We need 2 sides for low player numbers

[nugetx]

So i'm currently on Arena and there are 50 people, but they are spread all over with 15 one one side 15 on other and 20 on 3rd, even though there are 50 people i'm flying alone.

with 2 sides it would be 25 vs 25 and much better to find a fight.

[The Fugitive]

More likely 40 vs 10

[nrshida]

We are scanning the roster right now! 

[AAIK]

Maybe the opposite direction? 4 sides but smaller maps.

[Vraciu]

More likely 40 vs 10

I think people will balance up.

+1 to OP. 

[The Fugitive]

I think people will balance up.

+1 to OP.

LOL!!! nope, not with the side switching rule. Remember rule number one, "Go where the most players are playing", that includes the team thats rolling with the most players.

[Vraciu]

LOL!!! nope, not with the side switching rule. Remember rule number one, "Go where the most players are playing", that includes the team thats rolling with the most players.

You have to modify the sideswitch rules for this to work.

We never had this problem in Warbirds.  When things got out of balance people switched to fix it.  Worked fine.

Frankly I don't care either way.  I'd rather be on the outnumbered side of a horde than on the side ignored by the other two teams.   The time for two sides has arrived.  We are whistling past the graveyard in denying this.    When numbers rebound the third side can be re-introduced.

[The Fugitive]

You have to modify the sideswitch rules for this to work.

We never had this problem in Warbirds.  When things got out of balance people switched to fix it.  Worked fine.

Frankly I don't care either way.  I'd rather be on the outnumbered side of a horde than on the side ignored by the other two teams.   The time for two sides has arrived.  We are whistling past the graveyard in denying this.    When numbers rebound the third side can be re-introduced.

Ya that just falls under "that was then, this is now" If everything worked like it did "then" we wouldnt be having these issues. 

[popeye]

Given the prevalence of hordes and 2 countries attacking 1 while ignoring each other, it seems that the current player base has little interest in "balance".

[Vraciu]

Ya that just falls under "that was then, this is now" If everything worked like it did "then" we wouldnt be having these issues. 

Exactly.  Three sides worked THEN.  It doesn't work NOW.   

Given the prevalence of hordes and 2 countries attacking 1 while ignoring each other, it seems that the current player base has little interest in "balance".

Nope, so at least I would be able to find a fight instead of being ignored by the purse swingers on the other side of the map.

[nugetx]

If there will be 200+ people it can always come back to 3 sides.... but for now it should be 2.

[Vraciu]

If there will be 200+ people it can always come back to 3 sides.... but for now it should be 2.

Agreed.

The war will be a lot more dynamic, too, which is in and of itself fun.

I do miss the fullscreen map we had in WBs though.   You got a much better idea of what was going on than you do when forced to "fold" your map onto a clipboard-sized area.  A  fullscreen map option would be a good move.  Most games have this (even Zombie hunting games have it).


The clipboard is a nice work of coding prowess, but I think it probably confounds noobs a bit.

[Zardoz]

I like 3 sides

[Ciaphas]

Check this out, there is a two sided war being fought at the moment. One is a blatant front and the other is a silent front (players and performance)

here is a way to deal with them both at the same time:

Remove the third country

• 1/3 of 3d geometry removed from the rendering engine - better performance
• force a two sided war, people are more apt to fight if they have numbers with them (don't even start about the three countries have numbers crap)
• stronger fronts for people to fight over

there is more but I feel the beer gods calling my name.

[Vraciu]

Check this out, there is a two sided war being fought at the moment. One is a blatant front and the other is a silent front (players and performance)

here is a way to deal with them both at the same time:

Remove the third country

• 1/3 of 3d geometry removed from the rendering engine - better performance
• force a two sided war, people are more apt to fight if they have numbers with them (don't even start about the three countries have numbers crap)
• stronger fronts for people to fight over

there is more but I feel the beer gods calling my name.

^^^^ I like this guy.   

+1