Easiest fix for Arena collusion/shard-chart
Here's an idea that would probably make that sort of thing just about nonviable. Pretty sure it wouldn't be a heavy lift for CG, either. Re-arrange the Arena shards by crystal payout times in as b...
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"Graives;c-1549037" wrote:"leef;c-1549016" wrote:
i'm just pointing out an obvious flaw in your suggested sollution. From what i can gather from you comment you don't seem to want players to work together, to prevent that you came up with a fantastic idea that just makes everything worse without preventing cooperation.
may i ask why you don't like shard chats?
Exactly. I would prefer players not working together in the Arena mode. Plenty of other major modes of the game (TW, TB's, raids, etc) provide an outlet for player cooperation.
And none of my suggestions really make the game worse for me. Regardless, I'm not out to make it any easier or harder for myself. Coming up with a way to level the field would only really make it worse for people who collude for top rank spots. Those people might have to play Arena the same as the other 99% of players -- i.e. grind as high as you can go and hope for the best come payout.
But I do get it. If you're raking in the crystals far beyond most of your peers due to an artificial ranking wall, I can understand the reluctance, if not outright hostility, toward any suggestion the gravy train should end.
I can assure you that 99% of the players have an easier time in arean than players on shardchats that compete for top ranks.
Being on a shardchat doesn't magically result in a top rank each day. That's just misconception. You still need to grind to get as high as you can. If you can't reach the top ranks, there's litterally no benefit in being on a shard chat.
The big difference between top ranks and low ranks is that the difference in pay-out is quite large, while the difference in rank is quite small. If you get drop from #110 to #180 in the last hour / 30 min before pay-out, it's not a big deal, if you get drop from #1 to #11 however you're getting 300 crystals less. Not because of the grind, but because people are attacking you last minute. That's why people are on shardchats.
