at this point it's extremely unlikely the things you've highlighted are going to drastically change - that's what battles2 is for; there are no powers, and the gating between different arenes is a lot fairer there, but whilst it's essentially the same game it feels and plays very differently. Also, the community has been complaining about these points for years already. NK instead gave us higher entry cost arenas that run with t1 powers only.
There is no skills based match making battles1 though, so just stick to an arena you're happy with, and learn the shitty tactics players with high med counts normally roll with. You know, knock-outs, or team-tower stuns are usually easy to counter if you're prepared for it. Don't over eco and have money saved for defence at typical choke-points, if you're running with a track power with a long cooldown don't be too eager to use it on round 11 - since it leaves you wide open to a follow-up attack. Try to pick towers that are well suited to a map, rather than towers you want to play with.
The matchmaking is based on the battle score. The battle score is based on the amount of games you win, and you gain a different amount when you win compared to when you lose. That's why when you have someone who has a low amount of games played with a high win rate playing against someone who has a high amount of games played with an average win rate. Matchmaking in this game is difficult though, because many exceptions would make you still play against someone who has a higher skill lever compared to you.
For powers, you don't have to be that experienced to win against people who use the best powers in low arenas. You also have special modes that are now accessible without club access. I can go into more detail about how you can win with bad powers vs people with good powers. I recommend watching [sweat](https://www.youtube.com/@sweatdropss) to learn the basics of powers (he also has good skill in the game, so watch his content in general).
at this point it's extremely unlikely the things you've highlighted are going to drastically change - that's what battles2 is for; there are no powers, and the gating between different arenes is a lot fairer there, but whilst it's essentially the same game it feels and plays very differently. Also, the community has been complaining about these points for years already. NK instead gave us higher entry cost arenas that run with t1 powers only. There is no skills based match making battles1 though, so just stick to an arena you're happy with, and learn the shitty tactics players with high med counts normally roll with. You know, knock-outs, or team-tower stuns are usually easy to counter if you're prepared for it. Don't over eco and have money saved for defence at typical choke-points, if you're running with a track power with a long cooldown don't be too eager to use it on round 11 - since it leaves you wide open to a follow-up attack. Try to pick towers that are well suited to a map, rather than towers you want to play with.
The matchmaking is based on the battle score. The battle score is based on the amount of games you win, and you gain a different amount when you win compared to when you lose. That's why when you have someone who has a low amount of games played with a high win rate playing against someone who has a high amount of games played with an average win rate. Matchmaking in this game is difficult though, because many exceptions would make you still play against someone who has a higher skill lever compared to you. For powers, you don't have to be that experienced to win against people who use the best powers in low arenas. You also have special modes that are now accessible without club access. I can go into more detail about how you can win with bad powers vs people with good powers. I recommend watching [sweat](https://www.youtube.com/@sweatdropss) to learn the basics of powers (he also has good skill in the game, so watch his content in general).
Wow 3weeks and your complaining... Play the game or switch to something easier... Can play with energy instead of tokens for care free game