We are thinking about making Forsaken Arena absolutely free and giving players an easy way to find and enjoy watching highly skilled players in FvF matches.
Key Points: - Forsaken Arena will be free-to-play. No uranium required and repairs will be not be necessary. - Through a new filter in the Locator, you will be able to find and view live FvF matches between the highest-level players. - There will be slots up to 10 viewers allowed per battle to make viewing easier and more engaging. - With the Arena being absolutely free of any costs and repairs, there will be no VXP rewarded for these battles.
How do you rate this concept? Vote below! Please feel free to leave your thoughts on your vote in the comments.
I say neutral because I'd really have to see how it unfolds. However, i like this idea better than the current and I even like the original method more than the current.
How about having a option for a fair fight to get lower lvls interested? By this I mean have fleet matches balanced by fleet lvl. So a low lvl goes in with a lvl 15 fleet, they will only get matched up with a lvl 10-20 fleet. So when you start the arena, you select 1 of 4 options. 1) Free for all....(which is how it currently is) 2) Free for all; (no subs).......You can be matched up with anyfleet that doesn't have a sub in it. 3) Balanced by lvl.....You will only fight a fleet within +/- 5 of your fleet lvl 4) Balanced by lvl; (no subs)......You will only fight a fleet within +/- 5 of your fleet lvl that doesn't have a sub in it.
One thing that is not clear: Would the Arena keep the "bring your own fleet" format? Would the Arena Tournament keep the toybox format?
I can only see this being successful if the whole Arena moves to toybox.
If it is a bring your own fleet format then the winners are still the heavy coiners that have the latest tech. Nothing can stand against heavy cruisers or drac carriers except, well, heavy cruisers and drac carriers... or that wonderful Harlocks Arbalest + Zoe's Rhino fleet. In the existing Arena losing is not so discouraging because at least you are gaining VxP but if there is nothing to gain no one wants to go have their arse handed to them over and over again.
Now if anyone can go in and build any fleet and change it out whenever they want to THEN it really because a skill tournament. The best skill at building fleets plus the best skill at driving means the winner. That I would play.
BlackPoops98
<-- Firing massive chunks of black poo since '98 -->
Honestly it's probably too late for most. Never been a fan of Arena and if there's no actual reward for doing it (other than to test your fleet in FvF) why bother... if vxp was left in then possibly worth it.
i don't do the arena so not sure if the changes are good or otherwise that's why i went neutral with the vote. but the no repair time always sounds good.
Sorry Doom it is not gonna work with a no reward system i suggest that players get a min reward of uri (amount) decided by doom (council) lol just for each fight so with time they can build up there uri stock.... (making sure its capped at a limit per day) this will encourage players to use it ... also leave the vxp bonuses in there but reduce the amount of vxp in half (due to the fact that the players don't have to repair boats) IF U WANT PEEPS TO PLAY ARENA this will do it for most
Like some of the others have commented, although moving in the direction of free repairs for some fun is a positive, I am not really sure what Kixeye is trying to achieve with this. If there is no game progression from this and with all the other chores I personally will not spend valuable time in the Arena for no reward. I would rather see Kix fix the things they have said they were going to fix. Also, not sure what benefit lower levels would get from just watching the battle unless they were able to see ship builds. Free is GOOD though Kix.
what would be interesting if it is free and no cost why not use it as a type of fleet testing ground be able to make different fleets for free like you do in the FAT's now so you dont own the fleet but before you put 3-4 month's in building the fleet you could actually test it out....just a thought
If this is a FIX or a Collusion to our Complainant's of Repair time's, Well it's nice for Nothing in return for PvP. Just not even close to where the main Problem's of the game, Your Team is not looking in the right place for helping the Paying Customer's with this one. Yes I like the Free part just not the NO reward part of it other then It's FREE!!! WoW!?? Yes lot's of Player's will use it for helping them out with build's, Just the Team need's to look into the real Game play of the game not what the team said was going out of the game and this is where and Why most of the Player's of this game DO NOT CARE to Play This game no more Because of the Fact's that the Team is not working on WHAT'S Asked or NEEDED Most!!!
good idea... but i for one rather see the real game get cheaper... will probably not be of much use for me.. fvf is great but its much more fun when you defending a base with your friends or trying to get in one
my big worry is that you would then start releasing A FAT where hulls again become prizes, we already know where that went
if people want to do FAT, trhat is up to them, personally i prefer it if people are actually playing the main game.
As somone who jumps most weeks I see dead sectors in a lot of places, those with folks in, are busy doing FM chores or Uranium chores and have no time to talk
Personally i think you should FOCUS on QUALITY rather than QUANTITY
would rather see more dedication to fixing all the problems that are still plaguing the game then add another thing to the game.. Not saying, but just saying.
I like the idea, however, why do away with the VXP? According to the State of the Game, VXP is supposed to become easier to get, wouldn't this be an excellent, easy and fun way to achieve exactly this goal?
I like the idea, however, why do away with the VXP? According to the State of the Game, VXP is supposed to become easier to get, wouldn't this be an excellent, easy and fun way to achieve exactly this goal?
VXP is already incredibly easy to get what with the VXP weekends. For the first time ever, ALL of my fleets are skulled. I'm sure I'm not the only one.
I like the idea, however, why do away with the VXP? According to the State of the Game, VXP is supposed to become easier to get, wouldn't this be an excellent, easy and fun way to achieve exactly this goal?
Yeap it would be another regular option other then VXP weekend and salvages.
But it obvious kixeye doesnt want to give anything for free, not even a bit of VXP. VXP weekend arent free and many coin during those.
By this I mean have fleet matches balanced by fleet lvl. So a low lvl goes in with a lvl 15 fleet, they will only get matched up with a lvl 10-20 fleet.
So when you start the arena, you select 1 of 4 options.
1) Free for all....(which is how it currently is)
2) Free for all; (no subs).......You can be matched up with anyfleet that doesn't have a sub in it.
3) Balanced by lvl.....You will only fight a fleet within +/- 5 of your fleet lvl
4) Balanced by lvl; (no subs)......You will only fight a fleet within +/- 5 of your fleet lvl that doesn't have a sub in it.
enuff of the gimmicks,get at it
One thing that is not clear: Would the Arena keep the "bring your own fleet" format? Would the Arena Tournament keep the toybox format?
I can only see this being successful if the whole Arena moves to toybox.
If it is a bring your own fleet format then the winners are still the heavy coiners that have the latest tech. Nothing can stand against heavy cruisers or drac carriers except, well, heavy cruisers and drac carriers... or that wonderful Harlocks Arbalest + Zoe's Rhino fleet. In the existing Arena losing is not so discouraging because at least you are gaining VxP but if there is nothing to gain no one wants to go have their arse handed to them over and over again.
Now if anyone can go in and build any fleet and change it out whenever they want to THEN it really because a skill tournament. The best skill at building fleets plus the best skill at driving means the winner. That I would play.
Need to make it a toybox with equipent you have so that we can test builds before commiting to the long build times
We are to busy doing chores.
Also, not sure what benefit lower levels would get from just watching the battle unless they were able to see ship builds.
Free is GOOD though Kix.
Yes lot's of Player's will use it for helping them out with build's, Just the Team need's to look into the real Game play of the game not what the team said was going out of the game and this is where and Why most of the Player's of this game DO NOT CARE to Play This game no more Because of the Fact's that the Team is not working on WHAT'S Asked or NEEDED Most!!!
Rustdog OUT!!!!!!
if people want to do FAT, trhat is up to them, personally i prefer it if people are actually playing the main game.
As somone who jumps most weeks I see dead sectors in a lot of places, those with folks in, are busy doing FM chores or Uranium chores and have no time to talk
Personally i think you should FOCUS on QUALITY rather than QUANTITY
No one wants to be slaughtered by unfair stealth advantages (sub vs blind flt).
Even so with this, to me, this comes down to fleet builds and not combat skill and nets out to boring.
-KB
No Uranium payout in the regular Arena, only daily crew and vxp. This is not for FAT it for the regular forgotten arena available 24/7.
I really don't think you can say there's a lack of combat skill when
a.) It hasn't been released yet.
and
b.) If your idea of combat skill is having ANY FvF fleet without Thermal then you need to go back to FvF school...
Yeap it would be another regular option other then VXP weekend and salvages.
But it obvious kixeye doesnt want to give anything for free, not even a bit of VXP. VXP weekend arent free and many coin during those.