Calling on Kabam to issue rank down tickets for Dragon Man
Thorki
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For those who don’t know the situation, up until the most recent update, Dragon Man had a piece of utility that he no longer has: he could regenerate large amounts of health when unstoppable and dexing. This ability has been removed after the most recent patch, though there’s been no word on it from Kabam. I’d call this a nerf because it removed an existing piece of utility, others would call it a bug fix because that utility probably wasn't intentional (it was never in his description). Regardless of what you call it, this is the exact same situation as what happened with Mole Man- Kabam released character and eons later, without the character being slotted for a change (or even warranting one), they knocked them down a peg, leaving players stuck feeling duped over having invested resources in a character that no longer has what was once a nice piece of utility. In the case case of Mole Man, Kabam gave out rank down tickets. I’m calling on them to make this right, be consistent, and do the same in this situation.
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This isn't the same as Mole Man as it's not something many knew of.
I find it absolutely ridiculous that you know he was bugged and you expect compensation for abusing a bug this entire time instead of reporting it.
The fact is Kabam allowed their characters to be published and played a certain way for YEARS and then left the subset of players holding the bag when they finally decided to get around to fixing.
Also, super presumptuous of you. I did report it, and you should kick rocks for assuming otherwise. But then over a year passed and Kabam had left it in. I waited over 1/6 the lifespan of the game at the time to rank him. The utility made Dragon Man a fun character to play, so I ranked him. Should I have waited another year to do that, biding my time in case Kabam finally got around to it? How about two years? When does it end?
You should always know that any bug can get fixed anytime but to expect comp for it is dumb. Dragon Man is still a very good champ. But this is nothing like Mole Man and She Hulk.
She Hulk's nerf was something that completely changed the way you played her, you could no longer MLLLH which had been a big component in maintaining her damage ramp up and slow cycle. Likewise with Moleman it was considered to be a substantial change because players were able to maintain the damage and his biggest piece of utility, which was why he was regarded to be a top 5 skill champion.
Dragonman with this utility is still outside the top 10, and without it his position in the game hasn't changed a dot. He's still a very good champion who can do all of the same things. It's also far less widely publicised than the Moleman issues which popped up on the forums pretty much on a weekly basis.
Let’s flip this around, how is this situation any different from the Mole Man situation except for scale? Scale obviously being irrelevant because players myself are still a subset of the community who are effected, we’re people who were left hanging.
Also you never answered. How long should I have waited to act and rank up Dragon Man because I liked the way he played? Should I have waited 4 years? 5?
I obviously wouldn't say no to a rank down ticket, though I would keep mine at R3 probably as Dragonman is a real sleeper in BG.
Kabam should add that ability to Dragon Man instead remove it. So, if they remove it then allow the player rank down the champion bcoz was a Kabam fault, not the player. The same situation of Mole Man.
Could use iso from ranking down r5.
Got a r3 who performs amazing.
Plase add rdts for doom aegon black widow hit monkey professor x she Hulk stealthy cgr aa g99 etc etc etc
Can rankdown all and use iso......
Thanks milady kabam.
You claim you reported it as a bug but your post history suggests otherwise-
Again, the difference between Mole Man and this is that Kabam acknowledged MM's bug early on but wasn't ever able to fix it until a year'ish later. Are they both bugs? Yes. Are they the same in terms of effects on the community.
https://www.reddit.com/r/ContestOfChampions/comments/stkq3w/free_healing_with_dragonman/
https://www.reddit.com/r/ContestOfChampions/comments/pixqi8/is_dragon_man_supposed_to_heal_even_with/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/257152/dragon-man
Also, concerning the difference being Kabam knowing about Mole Man’s situation but not fixing it for over a year, check that most recent link. Posted in March of 2021, central point about his “Regen through dex” AND edited by Kabam Porthos. There you have it, definitive proof that Kabam knew about this bug over a year ago. So now what’s the difference, huh Demonzfyre? It’s the same situation as Mole Man and we deserve the same treatment.
Dragon man was never intended to have this feature. Carpe diem.
“Dragon man was [working in a way that was] never intended” That’s the exact same thing? Even down to Kabam ignoring it for so long, there have been posts and reports about Dragon Man having this part of his kit for two years now. So what’s the difference?
Once again, this is a bug. His abilities clearly state that you regen from hit damage. When you dex you don't take hit damage. Even if Kabam didn't acknowledge the bug, those are bound to get fixed at any point. Maybe it was low priority because Dragon Man is not used as much as other champions. You knowingly ranked up a champion for something that is not intended, and now when the bug is fixed you cry. Rank down tickets are not needed. My Dragon Man is also at R3 and my opinion of him hasn't changed. He's still a very solid champion
Let us look at last month's changes (https://playcontestofchampions.com/news/v37-0-release-notes/):
Clearly this is a bug, as SP3 is unblockable, and thus the block-damage reduction of the shield shouldn't occur.
Did players know about this bug? Some yes, as they may have reported it to Kabam to fix (or Kabam learned about it themselves). But not a ton of people knew about it. Who can honestly argue that knew about this, and that they ranked up Peni after learning about this bug?
Your argument would be the same: Give RDT because Peni/Dragon Man can no longer do something that was not in their kit, this Peni/Dragon Man bug has been around for over 1-2 years, AND well known enough that people would rank up the champion because of the bug.