Aside from the instant taunt characters and Raid Han Solo, in Arena, what determines who goes first? I have searched and there is no adequate answer. All I see is a poster stating the Devs say there is a bug, still. No matter how high I get my speed or power level, the AI attacks First. A cruddy 150 Speed GS 8 Palpatine with Health mods gets to attack before my 188 Speed Ezra who is GS10 with proper 5* crit chance and crit dmg mods with bonus speed on several mods. Ships makes sense at least, playing with that you get a sense of attack turn and order. No issue there. Character Arena and GW make Zero sense nor why Palp starts most battles with 80% turn meter when AI controled. I want the same benefit the AI is given with synergy, dodge, foresight always working, and Dooku getting 9 attacks on a counter. /smile

Speed is speed. All other things equal, a 180-speed character will act before a 150-speed character. But special abilities, as well as leader and other character’s abilities, may have an impact on who actually goes first in battle. It pays to check all characters before attacking, especially when those are lesser known toons. Which were the other characters in your GS vs Ezra case ?AI plays with the same rules and stats (at least in GW & Arena - some PvE battles have adaptations made to kits and/or starting TM). It’s just confirmation bias that some seem to dodge or counter more. Bad outcomes get memory impressed more than good or average outcomes. ;)

turn order, speed and TM gains always make sence. Sometimes it's hard to figure out, but in the end it always makes sence.

"ChickenFett139;c-1430062" wrote:Nihilus Lead, Palp, Vader, Dooku, Kylo. Guy had all health mods on every toon, all GS8, 65k power. Palpatine attacked every other turn, Palp, Vader, Palp, Sabine, Palp, Kanan, Palp Force lightning stunned, Dooku Force Lightning killed Kanan, Palp, Hera, Vader Force choked and wiped the last 4. Sounds strange. Could you document it with a recording showing their speeds and the battle?

"ChickenFett139;c-1434500" wrote:If I honestly have to record every single battle and every opponents stats, then this game is not worth the time or money investment.I know you are just suggesting it as a stop gap and cya to show what was experienced, but that is insane for every player to have to do. No, you don’t have to. People are just saying you are missing something. There is always an explanation. What you have typed out doesn’t make sense, so you must have missed something. Either that or you are the first person to discover some bug. Having a video will either help us tell you what you missed, or give the development team something to go off of to fix the bug.

Dude, I'm not asking every player to record every bartle. I'm simply asking you to record a single battle against that specific team, you mentioned. It's simply a sign that I'm treating you seriously. People need more specific information or documentation to investigate and explain to you what you saw in the battle.

Arena PVP who’s first to attack

18 Replies

liovandamme
8 years ago
Speed is speed. All other things equal, a 180-speed character will act before a 150-speed character. But special abilities, as well as leader and other character’s abilities, may have an impact on who actually goes first in battle. It pays to check all characters before attacking, especially when those are lesser known toons. Which were the other characters in your GS vs Ezra case ?
AI plays with the same rules and stats (at least in GW & Arena - some PvE battles have adaptations made to kits and/or starting TM). It’s just confirmation bias that some seem to dodge or counter more. Bad outcomes get memory impressed more than good or average outcomes. ;)
ChickenFett129
8 years ago
Nihilus Lead, Palp, Vader, Dooku, Kylo. Guy had all health mods on every toon, all GS8, 65k power. Palpatine attacked every other turn, Palp, Vader, Palp, Sabine, Palp, Kanan, Palp Force lightning stunned, Dooku Force Lightning killed Kanan, Palp, Hera, Vader Force choked and wiped the last 4.

This guy somehow had his team at 660 rank in Arena where it’s dominated by 75-80k cookie cutter teams.

And not saying my team is awesome cause it is just Phoenix, but I rip through 75-80k Nihilus and Chaze/Wiggs teams with ease. It’s not like I do not know how to utilize Phoenix to nullify those teams abilities and VV. I know people know how to work around my team. I just can’t figure how this guys garbage team did what it did over preforming.
phinfan309
8 years ago
You need to check abilities. Turn meter gain and reduction is a big factor in battles. Speed is a determining factor at the beginning of battles but tm is the main cause for who gets to go during the battle. Palpatine gets tm from shocked enemies so that's why he went so often. Tm is why resistance under zfinn is so good in raids and gw.
emvedebe
8 years ago
turn order, speed and TM gains always make sence. Sometimes it's hard to figure out, but in the end it always makes sence.
Waquira
8 years ago
"ChickenFett139;c-1430062" wrote:
Nihilus Lead, Palp, Vader, Dooku, Kylo. Guy had all health mods on every toon, all GS8, 65k power. Palpatine attacked every other turn, Palp, Vader, Palp, Sabine, Palp, Kanan, Palp Force lightning stunned, Dooku Force Lightning killed Kanan, Palp, Hera, Vader Force choked and wiped the last 4.

Sounds strange. Could you document it with a recording showing their speeds and the battle?
ChickenFett129
8 years ago
If I honestly have to record every single battle and every opponents stats, then this game is not worth the time or money investment.

I know you are just suggesting it as a stop gap and cya to show what was experienced, but that is insane for every player to have to do.
BTTripleZero
8 years ago
"ChickenFett139;c-1434500" wrote:
If I honestly have to record every single battle and every opponents stats, then this game is not worth the time or money investment.

I know you are just suggesting it as a stop gap and cya to show what was experienced, but that is insane for every player to have to do.

No, you don’t have to. People are just saying you are missing something. There is always an explanation. What you have typed out doesn’t make sense, so you must have missed something. Either that or you are the first person to discover some bug. Having a video will either help us tell you what you missed, or give the development team something to go off of to fix the bug.
Waquira
8 years ago
Dude, I'm not asking every player to record every bartle. I'm simply asking you to record a single battle against that specific team, you mentioned. It's simply a sign that I'm treating you seriously. People need more specific information or documentation to investigate and explain to you what you saw in the battle.
ChickenFett129
8 years ago
I will see if I can find the person again and recreate the circumstances and performance.
ChickenFett129
8 years ago
And thank you for clarifying, I honestly misread the intent. I appreciate your help.