In Red Shift, my shard ends in an hour and a half.. i am shielded, but it feels like a waste.. not a single person has attacked or retaliated.. got to 400 points last night, shielded when i went to bed, woke up, nothing… left myself unshielded all day.. nothing… played some more at lunch, got all the way to rank 33.. shielded again (going to try for top 25 when it is 20 mins to go or something.. and still… not a single one.
Did something change? Same team i always use.. always get mauled many times over in every pvp.. did they change something?
My attacks were definitely down overall, but I also have a decently strong group (Cyclops-Doom-Scarlet all 210+), so I figured it was just easier teams took the brunt of some of my hits. Still saw some towards the end (including 3 near instantaneous during my last hop), but definitely not like it has been on the climb up.
They are constantly tweaking (even unannounced), but depending on when and how quickly you shielded, it’s possible you just weren’t in a lot of queues for one reason or another, and weren’t worth it to those who did find you. Or your slice is just dead.
Why did you shield at 400 points? That feels like a pretty low number to shield at. I do notice the trend that there is very little movement at the end of a pvp. I was under the impression I was gonna be kicked out of Top 5 within the last 3 hours of my bracket since it was kinda close. Nobody bothered to move up during the last 5-6 hours of Scarlet Witch pvp besides those already low trying to climb. Anything over 800 was totally shielded.
Well, it is almost over, and i am at my best score in a PVP ever at 729, i won’t make top 25 ( never have), but if it because people skipped me because i was too much hassle, i am sorta proud of that.. thank you iso reduction!
You didn’t get booted from your alliance, did you Malcrof? If you’ve been sandboxed (can’t join alliance, nobody attacks you) you won’t get attacked by anyone. I know, because I’ve been sandboxed twice in the past week :/.
Nope, asked an alliance mate to try to find me and attack me since we are in the same slice, he couldn’t, owe him a beer for all the iso he spent in skips.
Either way, finished #36, my personal best in a PVP, have not started beast yet, wanted to get a cover for him first since i have none.. This way i get to try out 2 of his abilities (loaner blue, and green from placement).
I am not sure of the exact procedure, but I believe it stems from an account being flagged for being unusual compared to the average roster - excessive ISO-8/HP/etc., odd characters (like three maxed four stars and no other characters, for example). In short, I think they put suspected cheaters in the sandbox so that they can’t interact with other players. I believe I was sandboxed because of my relatively large ISO-8 stash - customer service resolved it for me on Monday, and reinstated me as a “normal player”, but I was put back in the 'box a few hours ago.
My problems started shortly after I hit two million ISO-8 in the bank, for what it’s worth. I’ve been playing since release and am a notorious hoarder. Also, just to clarify, this is all pure speculation on my part, so for all I know there could be some other reason why my account was flagged.
that’s funny simon - I did the 3 seed teams plus a match to put my A team on defense (about 100 pts) and someone hit me at 100 pts, and I left 166 Lthor and 140 Loki. really don’t like the new pvp arrangement. old system was much easier to hit progressions. I hit 700 twice right before the switch and haven’t sniffed it since. probably could have here, but I refuse to spend hp for earning beast…or dr.ock for that matter. I did get hit several times over the last day - but much less than normal. I guess spidey, rags, and colossus are next? blegh.
This is entirely my own speculation so take from it what you will. I was in a shard where only 4 people went over 1000 pts, I wasn’t that invested in the PvP after the Ultron-athon, so I was entirely unshielded and only gunning for 600pts minimum. Hit twice for negligible pts during climb and hit for 60 pts in last 90min, finished 621. Main teams used XF/Doom and LT/Hood
What was different to last season was the climb. Instead of seeing 249/166/166 from 200pts onwards I was seeing a lot of under levelled and partially covered 3s +/- boosted 2 from 100-550 then a creep up to the 166 wall. My guess is the big change has been the reduced ISO costs. Everyone has been stockpiling ISO and/or striking it rich during ultron and suddenly people have been levelling up their characters. It definitely feels that these 3 star teams are the new fodder replacing the ole 94/94 teams, especially if you have one of the boosted character at a high level.
If you are worried about sandboxing try to hit a name you recognize - alliance mate, someone from the forums, etc.
If they don’t see you hit them - either defensive win or retaliation - you should talk to customer service. I thought you would also disappear from your alliance, but could be wrong.