Do you think AW are worth playing seriously?
Elhadjee
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Hi guys, I am an intermediate player with 900k account and 13 r5.My alliance is around 31m and we are p4 as of now. The wars are so much stress and so expensive to handle and are not worth the effort Imho. I spend almost all the loyalty I get from AQ which is 5k glory a week, I also spend a lot of loyalty and credits for more potions mostly cuz of flaw tactics(No I don't have Quake). After this season I will definitly quit my alliance and just focus on AQ and spend all my glory on t5 and A2
What do you guys think?Are AW worth playing ?
What do you guys think?Are AW worth playing ?
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I feel as though war rewards are long overdue for an upgrade. There hasn't been much significant change to them in quite awhile. The incentive really isn't there anymore.
Defence tactics are a negative addition to AW for the players. When the "new' AW map was introduced, deaths went up threefold or whatever it was for the majority of alliances. Attack bonus was deciding the outcome of most wars so why introduce another layer of difficulty that makes the game mode feel oppressive and unenjoyable.
I genuinely hope Kabam are reviewing the feedback about AW on here and make some positive changes for next season.
In it's current format and since the glory store upgrade there is no incentive to push in AW for many. The most efficient use of my time and resources is aim to drop down to tier 6/7, G2 and go item free. That in itself suggests they don't have the correct balance.
If the aspect of competing against other allies is fun for you, even though there are parts that aren’t fun, then I would say it’s worth it. If you hate it, then just go down to playing with people for fun.
Is it worth opening an extra 5 star every month? Pulling in half a 6 star extra every month? I think so, but are the items worth it? The amount of glory you spend on a war (depending on what type of war 1000 in glory, maybe 2000 a week that’s 8000 a season) you don’t do wars seriously you can get way more than the t2a they offer and the t5b frags from p4 with that potions you used. It’s daunting to think about.
The defensive tactics have made war unbearable for some and down right pointless for others.
I can see both points from the community.
The time pressures, the locking of all your top champs and the pressure not to fail just doesn't make much sense to keep trying to play that mode.
Then we got the unfair matching system, and all the shenanigans going on trying to beat the matching system, the shell alliances, and all the other baloney going on, just puts a nail in the coffin so to speak.
Why Kabam doesn't have tournaments like the College brackets, I have no idea. Such a simple thing to do, so you can see who actually is #1 spot.
When war seasons first came out the rewards were outstanding. This was met with both enthusiasm and folks getting burnt out from pushing/going all out. So I'm not sure if this is part of the reason that kabam has toned down the value of the rewards. No idea honestly. Personally, for me and my alliance, we are currently of the opinion that it is no longer worth pushing in. We are running itemless or limited item war. We still use strategy and play smart/try hard, but are not really boosting or healing very much. What it boils down to is this... Glory is far too valuable to be spent on potions. They have introduced the new unit potions and boosts, but frankly the rewards have not been updated in a way that makes me want to spend units on the game mode. I'd rather save them for Story mode or Abyss.
However, I do have members of leadership who said they would rather quit the game than stop playing war, so there is always a balance of trying to keep everyone happy. It's just a matter of doing what works for you. For us, the compromise has been itemless/low item war.
AW at middle level is fun and acceptable though.
Rewards wise I'd say no. For top rewards you would need to have r3 6* by now, I guess? To deal with r3 defenders huge health and to place r3 defenders in your side. Do top rewards give you anything to take a 6* to r3 or r4? Nothing except 6* shards, but it's not a guaranteed value — you most likely want only some specific champs, who will help you. So it takes more than it gives imo
It worth it probably if you want some constant challenge, otherwise - not really
And about shards, for most guys who play master and platinum 5* shards are basically useless. 6* shards good but RNG makes it a gamble anyway.
For some guys in Kenob who can run whole AW without deaths AW are worth it but for most of us, it's not.
Speak for yourself, because we still go for shards in war rewards as platinum 4 ally. Like I said before, to each his own, so don't think you speak for everyone or even a majority.
For those who struggle with war, you have the choice to move down or not do it at all, your choice.