February 14th 2017 PVP Arena Update Discussion

[Frost]

I got 6 days w/o a single attack, but since yesteday I seen to appear in everyone's list, got attacked almost 100 times...

I went from 2300 points to 1800 while I was sleeping!!!

My defense team sucks? Well, I have no OP F'n'Chuck'Prisoner'Norris so you can say: my def don't suck, THE AI OF THIS GAME SUCKS.

Really, PvP makes me want to quit right now... A week's effort lost because I need to sleep.

[mjmxiii]

This is a great idea. As Mel, the cook on Alice, says "The best oh-fense is a good defense." Or something like that

Damn I feel old when someone mentions a show I actually used to watch back in the day. Wonder how many others know the reference.

[Sparton_LOTB]

Hey Sparton, have you guys given any thought to rewarding best defensive team in a given week? Highest DEF % out of highest total defensive matches = something cool? We all know what we get if we're 1-25 and attacking 24/7 but it would be cool if there was a reward for the top 1-25 defenses out there too. Might help ease the sting of being attacked 250+ times.

We want to incentive people to have both good attack and defense win rates, and unfortunately getting a good defensive winrate can cause people to do counter-intuitive things (such as staying low in the rankings to trick weaker people into attacking your defense). A high defense rate naturally helps you with climbing the leaderboard, which we feel is rewarding enough.

exactly what you mentioned happend to me and many others. i'm stuck at 1900 points since monday! sure my defense dropped from 32% to only 21% that's definetly a big problem. but nontheless i played all "natural" sow and won 96% of all matches. most of them for 18+ points, but i'm still not able to get anyway near 2100 or even 2300 points.

Well, looks like Im far away from people who get attacked several times.

Atm I was attacked a total of 385 times.

Not trying to compete here, but as of this writing I've been attacked 386 times. And that is with a Prisoner and Warrior Troll in my line up.

Ya, something is screwy. I am currently at 741 attacks and have only been attacked 195 times. (Of which I've only won FIFTEEN times (whopping 8%) -- ya, my defensive team is atrocious, but can't figure out a good strategy to save my life) Last week was similar; 461 attacks, but only attacked 85 times.

I got 6 days w/o a single attack, but since yesteday I seen to appear in everyone's list, got attacked almost 100 times...

I went from 2300 points to 1800 while I was sleeping!!!

I understand your frustrations regarding the matchmaking, but unfortunately we're still working on identifying what is causing some people to be attacked more than others. Improving matchmaking continues to be one of my primary tasks that I'm working on, and we will push adjustments to the live game as soon as we can.

[mjmxiii]

I went from 2300 points to 1800 while I was sleeping!!!

You have to put everything else aside and play 24/7 or else PvP is going to be very, VERY frustrating. If its any consolation, what you're going through is happening to a lot of us.

I figured out how to beat the Prisoner though... First thing you have to do is, you gotta really want to watch him fall. After that it's all about how quickly you can kill him.

[mjmxiii]

We want to incentive people to have both good attack and defense win rates, and unfortunately getting a good defensive winrate can cause people to do counter-intuitive things (such as staying low in the rankings to trick weaker people into attacking your defense). A high defense rate naturally helps you with climbing the leaderboard, which we feel is rewarding enough.

Copy that. Thanks for the reply dude. Hey man, putting all my bullshitting and giving you guys a hard time aside for a sec, I'm really enjoying the challenges PvP is presenting me. Hoping Sacrifice is even better than we all expect it to be!

Cheers!

[Kardas]

Just noticed in the Book of Souls that the 'Use 10' option got changed to 5. Thanks for the change!

While I haven't had any MACLOs or PVTE1s in a long time, I do have an insidious new problem. There are some times where the game just feels like giving up and crashes to desktop without warning. This most often happens when I load a new level, which results in an infuriating loss of Trooper points. It usually happens if I've been playing a long time, but it can also be like the 5th battle I start.
Like, I know my phone is not the most game optimized, but this is starting to happen at a rate (5-10 crashes per day) that it's becoming quite bothersome

[ToTameAGame]

We want to incentive people to have both good attack and defense win rates, and unfortunately getting a good defensive winrate can cause people to do counter-intuitive things (such as staying low in the rankings to trick weaker people into attacking your defense). A high defense rate naturally helps you with climbing the leaderboard, which we feel is rewarding enough.

What do you consider a good defense win rate?

Assuming it is 30+ percent - how would you achieve that without "the one"?

[HomemLivre]

We want to incentive people to have both good attack and defense win rates, and unfortunately getting a good defensive winrate can cause people to do counter-intuitive things (such as staying low in the rankings to trick weaker people into attacking your defense). A high defense rate naturally helps you with climbing the leaderboard, which we feel is rewarding enough.


I understand your frustrations regarding the matchmaking, but unfortunately we're still working on identifying what is causing some people to be attacked more than others. Improving matchmaking continues to be one of my primary tasks that I'm working on, and we will push adjustments to the live game as soon as we can.

Did you understand how much MORE ironite we need to spend to stay competitive in this broken scenario, right?
Its not just frustrating, its totally unfair!
Just to update the numbers, how the hell am I supposed to run agains people who can spend the same ironite to refresh like me when I was attacked 406 times atm and they where half/less than me?
Its obvious that the players that suffer from this broken system deserves a compensation, the math is clear.

[Frost]

I figured out how to beat the Prisoner though... First thing you have to do is, you gotta really want to watch him fall. After that it's all about how quickly you can kill him.

I have a strategy that I let him ALIVE and kill him last. Right now this is making me win 90% regardless if I go second... It's very high risk/reward.

But I think this happens because many people read the F'n'Chuck'Prisoner'Norris is OP and think that putting him is insta-win. How many bad F'n'Chuck'Prisoner'Norris I fought and won laughing...

Unfortunatelly I think it's a matter of time untill people realize how to build a solid defense with F'n'Chuck'Prisoner'Norris. If I ever get one I alread know a good one...

[mjmxiii]

I have a strategy that I let him ALIVE and kill him last. Right now this is making me win 90% regardless if I go second... It's very high risk/reward.

But I think this happens because many people read the F'n'Chuck'Prisoner'Norris is OP and think that putting him is insta-win. How many bad F'n'Chuck'Prisoner'Norris I fought and won laughing...

Unfortunatelly I think it's a matter of time untill people realize how to build a solid defense with F'n'Chuck'Prisoner'Norris. If I ever get one I alread know a good one...

The Prisoner just might be Chuck underneath the mask, but he's no Bruce Lee! He can be beaten. I never pass up an opportunity to watch him fall. I have a death squad that hunts him daily.

I hear ya though dude, I have yellow shards, Thief and Void talismans just waiting and a few different ideas for DEF teams with my available chars. The day will come...