Side Switch Penalty and EMI Off Peak -- Something's Gotta Give

[Reaper90]

I say switch it back to 1 hour, nothing was wrong with it to begin with. Like the famous saying goes "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" 

This.

Or no time delay what-so-ever if you're switching to the low number side.

[Megalodon]

This.

Or no time delay what-so-ever if you're switching to the low number side.

 wont happen take your 15 pals and make your own arena

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wont happen take your 15 pals and make your own arena

why does it bother you people want to switch sides?


is it after the fact that you run your mouth and you wont go back it up, that people switch sides and hunt you down?


what other reason could there be for you to care what someone does in his game time.



















you dont need to answer I already know the answer to that question.  <-----actually a middle finger.

[Brooke]

the big question is which side is getting swarmed? 

I'll reword to be more precise:

It is useful after about 2 am Eastern time to be able to switch sides easily.  Then, you can jump to a side to even up fights and to get fights, instead of being stuck on a side that has the overwhelming force in the fight.  Note that I am now making no claims on the roster -- only what is observed in the fights.  This is also based upon my direct experience, not suppositions on my part.

At prime time, there are no problems.

[Vraciu]

I'll reword to be more precise:

It is useful after about 2 am Eastern time to be able to switch sides easily.  Then, you can jump to a side to even up fights and to get fights, instead of being stuck on a side that has the overwhelming force in the fight.  Note that I am now making no claims on the roster -- only what is observed in the fights.  This is also based upon my direct experience, not suppositions on my part.

At prime time, there are no problems.

+1

[guncrasher]

I'll reword to be more precise:

It is useful after about 2 am Eastern time to be able to switch sides easily.  Then, you can jump to a side to even up fights and to get fights, instead of being stuck on a side that has the overwhelming force in the fight.  Note that I am now making no claims on the roster -- only what is observed in the fights.  This is also based upon my direct experience, not suppositions on my part.

At prime time, there are no problems.

I'll rephrase mine to say exactly what I said before.  when I used to switch a few years back when we had the one hour switch.  it was a hit or miss  if there was a fight.  we would see a base blinking and a red darbar and we would switch  only to find out that it was just a few guys doing a mission for a base take.  no fighting going on.

just because you see a darbar and a base blinking you cant tell if there's any fight or just a hording.    then you got a 50/50 chance of switching to the side that is being attacked.

I used to play literally all night and switch 5 or 6 times.  1/2 the time I would find myself  just porking fields waiting for somebody to up.  even worst if there was a tank town as 1/2 the players would be in tanks.

semp

[Arlo]

just because you see a darbar and a base blinking you cant tell if there's any fight or just a hording.   

Red and friendly dar of equal proportions generally means there's some kinda fight goin' on.

[Arlo]

wont happen take your 15 pals and make your own arena

Oh ... yeah .... a bunch of segregated custom arenas to switch in. Now there's a novel (non)solution. 

[Vraciu]

Oh ... yeah .... a bunch of segregated custom arenas to switch in. Now there's a novel (non)solution. 

 

[guncrasher]

Red and friendly dar of equal proportions generally means there's some kinda fight goin' on.

but I wasnt talking about a friendly darbar was I  .


semp

[Arlo]

but I wasnt talking about a friendly darbar was I  .

semp

Oh dear. Yes Semp, if there is only red dar and a blinking base then it is probably just a horde and not a fight. Very good. 

[pervert]

I'll rephrase mine to say exactly what I said before.  when I used to switch a few years back when we had the one hour switch.  it was a hit or miss  if there was a fight.  we would see a base blinking and a red darbar and we would switch  only to find out that it was just a few guys doing a mission for a base take.  no fighting going on.

just because you see a darbar and a base blinking you cant tell if there's any fight or just a hording.    then you got a 50/50 chance of switching to the side that is being attacked.

I used to play literally all night and switch 5 or 6 times.  1/2 the time I would find myself  just porking fields waiting for somebody to up.  even worst if there was a tank town as 1/2 the players would be in tanks.

semp

Guide to semping

1. Ignore every reasonable point in the post.
2. Reply by getting across semps point.
3. Become perplexed that posters don't get semps point of view.
4. goto 1

Semp you missed the point of Brooke's post I am gonna semplify it for you by puttin it in giant letters mkay?

I'll reword to be more precise:

It is useful after about 2 am Eastern time to be able to switch sides easily.  Then, you can jump to a side to even up fights and to get fights, instead of being stuck on a side that has the overwhelming force in the fight.  Note that I am now making no claims on the roster -- only what is observed in the fights.  This is also based upon my direct experience, not suppositions on my part.

At prime time, there are no problems.

[Vraciu]

Guide to semping

1. Ignore every reasonable point in the post.
2. Reply by getting across semps point.
3. Become perplexed that posters don't get semps point of view.
4. goto 1

Semp you missed the point of Brooke's post I am gonna semplify it for you by puttin it in giant letters mkay?

How do I put this in my WISHLIST post?  (I know how. It is a rhetorical question.)

Semp just needs to change the E to a U.

What a .........................

 

Brooke says what we have ALL been saying and the ignorant few can't see (because they are never there--as SEMP acknowledged in his post on my thread the Wishlist).   These people proclaim on high "There is not a problem" when they are not around to see it when it happens--every single day.   Meh.

[Changeup]

How do I put this in my WISHLIST post?  (I know how. It is a rhetorical question.)

Semp just needs to change the E to a U.

What a .........................

 

Brooke says what we have ALL been saying and the ignorant few can't see (because they are never there--as SEMP acknowledged in his post on my thread the Wishlist).   These people proclaim on high "There is not a problem" when they are not around to see it when it happens--every single day.   Meh.

Is this like going full "semp"?

[Skyyr]

I fly for the smallest side. It results in more fights and more points, which is all I really care about. If you think forcing players (like myself) to stay on your side for an additional 11 hours is going to somehow help your cause, then, well, no, it won't. If my side has too many players or an overwhelming advantage (like it typically does past midnight CST), then I'm going to log off. The second that 12 hour limit is up, I'm going to log back on and switch to the smallest side and proceed to kill whoever that side is fighting.

But seriously, they're stupid chess pieces. Unless you swore your lifelong allegiance to some guy in armor riding a horse, I really don't see what the problem is.