Talk:Battle Arena/@comment-13822330-20150823135300/@comment-26912089-20150823212118

Yes it is. It was designed with the express purpose of generating gold sales. You have to spend what gold you have to win it, then buy more for play after the tourney, or buy gold outright to win it. I'd have at least a modicum of respect for them if they informed participants outright that an X?X amount of gold will give you a legitimate chance of winning/finishing the event. Instead they let you get to round 9, and from there, without gold, whether because you don't have it, or you actually want to BATTLE your way through, rather than BUY your way through, it's nearly impossible. By the time you realize the tournament is designed to get you so invested with spent coin, exhausted dragons you can't heal in time (unless you spend gold to speed healing), and time running out (unless you spend gold to open the arena), most people are so frustrated and invested they will, guess what...buy they're way to the end of the tournament. That is the purpose around which the tournament is designed. To even call it a Tournament, when you have to BUY your battle wins using the ultimate option is bullsxxt.