Waking up at 6 am

[Jambi]

This would certainly make trade even more interesting for us 
+1

Trade across the water? between the 2 continents?

Would be very nice. Troops/Equipment/Gold send by transport ships.. with additional warships as escort?

Pirate Clans get a chance...

Ahha would be so awesome, if it was like that :-)

[Digglez]

Let me reflect that back on you. Why would you be against a split ?

Your arguments are pretty uninformed and short sighted.

i expect a good read back from you

Because splitting them wont stop people (on your continent) from attacking you in the middle of the night, duh.

[Raxmus]

Attacking an NA faction needs to be during an NA prime-time window. ( 17:00 - 23:00 UTC - 05:00 )
Attacking an EU faction needs to be during an EU prime-time window. ( 17:00 - 23:00 UTC + 01:00 )

There is no other way to implement an attack/defend system properly.

[Jambi]

true, you're clever jambi, intelligent enough to say it's not cool not to be able to hire your clanmates which are EU for example if you attacked at NA time, man i don't understand why things are this way

/irony off

logic, don't try it if you failed at it

Im hero, i can say w/e Olwen 

[Jambi]

Because splitting them wont stop people (on your continent) from attacking you in the middle of the night, duh.

Yeah. But at least both attackers and defenders will face the same problem.. that some people have lives, and refuse to play at crazy night times.
Were facing a latency problem as well, remember?? You did not adress this at all in your comment


Your arguments are pretty uninformed and short sighted.

[Olwen]

you're just a wet chick dancing on the bar at midnight after drinking a 33cl beer glass

[Raxmus]

you're just a wet chick dancing on the bar at midnight after drinking a 33cl beer glass

Ad hominem isn't a logical argument.

[Digglez]

Attacking an NA faction needs to be during an NA prime-time window. ( 17:00 - 23:00 UTC - 05:00 )
Attacking an EU faction needs to be during an EU prime-time window. ( 17:00 - 23:00 UTC + 01:00 )

OMG this isnt fair, I work 2nd/3rd shift, so I cant play in strategus.

So where this is going?

Yeah. But at least both attackers and defenders will face the same problem.. that some people have lives, and refuse to play at crazy night times. 

Actually it will be WORSE, because now the late nite attackers wont have a ping disadvantage.  Current system works great, you either choose your attack time or ping

[Jambi]

you're just a wet chick dancing on the bar at midnight after drinking a 33cl beer glass

Is that how i appear to you, in your fantasy ? 

[Raxmus]

So where this is going?

There is no perfect system, that is self evident, that said it is the best system that supports the majority of players. People don't work every single day, 99% of MMORPG player events are set during prime time for the majority of players' time zones. It is the fault of the person working 2nd/3rd shift they desire to play a highly social game.

Actually it will be WORSE, because now the late nite attackers wont have a ping disadvantage.  Current system works great, you either choose your attack time or ping

The opposing side has no say in the attack times. Defender should always have default advantage. Simple risk/reward mechanics.

[Digglez]

The opposing side has no say in the attack times. Defender should always have default advantage. Simple risk/reward mechanics.

I never said they did.  Its in reference to splitting NA/EU without battle windows.  Now people on your own continent (without ping disadvantage) will be attacking you in the middle of the night.

As it stands, the off-hours attackers are at a big ping disadvantage, since defenders get home advantage

[Tears of Destiny]

Alternate Idea:
Ban NA from Strategus, as was Paul's suggestion.

[Jambi]

So where this is going?


Actually it will be WORSE, because now the late nite attackers wont have a ping disadvantage.  Current system works great, you either choose your attack time or ping

Ping doesnt matter if you attack in the middle of the night, because nobody will show up anyways to fight against you.

IE When BRD attacked Amere(Mercs) at 5 AM in the morning. We actually had a full roster. We accepted loads of players. Yet only 3 showed up. So dos it then still matter your playing with a 200+ ping ?

Question. Do you actually play Strategus yourself?

[Raxmus]

I never said they did.  Its in reference to splitting NA/EU without battle windows.  Now people on your own continent (without ping disadvantage) will be attacking you in the middle of the night.

As it stands, the off-hours attackers are at a big ping disadvantage, since defenders get home advantage

This is true; that said with the current system NA and EU factions are free to attack in the middle of the night as well if they so choose.

The issue is defenders have no say in attack time.

Alternate Idea:
Ban NA from Strategus, as was Paul's suggestion.

Agreed. Filthy American scumbags.

[Tears of Destiny]

This is true; that said with the current system NA factions are free to attack in the middle of the night as well if they so choose.

*coughcoughCHAOSAttackingAt2AMEastCoastTimecoughcough*