The Battle Arena and the Armada Wars

In this section, you will get an overview of the Battle Arena (BA) and the Armada Wars (AW).

The Battle Arena is available to all players over level 750. It is an anonymous combat to the death. Only one will remain in the end. This is the screen you will see when you click on the Battle Arena tab:

You are encouraged to read the Battle Arena Help section, in the main part of the window. The Battle Arena Details section will show when the next Arena starts, and how many Pirates are currently signed up. If you have not signed up, you will see an orange button that says "Join Now", rather than the green button shown above. Underneath that is Your Details, this will bring up a smaller window with detailed information on your available perks, starting health, attack/defense strength and total modified attack/defense strength.

The Arena utilizes an algorithm to modify your regular game strength for use in the Arena. When the Arena begins, your skills, strength and personal loadout are locked for the duration.

Beneath Your Details is the details from your last Arena performance. You will see your rank, and the total experience you gained during the Arena.

To the left of these 2 sections is the leaderboard from the last Arena. Many of those at the top of this leaderboard are among the most powerful players in the game.

TIP: Join the Arena, even if you can't fight in it. You get bonus experience for joining. You are encouraged to fight though. In doing so, you will gain vast amounts of experience which will allow you level many times.

The Battle Arena uses your stamina, so the higher your stamina is, the more you can attack. Each kill gets you a health bonus, allowing you to remain in the Arena longer.

TIP: Set your Daily Reward to 'Only Stamina' and save the Daily Reward for 7 days prior to the Arena start. This will give you a free boost of 170% of your stamina. But remember, the maximum you can save is 7 days, so don't start saving too early!

The rewards for the Arena are available when the Arena finishes. This is to allow for inactive players to be removed from the upper rankings. The rewards are given based on the total number of entries, and to get these you need to attack at least 100 times and finish in the top 20% or higher.

Next, we will look at the Armada Wars screen:

You can see that the Armada Wars (AW) screen is set up very similarly to the Arena screen. You can see when the next War begins, and how many Armadas are entered to fight. Only the Armada Leader or an Armada Officer can enter the Armada in the AW. Once the Armada is entered, players of ANY LEVEL can join. For lower level players, the AW is an outstanding opportunity to gain a huge amount of experience.

Under the Your Details section, you will notice 2 links. The first is for the Armada Profile, and the second is for the Members list.

The Profile will show you the total health and strength for the top 15 members of the Armada who have signed up for the War. The Members list will show the top 15 in descending order by skill points contributed. This allows a certain degree of balance between Armadas. But all 25 members of an Armada can join and fight. The lowest 10 by skills just won't appear on the Members list.

When the AW begins, the Armada you are in will be placed in one of 5 categories, from A (the highest) to E (the lowest). These rankings reflect the relative strength of the Armada as compared to the other Armadas entered in the War.

The AW uses tokens, when it begins, you start with 200 tokens and will gain 1 token every 2 minutes 40 seconds. You must have tokens to perform any action in the war, either attacking or healing. You can store a maximum of 300 tokens, and can refill 4 times every 24 hours using DJ points. It is not required to spend your DJ points in this way, but it is an option. Each token used will also consume 1 point of your stamina.

The goal in the AW is to get War Points (WP). You receive WP for every action in the War. When attacking, you will get more WP for attacking higher ranked Armadas. There is also a bonus if you kill the Armada you are attacking. This bonus starts at 1000 WP, and goes up based on what category the target Armada is in. If your Armada is damaged however, your WP will be reduced. For this reason, it is important to watch your Armadas health, and try to avoid attacks that will result in a loss of WP gained from battle or killing another Armada.

TIP: you will often get more WP for a loss against a higher ranked armada than for a win against a lower ranked Armada.

All Armadas are ranked by the number of WP earned by their members. Your actual level is unimportant here, what is important is that you take part in the War. Every WP gained is important, and a level 1500 player can easily contribute as much as a level 5000 player. What matters most is just participation.

Remember to communicate with your Armada during the War. A member may have found a good target for a kill and needs help to take the enemy Armada down. Or you may have found a target that another in your Armada can finish. Teamwork is a crucial factor in the success of an Armada to gain entry into the top 20% and get a reward at the conclusion. If your Armada has a war chat outside the game, make sure you join it.