Killroy, you mix stuff up and make no sense. The AH player population size is one thing, ENY locks is another. The former only really causes issues when the numbers are extremely low - this means that the vast majority of players are unaffected by this.
We are largely in agreement, in that I am specifically referring to the low population time slot.
AH never had a sizeable population in east Asia prime time. If you suggest that that small fraction became even smaller because of ENY issues, then maybe there is something to discuss. The overall effect on the game and the rest of the player population is nil. If there is some critical issue with AH it is not ENY.
I think it's important to view this time slot more as an indicator of AH health, as a heart rate monitor, than as an East Asian demographic, no offense intended to the any members. This is my perspective: that fraction got smaller for whatever reason; attrition, senility, epiphany, eny, etc. Now, currently, that fraction is not growing, it is smaller that any time I have ever seen it playing AH and I know, for sure, that he current playing environment discourages newcomers in my country.
There is very little chance to excel. There is very little opportunity to feel validated, unless you join some sort of swarm of FM-2's. How can a new player feel good fighting against superior weapons. Don't give me some esoteric, soul building answer; are subscriptions sold on the basis of offering people an opportunity to improve their personalities?
This time slot, as a heart rate monitor, is a critical indicator. All the rest of you come on, it's a good fight, tank town and all and you never realize, for the first time in decades, the place was a ghost town before you joined. It's scary. That is why I say, let the maps roll. Who cares what Bish does when none of you are on. Turn ENY off when there are fewer that 40 people, we'll take it from there.
ENY is a personal problem to you during the low number times. We get it, you dont like being restricted by ENY. Removing ENY on the other hand isnt going to bring the numbers up.
How can you know what I prefer, or what I consider to be a personal problem? That is right, you can't, but you can go ahead and type like you can which leads to the validity of everything else that clatters off your keyboard. Implying the entire forum is your ally does not salvage your credibility and making an unsupported statement as to the effects of ENY removal proves you don't care.
I'd be gone if I only got to fly early US time.
This is a message we need to read over and over and over until the meaning of it sinks in.
It is obvious that the ENY system isnt "punishing" players enough for being on the side with the greatest numbers. So what must be done is killing the chess piece loyalty, for ex by assigning a player to the side with the lowest number when he log in.
It is obvious that you sir, are at a far different level in the game from me, in that you don't even recognize such levels. If I played as rarely as you, I probably would not care what country I flew in either. Popeye44 is my
friend. I like talking to him, I like defending with him and he as a player is just one example of my Bish friends. If I had started Rook or Knight I would have the same affiliations in those countries. I look forward to seeing my friends and to meeting new ones.
You start scrambling this around like Counterstrike and I'm done. Ha, you all thought I had low self esteem problems and only came here to cure it by killing in droves - wrong!
But ENY isn't really the problem, the problem is that the player base has imploded, there are almost no European players left in the game and those who are plays pretty much only on weekends when the numbers are a bit higher. I also left because of this, there is simply no longer worth paying $15/month to play online since there isnt anyone to fight anymore. The game is great but it doesnt help if there isnt any players. The inflow of new players are so low that when they show up they are immediately seen as spies/shades etc...
We are in exact agreement here except for one glaring point: ENY is the problem. Take it away when numbers are low and numbers start to grow.
I would argue ENY is the ONLY thing off hours keeping the Bish in check. Otherwise the map will be won in no time at all and arena resets REALLY do trigger whoever was still logged in to go to bed.
You are very conscious of a need to keep Bish in check. You fly Rook, you fly Knight, but in all the years, I've only ever seen you visit the Bish country briefly. Like System, like Makayla. Some, like Capera, never visit Bish. I used to think you hated the country, as illogical as that would force you to be in my mind. Later I decided that you guys decided that HTC wasn't doing enough to make the game fair or fun or whatever you perceived the game needed - and so you set about doing it yourselves - am I close?
That is why I am thinking an idea to improve the game, that does not include slamming the Bish, will not go over so well with you. It does not mean the idea is invalid, it means you are unable to consider it.
Yes, I want all those holders on, the bitter, angry, defeated Bish haters to log. I want the old stuck maps to roll and get a new game and new feelings started.
For years Bish have used the excuse of getting double teamed in prime time a legitimate reason for their OTT horde mentality when the arena is quiet to grab/extend whatever war situation they have.
You make it very difficult to converse respectably when you make such conversational gaffs. The rumors about your mother's basement seem more credible reading this stuff. You do realize that "Bish" refers to the Bishop nation, which represents a loosely defined group of otherwise
completely unassociated individuals? To say that "Bish have used the excuse," is to be, in virtual terms, racist. Shall I replace the word "Bish" in your sentence with the name for any racially charged interest group, so that it makes sense to you? You probably don't know why being racist is bad, which leads to the fact that you don't know that what you write is meaningless.
The rest of your post is more back slapping self aggrandization, which I won't even bother picking apart. I can't teach you how to express yourself in a responsible way, best stick to doing it with your guns, fewer chances of making a faux pas that way.
