Upcoming 5 star featured crystal

Any word on upcoming 5 star featured crystal champion pool? it usually comes 7 days before end of previous crystal

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Informing the community ahead of time about the 5* featured crystal pool no longer being announced would've been saved Kabam the time and effort of invested in this thread. Not telling players when changes are in the works leads to changes being interpreted as bugs. If unhealthy gaming behaviors are a concern, decrease the frequency and extent of RNG. Variable-ratio reinforcement creates a lot more unhealthy behaviors than posting featured crystal pools a week in advance a few times a year.

MattMan

If hoarding is unhealthy why do feaured crystals cost 5k more shards? Doesn’t this force us to act in an unhealthy manner and hoard 5k more shards?

RagamugginGunner

Correct. They want us to have zero shards and units when new champs are out so we HAVE to spend to get them.

Zuko_ILC

I hoard crystals because I like to, I spend a lot have a most of the champs and like to test my luck. With the Cav crystals I don't even have to hoard anymore but I still do. it's just how I like to play. I don't understand why you think my game behavior is unhealthy? I spend a lot of money on this game and I should be thanked, I like my strategy and don't think it is unhealthy at all and to be honest I'm kind of offended by that statement. Who is Kabam to tell people they are playing the game unhealthy even though they require so much of our time to play events, arenas, etc that I most weeks put in 40-50 hours of gaming. I would think hoarding is the least unhealthy thing I do in this game.

Kabam Miike

Little bit of clarification here, but "unhealthy behaviour" is in reference to Unhealthy for the Game. This has been something we've said for years, and have made changes based on many times. We will still be giving the list of Champions in the next featured 5-Star Crystal, but will not be doing so going forward.

V1PER1987

Still no clarification. How is it unhealthy for the game to hoard shards? If we get 10k 5* shards a month for example, what difference does it make when we spend it?

Ultimatheory

I don't get what my motivation is to not hoard shards still...

RagamugginGunner

That still doesn't make any sense. Please explain how, exactly, it's unhealthy for the game. Thanks.

Zuko_ILC

I think this really needs to be reconsidered, you aren't taking into account how your player base (customers) feel about this. I know its your game but without us there is no game. Please remember that before making rash decisions.

JimmyJohnJones

How so? If these were crystals folks paid hard cash for then I could where you’d want to keep the impulse buys going till the end. Since they’re just shard crystals what’s the difference if I hold my shards for next crystal versus this one? In fact, the entire premise of a featured crystal or “save for blade” is to hoard your resources for a better chance at what you want versus the basic. This just seems like a weird rabbit hole to go down and an odd hill to make a stand.

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Longtimegamer

Grinding 700+ rounds of arena for a champion is healthy

Spending $2000+ on fgmcs or cav crystals is healthy

Hoarding our own real money to spend on this game is healthy

...but hoarding imaginary crystal shards isn't...

Where's the logic?

ManChild

Exactly. Watch out, if you give them the “uh-oh” feeling, they will remove your post.

Wiredawg1

Don’t want us to hoard? Increase cap on items we can hold then....and it’s our right to hoard if we want

Brainimpacter

not announcing what is in the crystal will change nothing, people will just hoard until there is a feature they like

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TheRealApoc

Doing this makes sure people hoard crystals. 1000% they will just wait and see who is available and judge then. If you don't want people to hoard put them on a two week schedule and pop some great champions in there. Because not announcing or announcing changes nothing. Hoarders will hoard.

S2k_Walt

So we play for our shards and now we have to be told when to spend them? How is that a healthy behavior for the development team? Shards can be hoarded for whatever the player wants to hoard them for... they earned them. I won’t criticize too much cuz my post will just be deleted but the logic behind your response is sad.

belli300

I would like elaboration on healthy behavior for the game.....

Seems to me like you just want to do anything possible to inhibit people from targeting certain champs if they aren’t fgmc

Mlee1829

What he means is they want us to have the lowest possible chances of targeting champs. Ya know for content that may have gates or restrictions. Hoarding and waiting for the right crystal is the only way we can actually target the champs we may need. They say its unhealthy.

Tjk602

still makes no sense. I know you are just the messenger and the game team probably isn't telling you exactly why it's unhealthy and they just want you to be vague so it's whatever.

We are still hoarding so don't matter what the game team says.

ManChild

How is it unhealthy for the game?!?!?!? It’s only unhealthy for kabam’s deals they throw out and the amount of stuff bought. This is not cool at all.

Mlee1829

Beat me to it

Brainimpacter

what next? limit the amount of red shards we can hold at any one time?

Mlee1829

Bc you are more likely to get the champ yoi need/want. Thats the last thing they want.

DRTO

Did Kabam just forget that they literally told us to start hoarding our shards cause they were bringing back blade crystals back in January? Were they not allowing "unhealthy behavior" then, literally makes no sense in my opinion even if you don't announce the list people will save up their shards cause they want a chance at the featured champs so why not just give us the list? All mcoc youtubers constantly save up their shards and rarely pop crystals once they get only one. Hard to comprehend this decision.

Zuko_ILC

Probably, its bad enough our potions, iso and gold were based of 1-4 star champs and have never been revisited.

Jax_Shadow

It would seem to me that not announcing new featured champs ahead of time would encourage more hoarding, not less.

redm4n

Dumb decision number 2 in the last month.
First strike was the act 6 decision to ban 4 stars, now this on top of the constant performance issues and bugs..One more strike and you know what happens.
Not the way to appease your customers

Taz0911

Lol remember when kabam used that word "transparency" then they got even more shady right after?