Smart Idea for AW and AQ..... The ability to see how much energy your team has
HQ101
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I think that is ALWAYS the biggest question during AQ and AW. How much easier would it be if we could actually SEE how much energy our team has?
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I also see a lot of problems with seeing someones energy that can cause frustrations from some players who may be questioning why their team mate isn't moving.
At a competitive level I can say we always have a good idea how much energy someone has. But heavy communication is also being used.
Firstly, the fact that it allows everyone to see how much energy you have can help them notify you when your energy is full or when you have enough energy to move and take out a node.
Secondly, it could help BG commanders better manage and match their members to the right path for maximum efficiency. If a commander can see someone has 5 energy and someone else has only 1 energy, he or she will be able to better match the person with full energy to a long path, while the person with 1 energy takes a much shorter path or gets paired with someone else.
Yes, commanders can always ask members how many energy they have, but it's troublesome because the member may not be online/active at the time of the question. With energy amount visible, commanders will be able to give out instructions almost immediately and make quicker decisions for members.
Its just more useful information to make informed decisions.
This may be one of those things where we just see something differently due to being in different aspects of the game. Where Im at I see more harm than good because there isn't really any actual purpose to it in my alliance where everyone is fully active and we pretty much know each others schedules. Based on that, I think I just see it as less useful. So I can't say its a bad idea in maybe an alliance with more casual or "questionable" players. Could shed light on who's not carrying their weight in AQ. So maybe you are onto something.
This is merely presented as a tool to make the best decisions. If I have two players left to take one very long line with only 2 hours left in AQ, I definitely want the one with the most energy. Quite often I have to simply leave a message with one or the other because they aren't online at that point. And I've seen AQs not complete due to someone following those directions who had no energy or 1 energy.
If it would be used solely to punish people not moving, then maybe those folks need to re-evaluate their perspective on things.
And honestly, tool or no tool, I KNOW who is dead weight and never shows up anyway. I'd never even need a tool to confirm it. But I might need it to 100% a BG in a time crunch.