Back Issues #7: Arachnid Action

TyEdge · April 2021

Spurgeon14 said:
Not a fan at all of the R3-R4 gems that can only be used on 2017 or earlier champs! Already at max capacity and don't feel like I have good options for these! They really need to start bumping these up to 2020 or earlier gems!

They are constantly reworking old champs to improve the value of these gems and create new uses for them.

And for everyone grumbling about t2a, glory store changes go live tomorrow and iirc everyone gets a larger amount per buy.

Mrspider568 · April 2021

phew 😅 this will release one day after my final exam

Jahnybravo · April 2021

TyEdge said:

Spurgeon14 said:
Not a fan at all of the R3-R4 gems that can only be used on 2017 or earlier champs! Already at max capacity and don't feel like I have good options for these! They really need to start bumping these up to 2020 or earlier gems!
They are constantly reworking old champs to improve the value of these gems and create new uses for them.

ah yes. give us rewards that are useless now so we can hope they'll one day have value. I love my rank up stocks

Doctor_Death_123 · April 2021

These rewards need a slight nerfing, like at least some t5 cc fragments for completion and a selector for t5 cc fragments for exploration therefore encouraging summoners to want to fully explore the variant difficulty hence enabling them, especially cavalier players, to further progress and get closer to progressing to the next tier for example- thronebreaker.

TheAngryOne · April 2021

2017 gems really??? Seems like you are stuck in 2017. Not very impressed with the rewards to be honest.

Etm34 · April 2021

Wicket329 said:

Etm34 said:
So I’m excited for new content and all that, but variants were originally designed to bridge the gap between act 5 and act 6 correct? Now that we’re past that, shouldn’t variants be designed to do so between act 6 and act 7?
It’s not that the rewards are bad per say, but I just feel they need to up the difficulty and scale the rewards up as 6* become more and more the meta.
Any roster that can complete Act 6 can already complete Act 7, as it is just objectively easier, or at least more accessible. Therefore there is no need to design content for in between Acts 6 and 7, as there is no difficulty jump.

Variants are not endgame content. They haven’t been since V1/2, nor do they need to be. There are tons of accessible variants for different rosters, and they are still meant to bridge the gap between Acts 5 and 6 because that’s the biggest progression jump in the game currently. The 6* resources are a lovely bonus.

I do agree with the t2a concerns that people are voicing, though. It doesn’t have to be in this content, but in something coming up we need to get a lot of t2a.

I do think variants need to stay fun, but the difficulty has been trending downwards, and that’s a problem for permanent content. We now have had the variant program for 3 years. It shouldn’t be getting easier, especially as all of us have greater access to high rank 5* and more 6*.

WHOz_R4GE · April 2021

Can we please go back to Variants being endgame content that is challenging, with endgame rewards. The lack of endgame content makes this game incredibly stale in my opinion.

With Book 2 easier than Act 6, and no planned release of Summer of Pain. What are players that are looking for a challenge left to do?

Been bored for months and losing interest daily.

The_Sentry06 · April 2021

WHOz_R4GE said:
Can we please go back to Variants being endgame content that is challenging, with endgame rewards. The lack of endgame content makes this game incredibly stale in my opinion.

With Book 2 easier than Act 6, and no planned release of Summer of Pain. What are players that are looking for a challenge left to do?

Been bored for months and losing interest daily.

Your pain is shared among us many summoners but Variants have always been this kind of content and should continue to be so. Bridges the gap between act 5 and 6. It's there to help those of us who have complete 6.1/ act 5 prepare for the rest of story content and in that sense, it is invaluable.

Maqsood · April 2021

The_Sentry06 said:

WHOz_R4GE said:
Can we please go back to Variants being endgame content that is challenging, with endgame rewards. The lack of endgame content makes this game incredibly stale in my opinion.

With Book 2 easier than Act 6, and no planned release of Summer of Pain. What are players that are looking for a challenge left to do?

Been bored for months and losing interest daily.
Your pain is shared among us many summoners but Variants have always been this kind of content and should continue to be so. Bridges the gap between act 5 and 6. It's there to help those of us who have complete 6.1/ act 5 prepare for the rest of story content and in that sense, it is invaluable.

I think 6 variants are enough for that audience to bridge that gap. End game players have literally no hard content since abyss and that was over a year ago

Wicket329 · April 2021

Etm34 said:

Wicket329 said:

Etm34 said:
So I’m excited for new content and all that, but variants were originally designed to bridge the gap between act 5 and act 6 correct? Now that we’re past that, shouldn’t variants be designed to do so between act 6 and act 7?
It’s not that the rewards are bad per say, but I just feel they need to up the difficulty and scale the rewards up as 6* become more and more the meta.
Any roster that can complete Act 6 can already complete Act 7, as it is just objectively easier, or at least more accessible. Therefore there is no need to design content for in between Acts 6 and 7, as there is no difficulty jump.

Variants are not endgame content. They haven’t been since V1/2, nor do they need to be. There are tons of accessible variants for different rosters, and they are still meant to bridge the gap between Acts 5 and 6 because that’s the biggest progression jump in the game currently. The 6* resources are a lovely bonus.

I do agree with the t2a concerns that people are voicing, though. It doesn’t have to be in this content, but in something coming up we need to get a lot of t2a.
I do think variants need to stay fun, but the difficulty has been trending downwards, and that’s a problem for permanent content. We now have had the variant program for 3 years. It shouldn’t be getting easier, especially as all of us have greater access to high rank 5* and more 6*.

I wholeheartedly agree that we need new difficult endgame content. I’ve 100% everything in the game already, including Abyss and all variants, and I imagine I’ll 100% this variant over the course of a week or two depending on my schedule. I just don’t think that the solution to the endgame content drought is taking content that a large chunk of the player base looks forward to and saying “actually, we’re taking this one from y’all for now.”

I know it doesn’t actually work that way, we wouldn’t actually be taking anything away from anybody. But anybody who’s been on this forum for more than a week knows that substantially increased variant difficulty would cause a riot.

There needs to be another option. It’s not story, it’s not variant, it certainly doesn’t seem to be EQ. I continue to hope this summer of pain idea becomes recurring seasonal endgame content designed for players who have already beaten everything else. I think that would work well without causing problems with the greater community.

TyEdge · April 2021

Jahnybravo said:

TyEdge said:

Spurgeon14 said:
Not a fan at all of the R3-R4 gems that can only be used on 2017 or earlier champs! Already at max capacity and don't feel like I have good options for these! They really need to start bumping these up to 2020 or earlier gems!
They are constantly reworking old champs to improve the value of these gems and create new uses for them.
ah yes. give us rewards that are useless now so we can hope they'll one day have value. I love my rank up stocks

They’ve reworked something like a dozen champs that you could use these gems on just in the past 8 months, with more confirmed around the corner. If they’re “useless now” it’s because you’re so far along that none of these rewards matter besides t5cc, or you think everything in this game is A-plus top tier or useless.

I’ve 100%ed every variant but v1. The gems are incredibly valuable for filling niches on your roster. I wouldn’t drop 10 t2a on she hulk when I already have 40 maxed 5-stars or 6-star rank 2, but I’ll use that gem and have her as an unstoppable counter if I need one.

Grootman1294 · April 2021

Why are people hating on this? Variants are not meant to be deep endgame content. For the difficulty that previous variants required, I think that the rewards are perfectly justified apart from the lack of T2A.

As for people complaining about the rank up gems, they have been buffing champs like crazy recently. Crossbones, magneto, venom, colossus, hulkbuster and HTD are all champions released before 2017, and their buffs have been pretty damn impressive. If you have too many gems and no options to use them on, just hold off. This isn't going anywhere.

For the difficulty, I honestly think it's nicer to have some mildly annoying content compared to something like 6.2 or abyss. I have 100% explored act 6 and, while it was harder, it was much less enjoyable due to the huge amount of requirements and BS you gotta deal with. The variants have been much easier and less annoying, and I would much rather have content that is targeted towards all the midgame and early endgame players rather than something that is targeted to the top 1% in this game.

Pulyaman · April 2021

TyEdge said:

Jahnybravo said:

TyEdge said:

Spurgeon14 said:
Not a fan at all of the R3-R4 gems that can only be used on 2017 or earlier champs! Already at max capacity and don't feel like I have good options for these! They really need to start bumping these up to 2020 or earlier gems!
They are constantly reworking old champs to improve the value of these gems and create new uses for them.
ah yes. give us rewards that are useless now so we can hope they'll one day have value. I love my rank up stocks
They’ve reworked something like a dozen champs that you could use these gems on just in the past 8 months, with more confirmed around the corner. If they’re “useless now” it’s because you’re so far along that none of these rewards matter besides t5cc, or you think everything in this game is A-plus top tier or useless.

I’ve 100%ed every variant but v1. The gems are incredibly valuable for filling niches on your roster. I wouldn’t drop 10 t2a on she hulk when I already have 40 maxed 5-stars or 6-star rank 2, but I’ll use that gem and have her as an unstoppable counter if I need one.

This comment. You took the words right out of my mind. Till now, I have ranked up She-hulk, Gwen pool, Falcon, crossbones(pending), Magneto, Hyperion, Yellow jacket, Thor jane foster and Winter soldier. I did not use a single T2A to take them from rank 3 to rank 4. I used the class gems that we got in the earlier variants and the generic ones that we got later to rank them up. I got 3 skill 3 to 4 gems (2016) one and I was pissed. Now, I am glad because skill actually got some of the best reworks. I don't have any of these champs as 6 stars so, its even better that I did not need to use T2A to rank them up. For the difficulty offered by the variants, the rewards are good enough.

Leatherpredator27756 · April 2021

Thanks alot for this new content.

Mattylo22 · April 2021

Appreciate the new content. However, I am having a hard time understanding the logic/reason behind excluding t2a from the rewards. Would it be possible the game-team could give us a little insight into the reason for this? Can we expect to see an increase in t2a in the EQ's?

I believe these are the same rewards as V6 (which also surprised me when I saw it had no t2a), and despite my opinion being conjecture as we don't know the nodes, it seems as this will be a more challenging Variant compared to V6. With the class restrictions for each chapter, favorable synergies to deal with difficult nodes go out the window. Either way, appreciate the new content unfortunately it seems it will sit for months on my "to-do" list as the rewards aren't worth the time and pots investment 🤷‍♂️.

Jahnybravo · April 2021

TyEdge said:

Jahnybravo said:

TyEdge said:

Spurgeon14 said:
Not a fan at all of the R3-R4 gems that can only be used on 2017 or earlier champs! Already at max capacity and don't feel like I have good options for these! They really need to start bumping these up to 2020 or earlier gems!
They are constantly reworking old champs to improve the value of these gems and create new uses for them.
ah yes. give us rewards that are useless now so we can hope they'll one day have value. I love my rank up stocks
They’ve reworked something like a dozen champs that you could use these gems on just in the past 8 months, with more confirmed around the corner. If they’re “useless now” it’s because you’re so far along that none of these rewards matter besides t5cc, or you think everything in this game is A-plus top tier or useless.

I’ve 100%ed every variant but v1. The gems are incredibly valuable for filling niches on your roster. I wouldn’t drop 10 t2a on she hulk when I already have 40 maxed 5-stars or 6-star rank 2, but I’ll use that gem and have her as an unstoppable counter if I need one.

I know they aren't completely useless, I just found it funny how you made it sound like we should be happy for these gems cause "they'll increase in value over time" like stocks. Also the complaint isn't that 2017 gems have no use at all, the complaint is that they only have so many uses and to just keep giving more and more of them with no progression to the next year is just going to lead to a bunch of extraneous gems that have made each other useless because they're competing for the same handful of champs. The gems would have just as much use for the niche rank ups and saving on T2A if they had moved it up to 2018. One more year would give a few more options without making it a full on generic, which would be nice.

World Eater · April 2021

Haji_Saab said:
I really don’t know how people have excessive t5b and no t2a ... i am completely opposite but I do buy t2a with glory every week though.

I only use my glory on Tier2 alphas and can barely keep up. Have done all other content in game except:
1 abyss path
1 path in V6 (becuz I don’t need two more tier5 basics to add to my stash)

In my stash right now
Tier5 basics - 5
Tier2 alphas - 2

There’s no incentive for me to finish V6 or start/finish V7.

Bahubali · April 2021

3->4 Rank up gems in rewards:

Variant 1, Var 2 - ≤2015 Champs
Var 3, Var 4 - ≤2016 Champs
Var 5, Var 6 - ≤2017 Champs
Var 7 - ≤2017 champs???

@Kabam Miike can you please let us know why we are still offered gems only for ≤2017 champs..

Pulyaman · April 2021

Bahubali said:
3->4 Rank up gems in rewards:

Variant 1, Var 2 - ≤2015 Champs
Var 3, Var 4 - ≤2016 Champs
Var 5, Var 6 - ≤2017 Champs
Var 7 - ≤2017 champs???

@Kabam Miike can you please let us know why we are still offered gems only for ≤2017 champs..

There are over 100 champs released on or before 2017 collectively and we have only 21 gems from v1 to v6. Are you telling me you have no use for these gems?

Fear_of_Clowns2099 · April 2021

Bahubali said:
3->4 Rank up gems in rewards:

Variant 1, Var 2 - ≤2015 Champs
Var 3, Var 4 - ≤2016 Champs
Var 5, Var 6 - ≤2017 Champs
Var 7 - ≤2017 champs???

@Kabam Miike can you please let us know why we are still offered gems only for ≤2017 champs..

ThEy DoNt WaNt uS To RaNK Up BeTtER ChAmPiOnS. Not saying that champs before 2018 are bad, but there are a lot of valuable champs that I would want to rank up after 2017.

Bahubali · April 2021

Pulyaman said:

Bahubali said:
3->4 Rank up gems in rewards:

Variant 1, Var 2 - ≤2015 Champs
Var 3, Var 4 - ≤2016 Champs
Var 5, Var 6 - ≤2017 Champs
Var 7 - ≤2017 champs???

@Kabam Miike can you please let us know why we are still offered gems only for ≤2017 champs..
There are over 100 champs released on or before 2017 collectively and we have only 21 gems from v1 to v6. Are you telling me you have no use for these gems?

Lol.. Did I say I have no use of those gems?

Let me put it a diff way.. Consider science champs.. if you include 2018 champs.. I would have options to rank CAIW or Void.. or Ghost from tech..Giving more scope for players to rank up..

Considering RNG not everyone has top champs from over 100 Champs released before 2017.. Also, 2018 champs are more relevant to content than 2017(except few like Quake).. like CAIW,Void, HT(2019) for reverse healing..

FYI, out of all those variants, only last 2 offered generic rank up gems. Before that they were crystals..

Pulyaman · April 2021

Bahubali said:

Pulyaman said:

Bahubali said:
3->4 Rank up gems in rewards:

Variant 1, Var 2 - ≤2015 Champs
Var 3, Var 4 - ≤2016 Champs
Var 5, Var 6 - ≤2017 Champs
Var 7 - ≤2017 champs???

@Kabam Miike can you please let us know why we are still offered gems only for ≤2017 champs..
There are over 100 champs released on or before 2017 collectively and we have only 21 gems from v1 to v6. Are you telling me you have no use for these gems?
Lol.. Did I say I have no use of those gems?

Let me put it a diff way.. Consider science champs.. if you include 2018 champs.. I would have options to rank CAIW or Void.. or Ghost from tech..Giving more scope for players to rank up..

Considering RNG not everyone has top champs from over 100 Champs released before 2017.. Also, 2018 champs are more relevant to content than 2017(except few like Quake).. like CAIW,Void, HT(2019) for reverse healing..

FYI, out of all those variants, only last 2 offered generic rank up gems. Before that they were crystals..

Since you did say science,
2015 - Yellow jacket, Spidergwen, Luke cage
2016 - Quake, Red hulk, She hulk, Miles(Getting reworked as we speak)
2017 - Modok(Only science champ of 2017)

That's a lot of options even if RNG screws you over and gives you all science gems.

Bahubali · April 2021

Pulyaman said:

Bahubali said:

Pulyaman said:

Bahubali said:
3->4 Rank up gems in rewards:

Variant 1, Var 2 - ≤2015 Champs
Var 3, Var 4 - ≤2016 Champs
Var 5, Var 6 - ≤2017 Champs
Var 7 - ≤2017 champs???

@Kabam Miike can you please let us know why we are still offered gems only for ≤2017 champs..
There are over 100 champs released on or before 2017 collectively and we have only 21 gems from v1 to v6. Are you telling me you have no use for these gems?
Lol.. Did I say I have no use of those gems?

Let me put it a diff way.. Consider science champs.. if you include 2018 champs.. I would have options to rank CAIW or Void.. or Ghost from tech..Giving more scope for players to rank up..

Considering RNG not everyone has top champs from over 100 Champs released before 2017.. Also, 2018 champs are more relevant to content than 2017(except few like Quake).. like CAIW,Void, HT(2019) for reverse healing..

FYI, out of all those variants, only last 2 offered generic rank up gems. Before that they were crystals..
Since you did say science,
2015 - Yellow jacket, Spidergwen, Luke cage
2016 - Quake, Red hulk, She hulk, Miles(Getting reworked as we speak)
2017 - Modok(Only science champ of 2017)

That's a lot of options even if RNG screws you over and gives you all science gems.

Honestly, Me and I assume many players wouldnt rank up YJ, Modok or LC over CAIW or Void.. if given an option..

Redhulk and She Hulk are good options, 2018 would also give Ghulk.. Quake needs some real skill to play, not an option for everyone..

I dont understand why cant players be offered 2018 gems.. even following the pattern of Variant gems(for yr cutoff).. that too in 2021.. Come on..

Bahubali · April 2021

FYI, 2018 gives one of top 5 champs in each class

Tech - Ghost
Cosmic - Corvus
Skill - Aegon
Mystic - SS
Mutant - Omega Red
Science - CAIW

Pulyaman · April 2021

Bahubali said:

Pulyaman said:

Bahubali said:

Pulyaman said:

Bahubali said:
3->4 Rank up gems in rewards:

Variant 1, Var 2 - ≤2015 Champs
Var 3, Var 4 - ≤2016 Champs
Var 5, Var 6 - ≤2017 Champs
Var 7 - ≤2017 champs???

@Kabam Miike can you please let us know why we are still offered gems only for ≤2017 champs..
There are over 100 champs released on or before 2017 collectively and we have only 21 gems from v1 to v6. Are you telling me you have no use for these gems?
Lol.. Did I say I have no use of those gems?

Let me put it a diff way.. Consider science champs.. if you include 2018 champs.. I would have options to rank CAIW or Void.. or Ghost from tech..Giving more scope for players to rank up..

Considering RNG not everyone has top champs from over 100 Champs released before 2017.. Also, 2018 champs are more relevant to content than 2017(except few like Quake).. like CAIW,Void, HT(2019) for reverse healing..

FYI, out of all those variants, only last 2 offered generic rank up gems. Before that they were crystals..
Since you did say science,
2015 - Yellow jacket, Spidergwen, Luke cage
2016 - Quake, Red hulk, She hulk, Miles(Getting reworked as we speak)
2017 - Modok(Only science champ of 2017)

That's a lot of options even if RNG screws you over and gives you all science gems.
Honestly, Me and I assume many players wouldnt rank up YJ, Modok or LC over CAIW or Void.. if given an option..

Redhulk and She Hulk are good options, 2018 would also give Ghulk.. Quake needs some real skill to play, not an option for everyone..

I dont understand why cant players be offered 2018 gems.. even following the pattern of Variant gems(for yr cutoff).. that too in 2021.. Come on..

We are talking about developing rosters, I would not rank up using cats because I have better use for them. But, for developing rosters, these are good options. Variants are not end game content.

Bahubali · April 2021

Pulyaman said:

Bahubali said:

Pulyaman said:

Bahubali said:

Pulyaman said:

Bahubali said:
3->4 Rank up gems in rewards:

Variant 1, Var 2 - ≤2015 Champs
Var 3, Var 4 - ≤2016 Champs
Var 5, Var 6 - ≤2017 Champs
Var 7 - ≤2017 champs???

@Kabam Miike can you please let us know why we are still offered gems only for ≤2017 champs..
There are over 100 champs released on or before 2017 collectively and we have only 21 gems from v1 to v6. Are you telling me you have no use for these gems?
Lol.. Did I say I have no use of those gems?

Let me put it a diff way.. Consider science champs.. if you include 2018 champs.. I would have options to rank CAIW or Void.. or Ghost from tech..Giving more scope for players to rank up..

Considering RNG not everyone has top champs from over 100 Champs released before 2017.. Also, 2018 champs are more relevant to content than 2017(except few like Quake).. like CAIW,Void, HT(2019) for reverse healing..

FYI, out of all those variants, only last 2 offered generic rank up gems. Before that they were crystals..
Since you did say science,
2015 - Yellow jacket, Spidergwen, Luke cage
2016 - Quake, Red hulk, She hulk, Miles(Getting reworked as we speak)
2017 - Modok(Only science champ of 2017)

That's a lot of options even if RNG screws you over and gives you all science gems.
Honestly, Me and I assume many players wouldnt rank up YJ, Modok or LC over CAIW or Void.. if given an option..

Redhulk and She Hulk are good options, 2018 would also give Ghulk.. Quake needs some real skill to play, not an option for everyone..

I dont understand why cant players be offered 2018 gems.. even following the pattern of Variant gems(for yr cutoff).. that too in 2021.. Come on..
We are talking about developing rosters, I would not rank up using cats because I have better use for them. But, for developing rosters, these are good options. Variants are not end game content.

I agree that they are not end game content..but considering the number of champs released post 2017 and the resources available.. making them 2018 gems will help with
1. More options(2015-2018) champs
2. Resources investment in post 2018 5* champs or in R2 worthy 6* champs(if any)

as you see the rewards doesnt offer T2A, the resources can be managed in better way, giving players more options..

Pulyaman · April 2021

Bahubali said:

Pulyaman said:

Bahubali said:

Pulyaman said:

Bahubali said:

Pulyaman said:

Bahubali said:
3->4 Rank up gems in rewards:

Variant 1, Var 2 - ≤2015 Champs
Var 3, Var 4 - ≤2016 Champs
Var 5, Var 6 - ≤2017 Champs
Var 7 - ≤2017 champs???

@Kabam Miike can you please let us know why we are still offered gems only for ≤2017 champs..
There are over 100 champs released on or before 2017 collectively and we have only 21 gems from v1 to v6. Are you telling me you have no use for these gems?
Lol.. Did I say I have no use of those gems?

Let me put it a diff way.. Consider science champs.. if you include 2018 champs.. I would have options to rank CAIW or Void.. or Ghost from tech..Giving more scope for players to rank up..

Considering RNG not everyone has top champs from over 100 Champs released before 2017.. Also, 2018 champs are more relevant to content than 2017(except few like Quake).. like CAIW,Void, HT(2019) for reverse healing..

FYI, out of all those variants, only last 2 offered generic rank up gems. Before that they were crystals..
Since you did say science,
2015 - Yellow jacket, Spidergwen, Luke cage
2016 - Quake, Red hulk, She hulk, Miles(Getting reworked as we speak)
2017 - Modok(Only science champ of 2017)

That's a lot of options even if RNG screws you over and gives you all science gems.
Honestly, Me and I assume many players wouldnt rank up YJ, Modok or LC over CAIW or Void.. if given an option..

Redhulk and She Hulk are good options, 2018 would also give Ghulk.. Quake needs some real skill to play, not an option for everyone..

I dont understand why cant players be offered 2018 gems.. even following the pattern of Variant gems(for yr cutoff).. that too in 2021.. Come on..
We are talking about developing rosters, I would not rank up using cats because I have better use for them. But, for developing rosters, these are good options. Variants are not end game content.
I agree that they are not end game content..but considering the number of champs released post 2017 and the resources available.. making them 2018 gems will help with
1. More options(2015-2018) champs
2. Resources investment in post 2018 5* champs or in R2 worthy 6* champs(if any)

as you see the rewards doesnt offer T2A, the resources can be managed in better way, giving players more options..

What you are saying is you prefer to invest in top tier champs only. But, all the champs I mentioned are very useful, may be not the best option for that class(except quake), but they are still good. Don't forget
Mutant - Magneto, Colossus, AA, Iceman
Skill - Falcon, Crossbones, Kingpin, Blade, BP(Getting rework)
Science - Quake, Red hulk, She hulk, Miles(Rework)
Tech - HB, HTD, Doc oc, Stark spidey,
Cosmic - Venom, Hyperion, Medusa, Angela
Mystic - Magik, Dr.Voodoo, GR, Morningstar.
I would spend T2A on all of these champs. The fact that we don't need to because of the <2017 gem is awesome. This could also be a push to make older champions more relevant in the game.

Bahubali · April 2021

Pulyaman said:

Bahubali said:

Pulyaman said:

Bahubali said:

Pulyaman said:

Bahubali said:

Pulyaman said:

Bahubali said:
3->4 Rank up gems in rewards:

Variant 1, Var 2 - ≤2015 Champs
Var 3, Var 4 - ≤2016 Champs
Var 5, Var 6 - ≤2017 Champs
Var 7 - ≤2017 champs???

@Kabam Miike can you please let us know why we are still offered gems only for ≤2017 champs..
There are over 100 champs released on or before 2017 collectively and we have only 21 gems from v1 to v6. Are you telling me you have no use for these gems?
Lol.. Did I say I have no use of those gems?

Let me put it a diff way.. Consider science champs.. if you include 2018 champs.. I would have options to rank CAIW or Void.. or Ghost from tech..Giving more scope for players to rank up..

Considering RNG not everyone has top champs from over 100 Champs released before 2017.. Also, 2018 champs are more relevant to content than 2017(except few like Quake).. like CAIW,Void, HT(2019) for reverse healing..

FYI, out of all those variants, only last 2 offered generic rank up gems. Before that they were crystals..
Since you did say science,
2015 - Yellow jacket, Spidergwen, Luke cage
2016 - Quake, Red hulk, She hulk, Miles(Getting reworked as we speak)
2017 - Modok(Only science champ of 2017)

That's a lot of options even if RNG screws you over and gives you all science gems.
Honestly, Me and I assume many players wouldnt rank up YJ, Modok or LC over CAIW or Void.. if given an option..

Redhulk and She Hulk are good options, 2018 would also give Ghulk.. Quake needs some real skill to play, not an option for everyone..

I dont understand why cant players be offered 2018 gems.. even following the pattern of Variant gems(for yr cutoff).. that too in 2021.. Come on..
We are talking about developing rosters, I would not rank up using cats because I have better use for them. But, for developing rosters, these are good options. Variants are not end game content.
I agree that they are not end game content..but considering the number of champs released post 2017 and the resources available.. making them 2018 gems will help with
1. More options(2015-2018) champs
2. Resources investment in post 2018 5* champs or in R2 worthy 6* champs(if any)

as you see the rewards doesnt offer T2A, the resources can be managed in better way, giving players more options..
What you are saying is you prefer to invest in top tier champs only. But, all the champs I mentioned are very useful, may be not the best option for that class(except quake), but they are still good. Don't forget
Mutant - Magneto, Colossus, AA, Iceman
Skill - Falcon, Crossbones, Kingpin, Blade, BP(Getting rework)
Science - Quake, Red hulk, She hulk, Miles(Rework)
Tech - HB, HTD, Doc oc, Stark spidey,
Cosmic - Venom, Hyperion, Medusa, Angela
Mystic - Magik, Dr.Voodoo, GR, Morningstar.
I would spend T2A on all of these champs. The fact that we don't need to because of the

Dude.. I never said I will rank up only 2018 champs.. you are missing my point here..

My point is adding 2018 would give players more options.. I would rank up She Hulk anyday.. If I have an option of ranking up CAIW, then based on my progression level and content I wanted to complete.. I can decide whether to use gem on She Hulk or CAIW.. its all about additional options..

The_Sentry06 · April 2021

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3->4 Rank up gems in rewards:

Variant 1, Var 2 - ≤2015 Champs
Var 3, Var 4 - ≤2016 Champs
Var 5, Var 6 - ≤2017 Champs
Var 7 - ≤2017 champs???

@Kabam Miike can you please let us know why we are still offered gems only for ≤2017 champs..
There are over 100 champs released on or before 2017 collectively and we have only 21 gems from v1 to v6. Are you telling me you have no use for these gems?
Lol.. Did I say I have no use of those gems?

Let me put it a diff way.. Consider science champs.. if you include 2018 champs.. I would have options to rank CAIW or Void.. or Ghost from tech..Giving more scope for players to rank up..

Considering RNG not everyone has top champs from over 100 Champs released before 2017.. Also, 2018 champs are more relevant to content than 2017(except few like Quake).. like CAIW,Void, HT(2019) for reverse healing..

FYI, out of all those variants, only last 2 offered generic rank up gems. Before that they were crystals..
Since you did say science,
2015 - Yellow jacket, Spidergwen, Luke cage
2016 - Quake, Red hulk, She hulk, Miles(Getting reworked as we speak)
2017 - Modok(Only science champ of 2017)

That's a lot of options even if RNG screws you over and gives you all science gems.
Honestly, Me and I assume many players wouldnt rank up YJ, Modok or LC over CAIW or Void.. if given an option..

Redhulk and She Hulk are good options, 2018 would also give Ghulk.. Quake needs some real skill to play, not an option for everyone..

I dont understand why cant players be offered 2018 gems.. even following the pattern of Variant gems(for yr cutoff).. that too in 2021.. Come on..
We are talking about developing rosters, I would not rank up using cats because I have better use for them. But, for developing rosters, these are good options. Variants are not end game content.
I agree that they are not end game content..but considering the number of champs released post 2017 and the resources available.. making them 2018 gems will help with
1. More options(2015-2018) champs
2. Resources investment in post 2018 5* champs or in R2 worthy 6* champs(if any)

as you see the rewards doesnt offer T2A, the resources can be managed in better way, giving players more options..
What you are saying is you prefer to invest in top tier champs only. But, all the champs I mentioned are very useful, may be not the best option for that class(except quake), but they are still good. Don't forget
Mutant - Magneto, Colossus, AA, Iceman
Skill - Falcon, Crossbones, Kingpin, Blade, BP(Getting rework)
Science - Quake, Red hulk, She hulk, Miles(Rework)
Tech - HB, HTD, Doc oc, Stark spidey,
Cosmic - Venom, Hyperion, Medusa, Angela
Mystic - Magik, Dr.Voodoo, GR, Morningstar.
I would spend T2A on all of these champs. The fact that we don't need to because of the
Dude.. I never said I will rank up only 2018 champs.. you are missing my point here..

My point is adding 2018 would give players more options.. I would rank up She Hulk anyday.. If I have an option of ranking up CAIW, then based on my progression level and content I wanted to complete.. I can decide whether to use gem on She Hulk or CAIW.. its all about additional options..

That's the point. With variant rank-up gems, most progressing players can rank-up both pre-2017 champions and 2018-present champs too, one with the rank-up gem and the other with materials.

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