Arena reset

[George Smiley]

Did all Agricola Arena players get reset down to Bronze (rather than from Elite to Silver as in previous seasons)? Or was my Elite performance so bad last season that I skipped down to Bronze as punishment?

[cranesflyhigh]

There are only 3 tiers in Agricola arena (bronze, silver, elite), so everyone goes back to bronze in the new season. In games that have 4 or 5 tiers (with gold and plat added, e.g. Ark Nova or Terraforming Mars respectively), elite players start back in silver. So nothing to worry about, you are not an outlier

[Grumbleguts]

That's not correct. In previous seasons, Elite Agricola players started the next season in Silver.

[cranesflyhigh]

Huhh really? Last season it was the same as now. I guess something was changed from earlier seasons and these last 2?

[Grumbleguts]

I definitely started the last season in Silver. This was my first game of last season: https://boardgamearena.com/table?table=612783048

[irwincs]

Grumbleguts is correct. Arena rules state the following:
For games with 2 or 3 different leagues, all players are decreased by 1 league.
I've filed a bug report for this issue: https://boardgamearena.com/bug?id=165354

[springiest]

yes, this error has happened in Tichu as well. all players (including myself) who were Elite at the end of S20 seem to have been relegated by 2 leagues below as opposed to just 1. i think BGA made a mistake, either by not announcing this new change or by wrongly relegating players for certain games.