Sorry if this is not the right place to post this.I changed my time settings and am convinced i'm in a new shard (unfortunately a more established one) I don't recognize the names around me in the arena.Has anyone else experienced this? Is it a bug?

Moving times does not change your shard.

You're not the only person to say this. Whereabouts in your shard do you normally place? if it's in the hundreds then it'll look completely different at different times of day.

"Elland;c-1720372" wrote:Usually between 30 and 60. So different people do move in and out of that range. I got to know certain players/teams that were easy wins or to be avoided though and they are no longer around.Rankings are not static. Some players drop — others climb. Some even change their nick name. Arena ranks and opponents are not static. Your observation is not proof that you were moved to another shard.

If you've moved by several hours you'll be seeing different people making the climb as they approach their payout

Guess that’s it then. Thanks for reassurance. I suspect I’ll move back my time setting but I’ll give it a couple of weeks to see.

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NyKynoe
6 years ago
Moving times does not change your shard.
kieronkumar
6 years ago
You're not the only person to say this. Whereabouts in your shard do you normally place? if it's in the hundreds then it'll look completely different at different times of day.
Waquira
6 years ago
"Elland;c-1720372" wrote:
Usually between 30 and 60. So different people do move in and out of that range. I got to know certain players/teams that were easy wins or to be avoided though and they are no longer around.

Rankings are not static. Some players drop — others climb. Some even change their nick name. Arena ranks and opponents are not static. Your observation is not proof that you were moved to another shard.
ChristophIV
Hero+
6 years ago
If you've moved by several hours you'll be seeing different people making the climb as they approach their payout
Iaindefatigable
6 years ago
Guess that’s it then. Thanks for reassurance. I suspect I’ll move back my time setting but I’ll give it a couple of weeks to see.
Iaindefatigable
6 years ago
Just gone through arena I remain convinced I’ve moved shard.
Iaindefatigable
6 years ago
Usually between 30 and 60. So different people do move in and out of that range. I got to know certain players/teams that were easy wins or to be avoided though and they are no longer around.
Iaindefatigable
6 years ago
I can see this isn’t going to get me answers and have emailed EA.

Hopefully people will start screenshooting their arena top 10 and folks around their position before changing time zone.
tvsfrink
6 years ago
"Elland;c-1720788" wrote:
I can see this isn’t going to get me answers and have emailed EA.

Hopefully people will start screenshooting their arena top 10 and folks around their position before changing time zone.

You had your answer at post 2 in the thread.
Iaindefatigable
6 years ago
It was worth contacting help.