Suggestion of changes to shields

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edited January 2014 in MPQ General Discussion
Right now, I think the shields is a bit too much of a rich gets richer. I started today at 900 rating and went to 1900 while only being hit about 5 times total, because I finally made it to the range where a significant portion of all my opponents are shielded that I can carve up at my leisure. I understand getting these progression rewards should be hard, but right now breaking out of the initial 1K or so rating seems too tough. Here are my suggestions:

1. At lower ratings, slightly favor guys who are shielded to show up as opponents.

2. The game should show you the last rating of anyone you played before when you see them again. This helps you to determine their shielding status. Of course you can just write this down too, which is why I think the game should do it for you.

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  • Unknown
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    Shields are gone, no?

    At least for me they are. I miss them. It´s impossible to get to 2600 on the Progression Rewards for Shield Training now.

    I actually got into a Battle Royale with like 4 other players in my bracket. Everyone would attack the one in front. They he, when he got whittled back, would just retaliate the guys in front. Played for like an hour, ended up with less points than I had when I started. icon_e_sad.gif
  • Unknown
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    Shelds are gone from Shield VS mode , but are still in regular tournaments.
  • Unknown
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    Phantron wrote:
    2. The game should show you the last rating of anyone you played before when you see them again. This helps you to determine their shielding status. Of course you can just write this down too, which is why I think the game should do it for you.

    Nah, it should just should a shield icon when you select them. It's ridiculous that it doesn't.
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    Microtom wrote:
    Phantron wrote:
    2. The game should show you the last rating of anyone you played before when you see them again. This helps you to determine their shielding status. Of course you can just write this down too, which is why I think the game should do it for you.

    Nah, it should just should a shield icon when you select them. It's ridiculous that it doesn't.

    In that case point inflation will be way too fast because everyone knows to beat on the shielded guy (no retaliation). At the high 1000s you literally only have 3 opponents so it's easy to figure out who's shielded, and I get hit 5 times by the same guy and I can see them pick up 300 points on me without breaking a sweat since I certainly won't be retaliating. I understand they don't want to make it trivial to figure out who is shielded, but you shouldn't have to write down the point of every guy you played to determine this. Also, you should show the shield status of someone in your bracket when they show up as an opponent, because you're supposed to be able to see it anyway. At least, the top 10 of your bracket should always have their shielding status revealed when they show up as an opponent.

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