I dont understand what's so difficult about arena you're referring to...arena doesn measure your power, but only iniciative works in that regard, so i dont see the problem, i've beaten meta teams with teams that not everyone uses, wanna tip...start using refinements and build up that iniciative, maybe you'll win some arena fights, instead going in this forum saying arena is broken.

Im just gonna say this, and this is a fact btw...

start building your refines, magatamas, and purifying runes, especially iniciative, but ofc you going to lose to people who have been playing this game longer than the recent servers, that's a fact, nothing you can do about it, and i think there's a limit threshold which servers you can be in a arena with, unless someone has proof that has been fighting let's say "player from server 2 vs players from server 120" ofc the older server player is most likely going to win, even if it is like that, you going to be discouraged by couple losses?

Regarding new players, unless OASIS come clean with arena threshold on fighting among servers, new players shouldnt be even encouraged to do arena imo, why are they doing it, in the first place, beats me.

Now servers depopulation, that's a whole other matter, that would be going off topic, and that's not only affecting arena, but overall other events.

The nutshell version i have to say to you is, dont be discouraged if u lose by a higher iniciative player, i've beaten people with pain teams, and cursed hidan team before, as i lost with people with beginner ninjas, arena is only about iniciative and team comp and bit of strats.

Then overall the flaw is in the system you say, what about decreasing the gap between servers that you get? it can be done, but nothing guarantees you that you will get a player around the same time your server opened, for all i know most servers have their whales, and it doesnt matter if your server is recent or not, when it comes to that, who you going to blame then?

at this stage of arena, most people use meta teams, that they use for dailies and gnw, doesnt matter, you still have plenty of time to build a decent team, and build up those refinements, it will come the time where u either fight someone around your iniciative, or a whale who spend big amounts of cash for this game, when late game comes, now? now doesnt matter much, cuz 90% of the time i fight in the arena, all i get is meta teams, sometimes i win, sometimes i lose.

P.S: Yes i did reach 6 path rank, was long journey but i did it. Now i dont care much cuz i've been there done that, no use it climbing the ladder now, with kage ninjas.

But in the end, does your rank go down?

so i dont see ur problem honestly, there's always going to be flaws, and ups and downs regarding arena matches, cuz even if u get negative points, ur rank wont go down, period. So i just dont see the problem.

im curious to know how do you "cheat" in arena post 2.0? when it's crossed arena.

then u shouldnt even be allowed to do arena, if people do that, and Oasis knows it, u can actually prevent arena for 60 days in the code for the new servers, call it unfair, but is it fair that people cheat their way up to sage of six paths, through alt account while others doing legit way, telling you, this game has these flaws, i agree could make a difference in someone who wants to be competitive.

dude next time say it to my face, rather than throwing out in the air, i know that was directed to me, but did i ever said i was in favor of this system? dont put words in my mouth please thank you.