Arena #'s dependent country-change time limits? Ideas to improve playability

[Shuffler]

Not a new idea. Issue is you can move to the high side, and then immediately move back if you are on the low side.

HiTech

This is true..... 

[svaalbar]

Wrong thread....

Forgive me master.

[Wiley]

Not a new idea. Issue is you can move to the high side, and then immediately move back if you are on the low side.

HiTech

Assuming it's like Pink mentioned, that they can only do it oince, what is the sticking point on that?  Boats?  I'd respectfully question if that's really that big of a deal?

The high side maybe has to defend their boats a bit more, they've got more people, they can spare the numbers to do it.

Wiley.

[atlau]

You could still set a minimum time of say 30 min to switch back vs 6 hrs to switch back to the high side.

[Spikes]

You could still set a minimum time of say 30 min to switch back vs 6 hrs to switch back to the high side.

I like the way this man thinks! 

[DmonSlyr]

Simple solution is a 3 hour switch time.

I agree with Trogdor that time zones do matter.

I also believe a couple of large maps should be taken out of rotation. Multiple nights on the same map can get stale late at night. Long flight distances for 1 or 2 guys to fight is just tough. Huge maps make the action appear smaller to most players who log in.

Maps that encourage players on all sides to reach a fight and engage are maps that generate better fights late at night.

[trogdor]

"Not a new idea. Issue is you can move to the high side, and then immediately move back if you are on the low side.

HiTech"

Good point.
Could mitigate that issue by:
a) a XX-minute lower bound on an otherwised scaled side-switch time in any direction, and/or....
b) a XX-minute lower bound on returning to a side.

In any event, it's addressing the issue of weird imbalances among the countries making the game hard to engage in that I'm hopeful we can address - however that can be done. Posted originally to see if others were bothered by the problem, and to hear their ideas on what might help.

Cheers,
trog

[Shuffler]

I still think the idea has merit. With adjustments.

[DaddyAce]

I also would like less time to switch sides.  My main interest is good air-fights, and I usually only have short pieces of time to play.  I'll sometimes switch to the lowest side looking for a good fight, things change and quickly find myself in the same situation that caused me to switch sides in the first place.