Something has to be done about the Arena lockout (suggestions welcome)

I agree that it is frustrating and something must be done. I'm not sure that the highest rank per day is best, as it's pretty easy to win #1 at some point during off-hours, especially if no one is defending.

In the absence of some sort of MMR system, I'd suggest that everyone's Arena payout is set randomly between 15 minutes before and after the payout time (different for each person, and changes each day). There will still be people defending (and you may not be able to get your #1 spot each day because of it), but you won't have the problem with people basically locking up #1 from 10+ minutes prior to payout each day.

i'm ok with it

i'd love to know WHEN i'm getting attacked tho and the ones getting attacked (like a red dot or something)

or be able to see the live attack of who's attacking me

"Kokimjustin;223598" wrote:

if you can't compete just delete the game.

Too bad I have been first every single day since I can remember. Unfortunately, I have been reduced to fighting fire with fire and I am better at it than my peers. That being said, I still don't enjoy sitting at my phone intently with my trigger finger ready.

The problem is that you can be sniped by the person in 5th, which would drop your crystal earnings from 500 to 300 for the day (40% decrease).

It is a flawed system.

"Luke6108;223609" wrote:
This is how the system works. The game wants players to login in from 5-6pm every day and fight each other.
If they reward players who got #1 anytime in a day that will be too easy.
The player at #1 can secure the top spot till payout time, but you could do the same thing to him. It all depends on how fast you press that button down and how confident you are to beat the team with the shortest amount of time available.

No offence but you spend a lot of time to say absolutely nothing

It is kind of annoying to be locked out. When I go to play the game, I want to actually play. I don't want to wait while someone holds me in battle to save their spot or whatever. We only have so many battles, and we only have so much time. 'Oh that's just the way it is, compete... blah blah blah.' Yeah, I do. And it's annoying. Especially if you spend crystals to refresh but they didn't tell you your team was being fought or locked into battle. I've yet to spend crystals, but I have read that complaint often enough, and I agree.

I like the current system.
Yes it is frustrating, but it is fair. You have to spend crystals most of the time to lock out others, so it is not free.
There is probably only one imbalance.
If you face 15 others for your 6pm, while others have their 6pm spot without challengers on the same server.

The current system is fair. We don't even have to combat every single player on our server to be number 1. We just have to battle a select few.

If you can't be on at the prize time to win the rank, I am sorry. That is just how the system operates.

The only suggestion I would enjoy is a real pvp combat. Until then, I am okay with the current incarnation.

There is absolutely no risk for number 1 to challenge number 3. This is a problem because there is no downside at 5:54pm.

"Nebulous;223640" wrote:
The current system is fair.

By the very definition, it is not fair.

You have people like Cosmicturtle setting his phone to new zealand time to eliminate having any competition at his payout time, while people in PST and EST are facing gangs of people trying to climb the ranks in their alloted window.

P.S. EA/CG knows this is a problem and why this post will most likely be erased

I usually rank 1 on my server and yet I agree something needs to be done to change how rewards are distributed, better yet how arena pvp works as a whole.

Perhaps players can choose daily from different tiers of rewards. 3rd tier would be the lowest reward, based on the highest ranking you were able to achieve for that day.
2nd is how it is now, basically sniping against ai.
1st and highest rewards are for true player vs player.