[MEGA] State of the Galaxy: November 2021

"ShaggyB;c-2318459" wrote:

"Sithlords_Inc;c-2318388" wrote:

"LordDirt;c-2318002" wrote:
So with no meta what is there to chase? Now I can collect at mu own pace and just play the game for free. How does this help CG?

Because now every new character will be "meta". Just look at the new Maquees theive been releasing for example. Theyre not needed for Squad Arena, but for GA youre going to have a big advantage if you have them. The days of chasing one team is over, and now we have to chase all of them.

Or none of them and you just get it when you get it.

It does make panic farming a thing of the past

Cant you say the exact same thing about GLs?

This question maybe already asked before but: if I setup only one sqad in one field as defence then I will win cos my opponent will not have anything to attack more than 1 time?

"PickNameToidentifYou;c-2318466" wrote:
This question maybe already asked before but: if I setup only one sqad in one field as defence then I will win cos my opponent will not have anything to attack more than 1 time?

I'm under the same assumption, but only if you fully clear the opponents defenses (as you should get more points by defeating their toons, and they won't get any extras for taking the territories where you didn't set as you can't get points for defeating enemies if there's none there to beat)

@Kyno, can you confirm if squad arena will be eliminated for level 85 players? I don't know if it will be eliminated or if just crystals will be removed.

"Vitalii;c-2318357" wrote:
It looks like that with these changes if I put no defence and then make a full clear I will get a win. Even if I will not win several battles from the first attempt. Ratio is easy:
1. I will get first attack, as my opponent will not face squads on my side of the field
2. I will get points got defeating units on his side of the field and my opponent will not

Almost certainly not. They already give max clear points for unfilled slots. Why would they remove this feature?

"IkamuzU;c-2318469" wrote:
@Kyno, can you confirm if squad arena will be eliminated for level 85 players? I don't know if it will be eliminated or if just crystals will be removed.

My understanding is squads will still be there, just reward low teir gear. Basically a dead game mode for anyone mid teir and above

"Nauros;c-2318361" wrote:

"Vitalii;c-2318357" wrote:
It looks like that with these changes if I put no defence and then make a full clear I will get a win. Even if I will not win several battles from the first attempt. Ratio is easy:
1. I will get first attack, as my opponent will not face squads on my side of the field
2. I will get points got defeating units on his side of the field and my opponent will not

Wait, the "first attack" means that the first one to attack gets it? I interpreted it as each player getting the points for their first attack regardless of when it happens.

So did I. Based on the table it is presented in, I assume you are correct. It says, "awarded to EACH player once per round." If only one player got it, "each" is a very poor choice of words.

"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.

You will get daily crystal even if you dont join, you get them even when GAC is not running, its guaranteed income based on league and division, so its equal to do nothing in squad arena and get something.

You need 10 minimum banners to get round rewards which means one lost attack in attack phase, and 20 banners to get rewards at the end of week and month, so you need 2 attacks each weak to get rewards for doing nothing else in the whole month. So not much people will miss crystal and overall they give a lot of crystall more to players.

"IkamuzU;c-2318469" wrote:
Kyno, can you confirm if squad arena will be eliminated for level 85 players? I don't know if it will be eliminated or if just crystals will be removed.

It will still be there, and they are discussing the plans for its future, but at the time it will remain as it is, minus the crystals.

"Gildersleeve;c-2318404" wrote:

"flux_rono;c-2317842" wrote:
most of this post aside: why/where is everyone getting the idea that GAC is an unpopular mode and is going to be even more unpopular? I've never heard that until now with GAC in general. (yes there has always been 3v3 hate, but never much on the 5v5 that I know)

Can only speak anecdotally, but I’m down to one game mode… tb. I stay mostly for my guild… every other mode in this game is a chore and this won’t affect me at all as I already don’t play SA or GAC. The matchmaking is just too easy to sandbag so why bother. Finding yourself outmatched 3-5GLs to my 1 just kills it every time.

Sandbagging would lower your rank and thus income. What's the incentive to sandbag? To get some trolly wins at the expense of income and competition?