Rank ups instead of Champ Selector?

Seeing lots of threads about picking champs and which ones. I am pretty fortunate to have the Onslaughts and Photons but certainly don’t have the every champ (silk, Medusa). And there isn’t a favorite I haven’t been chasing…

With 21 Rank 3’s and 1 Rank 4, I judge myself in the mid to low roster size for Valiant these days. Seems like someone like me would benefit from 3 more rank 3’s than a rare champ. KT1 kind of echoed that I was thinking in his review - but is there a fault in that line of thinking?

Obviously I have no aspirations of climbing high rungs of BG’s, expect I will settle somewhere in Uru world but the easier it is to do that the better. And a bigger roster seems like the best way to do it. Just curious what others think

Comments

Herbal_Taxman

I’d take the champ. Unless you don’t play BGs / AW at all and don’t have access to those rewards, rankup mats shouldn’t be that hard to come by.

Chuck_Finley

I’d take the champ. Unless you don’t play BGs / AW at all and don’t have access to those rewards, rankup mats shouldn’t be that hard to come by.

Anything I get from BG’s is VT trophies and the store - don’t play war on any level that matters. So while I can get T4 alpha and class cats, it’s slower than most here it seems

JackTheSnack

If you seeking Medusa, go for her, if you have scream already, go for the rankups, especially if you have already done all of epoch and the rest of endgame content

Chuck_Finley

If you seeking Medusa, go for her, if you have scream already, go for the rankups, especially if you have already done all of epoch and the rest of endgame content

Completed epoch - exploration isn’t in the cards. Like Necro, just not my cup of tea. I pushed through a second time to awaken D Thanos on Necro, but that was about my limit. Lol.

So those rank up materials I don’t plan on chasing. Ordeal and 9.2 are explored. I guess that’s why free rank ups seem valuable. I don’t have anyway to awaken Medusa which seems to be where her value jumps.

JackTheSnack

If you seeking Medusa, go for her, if you have scream already, go for the rankups, especially if you have already done all of epoch and the rest of endgame content
Completed epoch - exploration isn’t in the cards. Like Necro, just not my cup of tea. I pushed through a second time to awaken D Thanos on Necro, but that was about my limit. Lol.

So those rank up materials I don’t plan on chasing. Ordeal and 9.2 are explored. I guess that’s why free rank ups seem valuable. I don’t have anyway to awaken Medusa which seems to be where her value jumps.

She really only gains value defensively awakened. So if you’re chasing her, go for her. If not, def the rank ups

Emilia90

100% depends on what you need. I was also tempted to go for those but then I realized I didn’t have many champs I wanted to r3 rn. If you have a bunch of champs you like and need resources, better to invest in them imo. If you need some new heavy hitters I’d take them now. Much harder to pull a champ (especially if they’re exclusives like Medusa) than it is to get rank up resources

captain_rogers

You can get a r3 from dse for free in just like 45-60 days

TotemCorruption

I don't think you need Medusa but having Silk might be pretty useful. Or another champ that you don't have or don't have awakened.
The R3 resources we can just buy at any time with no RNG failure; picking specific champs instead of living and dying through RNG crystals is very rare or expensive.

Chuck_Finley

Good responses so far.. kind of rethinking the rank ups. I favor silk over Medusa even though Medusa is limited. Kind of like the opportunity of awakening silk naturally if I get her now. And she is good enough unawakened to rank.

And in a draft situation, I am going to be banning awakened Medusa automatically anyway. Silk awakened or not I wouldn’t ban.

Decisions, decisions… lol

Aozer

I'm in the same boat!!

I'm really debating about getting Medusa which I have the gem to awaken her and sig up or either photon, silk or kushala. I already have a fully maxed out 6* ascended photon and 6* r4 version of the other 3 but it doesn't stop me from getting a 7* version of any lol.

I'm a new valiant with 5 x r3 champs so far, will like to r3 the following champs in no particular order: dazzler, dust, sinister, Chavez, prowler, red skull, purgatory and possibly serpent if I can awaken him.

Crazy how this has been bothering me since day one of poolshield.

ChaosMax1012

I dont have most of the champs i want, but i have everything i need. Onslaught, adam warlock, medusa, sentinel, DPX. All champs i want, but the rank up mats are infinitely better than a singular champion. I still have enough to r3 a few.

DMH525

I’m having the same problem deciding! I have most of the champs from the selectors. I am trying to decide between Deadpool x-force or a titan nexus, I am excited about several of the champs on the June update. I feel like we can’t go wrong, this was such an awesome event. Maybe I’m just overthinking it. It’s a free gift from kabam at the end of the day and July 4th is right around the corner.

Chuck_Finley

@DMH525 @Aozer - I hear ya…. Been bothering me too. lol

@ChaosMax1012 - and that’s the other side of my thinking. No content I am willing to do am I hurting for champs. My problem is almost always mine are ranked too low. It’s a tough call. Probably will sleep on it again.

JackTheSnack

Good responses so far.. kind of rethinking the rank ups. I favor silk over Medusa even though Medusa is limited. Kind of like the opportunity of awakening silk naturally if I get her now. And she is good enough unawakened to rank.

And in a draft situation, I am going to be banning awakened Medusa automatically anyway. Silk awakened or not I wouldn’t ban.

Decisions, decisions… lol

Not to make your choice harder, but just gonna leave this here for what I went with today 👀

TikkaMasala

Feel your pain @Chuck_Finley ive been going back and forth on this since the store opened. Trying to decide if getting DPX is worth more than being able to take 3 champs to R3. Like Emilia I don’t currently have a bunch of champs that I’m excited to take to R3 but I know in time I’ll get more options. Is DPX better than 3 R3’s?? Can’t decide…. 😫

altavista

Even if you buy one of the champion options, you should have enough left over to get the 250k offer with T4a and stuff. That is enough to get you to one more rank up or two.

As long as its not to get another progression level, I’d go for guaranteed targeted champion. We may not ‘need’ more champions to complete content, but having a champion lets us test them out to even see if we want to rank them up.

Rayven5220

@DMH525 @Aozer - I hear ya…. Been bothering me too. lol

@ChaosMax1012 - and that’s the other side of my thinking. No content I am willing to do am I hurting for champs. My problem is almost always mine are ranked too low. It’s a tough call. Probably will sleep on it again.

The fact you just said when you're doing content your champs always seem to be ranked too low for the content, I woild go for the rank up materials, especially if you're not really chasing a single champion.

I went rank up materials, myself, because though I have most of the heavy hitters, there were also other champs I wanted to take up for bg's and future content.

Sunstar19

I would consider whether that champion has a special utility which my current crop of champions lack. Medusa has easy access to armour shatter which shuts down robots. That alone was my justification to get the selector for Medusa

Azdef

We will keep getting rank up materials through various contents/ offers ( and their value will depreciate as time goes on) but getting a good champion selector is pretty rare.

Ansh_A

Same boat as you.

I am a low level valiant and have only about 10 r3s and no r4s. I went for the 250 poolie deal and ranked 4 r3s. My r3 roster was science and tech heavy, i needed others so got a few good mutant and skill rank ups to provide a more balanced roster.

I can make do without the 7* Onslaught, Bishop, Medusa and America Chavez i have been chasing. Kept 6r3 versions of them for now (r5 for Bishop) and will wait it out. I am not a big BG/AW player anyways. Stopped playing both recently and joined a retired alliance.

[Deleted User]

I could have picked Kushala or Sentinel but I went for the rank up mats

CheeseHead4EVER

Currently struggling with this decision as well. Looking for opinions on selector (DPX) vs. rank up bundles. For context, I have 95 7star champs, 9 at r3 with gems/cats available to r3 4-5 more right now. I have not done the ordeal or epoch yet but will eventually and I'm waiting on 100% 9.2 until I have the units to get the deal.

How good is DPX? Is he worth missing out on another instant 3-4 R3's (Most likely would be champs like Medusa, Domino or Bishop, Red Skull, Bullseye or Chee, and Silk or Nef). Any thoughts are appreciated!

Chuck_Finley

Currently struggling with this decision as well. Looking for opinions on selector (DPX) vs. rank up bundles. For context, I have 95 7star champs, 9 at r3 with gems/cats available to r3 4-5 more right now. I have not done the ordeal or epoch yet but will eventually and I'm waiting on 100% 9.2 until I have the units to get the deal.

How good is DPX? Is he worth missing out on another instant 3-4 R3's (Most likely would be champs like Medusa, Domino or Bishop, Red Skull, Bullseye or Chee, and Silk or Nef). Any thoughts are appreciated!

I have DPX… at the time that’s who I wanted, didn’t get Medusa so awakened him, took him to R3, and through the special sigs on him.

Great BG nuke. Barely used him at all in 9.2. Did not use him in Ordeal. Not really built for long form stuff.

So I would say just a fun offensive nuke champ who doesn’t need awakening with one caveat - With 7 star Fury coming, an awakened DPX who shuts down his second life is probably going to be valued more than it would have before.

Magrailothos

I'm looking at the same idea @Chuck_Finley

I'm close to forming my third generic T7B, and so if I go with Bundle 2, then I could put a lot of that T6B/T4A/T3A/T6CC towards a r4 champion.

So personally, I'm planning to get 4x Bundle 2, and 1x bundle 7, so I can put the cats where I want. Take someone to r4; take others to r3.

I might even squander some of it taking a rare 6* to R5, just for a bit of fun...

WhatsGoodEnglish

All the rank up mats will come to you over time and will also greatly depreciate over time but you could play for years and never see the champion your after so IMO, if the game gives you the opportunity to pick someone you’ve been chasing after who you really think will help out your account (or you just really want that champ) you should take that opportunity

Chuck_Finley

Great arguments all around, the choice is made: (h/t @JackTheSnack )

Most convincing argument for me is the R3 material depreciation coming. Hope to awaken her naturally but she will still put in work without the awakening. Thanks for all the comments.

TikkaMasala

Congrats. She’s an amazing champ.

Halley

I still think Champ selector is better, in the past, I waited 6 months to get the champ I like, common Rank up materials are not hard to get

psp742

Unlike OP I don't have that many rank3 7* nor do I have that many rank2, out of the Discount Shed deals, I pick following: Bundle (7) - 2x generic 7* rank2to3, Bundle (6) - 1x generic 7* rank1to2, and Bundle (2) - for deal with two tier4 alpha catalyst and some tier 6 class catalyst [since im half way to the 3rd tier4 alpha.. so I could possibly rank3 another champion].

I guess everyone has their priorities as to what they feel us important for their account.

mustgofaster

With 21 Rank 3’s and 1 Rank 4, I judge myself in the mid to low roster size for Valiant these days. Seems like someone like me would benefit from 3 more rank 3’s than a rare champ.

Obviously I have no aspirations of climbing high rungs of BG’s, expect I will settle somewhere in Uru world but the easier it is to do that the better. And a bigger roster seems like the best way to do it. Just curious what others think

Damn, I did not realize 21 R3's is mid-to-low, then my 15 R3 (and 0 R4) definitely puts me in low end for Valiant.
I almost always choose rank up materials over champs/shards, the champs will come, the resources to rank them is usually slower, at least I find it that way.