Ships 2.0 5/22/18 [Mega]

"DoOrDoNot;c-1556628" wrote:
I like 3 x 3 ships update. In fact, it was the only thing I like in this much hyped update.

Ship cartels and mafia might not like it because it disrupts status quo.

I'm actually open to change the arena to start from 3x3 with possible reinforcements to make 5 x 5. This might shake up arena with more strategy involved

There is actually less strategy involved. In an attempt to make it more active since it was a failed area (not a lot of people participated in it), they just made it easier for people to win. I liked the 5x5 starting because you had to invest more time and resources for a good defense (something CG wants gone away with). There is no such thing as ship cartels and mafia, just users who worked on their ships for months only to be nerfed heavily (stats wise). Give them a month and they'll climb back once everyone realizes which ships are better and things will be the same just a lot more activity for no extra reward.

Give it a week and you will have a stale ships meta that everyone will run (starting 3 ships). I enjoy ships and have been playing it since they dropped and from what little I played, its still the same ships game. People who found it boring will be bored by it after the initial excitement and shine wears off. Its the one area of arena where you don't get much reward for your time and crystals the more competitive it gets.

by going from 5x5 (which is more diverse) to 3x3 (narrow and limited) with a VERY small selection of ships to choose from, anyone can be #1 by focusing on the top 3 meta ships (easier to do since you need to focus on about 5 toons when accounting for reinforcements).

Hopefully my opinion changes over time to a more optimist outlook.