wouldn't it be more fun and better to have shards changed every 6 months?in the long term most of the arena top shard just fall under who is teaming with who to keep hogging the top rank and who has the most friends or guild members in the spot.I believe a system that would switch shards every months 6 would be the best and a new challenge in term of equality. or some half year switch up with a similar shard created at the same time. The current system we have in some shards is sort of a bullying culture from alot of threads that i have read on the forum. it seems that less and less people want to invest time to have rewards.I am very thankfull that my shards is only 1 year and 3-4 months old and that i do not have the same payout as some in the tops.edit: i am fine with my shard as i score in the tops1- 15 without any teaming, i was just insterested into seeing people general opinions about having a new challenge. But the shards can and are also perfectly fine as they are if the game is intended to have teamwork in arena shards (for myself i like it solo because i think it is somewhat an unfair advantage and not challenging at all) . If done right there is plenty of options for diversity but as i score in the top 1 to 10 i can also understand the frustation that some people who progress to go higher in their current shard could face. Thus the starting shard that we start with seems to be better suited.But this could be used for new events@CG_Kozispoon or any devs it would be nice to have some feedback on how things can improve as a community

"AnakedJaywalker;c-1155732" wrote:Could easily lead to some serious inequity with newer shards.Compared to the inequity of the cheating a.k.a. collusion? What's the difference?

Why do you think there wouldn't be collusion within days of a switch?

"danrussoa;c-1155735" wrote:"AnakedJaywalker;c-1155732" wrote:Could easily lead to some serious inequity with newer shards.Compared to the inequity of the cheating a.k.a. collusion? What's the difference?yes worse then any of that. how would you match players? they would have to look at full rosters to keep things fair, and we all know that the matching is far from perfect right now. I think that the easiest way for them to group us is how they have done it by time when you joined.

There would be. At least the cheaters would have to work for it a little more.

"Kyno;c-1155740" wrote:"danrussoa;c-1155735" wrote:"AnakedJaywalker;c-1155732" wrote:Could easily lead to some serious inequity with newer shards.Compared to the inequity of the cheating a.k.a. collusion? What's the difference?yes worse then any of that. how would you match players? they would have to look at full rosters to keep things fair, and we all know that the matching is far from perfect right now. I think that the easiest way for them to group us is how they have done it by time when you joined. Fairest way would be a single shard with everyone, one payout, and anyone caught colluding is banned for life. Yeah! One winner a day!

Arena , teamwork and bullying culture? Arena shards switch up

UltimateSeaDog
8 years ago
"danrussoa;c-1158471" wrote:
"UltimateSeaDog;c-1158446" wrote:
"danrussoa;c-1158433" wrote:
"DeathStarRayGun;c-1158270" wrote:
"danrussoa;c-1157688" wrote:
Game calls it player vs. player. I don't see any plurals there.

Changing shards won't fix collision that's an absurd suggestion and argument.

Do you buy a car because you are mad you have to replace the tires on your truck?

Imo... I would apologize for whatever u did just listen to some Kendrick Lamar, be humble, and make friends with your arena shard mates so they let u back into the party.

I buy new trucks if they have a new button/feature. Bad argument. 17 Silverado because it has a wireless charger and my Tundra didn't......

I pmd ONE guy on my shard, cookiecrisp, and chatted briefly. He ask d and offered to lay off the time I collect. I never told him the time and told him to do his worst. So your advice is a moot point. I don't know any people on my shard in any social circles.

When your shardmate chose to be helpful and chose to not hit you before your payout, you told him to do his worst. Of course your shardmate would tell everyone, assuming you're a troll. Hence you're locked out of 1st.

Not wanting to cheat makes me a troll?

No, rebuffing good intentions may make others mistake you for one. Like seriously, collusion has existed for 2 years already, and everyone is in it. Targeting others out of payout is called TROLLING and BULLYING, as it does nothing to help you and just causes others to lose out. Seriously, there's this troll in our shard who hits others out of payout, so we target him to force him out of top 20 every day. Nothing wrong with that.
Aleysarianya
8 years ago
Bunch of whiny snowflakes in here, cannot seem to get away from them anywhere these days. If you are buying vaults and still getting whooped by F2P like me, you might want to rethink that strategy or ask for advice on how to use your crystals more wisely, lol.

Shard group chats save a lot of effort by coordinating payout times even when you still have the DB's that just attack at all payouts because they are just DB's or morons. Not cheating or collusion when the folks in the chat communicate who the DB's are and take action. Grow up snowflake, it is a big world out there and you need to put your big boy pants on.
UltimateSeaDog
8 years ago
"Aley;c-1158607" wrote:
Bunch of whiny snowflakes in here, cannot seem to get away from them anywhere these days. If you are buying vaults and still getting whooped by F2P like me, you might want to rethink that strategy or ask for advice on how to use your crystals more wisely, lol.

Shard group chats save a lot of effort by coordinating payout times even when you still have the DB's that just attack at all payouts because they are just DB's or ****. Not cheating or collusion when the folks in the chat communicate who the DB's are and take action. Grow up snowflake, it is a big world out there and you need to put your big boy pants on.

Thank you.

Collusion is perfectly fine OP.
Versattio
8 years ago
'Cheats Never Prosper' is a nice proverb, but online gaming has taught us that it's wildly incorrect.
tarugo91
8 years ago
The shard chat is a response to the way pvp is designed in this game. I cannot blame the players who are involved in shard chat.
Nah-Willis
8 years ago
"Dundadarr;c-1157220" wrote:
Shard chats change arena from a model that only benefitted EA and never the player to one that benefits the player.

More players get higher payouts at the cost of less time, crystals and significantly less frustration

Perfectly put.

There are no punishments in our shard chat, just cooperation that has worked for everyone that has joined. It's less stressful and more accomodating of real life. And, after all, you've still got to beat your opponent.

Frankly, the two whingers in here sound like right pieces of work - no wonder they are targeted. And they're blaming shard chats instead.
danrussoa
8 years ago
"VanKings22;c-1158496" wrote:
"danrussoa;c-1158493" wrote:
"VanKings22;c-1158482" wrote:
@danrussoa I am in your arena shard, if you joined our chat maybe we'll will let you in the top 20.......maybe

Team Jeda rules

Not interested. The three bucks a day isn't really a big deal.
With the $3 a day we are able to save as a group, we are able to donate food to starving kids in Africa, dont be so selfish, we do it to save the kids.

If I ever care about arena again, it's doubtful,
"UltimateSeaDog;c-1158612" wrote:
"Aley;c-1158607" wrote:
Bunch of whiny snowflakes in here, cannot seem to get away from them anywhere these days. If you are buying vaults and still getting whooped by F2P like me, you might want to rethink that strategy or ask for advice on how to use your crystals more wisely, lol.

Shard group chats save a lot of effort by coordinating payout times even when you still have the DB's that just attack at all payouts because they are just DB's or ****. Not cheating or collusion when the folks in the chat communicate who the DB's are and take action. Grow up snowflake, it is a big world out there and you need to put your big boy pants on.

Thank you.

Collusion is perfectly fine OP.

Got this from Webster dictionary.......

Definition of collusion
: secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose acting in collusion with the enemy
collusiveplay \kə-ˈlü-siv, -ziv\ adjective
collusively adverb
Aleysarianya
8 years ago
"danrussoa;c-1158635" wrote:
"VanKings22;c-1158496" wrote:
"danrussoa;c-1158493" wrote:
"VanKings22;c-1158482" wrote:
@danrussoa I am in your arena shard, if you joined our chat maybe we'll will let you in the top 20.......maybe

Team Jeda rules

Not interested. The three bucks a day isn't really a big deal.
With the $3 a day we are able to save as a group, we are able to donate food to starving kids in Africa, dont be so selfish, we do it to save the kids.

If I ever care about arena again, it's doubtful,
"UltimateSeaDog;c-1158612" wrote:
"Aley;c-1158607" wrote:
Bunch of whiny snowflakes in here, cannot seem to get away from them anywhere these days. If you are buying vaults and still getting whooped by F2P like me, you might want to rethink that strategy or ask for advice on how to use your crystals more wisely, lol.

Shard group chats save a lot of effort by coordinating payout times even when you still have the DB's that just attack at all payouts because they are just DB's or ****. Not cheating or collusion when the folks in the chat communicate who the DB's are and take action. Grow up snowflake, it is a big world out there and you need to put your big boy pants on.

Thank you.

Collusion is perfectly fine OP.

Got this from Webster dictionary.......

Definition of collusion
: secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose acting in collusion with the enemy
collusiveplay \kə-ˈlü-siv, -ziv\ adjective
collusively adverb

You just showed your ignorance of the English language. One, Shard chats are not secret and are open groups that everyone on the shard is welcome to join. Two, there is nothing illegal or deceitful in the purpose. The purpose is for harmony. Three, read my statement about snowflakes and apply this to your life.
RapidDevil85
8 years ago
Interesting how people are talking about shard chats to coordinate payout times.

Isn't it obvious what everyone's payout times are? I don't really see why you need chat to do that, Of the 4 that always contest my payout we gernerally seem to avoid each other until we get down to the business end of the hour. Then it's a free for all. We are all capable of #1 but it's more fun to contest it without taking turns.
danrussoa
8 years ago
"Aley;c-1158648" wrote:
"danrussoa;c-1158635" wrote:
"VanKings22;c-1158496" wrote:
"danrussoa;c-1158493" wrote:
"VanKings22;c-1158482" wrote:
@danrussoa I am in your arena shard, if you joined our chat maybe we'll will let you in the top 20.......maybe

Team Jeda rules

Not interested. The three bucks a day isn't really a big deal.
With the $3 a day we are able to save as a group, we are able to donate food to starving kids in Africa, dont be so selfish, we do it to save the kids.

If I ever care about arena again, it's doubtful,
"UltimateSeaDog;c-1158612" wrote:
"Aley;c-1158607" wrote:
Bunch of whiny snowflakes in here, cannot seem to get away from them anywhere these days. If you are buying vaults and still getting whooped by F2P like me, you might want to rethink that strategy or ask for advice on how to use your crystals more wisely, lol.

Shard group chats save a lot of effort by coordinating payout times even when you still have the DB's that just attack at all payouts because they are just DB's or ****. Not cheating or collusion when the folks in the chat communicate who the DB's are and take action. Grow up snowflake, it is a big world out there and you need to put your big boy pants on.

Thank you.

Collusion is perfectly fine OP.

Got this from Webster dictionary.......

Definition of collusion
: secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose acting in collusion with the enemy
collusiveplay \kə-ˈlü-siv, -ziv\ adjective
collusively adverb

You just showed your ignorance of the English language. One, Shard chats are not secret and are open groups that everyone on the shard is welcome to join. Two, there is nothing illegal or deceitful in the purpose. The purpose is for harmony. Three, read my statement about snowflakes and apply this to your life.

What is interesting is for a bunch of people not doing anything wrong, you guys sure do feel the need to defend those actions. I personally wouldnt reply to a thread if I knew I wasn't doing anything wrong. What would be the point of doing that???