I think clan challenges are great. It incites a feeling of being part of a community. Up until now being in a clan didn't really meant much in terms of gameplay other than the daily check in for tribute and the rewards that came with it.
Love it.
There's a problem with some of the clan challenges though. Something that instigates the exact opposite of what clans are all about.
Certain clan challenges of this event require an X amount of gauntlet runs with a sentinel only team.
It's challenging if you're getting far, so that's great, but the problem with an achievement like this is that there's a limited amount of space to complete it.
If someone didn't get the memo and started doing gauntlet battles with random teams, that player is actually hurting the chance of everyone in the clan to miss out on the rewards.
Unlike clan challenges like
Complete X arena wins with magus only teams (all must survive). If a newer player just doesn't have enough levelled up characters it doesn't matter, cause a more experienced player can pull the weight of one or more new players. And I think that is exactly how it should work. You work together as a community, where the stronger players help the weaker players to achieve a common goal.
My clanmate Azagthor posted the following in a different thread:
He's spot on.
Challenges like these where there's a limited amount of space to complete them (like the sentinel only gauntlet one) polarise the community.
- "Why didn't you run your gauntlet battles with sentinel teams?"
- "I worked hard for my rewards, but I didn't get them because of you."
- "You can't pull your weight."
- "We're gonna replace you."
We'll end up with a handful of very strong clans. New players don't stand a chance to get a spot in the clans they read about on the forums.
Please devs, it would be great to see a change in future events where everyone can help each other for these clan challenges.
Don't punish the group if a few don't play as much or don't have a huge roster of characters.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.