Definitions of the different stages of the game
Deadline18
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Greetings forums, so recently I came upon a discussion talking about what defines a mid game player and I was supposed to see that a majority of people think that "mid-game" means completing act 6. I thought that mid game players were those who were still completing act 5 or exploring act 4. So I wanted to make this post asking you guys what each stage of the game ( early game, mid game, late game, and end game ) should look like in terms of progression. This includes story, EQ, variants, and special quests.
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Between completing act 4 and 6.1 would be a intermediate player
After that you’d be mid game until act 6 completion
Then advanced
Endgame players would have completed/explored most or all content
This
Mid game is act 6 because fights get more advanced and you can’t slip up as much
Then there are to types of endgame. Thronebreaker (has done most or all story content to this date) and then the other one that’s top tier war / abyss champion.
Of course this will change the further we get into the game. And has changed a lot in the last few years. Acts 1-4 are like a tutorial. Kabam just shortened it.
I'm prolly not the only one like that. It's really hard to put folks in a box as exceptions will always exist but they are pretty good at generalizing where folks fall in the differing points of the game.
Anything below Uncollected is a beginner player
Uncollected and cav is intermediate
Thronebreaker and exploring act 7 is Mid game
Then from there I have the controversial take that BOT or multiple abyss paths completed is the sign of a high-end player just because those are things that are significantly more difficult than Act 6 completion or Act 7.
Then from there having abyss exploration and/or being in a map 7/8 and/or plat 1 alliance as end game level.
I know some will think my tiers are too top-end content focused but this is just my opinion afterall
In the current state of the game, you're supposed to rush through content. Conqueror and below are beginners, uncollected are intermediate and cavalier is the new mid-game. People tend to stick there, as completing act 6 and getting a R3 6* is a bottleneck. Thronebreaker is the new endgame.
Beginner: one who hasn't completed act 4
Intermediate: an uncollected player
Mid Game: A cavalier currently on 6.2
End Game: One who has completed 6.4
Early game - Act 5.1 - 5.2
Mid game - 5.3 - 5.4
Intermediate - 6.1
Advanced - 6.2-7.3
Endgame - TB and beyond
High endgame - Abyss+all story explored
My subjective PoV. The names are subject to change, but I'm pretty sure with the divison of progress
I actually don't mind this kind of system since I don't have to worry about losing or messing up. Can just keep restarting until I get it right/find the proper counters. But that's just me. I get bored easily and since I don't care for long form AOL style content, small challenges like these can be fun to figure out.
The big thing that really propels a roster and skills forward is always exploration.
Lazy midgame thronebreaker. At least that's how I would describe myself...
Most have little idea what real end game accounts look like… I’m talking 25 minimum r3 6* and a r4 is now an end game account
Purely in terms of story content -
Beginner - At Act 4
Intermediate - Exploring Act 5, hopefully has completed 6.1
Advanced - Completed 7.2 and explored some Act 6
End Game - Explored everything
Not everyone wants to do LOL or Abyss. I've completed 7.2, explored some Act 6 , explored 7.1, completed all variants and explored 3 of them. I don't want to do LOL or Abyss.
If you can do Cav EQ / Legendary SQ without resources every month (1 or 2 revives here or there) , at the moment you're pretty much there between Advanced and end Game (if there's a spot there).
But I hate long format or unnecessarily punishing content.. So for that reason I've only done one path in both the labyrinth and the Abyss, and have not finished exploring act 6 though I completed it prenerf (though I have the tools to do it) or the long format Carina challenges.
It's not that I can't do it . It's just not enjoyable and I really don't really to commit the real life time to doing 5 hours on one single piece of content for rewards that may or may not mean much especially with the holiday sales that come around regularly.
I wouldn't consider myself endgame (like beat Abby's defenders with 3*champs level cuz you're bored and have nothing else to do) but I'm no chump.
I'd call mid tier anyone who is uncollected now, and experienced anyone who has completed act 6. Any further and I'd consider you a seasoned player (that's where I put myself), which is still s broad spectrum tbf.
To me endgame still means ppl at the end of the game ie nothing left to do.
I have completed 7.2 and completed all variants except V1. I have explored 2 but haven't done LOL or AOL (And I probably never will as the rewards can easily be gotten from other content) I also explore Cav eq mostly itemlessly only dying to the occasional carelessness.
The problem with this week's side quest is that the difficulty isn't worth the effort. I have all the counters and can probably do it itemlessly but 750 6* and 2500 5* shards won't make a dent in my account so I won't go through such a massive unenjoyable slog for it. Maybe if I'm sufficiently bored later in the month.