Herding Arenas !!!

[gyrene81]

See Rule #4

[guncrasher]

make the caps closer to each other and we will stop whining it is just that simple if ht wants to have them.  Or get rid of them like most want. 

Semp

[grizz441]

Or get rid of them like most want.  

Semp

"We know not what we want."

[CHAPPY]

[papjohns]

See Rule #4

[FLS]

Spin, HTC would like to have a better solution and I'm sure they would be grateful if you have one. There have been many suggestions but arena caps are the best solution they have currently. There are many threads about it if you care to read  them. Search for "arena caps" with the quotation marks.

[gyrene81]

What's with the anger? Good job disrespecting a vet

I am a vet pops. No anger, just intolerance for such nonsense to justify whining.


These are the caps as of right now...11:15 Central U.S. time.

[fudgums]

Yall are so lucky with pings under 700.

btw the arena cap changes at 1PM EST, 12PM CNT, and so on.

[Yeager]

Arena caps isnt an issue for me since I avoid the LW arenas like the plaque.  However I do agree that HTC ought to lift the cap on LW.

LW Blue with 30 peeps actually looks kinda fun. 

Lastly, always treat people with respect.  Always.

[The Fugitive]

Been an AH subscriber for just about 3 years or $540.00 worth. This makes me a paying customer. I am a 56 year old retired MSgt. which means I pay my own bills. I do not like the caps and I believe they should be done away with.

Been an AH subscriber for just about 10 years or $1800.00 worth. This makes me a paying customer. I am only a 52 year old, and only got to 2nd class petty officer in my 4 years in the Navy, which means I pay my own bills. I do not like the caps and I believe they should be done away with, however, I know at this time there is no better way to populate two LW arenas (...and we will never have a single MA again) so I enjoy what we do have.

[AWwrgwy]

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12:01 PM Central Time I bet.   

Caps just put into effect.  If caps were up 24 hours a day you would never see this.

Nothing like selective evidence.


wrongway

[choker41]

It only bothers me when I can't get into the same arena with squaddies.  Lately we've been flying blue just for this purpose.  I logged onto blue today and the perk multiplier was 5.00.  I upped a Mossie killed 10 objects and a flack panzer and got 24 perks.  That almost made up for my Tempest I lost in a disco yesterday of 60.  I'm torn between all of this.  I think keep caps in Orange and Blue at 400 and open up a Pink arena for some of us who need perk points.  J/k...caps at 400 would be awesome.

[Lusche]

Nothing like selective evidence.

Yes, that picture is selective evidence. Unfortunately, for a lot of us it's what we experience every day.

Let me phrase it in an admittedly very polemic way:

When I joined AH, I was able to play with 200-300 players on a map each evening. Now it's about 100 most of the time, with extended periods of less than 100. And not, because we have less players in AH... but because HTC concluded that 600 on a single map is not good for gameplay & business. US players can still play with 200-300 most of the time...

And yes, it's huge difference having 200 players actually fighting, or having 150 in one arena, with many of them just sitting in tower to secure their spot and 50 in the other.

 J/k...caps at 400 would be awesome.

Unfortunately, this would make the problem worse. Or do you think 400/400 and 20/400 is going to be more popular?

I'm afraid all solutions consisting of just increasing cap minimum ain't solutions at all.

[Reaper90]

Unfortunately, this would make the problem worse. Or do you think 400/400 and 20/400 is going to be more popular?

I'm afraid all solutions consisting of just increasing cap minimum ain't solutions at all.

I think 400/400 and 20/400 would be just fine.

For those of us that like a fight, the heavily populated arena would be a very active one with plenty of fighting everywhere. For the toolshedders and people who want to roll undefended bases but can't stand the thought of not flying a LW low-ENY ride, the "ghost town arena" would be just their speed.

Seriously? Why cap ANY arena at less than 250 EVER?? If the whole reason the caps are in place is because someone decided 600 or more people in a single arena was bad, m'kay, well then.... cap it at a lower number but one that makes sense. If I go to log in during the middle of the day EST, I don't want to see orange capped at XXX/100 and no one in LWB. I have absolutely no interest in going to a vacant arena and starting a fight between myself and auto-ack.

I defy anyone to tell me why any arena needs to be capped at 100 or 150 just to force people somewhere else when capping at 250 or 300 would be of no detriment to the higher populated arena. The people who want to be in the lower populated arenas will go to the lower populated arenas anyway, all the rediculously low cap does is tick off the people who want to do more than spend 20+ minutes hunting for another person to fight.

[Infidelz]

Please for the love of god do something about this.  I have no understanding why this is the way it is.  For my monthly subscription I EXPECT to have a choice where I can fly.  With the amount of time available to me to actually get on-line and enjoy some air time, I find it extremely frustrating to see this.  180/100 Orange 46/250 Blue.  If something does not get done about this I am canceling my subscription and wont bother your forums with my whining again.  At the very least some kind of explanation for why this is, cant we just have a cap of 500 per arena and allow those to choose where they fly?  Done!  Guess I'll go wash the car instead of getting some of my monies worth on-line!

Indeed I feel your pain sometimes. It can be inconvenient. Such a wide disparity leads me to think there is a slight flaw in the criteria for arena caps. Being that its human designed there is always a chance that things will foul up. Hopefully they can do something to fix this up so it occurs more gradually. Can't remember how many times i have had to wait to get into an arena because me squad mates where in there.

Also, lets keep it positive. Spin just venting and making an input. If people aren't free to complain how can the game improve?

I am Infidelz