Arena Discussion Thread (inc. Assault)

[GinRei]

8 hours ago, Infinite Dreams said:

I think I may know why.    I go in with 1 unit at the start of my daily AA runs for the quests.  I'm usually zoned out when I do it, so occasionally I'll accidentally select an opponent that gives me a weapon triangle disadvantage.  

Same.  Most common is Ike, since if you're half-asleep his normal avatar looks very similar to his Brave avatar.  That or when I go to fight an otherwise easy opponent, but the map absolutely kills me.

 

3 hours ago, mcsilas said:

edit: also okay whoa, I've seen multiple level 40 weaponless Ursulas multiple times in one Arena Assault easy run. Is this a thing for others as well? They're all different names, and at least one was 5 star so...it's just strange. 4 out of 7 battles!

That's people being nice and trying to help others with the GHB missions.

[Birdy]

2 hours ago, Rafiel's Aria said:

Yeesh. Is it just me or has the Arena just been...awful? A few weeks ago it was bad, but like...these past few seasons have been particularly painful. Maybe I just suck at this. XD But so many people are running Reinhardt, Cecilia, and Brave Lyn. Brave Lyn hasn't been such an issue because a lot of people seem to be running a Brave Bow build on her which is far more manageable than her normal kit. But even when I used a team with a lower BST, and it didn't get any better. It's a good thing I have a large stack of dueling crests saved up or else I'd be pretty screwed.

It's been like that since the moment Br!Lyn got introduced for me. I've trained up 7 counters for her, so it's no trouble for me anymore, but it is annoying to see the same thing over and over again. 

[mampfoid]

@Arcanite your PSA destroyed my screen. ^^ But true words. 

I don't do the daily AA missions with 1 unit teams, because the first run of the day gives HM/SP. 

[mcsilas]

6 hours ago, GinRei said:

That's people being nice and trying to help others with the GHB missions.

Ah yeah that makes sense! I forgot Ursula rerun was still on, that's actually a great idea!

I didn't think of that, I just used the special developers maps to defeat the lv 40 Ursula

[Infinite Dreams]

8 hours ago, Rafiel's Aria said:

Yeesh. Is it just me or has the Arena just been...awful? A few weeks ago it was bad, but like...these past few seasons have been particularly painful. Maybe I just suck at this. XD But so many people are running Reinhardt, Cecilia, and Brave Lyn.

Yeah, I lucked out this week, but I've also been finding the arena really tough lately.  For example, the last two seasons before this one took me 10-15 crests just to get a deathless streak, if I recall correctly.  I also find that the 700s-710s range is a huge pain in the ass.  (I haven't seen anything higher than 720.)  Half of the fights seem to be Horse Emblem on steroids.  Blech!    I also hate Firesweep Weapons.

My current defense team of Laslow, S-Corrin, B-Ike, and Sharena seems to be getting me a lot of wins (10+).  

Edited October 29, 2017 by Infinite Dreams

[mampfoid]

I met an Fir-Emblem (2x Wo dao, 1x silver, 1x Ruby) today solving the daily arena mission, which got a defense win by me out of sympathy. 

[JSND Alter Dragon Boner]

Im wondering at what Arena bracket you guys played

695+ Area is so diverse. The only catch away is no Cellica so its fine because fuck Cellica ecounter really

Edited October 30, 2017 by JSND Alter Dragon Boner

[Rafiel's Aria]

10 hours ago, Birdy said:

It's been like that since the moment Br!Lyn got introduced for me. I've trained up 7 counters for her, so it's no trouble for me anymore, but it is annoying to see the same thing over and over again. 

 

4 hours ago, Infinite Dreams said:

Yeah, I lucked out this week, but I've also been finding the arena really tough lately.  For example, the last two seasons before this one took me 10-15 crests just to get a deathless streak, if I recall correctly.  I also find that the 700s-710s range is a huge pain in the ass.  (I haven't seen anything higher than 720.)  Half of the fights seem to be Horse Emblem on steroids.  Blech!    I also hate Firesweep Weapons.

My current defense team of Laslow, S-Corrin, B-Ike, and Sharena seems to be getting me a lot of wins (10+).  

I'm really glad to know I'm not alone. Ugh... With my highest merged team, I was in the 700-710 range. A few weeks ago, I struggled, but I managed to get my high score. That was a good enough high point for me, so I decided to try to lower the BST of my team, but no matter what, Horse Emblem is there... And I'm guilty of running it myself, but just long enough to get a single defense win. If the rewards for the Arena weren't so amazing, I probably wouldn't bother anymore. 

Oddly enough, I really enjoy Arena Assault. It doesn't take me nearly as long to get a deathless streak, and the penalty for losing a match doesn't feel as devastating. Sure it means you need a a crapton of Brave Lyn and Reinhardt counters, but at least you can plan for them when you get baited into a match....

[Shoblongoo]

alriggggghhhtttt. This is officially the season I hit Tier 20.

100% F2P. Haven't put a single penny into this game.

That's a mobile gotcha game done right--you can be a whale, if thats your thing. But whaling isn't an insurmountable advantage at the highest levels of competitive play. You can face teams that people have dumped money into with an entirely F2P roster and still bust ass.

Good stuff.

[Rafiel's Aria]

Spoiler

Next season's Arena bonus units. Spoilered because it's a huge image for some reason. 

MY LITTLE MERRIC GETS TO SHINE NEXT SEASON. I thought I was going to wait to give him that extra merge, but someone's an extra special little nerd, so now he gets to be a +6. This means I can be a bit more flexible with who I run now...

[mampfoid]

27 minutes ago, Rafiel's Aria said:

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Next season's Arena bonus units. Spoilered because it's a huge image for some reason. 

MY LITTLE MERRIC GETS TO SHINE NEXT SEASON. I thought I was going to wait to give him that extra merge, but someone's an extra special little nerd, so now he gets to be a +6. This means I can be a bit more flexible with who I run now...

Since my pity rate for Now got Kareld today, I will go with Arvis. The other 5* options would have been Quadhana, Merric and Anna, but it'll be nice to run a ranged unit that deals some damage once again (sorry Merric). 

[Rafiel's Aria]

23 minutes ago, mampfoid said:

Since my pity rate for Now got Kareld today, I will go with Arvis. The other 5* options would have been Quadhana, Merric and Anna, but it'll be nice to run a ranged unit that deals some damage once again (sorry Merric). 

I'd say he does pretty well. :3  He's my "mage archer" + Reinhardt and Brave Lyn counter rolled into one. I was skeptical at first, but when he gets buffs from my PA!Azura, he's running 51/50/46/38/26. I might even run Bonfire on him instead of Growing Wind this season.

[mampfoid]

1 minute ago, Rafiel's Aria said:

I'd say he does pretty well. :3  He's my "mage archer" + Reinhardt and Brave Lyn counter rolled into one. I was skeptical at first, but when he gets buffs from my PA!Azura, he's running 51/50/46/38/26. I might even run Bonfire on him instead of Growing Wind this season.

I would bring this great guy in arena as well!

But mine (+HP -RES) is running Gronnraven, TA2, QR2 and Bonfire (will change to Ignis) to bait in Arena Assault. 33 ATK (40 with Excalibur) is quite noodle-ish. 

[Rafiel's Aria]

10 minutes ago, mampfoid said:

I would bring this great guy in arena as well!

But mine (+HP -RES) is running Gronnraven, TA2, QR2 and Bonfire (will change to Ignis) to bait in Arena Assault. 33 ATK (40 with Excalibur) is quite noodle-ish. 

Yeah. Poor Merric really needs +ATK to be ideal. Mine is +SPD -RES which is useful, but the moment I get a +ATK -RES copy, he'll be the main part of my merge. 

[bethany81707]

Arvis or Hana, that is the question. Of course, Anna goes on the defence team (don't think my +1 plain Merric is going to do much).

I love when the slow green seasons are Anna's. Means I can keep to my green spam.

[Stroud]

Oh boy, it seems that my 5* Selena comes into action this time. Time to teach them what a dark horse can do!

[bethany81707]

Also, just noticed- no blues.

Is this the first season missing a colour, or am I just not remembering another?

[JSND Alter Dragon Boner]

I think i'd better off building Arvis just to drop some fat from my unit pool >_>

[Kiran]

I'm going to run my +1 Arvis. Can't wait to use my ploy boy! 

[Hilda]

4 hours ago, mampfoid said:

Since my pity rate for Now got Kareld today, I will go with Arvis. The other 5* options would have been Quadhana, Merric and Anna, but it'll be nice to run a ranged unit that deals some damage once again (sorry Merric). 

i guess ima get out my shield pulse Arkanum Anna for „Surprise Bitches“ Attacks

[Vaximillian]

4 hours ago, phineas81707 said:

Also, just noticed- no blues.

Is this the first season missing a colour, or am I just not remembering another?

There were no greys during seasons 4–5 (Sibling Bonds), 10–11 (Spring Festival), no blues during 14–15 (World of Radiance), no greens during 18–20 (Bridal Blessings).

[Kuroi Tsubasa Tenshi]

Monday scores time:

• Tier 20 score of 4998 (Nino +7 with Aether, Nowi +10, Eirika +1, Sharena 5*) - #1862/4751
• Arena Assault score of 5010 (Nino +7 with Aether, Nowi +10, Eirika +1, Sheena +1) - #1364

Guess I'll be using a somewhat retooled Arvis for my bonus character the next couple weeks. I haven't managed to draw any of the Hallowe'en characters and I promoted him for AA and Tempest, anyway, so the resources are gonna already be there on him, anyway. Honestly, I don't even care about the focus characters that much—it's just a good excuse to draw red and green, hoping extra Ninos or Eirikas will turn up (also acceptable: Chrom, Sheena, Olivia and any of the prime SI stuff).

[GinRei]

Hrmm, looking at the next season units, I'm not sure who I'll use.  My Anna feels like she wouldn't really contribute much of anything except being Reinhardt bait (but not a counter), and she currently only has Fury 2.  Arvis on the other hand would not really contribute much other than Ploys and magic offense.  Not sure if that one tier of Fury would offset his mage BST to make him worth more than Anna or not.

 

I have a Merric I could use, but meh.  He currently has no SI and meh.

[Othin]

Ugh, my 4884 Arena Assault score slipped out of the top 5k. I don't have much in the way of options for improving it for future weeks, either.

[Infinite Dreams]

Current Results:

Arena: 5002 (personal best!) - Rank 1758/4757 to stay in Tier 20. 

Arena Assault: 4912, 1 death - Rank 3234.