04-24-2013
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(Ragga)
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 283
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It's not a form of organized discrimination against non-american countries. It's a matter of the majority of our playerbase living in mutual time zones, which happen to be american afternoon to evening hours. It's always been this way. This majority is reflected on the Events Team as well, as it should. Five events team members in prime time is equivalent to one team member active during the inverse time zone; at least, in terms of staff-to-player ratio. With the player count Zone currently has, I wouldn't hire more than one "European" events team. Else the Europeans would have an advantage of lesser contest, and therefore the awards would go to the same people repeatedly. As for me, I believe I'm online during European prime-time. I live in Florida, which is Eastern Standard Time. I get up at 2:30AM, and at about 3AM I go to the local Dunkin' Donuts that shares a plaza with my workplace. I'm usually scheduled at 6AM, so I buy a small iced coffee in exchange for two and a half hours of WIFI usage. I prop my iPad on my steering wheel and play Zone. I also bring my old broken Android phone and Skype my brother while we play; great way to start off my day. Glazey, you changed your avatar. I always cracked a smile when I seen the black guy in your old one. Though, I suppose this one strikes a different chord. |