Missing Prologue Shield training

Was removing the prologue shield training really needed, despite Season 1 having its Shield training debut. IMO, this was a bad choice to make because the Prologue Shield was as close as players were going to get in trying out new team comp's without worrying about competition. If using Shield to tank was the reason for removing it, then wouldn't it had benefitted everyone involved if they just untethered mmr from Shield?

Don't get me wrong. Playing through Shield again is fun (about the only thing that's fun atm), but I also used Shield to test out new combos without it effecting my chances at anything. Now with Shield part of Season 1, it's not so much training as it is just a 25 d pvp event.

Please put back something into prologue (or wherever) a noncompetitive test site.

Anyone else feeling they could have left Prologue Shield in?

Comments

  • No. Nope.

    EDIT: After rethinking it: still no. Sorry.
  • There should still be plenty of room to try out interesting combinations without hurting your day 25 score
  • NorthernPolarity
    NorthernPolarity Posts: 3,531 Chairperson of the Boards
    There should still be plenty of room to try out interesting combinations without hurting your day 25 score

    Yup. Just don't take the tournament seriously until the last week and you'll be fine just testing in the new shield training.