We have just been through two totally imbalanced Alliance Wars. Here are the stats of the two aliances in the current war:
Guardians Ascending:
Alliance score: 69754 [consisting of Trophy score: 34294 plus Titan score: 35460]
War Score: 204508
Heroes 3000+: 7
Slovakia Vikings:
Alliance Score: 79796 [consisting of Trophy score: 40492 plus Titan score: 39304]
War Score: 212305
Heroes 3000+: 13 (with numerous at 2900+)
War outcome so far [07:45h remaining]
Guardians Ascending: 1261 [100 Current War Energy]
Slovakia Vikings: 2368 [77 Current War Energy]
Discussion:
- The relatively minor War Score difference explains the matching, but it is totally non-reflective of the relative stengths of the two teams
- The components of the Alliance Score [trophies and titans] are in complete mismatch with the War Score
- The % 3000+ heroes is in complete mismatch with the War Score, 2) and 3) being mutually confirmatory
Possible Explanation (Discarded):
It could be that Guardians Ascending have been so spectacularly successful in wars that this component results in the War Scores being similar to that of a much more powerful team. This explanation is fatally flawed for two reasons
a) The GAs have recently been in back-to-back wars with two much more powerful teams, having also lost the previous match
b) It is highly unlikely that the SVs are so pathetic at war that their War Score drops to be similar to a much weaker team, because that is not compatible with their ability as reflected in their Titan score
c) The SV is currently winning the war by a margin of over 1100 points
Previous Wars:
a) Although I did not record the stats and the results, the immediately preceding war had similar figures. The opposing alliance had 13 heroes of 3000+ while the GA had 5. The GA lost that preceding war by over 800 points
b) Prior to that, when War scores PLUS Alliance scores were similarly alligned, the GA won three wars on the trot demonstrating that they were at least competent players
Consequences:
Younger players with teams below 2500, plus even the older players, are becoming demotivated by two back-to-back losses of such massive magnitudes. This can be seen from the high level of outstanding war energy which is mostly made up of more junior players not bothering to hit with their weaker teams because of their earlier single digit damage with their stronger teams.
While we appreciate the sincere offort that has been put into improving the Alliance Wars, I cannot but conclude that (assuming that the calcs are indeed accurate) the War Score algorithm is seriously flawed.
I am confident that all of the members of our alliance, which span from 2000 to 3400, would appreciae assistance in avoiding such disappointments in the future.
Many thanks for your attention,
Bedu the Dwarf