Valiant is the new progression title
SpideyFunko
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launches November 15th
Must complete 8.3 and have 2 Rank 3 7-stars
Must complete 8.3 and have 2 Rank 3 7-stars
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i thought no way they would have a progression that literally only .1% of the player base who whales out will obtain in any reasonable length of time. but i mentioned the one caveat to that assumption and it proved to be so.
a lot of good information nonetheless but this Valiant ... just super surprised they locked it behind content other than progression Act.
8.4, whenever it releases, will grant one 7R3 when you've fully explored Act 8. They can't just grant Valiant based on one 7R3, as people will complain the spenders can just buy one 7R3 during Cyber Week or Christmas and immediately be Valiant.
They could have required Necropolis completion/exploration, and that would be worse. At least with this route, it means big spenders can't just instantly become Valiant, and there are different avenues to obtaining 7R3 over time. Money will only save on time or needing to do Necropolis.
Also Necropolis will be doable F2P, just have the right champions and enough revives.
Also why wouldn't Necropolis be achievable? Do i smell skill issue?
Tho does anyone know what was fastest time window for players to achieve Thronebreaker and Paragon when it released? Was it too much grind?
The only reason why I'd kind of understand being opposed to 2 R3 7*s is because the 7* pool is still a bit "meh" overall, and people don't want to rank up mid-tier champs. But in that case, again: Wait. Back when 6*s were introduced, the pool was "meh" too, and you got like one 6* a month, at best. And now, look where we are.
Most FTP players (like myself) aren't really gonna be spending money to get the best offers to begin with. Yes $100 has more purchasing power as a Valiant vs Paragon/TB, but if FTP was not gonna spend $100 to begin with, the distinction is meaningless. Unit offers will probably be better as well, but as a mostly FTP who doesn't grind arena, I'm not gonna be purchasing the high end (more valuable) offers anyways as I budget for Banquet gifting.
Daily crystals are nice, but we will have to see what type of crystal Valiants get.
The real question is going to be in which bundles and how much are the r3 materials for Cyber Weekend? If they're raw resources packed in various bundles, cool...I can complete a r3 for one of my current r2s since I already have most of those resources saved up.
But if it's, say, a 2-3 gem (meaning no T4A fragments whatsoever) that's only attainable after spending 36-40k units on offers? That's a problem...cause most, if not all my stash got used to do Necropolis completion leading up to these sales.