What happaned to battalegrounds?

It became so much harder to reach GC
How there are still so many players with 10-15 rank 4 in Vaibranium after 2 weeks?
2 weeks since bg started i only reached Vaibranium 2 now
That timer for radiance to reach GC and 100 points obviously didnt help at all
I used to get them in the first few days
Now i cant

Comments

phillgreen

I'm guessing the novelty of bonus radiance vs the grind wore off for most players who don't regularly push GC rankings.

Soslayan9

that is spot on my predicament - I just don’t enjoy battlegrounds and doing the bare minimum for my alliance is the only reason I engage at all

TotemCorruption

Having traversed from wherever we start BGs this season up to the higher tiers, here is my take:

There are more stacked rosters than there are Celestial or Mysterium or lower spots available, especially because you also have to make room for skilled players with modest rosters (there are a lot of them, by the way).

So this idea that if someone has 10-15 R4s they automatically belong in a specific upper tier of BGs is not realistic.

The game is more popular than ever and people are spending more money than ever (despite the silly boycott threads disgruntled losing players post on the forums).

It's not like this is March 2025 when R4s were relatively rare. We're going to get 7R5 mats in a few months, and full 7R4 rosters are going to be very common and not outrageous at all.

Progression in this game (from content and deals) doesn't stop. Keep up or outskill it or get wrecked.

Herbal_Taxman

And the data that lead you to believe the game is more popular than ever…?

Based on matching times and the spread between tiers when I get matched in GC, feels pretty dead to me. I’m mediocre as hell, so can’t testify about what goes on in mysterium and above. But general population engagement feels like it’s in the tank.

Zacharias10719

Bg engagement has just fallen back to what it was pre radiance. So kabam was right to say it's a niche mode. As for the r4 complaints, 10 r4s seems like a pretty standard seasoned valiant account now, you should expect to see them everywhere in the mode. R5s are coming in December, r4s are the norm now, it time to get used to it.

YodaKaj

It's getting repetitive fighting the same OP 7*R4 defenders over and over and losing.

startropics

For me, getting into the GC was no problem as usual, but fighting in the GC is. I'm a seasoned end gamer with more than 15r4s and I've never struggled to hit 200 pts this much.

Jerichoharris

if you’re getting beaten by the same R4 defenders over and over again that’s wholly on you. Learn how they work, find counters, and practice.

Anotherconcernplayer

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/comment/2882915#Comment_2882915

While I'm not at your level or roster like your. Do I know that you mean, I am struggling (and will most likely miss) the 100 points that normal get.

Also I have faced any one that look like an obvious mod in BG this season.

The meta does lead to a high potential of modders as it is a Nuke where unconventional counter and do certain match up very well.

Will be interesting if any modders pop in the next meta

Jerichoharris

if someone with 15r4s is struggling then that suggests that the standard of player is getting better. It also may be the case that this is a young persons game and those of us who have been playing for 10 years and are well past 25 (or even 45) just don’t have the reactions we used to. No getting around that one.

Searmenis

And to add, having an Eidol token as a "big" reward getting to GC is garbage, since you also need around 40 bucks to get the 7 star version, so players don t rush in anymore.

O_Deadpool_O

GC circuit is also hard as hell. It feels that less and less players actually play BG. And I am not surprised. There is literally no any qualitive update for this game mode. It is 200% toxic, 200% injustible and unfair. Outdrafting and lost matches by less than 100 points causing people to care less and less about BG. I hope one day this mode will just die, it will be for better.

SirGamesBond

I hit 150 points on friday.... then i lost a bunch down to 30. Lol. Dont care if I hit 200, Ehh tis what it is. 8 r4s in deck. The measly amount of radiance is pointless. Waste of time and effort.

M_A_D_D_Y

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/comment/2882921#Comment_2882921

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/comment/2882930#Comment_2882930

Quick question- are you actually in GC, or just handing out TED talks from the sidelines?

Jerichoharris

Ted talks from the sidelines definitely. It’s all rationalising why I can’t get there. Can’t be solely down to roster.

BringPopcorn

Simple answer, the radiance is not enough to encourage people to move up quick and people don't play as much.

CrashOut

Yeh nobody wants to play, power gain metas are the most hated and GC is way worse so no rush to get in

I'm in GC FYI, wanted my radiance, wasn't worth it 😂

JhonST33

In my experience there more skilled players on the final week of BGs than at the first two weeks, so probably you are not enough skilled to play BG, I only have 3 rank 4 and nearby 17 rank 3 and I have reached both individual objetives in the actual and previous seasons, I have faced accounts with 20 rank 4 and winning the matches, I did not say that all big accounts are unskilled, there 3 possible reasons of wich those who have a great roster are at lower tiers:

1 they are unskilled

2 or don't care about BG's

3 or are waiting for the final week to grind in BG's.

I know that I never will reach more than arcane at the end of the season, but I'm agreed with that.

startropics

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/comment/2882915#Comment_2882915

Just to add, I have SW, Nico, and Karolina all at high sig and at r4 lol. This season’s been so brutal for me but I think my deck planning and drafting is extra poor.

ariebrkl

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/comment/2883012#Comment_2883012

Its not all about skill

Its about drafts

You already have disadvantage facing many rank 4 and most of them are new high meta defenders and attackers

And its much more likely to also get bad drafts with that

Elux

don’t care for bgs I start in gold1 every season finish in vib once there I don’t go any further hate the mode

GoingBack

I only have 6 r4s as I have cut back on playing over the past few months. Personally I am finding it harder and harder to find the motivation or log in like I use to. As a result I am still in Vibranium even though I have not lost this season yet.

ChiliDog

Enchantress with counters banned. One oops and sp1 ko yourself. Undexible, free damage everywhere now, don't just crit through block but almost stupid for casual to dex. *Yawn* . The same champs over and over because they are cheese and even when you do good, you still get bent. You just hope you get bent less. I gave up on the shorter radiance timeframe. I get to GC as I go for level rewards and play 3 matches every other day.

ChiliDog

bexdawg12

It is obvious that BG’s was dying because it was unfair due to $$$ defenders and $$$ Rank4s. So, Kabam comes out with a great new currency, radiance, under the guise of consolidatin game stores. 5 months later we still have all the in game stores and BG’s still sucks.

JhonST33

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/comment/2883053#Comment_2883053

So, are you talking about matchmaking or draft or both?, what ever your answer will be, the skill play an important role, look at this imagen,

my iron heart is rank 3, other champions drafts are rank 4, my opponent has what needed to won the match, but he didn't.

Mad_Lad

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/comment/2882894#Comment_2882894

The sales data is on the internet my guy. They are not making more money than ever. Revenues I’m pretty sure are half what they were 5+ years ago. If you’re going to make a claim like that at least try.

TotemCorruption

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/comment/2883079#Comment_2883079

Dude, thanks for making me check the numbers again and remember that I need to tell my advisor to buy more Netmarble/Kabam shares for my portfolio.

ariebrkl

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/comment/2883073#Comment_2883073

Matchmaking

Drafts

New meta rank 4 who have a few counters

I can show you examples like this aswell

It means nothing

Overall you are facing higher percentages of losing then winning by this

Massena777

I think a lot of people just play it to complete the win 3/2/1 and complete 3 matches objectives. I have 6 rank 4s and that’s what I do. Part of it is I don’t think I can compete with the players rushing to GC, and the other part is I don’t have time to grind BGs and potentially waste hours making no progress thanks to losses against stronger rosters. So I do my objectives and progress, then as the season ends I reach GC, get a few wins, and stop there.