Modified OreTime Petition

Disclaimer: Before you jump the gun, read this carefully, this has been carefully modelled after all your feedback from the conventional players’ point of view.

Alright, seems like the old one is closed, this has been carefully remodelled, considering the fact that the system in place currently is for convenience, I have made quite a lot of compromising just for the majority…

So on the previous one, the proposal was 2,629,746 seconds. Now I have decided to scrap that after noting that, firstly it is a complex number, secondly, its not even practically correct (Due to this annoying phenomenon called ‘Leap Seconds’, where selected minutes can have either 61 or 59 seconds instead of the usual 60).

So here is the new proposal…:

Considering the fact that there are 24 hours a day, the ore parties can be shifted by a periodic cycle of 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12 or 24 hours (Factors of 24). Some numbers are absurd (1, 2 and 24), while some are complex and impractical (3, 4 and 8), so we are left with 6 and 12.

What the cycle means is that, for every alternative months, the ore parties are brought backward or forward by either 6 or 12 hours, and the cycle repeats accordingly, to shift the time zone discrimination. 12 hours is practically the best idea, as players only need to remember 1 single timing (of both halves of the day i.e. am and pm). The only unfortunate thing is that because the ore parties are 12 hours apart, a 12 hour shift does absolutely nothing, because rotating the Greenwich Median and the International Date Line by 180 Degrees (12/24×360=180) maintains the time zone discrimination, which defeats the purpose of this Petition in the first place. Hence the best idea is 6 hour shifts, since people only need to remember 2 timings (and very easy to calculate, and with double halves of the day), with 5 different combinations of cycles below (With Examples, based on the current median time, and UTC is equal to GMT):

Note: For people observing DST, timings can be just added according after the cycle calculations, depending on the countries’ geographical location, a shift of either 20 Minutes (Equatorial), 30 Minutes (Half DST), 40 Minutes (Monsoonal), 1 Hour (Optimal Temperate DST) or 2 Hours (Artic DDST, Double Daylight Saving Time).

Solutions: All 5 cycles are based on graphs, 3 Trigonometric Graphs, and 2 Linear Graphs…

Solution No. 1 (Strongly Recommended): So since 6 hours is exactly 1/4 of a day, ore parties can be seasonally shifted by 6 hours forward or backwards continuously and consecutively for 4 months, before repeating the cycle. This can be modelled by the tangent function, y = 3 tan x

Example: If the ore party is held at 3pm UTC-5 in January, it will be 4am for a person living in UTC+8, the 6 hour shift of this pattern results the ore parties at this timings:

January, Day 1 4am, Day 1 4pm

February, Day 1 10am, Day 1 10pm

March, Day 1 4pm, Day 2 4am

April, Day 1 10pm, Day 2 10am

May, Day 1 4am, Day 1 4pm (Cycle Repeats)

and etc.

This means that an average person can attend 6 out of 8 ore parties in 4 months, or 18 out of 24 ore parties in a year. This applies to everyone, and the simple system of a seasonal cycle is simplified further, and discrimination will end.

Solution No. 2 (Recommended): Similar to Solution 1, except that the 4th is brought backwards instead of further forward. This can be modelled by the Modulus Function of the sine function, y = abs(6 sin x). However, it may not cover all the 4 periodic spots.

Using the same Example above:

January, Day 1 4am, Day 1 4pm

February, Day 1 10am, Day 1 10pm

March, Day 1 4pm, Day 2 4am

April, Day 1 10am, Day 1 10pm

May, Day 1 4am, Day 1 4pm (Cycle Repeats)

and etc.

Solution No. 3 (Recommended): Similar to Solution 2, except that the time is backwards before forwards. This can be modelled by the Modulus Function of the cosine function, y = abs(6 cos x). Like Solution 2, it may not cover all 4 periodic spots.

Using the same Example above:

January, Day 2 4am, Day 2 4pm

February, Day 1 10pm, Day 2 10am

March, Day 1 4pm, Day 2 4am

April, Day 1 10pm, Day 2 10am

May, Day 2 4am, Day 2 4pm (Cycle Repeats)

and etc.

Solution No. 4 (Partially Recommended): Now if you have noticed, the 3rd and 4th timings are pretty much repeats, so omitting can be possible to further simplify the system, however it will not cover all 4 periodic spots. This one will add the time forward by 6 hours per alternative month. This can be modelled by the positive gradient linear function, y = 6x

Using the same Example above:

January, Day 1 4am, Day 1 4pm

February, Day 1 10am, Day 1 10pm

March, Day 1 4am, Day 1 4pm (Cycle Repeats)

April, Day 1 10am, Day 1 10pm

May, Day 1 4am, Day 1 4pm (Cycle Repeats)

and etc.

Solution No. 5: Same as Solution 4, but backwards. This can be modelled by a negative gradient linear function, y = -6x

Using the same Example above:

January, Day 2 4am, Day 2 4pm

February, Day 1 10pm, Day 2 10am

March, Day 2 4am, Day 2 4pm (Cycle Repeats)

April, Day 1 10pm, Day 2 10am

May, Day 2 4am, Day 2 4pm (Cycle Repeats)

and etc.

All 5 solutions means that each person will equally receive 18 ore parties out of 24 per year.

Also another thing that was overlooked due to a last minute reply:

Currently, ore parties are held 30 days apart. However since 30 days is equal to 4 weeks and 2 days, most ore parties will not be on a weekend.

Here is the schedule of the 2015 ore parties:

May 16 2015, Saturday

June 15 2015, Monday

July 15 2015, Wednesday

August 14 2015, Friday

September 13 2015, Sunday

October 13 2015, Tuesday

November 12 2015, Thursday

December 12 2015, Saturday (All exactly 30 days apart)

An International Weekend is defined as Saturdays and Sunday, however an Islamic Weekend is defined as Fridays and Saturdays (Due to the fact that Muslims have to go for their Friday prayers). Considering all 3 days as weekends, ~57% of the ore parties are on weekdays and not weekends (Mondays to Thursdays). The easiest solution will be to change the time to either 28 or 35 days (Nearest Multiples of 7).

Also the Server time is relatively inaccurate and that it does not match the real time. This means that people who has never noticed the mistake because they cannot attend the ore party (those who can might attend by chance and notice the mistake) will never realise the mistake and confuse everyone. This needs to be fixed ASAP.

Hence with these information, this system is flexible and experimental, to match the misfits of all players. It is also simple and can be further simplified, also understandable to all players, and considered easy for players weak in Maths to calculate the correct timings.

Since this system can be experimented, it can be trialled for 2 months and then gather feedback about improvements. If you feel that the other numbers are possible for consideration, please inform me and I will do the appropriate calculations based on the feedback received.

Thank you for taking your time to read this, and I hope to receive your honest opinions and signatures, and if possible, provide comments on the strengths and weaknesses of this system, and improvements on the weaknesses. Thank you.

Yours Sincerely,

Melee…