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Timezone Coordination - Autobot Strategy

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Timezone Coordination - Autobot Strategy

Posted by Wingspan Wed Dec 10, 2008 3:47 pm

Motto: "Death is not the end."
So, here's a simple method of collecting where everyone is and how to track their availability. Please post a comma separated list of your availability in the format below. Those excel friendly people can can import that in (and I or a mod will periodically update this first post).

Format
Name, Timezone, Daylight Savings, Start, Stop, Days

Rules
-- Name must be provided to simplify copy / paste
-- Timezone should be UTC-# format per link in title
-- Daylight savings is just good to know, enter Yes if you observe it locally No if you don't
-- Start / Stop should be hour, half, quarter increments
-- Start / Stop should be in military time (to avoid confusion)
-- Start / Stop is local to your Timezone - do not convert to GMT
-- Days are valid as M, Tu, W, Th, F, Sa, Su
-- Ranges are acceptable for Days (e.g. M - Th)
-- Provide multiple entries for different Day ranges

Example
Wingspan, UTC-5, Yes, 8:00, 16:30, M - F
Wingspan, UTC-5, Yes, 7:00, 10:00, Sa

Closing Thoughts
So, post away. Smart excel people will post templates, I'm sure, on how to get this integrated. However, this data (if you compile it locally) will give you all you need to know who should be on whenever you're playing. Over time you should be able to coordinate builds to be effective (e.g. via the Repair Strategy; I love shameless self-promotion).

Posted Availability to Date
The ninnies have posted!! :P (In order by UTC / GMT offest)

Kickyourassacons, UTC-8, Yes, 10:00, 19:00, M - F
Chocolate Thunder, UTC-6, Yes, 8:00, 17:00, M - F
Evolution Prime, UTC-6, Yes, 7:00, 16:30, M - F
ashe5k, UTC-5, Yes, 4:00, 13:00, M - Sa
Firebird, UTC-5, yes, 22:30, 2:00, M - Su
Conjurous, UTC-0, Yes, 16.00, 1.00, M - F
Conjurous, UTC-0, yes, 10.00, 1.00, Sa - Su
neliz, UTC+1, Yes, 9:00, 0:00, M - F, dachterberg@livingston.nl
neliz, UTC+1, Yes, 17:00, 0:00, Su, dachterberg@livingston.nl
MagnusLabel, UTC+8, No, 16:30, 22:30, M - F
Last edited by Wingspan on Sat Dec 13, 2008 12:50 am, edited 3 times in total.
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Re: Timezone Coordination - Autobot Strategy

Posted by ChocolateThunder Wed Dec 10, 2008 3:55 pm

Chocolate Thunder, UTC-6, Yes, 8 AM - 5 PM, M-F
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Re: Timezone Coordination - Autobot Strategy

Posted by neliz Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:17 pm

neliz, UTC+1, Yes, 9:00, 0:00, M - F
neliz, UTC+1, Yes, 17:00, 0:00, Su

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Re: Timezone Coordination - Autobot Strategy

Posted by ashe5k Wed Dec 10, 2008 6:10 pm

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ashe5k, UTC -5, Yes, 4:00, 13:00, M - Sa
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Re: Timezone Coordination - Autobot Strategy

Posted by Conjurous Thu Dec 11, 2008 8:58 am

Conjurous, GMT, Yes, 16.00 - 1.00 M - F
Conjurous, GMT, yes, 10.00 - 1.00 Sat - Sun
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Re: Timezone Coordination - Autobot Strategy

Posted by Electron Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:09 am

wow conjurous is a brit, well u learn something new everyday

i'd love to say when i'm on but i don't reli stick to any schedule, jus on when im on reli, sorry guys
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Re: Timezone Coordination - Autobot Strategy

Posted by Kickyourassacons Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:23 pm

Kickyourassacons, PST, Yes, 10:00-19:00, M-F

Here to help :D
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Re: Timezone Coordination - Autobot Strategy

Posted by neliz Thu Dec 11, 2008 2:04 pm

Kickyourassacons wrote:Kickyourassacons, PST, Yes, 10:00-19:00, M-F

Here to help :D


PST is HOW MUCH in UTC? pretty please?
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Re: Timezone Coordination - Autobot Strategy

Posted by Wingspan Thu Dec 11, 2008 3:41 pm

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Electron wrote:wow conjurous is a brit, well u learn something new everyday

i'd love to say when i'm on but i don't reli stick to any schedule, jus on when im on reli, sorry guys

Understood; don't apologize. The point is to gather those who have a schedule and those who flux can jump in appropraitely.

Play the game the way you do - with a little extra knowledge. After all, it would be good to know that, for instance, neliz is available UTC+1 M-F until midnight and that he runs Rammers well. You now know how to back him up with Avoid monkeys or strafers or more Ramming-wrongness to win.

As I said in the first post - a little overhead to get this listed and a lot of benefits. After a few more post I'll build an excel template and update post #1.
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Re: Timezone Coordination - Autobot Strategy

Posted by Electron Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:53 pm

am i missing somethin, but i jus noticed wingspans a pred?

http://www.seibertron.com/heavymetalwar ... p?id=20054


i don't read the forums much so is this some weird allience?
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Re: Timezone Coordination - Autobot Strategy

Posted by Wingspan Thu Dec 11, 2008 5:14 pm

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Electron wrote:am i missing somethin, but i jus noticed wingspans a pred?

http://www.seibertron.com/heavymetalwar ... p?id=20054


i don't read the forums much so is this some weird allience?

Former Bot-Now-Pred (mentioned here in the Repair Strategy Thread; equip endurance!) Whole thing went goofy when I came back on after Ike - the computer chose my faction for me is the short story. I don't remember submitting the form to choose sides - one day was reviewing the forums figuring out what's going on, next day wanted to start playing and I was squishy but the forum access is still buggered.

So, long live the PredaBots! Til all are Squished! ... No, that doesn't work at all.
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Re: Timezone Coordination - Autobot Strategy

Posted by neliz Thu Dec 11, 2008 5:55 pm

we've been penetrated..

At least 3 preds have offered to lead the bots though..
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Re: Timezone Coordination - Autobot Strategy

Posted by Wingspan Thu Dec 11, 2008 6:56 pm

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neliz wrote:we've been penetrated..

Never, EVER, say that phrase again.
:P

neliz wrote:At least 3 preds have offered to lead the bots though..

Whom? Loki I know of... I'm just causing shenanigans because the camaraderie I had back-when from fellow Bots was appreciated.

Keep posting your time availability as it will build to help others coordinate.

Edit: Aggregated to here, but Kickyournutsacons gets a butt-whooping for not posting it as UTC+/-. I converted PST to UTC-8 per the Wikipedia link IN THE FIRST POST! :P
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Re: Timezone Coordination - Autobot Strategy

Posted by Evolution Prime Thu Dec 11, 2008 7:39 pm

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Evolution Prime, UTC -6, Yes, Mon-Fri. 7am to 4:30pm (Weekends are off and on when I can)
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Re: Timezone Coordination - Autobot Strategy

Posted by MagnusLabel Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:55 am

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MagnusLabel, UTC+8, No, 16:30, 22:30, M - F
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Re: Timezone Coordination - Autobot Strategy

Posted by Kickyourassacons Fri Dec 12, 2008 2:01 pm

neliz wrote:
Kickyourassacons wrote:Kickyourassacons, PST, Yes, 10:00-19:00, M-F

Here to help :D


PST is HOW MUCH in UTC? pretty please?


Sorry I bleed american :P
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Re: Timezone Coordination - Autobot Strategy

Posted by neliz Fri Dec 12, 2008 3:37 pm

Kickyourassacons wrote: :D Sorry I bleed american :P


In some countries they say you don't bleed enough :D

I'm just happy GMT = UTC (or just about)

stupid DST...
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Re: Timezone Coordination - Autobot Strategy

Posted by Firebird Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:39 pm

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Re: Timezone Coordination - Autobot Strategy

Posted by Wingspan Sat Dec 13, 2008 12:51 am

Motto: "Death is not the end."
Aggregated to here.

Firebird, please provide cellular for backup calls on iPhone.

And DST is not stupid, just highly confusing as it's not global. So nyah :P


Edit:
Here's another though... Nikolai seems to know Galvatron Supreme's time patterns (as stated here). Would aggregating enemy times be helpful?
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Re: Timezone Coordination - Autobot Strategy

Posted by neliz Sat Dec 13, 2008 4:41 am

Wingspan wrote:Edit:
Here's another though... Nikolai seems to know Galvatron Supreme's time patterns (as stated here). Would aggregating enemy times be helpful?



well it's easy enough for the people who's location is known, like GS, edgecrusher and wife etc.

it helps when you taunt your enemies through pm's :P
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Re: Timezone Coordination - Autobot Strategy

Posted by BlackDiamond Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:26 am

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My schedule varies week to week and 1st to 2nd shift within the week.. so I get on whenever I can.
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Re: Timezone Coordination - Autobot Strategy

Posted by Nickolai Sat Jan 24, 2009 9:46 pm

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