Player time investment appreciation

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I would say this: The vast majority of players are not endgame players and it is understandable if the majority of content and rewards are aimed towards them. That isn’t wasn’t frustrates me though. I’m Valiant with 100% completion acts 9&8 but I only have 8 R3’s. None are Sig 200. Once again, I’m okay with that. I feel Kabam has given me enough free things to justify my time investment. I don’t feel like they should do both. For example: It cost 18 energy per fight on Epoch. Revives aren’t farmable like they used to be so they’re 40 units a piece. You need to level up a champion to get through content? 1 million+ gold. Then there’s Iso. If you have a job, kids, other hobbies, this game can devour your time and attention. That’s fine, but don’t devour my money also. There should be alternate routes to get to a destination. If I need to restart the mutant/mystic path 10 times it’s going to cost me money. I’ve run through 10 energy refills on one path alone- that’s money. 50 revives, one path, money. Say skill issue, everyone, no one, is MSD. Leave off the predatory practices to monopolize time and money. I appreciate a challenge. If I wanna devote my day off to getting through this content I should be able to do so WITHOUT also using my gas money. I’ll pay for revives if need be, don’t make me pay for energy also. The rewards are worth the time, but if you add up the energy, revives, iso, and TIME invested for the average player to get through epoch- it’s absurd. 30 revives a path on a good run. 1200 units per path. 5 restarts a path 900 units. If you aren’t a streamer this is costing a few odins. Plus the TIME, which is the most valuable commodity we have. Maybe they need ad revenue, pay to skip adds, but there are so many angles where they make it pay to play it feels abusive at times. I genuinely enjoy playing this game until I hit one of their pay walls. Try to get celestial with R2’s in your deck😂. I do not think they need to make the game easier, make rank ups cheaper, I think whales should be able to pay their way through most if not all facets of this game- that’s reasonable, don’t make it inaccessible for those who can’t or chose not to. You can play Fortnite for a year straight and not spend a dime. People will spend if you put a good product out. Lastly, I’d like to comment on the crystal RNG- it’s horrible. If you purchase 100 valiant dark phoenix saga crystals it’s over $600. 2.5 % chance that you get a 7 star. So for $600+ I may get 3 7 stars? You don’t even get the the champions you may be chasing? If someone pays over $100 I feel they should be guaranteed a 7 star. Over $300, that should be the seven star you WANT. Over $500 and you awaken the 7 star YOU WANT. The premium crystal is ALMOST the right idea, but it feels like the bare minimum on the path to ethical business. Randomness adds to the chase, but one should be able to pay for what they want. Set a value (that’s fair) and I bet people will spend more.