HTC.
Suggestion.
Until the 'economy' picks up and thus subscribers, merge the two arenas.
I can't tell you how many times lately, I've had about 30 minutes to kill (or wanted to pretend I did) and log in to see my arena capped. Log in and out several times to refresh, same result. Log off, go do man chores.
My drilling, painting, running to the store, laundry, bill paying, cleaning skills doth not need tested, I'm already a seasoned vet. I need more stick time. For me, this resulted in my recent 9 month hiatus to some small degree. I just didn't have the time in the evening that I used to. I only wished to play a little here and there, maybe when I get home from work and just before bed. But if I had to fight to log in, it just didn't seem worth it, I had other things to do or others games I would just jump into.
I know this doesn't bode well with many that loathed tragic tuesday glitches, but in the few tuesdays since being back, I really haven't seen much in the way of issues because of this as the amount of people on during peak hours is far less now. Correct me if I am wrong of course.
Just a suggestion, I think it would help out. Personally I think it's a good business decision but what the heck do I know?
I apologize that if in my absence this horse has been beaten back to the simple protein stage on the sulfur lake, but I wanted to put it out there.
EDIT! Sorry guys, my eyes are getting bad in my old age. I see there actually is another thread about this already on this same page named "herding arenas". While my approach may be different, the sentiment is the same. Sad to see some of the responses from the lifers though bashing a new sub. The very thing that may well keep this game afloat. Without folks like that, this game will not last. Don't bash the new guys, they may very well save your national pastime.