Frequently Asked Questions:

1. What is Battle Allocation (BA)?
2. Then why is there a cap of 160 accrued BA?
3. Why does the number of BA I get change? It was 10 when I started; now it's less.
4. Why am I getting less BA than the game tells me my Character should?
5. Someone told me he could get more BA by switching to a lower character!
6. Is it possible to get less BA than I normally would at refresh time?
7. Is there a way to see the links on the out-of-BA page without using all my BA first?

1. Q: What is Battle Allocation (BA)?

   A: BA is how many Character-altering actions you are allowed to perform. These include

   • Fighting
   • Forging

   (We considered changing it to "Blender Allocation" but that just doesn't have quite the same ring to it.)

   
   

2. Q: Then why is there a cap of 160 accrued BA?

   A: Letting BA accrue (store up) when unused rather than being wasted means you don't have to be logged in to CB every waking hour of your day to be competitive. However, someone who doesn't play for a month (to give an extreme example) shouldn't get thousands of fights when he comes back; that's unfair to people who've been active that whole time. A cap of 160 is a nice balance between zero and unlimited accrual.

   
   

3. Q: Why does the number of BA I get change? It was 10 when I started; now it's less.

   A: As you go up in PR, past a certain point it becomes more difficult to find opponents. To keep it fair for people who can't play 24/7, you are given less BA per minute, but your experience per fight (and RPM per BA in the forge) is adjusted proportionately to compensate. When exactly this happens is constantly changing because it is based on the highest PR in the game.

   
   

4. Q: Why am I getting less BA than the game tells me my Character should?

   A: If you have a higher-level Character, it gives you the BA for the higher level. If you want to be sure to get the higher BA rate while using a lower Character, retire the higher one temporarily.

   
   

5. Q: Someone told me he could get more BA by switching to a lower character!

   A: This is the converse of the situation described above. Yes, you do get a higher BA rate when actively using a lower-MPR character. "Actively" means "using enough BA that you'll never end up with extra BA for a higher-MPR char."

   
   

6. Q: Is it possible to get less BA than I normally would at refresh time?

   A: Yes; when your BA is (re)loaded for various reasons you will get BA proportional to the amount of time passed; it is possible to get fractional amounts of the normal refresh rate this way.

   
   

7. Q: Is there a way to see the links on the out-of-BA page without using all my BA first?

   A: No.