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This much outrage on simply a gamemode that you can easily ignore is crazy,
It also gives good rewards for minimal effort so won't advice to ignore.

you completely missed the point or chose to ignore it. it’s not just ‘something you can easily ignore’ — they purposely stuffed it with great rewards so we can’t ignore it. that’s the issue. it’s low-effort, off-brand content shoved into the game with insane rewards to force engagement, not because it’s fun or good.

acting like that’s fine is how we keep getting more of this lazy design.

It's... Different Game mode, but literally You can get everything just waiting and farming, You can get 81 entrances For free, so, You can do 100% without problem.

Btw you just Need 5 dollars to do it fast, way cheaper than 50 dollars fantastic keys lol

yeah, at this point it’s like talking to a wall. you keep repeating the same surface-level point like it’s some kind of revelation, completely ignoring the actual issue. no one’s arguing that the content IS literally locked behind money, it’s not, it’s also super cheap! but do we want more of this kind of content in the future and potentially in a worse form? I DONT.

the criticism is about how it’s intentionally designed to be low effort, annoying, boring and time gated with a currency so that paying for tickets to skip feels like the better option to grab the rewards faster. it’s a test to see “how low can we go and still profit?”

the fact that people keep parroting “you can just wait” proves they’re either missing the point or refusing to engage with it. either way, it’s frustratingly dense.

I mean, You can play that daily in 10 minutes, prizes still there, like the 21 days poker mode, like the 21 days Ping mode, is not pay to win, is pay to fast, You don't Need to pay Any cent to get everything, just play daily and that's all, can't get why this amount of tears For a test mode, a test mode that Will dissapear in days, no one Will make You play it if You don't want, is like cry about Baldurs Gate because was goty and is roguelike lol.

Thank god we can decide what we can play in this Game bro.

calling it a “test mode” like that somehow makes it immune to criticism is completely missing the point. kabam doesn’t test things for fun; they test them to gather data, to measure how far they can push monetization tactics without losing engagement. and guess what? if enough people pay to skip — even in a mode they admit sucks — kabam will absolutely bring it back in some fashion, or worse, expand on it. that’s what testing is for.

this “it’s just a test” excuse is naive at best and complicit at worst.

Bro, i literally can't get it, there's more problems in the Game to make a tsunami about a webpage Game, honestly.

They need to make money, also, You can play it for free, i can assure You that You Will get the same as a player that spent the Insane amount of... 4 dollars.

A man Discover what a Game developer does with new Game modes, gather data, congrats?

Is not like Battlegrounds or any mode that depends on prestige, or spent 1000 dollars to get the Best prizes, so, i can't get why do all this problem for a 10 minutes minigame when You take 2 hours to do Arena milestones, or that 10 minutes to play one BG round, but, okay, we are free to argue and get mad.

Greetings.

the issue isn’t the price or the time it takes to do it — it's the precedent. if players shrug this off, kabam sees it as a greenlight to make more of this 2d arcade mode with a time gated currency, half-baked content monetized through paid shortcuts. so yeah, some of us care if this mode returns, it’s cool now but i genuinely don’t want to see it again, i want to play MCOC, i don’t want this in the game.

don’t act like people raising that concern are overreacting just because it's “only a few bucks.” the cost isn't the problem — the model is.

then, if you do decide to pay for tickets, cool, now you have to sit and watch auto fights on your screen, 60+ times… you’ve turned your screen into a slideshow of the same fight over and over. how are you justifying this?

This much outrage on simply a gamemode that you can easily ignore is crazy,
It also gives good rewards for minimal effort so won't advice to ignore.

you completely missed the point or chose to ignore it. it’s not just ‘something you can easily ignore’ — they purposely stuffed it with great rewards so we can’t ignore it. that’s the issue. it’s low-effort, off-brand content shoved into the game with insane rewards to force engagement, not because it’s fun or good.

acting like that’s fine is how we keep getting more of this lazy design.

“We can’t ignore it”?.
I have since last Wednesday when it was released,..did one run of it for 15-20 minutes and I haven’t been back since,.,and I won’t for the remaining tine it’s available.
I don’t think the rewards make it worth playing the mode,.,(it’s that bad),.,so i don’t.
…see?,.., it’s easy.

okay, you proudly missed the point, downplayed the problem, and acted like disengaging makes you wise, when in reality, it just makes you irrelevant to the discussion. here’s why:

i’m pointing out that kabam jammed valuable, top-tier rewards into garbage content specifically to force players — especially competitive ones — into engaging with it, whether they like it or not. It’s not about skipping it, it’s about how this tactic degrades the game design and sets a horrible precedent.

kabam’s entire goal with this kind of content is to test how little effort they can put in and still get engagement by attaching bait-tier rewards. players like you ignoring it does nothing if thousands more cave and buy arcade tickets.

You’re right,..i am proud of not participating in what i do not like and enjoy, and i do find it wise in disengaging in this game mode for that reason.
(Why would i lessen myself by participating in this if that’s my feeling towards it)?
Meanwhile, if you’re the “competitive type”..you should accept that if you are going to 100% every piece of content then some of it you may find wont always appeal to you.
Instead you are crying about having to participate in something that you choose to do because of a bar you have set yourself,..pretty sad.
And nobody is irrelevant in this game no matter if you’re competitive, semi competitive or simply casual as i’m pretty sure this certain game mode is available to all kinds of summoners.
It is also their choice to disregard it or not,..but it’s kind of pathetic when people complain while grinding a mode that they themselves choose to take part in 😅.

man, your responses are full of nothing but deflection and condescension, you just never fail to completely miss the actual point!

you don’t get to dismiss legit criticism from players who did/are engaging with it just because they care enough to clear content and challenges to get good rewards. nobody’s crying, we’re pointing out lazy design and a clear monetization shift. and calling it “sad” to expect better from the game is just weak. you're not above the conversation just because you tapped out early. you're outside of it. huge difference.

you’re proudly sitting out a mode you say you dislike, acting like that’s some deep, enlightened take when all you’ve really done is remove yourself from the conversation entirely!

It’s not that deep,..it’s just logical and common sense,..you obviously have none.
If you don’t like it..:don’t play it.
If you choose to play it (sure you can have constructive criticism,..but you have to remember that it is ultimately your choice to participate).
You’ve just gone off on a endless rant about it and i was very happy to give my initial feedback on it and then leave it be.
I’m on an island in the sun and you’re miserable playing this s***,..seems pretty dumb to me.
Now if you excuse me i’m going back to my island.
Have fun playing game modes you don’t enjoy 😜

Yeah sure buddy, you're on an island and you decided to go on a mobile game forum to argue with people instead of doing something else. This is not the flex you think it is buddy.

Okay buddy sure.
It’s not a flex,..so sorry if i am more than content not playing a game mode i don’t enjoy and not complaining about the rewards i’m missing out on (cause i haven’t complained about that once),.,.and i’m quite content with that.
My original response was that no one is forced to play any game mode (which the OP insinuated).
You do you,.i however will continue to laugh at the mindless sheep that are grinding this yet whining and complaining about it.
I at least have respect for the people that are enjoying it (or don’t mind it).
At the very least they aren’t little dogs barking and whining and crying over it.
…seems pretty pathetic to me.

But what you did was literally a failed attempt at flexing over us "little barking dogs". It served no purpose other than shaming on the OP yet you failed to realise how miserable you are when you claim to be enjoying life like the king of the world but still checking forums and arguing with random internet people at the same time. Reminded me of that one guy a few days ago who was flexing with his money and lifestyle while complaining about Kabam support over a $30 purchase. You're not the person you want people to think you are and it's really not that hard to see. Show your superiority in your studies, work, hobbies and stuff but doing so here will just indicate the opposite of your claim. Take it as a friendly advice and feel free to ignore it altogether. Just wanted to share the point of view of someone from the outside.

Have a nice day!

TL:DR:

(1) OP has some concerning issues it seems on a personal level, all of which he has imputed to this trivial dimensional arcade game. I hope he gets help actually.

(2) Clearly no mods are reading this thread (can you blame them? 90% of the posts are from the OP and 2 others just ranting at each other like maniacs).
So basically, if you ever wanted to write anything without censorship, this is your chance.

Baba Booey! Baba Booey! Baba Booey!!

acting like i’m crazy for pointing out obvious flaws just proves you have nothing real to say. when people can't refute the point, they resort to mocking the person or being condescending. it's lazy, deflective, and exactly why the game keeps getting worse — because no one wants to hold anything accountable.