In the MA it could have a worsening effect.
You're a little more careful dying when you have to go take-off and get to the battle again. If they just have to re-spawn into action they dweebery will increase.
In Scenarios where you have one life, players are a lot more careful and the fights are more about ACM as to not lose that only life. I'm a better pilot in events than I am in the MA just doggin around.
The basic MA mentality is not the same as some event players mentality. The ones who never attend events tend to want to game-out in the MA, myself included at times. They are also missing out on playing the whole game more as a sim. Just a weird pattern I glazed at...it SEEMS, those who attend many events complain the least about the MA. Seriously, these MAs in sims are just a place to practice for events. But it seems to be viewed and projected as the core of the sim. The MA is not where it's at and I should eat my own words.
A lot of complaints about the MA, can be changed in events, such as Dot Dar. How we're spawned. An actual goal. The fact it's customizable expands the limits of the game. If all ya do is fly the MA, ya I can see how it can become mundane at times. It's rinse and repeat.
If the game promo focused more on the events, not as much the MA, I think it's a better sell. The fact that all the focus is based on our MA, which can be pretty dweeby <raises hand> is very misleading. >IMO<
I think there are some great concepts in events, always tweaking forever.
A pattern for me is, I think time scheduling could be more SOP. Maybe I missed it and they are. We basically have some kind of event 4-5 days per week. IMO, that target time should be based on Central Time, and either 6p or 7P as a standard. When there is consistency players can better adjust window of availability. If you eat dinner every night at 5p, your day becomes configured to meet that time for that purpose. Another point would be, make the event short enough so players still have time to wig out in the MA afterwards. MA starts slowing about 9p CT. I THINK (thoughts are like noodles against the wall) 6p CT is a good honey spot for USA players, over by 8p. Now we get both events and MA worlds rockin without taking from one for the other. In that instance, a player gets 4+ hrs of good game play, all at prime time. I don't play FSO because here it comes on at like 10p or 11p CT. Too late for my blood to get wound up. If there is an event every day at 6p, I eat dinner at 5p, jump into some event at 6p - in the MA by 8p-9 or 10p and it's a good night. That's $15 worth, anywhere
Just a thought, nothing more.
