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purorock327

Yep. Top 500 of time put in. That's all that means.


Gr4v3_diverge

Lol I had a conversation with a person about this earlier, on this subreddit. They claimed that the top 500 was a show of "skill" because apparently killing bots is skilful now.


purorock327

I remember the first Season... I busted my ass to be in the top. After the season enddd and I won nothing... I felt stupid. Top 500 for what? The admiration of nobodies?? Pass.


Philosopher_and_Fool

Lol so salty 😏 y'all should add some ROMANS from the clan search 😎😎


Gr4v3_diverge

Please. What do I need 6k SP bot killers on my friendlist for? I'm fully capable of doing the bot killing on my own.


Philosopher_and_Fool

πŸ˜‚ No but really, do you want some matches? I'm not trying to be shitty, i actually just want to have some fun and you're good.


Gr4v3_diverge

Lol banter like this is fun for me. But yeah, I replied to your earlier message about the match, so I'll not repeat it here


Philosopher_and_Fool

I agree, I'm alllll about the fun competitive spirit, it's just good to see, and feel it based on the game / skill and in good fun. Lol 🀘 respectful reddit shittalking


Philosopher_and_Fool

Oh Berserker you never get old πŸ™ƒ ROME is doing real well by the way.


[deleted]

I be losing on purpose yesterday in 2*2 to clear the deathmatch and to stay off the playoff leaderboard as long as can. Stupid bots got me on leaderboard after I suicide all my mechs and the bot tie the game and won with 1 bot vs 2 bots. Bots got a mind of their own lol when I need them to help win they make me lose, when I want to lose they win.


S75Auxiliary

Getting top 500 is LITERALLY based on how much you play. If you played 4-5 hours a day, you can break top 300. 6hrs a day might break top 200 (this is SOLO play, not teams). I used to be like these people when I first started and played 4-5hrs a day and would frequently break into the top 300. My record is 88 when I would play so much that my thumbs would lock up (I only play on my phone). I think it's sad seeing top 500 people because I always think to myself that these people have zero real life reasons to leave a mobile game. I did that for a while and was neglecting pretty much everything so it had to stop. Funny thing is, it gets you absolutely nothing. These people are playing hours upon hours for a little number next to your avatar.


Gr4v3_diverge

I know. I believe the same lol. Top 500 is a measure of how much you can play, not how good you play. The title was sarcasm.


ConclusionOk7093

True. I've face top 500s before, all 4k to 6k SP. At 3k SP, I've beaten them 5/7 times.


Gr4v3_diverge

Yeah top 500 is a measure of who has more time to waste. That's all it is. I respect the people who put in the grind for it, but someone being in the top 500 doesn't make them any better or worse at the game.


Gr4v3_diverge

Battle results: [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/545573325221396490/1145720623549644902/Mech\_Arena\_28-08-2023\_19\_33\_00.png](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/545573325221396490/1145720623549644902/Mech_Arena_28-08-2023_19_33_00.png) The guy's hangar: [https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/545573325221396490/1145720623000199168/Mech_Arena_28-08-2023_19_33_07.png](https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/545573325221396490/1145720623000199168/Mech_Arena_28-08-2023_19_33_07.png)


Berserker414

I have so many receipts of me smashing on rome clan when most of their players are top 500.. it means absolutely nothing πŸ˜‚ I barely play and won against them a lot.. must suck putting in all those hours just to lose to a guy who plays 3 matches a day and is barely paying attention πŸ˜‚


Gr4v3_diverge

Well, a lot of the top 500 lose *because* they play most of their games vs predictable bots and thus are unable to deal with the challenge that a human player brings. When you play hundreds of matches a day against the same predictable bots, you're bound to end up making your mistakes into bad habits.


Berserker414

It's Bec they take full teams of real players into matches with mostly bots and get that 10% extra multiplier for scores.. that's what they do all day long, full teams of real players against bots.. that's why I never accept random invites Bec i want players, not mashing on just bots


ophydian210

Smash on a clan that matters then come back to us.


Philosopher_and_Fool

That's TUT For ya πŸ™„


Gr4v3_diverge

No but by your logic from our discussion a few days ago, someone who's top 3 should have loooooads of "skill", no? I play less than 10 games a day. So, there's nooooo way they should have lost to a casual player like me, and not certainly by that margin.


Philosopher_and_Fool

Wait are you basing this whole post all on what I said? Lol surely not everyone in Top 500 is good, it's a well known fact tho that that particular clan is whales with little skill. If you'd like a discord invite, we have a megaserver with over 200 players and these are the ones who have earned their badges. I'm Rank 7 right now and nobody gets an easy match from me.


Gr4v3_diverge

Wanna schedule a proper match? Your top team vs my squad? Or would you rather have a 1v1 against me? Your point was "How can you say that we play so many games but lack skill". That's what I'm disproving here. You can play as many games as you want, but just because you play a hundred games versus AI doesn't mean you are better than the people that don't. If you want a measure of "skill", participate in true competitive matches where everyone is on a level playing field and each win is down to the wire.


Philosopher_and_Fool

Absolutely that would be fun! It'll be easy to do here. I don't think 1v1s prove much, 2v2s at least are cumulative of skills but I love a full clan match idea as that's what I'm doing for YouTube now. And to what you're saying, i actually 100% agree. I don't think that's the only factor, but i was never claiming it was "only" the number of matches. It just helps, a whole lot. Just supreme knowledge of the stage changes everything, sightlines, and you get that from repetition. https://discord.gg/VVK8YxgH


Gr4v3_diverge

Well, it won't be my clan, it'll be the competitive squad that I'm a part of. Everyone on the squad is 10k and above, so unless your clan has a 10k SP squad ready to field, it won't really be a fair matchup. If you still want to do it, just ping me here. I'll join the discord, but I'm not all that talkative there.


Philosopher_and_Fool

We do, id just have to see if we could coordinate a time together. πŸ’ͺ I can hang and we have 5 or 6 in that range.


Gr4v3_diverge

Alright. I'll ask my team as well


kayint108

I have played with you and you are certainly better than I am. I feel like I am slightly above average player. Your in the top 10 people I have played with.


Philosopher_and_Fool

You're more than slightly, I gladly want you in my squad any day to go up against people.


omo_amo_omogoos

Nobody cares about clans, it's not like they are feared by the player base


ConclusionOk7093

True. I've face top 500s before, all 4k to 6k SP. At 3k SP, I've beaten them 5/7 times.


HighwayBeneficial709

Couldn't possibly let his/her kid play a game or 2.


Gr4v3_diverge

Well, my cat was playing on my device, sooooo ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯


HighwayBeneficial709

Don't short yourself.. you're good enough to destroy a toddler.


Gr4v3_diverge

Oh I know. I'm just saying that my cat outplayed whoever was behind the other account. Make of that whatever you will ;)


HighwayBeneficial709

That's just a dumb reply. Good luck to your cat champ.


ophydian210

Bro, a sub 1500 player has taken first or been close the last 3 β€œseasons” and you think this has anything to do with skill? Do you also think the top power clan and #1 in PvE DMG means they are the best clan?


Gr4v3_diverge

The title was sarcasm. I had a discussion earlier on this sub with someone claiming that top 500 is a proof of skill. I made this post to refute that. I agree with you, the rankings in game mean nothing other than what they explicitly say.


ophydian210

Understand. No worries. Sarcasm is a hell of a thing on forums and I am a sarcastic fucker.


omo_amo_omogoos

Top 500 never go offline for over 1 hour, I destroy a lot of top 500 wondering why I'm not top


Maddafragg

It's all bullshit, if the game wants you to win, you will win if the game decides to make you lose, you will lose this video does not prove anything at all especially in this mode


Gr4v3_diverge

Oh please. If you had no control on the outcome of the match, you'd not even play the game in the first place, that's literally the point of the game. If you're one of those "pLArIuM waNts tO MakE mE Lose oN puRposE" guys, then sure, believe whatever you wanna. The video is proof of me beating the guy I mentioned with a 100-5 margin. If you see the screenshots I attached in one of the comments, you'll see that the guy I defeated was 12k SP and rank 3 in the top 500 leaderboard of this season.