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Title: Did I miss something?
Post by: Lusche on June 04, 2017, 05:02:18 AM
After just 2.5 days into the tour, the WW1 arena is already showing over 1,600 kills. Which is almost as much as last tour total (and more than the total of the tour before that). But each time I looked at the login screen, the WW1 arena was shown as empty. I know a couple of guys is using WW1 whenever the Melee arena resets, but this is is quite an anomaly.

So what happened? Had the Melee arena been down for an hour?  :headscratch:
Title: Re: Did I miss something?
Post by: Flossy on June 04, 2017, 05:31:03 AM
I noticed there were 15 in there shortly before the start of yesterday's scenario when I logged in for a quick practice.  Also noticed it was a Free arena and wondered if that was the reason?
Title: Re: Did I miss something?
Post by: TequilaChaser on June 04, 2017, 06:08:06 AM
Might be the last update HTC changed it to where one is not required to have an account now to create arenas, along with what Flossy posted about the WWI arena is now listed under the Free Tab now....

TC
Title: Re: Did I miss something?
Post by: Lusche on June 04, 2017, 06:45:30 AM
along with what Flossy posted about the WWI arena is now listed under the Free Tab now....


But it has been free for many months now, and still I never see anyone in there when I check the numbers. So it almost looks like for a short time (when I was not looking  :D) almost each & everyone jumped in. The kill numbers are 15 times higher than expected after 2 days.

Just tring to make sure it's not a bug I am seeing  :old:
Title: Re: Did I miss something?
Post by: ImADot on June 04, 2017, 07:23:41 AM
After Friday night's Melee reset, there were 30 people in there.
Title: Re: Did I miss something?
Post by: Skuzzy on June 04, 2017, 07:28:38 AM
Turns out many people had no idea there were tabs with other arenas in the list.  When we moved the "Free" tab to the front a lot of players though the "Melee" arena was down.
Title: Re: Did I miss something?
Post by: Lusche on June 04, 2017, 07:36:45 AM
After Friday night's Melee reset, there were 30 people in there.

That'S quite a spike and kinda explains it. Thank you  :salute

Turns out many people had no idea there were tabs with other arenas in the list.  When we moved the "Free" tab to the front a lot of players though the "Melee" arena was down.

Sometimes I wonder if those people have someone to turn the computer on for them...  :uhoh :bolt:
Title: Re: Did I miss something?
Post by: Copprhed on June 04, 2017, 07:43:12 AM
That'S quite a spike and kinda explains it. Thank you  :salute

Sometimes I wonder if those people have someone to turn the computer on for them...  :uhoh :bolt:

Ow!!!!!
Title: Re: Did I miss something?
Post by: Vraciu on June 04, 2017, 07:46:42 AM
Turns out many people had no idea there were tabs with other arenas in the list.  When we moved the "Free" tab to the front a lot of players though the "Melee" arena was down.

The eye is not easily drawn to them.   A bigger font or staggered tabs may help. 
Title: Re: Did I miss something?
Post by: lunatic1 on June 04, 2017, 07:59:47 AM
I logged in several times yesterday even with SMpizza map still up and saw 10-15 players in there yesterday (Saturday), they were veterans of the game, did not see any new names.
Title: Re: Did I miss something?
Post by: Flossy on June 04, 2017, 09:50:20 AM
Turns out many people had no idea there were tabs with other arenas in the list. 

I've often thought that and it is exactly why I include clicking on the 'Events' tab in my announcements for special events.  :)
Title: Re: Did I miss something?
Post by: puller on June 04, 2017, 11:15:07 AM
WWI  :rock
Title: Re: Did I miss something?
Post by: caldera on June 04, 2017, 11:53:53 AM
Turns out many people had no idea there were tabs with other arenas in the list.  When we moved the "Free" tab to the front a lot of players though the "Melee" arena was down.


You should remove tabs altogether and just list all the arenas in one place.  No way to miss anything that way.

Just replace tabs with different colors to signify between free and pay arenas:

(http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o460/caldera_08/notabs.jpg~original) (http://s343.photobucket.com/user/caldera_08/media/notabs.jpg.html)


There are the added benefits of making the number of choices look larger as well as making the overall population look larger.
Title: Re: Did I miss something?
Post by: lunatic1 on June 04, 2017, 12:11:20 PM
I logged in several times yesterday even with SMpizza map still up and saw 10-15 players in there yesterday (Saturday), they were veterans of the game, did not see any new names.

stupid me-  I was talking about WW1 arena  sorry
Title: Re: Did I miss something?
Post by: Molsman on June 04, 2017, 12:13:13 PM
WW1 has a small group where we usually meet on the weekends and have some wicked fights once a few people go in there more people join in the fun. Think I spent 2 hrs in there Friday night before the combat challenge.
Title: Re: Did I miss something?
Post by: Vraciu on June 04, 2017, 12:14:55 PM

You should remove tabs altogether and just list all the arenas in one place.  No way to miss anything that way.

Just replace tabs with different colors to signify between free and pay arenas:

(http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o460/caldera_08/notabs.jpg~original) (http://s343.photobucket.com/user/caldera_08/media/notabs.jpg.html)


There are the added benefits of making the number of choices look larger as well as making the overall population look larger.

Bingo. 

This is brilliant right here. 

And also I wouldn't show the upper limit (/Max) on the pay arenas.  112/500 makes it look empty. 
Title: Re: Did I miss something?
Post by: puller on June 04, 2017, 12:19:41 PM
Weekend WWI Warriors

Every Saturday night 9pm EDT 8 CDT

No vulching, no crying  :aok :rock :joystick: :airplane:
Title: Re: Did I miss something?
Post by: hgtonyvi on June 04, 2017, 12:41:46 PM
I've been in ww1 arena once or twice. It's not bad at all.
Title: Re: Did I miss something?
Post by: DmonSlyr on June 04, 2017, 12:51:30 PM
Yes, it's because people literally didn't see the tabs, and immediately clicked on the MA. I did state this some months ago.

I agree with Caldera on this one.

Title: Re: Did I miss something?
Post by: caldera on June 04, 2017, 01:22:43 PM
And also I wouldn't show the upper limit (/Max) on the pay arenas.  112/500 makes it look empty.

Yep.  It doesn't look good to show an arena filled to 20% capacity.  If the arena becomes filled, open another.  That's a first world problem that can be dealt with later.
Title: Re: Did I miss something?
Post by: pops04 on August 17, 2017, 12:25:44 PM
Lusche
    We normally get in the WW1 arena Fri and Sat nights around nine PM EST. We try to make it a gentleman's fight. No vulching on take off or landing. We run a common vox of 258 so everyone can talk across the arena.

Pops04 :salute :cheers:
Title: Re: Did I miss something?
Post by: wil3ur on August 17, 2017, 12:48:34 PM
I stopped flying in WWI because in its current configuration it's impossible to land successfully.  For whatever reason the air fields now only give ditches.  I tested it with even a simple start flight/exit flight without ever moving and still received a ditch...  so I stopped logging in.
Title: Re: Did I miss something?
Post by: ImADot on August 17, 2017, 01:32:42 PM
I stopped flying in WWI because in its current configuration it's impossible to land successfully.  For whatever reason the air fields now only give ditches.  I tested it with even a simple start flight/exit flight without ever moving and still received a ditch...  so I stopped logging in.

Because score and name in lights is so much more important than the fun of flying and fighting?
Title: Re: Did I miss something?
Post by: Skuzzy on August 17, 2017, 01:35:03 PM
I stopped flying in WWI because in its current configuration it's impossible to land successfully.  For whatever reason the air fields now only give ditches.  I tested it with even a simple start flight/exit flight without ever moving and still received a ditch...  so I stopped logging in.

Sounds like a bug, which should be reported.  Then again, I wonder if Patch 5 fixed it?
Title: Re: Did I miss something?
Post by: wil3ur on August 17, 2017, 04:12:09 PM
Because score and name in lights is so much more important than the fun of flying and fighting?

Not so much a score, but my woman belittles me and says I'm not a real man if I don't land kills and get my name in lights.  She says she'll leave me for ghi if I don't get my act together.  She says not sounding like Dracula is already one strike against me.   :cry
Title: Re: Did I miss something?
Post by: icepac on August 18, 2017, 08:44:10 AM
32 kills per hour for the top guys?