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11 months ago
improbabull
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Tip for Arena-goers!

As someone who messes around in the arena semi-frequently, I see it happen a lot where if I end up in a match with a real person, they skip the battle almost immediately. I'd like to make a friendly suggestion and say, if you're trying to get good at the arena, consider sticking around to watch the fight! It's a little slow, but it's super helpful to see how the different combatants and their abilities stack up against each other, and to watch how the different levels of affinities work in practice and figure out which one you prefer to focus on. Plus, it's pretty satisfying to hit that golden combo and watch your little guys win.

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Bone Copy
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adding to this, you can watch a player's arena pov even if you quit the game, you just need to keep the link to it :D
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It is especially important since there seem to be quite a bugs in combat, and they can go unnoticed if you don't see the battles.

(For examples, since the recent patch notes, all debuffs actually disappear after 1 turn, even when they are supposed to last anywhere between 2 to 5 turns)

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How can you tell if someone dips early?
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11 months ago
Albatross
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How can you tell if someone dips early?
It's easiest to see in the early rounds when all the players should still have a lot of health. If someone leaves early, they become greyed out and their hp immediately drops to 0. I'm always a little disappointed when that happens, since I like to see real players in the Arena (get to look at their cool wolves, maybe get steamrolled by a strategy I didn't consider before, etc.)
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I could see why people would want to leave early though. Even not getting a single ticket can take you 20 minutes, and if you have 2-3 players in one match they can drag each other down by constantly being matched against each other.
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As someone who has a very hard time performing well in the arena, I tend to leave when I lose. I sometimes make a mental note if I see a build that does particularly well, but I almost never get a chance to try them out for myself. RNG hates me too much haha
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11 months ago
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I honestly hate the arena. I either just suck at it, or don't get it.. Bots ALWAYS win in my limited experience.. I tend to get quite frustrated when I try something and end up feeling like I don't really actually have a chance of winning (in this case). And IDK if the last place is supposed to get anything, but I don't seem to so it ends up being absolutely, for nothing... which also annoys me since it takes so long. Also, I really really don't get the star thing. All of my fighters have 1 star while the bot's fighters often have like 2 or 3... Admittedly, I haven't played a lot... at all... I think like 4 or 5 times, maybe.. but by the end of a battle or 2 I'm just so overly frustrated that it isn't just not worth it, prize wise, but also mentally (I guess?).. Playing a game should be challenging but not feel impossible and should, overall, be fun and enjoyable... The Arena does NOT check ANY of those boxes for me. So frustrated!
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Reave
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I don't find it enjoyable either, honestly! However, if you are interested in participating more easily; the stars just mean how many models you have combined. It takes 3 of the same model to combine into a 2*, and then 3 of the 2* (9 of one model total) models to make a single 3* model, so it's essentially an rng matching game paired with an rng battle system.

There are a couple strategies for models to aim to collect with your paws, I'm sure people that enjoy it more than me can tell you the meta team composition! To bolster that convo though: I try to pair models with "Abnormal Speed" (the 20% dodge chance) with models that have Siphoning Scratch (an ability that heals a random teammate for the damage you do) or abilities that cause a bleed or poison effect when the enemy attacks them. Memorizing what models have what abilities is a pain, and checking within the round's time limit can be nonviable, but I believe they all have the standard abilities the companions or LW breeds have, so there's always the option of checking the companion list here (hit the check mark for show all near the top to see companions you don't own) and trying to mostly just remember the useful models to your particular strategy and keep an eye out for them during games. For the LW models, you can find their abilities on any of their profiles-- I tend to only use Kits in the arena and ignore the rest of the LW models. A model with blossom maul (a full team heal, Jocols have this) can be a bit of a help with poison or bleed heavy teams. IIRC you win when the timer ends as long as you have more models alive than your opponent?

If all else fails, totally going afk and just letting the battles all play out without you actively playing will still get you 1 ticket even if you come in last (last time I checked, lmk if that's wrong now), so if you really can't stand it, that's a much slower (but less frustrating for you personally) alternative to getting what you want from the arena shop. :P
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Coop7011
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@winterprism @Reave

Sadly people complained about the 1 ticket at last place thing so the devs reverted that. IDK why it was such a big deal to folks, the arena is boring and unfair AF. No wonder people don't want to play.

It also has it's fair share of bugs RN. Ignore poison and bleed and stuff when making your teams, the effects expire instantly and don't last like the tooltips say.


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11 months ago
Reave
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Ah, well that's a huge bummer to hear the base participation reward is gone, that makes it an even harder entry point for new folks that don't know what they are doin' yet. That would have discouraged me a lot as a new player, to not even get anything after the games go as long as they do. That would have at least made it possible to farm some rewards over a longer stretch of time even if it wasn't something you enjoyed or had good luck at. :/

Thank you so much for letting us know about bleeds and poisons still being bugged too, Coop.

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