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Very unhappy with the Arena Ranking changes

Hey,I see that a lot of us are complaining,but this is almost unacceptable.I have used Sakura for my whole entire gaming life,with only Martyr+ and Wings of Mercy 3 besides other skill slots like Atk+3 and Heavenly Light (From Wrys LOL),and she performs exceptionally well.I don't know why she would be classified as reliant on sacred seals (she runs Fortify Res 2,so that doesn't help her).And moving Tier 1 to Tier 2 gives a wrong impression to Newbies like 'this Teir 3 character sucks,now just if I get Karla because she is Teir 1'

All characters are useful in some way.Even Wrys,with insanely high Res can Ploy and run Pain+ to deal chip damage to enemies.They really shouldn't have changed it.Characters aren't just graded by tiers,as it just isn't right.

There is no right or wrong.Yes,some characters have better optimised statlines,but that is eye-watering,as only like about 7 (please correct me if I am wrong) characters in Tier 1,and beginners (again mentioned) judge characters entirely by rankings.

Asked by GOT NO ORBS5 months 2 weeks ago

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If the abovementioned "newcomers" can read, they might look at the individual descriptions (and if they can't read, it's their problem). Hell even the tier 3 decription says:

"Tier 3 units are solid additions to most teams, with great matchups against common units. These heroes are more than capable in their favoured roles, but may have slightly weaker statlines than similar units in higher tiers. With that said, they can still perform their given role well with great success. Some of these heroes may be somewhat reliant on a support or sacred seal to perform as well as units in higher tiers."

Does that seem to you like Tier 3 units would be bad or impossible to use when compared to tier 1? I don't see anything unfair there.

We've had maybe over 100 (combined) replies over several different threads today since the changes went online. I get that you want your opinion to be heard as well, but there is no need to keep rehashing the same argument over and over again.

Tier lists shouldn't be a controlling factor in any serious player's decision on who to run or build. Tier lists are an unscientific compilation of popular opinion. They may be reasonable opinions, and certainly, it is a hard case to make to say that Sakura is just as good as Karla. But there are so many factors at play and the game cannot be taken in a vacuum. Even extremely high-tier units like zelgius have unfavorable matchups against certain very low tier units like Florina.

If you think Sakura is good, keep using her.

Honestly, you can pretty much run any unit effectively in any tier, if you build them and use them the right way. The Tier List functions as a guide on the current Meta, and who is best in base form. Some of the best teams actually are based around uniquely desgined characters.

I agree with the point but don't get the outrage. So the new tiers are nonsensical... That doesn't stop me from using the characters I like from lower tiers (and even might help me in the arena due to playing a broader meta than gamepress).

I'm much more annoyed by BST making healers, dancers, and ranged units much less viable in the upper levels of the arena. That does impact my unit choices.

Mine too.

I wish arena scoring formulas gave ranged units a tiny bump to account for the fact that they have about twice as much flexibility in who they target, and a larger threat range to boot. Ranged units really are better than their BSTs would lead you to believe.