How to play guide for Infinite Arena

This page will serve as a basic **how to play guide for *Infinite Arena***. It contains information on all of the common mechanics of the game, and includes tips and tricks for beginning players.

## Basic Gameplay

### Campaign

The campaign consists of 10 maps, each with 10 zones. Zones can be played through on three difficulties - normal, horde and endurance. Normal mode plays through zone tiles with waves of enemies and a final boss wave. Horde mode plays through zone tiles with a single large wave of enemies which has the boss spawn amidst the wave. Endurance mode plays through similarly to normal mode, but with considerably more waves per zone tile.

Completing 5 zones in a map unlocks Survival mode for that map. Survival mode consists of an endless number of waves of enemies that grow steadily stronger. Each 5 waves is a randomly determined boss wave. Each map has a leader board for Survival mode that rewards players for achieving the highest number of waves. Rewards are distributed each 3 days are are also randomly determined.

Completing 10 zones in a map unlocks Daily zones for that map. Daily zones play through similarly to normal mode, but the power of the zone is determined by a player's overall hero power at each daily reset. Daily zones award items at certain intervals, based on the number of total completions for that Daily zone. These rewards are listed at the top right of the Campaign screen.

### Formation

To use heroes within Campaign and Player versus Player (PvP) game modes they must first be added to a Formation. Formations can be edited by pressing the ‘Formation’ button while within a Campaign zone or the PvP screen (note: Formations cannot be edited within Survival mode). Players start with only one hero able to be added to a Formation. Additional heroes can be added to Formations at a rate of one every four honor levels, up to nine total heroes within a Formation.

Pressing on a hero with a Formation opens a detailed hero screen, which includes a ‘Remove’ button for removing a hero from a Formation. Pressing on an empty Formation slot opens a menu with all available heroes. Pressing on a hero in this menu allows players to add that hero to the Formation in the selected slot.

### Honor Level

The term Honor Level is used to describe a player’s account level within ***Infinite Arena***. Honor Level is increased by gaining Honor, which is rewarded for winning or losing in any Campaign, or Player versus Player stage, and passively accumulated through the Vault. Reaching certain Honor Levels unlocks features within the game, as outlined in the below table.

 Every 12 (Up to 36)
 5
 10
 13
 15
 20
 25

### Player Versus Player

There are currently two Player Versus Player (PvP) game modes available to players, PvP Daily Tournament and Ranked 5v5.

PvP Daily Tournament pits Formations consisting of between three to nine heroes against each other. Players find matches using the ‘Find Opponent’ button and are provided with three opponents to choose between to battle. Opponents are randomly selected based on their account’s power rating (total accumulated hero power) compared to the challenging player. The top opponent slot can be between 1x-2x the power of the challenging player and awards 400 points for victory. The middle opponent slot can be between 1x-1.5x the power of the challenging player and awards 200 points for victory. The bottom opponent slot can be between 0.5x-1x the power of the challenging player and awards 100 points for victory. A fraction of the available points are still awarded to players upon losing a matchup. Players accumulate points during each Daily Tournament and items are awarded to players based on their final ranking at the end of each tournament - 12:00pm (midday) GMT. Items awarded consist of PvP Coins, Item Chests and one of Runes, Breakthrough Scrolls, Basic Parts, or Skill Books, randomly selected at the start of each new Daily Tournament. Challenging an opponent costs 1 PvP Token, which is consumed regardless of whether or not a player wins or loses the matchup.

Ranked 5v5 has players competing against each other to earn Rating Points. Rating Points are subtracted from the losing player and awarded to the victorious player in each match up (or subtracted from the higher ranked player and awarded to the lower ranked player in the case of a draw) and determine a player’s Rank based on their accumulated Rating Points. Players can earn a limited number of PvP Coins for achieving victory each day, up to 20 times per day. The number of PvP Coins and other items awarded for a victory is determined by a player’s Rating Points and can be viewed by pressing the ‘Rewards’ button in the Ranked 5v5 menu. Unlike the Daily Tournament there is no resetting of a player’s Rating Points or the Ranked 5v5 Leaderboard, and challenging a player does not cost any resources.

### Quests

There are three categories of quests available to players, Daily, Weekly and Campaign. As alluded by their names, Daily and Weekly quests reset either on either 24 hour or 7 day timers and afford players repeatable quests for a steady income of rewards. Campaign quests mark a player's overall progress within the game, affording rewards on a once-off basis for reaching certain milestones in the various game modes.

## Tips and Tricks

* It is recommended to focus on leveling 9 heroes to level 900 before investing heavily into a single hero. Doing this is the quickest way to unlock all maps' Daily Zones.
* Unlocking Daily Zones and running them 13 times each daily is important for dungeon, and overall, progression.
* It is recommended to use gems to first upgrade the Vault enough to cover downtime between playing, then to unlock all 10 workshops in the Crafting tab.
* Breakthrough scrolls are the most valuable item to craft while progressing through the earlier stages of the game. Ideally all 10 workshops should be consistently crafting Breakthrough scrolls at all times.