Side Switch Penalty and EMI Off Peak -- Something's Gotta Give

[Vraciu]

Last night the numbers crashed and all the people flying were on one side, for the most part.  Again, localized fights were heavily influenced by EMI and not for the benefit of our furball.  Then that died and some of us wanted to switch sides in order to actually find a fight, even with each other, but we couldn't.  

The map was way too big for the players online.  

We couldn't switch to balance it out and find a fight.

People gave up and went to bed.

Can we not shorten the side switch penalty in off-peak to 90-minutes or something????   Chain it to numbers or EMI.     Something...

[Fulcrum]

Maybe allow an early switch (i.e. before 12 hours have elapsed) for a small perk point penalty?

Just a thought....

[Vraciu]

Maybe allow an early switch (i.e. before 12 hours have elapsed) for a small perk point penalty?

Just a thought....

That's a good one.  Or a perk "moratorium" of set length where you won't earn any during that time...

Although the whole side switch thing has me stymied. Now there is obviously some history behind it, but we never had issues in other games that required such a long wait to do it...

[DubiousKB]

I wouldn't mind if the perk cost was significant enough. Some of those "life'ers" wouldn't feel a perk pinch at all switching back and forth is the problem... Seems to penalize newer players and reward old accounts. I don't mind though, as I have not yet felt the urge to switch countries in LWMA.  

I don't always switch sides.... But when I do, I wait 12 hours. . .

[Fulcrum]

That's a good one.  Or a perk "moratorium" of set length where you won't earn any during that time...

That could also be a potential solution.  Only thing to keep in mind is that there are some (and I lump myself in this catagory) who don't give a rat's phatooie about perk points or perk rides.  Still, something to think about....

[Latrobe]

I say switch it back to 1 hour, nothing was wrong with it to begin with. Like the famous saying goes "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" 

[lunatic1]

no no no--the numbers crashed because everybody was at tanktown---you can't find a fight go to the da----side switch is at 12hrs now what more to you want.....it's a free world man-players shouldn't be penalized because you "can't find a fight".

[Fulcrum]

I say switch it back to 1 hour, nothing was wrong with it to begin with. Like the famous saying goes "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" 

Agreed.  I only proposed a penalty of some sort to placate the "It's bad to switch sides because of <fill-in-the-blank> crowd."

[mbailey]

I say switch it back to 1 hour, nothing was wrong with it to begin with. Like the famous saying goes "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" 

Agree 200%

[lunatic1]

Agree 200%
[/quote^^^ i agree with his agreement.

[LCADolby]

I say switch it back to 1 hour, nothing was wrong with it to begin with. Like the famous saying goes "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" 

[lunatic1]

^^^ i agree with his agreement.

quote on my own quote--if you all remember the reason they switched to 12hr rule is because of the winers complaining about people switching just to get the points from a country winning the warz.you guys may remember that.

[TOMCAT21]

+1 For the simple fact that people like to switch sides to fly with firends or some in cases squaddies that may have switched.

[lunatic1]

here is another reasonCopper Member
but it's not just for bombers


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    Lowering country switching time limit
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2000, 06:36:00 AM » Quote  

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It's late so I'll keep this short.

One of the main reasons for the time limits was to prevent players from jumping back and forward to the enemy side, look at the radar, listen to the buff pilots and then jump back and bounce the bombers en route to a target or slap down a C47 in field defence.

No time limits can also mean jumping back and forth to see what the enemy radar situation is like.  Wouldn't you like to know if their radar is down without having to fly all the way over there and look?

Anything less than an hour will mean buff missions as in jepardy because that's about how long an organised attack takes to complete.

My 5 cents, (the govt phased out 1 and 2 cent coins here =)  Spotcha in the Air.
 
 

[Vraciu]

no no no--the numbers crashed because everybody was at tanktown---you can't find a fight go to the da----side switch is at 12hrs now what more to you want.....it's a free world man-players shouldn't be penalized because you "can't find a fight".

There was no dogfight at tank town.   Players were penalized because everyone flying was on one side and nobody could switch.  Not everyone wants to DA.  That's why DA is not called the "MAIN" Arena.