When the vast majority of the playerbase creates a coalition to push a minor timezone out of the sandbox and make all districts US timed, there are two things that can happen:

Some fight the coalition for ***** and giggles (CRONOS and Unclaimed.)

US timezone fills the whole PC, making it impossible for anyone else to settle in afterwards.

Now most of dust players are US based. CCP needs to provide the statistics for this, but it is obvious from public server vividity. If CRONOS falls, Dust sandbox will dwindle to US only. When the timers on map are all at early morning to other parts of the world, and the big majority of players are reinforcing those timers, the sandbox would be dead for the rest of the world. Come June 4th, by N-F and EoN pressure, CCP is caving in and releasing timezone swap to district winner instantly. This is a bad move, because it allows the vast majority of players to push everyone else out and set timers, forced by their numbers, into US only for the whole map. This is what happens if CRONOS falls.

Dust514 dies when the sandbox is closed for euro and asia. Dust probably dies this year in any case due to the gameplay just being bad, but the chances are slimmer if PC has a good timezone span. CRONOS is holding the last front of timezones outside US in the sandbox. So, either CRONOS survives or Dust dies :)

Pick your side.

When the vast majority of the playerbase creates a coalition to push a minor timezone out of the sandbox and make all districts US timed, there are two things that can happen:

Some fight the coalition for ***** and giggles (CRONOS and Unclaimed.)

US timezone fills the whole PC, making it impossible for anyone else to settle in afterwards.

Now most of dust players are US based. CCP needs to provide the statistics for this, but it is obvious from public server vividity. If CRONOS falls, Dust sandbox will dwindle to US only. When the timers on map are all at early morning to other parts of the world, and the big majority of players are reinforcing those timers, the sandbox would be dead for the rest of the world. Come June 4th, by N-F and EoN pressure, CCP is caving in and releasing timezone swap to district winner instantly. This is a bad move, because it allows the vast majority of players to push everyone else out and set timers, forced by their numbers, into US only for the whole map. This is what happens if CRONOS falls.

Dust514 dies when the sandbox is closed for euro and asia. The chances are slimmer if PC has a good timezone span. CRONOS is holding the last front of timezones outside US in the sandbox. So, either CRONOS survives or Dust dies :)

Pick your side.

And why would the change on the 4th stop any EU corps from taking US districts on the weekends and flip the timers? If they're good enough to win matches that is.

Yeah.. because the US is superior to everyone else, in every single possible way

Sad part is they are...

When the vast majority of the playerbase creates a coalition to push a minor timezone out of the sandbox and make all districts US timed, there are two things that can happen:

Some fight the coalition for ***** and giggles (CRONOS and Unclaimed.)

US timezone fills the whole PC, making it impossible for anyone else to settle in afterwards.

Now most of dust players are US based. CCP needs to provide the statistics for this, but it is obvious from public server vividity. If CRONOS falls, Dust sandbox will dwindle to US only. When the timers on map are all at early morning to other parts of the world, and the big majority of players are reinforcing those timers, the sandbox would be dead for the rest of the world. Come June 4th, by N-F and EoN pressure, CCP is caving in and releasing timezone swap to district winner instantly. This is a bad move, because it allows the vast majority of players to push everyone else out and set timers, forced by their numbers, into US only for the whole map. This is what happens if CRONOS falls.

Dust514 dies when the sandbox is closed for euro and asia. The chances are slimmer if PC has a good timezone span. CRONOS is holding the last front of timezones outside US in the sandbox. So, either CRONOS survives or Dust dies :)

Pick your side.

Sad part is they are...

don't fight CRONOS they stand for freedom and bacon! I mean if you fight CRONOS you won't be able to play if you are not AMERICAN! Last time propaganda stank this much was in the 1940s

I can go and toss a number between 2 and 4, and the multiplier of US vs. restoftheworld player pool would surface in between. This player pool and timezone mechanics combined result in a clear outcome, which is PC becoming 0200-0600 hours timed sandbox. Only one continent has any business in entering such a sandbox through expensive genopacks, as the corporations in it grow fat on clone goo.

The only thing mounting a defense against this outcome is the CRONUT coalition. We are the only thing rallied against the inevitable looking cutting out of 2/3 of the topographical world from playing Dust sandbox.

There are two types of game mechanics: preserving and **** stirring ones. June 4th mechanic is a **** stirrer - it favors the attacker. CCP does not realize, however, that in this very time the preserving mechanic is the only one that has been actively keeping the rest of the world in the sandbox. When it changes, the numbers advantage the US coalition has will turn into countless attacks that plain burn out rest of the world from the sandbox.

This is what CRONOS will fight. Rally with us for Dust514, or rally against us to kill the game. I personally enjoy either of the outcomes: a glorious future for the sandbox, or a coup de grace for a rough first person shooter.

I can go and toss a number between 2 and 4, and the multiplier of US vs. restoftheworld player pool would surface in between. This player pool and timezone mechanics combined result in a clear outcome, which is PC becoming 0200-0600 hours timed sandbox. Only one continent has any business in entering such a sandbox through expensive genopacks, as the corporations in it grow fat on clone goo.

The only thing mounting a defense against this outcome is the CRONUT coalition. We are the only thing rallied against the inevitable looking cutting out of 2/3 of the topographical world from playing Dust sandbox.

There are two types of game mechanics: preserving and **** stirring ones. June 4th mechanic is a **** stirrer - it favors the WINNER. CCP does not realize, however, that in this very time the preserving mechanic is the only one that has been actively keeping the rest of the world in the sandbox. When it changes, the numbers advantage the US coalition has will turn into countless attacks that plain burn out rest of the world from the sandbox.

This is what CRONOS will fight. Rally with us for Dust514, or rally against us to kill the game. I personally enjoy either of the outcomes: a glorious future for the sandbox, or a coup de grace for a rough first person shooter.

I've been warning for months that Molden Heath would soon be locked down by kaiju alliances and turn into a NAP fest (aka The Blue Donut).

It's been two weeks and this is just another facet of that transformation.

Until we have more space to fight over, a handful of kaijus will be able to dominate PC and turn all the timers to their advantage. Once the timers are turned, that just hastens the transformation and reduces the number of corps that can compete.

The difficulty here is that CCP is trying to make a "casual friendly" "hardcore" game, which is like making milk-free cheese, i.e.- tofu. Some people like tofu, but many people don't- so they try to make the soy cheese more cheese-like and less tofu-like. That angers the people who like tofu and the people who prefer cheese still aren't happy.

Which gets back to...

CCP needs to give people more game options, and especially more sandbox opportunities.

Lets not kid ourselves. America is the world leader on this planet. Shoulda been born in the US haters.

I can go and toss a number between 2 and 4, and the multiplier of US vs. restoftheworld player pool would surface in between. This player pool and timezone mechanics combined result in a clear outcome, which is PC becoming 0200-0600 hours timed sandbox. Only one continent has any business in entering such a sandbox through expensive genopacks, as the corporations in it grow fat on clone goo.

The only thing mounting a defense against this outcome is the CRONUT coalition. We are the only thing rallied against the inevitable looking cutting out of 2/3 of the topographical world from playing Dust sandbox.

There are two types of game mechanics: preserving and **** stirring ones. June 4th mechanic is a **** stirrer - it favors the attacker. CCP does not realize, however, that in this very time the preserving mechanic is the only one that has been actively keeping the rest of the world in the sandbox. When it changes, the numbers advantage the US coalition has will turn into countless attacks that plain burn out rest of the world from the sandbox.

This is what CRONOS will fight. Rally with us for Dust514, or rally against us to kill the game. I personally enjoy either of the outcomes: a glorious future for the sandbox, or a coup de grace for a rough first person shooter.

What sandbox?

Oh, you mean the litter box in MH?

Meh.

Where's the point to FW for Dust?

We'll have a real sandbox when we can travel around at will and camp Districts and roam freely around in enemy Districts.

I'll agree we have a sandbox then, but not before.

Planetary Conquest is serious business.