Potential Delay to v44.1 Launch
We are currently working through some issues that may affect the release window of v44.1. This means that the update may not release on Monday as it usually does. We are working to resolve the issue holding us up as quickly as possible, but will keep you all updated, especially if the delay results in any changes to the content release schedule.
We are currently working through some issues that may affect the release window of v44.1. This means that the update may not release on Monday as it usually does. We are working to resolve the issue holding us up as quickly as possible, but will keep you all updated, especially if the delay results in any changes to the content release schedule.
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At times it isn't even "strongest wins" or "most skilled wins" it's, who drafting favors more wins.
The problem here was two fold. Although you might think this is fair compared to allowing players to fight with their full strength, it in effect "hid" the strength of the player. When everyone has the same roster, it comes down to knowledge, experience, and skill. Guess how well a player like me did with deck matching? Someone who has been here for nine years. Someone with full knowledge of the game mechanics, and a strong knowledge of how the champions work. Someone with at least decent twitch skills. I used to win ab out 75% of my matches just by building a 4* deck, because guess how experienced most of the players were who were using 4* decks.
My win rate was never higher than when BG had deck matching. And the players who thought it would be much more fair if I couldn't use my higher rarity champs were wrong most of the time. Because I wasn't matching against Thronebreakers with 4* decks, I was matching against Uncollecteds with 4* decks. Players who just started a month ago. Players who had yet to even play every champ much less know how they all worked.
I don't *ever* run into those players now, but I used to.
There's another cumulative issue, and that involves the structure. You must keep playing to maintain your momentum. Slack off or forego a Season, and you climb your way out of the lowest. Make it to the GC, and you start the Season in Plat among the very best.
There are some work-arounds to it, like DNA's suggestion to wait until the last week, but even that is a bandaid solution, and all it does is freeze Players in a cycle of settling for SOME progress during the Season, but they never really get ahead in any kind of way over time. They miss out on 3/4 of a competition just to avoid total abandon.
There are a number of issues to BGs, and I'm not convinced they're going to improve. I myself have gone from thoroughly enjoying and looking forward to them, to asking myself if I feel like bothering each Season. I'm afraid that desire is hard to reignite, no matter what the Rewards are. I have yet to care to go all out. When the stress far outweighs the Rewards and enjoyment, it loses its shine.
In any event, you have to have some kind of system that encourages progress within that system. You can't beat them down at the door and tell them to go work on something else. That doesn't encourage people to keep trying. Not when the goal post keeps moving from Season to Season. You might as well limit it to the upper subset of Players because that's the only demographic that will feel it's even worth trying and unfortunately, the number of Players that care among them is lowering.
I wish I had something more positive to say. I did at one point. This has gone the way of many things that only cater to the upper crust. Which is perfectly acceptable to create, if that's the goal. Just don't include lower Players for pecking purposes and tell them to "Git gud.". That won't last.
Paragon, 4.6 million account, 4 R5s, 2 ascended R4s, the rest R4s or 7R1....normally in the GC, but last season I didn't even get to vib3. I was stuck in D1 for 3 weeks, no matter what time of the day I played, I ended up running into Valiant's accounts. The difference is too big for skills to decide the fight in my favor. I lost many fights by +/- 1000 points. Then it's not skills, but the 20%+ a Valiant account has extra in both attack and defense that decides.
There is a lot Kabam can do to change things and make it playable for everyone. Start by placing Valiant accounts in Vib3 at the start of the season, regardless of previous season placement. Then you remove 95% of Paragon and lower's frustration.
Or remove everyone below Valiant from BG and just call it Valiant Grounds…
"Smh, BG isn't worth now, all my enemies are picking 7r3 Maestro, Dominos, onslaught and dust all the time."
Ranking system in nutshell is, high ranks = hard fights. I still don't understand entitlement of, "I want to be placed high but don't want to face hard competition 😢"
I mean I have 2 r3, 2 r2 and about 5 r5 in my deck, so I should complain that I'm getting matched with players who have a roster full of r2, r3, r5 and all the newest champs?
That's how it works, right, just whine about it? Lol.
It sucks, but give it a bit and they'll likely be gone.
If solo, ally milestones and rank rewards get a buff, bigger accounts will immediately start to grind and reach higher tiers on first week.
But Kabam insists on giving same rewards since the debut of battlegrounds 😃
You weren’t fighting the type of person people complain about. Someone probably just got those champs from the featured crystal the other day.
That's not going to happen of course, specifically for that reason.
In some sense, we get what we deserve. The question is, are there enough adults in the room that want actual competition. If the answer is yes, the mode will survive with them in it. If there aren't, then the mode will ultimately die, and if we have to hand players victories or they will quit, we as a playerbase don't deserve a competitive game mode like Battlegrounds or any of the rewards in it.
now since the node is easier i can do it pretty well with my r4s and future r5 plus 4 7*s(great attackers and defenders)
I managed to have a 24-5 record atm and 2-1 with friendlys.
I'm platinum 3 rn and plan to get a few more wins then be done for the season cuz i have no interest being in gc