Thoughts on new buff schedule?

SpideyFunko

Very happy with this. I’m okay with more time being spent on buffs at the cost of one buff each month.

Post here: https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/255907/changes-to-champion-update-schedule#latest

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The_Sentry06

It's good. Now I just want them to release the info or atleast names of the buffed champions in advance.

Demonzfyre

The_Sentry06 said:

It's good. Now I just want them to release the info or atleast names of the buffed champions in advance.

I think they don't do that because if the "picked" champs have to change for some reason or another, then those aren't set in stone and we won't be in an uproar. We see this with the roadmap and things that haven't come to fruition yet.

Rockypantherx

Overall we only lose about 4 buffs overall a year, and considering we get more ‘bigger’ updates:

Kerneas

If they finally buff a champ I own, I am fine with it

Etjama

I absolutely love it. The more overhauls the better.

Austin555555

This works. Gives time for an overhauled champion to get some love and not be over shadowed by another

danielmath

The_Sentry06 said:

It's good. Now I just want them to release the info or atleast names of the buffed champions in advance.

They absolutely CANNOT do this, because then you have to deal with all of the complaining from people who rank up a champ before release and then are unhappy. Announcing early has zero upside and massive downside, would be stupid for them to do it.

Worknprogress

danielmath said:

The_Sentry06 said:

It's good. Now I just want them to release the info or atleast names of the buffed champions in advance.

They absolutely CANNOT do this, because then you have to deal with all of the complaining from people who rank up a champ before release and then are unhappy. Announcing early has zero upside and massive downside, would be stupid for them to do it.

Most of the reasoning for them not really being able to be more transparent about anything that isn't definite, is due to the complete inability of the community to actually be rational.

StevieManWonder

I think it's great

Nigelthornberry

Will this start from April or May?

TrashyPanda

Quality over quantity. In this case the quality far outweighs the quantity.

For the people wanting a list and eta of to-be buffed champs, I agree it'd be ideal -- but sometimes the dumbest of things in code can cause everything to fail. In the interest of the team's sanity, I'm fine with it being a surprise.

If this were another community, I'd suggest dropping a list of champs being looked at... but this is the mcoc community. People got all angry because Angela got a buff before X champ without considering that Angela was just easy to buff.

Yada yada we can't have nice things yada.

Hammerbro_64

I think both systems were/are fine, and I support the teams decision if they think the UUOx12 works better than the 4-4-2

winterthur

How does game developer's tier list looks like?

KDSuperFlash10

It's amazing. Another great move by Kabam. More overhauls the better!

KDSuperFlash10

winterthur said:

How does game developer's tier list looks like?

Tier lists are stupid, they use data from different areas from the game to determine who needs an overhaul/update/tune up. If a champion is underperforming in x area, they will determine a way to improve their kit to improve that champion's performance in x area.

winterthur

KDSuperFlash10 said:

winterthur said:

How does game developer's tier list looks like?

Tier lists are stupid, they use data from different areas from the game to determine who needs an overhaul/update/tune up. If a champion is underperforming in x area, they will determine a way to improve their kit to improve that champion's performance in x area.

How about new champs? There should be a kind of "tier" to fit them somewhere.

Texas_11

I don’t mind it. I think they are still going to buff the champs that appear to be underperforming. I also think they realized a tune up is just not the answer anymore despite what some people may think. It takes too much time and effort to call yellow jacket an update where it’s closer to a rework and have it launched within that next month.

Now that we get overhauls quicker, this means we have more champs that can cause an impact in a significant way.

KDSuperFlash10

winterthur said:

KDSuperFlash10 said:

winterthur said:

How does game developer's tier list looks like?

Tier lists are stupid, they use data from different areas from the game to determine who needs an overhaul/update/tune up. If a champion is underperforming in x area, they will determine a way to improve their kit to improve that champion's performance in x area.

How about new champs? There should be a kind of "tier" to fit them somewhere.

They determine that based on champion performances in the areas of the contest that Kabam expects them to work well in. For example, iHulk is not a defender, so he would not be assessed on his defensive value for a future tune up. However, being an attacker, they would look at areas in the game where he is intended to perform well. Not every champ is made equal, so there are different standards for each champ. Kabam may be happy with a 4k medium from a certain utility-heavy champ, but not happy with a 4k medium from a certain damage-focused champ.

KDSuperFlash10

Texas_11 said:

I don’t mind it. I think they are still going to buff the champs that appear to be underperforming. I also think they realized a tune up is just not the answer anymore despite what some people may think. It takes too much time and effort to call yellow jacket an update where it’s closer to a rework and have it launched within that next month.

Now that we get overhauls quicker, this means we have more champs that can cause an impact in a significant way.

Tune ups can still work sometimes, but they sometimes need a few more abilities added. But look at Mole Man, he went from a dud to a god with a tune up.

Shadowstrike

I like it, if anything it makes sense when I flash back to Miike saying that the number of champs who need a value only update was small and maybe they just decided to fold them all into two categories: Updates & Overhauls.

Still, mission accomplished cause now I'm waiting for the next patch notes with baited breath... 😂

AgbPedro

Could anyone tell me what this 4-4-2 update cadence means exactly? I don't understand what each number represents.