**WINTER OF WOE - BONUS OBJECTIVE POINT**
As previously announced, the team will be distributing an additional point toward milestones to anyone who completed the Absorbing Man fight in the first step of the Winter of Woe.
This point will be distributed at a later time as it requires the team to pull and analyze data.
The timeline has not been set, but work has started.
As previously announced, the team will be distributing an additional point toward milestones to anyone who completed the Absorbing Man fight in the first step of the Winter of Woe.
This point will be distributed at a later time as it requires the team to pull and analyze data.
The timeline has not been set, but work has started.
There is currently an issue where some Alliances are are unable to find a match in Alliance Wars, or are receiving Byes without getting the benefits of the Win. We will be adjusting the Season Points of the Alliances that are affected within the coming weeks, and will be working to compensate them for their missed Per War rewards as well.
Additionally, we are working to address an issue where new Members of an Alliance are unable to place Defenders for the next War after joining. We are working to address this, but it will require a future update.
Additionally, we are working to address an issue where new Members of an Alliance are unable to place Defenders for the next War after joining. We are working to address this, but it will require a future update.
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Kabam Miike I'm begging you release gladiator hulk on february 1st instead of killmonger. We already have enough great skill champions while science is still weak after the release of modok and sentry. Let us have a greater chance at pulling a probably useful science champion...
Gladiator Hulk will be before Killmonger
As I previously stated, Kabam repeatedly stated that the odds of pulling any particular basic champion from the basic pool of the featured crystal was identical, and the odds of pulling any particular subfeatured champion from the subfeatured pool was also identical. They are now saying the odds of pulling any champion from the crystal is identical. The difference is that now there are no pools, and therefore no explicit pool table odds. They never before said what the odds of pulling the featured table was relative to the subfeatured table or the basic table, but those are odds they literally cannot specify for the new crystal because it doesn't have more than one table.
And I don't know why you think they've handed out penalties for attempting to guess the pool odds, because I've never been hit with that penalty before and I've been among the most vocal players stating featured crystal estimated odds. I've never been penalized for doing so, nor have any of my posts stating those estimated odds ever been removed.
It is possible that collapsing the tables was influenced by Apple's new disclosure policy, but that doesn't seem likely to me. Kabam knows that we know the odds of pulling featured are approximately 20% and the odds of pulling subfeatured are about 5%-ish, and the odds of pulling basic are the rest (i.e. about 75%).
Also, people keep talking about coincidences. The new featured crystal meshes perfectly with Kabam finally catching up with adding all of the previous 5* champs into basic, making the subfeatured pool almost moot. The current 5* featured crystal would have had to change in some way once we reached that mark, and Kabam even hinted that once everything was "caught up" the system for adding 5* champions would have to be modified at least slightly. So if people don't believe in coincidences and that "proves" the changes must have been influenced by Apple's policy change, then it should also prove that Kabam somehow knew way back when they changed the 5* featured crystal that this policy change from Apple was coming. That change predates Apple's policy change, the controversy sparked by EA, and the Chinese regulation changes. What theory explains how Kabam could arrange the 5* featured crystal in such a way that exactly when they need it to, the champions catch up and force a change to methodology that they can conveniently use as an excuse to comply with Apple? Time travel?
You really picked the best mystics, I like it ! Would love to see what your data shows about effectiveniss in AW et AQ about those amazing god tier mystic champs
If you keep cycling the 18 champs, eventually you're going to create a completely STACKED 15K crystal if the next couple are as underwhelming as this one.
Again, we never said that they were the best performing. It is also important to keep in mind that what may be desirable at your level of play may differ from other players as well. A lot of players could use a Champ that hits as hard as Storm with her Special Attacks, or the ability to shrug off debuffs like Agent Venom, or Stun like Jane Foster.
Champions will repeat, but will not appear twice in a row.
So when you say:
You mean a very specific subset of players, not all players. A subset that includes you, and doesn't include him.
Not really. The rate of the Featured has always been in favor of the Players. Estimated around 20%. Now it's about a 4% chance. There is no logic that supports the connection.
The 5* feature crystal is my favorite part of the game. It gives me a chance to chase my favorite champions (Crossbones, cable, carnage) and have some small semblance of control over my roster and acquiring great champs (voodoo, Stark spidey). It also allows us to more effectively use our awakening gems, which Kabam has situated as some of the most valuable items in the game. The fact that we paid extra for an increased chance at someone we wanted is what makes this great. We willingly give more of our hard-earned shards for this risk, and it’s exciting! I have a cosmic gem and I’m excited to open Medusa crystals this week!
The basic pool chosen to accompany the first new features is extremely disappointing. There are no desirable champs included, no older champs that a player would chase as a standalone feature themselves. I really wish you would’ve asked us what makes 5* feature crystals great before destroying them, we would be glad to assist in designing something both game and user-friendly. And no increased chance anymore? 4% is pretty bad odds to get what I want for something that takes so much gameplay to purchase.
Just because the chance to get a specific champ doesn’t exist anywhere else in the game...does not mean that it SHOULD not exist in the game. Disappointed in the direction of this.
Mike is a big boy who is on the clock getting paid. He knows what his job is every morning. I'll bet he loves this job. Being a forum mod for a mobile gaming sounds pretty easy and laid back. He gets his script from the game team and eats it. Maybe he cringed when he saw the in game message from the Grandmaster stating that this was an improvement but his job is to sell the stuff that the game team gives him no matter how nonsensical. Easy job. IMO
Or introduce a grandmaster 5* crystal for 20k shards and give a good champ pool????
Since not all featured champs are great, it will balance out. Players are anyways spending 15k, it's worth to get something better. Also now that the game is moving towards getting 6* champs, this would be kinda nice. In a smaller group we will have higher chance of getting duplicate champ and earning 6* shards.
I work in customer service, even online complaints get annoying when you have to just eat them or deflect constantly. He probably has more to it, but I wouldn’t call it easy to try to answer some questions without giving too much info and to sound positive about it even when you know the real reasoning for changes.
I've worked in customer service before. I still say a forum mod is a pretty easy stress free job. Way easier than my job ( pays less) but way easier. He knows who he works for and what he has to defend. Just like the people who give parking tickets out for a living...they choose their jobs.
Then either with or following that announcement will come the news that 5* arenas are coming so that you can spend tons of units refreshing your 5* champs (as they will be the only ones useable in the arena). This arena will offer you a chance to gain 6* shards and champs you desire but only **** champs will be in arena with a few decent sprinkled in.
Then after a few months and everyone is starving for more 6* shards and Kabam has milked the 5* arena via unit refreshes they will announce that we have heard our loyal customers and are bringing back featured hero crystals again but only in a 6* version. Then a offer for their customers a bunch of overpriced 6* shard offers will magically appear. Then announce 7* and let the milking cycle commence again.
Not very hard to figure out but none the less devious.
What’s your opinion on this?