(12-02-2018, 10:33 AM)oZoneRanger Wrote: You guys should chalk this event up as a TEST run. Play like it never happened and redo the event next weekend. Now that the issues and glitches for this kinda thing are known, steps can be taken to make the next event better. Kudos to the people who put time into organizing this.
Exactly this. The idea itself seems nice, but there were so many issues. Redo this event please.
And if possible, make the same kind of event twice. Once Gallia attacks a convoy, then Allies attack a convoy.
(12-02-2018, 02:09 AM)Durandal Wrote: The event was a draw. This is not something we planned for as the possibility did not originally exist. The reason for this is that Bretonia won, but I roleplayed one of the cruisers being disabled to make up for the miserable first wave. This turned out to be a mistake as we later elected not to count the first wave of the fight.
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As stated previously, we are still discussing the consequences of a draw, as we had originally planned for an odd number of ships (9, 3 per wave). The only thing I can assure anyone of at this time is that this result will NOT result in story stagnation, and that everyone did have an impact on the progression of the war.
Please, do not discuss. Do not count the event at all and remake it next weekend.
(12-02-2018, 12:31 AM)Antonio Wrote: Edit: Also very happy to see the server full again, we're gonna have to increase the max amount of slots in the future.
I was happy about that too. Was almost worried I would not be able to connect if I switched account.
110 slots are apparently not enough. Can the server handle that though?
(12-02-2018, 10:33 AM)Piombo65 Wrote: *If the player lives would have been more "precious", there could be more coordination and decent tactics. I proposed the possibility to respawn ONLY when the current wave finished.
Yes, and give a bit more time between waves. Maybe clearly defined starting times for all waves.
(12-02-2018, 11:14 AM)Greylock97 Wrote: Not being able to select a lot of the novas also caused a lot of problems.
Can you please enlighten me how can you even select ANY novas in that mess of 30+ (or how many there were) lagging people? I only saw novas when they blew up. (Me once or twice.)
(12-02-2018, 12:31 AM)Antonio Wrote: You'll see that happening somewhere in the future where devs will have to literally beg players to join the Gallic side.
(12-02-2018, 11:29 AM)St.Denis Wrote: Not everyone who sided on the Bretonian's behalf want to 'delete Gallia', but possibly don't want to see Bretonia 'burn'.
Likewise not everyone who sided with Gallia want to see Bretonia 'burn'.
The allowance of the 'Freelancers' to participate in the 1st part could be seen as the 'Dunkirk spirit' that was seen in WWII when Britain's back was against the Wall.
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EDIT: Also, throughout the Event 1/3 of the Players, on the Server, appeared not to have a vested interest in being involved in the Conflict.
Im not sure what it would take for me to join the side I do not want to play on. For me Gallia is even bigger antagonist, than Nomads. They must not be allowed to win. Im perfectly OK with Gallia existing, no need to delete it. But it needs to get a hard slap for what they have done to Sirius. I actually like to fight against Gallia. And yes, I would love to see Gallia burn, just a little.
I was considering making a Gallic bomber to help the balance and to see the battle from the other side. But if then Gallia had won this event, I would be cursing myself for helping them. I guess this is the trouble with story line affecting events, like @Auzari mentioned.
I like the idea of 'Dunkirk spirit' but the battle was already such a mess. Allowing Freelancers, where you do not see clearly which side they are on is not that nice idea game play wise.
To be honest me and my friend logged off after the first wave. Then I came back for the 3rd wave or whatever it was.
My conclusion is there were simply too many people. Targeting someone was almost impossible for me. Like my friend mentioned "You cant see ships, just a sea of white name, you cant even read.". Most of the time I had no idea where the cruisers were. No idea whether it is just my low snub skill or lags or what. But I had the feeling of constantly shooting a bomber and all I managed to do was to de-shield it. (If that was actually done by me and not someone else.) So I felt kinda useless apart from harassing the bomber (Even this part seems a bit questionable.).
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