So I don't mind not coming top 10/20 in my shard, top 50 is usually my aim and recently I've noticed a major shift in arena leaders; just today I played 5 battles against 4 different leaders, those being Rex (L) x2, zTarkin, zMaul and zFinnThe new empire pass has opened up new leaders for their faction, with thrawn in the empire lineup and the one of the rex teams; the other Rex team was Chaze + nihilus + kenobi, the Finn team was FULL resistance and maul was with zSavage, Trooper assassin and nihilus The new developments in arena have made this game far more fun for me, and you've got to congratulate the devs on managing to shift the staleness arena was; I understand not all shards will be at this point yet, but give it time :) this game is great, f2p can compete :) I use FO in arena and am so happy to compete against strategic teams such as the Tarkin team and Resitance and prefer it so much compared to the arena we had a couple of months ago 'attack/dodge' 'attack/dodge' 'attack'dodge' annihilate.I've also seen a few zQGJ teams as well, so fellow gamers I URGE you not to quit on this game, just give it time and it'll become more fun again :) (Sorry about the long post)

"Jay_1997_C;d-118001" wrote:So I don't mind not coming top 10/20 in my shard, top 50 is usually my aim and recently I've noticed a major shift in arena leaders; just today I played 5 battles against 4 different leaders, those being Rex (L) x2, zTarkin, zMaul and zFinn That is why you're having fun. If your sole goal is to be #1, expect a lot more effort and stress in the process unless you're in a young shard and you have the means to whale out

"WompWompRat;c-1145631" wrote:"Jay_1997_C;d-118001" wrote:So I don't mind not coming top 10/20 in my shard, top 50 is usually my aim and recently I've noticed a major shift in arena leaders; just today I played 5 battles against 4 different leaders, those being Rex (L) x2, zTarkin, zMaul and zFinn That is why you're having fun. If your sole goal is to be #1, expect a lot more effort and stress in the process unless you're in a young shard and you have the means to whale out December 2015 ahaha and nah I can get into the top 10 still if I really try, there are a few teams up there with Wedge/Chaze, Rogue 1 and a very very fast resistance team who I can never beat, as well as standRd triple cleanse teams :)

"WompWompRat;c-1145631" wrote:"Jay_1997_C;d-118001" wrote:So I don't mind not coming top 10/20 in my shard, top 50 is usually my aim and recently I've noticed a major shift in arena leaders; just today I played 5 battles against 4 different leaders, those being Rex (L) x2, zTarkin, zMaul and zFinn That is why you're having fun. If your sole goal is to be #1, expect a lot more effort and stress in the process unless you're in a young shard and you have the means to whale out I actually kind of disagree. My Nov 15 shard has really shaken up a lot lately. I use a refresh (sometimes 2) and I hit #3 fairly often. (I haven't yet beat out the 2 TI guys who share my payout.)I run full sith, either zaul or DN based on who I'm up against. I've noticed lately almost every team is slightly different on the way up. It's added a new element of excitement to try my team against new comps. We talk on our shard chat about how each other's teams are, and how they handle defending. I'm sure it'll settle down soon, but for now, I'm having fun.

There's a lot of changes in my shard too. But for me it's not very interesting when the top players still resort to using the same core toons like Chaze, GK etc to regain position. To me it's smoke and mirrors. However it's still nice to see different leads pop up, even if the Wiggs combo is still up there a lot more than I'd like to see.

"Jay_1997_C;d-118001" wrote: December 2015 ahaha and nah I can get into the top 10 still if I really try, there are a few teams up there with Wedge/Chaze, Rogue 1 and a very very fast resistance team who I can never beat, as well as standRd triple cleanse teams :) I am on December 2015 shard as well, I am only bumping into one FO squad in top 50 - Jishiua - is that you? :wink:

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SakMoiKak
8 years ago
"Jay_1997_C;d-118001" wrote:
So I don't mind not coming top 10/20 in my shard, top 50 is usually my aim and recently I've noticed a major shift in arena leaders; just today I played 5 battles against 4 different leaders, those being Rex (L) x2, zTarkin, zMaul and zFinn

That is why you're having fun. If your sole goal is to be #1, expect a lot more effort and stress in the process unless you're in a young shard and you have the means to whale out
jaychandarana97
8 years ago
"WompWompRat;c-1145631" wrote:
"Jay_1997_C;d-118001" wrote:
So I don't mind not coming top 10/20 in my shard, top 50 is usually my aim and recently I've noticed a major shift in arena leaders; just today I played 5 battles against 4 different leaders, those being Rex (L) x2, zTarkin, zMaul and zFinn

That is why you're having fun. If your sole goal is to be #1, expect a lot more effort and stress in the process unless you're in a young shard and you have the means to whale out

December 2015 ahaha and nah I can get into the top 10 still if I really try, there are a few teams up there with Wedge/Chaze, Rogue 1 and a very very fast resistance team who I can never beat, as well as standRd triple cleanse teams :)
Mkalmurphy
8 years ago
"WompWompRat;c-1145631" wrote:
"Jay_1997_C;d-118001" wrote:
So I don't mind not coming top 10/20 in my shard, top 50 is usually my aim and recently I've noticed a major shift in arena leaders; just today I played 5 battles against 4 different leaders, those being Rex (L) x2, zTarkin, zMaul and zFinn

That is why you're having fun. If your sole goal is to be #1, expect a lot more effort and stress in the process unless you're in a young shard and you have the means to whale out

I actually kind of disagree. My Nov 15 shard has really shaken up a lot lately. I use a refresh (sometimes 2) and I hit #3 fairly often. (I haven't yet beat out the 2 TI guys who share my payout.)

I run full sith, either zaul or DN based on who I'm up against. I've noticed lately almost every team is slightly different on the way up. It's added a new element of excitement to try my team against new comps. We talk on our shard chat about how each other's teams are, and how they handle defending.

I'm sure it'll settle down soon, but for now, I'm having fun.
SakMoiKak
8 years ago
There's a lot of changes in my shard too. But for me it's not very interesting when the top players still resort to using the same core toons like Chaze, GK etc to regain position. To me it's smoke and mirrors. However it's still nice to see different leads pop up, even if the Wiggs combo is still up there a lot more than I'd like to see.
lifeisagame007
8 years ago
"Jay_1997_C;d-118001" wrote:
December 2015 ahaha and nah I can get into the top 10 still if I really try, there are a few teams up there with Wedge/Chaze, Rogue 1 and a very very fast resistance team who I can never beat, as well as standRd triple cleanse teams :)

I am on December 2015 shard as well, I am only bumping into one FO squad in top 50 - Jishiua - is that you? :wink:
DoomeyEyes
8 years ago
I'm liking arena again... was using a Zaul, EP, SiT, DN and Zavage team... had to climb from the 20s every day and had a terrible time with most teams... relying on RNG to win half the time... now I run a Zader lead, with GK, DN, R2 and Thrawn and can easily beat any team (I throw in Rex against Rez)

Even though the team is beatable on defense. I'm not dropping out of the top 10... some, yeah it's fun again.
jaychandarana97
8 years ago
"lifeisagame007;c-1145706" wrote:
"Jay_1997_C;d-118001" wrote:
December 2015 ahaha and nah I can get into the top 10 still if I really try, there are a few teams up there with Wedge/Chaze, Rogue 1 and a very very fast resistance team who I can never beat, as well as standRd triple cleanse teams :)

I am on December 2015 shard as well, I am only bumping into one FO squad in top 50 - Jishiua - is that you? :wink:

Nah not me man :') glad to see other FO users are doing well through :)
jaychandarana97
8 years ago
"DoomeyEyes;c-1145713" wrote:
I'm liking arena again... was using a Zaul, EP, SiT, DN and Zavage team... had to climb from the 20s every day and had a terrible time with most teams... relying on RNG to win half the time... now I run a Zader lead, with GK, DN, R2 and Thrawn and can easily beat any team (I throw in Rex against Rez)

Even though the team is beatable on defense. I'm not dropping out of the top 10... some, yeah it's fun again.

This team sounds really fun, I love thrawns kit so much, but only have him at 5* gear 8 at the moment /) was planning on zetaing vader next and running Vader Palps Shore Tarkin and Thrawn, or maybe RG instead
orbital96
8 years ago
"WompWompRat;c-1145681" wrote:
There's a lot of changes in my shard too. But for me it's not very interesting when the top players still resort to using the same core toons like Chaze, GK etc to regain position. To me it's smoke and mirrors. However it's still nice to see different leads pop up, even if the Wiggs combo is still up there a lot more than I'd like to see.

Yeah, overall nothing's really changed, not dramatically.
MrSausage248
8 years ago
Arena still not near as fun as it was 3-4 months ago.