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Event Mission Cooldown Duration Suggestion

realisticaltyrealisticalty Member Posts: 851 Arc User
edited March 2014 in Feature Episodes, Events and PvE Content
For those events such as the current Mirror Universe event or any event that occurs over a broad spectrum of several days that have 20 hour cooldowns, I suggests modifying the cooldown period proportional to how far along the project the player is (or how many times he has completed it with the desired "object" for the project, and how much time is left.

Suggest changing the duration from 20 hours to a proportional formula that allows players who start late or who are delayed to finish the event in less time than it would otherwise take.

I think it will help people feel less discouraged if they start late or are otherwise delayed with real life activities. I understand there should probably be an absolute minimum and rather than providing a formula here I leave it to the devs who may have other considerations such as avoiding abuse, internal game mechanics, etc., to come up with a formula.

I also think there ought to be some way to tell either when we last completed the mission and acquired one of the project objects, or when we will next be eligible to do so.

Thanks!
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  • yoda1701yoda1701 Member Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    I agree. At the very least we need a countdown timer and some way to get slack if real life intervenes in our ability to play. Events such as the login outage last night that we have no control over also skew our time horribly. There has got to be a happier medium for playing and having a normal life at the same time.

    Thanks,
    rcs
  • boozerunnerboozerunner Member Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited March 2014
    I agree, but I think a 'sliding scale' cool down period changer would be a LOT of work. That's a cool idea . . . I can't believe that type of solution would be easy to implement.

    What about simply adding on extra time?
    (i.e. soccer/football's "stoppage time".)

    If I recall correctly it's been done before . . . wait a sec . . .
    (<in deep radio announcer voice> I have the Internet . . .)

    ah . . . moot point . . . Extra time announced last Friday.
    Yay!
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