# Why I've given up on arena. Opinions? **URL:** \ **Category:** Gameplay Chat (PC/Mobile)\ **Created:** [October 22, 2016, 7:43am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/why-ive-given-up-on-arena-opinions/14171 "2016-10-22T07:43:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LYNDALE](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/lyndale/32/13864_2.png) [@LYNDALE](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/LYNDALE)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2016, 7:43am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/why-ive-given-up-on-arena-opinions/14171/1 "2016-10-22T07:43:26Z")
![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/2X/4/4f92e5e55325c7b0b1095223a5ae32ffda59f01b.png) I’ve picked the best of a bad lot for my team and face this. If it was a one or five time thing no problem. But every time? Arena is now crossed off sadly. I loved it for the souls. Am I the only one and should suck it up or is arena completely out of wack? ---
**Author:** ![Fifthelement](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/fifthelement/32/8383_2.png) [@Fifthelement](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Fifthelement)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2016, 7:57am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/why-ive-given-up-on-arena-opinions/14171/2 "2016-10-22T07:57:33Z")
A little embarassing as it maybe … lower the difficulty 😃 it applies to arena, beautiful way to screw yourself over and over again until you refuse to play anymore. also sign the petition \<3 > [@Arena rewards adjustment suggestion](http://community.gemsofwar.com/t/arena-rewards-adjustment-suggestion/14148): > > I put it in feature requests, since I wasn’t sure what else to tag it with (if it should be somewhere else, just move it there, thanks). First of all, I assume @Sirrian has access to actual stats on how often arena is played and a spread of lvls of the people who actually play it - my personal guess, it’s mostly low level people (or very bored ones, like me frowning ). The biggest problem with arena, from the top guild players PoV (and “top guild” is loosely used term, lets go with top50) i… ---
**Author:** ![LYNDALE](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/lyndale/32/13864_2.png) [@LYNDALE](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/LYNDALE)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2016, 8:14am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/why-ive-given-up-on-arena-opinions/14171/3 "2016-10-22T08:14:21Z")
Ya know I really should wait a bit before posting a frustration. Maybe even try to give it some more thought. I’ve been playing on warlord 3 for a week and completely forgot I set it. Ok let this be an example to others to check tbeir settings. I’ll be quietly turning red in the corner. Thanks fifthelement! ---
**Author:** ![Sirrian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/sirrian/32/35758_2.png) [@Sirrian](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Sirrian)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2016, 8:54am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/why-ive-given-up-on-arena-opinions/14171/4 "2016-10-22T08:54:46Z")
Possibly a sign that we should alert players to the difficulty setting when a game starts too! ---
**Author:** ![LYNDALE](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/lyndale/32/13864_2.png) [@LYNDALE](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/LYNDALE)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2016, 9:03am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/why-ive-given-up-on-arena-opinions/14171/5 "2016-10-22T09:03:02Z")
@Sirrian That would be a helpful reminder, good idea. I can’t be the only one can I? Please say no lol @Fifthelement signed! ---
**Author:** ![LYNDALE](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/lyndale/32/13864_2.png) [@LYNDALE](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/LYNDALE)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2016, 9:53am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/why-ive-given-up-on-arena-opinions/14171/6 "2016-10-22T09:53:08Z")
@Sirrian I see the notice about rewards given based on lowest difficulty. The added should state only the enemies level increases. Your team stays the same level for all difficulties. By the way, why is that? Isn’t it all but impossible to win at the higher difficulties? Should we not scale as well? Or at least scale every 2 settings? Just curious. ---
**Author:** ![Drathas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/drathas/32/7344_2.png) [@Drathas](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Drathas)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2016, 11:17am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/why-ive-given-up-on-arena-opinions/14171/7 "2016-10-22T11:17:46Z")
Whilst technically not impossible, you would have to be extremely lucky using black manacles is the only way I could see players winning on Warlord 4. ---
**Author:** ![EternalElder](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/eternalelder/32/11273_2.png) [@EternalElder](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/EternalElder)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2016, 11:34am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/why-ive-given-up-on-arena-opinions/14171/8 "2016-10-22T11:34:10Z")
> [@LYNDALE](#): > > @Sirrian That would be a helpful reminder, good idea. I can’t be the only one can I? Please say no lol > @Fifthelement signed! LOL, no you’re not the only one who has had the wrong settings. I use to retire from those mix ups, until I found out you could change the settings lower and continue. ---
**Author:** ![killerman3333](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/killerman3333/32/4068_2.png) [@killerman3333](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/killerman3333)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 12:11am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/why-ive-given-up-on-arena-opinions/14171/9 "2016-10-23T00:11:59Z")
I would take that team on with your team, it looks like a winnable thing. My defence beat 4 people and it was an unleveled untreatable khorvash. ---
**Author:** ![LYNDALE](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/lyndale/32/13864_2.png) [@LYNDALE](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/LYNDALE)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 7:08am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/why-ive-given-up-on-arena-opinions/14171/11 "2016-10-23T07:08:20Z")
@killerman3333 Unfortunately I was wiped out very fast. If you could win that you’re a far better player than I! I would love to see you play that round. I mean that in admiration not in a snarky way. 🙂 @EternalElder thank you. I don’t feel as dense now lol. ---
**Author:** ![Personette](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/personette/32/3845_2.png) [@Personette](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Personette)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 7:20am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/why-ive-given-up-on-arena-opinions/14171/12 "2016-10-23T07:20:38Z")
yeah, this has happened to me, too. “Man, these guys are one shotting me like crazy, what’s going on here…” & then I realize I have the difficulty set too high.