I know the patch discussion opens tomorrow, but I feel like this needs to be asked.
Why were fed-space battle times changed AGAIN? The original fed space time was broken into 2 time zones to accomodate SA players (a perfectly reasonable change). Why is it now that the fed space has been changed away from this and the new time is for RU pilots? Fed space was supposed to be the US/SA battle zone with EU/RU involvement kept to a minimum due to the battle time (Jericho and Empire sectors are the same way but in reverse). The patch notes say due to “our wishes,” the battle times have been changed, but I have yet to see a single suggestion of that on this forum
(after the SA battle time was introduced). If the requests were from RU pilots, it is simply more confirmation of RU bias/greed. It goes to show that RU corps aren’t satisfied with having both Empire and Jericho space available for competition, so they become greedy and want fed space as well…
I highly doubt this time change was designed to fit the needs of SA players better, as the new time zone is at around 11pm for the SA region (9am EDT).
If this is designed to increase activity in fed space, yes, it will accomplish that, by driving away all the small US/SA corps (the ones without many sectors, or any sectors at all) and replacing them with RU.
In my opinion, if this time change was in fact designed to increase activity in fed space, it is probably the worst way of going about that. There needs to be more incentive for the corps IN THAT TIMEZONE to play dreadnoughts. Opening it up for the RU corps to dominate all three regions of space is a horrible mistake, and is a mistake I feel can easily be corrected by reverting back to the old battle times.
Any other thoughts?
ESB no longer participates in SQ (Dreadnought Battles) for the time being.
Dreadnought battles need more, than just time adjustment, but that’s the topic for another day.
Maybe because Arch currently has a monopoly over fed space, since it is the only active US corp…
Maybe because Arch currently has a monopoly over fed space, since it is the only active US corp…
Just because Arch have MORE, does not mean they have a monopoly, NASA is sort of Active, they have some too, some good ones, OWL are NASA allies. can’t NASA help you with sectors you may want to contest ?
Corps with more active players, shouldn’t be penalised just because other corps don’t actively recruit or have enough active pilots.
Maybe because Arch currently has a monopoly over fed space, since it is the only active US corp…
Like I said, bringing in the RU corps isn’t the best way to increase activity in fed space. Something needs to change in order to give the smaller US corps more reason to participate in dreadnoughts.
I’m still confused as to why they haven’t figured out that getting several corps together to attack at the same time is a very effective tactic for taking down defense quickly, but w/e…
And like Wind said, we don’t really have a monopoly, we’ve just taken over a lot of the sectors (either taking them from NASA or kicking out the RU corps that got freebies when dreadnoughts opened). I know we’ve been really trying to encourage the smaller US corps to become active (SALT, and most of the CDF alliance especially have been getting more active in fed space, but more would be better).
Just because Arch have MORE, does not mean they have a monopoly, NASA is sort of Active, they have some too, some good ones, OWL are NASA allies. can’t NASA help you with sectors you may want to contest ?
Corps with more active players, shouldn’t be penalised just because other corps don’t actively recruit or have enough active pilots.
We would have to stay up until or get up at 5am or something…
We would have to stay up until or get up at 5am or something…
I understand that, being a UK player myself 
I’m smack dab in the middle of US, so for me:
16:00 MSK (4:00PM) -> 7:00 AM
5:00 MSK (5:00AM) -> 8:00 PM
I would really like to know who requested this switch, and why the developers thought it was a good idea.
The 8:00pm timeslot works fine with my work schedule, but the 7:00am one is pushing it. I don’t know about the UK pilots in our group, but I doubt they will be as lucky to have BOTH those times fall within reasonable waking hours…
I’m smack dab in the middle of US, so for me:
16:00 MSK (4:00PM) -> 7:00 AM
5:00 MSK (5:00AM) -> 8:00 PM
I would really like to know who requested this switch, and why the developers thought it was a good idea.
The 8:00pm timeslot works fine with my work schedule, but the 7:00am one is pushing it. I don’t know about the UK pilots in our group, but I doubt they will be as lucky to have BOTH those times fall within reasonable waking hours…
I had the same thoughts writing this topic.
I found that the pre-patch battle times were fine, it gave EU and RU pilots 2 times to compete, and gave US pilots 1 (or 2 if you stay up late) times to play, and SA 1 time.
Why the RU/EU pilots need a 3rd battle time, in the last faction, is beyond me (especially at the cost of the SA/late US battle time).
Why the RU/EU pilots need a 3rd battle time, in the last faction, is beyond me (especially at the cost of the SA/late US battle time).
You can bet at 4:00pm Moscow time, anyone who isn’t at work (what’s the average Russian work day length anyway?) will be grabbing at all the North American territories they can get with both fists.
You think it’s hard to get a sector NOW, with Arch holding so many territories? Just wait til you have to compete with Russians with superior game connections, who will probably pick apart the map simply because we will be asleep or getting ready for work. Won’t that be fun?
I wanted something along the lines of 8:00pm CST, 10:00pm CST, and midnight CST when I suggested the idea of changing the timeslots. That would make dreadnoughts more accessible to the NA population and the SEA population. Not this 4pm Moscow thing.
Make a poll with some time slots, that is assuming old cycle is not coming back, so how would the one cycle that is left better to be adjusted.
Make a poll with some time slots, that is assuming old cycle is not coming back, so how would the one cycle that is left better to be adjusted.
A poll, you say?
[http://forum.star-conflict.com/index.php?/topic/27520-poll-time-what-times-work-best-for-na-players-on-dreadnought-battles/](< base_url >/index.php?/topic/27520-poll-time-what-times-work-best-for-na-players-on-dreadnought-battles/)
EVERYONE IN THIS THREAD, FILL THIS OUT. IT’S PRETTY IMPORTANT.