Timezones

Seculzeran · Nov 6, 2004

Hi peeps

Just a quick note on suggesting that we try and standardise on GMT for raids and general events. I've suggested GMT as this is the basis for which all timezones are based upon.

This would make it easier for those arranging events and for those attending them. It is really easy to miss events :eek:

. Using different timezones is sometimes confusing. An example is this weekends ml3 raid, which is 19:00 GMT and the pre-steps 15:00 CET. You can understand why I missed it

I thought it was 15:00 GMT, same time zone as ml3 proper.

Hey, maybe all of you have never had this issue, I have and I wanna make life easier

Cheers everyone,

Sec !

Coldbeard · Nov 6, 2004

Cet>gmt

Ixu · Nov 6, 2004

gmt > cet

Zeratuhl · Nov 6, 2004

CET > GMT, noobs

Summoner · Nov 6, 2004

All servers that run DAoC by GOA are located in Paris.
Paris is CET.
All servers do also run with a clock that is accurate to CET time.

How hard is it for english people to adapt to what actually is the fact?
Refering to every person that believe that since it's an english speaking server, everyone have to use the GMT time !?

-Inwe-

Vukod · Nov 6, 2004

Summoner said:
All servers that run DAoC by GOA are located in Paris.
Paris is CET.
All servers do also run with a clock that is accurate to CET time.

How hard is it for english people to adapt to what actually is the fact?
Refering to every person that believe that since it's an english speaking server everyone have to use the GMT ?!

-Inwe-

Omg, u owned allt he english ppl with that post

Aucard · Nov 6, 2004

CET

Seculzeran · Nov 6, 2004

Summoner said:
All servers that run DAoC by GOA are located in Paris.
Paris is CET.
All servers do also run with a clock that is accurate to CET time.

How hard is it for english people to adapt to what actually is the fact?
Refering to every person that believe that since it's an english speaking server, everyone have to use the GMT time !?

-Inwe-

My point was that the WORLD time zones are based upon a reference from GMT. Im not sure if insulting a nation is a valid post though

Also, pc's, wall clocks and the such do not take reference from a game server clock :twak:

Many thanks for your comments though

Sec.

Namefake · Nov 6, 2004

CET > GMT

Just checking, CET is +1 hour from gmt right?

so if they say

16 GMT its 17 CET, right?

mts · Nov 6, 2004

Namefake said:
CET > GMT

Just checking, CET is +1 hour from gmt right?

so if they say

16 GMT its 17 CET, right?

yes.

also,

cet > gmt ^^

Helme · Nov 6, 2004

Cet > Gmt any day of the week.

Ilienwyn · Nov 6, 2004

gmt + 2 >>>> all

Tinyheals · Nov 6, 2004

would be interesting to know how many people that play daoc that not lives in CET. And i bet it is less than 50%

Also, when are you english people gonna drive on the right side of the road?
Should been a prerequisit to be a part of europe xD

Rulke · Nov 6, 2004

Pft, the british invented time, just like they invented everything else

gmt

Icebreaker · Nov 6, 2004

Tinyheals said:
would be interesting to know how many people that play daoc that not lives in CET. And i bet it is less than 50%

Also, when are you english people gonna drive on the right side of the road?
Should been a prerequisit to be a part of europe xD

(Looks at the German Servers) Tjo, more then 50% play Daoc in GMT. Me and tons of other German Peeps on Excalibur/Prydwen included. Hihi

But i don't really care in what Timezone they announce Raids etc. xD

And before i get silly answers. Yes on Excalibur and Prydwen most Players live in the CeT Zone!

Zeratuhl · Nov 6, 2004

Rulke ur loggs just keep getting better and better

Tinyheals · Nov 7, 2004

Icebreaker said:
(Looks at the German Servers) Tjo, more then 50% play Daoc in GMT. Me and tons of other German Peeps on Excalibur/Prydwen included. Hihi

But i don't really care in what Timezone they announce Raids etc. xD

And before i get silly answers. Yes on Excalibur and Prydwen most Players live in the CeT Zone!

Hmm didn't really catch that, so you say, that on the English servers you think more than 50% plays on cet, i think so too,
but the german servers? dont think many other peoples than germans play on those?

and arent they all CET?, and France all CET aswell?

Excalibur/Prydwen however should have the most variable people, .uk .fi .gr .sp etc

Tilda · Nov 7, 2004

About the ingame clock, i'm not sure how it works, because it matches my clock on my desk, which is GMT.
The problem with GMT is when clocks go backwards and forwards, it gets confusing and then I dont know if its BST or GMT or what?!

Xajorkith · Nov 7, 2004

Tinyheals said:
would be interesting to know how many people that play daoc that not lives in CET. And i bet it is less than 50%

Also, when are you english people gonna drive on the right side of the road?
Should been a prerequisit to be a part of europe xD

Scuse me?

If it was not for us lot (and Yanks and Ruskies) you'd all be fecking talking German and part of Zee FatherLand, just thank yourself lucky we let you into our Europe!

so behave yourself!

As for driving on the left that was the fecking Italians fault not the Celts.....

jakob · Nov 7, 2004

Most people playing Mid/Excal will be in the CET timezone, so naturally they will arrange their raids as CET times. You are free to announce your own raids in GMT times, but to be certain anough people show up, it would be wise to make sure that you post it is GMT.

Other than that, I find it quite arrogant to suggest a GMT as standard timezone for raids, when clearly the majority of ppl in this realm lives in CET zone.

Rulke · Nov 7, 2004

So the vast majority of the server plays in CET, so what. The vast majority of the server doesn't speak english as a native language either, but all raids are posted in english.

Summoner · Nov 7, 2004

Tilda said:
About the ingame clock, i'm not sure how it works, because it matches my clock on my desk, which is GMT.
The problem with GMT is when clocks go backwards and forwards, it gets confusing and then I dont know if its BST or GMT or what?!

Would suprise me very much if the clock you see ingame didn't match to the one on your desk. This is because that time is the same as your computer clock. Try change your clock on your computer and you should see the one ingame also change.

-Inwe-

mts · Nov 7, 2004

Summoner said:
Would suprise me very much if the clock you see ingame didn't match to the one on your desk. This is because that time is the same as your computer clock. Try change your clock on your computer and you should see the one ingame also change.

-Inwe-

omg daoc hakx my computar?

*runs off to uninstall*

Seculzeran · Nov 7, 2004

jakob said:
Most people playing Mid/Excal will be in the CET timezone, so naturally they will arrange their raids as CET times. You are free to announce your own raids in GMT times, but to be certain anough people show up, it would be wise to make sure that you post it is GMT.

Other than that, I find it quite arrogant to suggest a GMT as standard timezone for raids, when clearly the majority of ppl in this realm lives in CET zone.

The intention was not to be arrogant. All timezones are based upon GMT, that is why I suggested it as a standard for raids and the such.

Great bunch of threads though, keep 'em coming

Seculzeran · Nov 7, 2004

At present the following points are being raised:

Comments in favour of CET:
1) Servers are based in Europe
2) An unknown percentage of people are based in europe. Any ideas how to get an accurate figure of daoc players in UK and those in Europe?

Comments in favour of GMT:
1) Excalibur is an english speaking server
2) All posts are in English.

Keep 'em coming

Whisperess · Nov 7, 2004

Use UTC. It is fool-proof, which is kinda what you'll need.

Ning · Nov 7, 2004

CET > GMT.

GMT sucks, it doesn't change with summer/winter time.
Half of the year, CET = GMT+1 and the other half it's GMT+2 for Europe (GMT+0 or GMT+1 for UK and Portugal).

Tinyheals · Nov 7, 2004

Xajorkith said:
Scuse me?

If it was not for us lot (and Yanks and Ruskies) you'd all be fecking talking German and part of Zee FatherLand, just thank yourself lucky we let you into our Europe! so behave yourself!

As for driving on the left that was the fecking Italians fault not the Celts.....

celt, scotish, british, english, waleser(?)..
uk, england, britain, great britain, wales, scotland

same shit different name

(boy gonna get flamed for that xP)

And ofcourse you blaim italians or germany when something comes up, and justifies it with the war

adapt and improve, british chap.

Icebreaker · Nov 7, 2004

Tinyheals said:
Hmm didn't really catch that, so you say, that on the English servers you think more than 50% plays on cet, i think so too,
but the german servers? dont think many other peoples than germans play on those? and arent they all CET?, and France all CET aswell?

Excalibur/Prydwen however should have the most variable people, .uk .fi .gr .sp etc

Ok you got me there! CET ofcourse............. :E

Watchh · Nov 8, 2004

Cet= Central European Time
Gmt= Greenwich Mean Time

Excalibur/Prydwen => European Servers

Cet > Gmt
i mean .. who cares bout Greenwich :m00:

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