The whole 12 hour complaint is just people whining because someone won't do what they demand. They won't play the way I want, blah, blah freakin BLAH. It's old, it's boring and it's NON-PRODUCTIVE.
Those of us that would like to see the switch time shortened aren't demanding it gets changed so people play the way we want. I really don't know where you get that but wherever you got that idea, it is wrong.
If it's SOOOOOOOOOO bad...LEAVE!. I have no problem finding fun to have in this game. Those who complain are the ones who do a limited spectrum of things, look at their stats.
Again, a very myopic view you have and again, completely wrong. You'll notice that the spectrum of players that want the time shortened represent players of every type and not just limited to the 'furballers'. I usually have no problems finding a fight but last night I logged off because for the Knits, there was literally nothing to fight as all the Rooks and Bishops were fighting up in the northern islands for the map reset. BBaw and I had to resort to flying 2.5 sectors and crash the Rookie mission that was hitting the Bish base at A53.
In situations where I can't find a fight in the air, I then usually hop in a B-25H and go GV hunting but with the Bishops and Rookies only fighting up north, there was nothing to hunt. There weren't any GV battles in TT island that I could take part in. With absolutely no fights at all for the Knits, I logged off and played Elder Scrolls Online instead. I would have switched earlier to either Bishops or Rookie side but I didn't want to be locked in on either of those sides for 12 hours, especially with the map being close to reset. If the time was shorter then switching would have been a much more viable alternative.
When my kids whined incessantly to get their way, it was automatic, no way. When a resident tells me...if you don't give me what I want, I'm moving, my reply is that's your choice. I won't be blackmailed, especially by those who seem to have the maturity level of 5 year old kids...mom...mom...mom....mom ....WHY? Why? Why? ad NAUSEUM. It's time for you to put your money where your moths are.... my bet is....you'll still be here 5 years from now.
I don't agree with the tactics some have employed on the forums to get the change made to the switch times, bullying the developer isn't a very good idea or productive and usually results in the wish being dismissed or ignored. However, your post wasn't really all that different from the others, it only inflames the situation even more.
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