Are Titan Shards Too Rare?

Viper198787

Let me preface this by saying I know Kabam has stated that titan shards are to be a rare and special resource in the contest. These crystals are just to give you the first opportunity to get new 7* champs.

That being said, I’ve only gotten a few. I got one within the first couple months they released them because they did special events to promote them and then I got some from Necro exploration. They also had some for Cyber Weekend cash offers too I believe. Outside of that I don’t really see them. There’s no events giving them out. No objective to give you 1,000 shards or in battlegrounds milestones unless you rank in celestial.

So the question I pose is are titan shards too rare? Should Kabam make titan shards more available?

Comments

Polygon

Imagine doing all of Necro, 7 for 7, BGs grinds just to see 2 Jabaris on your screen

BigBlueOx

For Valiant players that play routinely get Quantum or higher in BGs, plat3 plus AW, and participate in raids it’s not unreasonable to think that you can earn a Titan Opening monthly doing that.

captain_rogers

Titan crystal is so rare that necropolis completion run gives you a r3 gem, but not a full titan crystal. So basically a titan crystal is more rare than a 7* r3 gem (Highest rankup currently).

We don't need more titan shards, what we need is, kabam should ensure titan crystal is free of mid champs like jabari and unduped thing. old champs like havok and spiderham are fine as they are great champs in general without the need of awakening, New champs who might be mid like dani or current gladiator is also fine since they are new champs. I don't mind pulling a jabari from basic as she's fine utility champ, but I ain't working my A off for 3-4 months just to pull a jabari. It is unfair to keep them in crystals.

So far I've opened only one titan crystal and got ham, very happy with him.

GinjabredMonsta

Titan crystal is so rare that necropolis completion run gives you a r3 gem, but not a full titan crystal. So basically a titan crystal is more rare than a 7* r3 gem (Highest rankup currently).

We don't need more titan shards, what we need is, kabam should ensure titan crystal is free of mid champs like jabari and unduped thing. old champs like havok and spiderham are fine as they are great champs in general without the need of awakening, New champs who might be mid like dani or current gladiator is also fine since they are new champs. I don't mind pulling a jabari from basic as she's fine utility champ, but I ain't working my A off for 3-4 months just to pull a jabari. It is unfair to keep them in crystals.

So far I've opened only one titan crystal and got ham, very happy with him.

…what?

Rookiie

No, because that will only accelerate the path to 8-stars
I’m okay with things going at a slow pace rn

BigBlueOx

No, because that will only accelerate the path to 8-stars
I’m okay with things going at a slow pace rn

Rank ups are what push that cart not champ acquisition… we only got 7stars because the rank up gates opened.

I don’t see how an exclusive pay wall crystal has anything to do with it. Folks drinking too much Kabam-aid if they think getting a chance on a new champs means 8stars are coming.

Don’t get it twisted.

Rookiie

No, because that will only accelerate the path to 8-stars
I’m okay with things going at a slow pace rn
Rank ups are what push that cart not champ acquisition… we only got 7stars because the rank up gates opened.

I don’t see how an exclusive pay wall crystal has anything to do with it. Folks drinking too much Kabam-aid if they think getting a chance on a new champs means 8stars are coming.

Don’t get it twisted.

Tell us you’re bitter about your last pull without telling us you’re bitter about your last pull.

Of course accelerating champ acquisition will ‘push that cart’.

Don't be dense.

BigBlueOx

No, because that will only accelerate the path to 8-stars
I’m okay with things going at a slow pace rn
Rank ups are what push that cart not champ acquisition… we only got 7stars because the rank up gates opened.

I don’t see how an exclusive pay wall crystal has anything to do with it. Folks drinking too much Kabam-aid if they think getting a chance on a new champs means 8stars are coming.

Don’t get it twisted.

Tell us you’re bitter about your last pull without telling us you’re bitter about your last pull.

Of course accelerating champ acquisition will ‘push that cart’.

Don't be dense.

Man, enjoy that punch bowl. 3 chances at a different pool of champs before they hit the basic isn’t breaking anything

Also I got SpiderHam. Completely happy thanks for asking.

Ercarret

I don't really think they need to come in quicker. The main issue, as I see it, is to make sure they come in at roughly the same pace for everyone. While it's only natural that spenders and top-achievers gain more shards than other players, I think the Titan crystal is so powerful that even a little luck goes a long way (and the more crystals you open, the greater the chance of a lucky pull).

Back when 6*s where the top champions, I felt like most people that opened featured crystals got roughly the same champions. Since the shards were so plentiful, the luck sort of evened out across the board. With Titan shards, a single opening can create a massive divide between people. The difference between pulling the newest meta champion and pulling an old champion that you probably have ranked up as a 6* anyway, is huge. If the same thing happens twice in a row, you really start seeing a divide between the two accounts.

I don't think we're at a point where this is a huge issue at the moment, but I'm also not fully convinced that it can't become an issue in the future.

Rookiie

No, because that will only accelerate the path to 8-stars
I’m okay with things going at a slow pace rn
Rank ups are what push that cart not champ acquisition… we only got 7stars because the rank up gates opened.

I don’t see how an exclusive pay wall crystal has anything to do with it. Folks drinking too much Kabam-aid if they think getting a chance on a new champs means 8stars are coming.

Don’t get it twisted.

Tell us you’re bitter about your last pull without telling us you’re bitter about your last pull.

Of course accelerating champ acquisition will ‘push that cart’.

Don't be dense.
Man, enjoy that punch bowl. 3 chances at a different pool of champs before they hit the basic isn’t breaking anything

You’re the same guy that’s going to be complaining once 8-stars hit the ground. The solution to your problem isn’t making titan shards more available, it’s the selection of champs in the titan pool.

Don’t get it twisted.

BigBlueOx

No, because that will only accelerate the path to 8-stars
I’m okay with things going at a slow pace rn
Rank ups are what push that cart not champ acquisition… we only got 7stars because the rank up gates opened.

I don’t see how an exclusive pay wall crystal has anything to do with it. Folks drinking too much Kabam-aid if they think getting a chance on a new champs means 8stars are coming.

Don’t get it twisted.

Tell us you’re bitter about your last pull without telling us you’re bitter about your last pull.

Of course accelerating champ acquisition will ‘push that cart’.

Don't be dense.
Man, enjoy that punch bowl. 3 chances at a different pool of champs before they hit the basic isn’t breaking anything

You’re the same guy that’s going to be complaining once 8-stars hit the ground. The solution to your problem isn’t making titan shards more available, it’s the selection of champs in the titan pool.

Don’t get it twisted.

Oh nice call back! Way to be original.

Nah man it’s a game about acquiring ****. There’s always gonna neee to be something to chase. 7stars made sense to me, as did 6stars and so eventually do 8stars. We stop getting new rarities then the game really did die.

As long as I’m playing I’ll welcome that next level with open arms…. Unless it really is unbuffed Groot

Terminatrix

Let me preface this by saying I know Kabam has stated that titan shards are to be a rare and special resource in the contest. These crystals are just to give you the first opportunity to get new 7* champs.

That being said, I’ve only gotten a few. I got one within the first couple months they released them because they did special events to promote them and then I got some from Necro exploration. They also had some for Cyber Weekend cash offers too I believe. Outside of that I don’t really see them. There’s no events giving them out. No objective to give you 1,000 shards or in battlegrounds milestones unless you rank in celestial.

So the question I pose is are titan shards too rare? Should Kabam make titan shards more available?

Increase the availability AND the quantity. With the current pace of the game and Kabam already talking about introducing 8*'s, might as well go ahead and make Titans more accesible.

Plus Kabam INSISTS on having champs that need to be awakened/duped in the Titan. This will require more shards to have a shot at getting the dupes, and get 1 step closer to a champs full potential, or 7* AGs which we don't have yet. So more shards need to be available.

Or Kabam should slow down and not even entertain the idea of 8*'s yet, at least not for another 2 years. Give us time to enjoy and get great use out of our 7*'s.

Rookiie

No, because that will only accelerate the path to 8-stars
I’m okay with things going at a slow pace rn
Rank ups are what push that cart not champ acquisition… we only got 7stars because the rank up gates opened.

I don’t see how an exclusive pay wall crystal has anything to do with it. Folks drinking too much Kabam-aid if they think getting a chance on a new champs means 8stars are coming.

Don’t get it twisted.

Tell us you’re bitter about your last pull without telling us you’re bitter about your last pull.

Of course accelerating champ acquisition will ‘push that cart’.

Don't be dense.
Man, enjoy that punch bowl. 3 chances at a different pool of champs before they hit the basic isn’t breaking anything

You’re the same guy that’s going to be complaining once 8-stars hit the ground. The solution to your problem isn’t making titan shards more available, it’s the selection of champs in the titan pool.

Don’t get it twisted.
Oh nice call back! Way to be original.

Nah man it’s a game about acquiring ****. There’s always gonna neee to be something to chase. 7stars made sense to me, as did 6stars and so eventually do 8stars. We stop getting new rarities then the game really did die.

As long as I’m playing I’ll welcome that next level with open arms…. Unless it really is unbuffed Groot

I’m with you man, but we’re already at 7-star R3, we’re halfway there. I don’t want this game to move forward too fast, because we won’t be able to enjoy what we get our hands on.

Pikolu

These crystals are designed to be very exclusive, the less exclusive they are, the more people who will have 7* onslaught and bullseye will increase. As much as I would love more Titan crystals to increase my chance of getting Sersi, I understand how rare they're supposed to be and am fine with the current acquisition rate.

Polygon

These crystals are designed to be very exclusive, the less exclusive they are, the more people who will have 7* onslaught and bullseye will increase. As much as I would love more Titan crystals to increase my chance of getting Sersi, I understand how rare they're supposed to be and am fine with the current acquisition rate.

This does make sense but you have to keep in mind - Whats stopping Kabam from putting a bunch of Titan shards in July 4, Cyber or Spring Cleaning? If kept at the same rate, they should be like this for those deals as well. They can still be offered just not crazy amounts like 5k

Beewee

A lot of the rewards in this game need an update. More titan shards would be a good start. Winning the entirety of the bgs season which is a months worth of content only gives half of one.

Pikolu

These crystals are designed to be very exclusive, the less exclusive they are, the more people who will have 7* onslaught and bullseye will increase. As much as I would love more Titan crystals to increase my chance of getting Sersi, I understand how rare they're supposed to be and am fine with the current acquisition rate.
This does make sense but you have to keep in mind - Whats stopping Kabam from putting a bunch of Titan shards in July 4, Cyber or Spring Cleaning? If kept at the same rate, they should be like this for those deals as well. They can still be offered just not crazy amounts like 5k

Kabam are the ones who control how many Titan crystals are anywhere. If they want to put a ton in the major sales, then they're more than welcome to. That would only mean they'll get more common through other parts of the game. However, I highly doubt they'll make them plentiful anytime soon because they want them to be rare.

ThatGuy214

Titan shards are rare it another step to keep the average player from getting the newest champion. We use to have a high drop rate 5* feature crystal this was shifted a feature pool crystal. And the latest is the titan crystal it rewards the spenders while widening the gap from the average player. Even notice a down turn in BG were it not fun be the average player just getting mower over by larger rosters. Were even if evenly matched in skill basically a nuke meta for new season.

Bigfoot33

The real problem is they are a completely different type of shards. Prior to 7-Star champs, all we had to do was save a little more 5 and 6 star shards and open a featured crystal. As much as they want us to believe it's not a featured 7-Star crystal, the titan crystal IS a featured crystal.

BigBlueOx

These crystals are designed to be very exclusive, the less exclusive they are, the more people who will have 7* onslaught and bullseye will increase. As much as I would love more Titan crystals to increase my chance of getting Sersi, I understand how rare they're supposed to be and am fine with the current acquisition rate.

Man… I just don’t get this POV from a player perspective. It’s reads more like a statement from HR about employee engagement.

I might be throwing out a number that’s high right now, but that’s haggling 101. Ask high, settle for what you’d like to see. I don’t get settling for the floor.

jcphillips7

When the Titan first released, most obviously couldn’t open one right away, but the game had several things you could do to start acquiring the shards in big chunks right away. Now whether this was to kick-off the crystal, or it just happened to be when a bunch of content was dropping at once I don’t know. But it was great.

5K here from BrutalDLX challenge, 5K here for reaching GC, 5K here for this other objective, etc.

I got spoiled to it. Since then I’ve opened 7. Majority of those only acquired through Cyber Weekend and Necropolis. I did an opening of 5 at the start of December, and 2 the other day.

Now I have 2500 shards and the closest I can see myself opening my next Titan is when WoW ends (so that’s what, early April if I do the Gauntlet right away?). A whole new rotation will have taken place again by then.

Now I’m sure we’ll get Spring Cleaning and Act 8 out by then which will undoubtedly have some shards, but I’d like to be able to open at least ONE per month without having to fork over my wallet. I really think doubling the 7* dupe to 1200 would make a big difference.

Pikolu

These crystals are designed to be very exclusive, the less exclusive they are, the more people who will have 7* onslaught and bullseye will increase. As much as I would love more Titan crystals to increase my chance of getting Sersi, I understand how rare they're supposed to be and am fine with the current acquisition rate.
Man… I just don’t get this POV from a player perspective. It’s reads more like a statement from HR about employee engagement.

I might be throwing out a number that’s high right now, but that’s haggling 101. Ask high, settle for what you’d like to see. I don’t get settling for the floor.

You have to remember that forum guardians are a part of the ccp, my perspective is much larger than the normal players perspective, which is why I'm out here sharing that perspective to help enlarge your perspective.

Greed_Exodus

Definitely would like to see more things like the shooting stars quest released at least once a year, kinda feels like a new version of variants for shards

Vegeta9001

For Valiant players that play routinely get Quantum or higher in BGs, plat3 plus AW, and participate in raids it’s not unreasonable to think that you can earn a Titan Opening monthly doing that.

Couldn't dream of playing that much BG just to get pittance of rewards. Time to Reward value is not worth at all.

Usagicassidy

Imagine doing all of Necro, 7 for 7, BGs grinds just to see 2 Jabaris on your screen

We're NEVER going to stop hearing about this, are we.

captain_rogers

😭😭 @Polygon I'm there for ya.

jcphillips7

Imagine doing all of Necro, 7 for 7, BGs grinds just to see 2 Jabaris on your screen
We're NEVER going to stop hearing about this, are we.

“The beatings will continue until morale improves…”

In this case, the posts will continue until RNG improves