[MEGA] State of the Galaxy: November 2021

Just wanted to say that I really like these changes. GAC is by far the best game mode and spending 2 hours on boring arenas every day is kind of frustrating.

Very good move CG!

"KarateApina;c-2318355" wrote:

"Fringilla_Vigo;c-2318351" wrote:
Oh, guys, come on
Instead of playing 1h at fixed time doing same thing
You can play once two days 1h (any time) doing something way more exciting
Keeping more or less similar income

This.

Arena 5 battles/day = 35 / week.
New gac depending on division roughly 10 x 3 battles / week = 30.

There really is no time sink.
If arena rewards will be as bad as it seems there is no reason to do arena. So there will be less battles on average.

The ability to do the battles any time it suits me best is huge QOL. Thanks CG.

where did you learn math? :joy: 5 battles a day, each lasts 3 minutes - but **on auto** atm. so i have to play manually 30 seconds a day. makes 3,5 minutes a week.

They will literally give away a much more crystal than now, its all written in their post. Try use math ;-)

This is yet to be seen, since you are auto-enrolled in Squad Arena and get some sort of reward for your rank whether you play SA that day or not, since even if you didn't play you still have a rank.

HOWEVER... If you don't log in on the day that your week-long GAC round starts, you get nothing for 8 days. On top of that, you have to achieve a minimum number of banners each day or you get NOTHING that day. They actually say that. It's something you could read.

This means that the total crystals given out might be less or more, depending on how common it is to take a day off, and thus lose rewards at least from that day, if not for a full 8 days.

Do you have the stats on how common it is to take a day off? No? Try using math. WHOOPS, NO DATA AVAILABLE.

Can't do the operations when you don't have the operands. Of course you could still be snarky and overconfident. That always works.

"Gascharack;c-2318367" wrote:

"KarateApina;c-2318355" wrote:

"Fringilla_Vigo;c-2318351" wrote:
Oh, guys, come on
Instead of playing 1h at fixed time doing same thing
You can play once two days 1h (any time) doing something way more exciting
Keeping more or less similar income

This.

Arena 5 battles/day = 35 / week.
New gac depending on division roughly 10 x 3 battles / week = 30.

There really is no time sink.
If arena rewards will be as bad as it seems there is no reason to do arena. So there will be less battles on average.

The ability to do the battles any time it suits me best is huge QOL. Thanks CG.

where did you learn math? :joy: 5 battles a day, each lasts 3 minutes - but **on auto** atm. so i have to play manually 30 seconds a day. makes 3,5 minutes a week.

Actual play time is not the problem. The pain is the climbing at a fixed hour and waiting for CD to go for the next one. I have my PO at 9am in the morning. That is the only time slot I can guarantee playtime without interfering with my work and family obligations. Still it is a pain to keep doing it everyday (especially on WE). Now, hopefully, I will get enough sleep time.

Looks like nice changes. But I think this Skill Rating matchmaking will be working like in the TW.

Stated:
With a greater incentive placed on victory, it is important that we address matchmaking and ensure Guilds are paired against fair opponents. Today’s Update reworks the matchmaking system in Territory Wars to more accurately calculate the amount of power a Guild is bringing to the holotable. Our goal with these changes is to create a more fair and balanced experience long term. This system better accounts for guilds that bring a smaller number of powerful players. Additionally, the system takes loss streaks into account during matchmaking.

Reality:

"MasterSeedy;c-2318368" wrote:

They will literally give away a much more crystal than now, its all written in their post. Try use math ;-)

This is yet to be seen, since you are auto-enrolled in Squad Arena and get some sort of reward for your rank whether you play SA that day or not, since even if you didn't play you still have a rank.

HOWEVER... If you don't log in on the day that your week-long GAC round starts, you get nothing for 8 days. On top of that, you have to achieve a minimum number of banners each day or you get NOTHING that day. They actually say that. It's something you could read.

This means that the total crystals given out might be less or more, depending on how common it is to take a day off, and thus lose rewards at least from that day, if not for a full 8 days.

Do you have the stats on how common it is to take a day off? No? Try using math. WHOOPS, NO DATA AVAILABLE.

Can't do the operations when you don't have the operands. Of course you could still be snarky and overconfident. That always works.

How do you know that you won't be auto-enrolled in GAC now? WHOOPS, DATA NOT AVAILABLE YET.

Snarkiness works both ways, or we could always wait for extra information from the Q&A.

I think this is a great change! GAC is by far the best game mode, and this will break up shard mafias. I am super on board with this. GAC really isn't that time consuming if you know counters and strong play. The "ceiling" for rewards is much higher now.

As stated above (directly or not): please make an auto-join feature for gac. And if not, then for the love of God, DON'T hide the join button behind pack commercials!

I would like to know how these changes are going to help to reduce the gap between low GP players and high GP players. Oh wait, It will create a greater imbalance.

So as someone who makes 1 in both arenas , and have not missed Kyber , this appears to be a significant crystal boost. I now don't have to do arena other than for the two Daly tasks , that is a massive QoL improvement.

I've done my own math , on a 7.4m acct and even with 6 wins 6 loss season I'm better off and unlikely to get relegated past Kyber 3. So I should be happy.

However ; as I built my account FTP over many years of arena crystals I'm not sure that this is a great change for mid to lower accounts trying to grow. It seems the bigger accounts get the most rewards and thus widens the gap from the tip to the end of the spear. I hope I'm wrong , but it feels those that started later than I don't have the same opportunity I did, and that seems wrong. The major unknown is as always match making , and I sincerely hope mid gp accts can advance at the same place we have enjoyed for years.

Ps. Yes I know nothing is ever promised to be fair in a mobile game.