The Energon Pub

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!! (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

Chocolate Thunder, UTC-6, Yes, 8 AM - 5 PM, M-F

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

msn address dachterberg@livingston.nl

ashe5k, UTC -5, Yes, 4:00, 13:00, M - Sa

Conjurous, GMT, Yes, 16.00 - 1.00 M - F
Conjurous, GMT, yes, 10.00 - 1.00 Sat - Sun

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

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

Here to help

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

Here to help

PST is HOW MUCH in UTC? pretty please?

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.

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?

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.

we've been penetrated..

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

neliz wrote:we've been penetrated..

Never, EVER, say that phrase again.

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!

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

MagnusLabel, UTC+8, No, 16:30, 22:30, M - F

neliz wrote:

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

Here to help

PST is HOW MUCH in UTC? pretty please?

Sorry I bleed american

Kickyourassacons wrote: Sorry I bleed american

In some countries they say you don't bleed enough

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

stupid DST...

Firebird, UTC -5, yes, 22:30-2:00, 7 days a week.

But I also send my bots on missions during the day whenever I have the chance thanks to my handy iPhone

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


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

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

BlackDiamond, UT-6, yes, whenever I can.

My schedule varies week to week and 1st to 2nd shift within the week.. so I get on whenever I can.

Randall K. Orton, Legend Killer, Scourge of Gym Bags.

GMT +8, Every Day, Around 8am to 10 pm (very intermittent nowadays though. It's log on every 1 or 1 1/2 hours just to put guys in).