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Allow a League leader to set-up a timer

Fleeting Whisper

By Fleeting Whisper,
Posted on: 2011-05-13 08:33 in Suggestions and Ideas

 

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What does that mean you ask? It is meant to alleviate this problem:

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1st You are waiting an indeterminate period of time to press a green light on the screen. The longer you wait to do this the more likely you will have to get up and get away from the computer when the event actually occurs
When I form leagues, after I get to a certain level of people, I set a start time. I'll say in league chat, "OK, so we all know when the trial is going to start I am setting us a start time. We will run this BAF in 11 minutes." Then I set my kitchen timer to 11 minutes.

I loathe never knowing if my league is going to run in 3 minutes or 16 minutes, so I try to give people I lead an idea. As time passes and I continue to recruit, I'll periodically say, "8 minutes to Go Time for our BAF."

I'd love to be able to have that timer be in game. Anyone in the league can see the timer running down, so they know if they have time to make a sandwich, get a beverage, or if they better stay because the green button will be coming soon.

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Why limit to leagues? Let any team leader do it. Hell, let solo players do it.

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I agree with Fleeting Whisper -- this would be a nifty little utility under lots of circumstances. I'd say, let the League/Team leader set a timer than can be made visible to everyone, and also let all players set their own personal timers if they want to. I'd love a little timer onscreen that I could set to a repeatable 3 min for reshielding.

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Originally Posted by Grouchybeast View Post
I agree with Fleeting Whisper -- this would be a nifty little utility under lots of circumstances. I'd say, let the League/Team leader set a timer than can be made visible to everyone, and also let all players set their own personal timers if they want to. I'd love a little timer onscreen that I could set to a repeatable 3 min for reshielding.
Good points. I could use it for timing the STF flyer respawn or a Sally respawn while running in Croatoa, for instance.

Why Blasters? Empathy Sucks.
So, you want to be Mental?
What the hell? Let's buff defenders.
Tactics are for those who do not have a big enough hammer. Wisdom is knowing how big your hammer is.