While waiting for a battle....

I just thought that since sometimes it takes so long to get into a pvp match, especially Alliance Battles, that maybe we could get a few faction and Balthazar points for every 30 seconds we have to wait to get in. It can be small enough not to matter to much, but at least it will provide some incentive to not bail and do something that is actually playing the game instead of sitting in a chat room with a 30 second timer.

Free points, so I'm not going to complain.

i like the sound of that. but it would have to be a small amount otherwise you'd get people dropping out say on the 3rd time around and then re entering just for faction. So it would have to be a number that is smaller than what you would earn on average within 30 seconds of playing an AB..which wouldnt be much at all. So i like the sound of this

Longest loop ive been stuck in was 15...When we did finally enter, i got reported for leeching because i got bored n went to watch tv n forgot about GW xD good times....

...What? You want to reward people for doing...nothing?

No thanks.

It's an interesting idea, but a flawed one, I think. People should play pvp matches because they like it, not to farm points. It could be abused in ways that could make it much worse. Let's say there are Balth farmers who don't want to actually play pvp matches right? So they join in the queue when it's hard to get in with the intent that they'll get a good bit of free faction before the match begins. Then they leave after they get in and hop back into the queue.

Like I said it would be a small amount. So say the average battle lasts 5 minutes and nets you say 100 Balthazar points (I'm just making this up to use as an example by the way). So if you had to wait 5 minutes in town, you got maybe 16 points (2 points per 30 seconds). It is nothing compared to actually playing, but still gets you something while waiting bored out of your mind. Apply that to Alliance Battles where you are more likely to get someone who bales on the group if the wait is longer than 3 minutes and it would make things a slightly bit more bearable.I want to throw people a slight bone for wanting to play but being unable to because the game keeps throwing the "Can't find opposing party" message at them.

...What? You want to punish people for trying to play...the game?

No thanks.


There definitely needs to be something done during the wait times. This probably isn't the best option, but it's a decent idea.

who said we are doing nothing?!

waiting for a match to start is an action that you are performing

seriously though, I have quited severla times because while waiting for an opposing team I thought I bet go vanq or do something else rather than wasting my time waiting.

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What about Hall of Heroes restarts? Two 11 minutes restarts aren't fun, I want my free fames!

1 faction awarded for every 5 minutes of wait time..... maybe. If you can't wait long enough to enter the battle, there are other option that allow you to gain Faction. Zaishen Elite has long waiting times I hear, try that out.

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Something has to be done during wait times, of course, but definitely not that.

How exactly is waiting to find a match a punishment? It isn't.

I understand, but rewarding people for doing absolutely nothing isn't the right way to go.

"Oh... I entered... better going back to wait..."

Some kind of minigame like tic tac toe to play with others would make more sense.

Points should be given for doing something.

I also think I should get 100g every time I kill a Whiptail Devour.
They should also drop Celestial Essences because I don't want to be punished for not killing Star Lights.

Getting something for just sitting around is the attitude behind leechers.

SO not only will leechers get points in the battle but in the outpost too.
GOOD IDEA!! - Make team of 4 - leech - profit!

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why do you deserve points for waiting?
I like the tic tac toe idea, that sounds fun

I hesitate to even respond to such foolishness. There is already a boat load of leechers, this would do nothing to add to them because, like I said, the points would be really small. The only point in making a group of leechers would be Alliance Battles and if you don't report them to get them hexed that is your fault. And if you have a better idea Arkantos I would like to here it. The tic-tac-toe idea is nice to pass the time, but that depends of course on people actually wanting to participate in it instead of surfing the net and checking in every minute or two like I think 90% of people do.

interesting idea, unsure of free faction though, maybe something else

i know!
while waiting a pop up window appears where u play pac-man for faction!
200 faction for strawberries!

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