**UPDATES TO ENLISTMENT GIFTING EVENT:**
To prevent exploitation, we will prevent new Accounts from being able to Gift enlistment crystals. We will also be taking action on those who are using 3rd Party Sellers, Bots and other farms to gift themselves mass amounts of Enlistment Crystals. Lastly, we will be adding an expiration timer to Enlistment Crystals. All unopened Enlistment Crystals will expire on Oct 18 @ 17:00 UTC. For more information, please see this post: https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/346104/updates-to-enlistment-gifting-event
To prevent exploitation, we will prevent new Accounts from being able to Gift enlistment crystals. We will also be taking action on those who are using 3rd Party Sellers, Bots and other farms to gift themselves mass amounts of Enlistment Crystals. Lastly, we will be adding an expiration timer to Enlistment Crystals. All unopened Enlistment Crystals will expire on Oct 18 @ 17:00 UTC. For more information, please see this post: https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/346104/updates-to-enlistment-gifting-event
**KNOWN ISSUE**
We have adjusted the node placement of the new AW maps to better allow path traversal. As a result, defender placements have been reset. Please, take a moment to re-place your defender setup. We will be pushing out a message in-game shortly.
We have adjusted the node placement of the new AW maps to better allow path traversal. As a result, defender placements have been reset. Please, take a moment to re-place your defender setup. We will be pushing out a message in-game shortly.
Comments
They decided to extend a courtesy to people who passed on the Offer because Paragon was announced.
Some people inadvertently had access to it again, and they decided to allow them to keep what they got. Another courtesy. Obviously the error was on their side, fair enough. Still, that was the onus.
Now people are upset that some got to benefit and others didn't, so they expect another redo.
I understand the competitive nature of the game, but there comes a point where we need to leave well-enough alone. The last thing you want to do with a complex situation is make it more complex.
However, as a person who hasn't spent on the game in 4+ years, who has also fully explored Act 7 and been TB since like January 2021, I don't just have units laying about. I've had a maximum of maybe 2k units at any given time in the game, and a 10k or 12k unit offer is just ridiculous. Sure, if you grind arena 24/7 then it is totally fine. But what about rewards that are purchasable or obtainable without spending or constant grinding in the most tedious and generally most boring part of the game?
Maybe if I had several months notice I could grind for one of these offers, but most definitely not two within a single month. Especially when one has a 24 hour window of purchase. The people who can take most advantage of these offers in the first place were hardcore grinders, or whales. Now, the slightly more casual grinders (or just anyone who didn't think the deal was necessary the first time around, because it wasn't) can get the first deal, but really the vast majority of players that benefit from this are those that can obtain the required units within about 10 minutes by going to the unit store and paying cash.
This exacerbates the pay to get ahead arguments that have been surrounding Paragon and the endgame recently. Not only have unit deals (or buying lots of offers) been necessary to get Paragon, but now more paying players that were still behind in the race to Paragon have a chance to get ahead. Just a bit ridiculous how it has all been handled.
While we were led to believe that this offer would only go out to those who didn’t buy it first time around. It appears Kabam have “accidentally” enabled it for everyone. This unfortunate error is likely to make them double the amount of revenue they anticipated and also gives them a reason to offer it yet again to players who could only get it once today down the line. It’s win win for Kabam. Meanwhile the vast majority of players who can’t afford to drop $300 on the game today will be expected to grind out the woeful side event for a minuscule amount of rank 4 resources. How fun.
They haven’t provided us courtesies, they’re addressing the clear issues with fairness and balance for their player base, which they’ve now made worse with their inability to execute the appropriate fix.
People are completely entitled to voice their criticism here. ‘Leaving it we’ll enough alone’ doesn’t really achieve much.