# Difficulty removed from pvp **URL:** \ **Category:** Gameplay Chat (PC/Mobile)\ **Created:** [March 8, 2016, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/difficulty-removed-from-pvp/4301 "2016-03-08T15:43:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 58
**Author:** ![KAYA43V3R](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/kaya43v3r/32/312_2.png) [@KAYA43V3R](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/KAYA43V3R)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/difficulty-removed-from-pvp/4301/58 "2016-03-09T12:51:25Z")
> [@Patch 1.0.9 Preview Part 2](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/patch-1-0-9-preview-part-2/4296/1): > > Also, difficulty now only applies to Quests and Challenges. We have removed difficulty from both Arena and PvP Invasion/Defense. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/2X/8/8cb1832d1d66fe3d5ed11be5f245438c5fe617df.PNG) So it 'll disappear … Weekly prizes will not be increased depending on the difficulty level Traitstones … always depending on the level of difficulty: > [@Traitstone Drop-rates](http://community.gemsofwar.com/t/traitstone-drop-rates/2482): > > Couldn’t see a drop-rate thread for battles/farming…hoping a few people can post their stats so that we may form a sound estimate for the drop-rates. \*\* Be sure to include both Difficulty and Location (Arena/Challenge/PvP) \*\* At Warlord II difficulty, with 20 Challenge battles: 2 Nothing (10%) 11 Minor (55%) 5 Major (25%) 2 Runic (10%) 0 Arcane 0 Celestial At Normal difficulty, with 20 PvP battles: 3 Nothing (15%) 13 Minor (65%) 3 Major (15%) 1 Runic (5%) 0 Arcane 0 Celestial The bonus rewards of each pvp games (souls, gold, XP) There are not that fun to play with a high level of difficulty that I will lose , but the rewards that this choice was bringing me --- _[View the full topic](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/difficulty-removed-from-pvp/4301)._