it seems everything is tailored to 9pm east coast. yes, everything. that is 6pm here, which most days i cannot do. i think we need a 9pm west coast split for events as well.

ideas, thoughts on how to overcome this?

it just seems like i get on around 8/9pm west coast time (which i know is late on the east coast) and practice is basically ending. meanwhile, i'm ready to get started at that time. i'm sure there are others that cannot make the 9pm east coast time. i know primal usually gets on later too. i feel we are participating everyday, but lacking in getting credit, or teammates log off thinking it's all over.

also, practice isn't just a private match. i hear a lot of people come online asking, 'aren't we doing practice?' when we are all in a game playing. practice is being online with your fellow 13 members, participating with them, and learning new skills in game. it's not always a private match jumping out of a helicopter. tuesdays, thursdays, and sundays is just a way to set a day for everyone to try and meet up cosistantly. we usually develop a squad or two on off-days too, so if you can, get online and see who's on if you can.

I agree on all of your points.

I would invite someone to take a leadership role for 8/9 pm West Coast start times and then take the lead in organizing any events based around the later start time.

For instance, maybe the next clan challenge (Primal contact) could have a later start.

I would be available to play at the later times.

Whoa, very nice points Ghost.

I know us West Coast guys (Me, Ghost, Primal) are able to jump in. I see them online the most by 9:00 PM PST. I typically do jump on at 6:00 to see who on the East Coast are playing (and even GMT, Souljah E from the UK is on at ungodly hours! -- props dude).

I probably am speaking for Primal here, but I don't think he'd mind; hit one of us up at that time. We're typically on.

Byte's idea for the clan challenge is a good idea. Anyone of us West Coasters can be the standard for when events start, but that just means +3 hours for the East Coasters. Considerations, considerations, considerations...

Maybe we should do a poll for alternate start times?

Make it multiple choice.

Right on.

But this is for future practices, matches, events, etc. etc. correct?

http://www.13thmeu.org/bad-company-division-f37/alternate-start-times-for-the-us-360-squad-practice-play-sessions-t3105.htm

Cast your vote here.

YES This would be a change we would make in the future. We might consider setting different start times for Sun/Tues/Thursday. It should not be confusing as long as we keep the new setup consistent.

yeah, for future events.

i just want to show members that if you cannot make the usual time to just hang on and others will be around later instead of calling it a night because you felt you missed the specified times.

i'm sure some members think 'aww man i missed the practice.'

everyday is practice, every time!!