Arena and Personal Health Concerns

Cptn_Picard

Everytime I play arena I start to fall asleep. I am not sure why this happens, but after a few minutes of play I start dosing off or just completely shutting down. I am not sure if I am going catatonic and just unconsciously tapping the screen or just completely shutting down and falling asleep for stretches of time.

Do you think I have a medical condition that a doctor should look at or is Arena game play just boring?

Hoitado

Maybe stop playing 24/7

GatorSlam_MrvKn

Have you tried sleeping? 🤔

TheBair123

don’t play arena that much, and also yes see a doctor

Cptn_Picard

Do you think it is sleep apnia or is arena just so boring that it puts me to sleep?

silentag

Could just be that you’re set to be bored while running arena. I like to run shows I don’t necessarily need to pay attention to in the background when I run arena. Keeps me awake but also don’t have to pay too much attention to arena

KDSuperFlash10

I'm pretty sure most forum members are not doctors so uh go to your local doc or smtg

Cptn_Picard

so I am not the only person that gets sleepy doing this forced upon game mode?

ItsDamien

Cptn_Picard said:

so I am not the only person that gets sleepy doing this forced upon game mode?

Forced upon? The whole game is a choice. No one is forced to do anything in the game, let alone play the game.

DNA3000

Cptn_Picard said:

Everytime I play arena I start to fall asleep. I am not sure why this happens, but after a few minutes of play I start dosing off or just completely shutting down. I am not sure if I am going catatonic and just unconsciously tapping the screen or just completely shutting down and falling asleep for stretches of time.

Do you think I have a medical condition that a doctor should look at or is Arena game play just boring?

It is completely normal that when someone is engaged in an activity they feel is completely uninteresting, their mind can become disengaged and that lack of focus combined with repetitive motions that require very little thought can combine to make that person very sl

Reference

First of all forum is not a good place to seek medical advice. Whilst I can said that arena is repetitive and boring and thus I also fall in sleep periodically, you are still recommended to seek medical advice from doctor.

LeNoirFaineant

@Cptn_Picard you are obviously trolling, but I feel you. I hate arena and run as much as I can make myself run. At this point I typically only run 6*s. Play it listening to a podcast or audio book, or watching a movie.

Daddrieda

It makes me fall asleep. Whenever I have difficulty to fall asleep I go to arena for some time and magically fall asleep and let the phone die out of battery. Charge the phone up when I wake up.

Cptn_Picard

DNA3000 said:

Cptn_Picard said:

Everytime I play arena I start to fall asleep. I am not sure why this happens, but after a few minutes of play I start dosing off or just completely shutting down. I am not sure if I am going catatonic and just unconsciously tapping the screen or just completely shutting down and falling asleep for stretches of time.

Do you think I have a medical condition that a doctor should look at or is Arena game play just boring?

It is completely normal that when someone is engaged in an activity they feel is completely uninteresting, their mind can become disengaged and that lack of focus combined with repetitive motions that require very little thought can combine to make that person very sl

DNA3000 - thanks man

Luke9523

The only time I fall asleep playing this game, is if I'm playing in the early hours of the morning.
Also, pretty sure a game forum isn't the best place to ask for medical advice. Speak to your doctor if you are genuinely concerned about sleep apnea or narcolepsy.

Burrito2525

I assume this was said as a joke, (if for real outside this game get help) but I’m the same way only with arena. After too much i get sleepy and will fall asleep sometimes mid fight, maybe lose a fight but keep my streak alive!

Cptn_Picard

Well, I think Arena is boring. I was surprised to find it making me fall asleep no matter what time of the day it was.

I wonder how many people find the same thing and if it is feedback that should go to Kabam.

IKON

Arena always keeps me awake, I just have to think about all the people my account is zooming by, while they think the game mode isn't worth doing.

Aomine_Daiki10

Play your favorite music collection while doing arena u won't feel a thing or try out a new move in mcoc using arena it will keep u focused.

Cptn_Picard

Aomine_Daiki10 said:

Play your favorite music collection while doing arena u won't feel a thing or try out a new move in mcoc using arena it will keep u focused.

It is interesting that the exact opposite is needed when you have hard content like AQ/AW/EQ - you need a quiet spot where you wont be interrupted.

Demonic_embrace

I sleep too bro, arena is just too boring, lol

Aomine_Daiki10

Cptn_Picard said:

Aomine_Daiki10 said:

Play your favorite music collection while doing arena u won't feel a thing or try out a new move in mcoc using arena it will keep u focused.

It is interesting that the exact opposite is needed when you have hard content like AQ/AW/EQ - you need a quiet spot where you wont be interrupted.

I always off in-game music and use mine with sfx game. I play music in all contents it actually keeps me focused and in the zone.

QuikPik

Watch WandaVision or Falcon & Winter Soldier while playing arena

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TrashyPanda

My approach on arena: don't do more than the first 2 milestones unless you enjoy it, or are shooting for a specific champ.

IIRC arena nets you around 60 units/hr, and units are valued at around 30 units/USD -- that means arena translates to around 2 USD/hr by Kabam's standards.

So yeah, dont enjoy arena? Good news! A minimum wage job pays a lot better.

GroundedWisdom

It could be that the repetitive nature triggers an ASMR response with you. Certain rituals make people tired. It could also be the time of day and amount you're playing. I'm a bit hard-core and I've done Grinds until I sleep, but that depends on what I'm going for.

A3G0N

Cptn_Picard said:

Everytime I play arena I start to fall asleep. I am not sure why this happens, but after a few minutes of play I start dosing off or just completely shutting down. I am not sure if I am going catatonic and just unconsciously tapping the screen or just completely shutting down and falling asleep for stretches of time.

Do you think I have a medical condition that a doctor should look at or is Arena game play just boring?

when in your 278k+ PVP fights won you realized arena was boring? lmao

Artoria77

Instead of playing arena, why not you know, actually sleep
I swear people nowadays can't think of answers to the simplest of problems

Giuliameij

Nah, probably just you.
I fully enjoy my 150+ arena rounds every 3 days.
Much more fun than Variants, Story and AQ. Also, a lot more challenging.
Would advice to see a docter ASAP

Cptn_Picard

It used to be so quick to run arena when it was just the 4*. Now it seems that arenas get longer and longer and that makes it boring.

It would be great if they just halved the point requirements for all milestones in all arenas. Spending less time in arena would make it less boring and it doesn't stop people from reaching 70M+ points for that champ they must have.

Another thing that is horrible for players is the 11h refresh for 6* champs. This just pushes the actual time I can play these champs to more inconvenient period - instead of this refresh, why not make it like the daily duel credit system so that you can play the 6* champ two times per day and that you pay to recharge them as much as you want.