[TheGeek]

I like the Defense buff/debuff idea Lupar posted, just make sure that its limited to the two specific players involved or it could be exploited. If a defender recieved a defense buff of 20% globally, he could go out and easily take down a few people well above his level.

As far as in war/out of war hospital times changing, i'd agree that gangs at war should have their hospital times increased. It's amazing how fast a gang can do a 50 respect turn around right now, without the target gang even knowing sometimes. This provides a couple good things.
1. The losing gang has more time in the hospital, there by saving themselves some potential respect that they could lose the minute they step out of the hospital.
2. It makes it more of a "for the long haul" approach for the winning gang, knowing that it is going to take a long time to get 3-5 players in and out of the hospital enough to finish the job.
3. It also gives the losing gang more time to come up with a plan or to even realize that the war is happening as none of the member may be online for a while after war is declared.

Lastly, I would grant a very large dodge or defense bonus to players online. We all hate getting put in the hospital when we're in the middle of something, even if it is during a war. Realistically, we ARE online and should be more capable of defending ourselves than if it was just our offline drone.

OOOHH that gives me a great idea.

How bout a dueling option for players online? Not just the standard combat text, but a live fight where each player is making decisions as to what to do next, maybe even allowing "spectators" to see the fight! Talk about a new element to the game! (Great for bragging rights too)