Adaptive eq:State of Kabam
Adaptive EQ is a straight up disaster and it’s killing MCOC. Kabam somehow found a way to screw both FTP and P2W with this one.
Look at how it’s built. Every month we’re dealing with rotating nodes and restrictions. You can’t just bring in your best champs anymore, you have to bring super specific counters or you’re eating revives and potions. That’s not skill, that’s Kabam forcing us into resource spending. Crazy health pools and attack rating for only 25k prestige. I can’t imagine what the higher players are facing.
And for what? Rewards that haven’t been improved in years. Cavalier EQ rewards have basically been the same since 2020. We’re in 2025 now. Paragon EQ “buffed rewards” were a joke too. 6* shards capped out, 7* shards in tiny amounts that don’t even make a dent, and rank-up mats that don’t line up with current content. You grind hours and hours for a couple thousand shards while BGs and side quests throw out more for less effort. Valiant eq was good people enjoyed it. Now we got this bs. The rewards are still outdated. Look at 9.3 HELLO?
Free to play players are straight up getting punished. If you don’t have a 200+ champ roster with all the niche counters leveled, you’re forced to spend units. It takes anywhere from 800–1200 units just to clear EQ if you don’t have the right champs, and that’s if you play clean. That’s weeks of grinding arena down the drain just to finish one month of content.
And whales aren’t spared either. P2W players are dropping cash for crystals, sigs, boosts, CHAMPIONS?? Like cmon and still walking away pissed because the return is so bad. Why spend $100 on crystals when the rewards from the main monthly quest are the same trash they’ve been since before 7*s even existed? Even if you blitz through Adaptive EQ with maxed rosters, the rewards don’t justify the time sink.
Meanwhile Kabam keeps piling on grind. AQ, AW, BGs, side quests, solo events, alliance events. Now EQ isn’t even the “chill content” anymore, it’s another chore stacked on top. No wonder burnout is sky high. People aren’t excited to log in, they’re dreading it.
The community sees it. Go check Reddit, Discords, YouTube. Everyone’s saying the same thing this EQ SUCKSSSS! it’s punishing to everyone, and people are quitting. Kabam acting like this is the future of the game is delusional.
If you want the game to survive, here’s what needs to happen: Rewards need to scale with the time and effort. Stop throwing us 6* shards like it’s 2021. Drop the rotating node gimmicks. They don’t add a challenge they add annoyance. Respect both FTP and P2W players. Nobody wants to dump units or money just to feel like their doing a job.
