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Request for honest discussion about buffs, secrecy and making informed rank-up decisions.
ADDIS0N
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This post may immediately seem inflammatory and I understand why anyone could jump to that conclusion. I'm typing this as a concerned and frustrated 5+ year pay-to-play veteran of this game who is seeing some decision-making that simply doesn't feel good.
I'm genuinely annoyed, but I'm trying really hard to be constructive.
When the roadmap was released, I was most excited about the ambitious "buff schedule." I think many of us were. My initial thoughts were, "Justice for OG Cap! Justice for Black Panther! Justice for Iron Man! Justice for Hulk!" There are so many classic and beloved base champs with no redeeming qualities that are ripe for rebuilds.
What I didn't know at the time was that in some cases mid-tier champions that I love, use frequently and invested in - champions who maybe needed some minor tweaks here and there like a simple bump in attack boost to be competitive in their class - would be completely overhauled and turned into completely different champs.
Some champs need major overhauls and deserve it. Magneto is one and that turned out fantastic. He's a better champ in literally every possible way. He was considered garbage and nobody used him. Almost every other mutant in his class was better.
There are myriad others who fall into this category. Old, forgotten champions like the aforementioned OG Cap is an abysmal champion. He has no memorable abilities that anyone cares about, so you literally have a clean slate to start with and a ton of opportunity to make him the Captain America that everyone knows and loves. He's a PERFECT candidate for an overhaul.
So, with all of these rebuild-ready champs currently available, why take developer time to completely redesign a champ like The Hood, who already had a fantastic overall design and utility kit, and turn him into a champion that is, for all intents and purposes, something that is completely and totally different?
I'm not saying he's terrible. His new design has quite a few positives and this is especially true if he's not currently bugged. Hell, if he was released this month, I'd actually probably like him a lot. But this isn't the case. He is a pre-existing champ who was secretly changed into something brand new. HE IS NOT THE SAME CHAMP ANYMORE.
I'm just really confused by this philosophy and this direction, and, as a long-time fan of this game, it gives me cause for great concern.
Who's next on this list?
Who should I wait to rank up because they might suddenly be a completely different champ next month?
It's not like rank-up resources are just growing on trees, so I think it's important that we have a real, honest conversation about this and try to figure out how this type of scenario can be avoided in the future - because, and I have to be honest here - I don't want to play a game that operates this way.
I'm not sure if anyone does.
I'm genuinely annoyed, but I'm trying really hard to be constructive.
When the roadmap was released, I was most excited about the ambitious "buff schedule." I think many of us were. My initial thoughts were, "Justice for OG Cap! Justice for Black Panther! Justice for Iron Man! Justice for Hulk!" There are so many classic and beloved base champs with no redeeming qualities that are ripe for rebuilds.
What I didn't know at the time was that in some cases mid-tier champions that I love, use frequently and invested in - champions who maybe needed some minor tweaks here and there like a simple bump in attack boost to be competitive in their class - would be completely overhauled and turned into completely different champs.
Some champs need major overhauls and deserve it. Magneto is one and that turned out fantastic. He's a better champ in literally every possible way. He was considered garbage and nobody used him. Almost every other mutant in his class was better.
There are myriad others who fall into this category. Old, forgotten champions like the aforementioned OG Cap is an abysmal champion. He has no memorable abilities that anyone cares about, so you literally have a clean slate to start with and a ton of opportunity to make him the Captain America that everyone knows and loves. He's a PERFECT candidate for an overhaul.
So, with all of these rebuild-ready champs currently available, why take developer time to completely redesign a champ like The Hood, who already had a fantastic overall design and utility kit, and turn him into a champion that is, for all intents and purposes, something that is completely and totally different?
I'm not saying he's terrible. His new design has quite a few positives and this is especially true if he's not currently bugged. Hell, if he was released this month, I'd actually probably like him a lot. But this isn't the case. He is a pre-existing champ who was secretly changed into something brand new. HE IS NOT THE SAME CHAMP ANYMORE.
I'm just really confused by this philosophy and this direction, and, as a long-time fan of this game, it gives me cause for great concern.
Who's next on this list?
Who should I wait to rank up because they might suddenly be a completely different champ next month?
It's not like rank-up resources are just growing on trees, so I think it's important that we have a real, honest conversation about this and try to figure out how this type of scenario can be avoided in the future - because, and I have to be honest here - I don't want to play a game that operates this way.
I'm not sure if anyone does.
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If we rank up niche or mid-tier champs, which really shine in certain scenarios/nodes, how can we know that there core mechanic stays the same?!?!?!?
If they get improved in other match-ups has NO CONNECTION to the fact that they'll be completely worthless in the scenarios they were ranked up for!
Will one day Ronan get a "buff" making him pretty decent in normal matchups but removing his cheese and damage in buff heavy match-ups?
It's possible.
Kabam have crossed a line. And that line opens up soo many pathways that just ruin what the game is built on.
But who cares if they kill rol was in waaay less hits, right? Because that what a lot of the community seems to think
For example:
Your house is going to be demolished. Yes, knowing it a bit in advance is helpful, but nowhere as helpful as not demolishing it at all!