4x speed doesn't also accelerate the arena clock

That seems kind of dumb to speed up the timer. Time out teams would love this change. There are zero advantages on offense with the current setup. How many times would you time out on offense if this change happened?

To add to this, if you speed up the timer by x4 you’re looking at a one minute and 15 second match. That seems like a fun time to try to win a match.

Terrible idea,

The 2x and 4x were introduced as a direct result of people complaint that you can’t fight enough in five minutes to win. Hence the reference to time out teams. Either way, whether it’s for that reason, or simply to expedite the time spent in a match. Increasing the timer speed is completely counterproductive to the exact reasons why they put 2x and 4x in game in the first place.

Do not try to fix something that is not broken.

It appears that the players are now competing with the devs for "worst idea in game". The players are making excellent pogress.

"Tryxa;c-1605112" wrote:

"GhostTruckin;c-1603572" wrote:
Terrible idea,

The 2x and 4x were introduced as a direct result of people complaint that you can’t fight enough in five minutes to win.

Then why not just increase the clock instead of punishing players who prefer to savor the game?

Beacause i will lock you out for 20 mins out of your payout.

It’s not linear though. 4x May speed up the animation by 4 times but it doesn’t mean that players make decisions and click buttons 4 times faster as well.

So with 4x you do get more moves in the 5 minute period, but not 4 times as many.

Just imagine trying to beat a team with GK, Chaze, Zarris and Hyoda in less than 1min 15 seconds... Time out teams are not the intended path to glory in Arenas.

"Tryxa;c-1606019" wrote:

"TVF;c-1605870" wrote:

"Waqui;c-1605863" wrote:

"Tryxa;c-1605766" wrote:

"Waqui;c-1605149" wrote:

"Tryxa;d-176181" wrote:
I noticed the other day that when you set arena matches to 4x speed, the arena timer remains at a 1x speed.

There is no feature/option to increase the speed of arena matches. There is, however, an option to increase the animation speed — and that's what it does.

False. The very fact that the increased animation speed is not also paired with increased clock speed effectively creates the increased match speed that you're trying to pretend doesn't exist. We are basically having 20-minute matches in 5 minutes. And that is silly (and inequitable) to me.

I'm right you are wrong. The feature is an option to increase animation speed. There is no option to (quoting yourself) " ... set arena matches to 4x speed" like you claimed. You only change the animation speed. Nothing else. That's what the feature does. That is what it's supposed to do.

I'm not agreeing with the OP's larger point but what you've said here is incorrect, or at least missing the OP's point on this issue. By changing the animation speed, you are able to generate more moves for yourself. You have to wait less for both your attacks and the AI attacks before you can go again.

Of course, I see no problem with that, because as I said, it's the same for everyone.

This.

It's inequitable because it means I have to play that way or else be at a disadvantage. It's like saying "you are entitled to my opinion."

That's absolutely ridiculous. Making a suboptimal decision when you have the same choices as everyone else and getting a suboptimal outcome is not 'inequitable'.

"Tryxa;c-1621229" wrote:
If 5 minutes isnt enough time to finish a match, increase the timer. Increasing game speed is silly, and makes it too easy to be hyperfocused on prizes rather than enjoying gameplay. That's all I'm saying. (I didn't say you had to agree with me.)

Increasing the timer is stupid. In arena i cant fight if you are hitting me. It sucks waiting for a lockout to finish so i can have my arena battles. 5 minutes is more than long enough to sit waiting unable to play this game.

Agreed, @Naraic. Players who enjoy watching game animations as much as @Tryxa does, could simply record their 5 minute matches and watch them again during the battle cooldown. A simple solution, which won't bother anyone else (not even developers).

What you are describing is absolutely an intended effect. The devs explained that this was the case when they introduced 4x speed. As others have said, to change this would be terrible.