International Clock

Dana Hawkeye

Dana Hawkeye

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2006

Scouts of Tyria [SoT]

R/

I would like to see a small International Clock Display, say in the corner of your screen that shows GMT, EST and PST.

I am in an International Guild with players from across the European, American, Australian and other Time Zones and sometimes the times displayed for events or even sometimes Guild 'expeditions' can get to be somewhat confusing. It would also help in the International PvP events.

It could either display all three time zones at once or just one, that if you hover your mouse pointer over, it will then display the 'other time zones'.

If this is not possible on the screen, could it be put as part of the menu bar?

An addition to this if possible could be an alarm clock which you could set to warn you about a Guild Event, or GW event that was about to happen.

I think a displayable Time Zone clock would be of great benefit to Guild Wars as we are a truly International Game.

So what do you think?

deadman_uk

deadman_uk

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2007

United Kingdom

KOD

Mo/E

Good idea, I would like to see this also

MithranArkanere

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

Instead of that. Just add your system time and server time to the FPS/PING square.

gameshoes3003

gameshoes3003

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Isn't GMT Greenwich Mean Time? And ain't that place in England? Therefore it being "International"?
GMT is the base time system for the whole world. If you can't tell what the time is in a certain area (let's say there's no clock) you'd have to base it of the GMT time....
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), mean solar time at the meridian from which time in other zones is calculated.
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There's some more evidence.

dargon

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2005

The Seraphim Knights [TSK]

R/

Bottom left corner of your screen (by windows default, see appropriate corner if you have moved your start bar), double click the clock, select the timezone tab, change the dropdown list to read (GMT) Casablanca, Monrovia, Reykjavik, you now have a clock that is displaying the current GMT time. Make a note of the GMT -/+ ##:## that it was before you changed it and you can easily convert to your local time, simply add or subtract the ##:## from the displayed GMT time.

Naf Olbaid

Naf Olbaid

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2007

I use this site..
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/

mariano

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

I would like a clock showing the GMT time or a game universal time. I mean, all I want is to have, ingame, a clock time of the Guild Wars World.

Lokomotiv

Lokomotiv

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2005

Yap Server time would work perfectly and u could configure timezone on it on an easy to change option on options menu...

/signed

Evilsod

Evilsod

Banned

Join Date: Mar 2006

England

Lievs Death Squad [LDS]

Wouldn't it be easier to just learn the differences in time zones to common areas?

If your having so much trouble figuring out when things start... put a common time zone or the most used 1 in the guild/alliance there with it.

Dana Hawkeye

Dana Hawkeye

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2006

Scouts of Tyria [SoT]

R/

Yes, it is easier to learn the time zone differences, but who does and for some it is still confusing.

I dont know about other Guilds, but in mine, we have nearly 90 members from literally all over Planet Earth with its inherant time zones.

A small clock as part of the GW interface would be so handy. It doesnt need to be intrusive.

I also like the idea from 'Mariano' about a Universal GW time.

I bet you would be surprised by how many would use a International Time Zone Clock were it to be introduced.

stuntharley

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Australia

Critical Chop [cC]

W/

/signed

I agree but you can always change your clock to -8 (PST)... would be rather helpful wouldn't have to change my time every few weeks for an event =)

Sterrekat

Sterrekat

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2007

Belgium, I think, but I can't actually remember it...

The Moonwailers

Me/E

/signed

Looks like a good idea