Grand Arena Championships – GP Divisions [MEGA]

Are we locked into division for this GA? If I added enough GP before player lock could I move up a division?

So it looks like all of that talk about there being no incentive to tank your GP before the event was poorly thought-out at best, a blatant lie at worst.

For instance, a couple of us just squeaked into division 1. But according to what's been posted, if we don't manage to advance between leagues, we won't see any better loot than if we had stayed in division 2.

Meanwhile, if we stayed in division two and faced opponents we could more reliably beat, we would have a better chance of advancing in leagues which is where the scaling rewards are supposed to come into play.

Once again, it seems like stripping mods before the event would have been to our advantage. Exactly the opposite of what we were told beforehand.

"DocDoom;c-1892186" wrote:
So it looks like all of that talk about there being no incentive to tank your GP before the event was poorly thought-out at best, a blatant lie at worst.

For instance, a couple of us just squeaked into division 1. But according to what's been posted, if we don't manage to advance between leagues, we won't see any better loot than if we had stayed in division 2.

Meanwhile, if we stayed in division two and faced opponents we could more reliably beat, we would have a better chance of advancing in leagues which is where the scaling rewards are supposed to come into play.

Once again, it seems like stripping mods before the event would have been to our advantage. Exactly the opposite of what we were told beforehand.

You won't advance in leagues as this is a single week exhibition match. Nothing you see here are in it's final form.

We are in phase 1.

Not being able to reach the top league does not equal an inability to advance within the lower leagues. They actually specifically state you can advance.

Yes, they have repeatedly stated that things are not final. This does not change the fact that tanking GP would have been advantageous as the game mode currently is.

"DocDoom;c-1892200" wrote:
Not being able to reach the top league does not equal an inability to advance within the lower leagues. They actually specifically state you can advance.

Yes, they have repeatedly stated that things are not final. This does not change the fact that tanking GP would have been advantageous as the game mode currently is.

This is one week only, where would you advance without further leagues? You'll just meet qualifications and it will wrap up.

Without seeing matchmaking it's not possible to speculate if sandbagging is still advantageous. Fact?

I think it's pretty reasonable to expect that, if you go from facing 4.5m+ opponents to opponents below that threshold...yeah, the pool of competition is going to be easier. So, no, not Fact.

Your very own cut-n-paste clearly states that players will be able to advance between leagues "once or twice," even if the higher leagues probably won't be accessible due to the length of the exhibition.

"DocDoom;c-1892212" wrote:
I think it's pretty reasonable to expect that, if you go from facing 4.5m+ opponents to opponents below that threshold...yeah, the pool of competition is going to be easier. So, no, not Fact.

Your very own cut-n-paste clearly states that players will be able to advance between leagues "once or twice," even if the higher leagues probably won't be accessible due to the length of the exhibition.

I think the reverse, it's also reasonable to think due to flock behaviour induced by people thinking it's to their advantage keeping right below the threshold, right above the threshold will be easier. This is how it unfolded in GA at 4M GP passage. I heard numerous experiences as such including mine. 4-4.2M was far easier than 3.9-4.0M, then it slowly flatlined to tough again.

Everything hinges on the new matchmaking. People will start speaking different tunes starting from tomorrow if CG manages to meet their intention in the matchmaking announcement.

@CG_SBCrumb

When are you locked into your division? Is it the moment you join the GA championship or the moment the first player lock happens?