Looks like you have to make it to the top 10 for the ultimate arena to unlock, gotta wait till tomorrow to see if it keeps you there, it it goes back to normal that can be your strategy to stay safe, but no mail from tynon, lol so who knows yet
People on my Guild that are not on the top 10 have the ultimate arena. You need to refresh for the patch to take effect.
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