Time to decrease 4* Rank up costs?
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Just a thought but why is it still 5 T4B and 3 T4C to rank a 4* from R4 to R5? That's actually more than it takes to take a 5* from R2 to R3 even though a 5* R3 is better than a 4* R5. Maybe it's time with 5* and 6* so much easier to acquire for Kabam to lighten the load for the lower level players to be able to rank up those 4*.
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That's a terrible stretch to make and I highly doubt anyone would complain. And if they do, they're wrong.
The T1s and gold are significantly easier to obtain so it's not a major concern. I think it's less about higher ranked champs and more about adapting to the current meta. At one time it made sense for 4*s to cost that much to rank since they were still high powered champs. Now they are rarely used by those in upper tiers so making it easier for those starting to catch up would benefit Kabam as well as the player base.
And yet that would still give players no reason to invest in their 4* at all anymore if they can just put the resources in to 5/6* instead. 4*s are rapidly becoming as outdated as 3* for higher tier gamers while simultaneously being a massive mountain for those who are still working towards uncollected.
Are you kidding me? Every time someone makes this argument, people complain. It's no different than people asking for Act 4 to use less energy. Everyone that completed it before will want compensation for having done it at 3 per step. Just because 5 and 6 star champions are in the game, doesn't mean they need to go about changing 1-4 star champs for lower level plays. Newer players have it so much easier than those of us who have been here from the start. Better champs, more abundance of resources, access to higher level champs, so on and so on. It's not a good idea nor is it a popular one.
I'm a 3+ year player myself. I've been through the grind. I'm also aware that the meta of the game has changed from 2015. Back when you and I started playing there was an amazing thrill in pulling a 4* from a PHC and it was the ONLY way we could get them back then. Now the game has completely changed and I don't see a reason why this shouldn't change too. Are you really that mad that newer players might be able to rank up 4*s while you're focusing on 6 and 5s?
Well t4 basics are also easier to get lol. Just saying it isn't more expensive to rank the 4*. Honestly though I'd be fine if they lowered the cost. I do think it could potentially stunt the growth of some summoners though. If you've ever seen someone who (in violation of the TOS) bought an account without going through the early content you'll know what I mean. They can power through a lot of content but they get wrecked by anything hard. They might get better but generally don't get to the level of players that actually cleared all the content with lower champs. Getting powerful champs too soon is a short cut but it won't make you better like beating the content with lower champs and then getting the rank up materials to take on the next challenge will.
People keep saying this like it means something. What specifically do *you* mean?
3/45s have similar strength to 5/50s, and the rank up costs are similar. Different for differing resources, but overall not too dissimilar. At one time the 3/45 rank up costs had the stronger bottleneck in T1A, but that's been mostly alleviated. What specifically about the game's "meta" has changed to alter that cost situation?
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No because max 4 stars are easy to dupe. That's why you a pay more to rank up.
Not really........
I'm an endgame player with a prestige well over 9,000. Now I have a collection of 4* who will never be ranked above R3 because the costs are too steep compared to 5*/6*. Basically 4* are now trophy champs and nothing more and serve no purpose because the content I play would put them at a disadvantage anyways. I want to have a reason to use them but now they are nothing more than 5* shards for me and that's just sad.
If your an endgame player then you shouldn’t be complaining about it. These changes you want to happen just to benefit you so you can get kabam to work hard on **** that is pointless to do instead of woorking on existing bugs that affect everyone and is being reported.
sounds like you're all over the place with your bitterness. Is it so much for us to want champs to actually be relevant and have use other than for getting better shards?
Why? Just why? Are you guys insane?
This would clearly in no way impact on you!
Why are you so unhappy at the thought of a change that might help turn struggling mid-level players into longer-term (longer-spending) players?
Seriously, why do you guys always think you're entitled to something?
You wouldn't get compensation for this, because you have had the use of the champion at 5/50 for longer. Having the use of the champion presumably had some value to you, and you used the champion to complete content.
Try considering this perspective: if the cost of upgrading dropped by one T4B and one T4CC crystal, that's probably not a bad cost for you having the privilege of having had your champion at 5/50 for an extra one or two years.
I believe we have a winner for the ironic post of 2018.
70% eh?
More like 7% if that.