I hadn’t planned to go all in on HoF, but now I’m seriously considering it. Should I?
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I have bad RNG luck on events like these. There, I said it. Omega days last year, Banquet for every year I’ve played the game, etc. Whenever it is a largely RNG event, I have bad luck with the ‘points’ crystals and also bad luck with the ‘big’ crystals. After a couple of years having this happen consistently, it has led me to largely only invest in events with guaranteed value. The Gatcha boxes have been great because they limited my bad RNG downside.
Because of this, I had not planned to go hard at this event. I really like Fury so wanted a couple of shots at him (although fully expected to get Apoc and a few dups on him) but generally was planning on waiting for J4. Part of this was guaranteed value, but part of it was also that I still don’t have 7* Serpent and was going to go for the 2024 selector and get him finally.
Then I had slightly better luck than normal on this event. Not on the Valiants of course - I’m at 2 7*s - neither of which were priority ones for me - out of 120 cyrstals, so definitely behind where I should be statistically. However, I did pull and dup Tigra and pulled FAM (well and of course APOC) which surprised me. This caused me to go to 240 points as I could then R3 them both and maybe still pull Fury (which I didn’t).
I stopped and was planning on saving my units for J4. Then two things have caused me to start to think maybe I should go for it:
1) I looked back at last year’s J4 and the 2023 selector was not available until 36k vs. 18k. I’d really like to get a 7* Serpent, but is he really worth 36k (yes, I know there will be other stuff along the way - but still) when I have a 6* R5A max sig?
2) Tigra and Fantman are great champs, but really need to be awakened to and at least 100 sig to get real value from them. And I still would really like to get Fury.
So, now I’m considering going from 240 to at least 390 (and let’s not kid ourselves, if I go that far I might as well get DP for another 1500 units). My thinking is this: Doing so lets me awaken Fantman, lets me get he and Tigra to sig 101 and 120 respectively, and lets me get Fury. I have a Skill AG for Fury so would get him awakened also.
Getting those three particular champs awakened and to a useful sig level, and one of them to R4, feels like a solid guaranteed value and investment. I’d be left with 6K units, so could probably build back up to 14k for J4, maybe 18k if I really stretch, so I’d get at least some of those rewards.
So what do you think? Should I go for it?
Also question for those of you who did - I’m assuming you get 200 sig gems vs. just 1 200 sig gem, correct? I do want to split them across Fantman and Tigra.
Because of this, I had not planned to go hard at this event. I really like Fury so wanted a couple of shots at him (although fully expected to get Apoc and a few dups on him) but generally was planning on waiting for J4. Part of this was guaranteed value, but part of it was also that I still don’t have 7* Serpent and was going to go for the 2024 selector and get him finally.
Then I had slightly better luck than normal on this event. Not on the Valiants of course - I’m at 2 7*s - neither of which were priority ones for me - out of 120 cyrstals, so definitely behind where I should be statistically. However, I did pull and dup Tigra and pulled FAM (well and of course APOC) which surprised me. This caused me to go to 240 points as I could then R3 them both and maybe still pull Fury (which I didn’t).
I stopped and was planning on saving my units for J4. Then two things have caused me to start to think maybe I should go for it:
1) I looked back at last year’s J4 and the 2023 selector was not available until 36k vs. 18k. I’d really like to get a 7* Serpent, but is he really worth 36k (yes, I know there will be other stuff along the way - but still) when I have a 6* R5A max sig?
2) Tigra and Fantman are great champs, but really need to be awakened to and at least 100 sig to get real value from them. And I still would really like to get Fury.
So, now I’m considering going from 240 to at least 390 (and let’s not kid ourselves, if I go that far I might as well get DP for another 1500 units). My thinking is this: Doing so lets me awaken Fantman, lets me get he and Tigra to sig 101 and 120 respectively, and lets me get Fury. I have a Skill AG for Fury so would get him awakened also.
Getting those three particular champs awakened and to a useful sig level, and one of them to R4, feels like a solid guaranteed value and investment. I’d be left with 6K units, so could probably build back up to 14k for J4, maybe 18k if I really stretch, so I’d get at least some of those rewards.
So what do you think? Should I go for it?
Also question for those of you who did - I’m assuming you get 200 sig gems vs. just 1 200 sig gem, correct? I do want to split them across Fantman and Tigra.
I hadn’t planned to go all in on HoF, but now I’m seriously considering it. Should I? 86 votes
Yes, go for it. Awakened sig 101 Fantman + Sig 120 Tigra + awakened Fury + DPhoenix is worth it.
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No, stick with your original instincts. J4 Rank Up materials + upgrading your Serpent from 6* to 7* is higher value.
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But ultimately it’s just about fun. Whatever seems the most entertaining for you is probably the right call. I’m waiting for J4 because I get more entertainment out of learning / using new champs. It may or may not be the most strategic choice given my account and the level I play at in various events. But I’m just not excited about ranking the classic champs.
Pick whatever is going to bring you the most enjoyment…
I was saving units for 7 pieces of Deathless champs. This event had far more value, so I spent the units here. In total, I got 15 7* champs (9 from Valiants, 3 from 7* crystals, one selector and two Dark Phoenix), but I know I had better luck than others. Now I have 7r4 max sig FAM, 7r3 awakened Tigra, 7r3 awakened Nick, and 7r1 sig 60 (pulled him from Valiants four times) Apoc that will go to R3 soon as well. Didn't get Ibom, but all in all am very happy with how everything turned out.
But spending that much can also lead to easy regret. Value the guarantees. Is an R4, Dark Phoenix, and having your favorite champ of the bunch awakened worth 37k units to you?
I have a ton of Titans saved up for the June crystal, so the only other impact of going hard now vs. waiting is it will take me a longer to get any of those pulls ranked up. But, those champs are going to be around for a while and generally available and I’ll get them ranked eventually. And all of that is assuming I actually pull the new/better Titan champs, which requires the RNG gots to smile at me which I know is uncommon for me. These HoF champs largely won’t be available for the next year at least if Omega days is a guide.
Because even the rank up gems and sigs will be limited to these HOF champs, whereas the J4 deals will have more options.
I invested in HOF but only because FAM has deep nostalgic value for me as I basically used him to get through Acts 6-8.
Fury is not quite as strong for me as FAM is for you, but awfully close.
I think I’m going to give myself the weekend / early next week to further consider it, but based on the input from everyone I’m more strongly leaning towards going for it.
It all comes down to this, do you absolutely need that selector or not? The 200 stones are worth it for you because you have Tigra awakened, Dark Phoenix isn't that big of a deal because a r5a 200 will still do the job, so yes and no, it's a matter of do you need the selector or not really.
People were still getting high 40k scores using various R3 attackers.
Everyone knows how to fight him, that's the main issue...
Well, I got him real early. And decided, the new goal was dark phoenix.
My luck didn’t run out, it kept going.
I now have:
Apoc unawakened
R1 sig 20 Tigra (I can’t play her)
R1 sig 20 iBom
R3 Sig 100 Fantman
R3 Sig 120 Dark Phoenix
R4 Sig 20 Nick Fury
And added Shuri along the way (had yet to get her amazingly)
I don’t regret one unit.
Also, if you do go for the selector then at that point yes might as well go for Dark Phoenix, the only difference between the 6* and 7* is that the 7* will be a dual threat with some attack potential, the 6* will be a pure defender way too slow for attack. So there is some value in the 7* just not as crazy as everything else.
Save for July 4 and Black Friday!!!
When you see posts about the luck people got, you feel pretty ill. Getting 4 of the champs from 23 crystals, stuff like that. Its kind of cool to get 4 of the 5, but couldn't dupe 2/5, the event felt dirty overall.