This is the nost BS thing i have seen along with an argument that sone champs srr good at r4. 5*, won't matter if you're a Blue Whale in this game.
5* can counter any content in the game and in many scenario are better than 6* . E.g -, if i need to do Abyss and i got a 6* unduped Aegon , i would rather go with my 5* max sig. Same is the case with Ghost .
They are still very much useful but they're not so exciting to pull anymore. For example, new 5* featured crystals are not as much hype as new 6* feature crystals and I personally have stopped going for 5* featured crystals.
I think it really depends on your roster. If you have a lot of 5/65 then ranking new 5* maybe isn't your best option. Agree with everyone that says if they have niche uses then take them up. My roster is starting to get fairly big and I haven't r5 a 5* in awhile mainly because I have most of the ones I need at r5 already and use them in all content. I will agree that they aren't as exciting as they use to be, I'd love for more rank up gems, much rather take a flier on a champ with a rank up gem.
This is a daft post tbh. 5* are still going to be the mainstay of your roster up until 6* sig stones are widely available and your average player has a considerable amount of 6* R3 champions. Up until this point niche counters will almost always be at a 5* rarity, especially if they need max sig - for example Red Guardian or Namor - and even more so if they’re not high prestige champions. I’ve got 13 R3, and I still use a lot of my 5* on a regular basis and I don’t see that changing until I’m able to invest signature stones on a far more casual basis than I do at the moment.
I find 5* useless… but have 110 6* 20 at r3 so cannot see the need to ever rank a 5* over a 6* champ..
Other than quake and plat pool (personal favourite) I don’t use 5* in any content. Other than the 5* arena for milestones, which I have plenty ranked to do it without adding more.
Yes, 5* are still relevant.. moreso if the particular champion needs to be sig200 to maximize his/her potential or ability.. as of now it's difficult to get 6* signature stones unless you are able to complete most content and are whaling for signature stones.
5* are still very relevant for me in daily play, but I don't rank them very often anymore. My last 5* rankup was max sig Angela at beginning of April. The only 5* rankups I might make in the future are Quake, Magik and Namor. I have gems for a skill to R5 so Shang-Chi would also get a nod. Otherwise, I prefer to wait for the 6* version. The main issue is T4CC, while I have a ton of crystals, I'm always short on mutant and skill and can't afford to sink it in 5* without good reason.
If you’ve got a huge 6* roster with many at r2 and r3, then yes you could argue 5*s aren’t useful anymore for you personally. It’s the people that have 8 6*s and 3 maxed 5*s that hear an endgame player say it and parrot it everywhere they go that are wrong.
It depends on your roster and where you are in the game. Some people have every champ they need as a 6* and ranking 5*s doesn't make sense. More people have a growing 6* roster and a lot of ranked 5*s and don't really need any more except for special circumstances. If you don't fall into either category, ranking 5*s is very much still a relevant thing to do. It was the same with 4*s way back when.
i can see both sides. me personally if i rank a 5* these days it's if i don't have the 6* counterpart and they need high sig like Guardian i ranked. they are still very much relevant and in some cases better than their 6* version depending on sig etc.
there are a few more 5* rank ups I still need to do. Ultron, Wolverine, PlatPool, Fury, Sinister and a few others.
It depends on your roster and where you are in the game. Some people have every champ they need as a 6* and ranking 5*s doesn't make sense. More people have a growing 6* roster and a lot of ranked 5*s and don't really need any more except for special circumstances. If you don't fall into either category, ranking 5*s is very much still a relevant thing to do. It was the same with 4*s way back when.
I think someone who genuinely believes 5* champs are either irrelevant or worthless would not be ranking the 6* over the 5*, they would be ranking the 6* or nothing, because if they honestly believed the 5* champs were worthless or irrelevant there would be no reason to ever rank them, whether you had the 6* version or not.
It is really depending on which stage the player is in the game. For those who is talking about his/her 30th or 40th 6*r3 then 5* is really become less relevant, otherwise it is still relevant.
I think 5* still matter in the game and those 5* can still help you to work on tough contents, yet I start to feel the gradual changes since this year, when you can acquire T5B/T2A easier and more and more posts in "Strategy and Tips" section are talking about 6* rank up instead of 5*r5. It is similar to the transition of roster focus from 4* to 5* few years ago.
I'm not new and not a veteran either. I am a cavalier who participates regularly in AQ, AQ, EQ, SQ, Arenas and now Battlegrounds. At this point, if i look to move forward for Thronebreaker, i'd say my roster isn't good enough. Now I have almost all beyond god 5 stars, but only few are R5 because people kept saying focus on 6 stars. The thing is that 6 star shards and crystals are hard to earn. Plus i waited and ended up pulling the same 6 stars as i have R5 5 stars.
I'm thronebreaker, have 10 r3's and haven't done all content but I rarely rank 5 stars unless I like the character. Although useable, they take too much patience for me to use them in act 7. Events like Eternity of Pain take that much longer when using a five star instead of a 6r3. I wouldn't say they are completely useless, but r4 five stars aren't useable in endgame content for the average player (or rather, average enjoyer, as you have to dance around with low attack and less health than defenders base damage). My resources are almost solely devoted to 6*s (not that I have played very much in the past half year or so).
This is necro post but I'll bite. I use 5* Moleman in act 7 because I don't have him as a 6*. I use some 5*s that I also have as 6*s when they are particularly good for a path. I use 5* Apoc and Doom because I don't have them as 6*s. There are others that I would use if I ranked them but I'm not ranking new 5*s much. All that to say they are far less relevant, but still not irrelevant unless you have all the 6*s you need for every node.
I don't have moleman, anti venom or Hercules as 6* so they are still relevant personally. Just not as much as when this thread was started almost a year ago, which is to be expected
it depends, if i have the character as 5 star but not 6 star(like herc, knull) then i rank them. if i have the character as 6 star, wont touch 5star at all
I both agree and disagree with the post. 5* are not worthless even for thronebreaker/paragon players. I think 5* that are ranked up absolutely still have some uses. But at the same time, i dont think its worth the resources and investment to rank up 5* champs if you already have a really diverse 6* roster. I mean there are exceptions, like 5* herc (who wouldn't want a 6* and a 5* version). But the average 5* is probably not worth it.
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5* can counter any content in the game and in many scenario are better than 6* . E.g -, if i need to do Abyss and i got a 6* unduped Aegon , i would rather go with my 5* max sig. Same is the case with Ghost .
Use mine 90% of the time compared to my 6 stars in all walks of the game
Other than quake and plat pool (personal favourite) I don’t use 5* in any content. Other than the 5* arena for milestones, which I have plenty ranked to do it without adding more.
It’s the people that have 8 6*s and 3 maxed 5*s that hear an endgame player say it and parrot it everywhere they go that are wrong.
I have 15 r3s and 44r5s. Still love using my 5* in a lot of content.
there are a few more 5* rank ups I still need to do. Ultron, Wolverine, PlatPool, Fury, Sinister and a few others.
I think 5* still matter in the game and those 5* can still help you to work on tough contents, yet I start to feel the gradual changes since this year, when you can acquire T5B/T2A easier and more and more posts in "Strategy and Tips" section are talking about 6* rank up instead of 5*r5. It is similar to the transition of roster focus from 4* to 5* few years ago.
I only now rank new ones to R3.
Main game is 6* champs