Timelmit on switching Realms
There probably talk of adding a time-limit on switching Realm. Make it like 30-min at less to 3 hour max.
With Endless conquest I think there should be a time limit on switching.
With Endless conquest I think there should be a time limit on switching.
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And with the current population a timer to switch realms would do more harm then good though. The problem is that ppl arent willing to lose more than 1 time nowadays, so if their zerg dies they just join the winner team. If you implement a timer on switching they will most likely just log off instead of staying in their realm and die again.
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With an unhealthy population, I worry that it will just make the imbalances worse.
Let say Mid saying lets attack a tower or keep. Mid starts doing tthat, then 1/3 to half the bg logs and switch Alb instead of taking the keep. Why, because you want pvp?
How about you stay loyal to a realm in War. What you do in your free time go for it but in war it about who you are loyal to.
hehe doesnt happen anymore but realm loyalty is gone, with the days of classic and no artifacts and such...i cannot play anything but mid but thats because i dont like how all the races look or how they run or whatever, i just cant play them like i cant play any of the bull races...BUT maybe some needs a change every now and then? Hopz gave a great example, because of him and his group they keep the action going
It's also incredibly easy to just pick up your cell phone nowadays, turn on your wireless hotspot, and blamo - you've got another IP address to cross realm with.
Let them but a good lot of people don't have a everything plan with wifi. I don't unless I want it to cost arm n leg in billing. Also would it be account bound not ip?
There need no Penalties. It a small time limit to stop people starting stuff then switch to a winning realm with a flick of a click.
I just see so many downsides with it and almost no plus sides. Often there are no groups roaming in enemy realms but so many in your own realm and you have to switch to get action. It will also be a huge problem if you are planing to join a raid at a certain hour or if someone tells you that you that they need you for 8 man on discord.
Being able to switch realms freely is one of my favourite things about modern DAoC, not sure I would even keep playing if they removed that.
Who give a f about action. I rather take stuff instead of fighting people. I want to siege, not 8v8 a steather group.
So you are paying about 100$ a month. 15$ plus tax - 1 month per account "4".?
Also, it did work. It call realm loyal which DAoC dont have anymore and we all stuck on 1 server instead of 30.
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Point was overall, that IP restrictions are made moot to many people nowadays.
*If* this was going to be changed I think allowing xfers without losing your bonus/being penalized to underpopulated sides would be a good thing to hinge this on.
As in - you get a building loyalty bonus (maybe) and if you switch to a realm that is underpopulated, you don't lose it. That way you can switch and find fights on underpopulated realms, while slightly discouraging people from hopping onto overpopulated sides.
All of this is tricky though. People want to PvE. I've personally considered doing Curse on one realm and trading because my realm only seems to do it on workdays...
It's such a complex web it's honestly probably better left alone unless an idea that knocks it out of the park comes through.
In my opinion I see this as creating people to log off because of this. I see it all the time in an 8 man taking a keep and then realizing another 8 man from the same realm logs off and then comes back as 8 man on a different realm to fight the 8 man taking the keep. You say it creates action when I see people getting flamed about it and just logs off and kills the action. Thus creating lower population. There should be a timer on switching because of this, I would even suggest 10 mins. So the the battle or keep take is not affected by this.
Pretty damn sure he was talking about roaming action. 8 mans generally don´t go for keeps unless the action sucks.
Yes, being able to switch realms is more or less a must these days in DAoC to keep roaming action going. It´s way too often that I run around as mid and every other group roaming is mids. The only time when realm hopping is not a must to create action is during primetime hours.
This is seen in NF and well as the Battlegrounds daily, and it is frustrating and causes the casual players "tier 1 or tier 2 " to log. Causing lower population on all three realms.
I am not talking about if you play Hib in the morning and switch to Mid or Alb during prime-time, and then take a break and come back on different realm in a 5 mins or a few hours. Because the time is already transpired.
I am talking about the switching from one realm to other and back and fourth that you see quite often. I get it,, you pay $15.00 plus a month for each account like I do to. And should be able to play entire content of the game and not be locked into 1/3 of it.
I am suggesting a 5 min before switching to prevent what I see as a major problem that is not being addressed. Also realm loyalty is not being rewarded, but constantly being under-minded as not being important and it is important. To say there is nothing to do on a realm when there are to many of the same realm members on when clearly there is so many quest/encounters/areas for gear and When this changed in the game you lost population.
back when the game was truly great it was one realm per account....
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The other undeniable truth is that depending on how they implement the tech to do this - it'll be very easy to circumvent. Many people have VPNs nowadays, you can easily jack a laptop into your cell phone and use your mobile data as a whole new IP address to play from - DAoC takes very little data. Probably less than the smut you watch while sitting on the porcelain throne.
It's really hard to think of and brainstorm to solve anything when we really don't know how much Broadsword can/is willing to invest into the game and in which way. They seem wholely preoccupied with getting F2P out the door, but I think they've got quite a bit of housecleaning to do before the new guests arrive.