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Post by xalloxy on Sept 9, 2018 23:01:59 GMT -5
Strike for my time zone officially starts now.
my suggestion?
read a good book.
see you guys on the flipside.
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Post by xalloxy on Sept 9, 2018 23:15:46 GMT -5
actually they do care (somewhat) and It does have an effect If enough people join. First, they're paid for how many ads we watch; we take that away, stop watching, affects one source of their revenue. Secondly, not playing for even a day not only increases wait times, but It forces the matchmaker to select players from an even smaller pool, placing much higher league players in matches against much lower league players, creating even more chaos in the game then there already was along with more frustration and discontent. The powergap in the matchmaker combined with the increased wait times will alert players. They will notice the difference, they will be pissed off, and they will look for answers. -And they will find them. Thirdly, pix wants F2P players even If they don't pay, because anyone playing a match on the live server IS their product. We are all what they're selling. They need us to spin the wheels, be the gears of their machine. With less of those wheels spinning, less gears turning, their machine loses functionality. Doesn't run so well, slows down, generates less of the product (the gameplay experience), and ultimately affects their income. They want to keep their servers at peak capacity. So yes, there are ways to impact pix. One employment containing these forementioned properties, takes place tomorrow. So you think the pissed off player base will look for answers and find them ?. We have looked for answers to screwed up matchmaking and not found it. We have looked for answers about lag and not found it. We have looked for answers on OP bots and weapons and have not found it. We have looked for answers on the new economy and have not found it. This list could go on and on and it will be full of we did not find it. So you see a pattern forming ?,Pix don't care about player happiness,it cares about cold hard cash,and its regular flow into its account. I wish a player strike would make Pix sit up and take notice but I don think it will,im going to try a few games soon and if I experience long wait times and getting pounded to dust by champ players then I guess your theory was correct and I will return here and apologise. What I meant by "they will look for answers and they will find them", is we (the promoters and supporters of the strike) will be here to give them the answers. We would have caused the difference, and we will be ready to explain why; and this process will inform and educate those who were oblivious bystanders and create a stronger following.
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Post by grendelsbot on Sept 10, 2018 1:01:28 GMT -5
Just stop playing. There are alternatives. BoT very soon in the US and it's already elsewhere. I'm already tired of playing the meta and just play unleveled stuff in the game I wanna play for fun. O well. Maybe that's the goal.
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Post by xalloxy on Sept 10, 2018 1:13:34 GMT -5
Just stop playing. There are alternatives. BoT very soon in the US and it's already elsewhere. I'm already tired of playing the meta and just play unleveled stuff in the game I wanna play for fun. O well. Maybe that's the goal. nope. First we unite, then we stop playing. because 1 person quitting has no power. several united players mass quitting together has power.
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Post by ezekielcrow on Sept 10, 2018 1:14:42 GMT -5
To be honest, the missing gold isnt really a big a deal to me as MM.
But
We've been down that other road a couple of times. We know where it leads.
I'm in.
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Post by awwarrobots on Sept 10, 2018 1:19:57 GMT -5
I'm in as well. Many players in my clan (one of the top activity and quality ones) are mad as hell.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2018 2:04:08 GMT -5
Our clan voted in favor, we're out today as well, thanks to whoever is behind this.
Should take it a step further and do this every Monday.
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Post by frunobulax on Sept 10, 2018 2:04:56 GMT -5
LET'S DO IT. And just see what happens. Tomorrow. One day. If you want to get on the game and check on your upgrades, chat ingame with your clan, that's fine. -Just don't watch any ads,don't play any game modes, and don't spend anything. Not one single match. Nothing. You can manage that right? Maybe even show yourself that you can put It down and stop If you want to. You know, requesting to do this for one day implies that it's fine to throw money at Pix on any other day. I've got a problem with that. If you are serious about this, then stop spending right now. Not for one day, forever.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2018 2:14:53 GMT -5
LET'S DO IT. And just see what happens. Tomorrow. One day. If you want to get on the game and check on your upgrades, chat ingame with your clan, that's fine. -Just don't watch any ads,don't play any game modes, and don't spend anything. Not one single match. Nothing. You can manage that right? Maybe even show yourself that you can put It down and stop If you want to. You know, requesting to do this for one day implies that it's fine to throw money at Pix on any other day. I've got a problem with that. If you are serious about this, then stop spending right now. Not for one day, forever.
My manifesto (others please add):
- Hangar-based MM - Restore old economy - End performance boosters - Nerf Spectre and Shocktrains - End "Random Mode"
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Post by TheDecepticonIdeal on Sept 10, 2018 2:39:38 GMT -5
My clan and I have stopped playing or watching ads today. Just been popping in to collect drops and chat once in a while.
Anyone with some concrete idea on how well this protest is going? I tried to see how long it takes to get a game, and while it is slightly longer, it isn't too far high. Haven't played a game yet, so no clue how skewed the MM has gotten.
Just hope this protest has a large enough impact.
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Post by BossieBos on Sept 10, 2018 3:22:07 GMT -5
actually they do care (somewhat) and It does have an effect If enough people join. First, they're paid for how many ads we watch; we take that away, stop watching, affects one source of their revenue. Secondly, not playing for even a day not only increases wait times, but It forces the matchmaker to select players from an even smaller pool, placing much higher league players in matches against much lower league players, creating even more chaos in the game then there already was along with more frustration and discontent. The powergap in the matchmaker combined with the increased wait times will alert players. They will notice the difference, they will be pissed off, and they will look for answers. -And they will find them. Thirdly, pix wants F2P players even If they don't pay, because anyone playing a match on the live server IS their product. We are all what they're selling. They need us to spin the wheels, be the gears of their machine. With less of those wheels spinning, less gears turning, their machine loses functionality. Doesn't run so well, slows down, generates less of the product (the gameplay experience), and ultimately affects their income. They want to keep their servers at peak capacity. So yes, there are ways to impact pix. One employment containing these forementioned properties, takes place tomorrow. So you think the pissed off player base will look for answers and find them ?. We have looked for answers to screwed up matchmaking and not found it. We have looked for answers about lag and not found it. We have looked for answers on OP bots and weapons and have not found it. We have looked for answers on the new economy and have not found it. This list could go on and on and it will be full of we did not find it. So you see a pattern forming ?,Pix don't care about player happiness,it cares about cold hard cash,and its regular flow into its account. I wish a player strike would make Pix sit up and take notice but I don think it will,im going to try a few games soon and if I experience long wait times and getting pounded to dust by champ players then I guess your theory was correct and I will return here and apologise. I think he meant with “and they will find them” is pissed off players looking for a reason why they get matches with players from higher leagues. They might come to the forum here and find the reason why. Namely, a thinner playerpool due to the strike being held. At least, that’s the intention. But I could be wrong in my assumption of what he meant.
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Post by BossieBos on Sept 10, 2018 3:33:58 GMT -5
My manifesto (others please add): - Hangar-based MM - Restore old economy - End performance boosters - Nerf Spectre and Shocktrains - End "Random Mode" Personally I’m fine with MM according to leagues (even though I do think the difference in Champions is too huge.. MK1 lvl 12 to full MK2 lvl 12 hangars? That don’t work. A new superior league would fix that, maybe?) Also, I’m not a fan of hangar based MM. What would happen to players having a MK1 lvl 12 main hangar and a secondary hangar that’s being built up? What would happen to them? (Which brings it back to the point above. League based MM cán work, if done properly.) Which brings me to the next point which should be added, in my opinion: - Stop tankers. Stop sealclubbing and farming Au and Ag.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2018 3:39:13 GMT -5
My manifesto (others please add): [/p]
- Hangar-based MM - Restore old economy - End performance boosters - Nerf Spectre and Shocktrains - End "Random Mode" [/quote] Personally I’m fine with MM according to leagues (even though I do think the difference in Champions is too huge.. MK1 lvl 12 to full MK2 lvl 12 hangars? That don’t work. A new superior league would fix that, maybe?) Also, I’m not a fan of hangar based MM. What would happen to players having a MK1 lvl 12 main hangar and a secondary hangar that’s being built up? What would happen to them? (Which brings it back to the point above. League based MM cán work, if done properly. Which brings me to the next point which should be added, in my opinion: - Stop tankers. Stop sealclubbing and farming Au and Ag. [/quote][/p]
I don't think taking hangar strength into account is a bad thing, this would help achieve more balanced matches.
Alternatively, Pix should make it more painful to move up and especially down in league (slower).
Further, there is a difference between upper, mid, and lower champion. There should prolly be an additional league here or at least Champ III, II, I and top 50.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2018 4:42:33 GMT -5
Update, we're striking for one week.
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Post by ancelot on Sept 10, 2018 5:00:11 GMT -5
I haven't been watching adds since i came back to the game, and i plan to continue, but not playing makes no sense, as they don't care about that.
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Post by Eurobercik on Sept 10, 2018 5:50:22 GMT -5
I played three games (low champ android), nothing changed. Average waiting time: 9-10s. Balanced teams. I'm sorry.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2018 6:00:37 GMT -5
I played three games (low champ android), nothing changed. Average waiting time: 9-10s. Balanced teams. I'm sorry. The strike should be every Monday, then grow to two days (or more) per week. Will this change Pix? Does anything? However, the lives of the strikers will absolutely improve, guaran-damn-teed. So I’m good for: - no RM, ever - no vids, ever - no Monday’s ever Can’t speak for all my clan, but I’m not alone on this.
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Post by xalloxy on Sept 10, 2018 6:04:03 GMT -5
I haven't been watching adds since i came back to the game, and i plan to continue, but not playing makes no sense, as they don't care about that. Pixonic don't care if you don't play tomorrow,Pixonic don't care if you don't play for the rest of the week or month,all Pixonic care about is money,so if you want to make a protest that will actually impact on Pixonic and make them sit up then don't spend a penny/dime and don't watch free ads. That's all you can do and if enough of us do that then Pixonic may look at reversing some of the stupid decisions they have made in the last year or so.And seeing the decline in monthly profit Pix is suffering I think a lot of people are protesting in the monetary way. actually they do care (somewhat) and It does have an effect If enough people join. First, they're paid for how many ads we watch; we take that away, stop watching, affects one source of their revenue. Secondly, not playing for even a day not only increases wait times, but It forces the matchmaker to select players from an even smaller pool, placing much higher league players in matches against much lower league players, creating even more chaos in the game then there already was along with more frustration and discontent. The powergap in the matchmaker combined with the increased wait times will alert players. They will notice the difference, they will be pissed off, and they will look for answers. -And they will find them. Thirdly, pix wants F2P players even If they don't pay, because anyone playing a match on the live server IS their product. We are all what they're selling. They need us to spin the wheels, be the gears of their machine. With less of those wheels spinning, less gears turning, their machine loses functionality. Doesn't run so well, slows down, generates less of the product (the gameplay experience), and ultimately affects their income. They want to keep their servers at peak capacity. So yes, there are ways to impact pix. One employment containing these forementioned properties, takes place tomorrow.
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Post by robocain on Sept 10, 2018 6:20:15 GMT -5
How many people are on the boycott train? I have a feeling that Pix won't even notice that there's a boycott in progress.
If I ran a business and there were some people trying to tell me how to run it, I'd just tell them to 「fluffernutter」 off and never come back.
Don't stack your hopes too high. The result will be nothing anyways.
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Post by Danny Linguini on Sept 10, 2018 6:20:25 GMT -5
Alright, I'm out. Err, I'm in. Uhh, I'm not playing. Not that it's gonna make much difference since I don't spend anything anyway, don't watch any ads, and usually only play a few games a night. But I'll do my part dammit, for whatever it's worth.
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Post by xalloxy on Sept 10, 2018 6:22:22 GMT -5
LET'S DO IT. And just see what happens. Tomorrow. One day. If you want to get on the game and check on your upgrades, chat ingame with your clan, that's fine. -Just don't watch any ads,don't play any game modes, and don't spend anything. Not one single match. Nothing. You can manage that right? Maybe even show yourself that you can put It down and stop If you want to. You know, requesting to do this for one day implies that it's fine to throw money at Pix on any other day. I've got a problem with that. If you are serious about this, then stop spending right now. Not for one day, forever. If you're addressing me personally, I happen to be an uncompromising F2P player who possesses a competitive champ hangar while never spending a dime and never will. Furthermore, after I finish MKIIing the rest of my hangar, instead of making pix money, I intend to make pix make me money and turn a nice profit once I sell my account for several hundreds of dollars. I just really like the idea of turning the tables on them and making them work for me. And If you're addressing everyone participating in the strike in general, we have to ween them. One step at a time.
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Post by IRON Mechhuntr. Amazon. on Sept 10, 2018 6:37:35 GMT -5
I’m onboard.
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Post by calehb on Sept 10, 2018 6:42:27 GMT -5
I'm doing it,as a good number of clanmates. I don't think it will do the job, but maybe it's a start.
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Post by gunguy21 on Sept 10, 2018 7:28:00 GMT -5
Strike for my time zone officially starts now. my suggestion? read a good book. see you guys on the flipside. what's ur time zone?
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Post by BossieBos on Sept 10, 2018 7:47:42 GMT -5
I played three games (low champ android), nothing changed. Average waiting time: 9-10s. Balanced teams. I'm sorry. Rome wasn’t built in a day.
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Post by Pulse Hadron on Sept 10, 2018 7:49:39 GMT -5
Moved the War Robots icon to a little used page so I won’t accidentally start it out of habit.
It’s an odd feeling not having seen the hangar for over 7 hours now. Like turning off a commercial you didn’t realize was buzzing, but I am jonesing for the flight of a Rogatka.
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Post by Koalabear on Sept 10, 2018 7:59:17 GMT -5
It's a game. We are players, not teamsters... Play if the game is fun for you, stop if it isn't. Play within your means and enjoy the now rather than what you could have.
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Post by BossieBos on Sept 10, 2018 8:24:41 GMT -5
It's a game. We are players, not teamsters... Play if the game is fun for you, stop if it isn't. Play within your means and enjoy the now rather than what you could have. I can only speak for myself, not the whole movement... but removing Au from the Royale (recent change, with no alternative and unannounced) has taken the joy out of upgrading my hangar for me. What they did announce and I was fine with, was the New Economy change. Mostly because the higher upgrade costs and times could be countered with Au won from Royale spins. This is no longer the case and has taken joy out of the game for me. There’s nothing wrong with a little protesting.
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Post by xalloxy on Sept 10, 2018 8:59:22 GMT -5
Strike for my time zone officially starts now. my suggestion? read a good book. see you guys on the flipside. what's ur time zone? EDT
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Post by BossieBos on Sept 10, 2018 9:14:51 GMT -5
I'm willing to send the following to Pixonic to make them aware of the movement (if they aren't already).
I plan on sending it tonight, if anyone has anything they feel that needs to be added, feel free to post here for a discussion, or send me a PM if you feel it's well thought out already.
Here's my current plea:
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