This could be a bug/feedback post, depending on your point of view, I won't bother to go back and forth between websites, so if you think this post is not where it should be, move it yourself.Grand arena just finished my results were : 1rst match Victory 2nd match Victory 3rd match DefeatI got the #4 rewards, including 50 czerka handcuffs type3 (90 of thoose were shown as #1 rewards, so I was expecting 70 of them as a #2, not 50, near the half of 90)I think it is not a bug, because of the "3V3 grand arena" thread for the next grand arena where,#2,#3,#4 rewards are the sameWTH is going on? why the #2 and the #4 have same rewards?I have watched the grand arena presentation video again, I quote:"Succes leads to greater challenges, but also greater rewards"Well, it's wrong, because if you are sure that you can't be #1, then the optimal strategy is to loose intentionnaly your first match to increase your chances to get #2 rewards, because you will have access to the same rewards,but with less challenges.

No. It is set up that way because everyone with 2 wins gets the same rewards. Everyone with 1 win gets the same rewards. If you purposely lose, then you can’t get three wins, which has the best rewards.

Your wins and losses were the same creating a tie. Tie breaker is decided by gp.

They just need to fix the display table to say "3 wins", "2 wins", "1 wins", "0 wins" and leave it at that. It's getting a little silly that there's a new thread about this every 10 minutes with people having to explain over and over how the standings/rewards table works. If anyone spends a couple minutes searching the forums on this, they will find numerous explanations.

Rewards are exactly as announced:

"Salgarie;d-190587" wrote:WTH is going on? why the #2 and the #4 have same rewards?Well, it's wrong, because if you are sure that you can't be #1, then the optimal strategy is to loose intentionnaly your first match to increase your chances to get #2 rewards, because you will have access to the same rewards,but with less challenges.A. Check the number of wins.B. Choose whatever strategy, you want. Why not go for first?

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knieriemd
Newcomer
7 years ago
No. It is set up that way because everyone with 2 wins gets the same rewards. Everyone with 1 win gets the same rewards. If you purposely lose, then you can’t get three wins, which has the best rewards.
thirtiethruby84
7 years ago
Your wins and losses were the same creating a tie. Tie breaker is decided by gp.
Jimbo3772
7 years ago
They just need to fix the display table to say "3 wins", "2 wins", "1 wins", "0 wins" and leave it at that. It's getting a little silly that there's a new thread about this every 10 minutes with people having to explain over and over how the standings/rewards table works. If anyone spends a couple minutes searching the forums on this, they will find numerous explanations.
Waquira
7 years ago
Rewards are exactly as announced:
Waquira
7 years ago
"Salgarie;d-190587" wrote:

WTH is going on? why the #2 and the #4 have same rewards?

Well, it's wrong, because if you are sure that you can't be #1, then the optimal strategy is to loose intentionnaly your first match to increase your chances to get #2 rewards, because you will have access to the same rewards,but with less challenges.

A. Check the number of wins.
B. Choose whatever strategy, you want. Why not go for first?
naxqyxvoke4c
7 years ago
What is wrong with people that don't understand that ties are resolved by who had the higher gp and that it makes absolutely no difference in the prizes if you are shown in 2nd or 4th.
adamthomas94842
7 years ago
"GambrinusKluk;c-1726244" wrote:
What is wrong with people that don't understand that ties are resolved by who had the higher gp and that it makes absolutely no difference in the prizes if you are shown in 2nd or 4th.

What is wrong with you not understanding that using GP in events of ties occurs within the round itself to determine who gets the win when both players have amassed the same amount of banners. Not to rank and sort all the people with 2 wins into who’s 2nd, 3rd or 4th. So actually higher gp does make a difference. It’s a difference of 15 stun cuffs and however many of the mod salvage.
Don’t come onto the forum and get all up yourself talking down to people when you yourself lack understanding.
NyKynoe
7 years ago
2 and 4 get the same rewards because they only want to have 3 matches for 8 players. They end with the same record.

To get a real 1-8 ranking would be a much longer process.

No at no point does losing your first match give you any guarantee of a better track for winning. But by all means throw your first round every time, I'm sure your opponents will love this strategy. Nothing helps moral like a free win.
TheChampionBum
7 years ago
"DarthBisharp;c-1726253" wrote:
"GambrinusKluk;c-1726244" wrote:
What is wrong with people that don't understand that ties are resolved by who had the higher gp and that it makes absolutely no difference in the prizes if you are shown in 2nd or 4th.

What is wrong with you not understanding that using GP in events of ties occurs within the round itself to determine who gets the win when both players have amassed the same amount of banners. Not to rank and sort all the people with 2 wins into who’s 2nd, 3rd or 4th. So actually higher gp does make a difference. It’s a difference of 15 stun cuffs and however many of the mod salvage.
Don’t come onto the forum and get all up yourself talking down to people when you yourself lack understanding.

With the way the banners are set up, it's almost impossible to get the same amount of banners as your opponent. I can only see this happening players putting their absolute weakest toons in defense. Toons that wont ever take a turn and do damage to you. If both players did that, it might be possible. Then again you have the Fleets, where its almost guaranteed that you're going to take some kind of damage due to the Capital ship taking a turn and damaging either one of all of your ships on an attack.

Also, as already stated above, numbers 2 - 4 get the same rewards. It doesn't matter unless you have an ego problem and would prefer being second over fourth. Boo hoo.
Indominable_J81
7 years ago
"DarthBisharp;c-1726253" wrote:
What is wrong with you not understanding that using GP in events of ties occurs within the round itself to determine who gets the win when both players have amassed the same amount of banners. Not to rank and sort all the people with 2 wins into who’s 2nd, 3rd or 4th. So actually higher gp does make a difference. It’s a difference of 15 stun cuffs and however many of the mod salvage.
Don’t come onto the forum and get all up yourself talking down to people when you yourself lack understanding.

Higher GP doesn't create any difference in gear/salvage unless you have the very unlikely circumstance of a tie within a round. Everyone with 2 wins gets the same rewards, everyone with 1 win gets the same reward, regardless of GP. The one person with 3 wins gets the most, the one person with 0 wins gets the least.