Question for top ranked FTP players

"gobears21;327200" wrote:

I'm actually not FTP, I'm a ptp player. I have seen a lot of ftp people touting that they can keep top ranks etc and I just don't see how that's possible for someone just starting out. Those that have commented on this thread have for the most part confirmed that most that are ftp and on top benefited from the level pauses.

Level pauses obviously help. So did starting out with the game. There are more avenues for people to P2W now so the gap between have and have-nots will be higher in arena. Since arena is the source of the crystal lifeblood of a competitive FTP player that matters.

But I've never seen a shard other than the soft release shard that had more than a handful of true whales that are spending thousands of dollars to stay in front. And the difference between spending thousands and spending a couple hundred are huge. All it takes for a FTP player to catch someone who's spent $200 is a one or two bad farms by the paying player.

So while getting #1 is going to take longer because of those things getting to the top 10 should be very doable by any FTP in a month or two of playing. It's obviously helpful if you get in a fresh shard at start (ie. first day you do arena you're already in the top 200 and not in the 10000s) but even a slightly older shard will still be something you can catch up to.