What if Rank Down Tickets were sold?

0100

If RDTs were sold in store...this would be a valuable addition to the game. Seems viable to me, maybe something like 500 units for 5*, 1000 units for 6*, or that nature.

What do you think?

Demonzfyre

No

0100

Why not? People having relative control of their account is a menacing thought?

Demonzfyre

0100 said:

Why not? People having relative control of their account is a menacing thought?

It defeats the purpose of having roster depth.

MiniMF

so everybody would have max prestige ? unranking and ranking up coorect champs ? hell na

Maat1985

i also say no.
we develop roster depth.
we rank champs and collect resources.
if one could get rdts there would be no need to collect more resources.
you could have 5 champs at r5 and then just chop and change who they are for any quest.
would never need to get more catalysts.
it would have a massive negative effect on the game economy.

RonSwanson

Terrible idea, you need depth through your roster

Gogi

No.

DRTO

Nope, if you decide to rank up a champ you need to stick with that choice. That's the whole point of the game, making strategic rank up decisions to help you progress

kevhugo

I might be on the opposite side of the fence here, I think after ranking multiple champs there are and will be some champions who you regret taking up, perhaps there was another champion released who does their role better, or a new and intriguing "fix" that Kabam likes to do, or for whatever reason you have. I think having the ability to rank them down isn't that bad. So instead of them being sold like the way you suggested, maybe just only once a year you could get one, and it can only be from one level to another, for example 4 to 3. Then the people saying "depth in your roster" won't be hurt because one less champion isn't a game breaker, and you could direct those resources into a champion you much more prefer.

0100

Allow me to clarify the impressions of RDTs, obviously it would be limited to 1x a month in-game store. I think it's a fun dynamic with fair balance.

ReignkingTW

So...you would pay to rank down someone and get those resources back...wouldn't it be easier to...sell those resources?

World Eater

Forget selling them; how about they offer 1 for free!

They were nice enough to gift us with RDTs around the Holidays like 6 years ago.

Maat1985

0100 said:

Allow me to clarify the impressions of RDTs, obviously it would be limited to 1x a month in-game store. I think it's a fun dynamic with fair balance.

i still say no regardless of the caveats you put.

but of course if it ever happened there would need to be caveats.

but there is no cavet that itself is obvious.
there would be many many ways it could be implemented.

but regardless
my vote is NO.
rank up a champ stick with it.
if you regret that, oh well, think harder next time.

most scenarios people "regret" a rankup is
A - they ranked up a champ based on hype from others without playing and learning them first. so don't be a sheeple and learn first.
B - they ranked someone up and then pulled someone better and only regret their choice due to hindsight caused by their new pull.
in which case just hunt for more resources.

the only valid situations for a rankup is after a champs abilities have been nerfed by kabam.
and this is when they have been adjusted beyond 6 months after release. like kraven was. not within 6 months like zemo was.
and these would be special case rank down tickets.

ahmynuts

Lol no

Buttehrs

Or, hear me out, rank up who you like and use the first time. They only offer rank downs when they fundamentally change how a champs works.

Viper198787

So you would rather spend units/money to rank down a champ and rank another one up than just get the resources directly and have another champ ranked up? Sounds counter productive.

Darkness275

Viper198787 said:

So you would rather spend units/money to rank down a champ and rank another one up than just get the resources directly and have another champ ranked up? Sounds counter productive.

Think of it like people swapping masteries.

That's why I'm against this idea, it's horrible - not because it's counter productive but the benefit to spenders is tremendous while FTP would get punished even more. People who could afford to, would always have whatever champions they need at max level/rank, while FTP players would need to be very conservative and thoughtful with their rank ups.

If someone could afford to buy a RDT, they have virtually no deterrence to simply max out a champion. Oh, BG meta changes and they need someone else at that rank instead? RDT - swap the champions out.

No.

SirGamesBond

0100 said:

If RDTs were sold in store...this would be a valuable addition to the game. Seems viable to me, maybe something like 500 units for 5*, 1000 units for 6*, or that nature.

What do you think?

You have my full support.
Keep up the fight!!!
Tag me when we get them.

Qwerty12345

rank down tickets would have to "cost less" than the materials to just rank up another champion.

500 for a 5 star is a joke, even if you got 5->4, 4->3, 3->2, and 2->1 plus all the gold, stones, etc.

1000 for a 6 star... I definitely have a couple I'd consider taking from 5->4 or even 3... but I would think there should be a limit of like 1 per year to discourage champions from being "library books you check in and out".

rather than it costing "units"... I'd rather you have to pick 2-3 champions to rank down in exchange for the materials to rank another up. E.g. I could take my R4 falcon and R4 Korg down, (now that they are in 7 star pool), and in exchange, r4 another champion instead.