Shard Chats = cheating

"BubbaFett;c-1579073" wrote:

"Jedi_of_Oz;c-1578387" wrote:

"BubbaFett;c-1576453" wrote:

"Jedi_of_Oz;c-1574626" wrote:
Amusing.

Collusion in arenas exist because most players are pragmatic and have determined that it is the best means to co-exist with your otherwise rivals. The fact that payouts occur anytime between 5PM and 7PM for most players is ridiculous and most people have serious commitments during those times.

If not for shard chats, SWGOH life would be a lot more stressful. Imagine worrying about getting sniped while you're participating in work meetings, driving home, playing a game of sport or having dinner with your family.

If you build a strong team, you can achieve a good tank without having to worry...... Just curious, when you are "playing a game of sport", do you or your team take turns with the others so you can arrange the standings and match outcomes?

When I play my sport, I give up 4-5 hours of my Saturday arvo - occasionally on Sundays also - so I play to win given the time investment required. But then again, I play sport at amateur level and I'm not playing for sheep stations.

Professional sport with wagering outcomes is littered with examples of teams that have tanked in order to engineer certain outcomes. The Philadelphia 76'ers is one such example. They played poorly for several consecutive seasons in order to engineer obtaining high draft picks. The strategy executed is now bearing fruit as they have an arsenal of excellent, young talent which is helping them to finally realise success on the court.

Football (soccer) world cups also have had numerous examples where teams sabotage group games so to engineer a more favourable match-up in subsequent knock-out phases. Hypothetically, let's say you've played two group games which has made elimination from the group impossible and advancement to the next phase a certainty. If you win your final game, you'll be paired with Brazil. If you draw or lose, you'll be paired with say... Sweden. Would you play to your best and certainly meet Brazil next; or rest a few of your best players and potentially draw/lose so you could meet Sweden, a lower ranked opponent?

Bringing this back to SWGOH, the time investment required is significant if you want to perform at a strong to elite level. Part of that requires good performance in arenas. If a group of similarly minded, similarly time poor individuals, are able to co-operate together to optimise outcomes and limit the otherwise time investment each person is required to make, what is the harm in that? Do I make myself crystal clear?

Completely different scenarios.....

The 76'rs playiing poorly for years and slowly planning and grinding out a good team is the equivalent of starting this game from scratch and grinding out the tunes needed to get RJT as your first priority.... You will stink for a long time, but when you achieve your goal, you become awesome overnight...... Not cheating at all.....

Your Brazil analogy doesn't work either...... You can bench your best players and lose so you don't draw a strong team for a match, but eventually you will have to face a Brazil if you want to win the cup....

This shard chat business, where people conspire to "take out" anyone who comes close.to the top is more akin to flattening the tires on the other team's bus so they can't make the game and forfeit their match..... It's cheating.....

So if it’s cheating, what ToS are being breached? I want you to be specific here. I want you to go through section 6. Rules of Conduct and identify which rule/s if any are being broken by players engaging in shard chats.