# Boycott the Arena **URL:** \ **Category:** Gameplay Chat (PC/Mobile)\ **Created:** [January 24, 2019, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/boycott-the-arena/51409 "2019-01-24T17:30:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 40
**Author:** ![awryan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/awryan/32/74650_2.png) [@awryan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/awryan)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2019, 3:46am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/boycott-the-arena/51409/40 "2019-01-25T03:46:48Z")
> [@Class XP points no longer given in the Arena mode! Why?!](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/class-xp-points-no-longer-given-in-the-arena-mode-why/51053/62): > > Hey everyone, the changes made to Arena are not a spiteful attempt to take something away after giving you a nice thing! I’m sorry if the wording around this change has been vague, and I am sorry that this change has had such a negative impact for some of you. ☹ > > Unfortunately, the team won’t putting back Class XP into Arena. Prior to 4.2.5, Arena was never intended to award XP/Class Wins. When 3.5 (Classes) released Arena was included in the patch notes to give a general I understand the logic. I do. I never felt it was malicious. I felt it was a coding issue and I still feel that way. I guess it boils down to the fact that so many classes are much greater than others. That when trying to level up the weak classes it feels much more grindy in PvP. When XP was available in the arena it allowed us to use weak classes without feeling punished for it build wise. I don’t expect you to change your mind about hero classes in the arena. But perhaps a compromise. After a successful arena run. Whatever class is the event hero class XP that week. The player will be awarded 16 xp towards that class? Otherwise a lot of work needs to be done to the hero classes. > [@Class XP points no longer given in the Arena mode! Why?!](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/class-xp-points-no-longer-given-in-the-arena-mode-why/51053/64): > > By the way, dark chocolate is delicious. How dare you. I guess it’s just a matter of taste. My taste just so happens to be on the right side. 😉 --- _[View the full topic](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/boycott-the-arena/51409)._