Arena of Honor

Welcome, lords and ladies, to another chronicle of my adventure during this season of the Arena of Honor! Effectively playing match 1 with my old team "Together and Mixed," I greeted my friends right after the reset. Everyone was going through the checklist to verify any absences and last-minute substitutions...

Leading our team...Lady Myllas, also my alliance companion, was already ready. Little by little, everyone was appearing... Lady Eliandra and her infantry, Lord Agamenon with his lancers... little by little, everyone was taking their positions. Our team was cohesive...everyone already knew their role...and small adjustments were made according to the rhythm of the battle as well as the enemy teams.

I entered the field with a firm but racing heart. I had fought many times before, without a doubt this continued to be my favorite event! I had won and failed, but there was something different in the current season...my enthusiasm was returning stronger! Perhaps it was the thirst for something greater. To become King of Glory again? I felt the fatigue accumulating, but I also felt something stronger growing inside me. Determination.

When the gates opened, there was no hesitation. I jumped onto the battle map and tried to observe the enemy teams. We would fight under the banner of House Stark. In the enemy ranks, apparently, we would have a team made up of a main account of a Bta player, Tadami, and his alternate accounts under the banner of House Targaryen; and various players under the Lannister banner! The rest were the usual bots...

As soon as the timer started, my marches were already in motion before any alarm...

The plan was simple, at least on paper. Dominate the enemy castles, as well as the camps, pressure the altars, and gradually prepare the ground for the inevitable confrontation for the center. The first few minutes went by too fast. Green, red, notifications flashing non-stop. We captured our first altar, but the enemies were lurking...

With our clan castle heavily reinforced, we quickly managed to conquer the neighboring enemy castle! We celebrated enthusiastically, as it would be a valuable source of points from the enemy trading camps...

Observing the Watchtowers and Catapults, we adjusted our troop camps as a counter-attack... the capture points of these buildings were also crucial!

Observing the enemy's movements, we also noticed that Clan Lannister had managed to anticipate and capture two castles belonging to enemy clans. An alarm went off in the back of my mind. We needed to stay alert!

I took a deep breath and adjusted my approach. It was no longer about brute force. It was about time and energy. I sought to optimize trading posts more quickly, as well as secure as many altars as possible to maximize our points and strength!

The points started to climb. Slowly at first, then more steadily. For the first time, I felt we weren't just reacting. We were in control. Even with one less enemy castle, we were in the lead... yet I remained uneasy. The City of Glory could change all that...

I remained silent for a few seconds, staring at the screen. My infantry with bleeding synergy. My hard-trained T5 soldiers, bloodied after countless battles. But the enemy side presented unusual resistance. A maxed-out archer formation with NK, Dany, Cersei, Cosmo, and Melisandre!

This formation was beyond my limit. I knew we wouldn't stand a chance against such a force! We would need to radically alter our strategy and seek other sources of points to maintain our lead. It wouldn't be easy!

Positioned with precision, protected, waiting for that exact moment, Lord Tadami's forces withstood all solo attacks and rallies without showing any weakness.

I saw our troops disappear once again before they even made a real impact. His synergy was perfect. F5 commanders aligned, constant damage. There was no opening.

The worst part wasn't losing. It was not even being able to pose a threat. I tried to persist for a few more moments. Part of me refused to accept it. I had turned battles around before. I had found impossible openings before.

But not this time. I took a deep breath and stopped thinking about the GC! It would be a waste of unnecessary energy. But the frustration remained in the back of my mind...

We reorganized and turned our attention back to the rest of the map.

We still held the leadership, a large portion of the altars, and a constant flow of points originating from some trading posts. When the mines opened...we all sought those buildings. It was paramount to conquer them...each one being dominated by our main line, and to quickly reinforce ourselves to empty them rapidly!

Gradually, our point flow remained steady! Despite dominating the City of Glory... the Targaryen clan only held third place. Maintaining the pace demanded by the Arena of Honor is difficult for a single player... with constant attacks and counter-attacks at various points on the map...

The Lannister clan maintained a steady pace, but failed to seek points through trade. Despite a close score and having captured two castles... our team worked more cohesively and managed to maintain control over almost the entire map (except, of course, for Glory City!).

Little by little... the end of the match approached. And even with the obstacles... we maintained our lead and achieved another victory!!

This match provided valuable lessons. With the presence of bots... the real fight between three teams demands constant attention... dominating enemy clan castles, maximizing a constant source of points throughout the battle would perhaps be a new strategy beyond simply dominating Glory City! Now it was time to recover our strength and await the next battles!