To the Mech Arena community, Classic 2v2 was the one mode that delivered pure, controlled, skill‑driven combat, and its removal hit the community like a slap in the face. It vanished without warning, without justification, and without any regard for the players who relied on it every day. Players are angry because something essential was taken away and replaced with nothing but silence. The frustration isn’t just about losing a mode—it’s about being ignored, pushed aside, and forced into formats that don’t offer the same competitive clarity or consistency.

Hangar Showdown doesn’t solve anything because it isn’t even remotely the same experience. Hangar Showdown taking over the entire 2v2 slot means players are stuck with only five (or 10 matches when paid with ACOINS) limited, meagrely rewarded matches a day instead of the unlimited, fluid, skill‑driven 2v2 battles they used to rely on, leaving no space for casual play, no room for practice (in custom matches too), and no way to enjoy the mode on their own terms. It clearly lacks the freedom, repetition, and mastery loop that made 2v2 a much loved daily staple. These modes don’t overlap at all in purpose or design, and there is no technical or gameplay reason they can’t coexist just like every other mode already does. Removing 2v2 entirely over a gamemode that no one asked for shows a disconnect from the player base and a disregard for the people who kept the game alive. Reinstating Classic 2v2 alongside Hangar Showdown is the only logical move that respects the community.