How do Arena Shards works exactly

That's basically it, yeah.

"Shard" is technically a misnomer, though, since that implies everyone is on separate servers. EA/CG call them Leaderboards to prevent that.

"NicWester;c-1312623" wrote:
That's basically it, yeah.

"Shard" is technically a misnomer, though, since that implies everyone is on separate servers. EA/CG call them Leaderboards to prevent that.

So if i'm 100% right, the best time would be to start the account at the beginning of a month so I have a head start above all else.

Oh, my mistake, no. I don't think so. I misread part of what you said because people always say "A November 2015 shard" or whatever.

I don't have confirmation, but I'm pretty sure a Leaderboard is open until a certain number of players are in it, then it closes and a new one opens up. It just stands to reason--you'd want all your Leaderboards to have roughly the same number of players, otherwise the ones from when the game started would have hundreds of thousands (most of whom would be inactive, naturally) and the most recent ones would have only 10k or so.

Leaderboards have 20k accounts on them. A new leaderboard starts when the last one gets filled. Takes about 10 days to fill a leaderboard lately.

"NicWester;c-1312631" wrote:
Oh, my mistake, no. I don't think so. I misread part of what you said because people always say "A November 2015 shard" or whatever.

I don't have confirmation, but I'm pretty sure a Leaderboard is open until a certain number of players are in it, then it closes and a new one opens up. It just stands to reason--you'd want all your Leaderboards to have roughly the same number of players, otherwise the ones from when the game started would have hundreds of thousands (most of whom would be inactive, naturally) and the most recent ones would have only 10k or so.

Thats what I was thinking, or hoping for rather :)

https://forums.galaxy-of-heroes.starwars.ea.com/discussion/136612/about-to-start-a-new-account-check-here-for-when-to-pop-28

This was the most recent, and probably most accurate thread on how long it takes for a shard to fill up.

"ExarTheKun;c-1312637" wrote:
https://forums.galaxy-of-heroes.starwars.ea.com/discussion/136612/about-to-start-a-new-account-check-here-for-when-to-pop-28

This was the most recent, and probably most accurate thread on how long it takes for a shard to fill up.

Hmm, thank you @ExarTheKun, that thread seems to hint at it is based on you hitting lvl 28instead of when the actual account is created. Though, I'm not sure that is confirmed.

Yes but whenever you create the account, you're put in a shard when
Hitting 28 not when the account is created.
Wether you go lvl 28 in 2 days or 20 has nothing to do with the shard you're put in.

"MisterZeq;c-1312666" wrote:
Yes but whenever you create the account, you're put in a shard when
Hitting 28 not when the account is created.
Wether you go lvl 28 in 2 days or 20 has nothing to do with the shard you're put in.

Okay, gonna horde some crystals prior to 28 then :) thank you for your help

"MisterZeq;c-1312666" wrote:
Yes but whenever you create the account, you're put in a shard when
Hitting 28 not when the account is created.
Wether you go lvl 28 in 2 days or 20 has nothing to do with the shard you're put in.

This is correct. As long as you don't hit level 28, you will not be assigned a leaderboard. That's why it is best to save up some resources and farm the characters you need before hitting level 28. Other players will be doing the same, and have a significant advantage.

I have done this before. This information is tested and accurate. ;)