switch to the low side almost every time. The 12hour side switch rule however, stops me most all of the time.

[Lusche]

I would switch to the low side almost every time. The 12hour side switch rule however, stops me most all of the time.

Same here. But to be far, this wouldn't have a very large effect, as the majority of players are pretty much 'country' / team loyal.

To the OP: Beyond ENY, which is more than a handicap than something that is going to get players actually switch sides we had at one time an arena entrance restriction - if your team had numbers, you had to wait at the door for some time or switch to the underdog for immediate access.
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[The Fugitive]

I am not a regular poster to this board nor one to just troll to cause strife, but something should be done to fix the side numbers during the North American evenings.  All week long the Rook and Knight numbers are super high compared to the Bishop ones.  Example I logged in tonight at 10pm EST, the Rooks were at 186, the Knights at 158, and the Bishops at 114.  I don't have any answers on how to fix this or why it happens, all I know is that I just looked at it and logged off.  I know some are saying I am just whining as I am a Bish, and I should be glad for more targets but it is just too too much, everywhere you go it is just a gangb@#$.  Has anything ever been tried to balance sides out?  Why are the sides so unbalanced?  Just saying I like the game a lot but this just takes the wind out of my sails.

It's not so much the number imbalance, but how those numbers are used. If the numbers were spread out along the fronts then everyone could have some fun. Sure bases would be taken and the front would move, but everyone would be involved and have a chance to play.

I'd like to see some way to restrict the hordes either by making it counter productive to fly in one, and adjust game mechanics so that they couldn't be put together at all. I have always said that before long people are going to log in and do just what you did, just log back off. Do that enough times and you start thinking about saving your $15 a month instead of spending it to log on and right back off.

[VuduVee]

part of me feels bad for you. bc its not fun for you. the other part of me doesnt and thinks the bish are gettin what they deserve. do you log off when the bishop have way more people? seems odd to hear a bishop complaining about a fairness type deal. nothing personal, honest opinion.

[Sunka]

I would switch to the low side almost every time. The 12hour side switch rule however, stops me most all of the time.

Spy.




 

[Bender]

part of me feels bad for you. bc its not fun for you. the other part of me doesnt and thinks the bish are gettin what they deserve. do you log off when the bishop have way more people? seems odd to hear a bishop complaining about a fairness type deal. nothing personal, honest opinion.

No I don't log off when the Bish have more people.  I am a shift worker so I get every other week to play during the day and for some reason the Bish have a few more on during the day, not the extreme numbers of the night but an advantage none the less.  I am not criticizing the players on the bigger side, just the system of making the game even and fun for all.  I realize a lot of people, including myself belong to a squad and actually enjoy the freinds they play with.  Just hoping that someone had some good ideas to fix this and make it enjoyable for all.

[Reaper90]

I am not a regular poster to this board nor one to just troll to cause strife, but something should be done to fix the side numbers during the North American evenings.  All week long the Rook and Knight numbers are super high compared to the Bishop ones.  Example I logged in tonight at 10pm EST, the Rooks were at 186, the Knights at 158, and the Bishops at 114. 

Apparently most bish have an 8pm bedtime.

check back in the morning after Barney, and before naptime, when the bish are rolling the map with a 30+ player advantage.

[kvuo75]

No I don't log off when the Bish have more people.  I am a shift worker so I get every other week to play during the day and for some reason the Bish have a few more on during the day, not the extreme numbers of the night but an advantage none the less.  I am not criticizing the players on the bigger side, just the system of making the game even and fun for all.  I realize a lot of people, including myself belong to a squad and actually enjoy the freinds they play with. 

that would be THEIR reasoning also..

so you have to deal with it..

I play during prime time, and prefer to play for the low # side so I am bish, have been ever since I noticed the discrepancy. If i played more during the day I'd have a problem because of the 12 hour rule..

[The Fugitive]

No I don't log off when the Bish have more people.  I am a shift worker so I get every other week to play during the day and for some reason the Bish have a few more on during the day, not the extreme numbers of the night but an advantage none the less.  I am not criticizing the players on the bigger side, just the system of making the game even and fun for all.  I realize a lot of people, including myself belong to a squad and actually enjoy the freinds they play with.  Just hoping that someone had some good ideas to fix this and make it enjoyable for all.

So your saying the balance issue isn't a problem when your side has more players, but it IS a problem if your side doesn't.

You do realize that when your side has a numbers advantage that the other side DOESN'T right?

[Bender]

So your saying the balance issue isn't a problem when your side has more players, but it IS a problem if your side doesn't.

You do realize that when your side has a numbers advantage that the other side DOESN'T right?

No No, I am not saying that it is right when the Bish have an advantage.  I stated that every other week I mostly play during the day and Bish usually have the numbers then.  That doesn't make it right, it isn't fair to just run over bases, and gang up on single players.  I was only asking if there was or has been a solution to the side balancing.  You misconstrued what I was saying.  Just wondering if anyone had some good ideas to make the game a little better that's all.  Not trolling or whining, life is too short for that nonsense.

[Halo46]

part of me feels bad for you. bc its not fun for you. the other part of me doesnt and thinks the bish are gettin what they deserve. do you log off when the bishop have way more people? seems odd to hear a bishop complaining about a fairness type deal. nothing personal, honest opinion.

Amen.

Unlike those who suggest they are better because they change sides and everyone else who doesn't like to are inferior, perhaps people don't like the people or atmosphere of different sides. Can't play with the people I want to fly with, I log off and do something else. No side loyalty, friendship loyalty. Please don't start in on that sanctimonious crud anymore, it has been beaten into atoms already.

[jeep00]

I get the chance to fly day or night at times, recently both. Yep, bish overmanned in the morning and undermanned at night. However I can still find the fights I like. I look for red dar higher thamn green, its not hard to do. The best is complaints about bish being stupid high numbers and I still get mega ganged just because I find high red more fun than high green. But every now and again the rare ma 1v1 comes along and reminds me why I like the game and that I still only play for me and how I choose to no matter who has the gang/horde/pick/bnz needs of their own.

[FLS]

No I don't log off when the Bish have more people.  I am a shift worker so I get every other week to play during the day and for some reason the Bish have a few more on during the day, not the extreme numbers of the night but an advantage none the less.  I am not criticizing the players on the bigger side, just the system of making the game even and fun for all.  I realize a lot of people, including myself belong to a squad and actually enjoy the freinds they play with.  Just hoping that someone had some good ideas to fix this and make it enjoyable for all.

There is no way to fix it. It is what it is and you just pick how you deal with it. Everybody's pet solution is tailored to their preferences and doesn't work for the entire community.

[SkyRock]

I am not a regular poster to this board nor one to just troll to cause strife, but something should be done to fix the side numbers during the North American evenings.  All week long the Rook and Knight numbers are super high compared to the Bishop ones.  Example I logged in tonight at 10pm EST, the Rooks were at 186, the Knights at 158, and the Bishops at 114.  I don't have any answers on how to fix this or why it happens, all I know is that I just looked at it and logged off.  I know some are saying I am just whining as I am a Bish, and I should be glad for more targets but it is just too too much, everywhere you go it is just a gangb@#$.  Has anything ever been tried to balance sides out?  Why are the sides so unbalanced?  Just saying I like the game a lot but this just takes the wind out of my sails.

What's weird, is me and my friends log on and if the side we're on has very low numbers, we're happy as hell.   If my side has high numbers, I switch.  If the side we're on has low numbers, then it means there are enough red guys for all of us.