What does the traffic jam in arena mean to you?

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1) Same old Same old, just different teams?
2) Time to pry open the wallet and buy, errr build a winning team?
3) What Arena Precious?
4) It's reduced my desire to play as much, I enter retreat twice, done until tomorrow.

Me, I used to compete with the daily amount of matches. Now, enter, retreat, rinse repeat.

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  • TVF
    36572 posts Member
    5) No traffic jam. Max jump to 1, most days without needing a refresh.
    I need a new message here. https://discord.gg/AmStGTH
  • TVF wrote: »
    5) No traffic jam. Max jump to 1, most days without needing a refresh.

    Yep, you took the express lane. lol
    https://swgoh.gg/p/279847465/
  • Nauros
    5429 posts Member
    Same old, same old. But at least I can consistently get top 20 without whaling, so that's something.
  • Monel
    2784 posts Member
    I only do 2 matches a day and stay in top 50, really dont even care about that.
  • Nauros
    5429 posts Member
    Monel wrote: »
    I only do 2 matches a day and stay in top 50, really dont even care about that.

    Sadly, there's not even a need to do more. Everything is decided by mods, so the arena has become incredibly static. I rarely move more than 10 places in either way.
  • DuneSeaFarmer
    3525 posts Member
    edited May 2019
    One thing is certain, with regards to us asking for Revan. Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it. lol

    First win in 3 days (rest have been draws). But I will only savor it for a few seconds, then back to where I was or worse. LOL I was 73 the other day >.<

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  • jjkriv
    429 posts Member
    I do my daylies-collect my 3 toon shards out of 30 tries- do my 3 required attacks in both arenas grudgenly,collect my energy-check gear/mod shops throughout the day.Thats it-dont even look at arenas until next day.
  • No_Try
    4051 posts Member
    Meaning? There's none. I am capable of getting top on both arenas and I do get it if I get to play. It's still the thing that will eventually make me quit. There's no meaning though. I don't desire or expect it to change.
  • No_Try wrote: »
    Meaning? There's none. I am capable of getting top on both arenas and I do get it if I get to play. It's still the thing that will eventually make me quit. There's no meaning though. I don't desire or expect it to change.

    Sounds like something a lot of us feel, BURNOUT!
  • No_Try
    4051 posts Member
    No_Try wrote: »
    Meaning? There's none. I am capable of getting top on both arenas and I do get it if I get to play. It's still the thing that will eventually make me quit. There's no meaning though. I don't desire or expect it to change.

    Sounds like something a lot of us feel, BURNOUT!

    Yeah nature of this beast we're riding on. If they replaced it with another system of prizes for high performing, that would also be similarly time consuming (+all else that goes into it). There has to be something differentiating crystal prizes, if everyone was getting them, we'd be at point 0. So yeah, I'm a defeatist in this aspect of the game.
  • DJayK3
    90 posts Member
    If you’re asking for diversity in the arena, it’s a thing of the past with Revan metas now dominating. My top 200 is dominated by maxed Revans. It’s so competitive that you need to refresh your attempts a couple times to even get close to scratching the top 50.

    My CLS squad on offense can beat most Revan lineups. I just don’t make it a goal to climb the ranks anymore because I’ll get shoved right back down within minutes. I keep them within a happy medium of 50-150 rankings.

    Aside from the daily crystals, I’ve purchased everything possible from the arena store. Just don’t make squad arena a priority. There’s more other fun things to participate in-game than just squad arena. Grand Arena and Territory Wars are more rewarding by far.

    I feel your pain, but welcome to the jungle. EA and CG have different plans in mind than just SA. Metas are more important for TW and GA instead nowadays.
  • DuneSeaFarmer
    3525 posts Member
    edited May 2019
    I just made a goofy swap, took out GK and replaced him with R2D2. Who knows lol Out of attempts, and I never buy pvp refreshes.
  • No_Try
    4051 posts Member
    If you aren't going for arena top where the bulk of the crystals is, just let yourself float where your team naturally stays at. No use to refresh and spend all the time to push higher knowing you'll just fall back. Wish I would do that, but I'm too spoiled since top spots is what I've been doing almost since the beginning.
  • No_Try wrote: »
    If you aren't going for arena top where the bulk of the crystals is, just let yourself float where your team naturally stays at. No use to refresh and spend all the time to push higher knowing you'll just fall back. Wish I would do that, but I'm too spoiled since top spots is what I've been doing almost since the beginning.

    I have never tried for #1, I'm an old school MMO player. I know all to well, "There is always a bigger fish" ;)
  • No_Try
    4051 posts Member
    No_Try wrote: »
    If you aren't going for arena top where the bulk of the crystals is, just let yourself float where your team naturally stays at. No use to refresh and spend all the time to push higher knowing you'll just fall back. Wish I would do that, but I'm too spoiled since top spots is what I've been doing almost since the beginning.

    I have never tried for #1, I'm an old school MMO player. I know all to well, "There is always a bigger fish" ;)

    Yeah but noone is trying to be world #1 or stay there. The name of the game is to be there amongst 2k or such other players at a certain second everyday.
  • DuneSeaFarmer
    3525 posts Member
    edited May 2019
    I just realized why CG let this happen, it's their homage to the "Clone Wars" since most arena tiers are pretty much Clone teams lol
  • I do my two battles each day and stay 40-60 usually. It’s hella boring though and a real grind. It’s always the last daily thing I do. I don’t even pay attention to my payout time anymore.

    9 months of marquees and then 4+ months of legendaries has me not caring much. Game is getting stale fast. Hopefully the next content we get is FUN instead of “arduous”. @CG_Carrie
  • Rath_Tarr
    4944 posts Member
    Means I give even less of a poop about arena than usual.

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  • Yeah I dont care anymore so #4. I got dr and then got punked by not getting malak. They butchered arena. 90% meta again, yay
  • Arena is terrible. I just get top 100 and call it good
  • Depends wheth I am in the mood to do arena or not. I usually dont care much, just want the 100 gems.
    Get good and get a Revan. Ryanwhales
  • TVF wrote: »
    5) No traffic jam. Max jump to 1, most days without needing a refresh.

    Yep, you took the express lane. lol
    https://swgoh.gg/p/279847465/

    7* G12 Zeta Holdo

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    Started July 2016, completely FTP : https://swgoh.gg/u/rogenhamen/
  • TVF
    36572 posts Member
    Rogenhamen wrote: »
    TVF wrote: »
    5) No traffic jam. Max jump to 1, most days without needing a refresh.

    Yep, you took the express lane. lol
    https://swgoh.gg/p/279847465/

    7* G12 Zeta Holdo

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    JTR BB8 R2 RT Holdo got me first place during the EP meta.
    I need a new message here. https://discord.gg/AmStGTH
  • Jarvind
    3925 posts Member
    edited May 2019
    Rogenhamen wrote: »
    TVF wrote: »
    5) No traffic jam. Max jump to 1, most days without needing a refresh.

    Yep, you took the express lane. lol
    https://swgoh.gg/p/279847465/

    7* G12 Zeta Holdo


    You ever used Holdo? She's an awesome tank on a JTR team. Don't hate on stuff you haven't bothered to try.
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  • leef
    13458 posts Member
    TVF wrote: »
    5) No traffic jam. Max jump to 1, most days without needing a refresh.

    BALLER ALERT ! ! !
    Save water, drink champagne!
  • TVF
    36572 posts Member
    edited May 2019
    Jarvind wrote: »
    Rogenhamen wrote: »
    TVF wrote: »
    5) No traffic jam. Max jump to 1, most days without needing a refresh.

    Yep, you took the express lane. lol
    https://swgoh.gg/p/279847465/

    7* G12 Zeta Holdo


    You ever used Holdo? She's an awesome tank on a JTR team. Don't hate on stuff you haven't bothered to try.

    Seriously, a tank with AOE daze....solid toon. And if I were starting her from scratch today I'd probably stop at G11 and no zeta, but it was absolutely worth it to be able to take first during the EP meta.
    I need a new message here. https://discord.gg/AmStGTH
  • TVF
    36572 posts Member
    leef wrote: »
    TVF wrote: »
    5) No traffic jam. Max jump to 1, most days without needing a refresh.

    BALLER ALERT ! ! !

    B)
    I need a new message here. https://discord.gg/AmStGTH
  • 6Delara6
    59 posts Member
    Loving current meta. On good day drop to top 5. On bad drop to 15. I do have dr and malek. With some creativity I can beat much faster teams. Those that complain this is a mod based meta should do some theorycrafting. There are work arounds.

    I'm also 100% f2p. There is another 100% f2p on my shard and about 8 others who have spent <$100 that are reaching top spots. We have a small handful who have shared they have spent over 20k on this game. Those that complain should
    1. spend time getting better
    2. Become p2w
    3. Stop complaining, or
    4. Find a new hobby that is enjoyable
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