Please for the love of God do not do the night time mode penalty lol.
Being very active, is one of the few things that players can do to gain strength when facing against excessive gmers.
Also, how would you even determine night time. Nighttime for whom? If its a mode that the nighttime hours is established for the map, how can that even be done fairly. We all play from different countries and time zones. Even so, my nighttime differs greatly from others.
Nighttime is the one times I can play and my maintime to play as I have kids. My hours are all over for sleep and playing. My boyfriend works on 3rd shift over the weekend and yet I get my kids on the bus as 6 am. My sleep schedule is hectic as I am having to be there for my kids who are on one schedule and my man who is on another. That being said let's of ppl work all diff shifts. Their night is their work day.
If you're talking about just a mode that the player determines the times of or gets so much time to utilize a game day that could be easily used by players for other purposes.
They could engage the mode strategically as a tool when attacking others or when they are about to be attacked.
This is a game of strategy. Most of being strategic requires the player to plan and prep ahead. Active players are playing constantly and utilizing there time to ensure success in the game and to be aware of potential threats. You wouldn't give 2 employees the same pay (due to fairness) when one employee works more hours than the other bc he prioritizes devoting his extra/free time to working a few more hours a week.
A player should plan ahead. They can make relationships , turn on notifications, build fortresses, or secure their border by placing units and troops strategically allowing them time to sleep or take breaks from the game.
In real war, the enemy can attack at any time and if anything, attacking while the enemy is sleeping would be of great advantage. They would be rewarded with success, not penalized.
One of my strengths is that I am unpredictable. I play all different hours as my schedule changes constantly.
Also how would this "nighttime mode" be implemented into the speed rounds?
I would suggest that players who can't be active stick to slower games like the 1x.
We all have personal lives outside the game. We have families, jobs, and other responsibilities.
Implementing a night time mode with a penalty, if anything, would make the game unfair for many players. The players who are very active by choice, sacrifice sleep, and personal time, shouldn't be penalized for putting in more of their time into.the game than others. Also, it would be unfair for those of js that have irregular schedules, swing shift jobs, or are from a timezone that is less common among the majority of Supremacy 1914 players.
If Player A is up and active while another Player B is inactive, working, or sleeping it is then likely that Player B will have active time while the player, Player A, has their inactive time.
On top of all this, alot of this game involves playing attention to everything, every movement, every detail, as well as analyzing the map and other players. I personally have figured out an enemies usual sleep hours and inactive time and used this to help my game play esp if being teamed up on or facing a large spender.
Any player could easily add their teammate to discord and have them ring them or tag them if they are about to be attacked. Many do this already.
