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Also, keep in mind, we used to roll out more older Champions in the Titan… I personally liked that, however, we shifted that strategy so we could include more newer Champions in the Crystal - since the feedback was overwhelmingly rooted in pulling older Champions being a poor Titan experience.

We still see that same sentiment with the small number of older Champions we have in there now (no offense to the Red Hulk fans)

I was going to make this point, if someone else didn't get to it first.

If you 'use up' all the 'perfectly fine as 7*' options, then all you've got to add to the 7* titan pool is the (sorry) duds in desperate need of updating. Which is going to lead to predictable dissatisfaction with bad pulls.

However, given that the decision above, coupled with the extended duration of Titan crystals has substantially cut the rate of drip-feeding older champs into the basic, could Kabam consider another (additional) method for feeding into the basic pool?

Even if it's alongside Titan rollovers, so you announce "There's a new Titan crystal, so champs 1-8 have entered the basic pool... alongside them, we've also added classic champions A, B and C to the basic🎆🎆🎆"

For sure, and that’s understandable.
Keep in mind - I just announced the Omega Days coming to the Base Pool about 48 hours ago, so while those Champions you just mentioned aren’t in the pool yet, I’d say there’s a solid chance we see them there eventually.

The reality is, this game is in a VERY different place than it was 6 years ago when we were dropping 6 stars. You’re right, double tracks didn’t exist, neither did milestone tracks, etc.
We didn’t have large events celebrating the release of pools of Champions.
There were a small number of game modes, featured 6 star crystals, and that’s about it.

I’m genuinely not sitting here saying “every Champ needs to be released for money and only money.”
Money has nothing to do with what I’m talking about here. Next month, your choice of the Rebirth Champions will be available for free - and they’re even getting buffed and are pretty solid additions.

If you don’t like the addition of “paywalled” Champions, or Champions that require a very high Unit cost, that’s obviously a valid train of thought - however, it’s an entirely different discussion than what’s happening here. Regardless of how they were made available, they were available to be owned at the 7 Star Rarity - even if not widely available yet.

What I’m saying, is that just because there’s a list of Champions that are “fine to release,” (Jubilee, Wasp, etc) that doesn’t mean we should just enable them all in the next build, that wouldn’t be a practical way to roll out the 7 Star Roster.