A Plea for More Relics
Wicket329
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I like relics. I think they are good and cool and a fun addition to the game. I like that Kabam has made champion abilities directly interact with the use of strikers, and that some champions build their strikers into their optimal rotation. These are all good things.
I do not like that, for example, the Hulk relic is the clear optimal choice for Hulk, She-Hulk, Deathless She-Hulk, Red Hulk, Red Guardian, Titania, Spider-Punk, Quicksilver, Spot, Silk, Overseer, and several others. I do not like, as another example, that the Gambit relic is best for Domino, Dani Moonstar, Northstar, Gambit, Nightcrawler, Dust, and probably a whole bunch more. I'm using these examples because these are all champs that are common to see together, whether that's in a BGs deck, or running a specific lane, or doing an all Mutant necropolis challenge, hypothetically. Necropolis is a piece of content that insists that you use the highest rarity relic because it interacts with the enrage timer mechanic (a good mechanic, for the record!), and for something like the Mutant challenge you can't even field a full team with six star relics.
This game has nearly 300 champions in it. Even if you say that only half of them are used for anything (a number that grows larger over time as buffs are released), that doesn't change that, in contrast, there are 24 different relics. That's not even enough for a full BGs deck of top rarity relics. And yeah, five star relics are usable, but that's as low as I'd be willing to go. Something's gotta give. Obviously, from a player's perspective, I would love to see more relics enter the game because they are fun and cool and in some cases can breathe new life into an old favorite champion (like Venom!). But if not that, then there's gotta be something else. Maybe letting each relic be assigned to more than one champion? I don't know. But having to move Hulk or Gambit or whoever all over the place is frustrating, especially with how janky the relic swapping UI is with it's six different confirmations required to select, unbind, confirm unbind, select, bind, and confirm binding.
I know this isn't today's hot button issue, but please let this be a goal for the game in 2025. I don't want relics to become derelicts.
I do not like that, for example, the Hulk relic is the clear optimal choice for Hulk, She-Hulk, Deathless She-Hulk, Red Hulk, Red Guardian, Titania, Spider-Punk, Quicksilver, Spot, Silk, Overseer, and several others. I do not like, as another example, that the Gambit relic is best for Domino, Dani Moonstar, Northstar, Gambit, Nightcrawler, Dust, and probably a whole bunch more. I'm using these examples because these are all champs that are common to see together, whether that's in a BGs deck, or running a specific lane, or doing an all Mutant necropolis challenge, hypothetically. Necropolis is a piece of content that insists that you use the highest rarity relic because it interacts with the enrage timer mechanic (a good mechanic, for the record!), and for something like the Mutant challenge you can't even field a full team with six star relics.
This game has nearly 300 champions in it. Even if you say that only half of them are used for anything (a number that grows larger over time as buffs are released), that doesn't change that, in contrast, there are 24 different relics. That's not even enough for a full BGs deck of top rarity relics. And yeah, five star relics are usable, but that's as low as I'd be willing to go. Something's gotta give. Obviously, from a player's perspective, I would love to see more relics enter the game because they are fun and cool and in some cases can breathe new life into an old favorite champion (like Venom!). But if not that, then there's gotta be something else. Maybe letting each relic be assigned to more than one champion? I don't know. But having to move Hulk or Gambit or whoever all over the place is frustrating, especially with how janky the relic swapping UI is with it's six different confirmations required to select, unbind, confirm unbind, select, bind, and confirm binding.
I know this isn't today's hot button issue, but please let this be a goal for the game in 2025. I don't want relics to become derelicts.
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Free the Relics!!