Prob make this my last reply but I really appreciate you guy taking the time to respond so want to do you the courtesy of replying.
I don't believe so but you'd have to ask them. For some people existing is a provocation 😁 When I went to enter the top 10 I actually looked them up on SWGOH.GG and mapped out their payouts to avoid a clash. I chose a slot they weren't using and avoided attacking them any other time. They attacked immediately and then more started piling on.
I don't think it takes as much effort as you think, an average battle takes 4min and they only have to disrupt you for either the one hour or drain your attacks over the 24hr period. I did consider moving my time slot but they have begun to disrupt at all times now and due to my work I don't have alot of flex else it will make it difficult for me to collect my free energy and daily activities.
I disagree that players don't mess with others for kicks, they definately do. People when anonymised can be incredibly nasty. I don't really want to get into my profession but I to deal with the real world version s of this stuff and gamers can be very very toxic. Most of SWGOH is actually setup that it makes it impossinle to do. But this is the one area of the game left that creates the conditions to troll over players.
You are right that there are plenty of great people in the game and tbh you guys replying have been pretty decent. But there are just as many who think it is funny to wreck other peoples experience, especially when they still get what they want. I've played games since owning an Atari 1040STE and BBC micro and enjoyed the toxic days of the original counterstrike, griefing in Ultima Online and exploits in Warhammer Online to lock down new player towns so they couldn't play.
People when anonymised will definately mess with you for kicks, that's just people!
Afraid I tried what you said and planned out the payouts to avoid clashes, tried to reach out and avoid conflicts but it had no effect. So there is nothing for me to reflect on, i don't think victim blaming is ever appropriate, the problem is very much with them not me. And also the poor design.
I know this has been a problem for time immemorial and this post is a broken record. I don't think it is a bad thing to keep bringing it up in the hope someday someone at CG who actually cares decides to act. If you do nothing then nothing will happen. I play alot of games so this is only one and doesn't effect my life but I see other players experience the same and it annoys me.
Had some great replies and tbh real shame you guys aren't on my shard as I imagine it would've been a much better experience. Really appreciate the time you've taken to actually write this stuff out and your advice was gratefully received. Don't agree with everything but the world would be boring if we all thought alike!
If anyone at CG does read, maybe take this as feedback from a long time paying customer you just lost. And perhaps go back and read the experiences of others and look at this outdated and badly designed game mode to eilimate this. Afterall it's your positive player experience policy I am quoting, so would be nice if it was more than the empty words it currently appears to be.