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GladOS-013
Hero (Retired)
7 years ago

Re: Arena Bug?

Hi @Shadewake and sorry to hear you're unhappy with your current arena setup.

The Arena "shard" you are on is filled only with people who started playing the game (or reached a certain point in the game) at approximately the same time as you. Currently there is no way to change shards.

The squads that you can "see" when you refresh are the players in your shard who are at arena ranks just above you. So if you are #20, you have the option to challenge players in ranks #14-19, but nobody else (and nobody behind you).

The way I see it, you have three main options:
1) Start a new account. That means throwing away all the work you've done so far, but a new account will start on a new shard with players who also are starting right now. You may have a tactical advantage over players with less experience than you, but players who spend money on the game will advance very quickly.
2) Stick with it, try to maximize your farming and gain those levels quickly. Identify the Arena Squad you want to use and focus on leveling, starring, and gearing those characters. The maximum level is 85, so once you get there, no player will have a level advantage on you.
3) Change your Arena squad to something much weaker. This will mean players who are lower than you in the rankings will attack your squad, causing you to drop to a lower rank. Then you will have the option to attack these players, who are likely weaker than your original squad. You can defeat them, climb to a higher rank, and repeat this process.

Unfortunately, this isn't a bug, and there's nothing that Customer Support can do. The way to improve your squad is by investing more time and/or money into it! Ten levels shouldn't take too long to catch up if you complete all your daily tasks, use the crystals from the daily tasks to buy energy, get all the free energy boosts throughout the day, and use it all. Buying regular energy (for use on light & dark side nodes) is the best value in terms of energy, so I recommend that (up to 3x per day anyway).

Good luck!

4 Replies

  • Shadewake's avatar
    Shadewake
    7 years ago

    I am currently at the lowest. The people above me who I face are 20 levels higher sometimes and everyone higher than that are max level. There really is no way for me to catch up. Leveling, doing all the things you suggested are even more frustrating because guess what, I need Arena currency to advance which I can not get if I cannot compete. I guess I have to quit this game which feels like * for the year of progress lost and $50 down the toilet. Nothing but disappointment.

  • Shadewake's avatar
    Shadewake
    7 years ago

    How do I reset my account? I'd like to still use my google play email.

  • GladOS-013's avatar
    GladOS-013
    Hero (Retired)
    7 years ago
    Arena currency is only one of the many currencies in the game. You gain levels by spending regular energy on light side and dark side nodes, and cantina energy on cantina nodes.

    Complete your daily events - even if you lose your two daily arena battles, you get credit for attempting them. The daily events will give you crystals and other rewards (including Arena Currency).

    I don't know how to create a new "alt" account or if there's a way to wipe your account and start over. You might ask on the regular forums - there are a lot more players over there, and many have probably done this already.
    https://forums.galaxy-of-heroes.starwars.ea.com/categories/star-wars-galaxy-of-heroes-general-discussion
    Good luck with whatever you decide!

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