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Originally Posted by Chef!
We wont be changing out decision. As i stated earlier in #planetarion. Last round we were asked to produce standard procedures on downtime which we have done in consultation with the alliance reps and others. We have followed this procedure to the letter and will not back down on this.
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Listening to whiners (alliance players who want to keep the rocks they've just gained and not lose on any attacks, because this is how they think) was foolish.
I shall explain the following to you.
As Caj points out, there are people who are current ETA 1, ETA 2 and the like who have planned their round start on an early surprise attack, launching at night. By pulling back their fleets you have:
1. ruined their element of surprise
2. removed their advantage of being guaranteed no ships in galaxy that can defend them.
3. for incluster attackers, you've just made consequences fall on a stack of people who got no benefit for not caring about cluster NAPs but haven't landed yet.
To top it off, those who have landed, have a stack of rocks/xp relative to the rest of the universe, guaranteed income for extra ticks if they were being counterattacked and fleets home to gain even more roids/xp. They have a manifestly unfair advantage at this stage in the round.
If you can't see the total unfairness in this, well you are a sandwich short of a picnic.
The alternative is to leave the universe in stasis from the point there was a last good tick and return to that tick at the same time tomorrow, with fleets airborne and the game inaccessible until an hour before it starts ticking. This way no one loses out, as defence can't be arranged until the game is actually open again. If you can find an upset party and explain why that party should be upset clearly and concisely, I would like to hear it.
While things like this can be overcome from this early in the round, having a good starts help.
Don't expect a response from you lot, as when other people are right you tend to run a mile.