Kabam Miike wrote: » Dub wrote: » GroundedWisdom wrote: » Dub wrote: » I want to see where storm or ant man are effective on any levels. The lower you to the worse they get. Storm used to hit hard before bleeders were crazy good. Now she’s mediocre at best. As far as Jane goes. If you want a good stun champ put hulk. Or put iceman or aa as chances so people’s odds of getting a decent champ are higher than like 8 percent I can't agree with that. Storm is a killer. You can’t tell me you’d be ok with pulling one of the oldest champs in the game out of a 15k shard deal over the champ your going for. I’ve had her r4 before and there’s a reason she’s not any more. She’s behind on the curb of champs. You can pull Storm from a Featured 5-Star Hero Crystal right now. You can also pull Ant Man, or Agent Venom, or any of the others listed here. You can also pull a lot more Champions, from Colossus, to Star Lord, to Kamala Khan. This is a smaller pool, where you know what you can get, and makes it easier to dupe any of the Champions involved.
Dub wrote: » GroundedWisdom wrote: » Dub wrote: » I want to see where storm or ant man are effective on any levels. The lower you to the worse they get. Storm used to hit hard before bleeders were crazy good. Now she’s mediocre at best. As far as Jane goes. If you want a good stun champ put hulk. Or put iceman or aa as chances so people’s odds of getting a decent champ are higher than like 8 percent I can't agree with that. Storm is a killer. You can’t tell me you’d be ok with pulling one of the oldest champs in the game out of a 15k shard deal over the champ your going for. I’ve had her r4 before and there’s a reason she’s not any more. She’s behind on the curb of champs.
GroundedWisdom wrote: » Dub wrote: » I want to see where storm or ant man are effective on any levels. The lower you to the worse they get. Storm used to hit hard before bleeders were crazy good. Now she’s mediocre at best. As far as Jane goes. If you want a good stun champ put hulk. Or put iceman or aa as chances so people’s odds of getting a decent champ are higher than like 8 percent I can't agree with that. Storm is a killer.
Dub wrote: » I want to see where storm or ant man are effective on any levels. The lower you to the worse they get. Storm used to hit hard before bleeders were crazy good. Now she’s mediocre at best. As far as Jane goes. If you want a good stun champ put hulk. Or put iceman or aa as chances so people’s odds of getting a decent champ are higher than like 8 percent
Kabam Miike wrote: » TKal wrote: » Kabam Miike wrote: » Just talked to the team, and they are comfortable with sharing the list of Champions we plan to include in the first Featured Champion Crystal. It's important to note that this list could still potentially change a little before the release, but the selected Champions are based on empirical data showing their effectiveness as 5-Star Champions in both Alliance Quests and Alliance Wars. Beast Storm Cable Cyclops (New Xavier School)Thor (Ragnarok) Taskmaster Agent Venom HawkeyeModok Sentry Void Ant-Man Mordo Thor (Jane Foster) Loki JuggernautHela Phoenix Ronan Venompool Nebula Punisher (2099) Civil Warrior Doctor Octopus Bold Text denotes Featured Champions. 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 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.
TKal wrote: » Kabam Miike wrote: » Just talked to the team, and they are comfortable with sharing the list of Champions we plan to include in the first Featured Champion Crystal. It's important to note that this list could still potentially change a little before the release, but the selected Champions are based on empirical data showing their effectiveness as 5-Star Champions in both Alliance Quests and Alliance Wars. Beast Storm Cable Cyclops (New Xavier School)Thor (Ragnarok) Taskmaster Agent Venom HawkeyeModok Sentry Void Ant-Man Mordo Thor (Jane Foster) Loki JuggernautHela Phoenix Ronan Venompool Nebula Punisher (2099) Civil Warrior Doctor Octopus Bold Text denotes Featured Champions. 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
Kabam Miike wrote: » Just talked to the team, and they are comfortable with sharing the list of Champions we plan to include in the first Featured Champion Crystal. It's important to note that this list could still potentially change a little before the release, but the selected Champions are based on empirical data showing their effectiveness as 5-Star Champions in both Alliance Quests and Alliance Wars. Beast Storm Cable Cyclops (New Xavier School)Thor (Ragnarok) Taskmaster Agent Venom HawkeyeModok Sentry Void Ant-Man Mordo Thor (Jane Foster) Loki JuggernautHela Phoenix Ronan Venompool Nebula Punisher (2099) Civil Warrior Doctor Octopus Bold Text denotes Featured Champions.
The_Grandmaster wrote: » Not sure if this has been said but it seems obvious to me that they are making these crystals less desirable on purpose. They know that a lot of people are gonna stop buying the 15k crystal and they are fine with that because now they are gonna have to buy the 300 unit uncollected crystals if they want a shot at a new champ and that means more money for Kabam and well that is what this game is all about for them... Finding new ways to make money from previously free content. just my opinion anyway.
Deadlyslayer007 wrote: » Kabam Miike wrote: » Hulk_77 wrote: » Kabam Miike wrote: » LiquidButt wrote: » @Kabam Miike Maybe i missed it but how often does this crystal get "refreshed" ? like how often do the 18 champs get changed? There will be a New Crystal every 3 Months. This Crystal will feature the 6 newest Champions, and another pool of 18 Champions as the Base Pool. 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. Champions will repeat, but will not appear twice in a row. so basically there is enough trash champs that they can alternate these every time and just so happen to never put any good ones in. basically.. how about a character doesn't go back in until the entire pool has been in once!?!?! thats fair!
Kabam Miike wrote: » Hulk_77 wrote: » Kabam Miike wrote: » LiquidButt wrote: » @Kabam Miike Maybe i missed it but how often does this crystal get "refreshed" ? like how often do the 18 champs get changed? There will be a New Crystal every 3 Months. This Crystal will feature the 6 newest Champions, and another pool of 18 Champions as the Base Pool. 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. Champions will repeat, but will not appear twice in a row.
Hulk_77 wrote: » Kabam Miike wrote: » LiquidButt wrote: » @Kabam Miike Maybe i missed it but how often does this crystal get "refreshed" ? like how often do the 18 champs get changed? There will be a New Crystal every 3 Months. This Crystal will feature the 6 newest Champions, and another pool of 18 Champions as the Base Pool. 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.
Kabam Miike wrote: » LiquidButt wrote: » @Kabam Miike Maybe i missed it but how often does this crystal get "refreshed" ? like how often do the 18 champs get changed? There will be a New Crystal every 3 Months. This Crystal will feature the 6 newest Champions, and another pool of 18 Champions as the Base Pool.
LiquidButt wrote: » @Kabam Miike Maybe i missed it but how often does this crystal get "refreshed" ? like how often do the 18 champs get changed?
GroundedWisdom wrote: » LeNoirFaineant wrote: » @GroundedWisdom you are in favor of the new crystal? I'm shocked... Still waiting for you do disagree with something, with anything that Kabam does. Maybe if you pretended to disagree with something just to add a little credibility... I don't need to solemnly disagree with anything just to prove some kind of allegiance to the Players. I've explained this before. I'm not part of the "US Vs. THEM" mentality.
LeNoirFaineant wrote: » @GroundedWisdom you are in favor of the new crystal? I'm shocked... Still waiting for you do disagree with something, with anything that Kabam does. Maybe if you pretended to disagree with something just to add a little credibility...
Kabam Miike wrote: » Darth_Kaladinn wrote: » So next month (February) Gladiator Hulk and Killmonger come out. If I want them as a 5*, the only way to get them next month is from 300 unit crystals?! Otherwise I have to wait until May?!?! That’s crazy! Out of curiosity, why is having to wait crazy? There is no other Crystal in the game that lets you use shards for a Champion at its release, and unless you choose to purchase the Featured Hero Crystal, you have to wait until they are released in the Basic Hero Crystal to have a chance at the 3-Star or 4-Star Champion. The 5-Star Featured Hero crystal was an anomaly in the game that made sense with the state of the game when they were introduced, but that was a very long time ago, when you may never have a chance at that Champion again.
Darth_Kaladinn wrote: » So next month (February) Gladiator Hulk and Killmonger come out. If I want them as a 5*, the only way to get them next month is from 300 unit crystals?! Otherwise I have to wait until May?!?! That’s crazy!
Cristalman wrote: » TheGodfather wrote: » Kabam Miike wrote: » Dub wrote: » GroundedWisdom wrote: » Dub wrote: » I want to see where storm or ant man are effective on any levels. The lower you to the worse they get. Storm used to hit hard before bleeders were crazy good. Now she’s mediocre at best. As far as Jane goes. If you want a good stun champ put hulk. Or put iceman or aa as chances so people’s odds of getting a decent champ are higher than like 8 percent I can't agree with that. Storm is a killer. You can’t tell me you’d be ok with pulling one of the oldest champs in the game out of a 15k shard deal over the champ your going for. I’ve had her r4 before and there’s a reason she’s not any more. She’s behind on the curb of champs. You can pull Storm from a Featured 5-Star Hero Crystal right now. You can also pull Ant Man, or Agent Venom, or any of the others listed here. You can also pull a lot more Champions, from Colossus, to Star Lord, to Kamala Khan. This is a smaller pool, where you know what you can get, and makes it easier to dupe any of the Champions involved. Forgot to mention that we have to potentially wait 3 months now, unless we are willing to fork over 300 units per FGMC for a rare chance at the desired 5-star champ. Disappointed this is going further and further towards a pay to win system. It's already a pay to win game
TheGodfather wrote: » Kabam Miike wrote: » Dub wrote: » GroundedWisdom wrote: » Dub wrote: » I want to see where storm or ant man are effective on any levels. The lower you to the worse they get. Storm used to hit hard before bleeders were crazy good. Now she’s mediocre at best. As far as Jane goes. If you want a good stun champ put hulk. Or put iceman or aa as chances so people’s odds of getting a decent champ are higher than like 8 percent I can't agree with that. Storm is a killer. You can’t tell me you’d be ok with pulling one of the oldest champs in the game out of a 15k shard deal over the champ your going for. I’ve had her r4 before and there’s a reason she’s not any more. She’s behind on the curb of champs. You can pull Storm from a Featured 5-Star Hero Crystal right now. You can also pull Ant Man, or Agent Venom, or any of the others listed here. You can also pull a lot more Champions, from Colossus, to Star Lord, to Kamala Khan. This is a smaller pool, where you know what you can get, and makes it easier to dupe any of the Champions involved. Forgot to mention that we have to potentially wait 3 months now, unless we are willing to fork over 300 units per FGMC for a rare chance at the desired 5-star champ. Disappointed this is going further and further towards a pay to win system.
DNA3000 wrote: » Thatweirdguy wrote: » DNA3000 wrote: » khehmist wrote: » beyonder8421 wrote: » khehmist wrote: » Too bad Apple didn't start requiring transparency in communications, maybe the announcement would have looked more something more like...Due to Apple's new transparency mandate we're changing the feature crystal drop rate (for the champ you were hoping to get) to the worst of our old manipulated drop rates, for everyone, no matter how much you spend. Let it be known to all app stores that we will respond to any attempt to influence our business to the benefit of their customers in a way that will continue to make our revenue a priority far above all others. Forget about apple already, you cannot buy 5 star crystals with money. You can buy units and use them for crystals, but I can see the legal loophole. Nope. Apple mandated transparency, then Kabam changed the system and confirmed feature crystal drop rates for the first time in history. No chance that's a coincidence. Kabam has said nothing in this thread they haven't said before many times. They have never given a drop rate. Here for the first time ever we have been provided a drop rate. Unprecedented and not a coincidence. This is absolutely and unambiguously objectively false. They've always said that the odds of pulling any particular champion from the basic crystal were identical, that the odds of pulling any particular champion from the basic pool from the featured crystal is identical, and that in general the odds of pulling any particular champion of the same type from a crystal is identical. They are saying the exact same thing here: the odds of pulling any particular champion from the new featured crystal is identical. Because the number of champions in the new crystal is fixed at 24, that means the odds are approximately 4.2%. They can't quote a number like that in most other crystals because the number of champions is different at different times, but that number is zero additional information for anyone capable of doing basic elementary school math.
Thatweirdguy wrote: » DNA3000 wrote: » khehmist wrote: » beyonder8421 wrote: » khehmist wrote: » Too bad Apple didn't start requiring transparency in communications, maybe the announcement would have looked more something more like...Due to Apple's new transparency mandate we're changing the feature crystal drop rate (for the champ you were hoping to get) to the worst of our old manipulated drop rates, for everyone, no matter how much you spend. Let it be known to all app stores that we will respond to any attempt to influence our business to the benefit of their customers in a way that will continue to make our revenue a priority far above all others. Forget about apple already, you cannot buy 5 star crystals with money. You can buy units and use them for crystals, but I can see the legal loophole. Nope. Apple mandated transparency, then Kabam changed the system and confirmed feature crystal drop rates for the first time in history. No chance that's a coincidence. Kabam has said nothing in this thread they haven't said before many times. They have never given a drop rate. Here for the first time ever we have been provided a drop rate. Unprecedented and not a coincidence.
DNA3000 wrote: » khehmist wrote: » beyonder8421 wrote: » khehmist wrote: » Too bad Apple didn't start requiring transparency in communications, maybe the announcement would have looked more something more like...Due to Apple's new transparency mandate we're changing the feature crystal drop rate (for the champ you were hoping to get) to the worst of our old manipulated drop rates, for everyone, no matter how much you spend. Let it be known to all app stores that we will respond to any attempt to influence our business to the benefit of their customers in a way that will continue to make our revenue a priority far above all others. Forget about apple already, you cannot buy 5 star crystals with money. You can buy units and use them for crystals, but I can see the legal loophole. Nope. Apple mandated transparency, then Kabam changed the system and confirmed feature crystal drop rates for the first time in history. No chance that's a coincidence. Kabam has said nothing in this thread they haven't said before many times.
khehmist wrote: » beyonder8421 wrote: » khehmist wrote: » Too bad Apple didn't start requiring transparency in communications, maybe the announcement would have looked more something more like...Due to Apple's new transparency mandate we're changing the feature crystal drop rate (for the champ you were hoping to get) to the worst of our old manipulated drop rates, for everyone, no matter how much you spend. Let it be known to all app stores that we will respond to any attempt to influence our business to the benefit of their customers in a way that will continue to make our revenue a priority far above all others. Forget about apple already, you cannot buy 5 star crystals with money. You can buy units and use them for crystals, but I can see the legal loophole. Nope. Apple mandated transparency, then Kabam changed the system and confirmed feature crystal drop rates for the first time in history. No chance that's a coincidence.
beyonder8421 wrote: » khehmist wrote: » Too bad Apple didn't start requiring transparency in communications, maybe the announcement would have looked more something more like...Due to Apple's new transparency mandate we're changing the feature crystal drop rate (for the champ you were hoping to get) to the worst of our old manipulated drop rates, for everyone, no matter how much you spend. Let it be known to all app stores that we will respond to any attempt to influence our business to the benefit of their customers in a way that will continue to make our revenue a priority far above all others. Forget about apple already, you cannot buy 5 star crystals with money. You can buy units and use them for crystals, but I can see the legal loophole.
khehmist wrote: » Too bad Apple didn't start requiring transparency in communications, maybe the announcement would have looked more something more like...Due to Apple's new transparency mandate we're changing the feature crystal drop rate (for the champ you were hoping to get) to the worst of our old manipulated drop rates, for everyone, no matter how much you spend. Let it be known to all app stores that we will respond to any attempt to influence our business to the benefit of their customers in a way that will continue to make our revenue a priority far above all others.
Kabam Miike wrote: » General_Vis wrote: » Is there any logic to who the 18 other champs will be? Such as will they follow a pattern of previously released champs or will they simply be chosen by Kabam? There is no Pattern. They will be chosen by the team, but we're taking extra care to make the Crystals more interesting for you all.
General_Vis wrote: » Is there any logic to who the 18 other champs will be? Such as will they follow a pattern of previously released champs or will they simply be chosen by Kabam?
TheGodfather wrote: » Kabam Miike wrote: » Dub wrote: » GroundedWisdom wrote: » Dub wrote: » I want to see where storm or ant man are effective on any levels. The lower you to the worse they get. Storm used to hit hard before bleeders were crazy good. Now she’s mediocre at best. As far as Jane goes. If you want a good stun champ put hulk. Or put iceman or aa as chances so people’s odds of getting a decent champ are higher than like 8 percent I can't agree with that. Storm is a killer. You can’t tell me you’d be ok with pulling one of the oldest champs in the game out of a 15k shard deal over the champ your going for. I’ve had her r4 before and there’s a reason she’s not any more. She’s behind on the curb of champs. You can pull Storm from a Featured 5-Star Hero Crystal right now. You can also pull Ant Man, or Agent Venom, or any of the others listed here. You can also pull a lot more Champions, from Colossus, to Star Lord, to Kamala Khan. This is a smaller pool, where you know what you can get, and makes it easier to dupe any of the Champions involved. This dude for real? My guy, The community doesn't go for a featured crystal to get any of the champs you listed. They pay the extra 5K for an INCREASED CHANCE at getting the desired featured 5-Star champ. Now they will pay the extra 5K for a DECREASED CHANCE at getting the desired featured 5-Star champ. That's a fact. Are you sure Kabam employees play the game? and they thought this idea was an improvement to the state of the game? or perhaps, their bottom line.
DNA3000 wrote: » Thatweirdguy wrote: » LocoMotives wrote: » Oh Miike, I don’t envy you man. They stick you out here taking bullets, this should’ve been a Friday announcement so you could hide over the weekend. 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 I don't know about easy, but community manager/coordinator jobs have some of the highest turn over in the games industry, at least last time I checked.
Thatweirdguy wrote: » LocoMotives wrote: » Oh Miike, I don’t envy you man. They stick you out here taking bullets, this should’ve been a Friday announcement so you could hide over the weekend. 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
LocoMotives wrote: » Oh Miike, I don’t envy you man. They stick you out here taking bullets, this should’ve been a Friday announcement so you could hide over the weekend.
TheGodfather wrote: » Kabam Miike wrote: » Darth_Kaladinn wrote: » So next month (February) Gladiator Hulk and Killmonger come out. If I want them as a 5*, the only way to get them next month is from 300 unit crystals?! Otherwise I have to wait until May?!?! That’s crazy! Out of curiosity, why is having to wait crazy? There is no other Crystal in the game that lets you use shards for a Champion at its release, and unless you choose to purchase the Featured Hero Crystal, you have to wait until they are released in the Basic Hero Crystal to have a chance at the 3-Star or 4-Star Champion. The 5-Star Featured Hero crystal was an anomaly in the game that made sense with the state of the game when they were introduced, but that was a very long time ago, when you may never have a chance at that Champion again. Please Miike, kindly share with us what the state of the game is now, because we must be confused. I thought this was equal parts free to play and pay to win. Now, The people with the fattest wallets will be the ones with the most advantage at getting the newest 5-star champs. Meanwhile free-to-play users must wait 3 months for a chance to catch up to them. And a **** chance to boot. This only further exposes how important the FGMC is to Kabam's bottom line, getting the top tier alliances to shell out more cash. it all seems filthy.
MikeHock wrote: » DNA3000 wrote: » Thatweirdguy wrote: » DNA3000 wrote: » khehmist wrote: » beyonder8421 wrote: » khehmist wrote: » Too bad Apple didn't start requiring transparency in communications, maybe the announcement would have looked more something more like...Due to Apple's new transparency mandate we're changing the feature crystal drop rate (for the champ you were hoping to get) to the worst of our old manipulated drop rates, for everyone, no matter how much you spend. Let it be known to all app stores that we will respond to any attempt to influence our business to the benefit of their customers in a way that will continue to make our revenue a priority far above all others. Forget about apple already, you cannot buy 5 star crystals with money. You can buy units and use them for crystals, but I can see the legal loophole. Nope. Apple mandated transparency, then Kabam changed the system and confirmed feature crystal drop rates for the first time in history. No chance that's a coincidence. Kabam has said nothing in this thread they haven't said before many times. They have never given a drop rate. Here for the first time ever we have been provided a drop rate. Unprecedented and not a coincidence. This is absolutely and unambiguously objectively false. They've always said that the odds of pulling any particular champion from the basic crystal were identical, that the odds of pulling any particular champion from the basic pool from the featured crystal is identical, and that in general the odds of pulling any particular champion of the same type from a crystal is identical. They are saying the exact same thing here: the odds of pulling any particular champion from the new featured crystal is identical. Because the number of champions in the new crystal is fixed at 24, that means the odds are approximately 4.2%. They can't quote a number like that in most other crystals because the number of champions is different at different times, but that number is zero additional information for anyone capable of doing basic elementary school math. How can the odds or drop rate for any hero in the basic crystal remain the same when, over time, new heroes are added to the crystal ?
