With the recent removal of the Arena key selling mechanic, it seems like Arena’s key value was dimished even more.
I understand selling those keys was not the intented gameplay loop envisioned. However…
Running arena right now is useless:
- it’s more risky than an echo
- it’s less rewarding than an echo
- it takes more time
With the removal of the Arena key gold price, even the keys are worth less now.
Why not make Arena the gold farming activity in the game? As we stand right now, there are little ways to make gold outside of Gold Echoes and MG.
If every 5 or 10 waves of the Arena, the played would be rewarded with 10k gold or something similar, it would make arena more desirable. This can be increased more and more with the number of waves a player can complete.
This way, keys can be used the same way they were intended to be used, and encouraging players to engage with a game system already in place.
One problem with this method, however, is the increased inflation it will cause for MG players. There’s a debate to be had there, whether we should all suffer because MG faction was created or not. But that’s a longer story and debate.
What do you think?