A player asked if Cap Ship Battle times could be varied from time to time, rather than always being at 7pm GMT.

I think it'd be nice for other players who can't make that time slot to have a chance, every few weeks, to get in on a battle. If we took a poll, I'd vote for varying the time.

We've got players from all over the world. Let's try to include them when we can.

I agree in principle that the times should be more varied but not in practice:

There are a couple reasons why I want to keep it at 7pm GMT:

1. Most players are online during that time.
2. It a neutral time for USA and European players.
3. With a standard time hopefully more people will show up. If we change times every week it will be harder for people to remember when the battle is. (Even though in practice we’ve had fewer players each week.)
4. More importantly we need a time when a guide can be on. A guide needs to spawn the sets of cap ships and take care of any cap ships that shouldn’t be there. I’m not a guide if I was it might be different.

I do want to include as many players in different locations as possible but I don’t see how it can be done and still be a planned battle. It takes a lot of organization to get the cap ships and players in place. I post almost a week in advance to every guild site and the VO Role Playing forums to make sure everyone knows about it.

I’ve allowed (encouraged) everyone to give there input about the rules and the time for the past 4 weeks. I wish you, and others, had made your concerns know before now. I’m not sure if anything can be done at this late stage.

As always your suggestions, comments and opinions are welcome. Maybe together we can come up with some kind of compromise.

JB :)

I know that the current time is almost the absolute WORST time for me to participate, except when I might be at work. 4 hours out of my glorious Saturday afternoon, spent huddled over my computer. <sigh>

I think there might be something to be said about making this a monthly event - participation would probably increase. Varying the start time would be easier if it was a monthly "special event."

We'll have to try and work something out. I have a full-time job, a wife, a child, another on the way, and a house to renovate. Figure out a time amongst yourselves and we'll see if we have a guide who can staff it.

Heres your chance. If you want a new time for the next battle please post below and I will see what I can do.
Right now the Next battle is scedualled for Saturday, June 4, 2005, at 7pm GMT. But the time could be changed.

JB

How about 4 PM CST (10pm GMT) or so? That'll at least let me have most of the afternoon outside. Some of the european folks might still be online Saturday night. Kinda hard for our Australian and Eastern Asia players, tho. :(

I think I could do that time. If I put it into my schedule.

That 10pm GMT slot would be super for me. If that time slot helps get some players in on this fun battle who've been forced to miss them so far, that makes it even better. I vote for that time slot, too.

Ok I'm changing the time of the next battle to Saturday, June 4, 2005, at 10pm GMT. Thats 3 hours later then usual.

Itani please be ready to help defend/heal at 9pm GMT.

I will be in the game at least 1 hour before it starts.

See you all tommorrow. I hope you can make it sarahanne (or no battle :)

JB