Are people pretending to not see a real problem in the PVP arena?

"EliteEngineer999;c-1455675" wrote:
leef You clearly don't understand the concept, or you haven't seen it on action.

I haven't seen in it action, that's why i asked. I don't understand how you can stay on top if your team sucks, even if others on that leaderboard are helping.
It's mostly this part that got me curious:

"EliteEngineer999;d-158107" wrote:
People have found a way to exploit poor design, and rule the arena with garbage squads.

My team is awesome, so i'm not asking because i want to abuse it.

I think removing payout time and give us rewards related to ur best rank alomg the day would fix this problem a lot...
Also the same time it would also make the arena much much fair for ppl who are bussy at their payout times...

My team is awesome as well, but what can I do when I can't make an action for half an hour before Arena payout. So, their actions are coordinated, they use a discord or whatever, and attack me in such a way that I cannot make a move. There used to be 5 of them, and during that time, I could fight my way into the top 10. Now, there are 9 of them, and I have a hard time to make it to top 20. In a month or so, there will be more of them, and that is the "goodbye" to the arena, or I will be forced to join them.

What do you think threads like "LF Shardmates" are used for?

That still doesn't explain how an arena leaderboard can be ruled by garbage squads.
But yea, it sucks when a group of players is locking you out at pay-out. Best advice i can give is for you to join them. It's not perfect, but it's better than constandly being locked out.

It’s almost like teamwork and cooperation helps you do better in the game. Whooda thunk

Unfortunately, that is. The game experience may vary depending on circumstances not directly bound to the game itself. I would rather quit, than join them, because I don't support that kind of behavior. I am just not that type of the man.

"Sarcodino;c-1455692" wrote:
I think removing payout time and give us rewards related to ur best rank alomg the day would fix this problem a lot...
Also the same time it would also make the arena much much fair for ppl who are bussy at their payout times...

I hate the “everyone gets top rewards” model. I want a competitive arena. I agree with getting rid of a payout time, but not with letting everyone just cycle through 1st all day and getting top rewards.

"DatBoi;c-1455761" wrote:
It’s almost like teamwork and cooperation helps you do better in the game. Whooda thunk

That’s what guilds are for. Arena is a competition. A group deciding they want to work together and split top rewards while deciding who is and isn’t allowed to be a part of it is horrible game design.

"Bulldog1205;c-1455766" wrote:


That’s what guilds are for. Arena is a competition. A group deciding they want to work together and split top rewards while deciding who is and isn’t allowed to be a part of it is horrible game design.

you mean that place where you compete with your guildmates for top raid rewards? ;)

You're looking at the wrong thing though. It's not an issue with the game. It's an issue with outside communication. If people couldn't communicate outside of the game, the only way this could happen is if the people from the same arena shard were in a guild together. In that case you could blame the game because of how allies are suggested. Otherwise it's a product of outside communication, not from the game itself.

"phinfan309;c-1455780" wrote:
You're looking at the wrong thing though. It's not an issue with the game. It's an issue with outside communication. If people couldn't communicate outside of the game, the only way this could happen is if the people from the same arena shard were in a guild together. In that case you could blame the game because of how allies are suggested. Otherwise it's a product of outside communication, not from the game itself.

The game enables it though, and does absolutely nothing to stop it. That’s like saying the parents who allow a party with underage drinking at their house while they are home aren’t responsible because they didn’t buy the beer.