Why can't SE let us reserve Dynamis?

[Aeni]

http://g-shell.net/sche/sche32.cgi this is the one that BMO and DD also post to, since we overlap slightly with the early start JPN shells on weekends.

That one did not exist when I was active at the time. Back when the leader in aQuarium had asked if there were any of us looking to do Dynamis, that they would be forming one, but some of the members were saying that there were two others that were planning to do at roughly the same time they wanted to (This would be about 3AM PST~5AM PST on a TBD weeknight)

but afaik all the major asia time shells post here.

None of them are beyond JST time zone. I do know there are at least 6 major HNM shells that sit towards EU "start" time and that one is run by someone who said he's currently working in Qatar (middle east)

[quote]most of the AU players I know who[quote]

You know a lot? I'm being serious here. If you say 10 is a lot, you're wrong.

again, in my experience these players gravitate toward shells that are in JPN prime time. when an event is 3-4 hours long, you don't mind shifting schedule slightly to accommodate: this is why 90% of the NA primetime shells are either EST or PST based.

And this is the problem with the current scheduling.

You cannot assume that a group will start on time. NO ONE IS PERFECT. I have yet to find anyone who actually started on TEE. Yet looking at those posted scheduls they are stacking on each other with barely room for delays (i.e. server disconnects, people coming home late from work due to traffic, etc.)

Also, I was in one Dynamis shell and the leader, LordKaija I believe, didn't even schedule runs on any system. Maybe that has changed since.

while I don't know of any players from guam, to a person everyone I know in alaska and hawaii runs with a PST shell.

I'm from Hawaii :) And I know for a fact you're assuming here that everyone is running with a PST shell when that assumption is not correct. (Some of us choose JP because PST run too early ~ 6pm PST starting time is 4PM Alaska/3PM in Hawaii/Noon Guam -- however JP start at 11PM Alaska/10PM Hawaii/7PM Guam)

are your character info and sig up to date? if they are, I'm not sure why we're even discussing it since you can't even be active in the scene at that level...(unless the 72 dark is still active and not a retired character?)

Like I said, I have not been active in nearly a year. Also, I have had two other accounts, although not mine, I have done a lot of end-game content with LS and friends.

[Amele]

None of them are beyond JST time zone. I do know there are at least 6 major HNM shells that sit towards EU "start" time and that one is run by someone who said he's currently working in Qatar (middle east)

EU 'start' is on the other side of JST from NA though.. so I'm not sure how this is an issue beyond late starts, and in any case, JST and PST were able to work things out and the gap between JST and GMT isn't too different.

You know a lot? I'm being serious here. If you say 10 is a lot, you're wrong.

coming from HI, you know more :) I know about 15, and I don't know the ones who run in JST prime - but the general point probably still stands, there's not exactly alot of activity sitting on the AUS time zone.

And this is the problem with the current scheduling.
You cannot assume that a group will start on time. NO ONE IS PERFECT. I have yet to find anyone who actually started on TEE. Yet looking at those posted scheduls they are stacking on each other with barely room for delays (i.e. server disconnects, people coming home late from work due to traffic, etc.)

This is actually a better argument against mandatory scheduling, since entry windows can't shift a half hour that way - also, if no one enters on time then it doesn't matter if you're running late (within a reasonable average) because the group after you will be running late too. - this is sort of built into the calendar concept both at dynamis-calendar and at g-shell.

Also, I was in one Dynamis shell and the leader, LordKaija I believe, didn't even schedule runs on any system. Maybe that has changed since.

how long had the shell been around? most people don't start using a major calendar until another shell in their time slot suggests they do.

I'm from Hawaii :) And I know for a fact you're assuming here that everyone is running with a PST shell when that assumption is not correct. (Some of us choose JP because PST run too early ~ 6pm PST starting time is 4PM Alaska/3PM in Hawaii/Noon Guam -- however JP start at 11PM Alaska/10PM Hawaii/7PM Guam)

nice to meet you :) Wisconsin here: I'm jealous of your ocean view - and thanks for the info, are there any shells that are based in HST? I've a friend who would probably join if there are.

Like I said, I have not been active in nearly a year. Also, I have had two other accounts, although not mine, I have done a lot of end-game content with LS and friends.

it's settled down alot in the past year. a year ago the dynamis-calendar wasn't heavily adopted on hades. (DD, DI, HB, and Exc were scheduling among themselves, but most of the other LS's active at the time weren't privy to all of their schedules. I believe DD and DI were posting on the calendar though.) and the active JP calendar was.. a joke, since the site was down half the time. - since then it's gotten better for both JST and EST/PST. give it another 6 months and I think that GMT will have it worked out too.

but regardless, the level of saturation is alot lower than this thread makes it out to be (how often does anyone in here, -really- get bumped? I'm honestly curious)

BMO runs on solid primetime saturday and wednesday and we've been bumped less than three times in the last calendar year. I actually have more issues with limbus than dynamis (and the price drop didn't help.. lol)