**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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You are killing the fan bases enthusiasm for the game, and may kill your game.
If the intent was to reduce the number of death squad encountered, the new algorithm has done the exact opposite since the 2x rating requirement is perfect for making 6* death matches.
I am on streak 30 and continue getting difficult fights.
Kabam change log says: “we’ve made some changes so Summoners are less likely to encounter Enemy teams with more than 2x their Rating. That means you’ll run into fewer death squads, but they can still happen!”
It doesn’t seem so.
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Not many people particularly enjoy arena, it’s a bit of a slog by definition. I usually do my 5/6* while I’m watching something on the TV, just chilling. It’s a mindless activity that doesn’t require much concentration beyond not matching your Ghost against Ebony Maw. Now I’m getting genuinely hard fights every single round with my rubbish champs. My 6* R1 all suck - that’s why I’ve not ISOed them up and I’ve fought the same few teams of R3 NF, Warlock, OR etc back to back for the better part of an hour.
Sure they’re throwing specials now but I’m averaging 100 hit fights unless I’m using my R5s.
I get that the infinite streak is an unintentional side product of the match making coding but the 2x matching is being breached and it seems that the game tried to match with 2x+ Whereas before my 18k team would face a loosely similar size.
Maybe it should peak at matching with the rank above:
R2 face R3
R3 face R4 etc.
Kabam, Please! There are 2 changes the mechanics of the arena kinda needed: A more aggressive AI and less deathmatches. What you´ve successfully achieved is that people face way more deathmatches than before, congratulations! How in the world can you call that a "major improvement for all players"? Why would you make arena so much more frustrating, especially considering that many players (myself included) are using the arena to grind units for Cyber Monday and Black Friday?
https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/227913/arena-feedback-merged-threads#latest
No need for NEW posts.
I tried really hard to give the new arenas a chance. Tried to be logical and figure out the new dynamics and come up with a plan to get points. However, all I feel is frustration and disappointment because it is inconsistent so thus impossible to come up with a plan of action.
Yesterday, I played three 6r1 champs and got a regular team. Today with the same team I pulled a Deathmatch.
I feel like this is a monkey paw wish. I wanted some changes to the rewards of arenas and appreciate getting the featured 3 star champ if you reach certain points. Yet, literally all the fun of arenas has been sucked out. I am all for more aggressive champs but when you randomly face 6r3 Domino, Doom and Nick Fury with your 3 6r1's it is simply destroying my enjoyment of the game. As another person commented, arenas was my zen place. It took time but you didn't have to put 100% into it. It's like farming materials in role playing games. It can be monotonous but you get decent rewards for putting the time in.
What also bothers me is the response by Kabam. I don't say this lightly. I am not for attacking moderators so I hope it doesn't come off that way.
Saying people will be getting less death matches is a lie because people are getting them much more frequently. So thus how would this be helping new players to arenas? If the veterans are getting frustrated why wouldn't the new arena players too? I know people's rosters are growing too, so then we have harder teams. But they aren't ranking up Iron Fists, Dr Stranges and Daredevils. It is the champs that are very difficult to fight. So this isn't going to be something new arena players are going to enjoy.
Saying that an Infinity run is a bug is a bit of a cop out. I understand that it has been left unaddressed and is now being "fixed". But having it around for so long, SO LONG, makes it practice thus as close to "policy" as you can get. *Side note, this is the first time I've heard it was a bug. And this argument from Kabam harkens back to the "We're right and you're wrong, deal with it!" communication style I thought Kabam was moving away from.
Honestly, the whole change feels as if it was made by people who don't play arenas. I don't feel like they understand that players make a choice to put significant amount of time into arenas to get nice, though not amazing, rewards. Arenas isn't a quest.
I've spent way too much money on this game. (Hopefully, one day I can visit the Kabam offices and see the conference room named after me.) But changes like this definitely make me want to spend significantly less.
Luckily, I know that Kabam does listen to their players and when they make bad decisions they adjust. And these arena changes are a really bad decision.
This needs immediate attention.
Dr. Zola
But the new Matchmaking system is horrible for Arenagrinders , that’s not an approvement in my eyes .
If there’s one post that @Kabam Miike should read, that’s the one.