I am a veteran player, with maxed levels in almost every company and almost every commendation unlocked. Now it's the turn of Arena. I like the mode very much. It's the ultimate school for pvp skill practicing. Anyway, it has some weak points:
- Loooooooong loading times to enter a match. I think this is the most important thing. To unlock the stuff you need to play a lot of matches, but the waiting time drains almost all the playing time for the session. And this is caused by the fact that the majority of players don't want to "properly" pvping. They don't like the fact that arena mode is a "small, closed world" where you have to fight and nothing else.
- The game has frequent server/high ping/hit reg/crash issues, and this causes players to quit the grind and leave arena mode to chill in adventure, when you sink much more less.
- Arena is currently left in a "limbo" state (should we keep it or not?)
SO, WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT?
IMO, Proper Arena Mode should be deleted. Anyway, it should be implemented in Adventure Mode using the well known Sea Dogs Tavern. In this way: - Loading times issue will be solved.
- We could have a Sea Dog Company with proper emissary flag and emissary system.
- Refreshed pvp-only based quests and commendations that can boost the flag rank.
- Demarco and Lesedi as NPCs quests givers (for obvious lore reasons)
- Sea Dogs Tavern could become a new hotspot to increase players interactions.
- More Spice on the seas!
These are only a few ideas, but I think that this could be a good way to solve Arena crisis. The only thing that leaves me worried are the commendations. There should be a way to not let allied crews to farm them. But at the moment i don't know how.
