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Is Doom the next “event” champ?
Dr. Crab
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Purely speculative but my hunch is that he will not be pullable if released. This unfortunately is adding a very frustrating angle to the game. Since Red Guardian and now Torch, I’m beginning to become apprehensive to do anything with my units because my favorite characters may be locked behind incredibly unit costs. I’m not sure if this was the intent but I do hope this era ends. I have absolutely no problem with unique champs like Dark Phoenix or Old Human Torch (for you newer players, he popped up in a quest awhile ago) having this kind of structure, but for just standard basic pool champs, it just feels discouraging.
I mean this not as a flex but of genuine critique, I’m at a place in my life where if I wanted, I could buy every single champ when these things happen, but I’m getting to the point where after just two of these, I’m starting to feel completely uninterested in these events because I know there’s going to be another in 2 months and, I don’t know, do I want to spend another grand on pixels again? I don’t know if this is how anyone else feels but I feel, at least for me, this is the wrong path. I’m a huge fan of the game, I want it to last, If this is working and the team knows it via purchase data and purchase trends, then this is completely a moot point, but if the calculus is trending downwards with regards to spending, relative to these events, that’s my take why.
I mean this not as a flex but of genuine critique, I’m at a place in my life where if I wanted, I could buy every single champ when these things happen, but I’m getting to the point where after just two of these, I’m starting to feel completely uninterested in these events because I know there’s going to be another in 2 months and, I don’t know, do I want to spend another grand on pixels again? I don’t know if this is how anyone else feels but I feel, at least for me, this is the wrong path. I’m a huge fan of the game, I want it to last, If this is working and the team knows it via purchase data and purchase trends, then this is completely a moot point, but if the calculus is trending downwards with regards to spending, relative to these events, that’s my take why.
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But maybe I’m the only one getting exhausted by the “chase this, chase that” and “drop US$750 for an exclusive champ” approach that dominates the game lately.
Dr. Zola
I’d like Kabam to do 2 things for the community (which they won’t because it involves pro player communication..)
1. Be open with us around their strategy for releasing 6* locked champions. Is this approach here to stay? (I fear it is)
2. Be clear on their approach to releasing these 6* locked champs into the 7* crystal pool. Will that happen, and how long will it take post sale event?
These 2 things will at least allow people to plan their approach to unit/cash spend and help alleviate some of the FOMO.
Doom is fan favourite , both as character and as mcoc champ, and that's enough reasons to milk
The only thing that people like is that they can get them guaranteed. That's it. And for 99.9% of the playerbase that doesnt matter
You keep citing "the meta" as a reason against Doom, when the majority of players focus is outside of the officially stated "niche" BG mode. One of the complaints about Human Torch by BG players is that HT doesn't work for all the metas because of chip damage, so that is already an argument against paywalled champions needing to be "meta" champions.
Just like how Human Torch for J4 coincides with the Fantastic Four movie, and Red Guardian with the spring offers synegized with Thunderbolts movie, Doom for 2026 HoF would have worked nicely had Avengers Doomsday stuck with their original release date.
The only real use he has is questing and maybe the occasional war fight but that's it.
Doc Doom, not a game changer though, players have better 7* mystic options available
So, yes I agree, BGs isn't the only game mode but the trend so far has been BGs meta relevant champs. That might change or it might not but to me that's why Abs or Claire make way more sense than Doom for these events.
That's literally what I said lol I can definitely see him being in the HoF 2026 crystal. What I don't see is him being the chase champ for the final milestone in a p2w event like the last three.
Suprbroz, the biggest banquet spender last year, afaik is not even in celestial tier.
Last 3 champs are not "meta relevant" champs. they are just good champs who also happen to be meta relevant. Doom sucks in bgs in 2025, I'm not going to suger coat it, But which other champ have actual good damage and can do Necro level fights without letting enemy throw a single special, except magik and quake? No one (Maybe guilly but that'll be too much blocked hits). That ability alone is Too op and doom will always be relevant.
And if you think claire gonna make more money than doom I have no words for you. She literally hits like a pillow, have great utility but definitely not the damage needed to end bg fights, unless you're a fan of timing out, she's going to be bad for bgs. Abs man is doom level and he'll likely be milked as well but as others said these sales often follow a lore, if there is no more for abs man then he'll only make it to next year wof.
This is my prediction for next wof
Archangel
Kingpin
Cassie (to balance out)
Claire or abs
Hulking (could be top prize)
Nimrod/ghost
Others like kate scorp cgr doom kitty likely be monetized on individual events.
I know some people will whale out that's guaranteed regardless of the champ, but if you're telling me people would be just as inclined to whale out for Doom as they would be for Abs or Claire in 2025 you are absolutely delusional. I can guarantee you Abs and Claire would sell way more than Doom simply because their kits have aged very well with the meta and I'm not talking about BGs strictly I'm talking about war and everything else.
Weird, it's so op yet I still used other champs when I went for my Necropolis paths back then and I already had a r5 ascended Doom. You said you weren't sugar coating but you 100% are lmfao.
Claire has something only one other champ in the entire game has and that's easy access to buff immunity debuff, also if she did hit like a noodle she would've already been released. Her damage isn't crazy but she's not a noodle, you're overreacting cause you're mad that I said Doom wouldn't be final milestone worthy for one of these events more than Abs or Claire (for the record I do think even Claire is a bit of a stretch but if I had to pick between her and Doom then it's definitely her).
And claire damage is actually below average without suicides you'll know if you have actually used her. Her damage is balanced out for her insane lifesteal if she had great damage with that lifesteal she would have been absolutely broken.
It is mid but she's not a noodle, and her utility is still extremely rare compared to Doom's. She also has way more utility even though yes she's not the fastest but finishing with 100% hp every fight, having triple immunity + easy access to power steal, and keeping the defender buff locked for a good amount of time is better than anything Doom can do with his rotation in BGs which is still lengthy or his utility which is basically power steal and nullify, and yes I am strictly talking about BGs now since you're saying she would suck for BGs, she definitely wouldn't suck as much as Doom.
Cows are meant to be milked