Consensus on changing FSO start time

[TheBug]

First off I am not a CM, the start time is not changing and the results of this thread are not necessarily an indicator as to whether or not the start time will ever change.

I just wanted to pull this out of the other thread and try and get a feeling for what the FSO community at large felt for changing the start time of FSO.  I fully understand the need to start FSO late to allow the west coast guys the opportunity to play, but I believe if the start time was pulled back an hour to 10pm EST it would have minimal impact on the west coast guys and be a great help to the east coast guys.  7pm PST is past most normal working hours and most people have finished dinner by then.  Midnight still makes for a pretty late night, but I know at least for myself it sure beats 1am.

So I am just looking for opinions from everyone that either plays FSO, or might be interested in playing FSO, on whether or not they would prefer a 10pm EST start time.  Or if anyone else has another proposed start.  This is only meant to be used as feedback to the FSO CM staff. 

[akbmzawy]

An opinion poll should be established on this regard.

[ImADot]

We could just shoot you down first...you'd be in bed by 11:30pm. 

Being in Central time zone, I'm fine with it either way and will go with whatever the FSO CM team decides.

[TheBug]

We could just shoot you down first...you'd be in bed by 11:30pm. 

Hehe, there's been a couple nights where I have tucked in early. 

[Bannor]

I'm west coast and have no problem with a time change.

[gyrene81]

i'm in central time and i intentionally don't plan anything on friday nights so a time change would be of little consequence...unless i forget     

[SIK1]

West coast here as well, so seven works just as well as eight.
If the East coast people would like it to start an hour earlier I wouldn't have a problem with it. 
Any more than an hour earlier, and I would have difficulty making it. 

[PuppetZ]

If you pull back FSO start 1 hour, it's about 4 beer less in the night. My doctor would be ok with that........

Seriously though, I have no problem with it either way. I live in East. TZ and 10 is as good for me as 11. I will fly whatever the hour. FSO is all that secure my 15$/month for HTC.

[Stampf]

I think we could get more participants an hour earlier.

My vote would be, if we were taking a vote,... try it at 10:00 PM est.

[49Jester]

Since I did most of my staying up late in the 90's, a 10PM start would be much better thing for me and most of my squad

[TheBug]

Any more than an hour earlier, and I would have difficulty making it. 

Yeah I think more than an hour earlier wouldn't be fair.

[ImADot]

You must also consider the European and Asian/Pacific players. An hour could mean more of a change to them than to the US East Coast players.

[perdue3]

I will be there if it is 5 AM. Makes no difference to me.

[Squire]

There is a poll up now. I will get it as a sticky soon.

[Reschke]

You probably lose just as many as you gain so you most likely end up with the same numbers across the board and no real increase or decrease in participation.

Probably end up loosing more players overall in the summer time and spring for those of us that actually have a life away from AH. I am not adjusting plans for outdoor activities or with family members by trying to hurry things along just to be back in time to hop in a virtual plane and get the FSO time. Odds are most people are going to be in the same situation; especially if FSO is the primary time that they interact with their squadron buddies.