**UPDATES TO ENLISTMENT GIFTING EVENT:**
To prevent exploitation, we will prevent new Accounts from being able to Gift enlistment crystals. We will also be taking action on those who are using 3rd Party Sellers, Bots and other farms to gift themselves mass amounts of Enlistment Crystals. Lastly, we will be adding an expiration timer to Enlistment Crystals. All unopened Enlistment Crystals will expire on Oct 18 @ 17:00 UTC. For more information, please see this post: https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/346104/updates-to-enlistment-gifting-event
To prevent exploitation, we will prevent new Accounts from being able to Gift enlistment crystals. We will also be taking action on those who are using 3rd Party Sellers, Bots and other farms to gift themselves mass amounts of Enlistment Crystals. Lastly, we will be adding an expiration timer to Enlistment Crystals. All unopened Enlistment Crystals will expire on Oct 18 @ 17:00 UTC. For more information, please see this post: https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/346104/updates-to-enlistment-gifting-event
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Reddit for the win
The alternative is to wait and keep playing until they get the 5*. That my friend is the evidence. Their complaints are not have immediate access with their pre-existing 4*. Which is exercising their impatience on wait.
Even if it is to make the Act cheaper on units... it is called being patient. Demanding or complaining about the 4* gate comes from a position of the instant gratification culture of entitlement. Being F2P does not entitle you access to content. Otherwise, why do we have gates that require levels of your account?
Kabam stated years ago that they made no plans of raising to level 70 (or releasing more mastery points). This limits them as to how they can gate content to force player to wait. You are unwilling to accept these facts because it is against your position (is perception-bias).
Realize, that I don’t have all the 5* God Champs to make Act 6 easier as well. The only difference is I accept the challenges Kabam presented.
I introduced a few new people to the game weeks ago. They love the game and don’t understand the big uproar. It was a major deviation from previous gating, and why the mid to end game players are so vocal.
I want to 100% Act 6 and Variant... but I am patient enough to wait until I have the best counters. I did my initial completion of it in order to get the badge, and the 5-6* restriction did impact my decision of champs. I had to pick lanes that best suited my roster.
Since I started playing back in late 2015/early 2016... I always stuck to the basic arena grinding for 4*’s, and won the 4* on every attempt save 5-6. When 5* arena’s came out, I grinded for the 5* shards and never looked back.
I also have only opened 9 featured 5* (the recent Blade). I always stuck to basic 5* crystals, as I was going for champ diversity over a specific champ. I know a lot of people who only due the featured, but the current format of the featured is really watered down. I wanted as many 5* as possible and would get 3 chances at a 5* versus 2 on the featured. This along with a good 4* roster feed my shards to get more 5* and dup more often and generate 6* shards faster than my alliance mates and most players.
Most of my spending is on rank up materials because I never had a roster until the past few months to be in a top tier alliance (I stick to Gold 1 to keep cost down). This allowed me to not be as impacted by the gate, though I understand most of the voices that are upset.
The main thing is I had to utilize patience for 4 years... some may not have experienced that because they always went for the featured and wouldn’t grind arenas. That puts them at the mercy of RNG or paying. Technically, I was at the mercy of RNG, but I worked to allow me more opportunires over time to be at my present state.
I know it sucks for most, but it is what it is. Even with the rating bombing, even with the complaints... Kabam said they are not removing the restriction. I can only advise to exercise patience and grind it out.
I would like to point a couple things out.
1. Act 6.1 is not extremely hard to get completion. Multiple paths for each section so you can find a path that works for your champs.
2. You could get through it with a decent 5/50 roster. (Some extra units etc.)
3. I have spent money on the game but not a lot at all. (I have a decent roster so the people who are saying you have to have great RNG to complete act 6 is flat wrong) there are plenty of counters to the different bosses even CB.
4. I have seen the need for 1 specific champ more in monthly EQ then I have in this content... at least for completion
5. Most importantly I support the gate because it will keep some people from doing the content. Mostly people who are hung up on the gate rather than trying the content. (This works good for me since I will be getting better rewards then they will and hopefully get an edge up on those who doesn’t want to tackle the content until they pull 3/4 god tier and have them fully ranked.
If you don’t have the luck to pull the above then the great RNG complaint is valid
YouTube is normally full of videos after new content hits on how to beat bosses that are a pain. In the case of crossbones there are 3 videos. Ghost/iceman and Aegon
I used up the other two since they could put up more damage. It would have been better with a high ranked one of the above. But such is life I don’t have any of them.
An ally mate got through it with his SL and some revives.
If kabam opened it up to more 4*, they may have more people doing it and buying the new cav crystals. Surely its a win win for everyone.
You don’t “need” a specific counter to beat XBones. Stock up farmed revives, pots, and units and he can be beaten by any champ.
You hit him until he starts to regen, then die. Rinse, repeat.
Sure it’s not as elegant as soloing him with Ægon or Corvus or Omega Red. But it doesn’t mean you “can’t” do it.
yes I hear 6.1.5 is impossibly hard but it doesn't sound like the whole thing is overtuned at all.
it sounds like it has some parts which are extremely hard but that is to be expected.
and as far as hard paths go 100% is meant to be hard and take along time. take ur time, build stronger roster.
I remember when I first looked at act 5 I was like WTF is this ****? how am I gunna do this?
Now I am looking at act 6 and going.. well this isn't as bad as expected.....