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I think they 100% knew, they just hoped most would suck it up and revive through. And if they didn’t, now they can back off a bit next month and look benevolent. No one is this stupid to think the defender ratings and lengthy fights would be well received.

And to do this they have to compensate them…

So it would not be smarter to simply listen to the feedback?

nefaria. Many say that The dupe isn’t actually necessary which is understandable but it takes him to a whole new level and makes him one of the most survivable champs in the game, up there with arnim Zola. The regen from it is pretty huge so I don’t see why not

Kabam had no idea what they were doing when they made this content, especially elder. The health pools and attack ratings are way too high. The fights are nearly impossible on elder with 7r1s. Overall, this is not good content nor is it enjoyable.

yeah, the worst part of this is they talked this up on for so long, they are completely invested in the format and difficulty. Good luck hoping for a sea change. We will get token defender difficulty drop which won’t change anything and the CCP will be told to sell it.

I have both awakened and at the R4 seven star level. I hate to be this guy, but both are at the top of their class and I recommend you take them both up eventually.

It really depends on what you need. Do you need a defender? Photon is the answer, and dump some stones into her so she will be an even better defender.

Nefaria is probably the most versatile attacker in the game. He answers a lot of defender threats and in a fair bit of matchups, hits like a truck. However, he’s not the best in BGs. But if you don’t care about that as much, I can’t recommend him enough. He is probably my favorite character to play in the game. And in a pinch, he can be a tricky defender, but that’s pretty niche

TLDR: They are both incredible. Need a defender: Photon. Need an attacker: Nefaria

Quote from Discord announcements:

"We’ve heard your feedback loud and clear - with the launch of Adaptive Event Quests, there's no content to autofight in Marvel Contest of Champions for casual sessions.The team is actively sorting through feedback for EQ, but in the meantime, to keep the action flowing, we’re thrilled to announce that Daily Quests are going live today."

They pushed out the dailies early to take some of the sting out of having zero casual content left in the game, but it's not nearly enough.

My takeaway is that they're aware that the playerbase is largely disappointed in the overtuned nature of adaptive difficulty and that they're formulating changes that will at least make people more likely to play through the mode (even if they still don't like it.)

Whatever they do from here, it's gonna be an attempt at meeting us in the middle... I wouldn't hold out hope for any substantial changes.

Open your eyes, guys.

It's clear that this whole movement to change the EQ is to encourage players to spend more money buying resources and pursuing the top 30 characters with the highest prestige. Not to mention buying potions and revives.

The only people who benefit from this new prestige scheme are the whales who inhabit the top 100+ players in the game. They are always getting all the new champions at launch and evolving them to the maximum (7 stars, r4 x 200).

The casual player with prestige 01/15 will face the same difficulty as the player with prestige 15/15 and receive fewer rewards. Does that seem fair to you? Basically, you're doing the same work (or more because your roster isn't full of 7 stars r4 x 200) and earning fewer rewards for it, simply because you haven't played the game long enough and haven't spent enough money to reach the pinnacle of 15/15 prestige.

The rewards should be based on each player's skill in overcoming challenges, not on how much money they spent to get the top 30 most prestigious characters.

I mentioned this in my previous comment, but again, Kabam is a company and clearly needs to make a profit, but there are numerous ways they can improve profits without compromising player enjoyment.