# Class XP points no longer given in the Arena mode! Why?!

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**Category:** Gameplay Chat (PC/Mobile)\
**Created:** [January 15, 2019, 10:31am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/class-xp-points-no-longer-given-in-the-arena-mode-why/51053 "2019-01-15T10:31:36Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 25, 2019, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/class-xp-points-no-longer-given-in-the-arena-mode-why/51053/71 "2019-01-25T16:37:50Z")

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> [@Slypenslyde](#):
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> That we got class XP at all in Arena was apparently “a bug”. But it wasn’t listed as a known issue or something that the devs were planning on ever addressing. It happened, there was no comment, we got XP everywhere else, so it made sense.

Going by the 3.5 patch notes, it would have taken a really exceptional leap of faith to believe gaining champion XP within the Arena might not be intended:

> [@3.5 Patch Notes](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/3-5-patch-notes/41212/1):
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> Quests, Challenges & Explores give 1 XP to Champion Levels, all other battles (PVP, Arena & Events like Raid Boss) will give 2 XP

> [@Slypenslyde](#):
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> Then, when they worked on the class change (which we wanted!), they got their chance. Since Arena depended on the old class-related stuff, it must’ve been pretty easy to tell Arena “there is no class”, which neatly removed the class XP. This was the moment they revealed to us that getting class XP in Arena was a bug.

That’s the part that really irks me. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love the way we are no longer locked into playing one class only for an extended period of time. But please, devs, **PLEASE** learn to communicate with your community. You knew exactly that removing champion XP from Arena wouldn’t be hailed as a Good Thing. Impacts braced: none.

This would have gone down so much better if somebody had had the courage to speak up a month ago. Saying something like “look, we’d like to remove the class change fee, unfortunately the redesign requires us to cut champion XP from Arena, please discuss”. As it stands, this feels like yet another “bummer, they caught on quickly again, whose turn is it this time to get out from under the table and claim it was a bug all along?” situation. So much opportunity wasted, a man could weep.

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