**Mastery Loadouts**
Due to issues related to the release of Mastery Loadouts, the "free swap" period will be extended.
The new end date will be May 1st.
Due to issues related to the release of Mastery Loadouts, the "free swap" period will be extended.
The new end date will be May 1st.
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Individuals should absolutely make use of tools to make their lives easier. However, never lose sight of the idea that they are tools. They are not some code to crack the game. They are guides.
There are two types of people that give tier lists a bad name.
First, those who follow them religiously. Only the best of the best must be ranked and they wait endlessly for a select few champs. That makes for a miserable existence imo and it's just a game. Why play something to be miserable? And even more perplexing, you're making yourself miserable by doing so.
The second group consists of those who see absolutely no point to tier lists. Tools are tools. How you use them is entirely up to the individual.
Some try to use a screwdriver to hammer in a nail, while others would choose not to use a lighter to light a fire and freeze to death cause tools are bad mmmkay. Botg groups are equally bad imo.
It is OK to recognize the value of a tool without becoming completely reliant upon it. There is and should be middle ground when it comes to tier lists.
Ideally we should spend time with the champs we get and understand where they will do well in the game. I think each champ will have a use somewhere but, sadly some will just be for war defense on a specific node.
I'm not saying tier lists are good or bad intrinsically. I'm just saying that it is impossible to comprehend a world where players aren't comparing champs to each other and stating that opinion, but still has actual players and an actual player community where the players discuss anything at all.
Even without the advice of anyone else, people would find out (the hard way) that some of those champs are TRASH. And all on their own.
Could you find worth in any champ? Yes.
Would any Champ help in act 6 and beyond? No.
I personally thing that a lot more RDT posts would be made because of not having some advice.
Even on my over 1mil rating account, never took anyone up just because I was told they were “god”.
I remember getting quake, and not liking her. She was put on the shelf for months before I started using her little by little and seeing first hand her power.
It's also nice to see what characters could become if you take the time to learn them. Like I never would have guessed that ghost or quake were the best champs available if I didn't see it on a tier list first. (I don't have either of them at anything higher than a 3*).
But I agree that people who treat tier lists like a bible are crazy. Mephisto was my first 5* and my first 6* so I know his playstyle better than almost any champ in the game and would take him over any mystic, except Doom, in 80% of matchups.
Now for early game players that are just getting their first few 4 star rank up options, yes tier lists are great, however the creators should start putting in notes as to why each one is ranked where it is to help a player understand why its rated there, how they can potentially use them, and if maybe someone from a lower tier is more useful for them at their current stage
The significance of this is if you have the skills to back your rank ups it’s no problem, looking at Swedeah, but a majority of the player base just aren’t at that level so it would potential hinder their progress. A big part of this game isn’t always making the fun rank ups, but the wise and sometimes necessary ones.
That will end the conflict.
Every champ has some use.
Ex. Falcon he has damage now. Good for evade champs.
Ex. New Players pulling gambit and punisher 2099 as back to back 5 star can clear out act 5 content too.
That is the goal. Make everyone useful.
Versatile roster is what players need.
Learn about the comics. Rank up your favourite champ and also use them on tough senario. Enjoy the game.
User friendly.
Unlike other games with tier lists, like Super Smash bros or Overwatch, you don’t miss out on much if you focus on a “low tier” champion.
In Contest of Champions, if you choose to rank the champions you enjoy playing, you might end up with a team of Joe Fixit, Iron patriot, and Howard the Duck as R5. If you do Alliances, they are gonna criticize you, which can ruin your enjoyment of the game. You are going to struggle to complete content, which also ruins your enjoyment.
Having said that, once you are over the hump (probably Cavalier level), then yes, tier lists become meaningless.
Karate Mike is great too. But not everyone likes suicides and he's in big favor of them. I go back and forth, but hate having to drop units for changing them. There are a lot of champ's that benefit from throwing specials and even though they hit harder, if they can't throw specials, they aren't actually doing more damage to make it worth while.
Just an example of 2 different play styles, show cased by 2 different youtubers, both which highlight different pros and cons. Neither is gospel, but both are great sources of information for players to check out. Along with many others...