"Rapid;c-1158651" wrote:
Interesting how people are talking about shard chats to coordinate payout times.
Isn't it obvious what everyone's payout times are?
Generally. As been mentioned elsewhere in this topic, there are wild cards out there who either don't understand payouts, don't care, or are stuck burning battles at a non optimal time.
Arena cooperation (collusion is absolutely an innaccurate word) helps to mitigate those variables, and save time. No longer am I camping my screen, watching the clock, hoping I can take 1st with enough to time to win and hold, without being too late that somebody else grabbed it or the person in 1st locked themselves in combat. No longer do I need to worry about somebody doing the same to me.
In practice, this could mean less overall crystal income for the participants; it's possible that somebody who could always take 1st is now in a group of 4 and rotating spots, meaning they average a rank of 2.5. However, the former scenario isn't really guaranteed, and the latter is far less stressful. The choice is up to the player. I went for the more certain, and in my view, the more enjoyable route. If somebody else is happier rolling the dice and seeing what happens, well, best of luck.
That's just within payout. It's extremely beneficial to have a means of communication with others outside payout for myriad reasons.
