Suggestion for leveling country numbers: option to assign on login

[SpinDoc1]

Ok...hear me out.

I've heard a lot of complaints in the General Forum from folks fed up with ENY, and others cancelling accounts because they can't stand the hordes...I have a suggestion to even the sides a bit. This won't be perfect, but it's a proposal to blunt the effects of ganging up:

- Create a menu option (perhaps another function in the O'club?) which you can toggle to either 'keep/maintain country affiliation' or to change to something like 'assign to new side upon login' (call it "mercenary" mode!)
- The idea is that those players who want to keep playing on one side can do that. But others who want to work toward a fair fight are willing to roll the dice a bit, and go for the least-favored country
- This also fits with the idea of mercenary status, as a gun for hire --> when you join the side with the least players your perk multiplier will improve, giving you more bang for the buck!

As many of you know, us Arabian Knights rotate through the three countries each month. We are no strangers to switching sides, in fact we thrive on it! That's what inspired me for this suggestion, I hope this gets implemented, and I hope some people feel like trying it out. Thanks for reading!

[Spikes]

I'd love this idea, so long as your 'auto assign' does not count toward your 6 hour timer. So in theory, you'd log in and be asked "would you like to switch to the low number side?". It would show the current numbers. If you select yes, you get brought to the low number side and keep your side switch for 'future' use. If not, you stay on your current affiliated country.

[SpinDoc1]

I'd love this idea, so long as your 'auto assign' does not count toward your 6 hour timer. So in theory, you'd log in and be asked "would you like to switch to the low number side?". It would show the current numbers. If you select yes, you get brought to the low number side and keep your side switch for 'future' use. If not, you stay on your current affiliated country.

Seems plausible to me! And also seems a reasonable, complementary idea.

[guncrasher]

think a better option is basically what was said but a little different.  log in you have 5 minutes to decide which country to join,  1 hour to switch to another then 6 hours.


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[Shuffler]

Not a bad idea at all.

[perdue3]

Even better if you could have a peek at the map for a minute or two in order to make your decision.

Great idea.

[RichardDarkwood]

Maybe to test out the two country theory's some are saying is how the game should be.

One of the three countries should abandon and join one of the other two countries just to see if it works.

[Eagler]

For two country setup - start with 3 countries but have one country start with only a couple of bases that are quickly captured by the other two.

That way when players from the 3rd now gone country log on they have to pick one of the other two or are auto assigned

Next map a different chess piece is short changed

Eagler

[Arlo]

A 2 country idea for the MA svcks.

Population scenario: Rooks = 20 players, Knights = 22 players, Bishops = 40 players.

Switch from Bishops to Rooks =  earn 20 perks and a 6 hour wait to switch again.
Switch from Bishops to Knights =  earn 18 perks and a 6 hour wait to switch again.
Switch from Knights to Rooks =  earn 2 perks and a 6 hour wait to switch again.
Switch from Knights to Bishop = costs 18 perks and a 6 hour wait to switch again.
Switch from Rooks to Knights =  costs 2 perks and a 6 hour wait to switch again.
Switch from Rooks to Bishops =  costs 20 perks and a 6 hour wait to switch again.

Why keep the wait time? To keep a player from farming excessive perks every time the balance shifts.

What warning box pops up in the O Club when you select a switch to another side?

"Switching to ______ will result in a loss of ______ perk points and a 6 hour wait to switch again. Yes/No?"

or

"Switching to ______ will result in earning _______ perk points but you will have a six hour wait to switch again. Yes/No?"

Oh, and reinstitute the original ENY equipment penalties.

*ShruG*

My version of having HiTech nanny code the game further (which is a shame but ..... ). SMDH 

[LCADolby]

Why not just roll back the AcesHigh "rules" clock back to 2006 when the game was at its peak and see if that steers us back onto up and up.

[Arlo]

Up until recently (the ENY disablement to see how positive/negative an effect that had) wasn't the AH 'rules' essentially the 2006 version? 

[Eagler]

Next to go should be the kiddie timer preventing  side switching

If I wanted to switch countries every sortie I should be able to

Always thought that rule was childish

Eagler

[Arlo]

Wait .... you think ENY is permanently gone? As in disabling it was a huge success? 

[hitech]

Why not just roll back the AcesHigh "rules" clock back to 2006 when the game was at its peak and see if that steers us back onto up and up.

Your off by 3 years.

[LCADolby]

Your off by 3 years.

My mind isn't as sharp as it once was