ONE world against two arenas

[TheDudeDVant]

Its time for a change.

Many things have changed in Aces High.. Land capture systems, play style, new planes, new tanks, new players, but one thing remains.. We all play for fun. Arena changes do not promote that fun. Large maps with few player do not promote fun on large scales. Big furballs do promote that fun no matter if you're a base taker or a land taker.

Its time for a change! Vote ONE on this day.. or the next..

and for your listening pleasure..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knG4FULN5Ug&feature=related

[AWwrgwy]

It's fine the way it is.

My vote.

-1


wrongway

[bagrat]

so this is about voting for what map gets put up next?

[Dichotomy]

dunno but I've always dug that song

thanks 

[grizz441]

I too wish we could just have one arena and leave it at that.  I've heard the argument that two arenas helps increase subscription but I have seen absolutely no evidence to back it other than a short term circumstantial subscription spike when they split the arenas.  The game hasn't grown the way it was trending when they split the arenas.  Maybe it is time to go back to One.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM8bTdBs-cw

+2 to offset Wrongway's -1! 

[Lusche]

I have seen absolutely no evidence to back it other than a short term circumstantial subscription spike when they split the arenas.  T

Where have you found subscription data? 

[grizz441]

Where have you found subscription data?  

I'm working off the assumption that players who subscribe to the game play the game.

[Lusche]

I guess I'm just working off the assumption that players who subscribe to the game play the game.

We also have a huge part of players each tour who are on trial only and neverdo subscribe. And I just can't tell how big that share is exactly, and I can tell even less if their percentage has changed and by what amount. That's why I'm  very reluctant to use the term subscribers myself. I absolutely can't say if that spike in player numbers after the split really had been due to subscriptions, or if we had just a time with significantly more trial accounts (tv ad campaign maybe?)

[grizz441]

We also have a huge part of players each tour who are on trial only and neverdo subscribe. And I just can't tell how big that share is exactly, and I can tell even less if their percentage has changed and by what amount. That's why I'm  very reluctant to use the term subscribers myself. I absolutely can't say if that spike in player numbers after the split really had been due to subscriptions, or if we had just a time with significantly more trial accounts (tv ad campaign maybe?)

And regardless, it was a short term spike, and probably had no correlation with the split.  When I look at your 2010 data, I see a slow decline in game activity which in all practicality, must be highly correlated with subscriptions.  I don't see any concrete reason why we should have two arenas to begin with, just a bunch of hearsay and the mythical 'cess pool' argument.

[Lusche]

Just to clarify, I'm not against a one LW arena setup.

Or more precise: One consisting of two single arenas - One offpeak and one peak, because of the huge disparity in player numbers in 24h

[LLogann]

2 is always better than 1. 

If it were 1 large map, and 1 small map, all would be perfect.

[grizz441]

2 is always better than 1.  

If it were 1 large map, and 1 small map, all would be perfect.

By that argument, 3 is better than 2, and 4 is better than 3, and so on.  So by that logic, would ten LW arenas be a good idea?  Not as good as eleven obviously.

[LLogann]

If you read the second sentence you might think otherwise Silly Grizzy.   

Now "think"

By that argument, 3 is better than 2, and 4 is better than 3, and so on.  So by that logic, would ten LW arenas be a good idea?  Not as good as eleven obviously.

[dkff49]

To be honest the one night a week that there is only one arena has some of the worst gameplay that I see the whole week.

Bigger hordes, more base sneaks, etc.

I for one am not a big fan of the one arena idea with one exception, I do think the offhours arena implementation has worked well. Even if it means a slight interruption in gameplay for the minute or so it takes to log into the new arena at switch over.

Just my $.02

Besides the only one who knows what the numbers are for players is HTC and I have found no reason to dispute their claims that the numbers had begun to sink dramatically until the arena split took place. Honestly, I can see why it is the way they claim. If it were not for the fact that I am limited on the nights I have to play, I would probably not play on Tuesdays.

[oTRALFZo]

This argument is never going to be settled.
I have always been pro 1 arena. I like TT and the action that comes with it, BUT can you imagine the whines if one side is getting ganged?  The chesspeice loyals would have heartattacks. We have a choice now to say shut up and play or switch arenas. Leave it be..but I do agree   that LWorange=big map. LWblue=small map.