Shivaware wrote: ↑24 May 2025, 10:11
It's not clear how the OP was getting into the games, but the arena settings will have no effect on the normal games that you join.
The settings are worded the same whether it's Arena or non-Arena (+1/-1 to my level, etc.). There's been some debate about what this means in non-Arena terms, and also anecdotal reports of it not working. I haven't found compelling evidence of that myself, but as I am premium, I create my own tables manually (via the old lobby/Play Now) and use filters if I want strong players out of the mix. OP is also premium so could be doing the same, alternatively, use the new lobby (game page) and the green door to set the level filters. This might be more reliable than the settings under the cog for auto-created tables. But I don't use it, so can't guarantee anything. I feel like using filters with manually created tables has always worked for me, so that'd be my recommendation.
Also, given you reference a specific game, I'm guessing you did set the settings for that specific game, but just to be clear, if you set it under the cog for another game, those settings don't carry across. You must set the settings you want under the cog for each game separately.
