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There are two groups of summoners (obviously more than that but for this instance we’ll focus on the two types) 1. Summoners who KNEW it was a bug and rushed to open everything thus exploiting the bug for the compensation. 2. Summoners who KNEW it was a bug and decided to WAIT for the bug to be fixed, thus NOT exploiting the bug for compensation.

Now the biggest and most obvious issue I have is that Kabam announced that there was a bug and compensation would be inbound for anyone who opened. This message went out before the fix was pushed, so there was a window of opportunity and summoners had to make a choice. Many opted to open, but man (like myself) fall into category 2. Where we feel like idiots, because we KNEW the crystal was bugged and we KNEW we’d be compensated if we opened but we STILL chose to hold until the fix. How does this NOT encourage me to exploit known bugs in the future? I understand that many opened without knowing, but we can’t ignore the people that opened only AFTER seeing Kabams announcement about it being bugged and compensation incoming. I just feel like an idiot man, it’d be different if Kabam didn’t tip the community on the compensation before the fix was pushed.I would still be annoyed, but I wouldn’t feel so gutted for not exploiting the bug. I guess that was my opportunity, idk, I just decided to not exploit it for whatever compensation they came up with. Obviously if I knew that I’d be doubling my crystals then I would’ve opened without second thought. It just rubs me the wrong way. Announce the bug sure, but don’t announce compensation before the bug is fixed. Don’t create a situation where summoners now have to choose between exploiting a bug for compensation and waiting for a fix to receive nothing. I’m sure a majority of people would chose the exploit, especially if we know there aren’t any consequences. After a decade of playing this game, I think it’s about time I hang it up.

So you’re telling me that just because I work at an 8-5 treating patients and am not able to open the crystals right when the pool changes, I’m missing out on double 7 stars? That is absolutely insane.

I opened up 26 crystals right after I got off work in the car before I drove home. I didn’t check the forums, didn’t check YouTube, and because of this, had no idea of the issue. This is a gigantic L for Kabam and an even sillier response. How do you have such a good response for the Zola comp, opening it for the majority of the community, and absolutely toss a grenade on your community with this response…If you truly care about community sentiment and “game balance”, this needs to change

@Kabam (Osaurus) Rex I think y’all should really reconsider how you are approaching this comp. This is setting a bad precedent moving forward.

so the community has to get huge uproar

for kabam to do something

that’s the ONLY way we can make change lol.

What a bone headed decision,

told yall after that whole fake summoners appreciation/fest or whatevr

they continue to disappoint us

There’s been better ideas all over the forums. Two off the top of my head:

Players affected get 1:1 comp with the correct crystal. Those who weren’t get 1:1 comp with the bugged crystal. This takes into account all sigs, titan shards, etc disparity missing now,

The other option, everyone gets a selector for one of the new champs. Beyond that, those that were affected get a selector for each 10 they opened. Problem solved

I welcome this idea but it's pretty bad for the game economy. Plus, why should we get comp because someone else got comp?

if 7 star crystals are so inconsequential that they can be redistributed to a significant number of summoners without changing the game balance, then they should be sent to all in an extended window.

if extending the window and redistributing 7 stars would mess with the game balance, then double free 7 stars are too consequential for a subset of players.

Pick your poison, but you can’t have it both ways and remain credible.

I understand it's a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation

Either way players on both sides are gaining huge advantages or disadvantaged by any compensation

Main problem is that people are only able to see whatever affects their instant problem. Sure people didn't get new champs, they should be compensated with ways to acquire them. What about the crystals they opened and got multiple sigs for champs? People actually bought CM deals that included signature stones and awakening gems. They bought stuff that other people get to keep over a mistake made by Kabam? If they do get to keep everything plus a compensation I don't want to ever read a single comment from them talking about the health of the economy in the game cause it will all be a bunch of BS