To war or not to war... What is it good for?

Hi all,

(And my ally mates who will probs read this!)

So I'm looking for views on war and whether it's worth it, from those that do war, but also from those Alliances who have given it up.

We run a 10.3k average prestige, no line-esque chat so in game comms only.

We run map 4 mainly in AQ, may run some map 5 with the link nodes down, we hit 159/160m each round and always get 30 people turning up. AQ is decent glory 3,700 ish per round and as a result good rewards too, enough for the 1 chunk of t5cc for our TBs and some left over for t5b and t2a. It's zero stress and very easy for us all to breeze through the maps.

War on the other hand... We bounce from tier 5 to 7 depending on win streak, gold 2/3 and only 2 BGs. So that's 2 to 3 t2a, a quarter to a half t5b a 5*and if g2, 1,000 6* shards.

For 3 weeks of defence tactics, 3/45 6* defenders, occasionally having to use precious glory on pots... For 3t2a and 1000 6* shards.

If you just buy 4 lv4 health pots, that's a while t2a on it's own on glory.

For FAR less effort in AQ, we get 20% t5cc for our TBs, 4-6 t2a and 1 and a bit t5b. And we mainly run map 4...

So.....war, what is it good for?

Is there any level outside p1 and Masters worth it compared to AQ? You get enough 6* shards at the very top, but g1 down, with defence tactics and chunky defenders I'm seriously questioning the value.

I'm also concerned about burning people out, many in our Alliances who are pushing pretty tough content as it is.

So, for those that quit, those that still casual war, those that hard core, those that got burnt out.. intrigued to have your views.

Comments

RaviDavi

Just wanna grab some extra rewards along the way, Silver 2 is super easy and chill.

I can totally feel that high up doesn't reward enough because I stressed out as well and that wasn't even at Gold 2..

If you think it's a waste of time don't do it anymore, you're free to choose what you want.

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KRoNX1

Absolutely nothing

Moosetiptronic

@RaviDavi the huge challenge we have with our prestige, is that we would have to purposefully lose a LOT of wars. Just 2 BGs, no items, we still hit tier 5.

RaviDavi

@RaviDavi the huge challenge we have with our prestige, is that we would have to purposefully lose a LOT of wars. Just 2 BGs, no items, we still hit tier 5.

Maybe try a YOLO strategy aka no defense planning

Let everyone choose a bit lower champs so they can focus on AQ and their own progression.

(Just my opinion tho)

Hammerbro_64

I am in an alliance of 5 or 6 and we don’t do anything. It’s pretty great. No time commitment

QuikPik

If war is not your alliance's thing, you could always just boss rush and if you win you win. If not no big deal. Pretty easy rewards for not a lot of work. At your prestige, you could probably still finish Gold 3 while boss rushing every war.

Sundance_2099

Absolutely nothing

came to see if someone said this. Not disappointed.

Kill_Grey

War is evil.

Moosetiptronic

If war is not your alliance's thing, you could always just boss rush and if you win you win. If not no big deal. Pretty easy rewards for not a lot of work. At your prestige, you could probably still finish Gold 3 while boss rushing every war.

We often boss rush the second section in tier 5 if it's peppered with horrific defenders on every node. Another consideration, is that there are 10 of so who like the challenge and what else will they do with their ranked up things, korgs, dominos and the rest ;-) (yes I know they have uses!!)

Thicco_Mode

if you guys are only doing 2bg, its definitely not worth to suffer in tier 5 for gold 2/3 rewards. i do war for the fun, even though i spend a lot of glory on pots for plat 4 rewards which are nice but id rather spend glory on catalysts and such instead of potions.

Mr_Platypus

As long as everyone shares the load (ie. everyone helps with minibosses rather than expecting to get hard carried by the same few every war) then I consider Gold 1 to be relatively simple to achieve and maintain. Obviously if you’re one of the few being expected to hard carry every war then I’d imagine it’s not very worth it to that person, probably excellent cost vs reward ratio for the freeloaders though if allowed to stay.

Sarvanga1_

Just playing war as a fun game mode and not stressing too much is our alliance's motto.

Sundance_2099

War is evil.

are you talking about real life or the game?

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Chikel

The highest I've ever played is Gold 2. Personally I don't think the time commitment is worth the rewards but I play it mostly for variety and the 4* shards (I need lots of ISO). AQ, eq and story content gets boring fast. You can avoid AW and still progress normally in this game unlike AQ.

Moosetiptronic

The highest I've ever played is Gold 2. Personally I don't think the time commitment is worth the rewards but I play it mostly for variety and the 4* shards (I need lots of ISO). AQ, eq and story content gets boring fast. You can avoid AW and still progress normally in this game unlike AQ.

So that is true. AQ is the best regular route for rank ups bar none. I like war, but hate the pressure. I play this game for a bit of escapism, so maybe my style isn't attuned for it.

Hoitado

I stopped being in an alliance at Conqueror and it’s been so much more fun and chill.

Chikel

I stopped being in an alliance at Conqueror and it’s been so much more fun and chill.

How do you get by without glory?

World Eater

Doing my first wars in almost 3 years and I still hate it.

zuffy

We do only 1BG and in tier 5. No pressure war, no diversity. I haven’t spent glory on potions in ages. If I die, no big deal.

MetalJake

If you can’t fill 3 BGs you will be stuck in silver 1 and silver 2... it’s not worth it. Only reason I still do it is bc I’m a sucker for pain.

Geralt_123

Just casual war
No pressure on anybody

Hoitado

I stopped being in an alliance at Conqueror and it’s been so much more fun and chill.
How do you get by without glory?

Just fine. I got started playing in April 2020 and became Cavalier a few months back maybe 3 and resources aren’t really in a shortage for me. Occasionally I’ll need some T1A but I just go to the EQ to get some

Uvogin

I prefer aw to aq tbh. Atleast there is some variety in war fights and attack phase is only every alternate day. In aq, you take a path and do the same fights over and over again for 5 days, a couple of days break and then repeat, gets very monotonous. So just playing aq would make the game far less enjoyable for me.

The_Sentry06

Wars are really ehhh.

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Lvernon15

I’m currently in an alliance which puts a good amount of effort into war, the main reason we do it though is because we enjoy the mode, the endgame scene is pretty dry currently so war is the only content that really makes people think and provides a challenge, overall the rewards aren’t hugely worth the effort though

TrashyPanda

Taking a break from being on the leash. Naturally means my progress in practically non-existent, but it's this or quitting.

My opinion on war is as another casual grind, but one that's far less necessary. If you're a top player sure, but pushing hard to jump a few ranks ain't worth it.