Ranked Arena
We have been evaluating some of the main problems of the Arena in terms of both the economy, boosting and enjoyment.
We have introduced an arena system which evaluates your skill based on your game quality, rather than game quantity, which will solve the majority of these issues for good.
The short version of differences between Normal and Ranked is that you will be able to play much less games in a day. It depends on the server's population, when you are online, of course, with no restriction on when you can queue besides when Ranked Arena is open, you may not be able to get a game if you've already played versus most players, or have already been in a team with most of them.
What's going on here is there is a limit on how many games you can play with someone, and against someone, based on your match history, the system will determine whether or not you are eligible to join a game with any of the other players in queue.
As an example case, let's say you and your 5 friends try and queue against each other. You haven't played any games in the last 24 hours, and you queue up. You get a match.
The match finishes. You try to queue again. You do not get a match, or you are matched with completely different teammates and enemies, if there is enough people in queue.
What this creates is a system which ranks players based on how well they played versus each opponent that has played arena, instead of how many games have you played in comparison to your competitors, and how many have you won.
The reward for winning a ranked arena is significantly higher, and the rules are much stricter.
Spectator Mode
You can now spectate arena matches, there is no level or any requirement on when you can join, besides requiring you to be in a safe area.
To join a random match, write the following command in game chat:/spectate_arena
If there is a match active, you will be teleported to the match.
If there is no match active, and your system messages say "Command executed.", there is no match active.
To stop spectating, write the following command in game chat:/leave_spectate
To spectate a specific match, you have to know at least one player in the match. If you do, and let's say its the character "Test" you can write the following command in game chat:/spectate_arena Test
Rewards
For winning a normal arena game, you will now get 10 Shrine coin.
For winning a ranked arena game, you will now get 125 Shrine coin.
For winning a normal arena game, you will now get 100 Charisma.
For winning a ranked arena game, you will now get 500 Charisma.
For losing a normal arena game, you will now get 0 Shrine coin.
For losing a ranked arena game, you will now get 50 Shrine coin. *may be changed
For losing a normal arena game, you will now get 0 Charisma.
For losing a ranked arena game, you will now get 100 Charisma. *may be changed
End of Season Rewards
Normal Arena no longer rewards end of season rewards, instead, players will be considered competitive in Ranked Arena.
In order to be eligible, you have to have played at least 10 games in a season.
Season Duration
The season duration remains unchanged from the previous Arena at 90 days.
The current season of Normal Arena will advance on Tuesday 21st.
The first season of Ranked Arena is now open.
Rules & Code of Conduct
1. Behavior that intentionally detracts from others' enjoyment (such as grieving, hard-throwing, feeding, etc.) is unacceptable.
2. Leaving multiple matches without evidence of an occurred crash.
3. Win-trading, such as purposefully taking off your character's items, turning off potions at the start of the match while your team mates are alive, using incorrect items, not using usually used item buffs, not using usually used skills, not using arena debuff scroll or any other form of clear ill-intent in terms of gameplay.
4. At the end of a season, your matches may be inspected to test the validity of your match history. Such as, if you've played too often with the same players, or there may be possible occurrences of the same person playing on both the enemy and his own team.
CONSEQUENCES/PUNISHMENT:
Normal Arena
1. offense: 1 day Arena ban on all characters through IP/Computer ID
2. offense: 7 day Arena ban on all characters through IP/Computer ID
3. offense: 90 day Arena ban on all characters through IP/Computer ID
4. offense: 180 day Arena ban on all characters through IP/Computer ID
Ranked Arena
1. offense: 30 day Arena ban on all characters through IP/Computer ID
2. offense: 90 day Arena ban on all characters through IP/Computer ID
3. offense: 365 day Arena ban on all characters through IP/Computer ID
4. offense: Permanent Arena ban on all characters through IP/Computer ID
Opening Times
Sunday-Saturday
All time slots are in Server Time. (see bottom of the website)
Ranked Arena
01:00-04:00
13:00-17:00
19:00-22:00
Normal Arena
22:00-01:00
04:00-13:00
17:00-19:00