login queues? really? Infrastructure is cheap compared to player attitude and lost revenue due to said attitude. I haven't bumped a queue on a game in 3 yrs. Way to go Cryptic, is this nostalgia week?
Glad you brought that up. This whole thing seems to me to be a flat out stall on advancement till they can raise lvlv cap to 60 and then raise fleet holdings, "gotta keep that carrot out of reach or the paydays gonna stall" or words to that effect went on in pwes boardroom.
In answer, Black Ops Armada is 5 fleets of 500 players. 2500 in total. we use a full fleet chat channel and vent servers. Guess what, so far not a single player that I have heard supports this change.
I logged in no matter what once per day on each of my characters to run my IOR to advance our fleet. I seldom have time to take part in group missions with fleet members as my work is pressing me at this time. With IORs I could at least make a small contribution to fleet advancement even when pressed for time. Without…