So this has been suggested before in the Leagues discussion amongst other feedback, here it is seperately: we’ve been told that the Leagues is a system allowing us to compare our strenth against other players. So why allow koban refills? I get that devs need to eat, but why not charge somewhere else? This doesn’t make sense to me.
I have just made it to the Wanker II league with my 100ish level (now 103, I started in the 90’s). I went through quite some trouble to have good stats and win, and now I’m in am upper league with strong players. There are only 6 players below my level in this league, the remaining 93 players’ levels are way higher—starting at 137 (except two players at 104 and 106), with the top player going as high as 298. I’m confident I can beat a handful of players above my level (perhaps 10). Even if I do I’m pretty sure the week will take its toll on me once I reach my limit and won’t allow me to make it to the next league.
Now, 40 minutes in the second session of the Leagues and the top 4 players have already been spending kobans on refills like crazy. So there’s no chance for anyone else catching up to them unless players spend kobans. So... that seems really unfair, first; and second, it defeats the stated purpose of the Leagues. My suggestion is to get rid of the refills.
Also, weren’t lower level players with equal score in the Leagues be at the top of the list? Or has this (fair) rule been discarded?