Should T6CC be prioritized on 7 star champs?
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Because of r5 gems being an option to rank 6 stars
So I know the first thought that comes to mind is that we only saw the R5 gems in offers. However, due to the july offers completely changing the economy of the game and furthering the divide between the spenders and nonspenders to the largest its ever been, I suspect we may see R5 gems this year. Possibly in 8.3 exploration rewards or some other form of content. Nevertheless, although its still not clear when, one things for certain, that we will see them far before we'll ever see a rank 2 gem for a 7 star.
Because of the addition of r5 gems, I am under the impression, that it may be wise to select T6CC selectors based off of 7 stars. Sure it may be a while to obtain the gem for the specific class needed, but on the contrary, if you ended up using the t6cc to r5 for a given class, and then obtained an r5 gem for that same class, then you may end up regretting it. Sure you can just double dip from a class, but if you're like me and your focus is primarily on BG's, having your options spread across multiple classes could be advantageous (on a side note: let's hope that the Kabam interview this coming Friday on their upcoming planned changes for AQ/AW steers the game in a direction where 90% of the rewards aren't solely from BG's).
Originally I was planning on r5ing champs like Hulkling, KP, Future Antman etc for BG's, but after seeing how OP some of these 7 stars are on attack such as Bishop, Hulk, Mantis, Sunspot, Shuri, Venom, Gamora, Titania, and America Chavez, I've got to say I'm impressed.
Does anyone else agree that one should prioritize the use of t6cc on 7 stars and save the 6 stars for r5 gems? Curious what your thoughts are
So I know the first thought that comes to mind is that we only saw the R5 gems in offers. However, due to the july offers completely changing the economy of the game and furthering the divide between the spenders and nonspenders to the largest its ever been, I suspect we may see R5 gems this year. Possibly in 8.3 exploration rewards or some other form of content. Nevertheless, although its still not clear when, one things for certain, that we will see them far before we'll ever see a rank 2 gem for a 7 star.
Because of the addition of r5 gems, I am under the impression, that it may be wise to select T6CC selectors based off of 7 stars. Sure it may be a while to obtain the gem for the specific class needed, but on the contrary, if you ended up using the t6cc to r5 for a given class, and then obtained an r5 gem for that same class, then you may end up regretting it. Sure you can just double dip from a class, but if you're like me and your focus is primarily on BG's, having your options spread across multiple classes could be advantageous (on a side note: let's hope that the Kabam interview this coming Friday on their upcoming planned changes for AQ/AW steers the game in a direction where 90% of the rewards aren't solely from BG's).
Originally I was planning on r5ing champs like Hulkling, KP, Future Antman etc for BG's, but after seeing how OP some of these 7 stars are on attack such as Bishop, Hulk, Mantis, Sunspot, Shuri, Venom, Gamora, Titania, and America Chavez, I've got to say I'm impressed.
Does anyone else agree that one should prioritize the use of t6cc on 7 stars and save the 6 stars for r5 gems? Curious what your thoughts are
Should T6CC be prioritized on 7 star champs? 78 votes
Yes, I believe t6cc should be prioritized on 7 stars (because of the R5 gem argument)
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No, I would still use t6cc to r5 a champ like Hulkling over r2 Venom , Future Antman over r2 Shuri, Scorp over r2 Hulk etc
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Do people who have 5r5 Doom still use him? Do you use any of your 5r5 that you have at 6*?
Futureproofing your roster for the next progression title is a valid idea, but I personally don't think that the next progression title will require X amount of r2 7* champions. My guess is that it'll require X amount of r3 7* champions, and by that time, I assume that r5/r2 resources have become plentiful enough that you don't have to worry that you ranked up your 6* champions now instead of your 7*s.
This is not to say that I'm staunchly against ranking up 7*s. I've seen some incredible videos showcasing them, and if I pull a champion that's worthy of ranking up and who doesn't need their sigs (at least at a high value), then I may very well rank them up. But I won't go out of my way to rank them up ahead of my 6* roster.
Would you rather use 12 t6cc taking 3 7-stars to r2, or your best 4 6-stars to r5?
Your 6-stars get a massive 2000 attack boost in story mode. 7-stars get nothing right now.
Your six stars are easily at sig 200 or whatever appropriate sig for that champ, thanks to July 4 and the BG store.
You have more champs to choose from if you rank 6-stars, and more champs actually get ranked. This gives you greater roster variety.
7-stars have more attack and HP, and might get awakened. They might eventually even go to r3.
I’ve taken 3 6-stars to r5 this week: Nick, Rintrah, and Herc.
The 7-stars I have: Sauron, Gambit, Spider Gwen, War Machine, Gamora, and Surfer. I enjoy Gamora a lot, but Herc, Hulkling, Galan and CGR have an astonishing amount to offer in utility that she can’t compensate for IMO.
Yes, I know I'm going to be disappointed, lol.
Dr. Zola
I’m in a similar boat as I have a 6* r4 Future Antman and a 7* r1 Shuri. Sure, antman has a ton more utility than her and arguably would benefit more at the r5.
However one thing you have to keep in mind is that 7 stars being so tanky and powerful have a clear cut advantage in Battlegrounds which, lets be honest here, is the only relevant content for rewards at the moment. Hopefully the interview tomorrow shows Kabam seeks to changes AQ/AW and their vastly obsolete reward structure.
There are others, but they are dupe dependent.
But overall I agree with your list , might add Chavez, Titania , or Venom/Gamora as well
But I will add to the discussion, that from my present 7* roster, the following champions seem totally 7R2-worthy, even unduped:
Bishop, Domino
Chavez, Sasquatch
Elsa
And it's debatable on Overseer & Silver Surfer.
Thoughts on awakened KM, unawakened Venom or Gamora and unawakened Chavez?
Dr. Zola
7*s still need to be more diverse
But I am not the best advisor for this... I let 1 t6basic and 1 t3 alpha expire
I would personally skip on KM.
Venom vs Gamora is a little tough. Both are good. Venom has more utilty, but im not entirely sure which is faster on offense in BGs. I havent played Gamora, are you capable of managing her buffs?
Here are 2 screenshots from different alliance members of mine. Both gamora and venom are r2 here.
Nevertheless, this kind of speed in a BGs match would make me definitely r2 at the very least one of them. Probably also convince me to r2 them over r5ing the likes of Herc or Hulkling.
Dr. Zola
Compare a 6r5/200 domino, KM, or korg to a 7-star equivalent. A 7r2 domino has to be around sig 150 to match crit fail damage. Even at sig 40, it’s 40% of the 6-star’s damage.
In metas that don’t restrict DOT or special damage, is more block damage and HP gonna meaningfully offset that?
Because BG requires a deck of 30 every season and you have no guarantee that a champ gets drawn (and the champ can even be banned) concentrating your t6cc into 7-stars also creates more matches where you get to use none of them.
If you use 24 catalysts on 6 7-stars, but I max out 8 6-stars, I can ban half of your ranked champs and there’s an 88.9% chance you get none in a 5-card draw. That number is 81.5% for me, which across 3 5-card draws and a 3-card draw adds up.