how are we doing with 7* progression?
with the recent talk of gamemodes needing reward buffs (whether or not they do is not the point of this thread), i think it's important to notice how much time we have left with 7*s.
7*s were launched almost 2 years ago in may 2023. there are 6 ranks and we're probably looking at r5s by next january.
r6s are probably in december 2026, and 8*s launch in summer 2027 while they also release ascension material for 7*s. if we see 8*s in 2027, that will be 4 years.
6*s lasted 5.5 years (january 2018 to may 2023). are you okay if 7*s last 4? why or why not?
imo kabam has done a lot of good things with 7* release structure:
-max combat power rate at r1 which makes them usable from the start
-materials were really slow during the 6*s meta (both shards and rankup materials) and for some people everything took ages to but with 7*s, they've designed content and the shard economy where you have a steady rate of opening crystals and ranking up. in that sense the 7* rollout is so much smoother
that said, a 4 year lifecycle feels too fast for me and with players wanting big buffs to modes, we might get 8*s even faster.
are you happy with how things are going? are 7*s being rolled out too fast or not fast enough?
