# \[BUG REPORT\] The Arena is Broken Again - Seemingly Random Hero Stat Bonuses

**URL:** <https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bug-report-the-arena-is-broken-again-seemingly-random-hero-stat-bonuses/15029>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [November 7, 2016, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bug-report-the-arena-is-broken-again-seemingly-random-hero-stat-bonuses/15029 "2016-11-07T15:50:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![LegendMaker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/legendmaker/32/859_2.png) [@LegendMaker](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/LegendMaker)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bug-report-the-arena-is-broken-again-seemingly-random-hero-stat-bonuses/15029/21 "2016-11-08T12:00:29Z")

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@Sirrian: I’ve only just noticed that I had my difficulty setting on HARD all along! 😭

So there is no secondary issue with the recent buff, after all. Those lower level players I was facing actually had the same Attack and Life as me, but with the +10% stats from Hard difficulty, they ended up with +1 Attack and +2 Life.

Here’s a Level 300 something now that I’ve switched my difficulty back to Normal:

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They have the same Attack and Life as me, and one less Magic and Armor, which actually adds up. =)

Sorry for the confusion! That part of the report is no longer relevant. My bad.

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**Author:** ![LegendMaker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/legendmaker/32/859_2.png) [@LegendMaker](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/LegendMaker)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 12:13pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bug-report-the-arena-is-broken-again-seemingly-random-hero-stat-bonuses/15029/22 "2016-11-08T12:13:09Z")

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> [@Kharybdys](#):
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> So your argument that a lowish level is easy enough to reach doesn’t fly for me.

Agree to partially disagree on a minor point, then? 🙂

Hopefully, we can agree on the rest of my points, which are factual and boil down to “_even_ a level cap would make things _easier_ and _fairer_ than ever before for every Arena player, including new ones”.

As I said, I also agree that a locked/fixed level would have all the same perks, _and_ also remove the mild inconvenience of missing a few stat points for beginners (or extremely casual players as in your example).

And sure, it would be simpler to grasp as well. It just seems like such a minor thing to focus on compared to the major balance issues that have plagued the Arena in the past, and the one that this thread is about.

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**Author:** ![Kharybdys](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/kharybdys/32/2023_2.png) [@Kharybdys](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Kharybdys)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 12:14pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/bug-report-the-arena-is-broken-again-seemingly-random-hero-stat-bonuses/15029/23 "2016-11-08T12:14:30Z")

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You’re right, just trying to help reach the perfect solution instead of a good one (in my eyes at least ;))

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