"Funderbolts;c-1537829" wrote:
"Waqui;c-1537733" wrote:
"Kiritoismyname;c-1537109" wrote:
"Waqui;c-1537106" wrote:
2 daily galactic wars and no arena any more, then?
I'm glad players aren't part of the dev team. :D
Please keep in mind, that it's not my suggestion. Direct any criticism to Justloseit and Funderbolts."Funderbolts;c-1537168" wrote:
"leef;c-1537155" wrote:
"Waqui;c-1537106" wrote:
2 daily galactic wars and no arena any more, then?
if i'm being completely honest, i'd prefer 2 pre-nerf galactic wars over arena any day of the week and twice on sunday. The whole sniping/having to be online during pay-out to maintain rank thingy is not something i enjoy.
I mean really though, what is there to like about Arena besides the crystals? I don’t find any enjoyment out of playing it, waiting 10 minutes between attacks, having to spend more time in the game to maintain rank, and cooperating with others to get a better payout. The game mode itself is absolutely unenjoyable and if it weren’t the major source of crystals and a daily requirement, I’d not touch the arena at all.
The arena is what keeps players on their toes and pushes them to develop their roster to keep up with various METAs. Without the arena(s) and with new raids only being introduced once a year, the game would die. There wouldn't be much incentive to buy new characters, if you already had the raids on farm.
The arena exists so that whales can feel better after spending all that money. It’s a consolation prize, like complimentary rooms at the casino after you lose thousands of dollars gambling. When in reality, your better of just buying crystals rather then spending hundreds chasing the latest meta to reassert your arena dominance.
Unfortunately, this seems to be the perceived notion to a lot of people. The arena is to "reward" people who've spent large sums of money to make it seem like they've gotten value out of their purchases.
I agree with Waqui that the real issue is that there isn't newly created PVE content to foster value from roster purchases vs arena. I'd much rather have more PVE (whether it's raids, or something similar) than the arena in its current form.
I mentioned (either in this thread or another), I'd rather see "team" mini-raids for maybe 1-3 people that reward roster building so people get value from their purchases as an alternative to the arena.
We know that the devs probably are not going to change the arena, but it seems that this mechanic causes more consternation than even GW does. I would hope they'd look at alternatives that give people opportunities that the arena just doesn't provide right now.
Competition is a façade in shards (at least mine and others in my guild I've talked to.) Sure, occasional spats flare, and I'm sure there are some shards that are competitive, but those competitive shards seem to be the exception.
I also agree that non-action is basically facilitating cooperation and coordination. Out of everything in the game, the arenas are the thing I hate the most. (And I'm usually in the top 100-200 in my shard since it's fairly new, and I still hate it.)
Everything else (gear, shard drag) is annoying, but the arenas are just terrible. I get more out of TW battles in terms of roster mixing and trying than arenas.
