So… Relics?

Suros_moon

Im as big a critic of the relic system as the next person, but they are still a part of the reward scheme yet have been completely ignored for months. You can only open so many of them before you have every single one (at least as a 3/4 star) and yet we still see milestones paying them out. Allocate those rewards to systems which aren’t neglected or restart the cadence. Sitting on 60 crystals because there is nothing new to acquire is the worst outcome.

Also, to the bigger question of how relics fit in, I seem to recall the concern was that they “stepped on the toes of champions abilities”. My concern is that this is an impossible bar to clear. Champions do... everything. I struggle to think of any ability a relic could acquire that wasnt found in a champion kit. Its impossible with so many releases. I hope that this was a general sentiment because if not then I fear they will just go the way of the dodo.

Im curious how everyone else feels about the stall

Finalfuryk

I think I've got every three star and four star relic at this point. I'd love for some new ones to come out soon.

Crine60

I'm frustrated that they won't tell us if the crystals/shards we already have will allow us to get the new type they may be working on or if they are only good for these existing ones and we'll have to collect new shards for new ones. It directly impacts my decision on whether I open more of what I have now or not.

Pandingo

I actually love relics. I love the little competitive edge they give with synergy champs. I love the fight strategies that include them. With a laundry list of big swing and misses as of late I think they were aggressively dispised at release but have actually become a fun part of my experience with the game. That being said yes. I'm sitting on 37 openings atm. Just opening six star ones and still hitting dupes 3x before I hit a new or first time dupe. Haha. But as I've collected and multiduped all the others and as the rosters expand I'd like a fresh batch so my most used champs can all be equipped without much hassle.

Suros_moon

Pandingo said:

I actually love relics. I love the little competitive edge they give with synergy champs. I love the fight strategies that include them. With a laundry list of big swing and misses as of late I think they were aggressively dispised at release but have actually become a fun part of my experience with the game. That being said yes. I'm sitting on 37 openings atm. Just opening six star ones and still hitting dupes 3x before I hit a new or first time dupe. Haha. But as I've collected and multiduped all the others and as the rosters expand I'd like a fresh batch so my most used champs can all be equipped without much hassle.

Im in the same position. Have all of them at 4 star and 3 star. 3/4 complete for 5 stat halfway for 6 star. Ive got about 40 openings worth for 4 and 3 star unopened which is why Im getting annoyed. Those rewards that involve relic shards need to be reallocated into other currencies or they need to release new relics to make the shards have any kind of value.

The bigger question of how relics fit in is a separate issue. My problem is that some of them have genuinely strong and worthwhile interactions (BW with black cat, Hulkbuster with Guardian etc) but the vast majority are literally combo extenders. Thats it. We didnt need an entirely new system to get one more combo in my opinion so they need to have much bigger game impact to make sense. My suggestion has always been: Make them enable synergies from the champ. Imagine being able to play kitty with a tigra synergy without taking up the extra slot. Its a game changer for so many people without being game breaking

Suros_moon

Crine60 said:

I'm frustrated that they won't tell us if the crystals/shards we already have will allow us to get the new type they may be working on or if they are only good for these existing ones and we'll have to collect new shards for new ones. It directly impacts my decision on whether I open more of what I have now or not.

I would be shocked if they iced us for 7 months only to invalidate the rewards they shoved into every facet of the game. I would bet against the idea that they make us re-accumulator shards. This isnt like the solo shard debacle where players had literal millions if them stored up… well at least as long as they start releasing new ones sometime soon

raviXsharma

I like how they give an edge but making some content relic dependant, like a few lanes in EQ which gives a disadvantage if you don't have a relic equiped, instead of giving an advantage of having a relic equiped, is not a good turn the game is taking.