Hey everyone! I had an idea about one of Ryzom's least-loved traditions, the daily server maintenance period (or so many believe it to be) currently starting at GMT ~0220 known as PW o'clock.
Although this phenomenon occurs during the night for Europe (presumably by design), it affects the considerably large North American player base in the evening.
Assuming that PW o'clock can't be eliminated but can be shifted, I would like to suggest a short project:
1. Determine the average number of players online for each of the 24 hours in a day during the past 4 weeks.
2. Determine the hour with the lowest number of players online and shift PW o'clock to that hour.
If the least populated hour of Ryzom's day turns out to be within North America's evening, so be it. There is, however, the matter of Steam.
Being greenlit on Steam is a big step forward and I appreciate the efforts of everyone involved in making that happen. The Steam community, to the best of my knowledge, has a large proportion of North Americans and I believe that not subjecting them to PW o'clock will play a significant role in receiving all-important positive reviews from them.
Although this phenomenon occurs during the night for Europe (presumably by design), it affects the considerably large North American player base in the evening.
Assuming that PW o'clock can't be eliminated but can be shifted, I would like to suggest a short project:
1. Determine the average number of players online for each of the 24 hours in a day during the past 4 weeks.
2. Determine the hour with the lowest number of players online and shift PW o'clock to that hour.
If the least populated hour of Ryzom's day turns out to be within North America's evening, so be it. There is, however, the matter of Steam.
Being greenlit on Steam is a big step forward and I appreciate the efforts of everyone involved in making that happen. The Steam community, to the best of my knowledge, has a large proportion of North Americans and I believe that not subjecting them to PW o'clock will play a significant role in receiving all-important positive reviews from them.