**UPDATE - iPAD STUCK FLICKERING SCREEN**
The 47.0.1 hotfix to address the issue of freezing & flashing lights on loading screens when trying to enter a fight, along with other smaller issues, is now ready to be downloaded through the App Store on IOS.
More information here.
The 47.0.1 hotfix to address the issue of freezing & flashing lights on loading screens when trying to enter a fight, along with other smaller issues, is now ready to be downloaded through the App Store on IOS.
More information here.
Gifting Badge Discussion [Merged Threads]
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Just on a quick tought, i can name Domino put on a biohazard node, like map 7, where hitting WITHOUT triggering bleed will activate her sig ability and have you spend the whole fight degening for no reason. Dormammu degen is another example, along the mentioned iceman, Havok's ability trigger, block damage, and entire degen, starbust lanes for events and aqs. Bane, Duel, aspect of war, they are all nodes where yeah, you can play peerlessly and come out of it, but you will alwais want to have a champion at least above 60% hp. cause revives are more of a waste than potions.
Item Transmutation
It’s not quite turning lead into gold, but during the Trials you’ll be able to harness your inner alchemist by going to the Featured Tab in the Store and combine certain low value items to create a new higher value one! You’ll be able to combine:
Level 1 Health Potions into a Level 2 Health Potion
Level 2 Health Potions into a Level 3 Health Potion
Level 2 Team Health Potions into a Level 3 Team Health Potion
Level 1 Revives into a Level 2 Revive
Level 1 Alliance Health Potions into a Level 2 Alliance Health Potion
Level 2 Alliance Health Potions into a Level 3 Alliance Health Potion
Level 1 Alliance Revives into a Level 2 Alliance Revive
All Transmutations will require 2 of the lower level potion/revive to create the higher level one. For example, you’ll need to combine 2 Level 2 Health Potions to create a Level 3 Health Potion.
Again, I think Kabam made the best possible choice in a rough situation. But the unit package offer is clearly different with and without the gifting badge. It’s not just a bonus item that can be taken without consequence. Kabam did rectify it (mostly) with the 850 unit refund so that can be closed, but your argument is terrible.
how convenient to merge my other thread onto this without even the attention into keeping the flux of the convo pristine and mixing in other comments. despite what we were talking about was more a potion overhaul then the need of getting units back for the badge purchases.
I guess you didn't bother reading the post rather just the title, and it comes very helpful putting everything in a single thread so that main points will get diluted into the costant flame of the golden boys trio.
If i was against a protest and supported your choiche, i still support the choiche but you aren't gaining simphaty from me trying to blow smoke on every thread remotely inviting you to... move yer back and work on the game to balance it now that gifting is gone. Sometimes i just wonder HOW, how does MCoC make so much money.
THANKS for the extreme attention to details like alwais. Hopefully you guys don't have pets, or the same level of attention would prove quite bothersome to them.
They gave 300 Units originally, most likely because they knew people would want something, although I can't say that for certain, I wasn't there. Could have been that it was what they valued it at. They added 550 Units because people persisted that 300 was not enough. So, people received the Units they purchased, plus the use of the Badge for the duration it was active, plus an extra 850 Units. It is, and was, a Bonus Item. One that required a minimum one-time purchase to access.
The Offer is the same price with or without the Badge. That was what was purchased. They went out of their way to make sure people were compensated something, and I respect that. However, from my point of view, people already received what they purchased when they bought the Units. That is not an inherent part of those Offers. It was a Feature that they allowed access to with your first purchase, and people abused it to the point that no one is able to use it now.
Nowhere did Kabam even comment whether it was a Gift or Purchase. They agreed that they could have given more, after people expressed their disappointment with the 300 Units.
https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/comment/780580#Comment_780580
Many have probably helped alliance members, like you did, hoping for the alliance mate to be able to return the favor once needed, or as soon as they have the units. There should be some way for players like you to get some of it back. This seems like an unforeseen result from suddenly removing the gifting badge.
A proper warning and giving players a week to perhaps even out things gifted to one another would have at least helped a bit. Maybe submitting a ticket due to this problem would be good? to let the game team know that you now have this problem due to the gifting badge being removed.
So the people committing Fraud are (for example) stealing Credit Card info, and then using stolen CC info to sell game packs either...
(1) by having people give them their game Login ID/Password, and then the fraudster logs in to your account and buys you a game pack. But that would require them to also be given your actual Apple/Google ID/Password too, since that is how purchases are completed. And Kabam should be able to identify that it was done from a different device, just like they can check for Account Sharing, and could just revoke any Unit Purchases (or otherwise “dock” the account) that were bought while “account shared”.
or (2) by buying an Apple/Google Gift Card, and then selling that Gift Card to people across the internet, who then load that into their own Apple/Google account. And then they purchase game packs from their own device, there never is any remote device access or account sharing.
So with (2), how can this type of Fraud actually be stopped by any changes made to the game ? Even removing Gifting does not prevent this type of Fraud. Or is the problem indeed related to “gifting” and people were getting a whole bunch of Potions, Revives, etc, but not actually a whole bunch of Units ?
I sincerely hope this experience serves as an example of how things should operate when running a business with customer service in mind. I hope they took notice about how many people did a 180 on this topic as soon as common sense customer service practices were exercised. If something purchasable is broken, refund the purchase amount while you work to fix it. And if you don't intend to fix it, at least the customer is buying the item/feature with full knowledge.
For example, the inequity mastery has been acknowledged by Kabam to be not functioning as intended. They were even going to roll out a fix, but then held it back at the last minute. That was over a year ago. When the fix was held back, people who bought inequity should have had their units refunded and the mastery re-locked while the mastery is worked on. They player can then make an informed decision on whether or not to re-purchase the mastery in it's current "not functioning as intended" state or use those units elsewhere. But at least the player is made whole and informed.
This is how customer service should be done.
Still agree with their decision to remove gifting due to the exploits and fraud involved. It sucked at first but was the right call to maintain integrity and shut down criminal behavior while the work on a solution.
Some people will always be upset with the decisions , I'm still upset about the gifting badge being gone. Regardless of what people originally spent to receive it I feel what you guys did is fair compensation. I've bought odins , black panther and stark packages. I honestly dont remember which one I bought 1st that gave me the badge. The lowest package that offered it was the stark so the equivalent amount of units is fine with me. Thank you for listening to the community.
Now about the badge . Instead of giving the badge back to individual players in the future would there be a way it could be implemented into say the alliance, players have to be in an alliance to gift and can only gift with members of their alliance. Maybe even set a timeline like there is for everything else , ex: player has to be a member in the alliance for a minimum of 7 days to be able to gift. This would be easier to track unusual transactions on your end I believe, but would still allow players to help each other. I feel it would slow or contain some cheating and if caught doing so the members of said alliance regardless of who they are, get punished with a ban. I just feel some of the community is upset because when alot of these cheats happen it appears to be top tier players doing it and they rarely get punished.
My first account got a permanent ban back before all the talks about account sharing etc... a so called game friend said they would help me get uncollected but used a mod to do it . I understand the reasons for the ban . I won't lie either I was extremely upset and made some inappropriate tickets / posts . So I guess my question is , how is it any different if a mod is used to beat game content or if fraudulent units/items are used . A cheat is a cheat , favouritism should not be shown to anyone whether it be a somewhat famous youtuber , the leader of a top tier alliance or just some normal everyday person.
Please stop
Besides the removal of the gifting badge will any of these proven cheaters be punished with a ban?
How is it any different if a player uses a mod to beat content or if they use fraudulent units/items.
Favoritism should not be shown to anyone regardless of who they are or the size of their account. I had my 1st account banned because a so called in game friend offered to beat uncollected for me. He used a mod and apparently did a little more then uncollected. I was upset over the ban but fully understand the reason behind it. What I don't understand is whenever these top tier players, somewhat famous youtubers etc.... are proven to be cheaters they almost always seem to get a slap on the wrist.
I would gladly give kabam back the 850 units to see these people punished.
Everytime these people cheat it sends a ripple effect down the line to alliances . Any in game event that has a rank reward is effected. These top players set almost impossible scores which push legit players away from rewards the would have recieved
1 example is the video I already shared in here a couple times . I have not seen any talk about this from kabams side . How can something like this be ignored? Is it because of who is involved? Would it matter if it was a lower alliance with no youtubers involved. With this leader broadcasting what he was doing there is absolutely no way the other members weren't aware , if this leader was doing this for people he wasnt in an alliance with a person would have to be pretty gullible to believe he didnt do it for his own teammates which in turn would give them all an unfair advantage over competing alliances .
Instead of punishing the whole community Kabam should be setting an example. Cheating wont be tolerated regardless of who it may be . I'd personally like to see every member in the video receive a permanent ban along with any other top tier alliances that are known cheaters
Heres the video again just incase it was missed