I keep on getting timed out in fleet arena battles that I would plainly win with a minute or so more.
With the HT and Biggs able to just soak damage until you get the combo against them right, it can be tough to get through.
The fact that there are up to 7 ships that need killing means you should get longer to do it than normal arena, surely.
This is a strategy game right?(after you have resource managed your team) Surely it should be ok to take a second or two to consider your next move? And sometimes it'd be nice to be able to watch the animations at less than 4x speed.
Can we please go back to 7 minute fleet arena? It's not going to hurt the people that can finish it faster, surely.
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The reason why they went from 5 to 3 ships, and from 7 to 5 minutes, is because fleet battles were “taking too long” according to X number of players (I’m not sure how they surveyed).
Assuming you are facing mirrors or extremely similar fleets: I’d argue those battles *should* take longer. I’m at the top of my arena, facing extremely tough, similar matchups and I’ve never timed out. If you send me your ally code, I can take a look at your fleet and pilots and possibly give you some advice on making them better.
That means I don't just see the exact same starting lineup, and the reinforce order is varied. I can't just do the exact same thing every time. I need to think about who to bring in when etc.
I'm enjoying it, but often there is a single enemy ship left with not quite enough time to get there.
Thanks for the offer of advice, but I prefer to play, not follow other's formulae.
To be clear, I'm not claiming I'd always win. Sometimes enemy fleets wipe the floor with me in no time. But I'd just like more time.
You could use the 5 minutes in between battles to plan your moves against your next opponent. This could save you some time during the actual battle.
I have repeatedly found myself on the precipice of winning, with my 5 ships left vs 2 - HMF + [Anything] - and bam, time's up. It's not that HMF can't be beat, but it basically ensures that you have to defeat all 7 opponent ships, which takes longer than 5 minutes unless you can set auto (which you can't if you have to pay attention to strategy because you're not a whale that spent $100 to have the latest meta).
Fleet Arena has gone to the birds.