**WINTER OF WOE - BONUS OBJECTIVE POINT**
As previously announced, the team will be distributing an additional point toward milestones to anyone who completed the Absorbing Man fight in the first step of the Winter of Woe.
This point will be distributed at a later time as it requires the team to pull and analyze data.
The timeline has not been set, but work has started.
As previously announced, the team will be distributing an additional point toward milestones to anyone who completed the Absorbing Man fight in the first step of the Winter of Woe.
This point will be distributed at a later time as it requires the team to pull and analyze data.
The timeline has not been set, but work has started.
There is currently an issue where some Alliances are are unable to find a match in Alliance Wars, or are receiving Byes without getting the benefits of the Win. We will be adjusting the Season Points of the Alliances that are affected within the coming weeks, and will be working to compensate them for their missed Per War rewards as well.
Additionally, we are working to address an issue where new Members of an Alliance are unable to place Defenders for the next War after joining. We are working to address this, but it will require a future update.
Additionally, we are working to address an issue where new Members of an Alliance are unable to place Defenders for the next War after joining. We are working to address this, but it will require a future update.
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I do my best to shy away from saying things are unfair, but this situation is a bit too acute to not point out.
At this point, it feels like why bother? We might as well just leave Wars to the Top Allies and let them play the entire system because unless you're one of them, you won't benefit or progress from it.
It has to do with the reasons Prestige was used to begin with. Alliances were manipulating War Rating all over the place, Tanking for example. They were also going lower to peck off other weaker Allies for easy Wins whenever they felt like it. That means War Rating isn't a true measure of skill because people much more skilled are taking advantage of people lower.
There's currently a freezing of Rating for Tiers 1-5 in the off-season. The problem is there are 15 other Tiers who are not. They can still be affected by the issues I pointed out. Nothing is stopping Allies from bypassing War Rating and pecking them off, which still affects their Season. It's like the only ones who are worth protecting are Tiers 1-5.
As for Tier 1 still Matching with Tier 1, all that example implies is this Season isn't going to affect the top percentage. They'll just play through like they always do. The people who are overpowered greatly will just spend the season dropping and dropping. Which affects other Alliances under them, and the whole thing is a mess. There's no consolation in going about it like this. It's careless.
so for the coming season, top alliances are going to get easier matchups and better rewards.
Kabam are wiling to sacrifice everyone else as long as Plat3 and up are happy.
this is going to be the worst season ever
they didn't want to delete the rating completely because then master alliance can face someone in Bronze3.
by deleting only half of the rating it open the range of available matchups but not completely.
i don't know the exact number\formula but let say that the matching system looks to match between two alliances that the difference between their war rating is 200 points.
if before the 50% deduction war rating was:
Alliance1 - 3000 points
Alliance2 - 2900 points
Alliance3 - 2800 points
Alliance4 - 2700 points
Alliance5 - 2600 points
Alliance6 - 2500 points
Alliance7 - 2400 points
Alliance1 can face any alliance that their rating is between 3200 and 2800, meaning Alliance2 and Alliance 3.
After the 50% deduction war rating is:
Alliance1 - 1500 points
Alliance2 - 1450 points
Alliance3 - 1400 points
Alliance4 - 1350 points
Alliance5 - 1300 points
Alliance6 - 1250 points
Alliance7 - 1200 points
now Alliance1 can face any alliance that their rating is between 1700 and 1300, meaning Alliance2, Alliance 3, Alliance 4 and Alliance5
Can't say it means something and it doesn't at the same time.
There wouldn't be the need for another factor if the system wasn't worked like a well-oiled machine. Now the same Alliances that made the situation which caused the need for Prestige are complaining because Allies lower-rated than them are in the same Bracket. Bit like a spoiled child, really.
That's what this all boils down to. I've been active in Wars since the first Beta. I've been hugely invested. I've donated a number of ideas to keep it exciting and fair, in response to the state of things at the time I gave them. Years of being invested in what's best for War and The Contest, and I'm at the point now where it feels like it's wasted effort because Alliance Wars is just a monopoly. There is no such realm as fairness because it's monopolized by the Top Alliances. Not only do they feel entitled to their own Brackets Season after Season, they feel entitled to say where others belong as well. To the point where they'll manipulate and threaten the system to get what they want. Shells so they can keep others suppressed, dummy Alliances to knock people off, Tanking that led to the need for something to intervene at the time, and now this. What's more is the more they're catered to, the worse the entitlement gets. Here we have a whole Season dedicated to satiating them. There is no sense in even trying because it's evident the only ones that matter are the ones that benefit every Season, and the rest of the people are just collateral damage. I'm beyond disappointed. I'm just sad at this point. There are better ways than this, and quite frankly, it's disrespectful to the rest of the demographic.