We Need to Talk About the Rise in Arena Cutoffs
Nappa_9000
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To get this out of the way first, I would like to state that I was one of the players that was able to get Void from the arena this past weekend, scoring a little over 23 million points to be in the top 200. I've been seeing screenshots from various chats I'm in as well as Reddit, that the cutoff for him was roughly 20.1 million.
Just let that sink in for a second. 20.1 million points. For a 4 star champion.
This is to be expected, of course, as 5 star champions are more readily accessible, and people's rosters as a whole are growing at a very fast rate, especially when you compare to last year's cutoffs when the arena was revamped. If you look at the arena history, you'll see a steady increase in cutoffs, with a few outliers like Mephisto and Sentry (18m), Blade and Hela (19m), and now Void (20m). I'm usually okay with spending a weekend putting up that many points since my roster has also grown considerably in the past few months, but I can't help but ask myself, "Is it worth grinding over 20 million units for 400 extra 5 star shards AND for a champion I can get in the basic arena in 6 months?"
In a game where the current meta is all about prestige, I think a change should be made to the arenas. The majority of players who are able to grind out a lot of points like this (without spending or losing a lot of sleep) are way past the need for a 4 star champion. I don't have much room to talk since I went for him and put up a ridiculous amount of points for him (mainly because he looks like an amazing champion from the videos I've seen), but, like I said, is it worth it? In my opinion, no. It isn't. I won't lie, the last 5 million points were an absolute drag, but I was too far into the grind to stop or risk not getting Void, so I continued, and I'm glad I did, or it would've all been for nothing. Kabam isn't stupid, I'm sure they know that there's been an increase in cutoffs in the past year, and with the incoming addition of 6 stars, maybe a change is coming in the near future. Maybe there will finally be a 5 star arena (maybe use our 4 and 5 star champs to go for the 5 star version) in addition to 4 and 3 star arenas (use our 3 stars and 2 stars, respectively, to go for these champions), maybe the pool of people who will receive the champion will get it, or maybe a combination of both.
Whether or not you've been able to grind for the recent champions, do you think a change in the current arena setup is necessary, and if so, what would you suggest to help lower the cutoffs for these champions, so 20 million doesn't become the norm for powerful champs like Blade and Void?
Just let that sink in for a second. 20.1 million points. For a 4 star champion.
This is to be expected, of course, as 5 star champions are more readily accessible, and people's rosters as a whole are growing at a very fast rate, especially when you compare to last year's cutoffs when the arena was revamped. If you look at the arena history, you'll see a steady increase in cutoffs, with a few outliers like Mephisto and Sentry (18m), Blade and Hela (19m), and now Void (20m). I'm usually okay with spending a weekend putting up that many points since my roster has also grown considerably in the past few months, but I can't help but ask myself, "Is it worth grinding over 20 million units for 400 extra 5 star shards AND for a champion I can get in the basic arena in 6 months?"
In a game where the current meta is all about prestige, I think a change should be made to the arenas. The majority of players who are able to grind out a lot of points like this (without spending or losing a lot of sleep) are way past the need for a 4 star champion. I don't have much room to talk since I went for him and put up a ridiculous amount of points for him (mainly because he looks like an amazing champion from the videos I've seen), but, like I said, is it worth it? In my opinion, no. It isn't. I won't lie, the last 5 million points were an absolute drag, but I was too far into the grind to stop or risk not getting Void, so I continued, and I'm glad I did, or it would've all been for nothing. Kabam isn't stupid, I'm sure they know that there's been an increase in cutoffs in the past year, and with the incoming addition of 6 stars, maybe a change is coming in the near future. Maybe there will finally be a 5 star arena (maybe use our 4 and 5 star champs to go for the 5 star version) in addition to 4 and 3 star arenas (use our 3 stars and 2 stars, respectively, to go for these champions), maybe the pool of people who will receive the champion will get it, or maybe a combination of both.
Whether or not you've been able to grind for the recent champions, do you think a change in the current arena setup is necessary, and if so, what would you suggest to help lower the cutoffs for these champions, so 20 million doesn't become the norm for powerful champs like Blade and Void?
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At the same time keep 4* featured also 4* and 5* champ use. The reason for this is then it causes a great split of the player bade.
Whales with huge 5* rosters will grind for 5* featured meaning they can't also grind for 4* featured as easy.
Those who are trying to build their 5* roster can attempt the 5* basic champ
And those who don't mind adding more 4*s and some 5* shards can grind for the 4* featured champ
Furthermore I dont think that kabam will make any adjustments to this since it brings a alot of time compliance invested to the game which is a revenue for the company itself..
In the end it's just about the idea of "Is it worth the time".
So who actually reads all these long threads and just scrolls to the bottom?
If it's too much, just don't do it, because like you said, you can get it as a basic in 6 months.
So to some, that's the most effective way to get the new champ every two weeks. With a large enough roster, putting up that many points is easy for them, and all the chips earned help pay for aq and earn a few units.
and I feel that there is enough collectors out there to want to grind to get that top champ every week as it works currently. even if it's a 4*
The idea of rewarding top 10% with the champion would alleviate arena inflation. Or so I believe. Give the top 1% signature stones, or ISO. So many options.
All arenas would benefit from reworking. I run arena for heroes here and there. I usually just run for credits now. As farming even 5 million (in 4*) is difficult to do with an active analog life.
This right here. It’s getting way out of hand now.