Suggested remedy to the Hunger and Cure Realm Events

@Kabam (Osaurus) Rex

After few days of this event, I think there is one major issue which defeating the purpose of this event: there is no incentive for non-infected players to gift cure to infected players. Also, there were a lot of meaningless friendly exchanges between non-infected players.

Your team designed the event which required the Hunger group to gain points via (1) Daily Tummy Troubles and (2) Destroy The Cure. In order gain 4x point the Hunger need cure gifted by Cure group. However, your team at the same time create a competitive element via peak milestone realm event. In this respect, what's the incentive for Cure group to gift cure to Hunger group if Hunger can destroy the cure and get 4x point?

I think your team can consider to give 1 extra point to Appetite Contests Solo Event for any cure gifted by Cure group (if your system can handle then it is even better if point only given when the cure is given to Hunger player).

Without proper elaboration from your team, I don't think it's easy to players to understand this sentence in your website:
"If enough people stay with Hunger, it would be easy for them to win. Hunger members need to break 5x Cure items to match the max number of points someone can get for the Cure Event. It would be very possible for Hunger to break ahead."

Thank you for your consideration.

Comments

O_Deadpool_O

So true. Almost a week, a no a single cure arrived to my mailbox. Very stupid event structure. Cure players are not dependent on hunger players. But hunger players depends on another group. Why, just why?

Joker1976

I Don’t understand any of it.

I was infected, then sent the cure.

Now i’m just left with a room stockpiled full of toilet paper.

Although..I don’t watch livestreams, or read much of anything Kabam sends out these days 🤷

Reference

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/comment/2889246#Comment_2889246

If Kabam want to maintain the competitive mode between Hunger and Cure, they should have given alternative way for Hunger to obtain the cure. Or alternatively offer incentive for Cure to gift the injection to Hunger. The existing event context miss that element and I think Kabam can resolve it by offering such incentive.

Beerus2Strong

This event has been full of confusion. One thing I'm still not clear on is whether the "cured" can be infected or if we're now locked to the group we chose when the event started.

Some didn't get to choose since they got infected prior to the event start and it sounded annoying how some would complain on the forums. I don't want anyone sending me an infection I cannot choose to ignore if that's the case. Otherwise I'm good sending all the cure I can.

Elthan

People on the forum have been asking numerous time for clarification on how the event works, but Kabam remains strangely silent. This is not how they should treat their players 🙁

Beerus2Strong

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/comment/2889254#Comment_2889254

You're right. I could be sending friend requests and cures to those who need them. But could they send me an infection in return and what would it then do?

@Kabam (Osaurus) Rex any clarification on this would be nice and apologies if there's already one out there.

JogiDas

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/comment/2889255#Comment_2889255

Players cannot send infection only cures. People were already infected before event started now they have two choices. Eithee they get cure and accept it to be cured and switch sides or destroy that cure to stay infected.

Whichever side has most points will get better peak milestones and 7* statcast relics selector.

Reference

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/comment/2889252#Comment_2889252

Non-infected players won’t be infected in this event.

Infected players have option to choose Hunger (destroy the cure) or Cure (take injection). Once you were cured you can’t be infected again.

So, player can only get 1 realm (peak milestone) reward, either Hunger or Cure, can’t get both.

Chuck_Finley

it’s almost baffling until you look at how many times we say “why would someone do that?” when discussing the game. The latest being BG’s being all but dead to anyone not at the top ranks because rewards don’t match effort.

It’s like no one on the team can think outside of themselves and consider what drives human behavior. Or just no one cares….

JogiDas

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/comment/2889278#Comment_2889278

They are too busy thinking about the events that brings them some money. so they can't think outside of the box.

Zacharias10719

The event was dead on arrival tbf. Although it was explained that the cure side would take an early lead and the hunger side could overtake it over time but who's going to take that risk and potentially lose rewards? As soon as the cure side steamed into a massive early lead it was only going to go one way. Everyone on the infected side crossing over.

JogiDas

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/comment/2889292#Comment_2889292

Agree! Even right now, that lead in cure is massive. I don't think hunger side can get more points than cure side. So, its better for everyone to choose cure side and contribute points to get better rewards overall in cure side as well.

Reptoid

If the gap between hunger and cure remains this large, I hope Kabam add points in the hunger event, or gives people an option to switch to the cure event without begging to get a cure from someone.

I personally am still in the hunger event and would prefer to remain there, but the reward difference is objectively way to big.

Kabam (Osaurus) Rex

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/comment/2889255#Comment_2889255

I've posted this in many threads:

The event boils down to this -

1) Do fights, claim solo objective for your Solo Event, claim rewards.
2) Take the cure from a friend if you want it - ignore it and stay hungry if you don't.
3) Claim the peak milestone on the side you chose after the Event ends.

It ultimately doesn't matter which side you're on, it will impact the profile pictures you get at the end of the event

HERU

The cold true reality is that the design of this event adds pointless complexity that players don't need and don't want. The game is enough complex in itself. Many characters, lots of nodes and interactions between abilities and 4-8 nodes in some cases.

We need simplicity. This event is another messy idea.

Beerus2Strong

Ok thanks for the answers. All I wanted to know was whether I could find myself on the infected side or not.

I'll start sending those cures!

HERU

@Kabam (Osaurus) Rex you guys have to admit this event is a design fail and learn from errors. No player wants extra complexity added to the game. Especially when it's pointless. There's enough complexity on core game modes and functionalities already!

Chovner

I'm assuming if you have multiple cures, just keep destroying them while keeping 1 on hand for the very end. If the cured side looks way ahead then take the cure and get better rewards, and if the infected side is a head then do nothing?

Usagicassidy

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/comment/2889359#Comment_2889359

It does matter, because like the original post said, after a certain point, the Cure folk have absolutely no incentive to give the cure to the Hunger folks. And the Hunger folks reaching higher milestones is entirely dependent on receiving multiple cures and destroying them.

The Cure side has already reached their peak milestone, 44, while the Hunger is inching along all the way down at 15. I know the whole point is that the Hunger can earn more, but with no incentive for the Cure people to keep sending out constant cures, everyone "STUCK" on the Hunger side is just gonna be forced to have a lower score.

Furrymoosen

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/comment/2889444#Comment_2889444

And it isn't just the lack of incentive, but the amount of effort required to send cures beyond your alliance and friends you already have. I'm not interested in randomly adding a bunch of people to send them cures to destroy. And especially given that cure is maxed now, I don't even have incentive to pay attention anymore. This was a fairly poor attempt at getting the community to work together by directly relying on each for progress. And now anyone that stays with hunger risks being worse off than 80%+ of all players. All for profile pictures that will get lost in the thousands of others we have.

Giantwalrus56

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/comment/2889359#Comment_2889359

You're right, you have mentioned those things. My issue is given the huge distance in reward milestones, what's the motive to stay on team hunger? I've stayed infected with hope of seeing a drastic point jump, but sure doesn't look that way. Guess I'll take the cure then. This was really a fun idea /s

Okizze2

“3) claim the peak milestone on the side you chose” but then he goes on to say it doesn’t matter which side you’re on because it only effects profile pics.

How can this be true if the milestones each event side finishes at will be way different if it continues this way?

will we all be awarded the highest milestone achieved overall and then the profile pics will be the side we chose?

I think the main cause of anxiety over this event is everyone worrying about the huge disparity in rewards. If kabam said everyone will get the same rewards at the end except the profile pics I’m sure everyone would chill out.

GoingBack

This is the first time since 2014 that I have been thoroughly confused by an event. I don’t know if I am infected or not and don’t know if I have a cure or not. I am not playing much anymore, so it could completely be my own ineptitude that I am not following this event.

Reference

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/comment/2889359#Comment_2889359

@Kabam (Osaurus) Rex You give me an impression that this event is for fun only and both Hunger/Cure will get the same peak milestone rewards - with only different type of profile pic styles.

If you aware of various forum posts on this topic, many infected players felt uncomfortable with lack of cure gifting plus significant behind the realm milestone. I think if the agenda of Kabam is to make this a “fun” event in the month of Halloween, why not giving a little push for cure group to sent gifts to hunger group?

I’m inside a line group with 50 ex-alliancemates, they just exchange gifts between non-infected buddies, which I think it’s not the meaning of this event as such exchange didn’t give any point to milestone.