Grand Arena Attack Phase
Hello. About Grand Arena attack phase. I suggest changing the system so that during the attack phase, the results of an opponent’s attacks are only visible once the phase has ended. The same princi...
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I know it may be how you feel, but attacking second is not always an advantage. By attacking first and posting a good score you can put pressure on your opponent. I always try to attack first and I’ve definitely won a few matches where my opposition has undermanned or failed with a soft counter trying to maximise their banners to match mine. Equally I know I have made similar mistakes trying to match a good score.
It can also give you an edge by pretending to have finished attacking if you know you have to double-shot a team. You can post the first attack and leave it as though you’re done hoping them to waste banners if they assume you’re all out.
Finally, it’s sometimes actually good fun to watch someone attacking your squads, seeing in (near) real-time if they manage to take out each squad, and the cathartic release when you see if they do or don’t make it past that last squad or fleet (or in some cases when they pile on attempt after attempt trying to break through). Just dumping the result at the end wouldn’t have the same interest. You certainly wouldn’t want to hide scores and attacks in TW, so why GAC?
Taking away this information wouldn’t necessarily level the field in the way you believe, and would make GAC a lot less exciting IMO.
In Grand Arena, there are very often opponents who do nothing until the very last moment and then simply try to score a little more than you with 2–3 attacks during the final 10 minutes of the phase, allowing them to take win without efforts. And this happens in the middle of the night, when I have already gone to bed long ago.
But if I attack during the day, the opponent then methodically makes sure that, no matter what, they overtake me by at least a small margin, because they know exactly how many points I have already scored.
It should be changed so that neither player knows how the opponent is attacking. That way, both players would either have to give their best every time, or if they don't want to play, then simply do nothing instead of exploiting the final minutes against someone.
Besides that, you would much more often get to see the full results of how well your defense performed, because if the opponent wants to win, they would always have to play at their full potential.
But Territory Wars are not relevant here, because they are fundamentally different from a one-on-one game mode.
So you are choosing to ignore every valid point I’ve raised because it doesn’t fit how you feel. Nice!
It is you are either not reading what I write or deliberately ignoring it. You’re simply one of those players who sits in spectator mode until the very last moment instead of actually breaking through the defenses. You want easy wins against opponents who—perhaps due to family commitments—can't afford to sit there the same way you do. But if you were denied that view, you’d be forced to actually breach the defenses to win, rather than just camping in front of your monitor. That’s exactly what I want: for anyone seeking victory to fully engage with the opponent's defenses, instead of just keeping watch at the screen.
if I attack during the day, the opponent then methodically makes sure that, no matter what, they overtake me by at least a small margin, because they know exactly how many points I have already scored.
I do agree that there is a 'slight' advantage to waiting for your opponent to go and then deciding your plan. However, if you're willing to play like this, you probably deserve the wins!
I also agree with the comments that you can go first, put in a big score and totally put your opponent off of trying. I believe I've won matches that I could have easily lost this way.
At the end of the day, is it worth the worry? I look at it this way. "A lost GAC match, isn't really a lost GAC match. For each loss, you're owed a win. For each win, you're owed a loss". If you try, in the long run you'll win the amount of matches you deserve to win. It really isn't worth the stress stressing about your opponent's actions.
100% this.
I always go first. I've had some great scores beaten by someone who was great at efficiency, I play that way too so they were just better at it than me. Sometime they aren't.
Never felt it puts me at a disadvantage as some players will like to know what to aim at, others may feel pressure if they see a full clean clear. It evens out (as do our win rates).
Agree also about the fun of watching them, even put together a spreadsheet so if I'm at my PC too I can see what they need per battle to beat me.
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