Enter the Maze!

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  • GrecianfoxGrecianfox Member Posts: 114
    This looks fun...
  • DTMelodicMetalDTMelodicMetal Member Posts: 2,785 ★★★★★
    Someone at Kabam made a big mistake here. They want to make hard content ...mission accomplished. But they also want players to attempt the challenge so they buy items completing it... they blew it here. When you need to buy items to complete something you think “would I pay x amount of dolllars to buy this directly if it was in an offer”. Here the rewards are so poor that the answer is a resounding no.

    It's as if someone thought players wouldn't mind powering through The Maze with in-game resources because the gifting event is going on. This content is exponentially more difficult than The Champion's Challenge Heavyweight difficulty. This is the only content of 2018 to award a full T2AC, even Variant doesn't have that. I can think of two ways to avoid trainwrecks like this in the future. First, more communication between developers and players. Second, release video of developers playing their own content. The second suggestion would show players what kind of skill is needed to conquer end-game content.
  • BigPoppaCBONEBigPoppaCBONE Member Posts: 2,382 ★★★★★
    Someone at Kabam made a big mistake here. They want to make hard content ...mission accomplished. But they also want players to attempt the challenge so they buy items completing it... they blew it here. When you need to buy items to complete something you think “would I pay x amount of dolllars to buy this directly if it was in an offer”. Here the rewards are so poor that the answer is a resounding no.

    It's as if someone thought players wouldn't mind powering through The Maze with in-game resources because the gifting event is going on. This content is exponentially more difficult than The Champion's Challenge Heavyweight difficulty. This is the only content of 2018 to award a full T2AC, even Variant doesn't have that. I can think of two ways to avoid trainwrecks like this in the future. First, more communication between developers and players. Second, release video of developers playing their own content. The second suggestion would show players what kind of skill is needed to conquer end-game content.

    That last suggestion is an excellent one. Kabam could commission some players (no one wants to watch devs play, they almost always suck, get actual players or playtesters) to solo individual challenge fights with a wider variety of champs without using items. Watching YouTubers do it with the best high sig 5-65s is ok, but I’d rather see it done with the B or C team + skill.
  • ThatweirdguyThatweirdguy Member Posts: 675 ★★★
    Someone at Kabam made a big mistake here. They want to make hard content ...mission accomplished. But they also want players to attempt the challenge so they buy items completing it... they blew it here. When you need to buy items to complete something you think “would I pay x amount of dolllars to buy this directly if it was in an offer”. Here the rewards are so poor that the answer is a resounding no.

    It's as if someone thought players wouldn't mind powering through The Maze with in-game resources because the gifting event is going on. This content is exponentially more difficult than The Champion's Challenge Heavyweight difficulty. This is the only content of 2018 to award a full T2AC, even Variant doesn't have that. I can think of two ways to avoid trainwrecks like this in the future. First, more communication between developers and players. Second, release video of developers playing their own content. The second suggestion would show players what kind of skill is needed to conquer end-game content.

    This coinciding with the gifting event is a great point. Still a miss because they miscalculated the awards and how much people would pay for them. This will ultimately cost them money.

    The Devs do not play this game in any serious manner I am quite convinced of that. They for sure aren't using a rosters similar to a typical end game player even when they do play. No way any Dev has completed LOL, variant etc....
  • DrZolaDrZola Member Posts: 8,893 ★★★★★
    edited December 2018
    Just did the first path ... and I'm not happy how this was designed.
    After one-shot everything on the path and get till the final boss, I must say that this battle is completely BS if you don't have a specific champion.
    - Unblockable, Unstoppable, Block penetration, Regen above waht he lost during the battle. Immune to fate seal, heal block and petrify effects.

    Plus all the lag mid fight that I won't talk about, really makes this not fun at all.
    I'm tired of facing the Champion as the final boss. Apart from him, I had some fun on the other fights, for real. But this one is an exception since it's all but that.

    (Just my opinion, I know some of you wre able to defeat him easily with a specific champion or so)

    Your middle paragraph hits the nail on the head for me. “Latency” issues (or whatever they are now called) associated with high-end content were the last straw for reducing the game to an occasional pastime for me. It’s a great game, and since Dec. 2014 it’s been a staple of my routine.

    But it is a phone game, after all. My current setup enables me to stream all kinds of content on multiple devices across rooms and floors, but it struggles when it comes to handling tapping and swiping on MCoC even when it’s the only thing running and I’m just several feet from the router. Bottom line: I shouldn’t have to upgrade my hardware just to have a stable experience on a phone game.

    Dr. Zola
  • Eb0ny-O-M4wEb0ny-O-M4w Member Posts: 13,933 ★★★★★
    I think if The Champion have some type of node like Breakthrough, that would give an advantage to a player after some time during the fight, this battle wouldn't be that much of a pain, and it would actually balance with the other nodes that he has.

    A skilled player, even without having the best damage or counter to The Champion, would have the chance to defeat him and deal more damage the more hits dealt during the battle.
    For me in the current state, this is probably the only battle that isn't fun at all.
  • WalkinhighlightWalkinhighlight Member Posts: 134
    Hard pass, what you got for January?
    Cause this ain't it chief.
  • Mars___Mars___ Member Posts: 87 ★★
    Hard pass, what you got for January?
    Cause this ain't it chief.

    For January it's "Enter with Cash" mate !!!!!!!!
  • WalkinhighlightWalkinhighlight Member Posts: 134
    Mars___ wrote: »
    Hard pass, what you got for January?
    Cause this ain't it chief.

    For January it's "Enter with Cash" mate !!!!!!!!

    Almost choked on my water. Lmao!
  • CoatHang3rCoatHang3r Member Posts: 4,965 ★★★★★
    Thanks for the challenge and showing me this guy can actually do something outside of arena points and cosmic combat events. Enjoyed it!

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  • CapWW2CapWW2 Member Posts: 2,901 ★★★★
    CoatHang3r wrote: »
    Thanks for the challenge and showing me this guy can actually do something outside of arena points and cosmic combat events. Enjoyed it!

    5muguk1fqk4c.gif

    Very nice. I got the botyom feeder too as 6 star 🤮
  • DTMelodicMetalDTMelodicMetal Member Posts: 2,785 ★★★★★
    PCdawg63 wrote: »
    I just don't understand how you failed to see the disparity between Difficulty and Reward ratio with the Maze. Champion's Contest was significantly easier even though we faced many more champs and the rewards were 5x better, the monthly rewards as well as those for Variant are better than this trash. How did you fail to look at this before putting in the game?

    Any new "end game" content should include t5b, t2a, and 6* shards. It's that simple.

    1) I agree with all of this except the final 2 sentences. I don't think all "end game" content is required to include T5B, T2A, and 6* shards. Kabam could've included a 5* awakening gem crystal in Maze rewards and nearly all of the complaints would lose their merit. End-game players had four to five or more 4/55 champions when Act 5.3 dropped, that's comparable to current end-game players having four to five or more 5/65 champions. Act 5.3 exploration rewards included a 5* awakening gem crystal. Exploring Act 5.3 with 5/50 champions was much easier than most of the fights I had in The Maze and Maze fights that were easier than finishing Act 5.3 with 5/50 champs were only easier because I had a top counter for those fights ranked up to 5/65. The sole exception to this is using 5/50 Void for Maze Mephisto.

    2) The rewards offered in this quest would be less of an issue if this content was permanent.
  • LaidBackSpideyLaidBackSpidey Member Posts: 23
    Why is this event mainly for whales?
  • DTMelodicMetalDTMelodicMetal Member Posts: 2,785 ★★★★★
    edited December 2018
    Why is this event mainly for whales?

    It's not, it's for players who have certain 5* champions at 4/55+ and as 6* and in rare cases maxed 4*s. Some examples include:

    Heimdall - Voodoo, Magik, Killmonger, Cap IW

    Killmonger - Corvus, Thor OG, King Groot, Duped Cap IW w/cosmic synergy

    Archangel - Sentinel, Iceman, Emma Frost, Ultron, Bleed Immune Champs when used with skill

    Emma Frost - Star Lord, Cap IW, Proxima (hated this fight the most)

    Korg - Proxima, Voodoo, King Groot, any champion with strong intercepting skills

    Symbiote Supreme - Magik, Killmonger, Cap IW w/tech synergy

    Mephisto - Void (4* works)

    IMIW - Corvus, Hyperion, maybe Cap IW

    Aegon - Voodoo, Symbiote Supreme, maybe Archangel

    Iceman - Corvus, Sabretooth, Mephisto

    Wasp - Corvus, Heimdall, Proxima, Karnak

    Thanos (Both) - Proxima, Archangel, Blade w/Danger Sense, Star Lord, Sparky, Cap IW

    Guillotine - Star Lord, Sparky, Proxima, any champion with strong intercepting skills

    Champion - Voodoo, Symbiote Supreme, maybe Magik
  • Cranmer00Cranmer00 Member Posts: 527 ★★
    The level of difficulty for the rewards offered is a joke !

    No 6* shards, no t5b, he’ll not even a full 5* or t2a... and then not even random 5* stones, but a rainbow of chance. I think they screwed the pooch on this one. It costs less to buy the Christmas deal with better rewards 2x over than what is offered here with time and units...

    If others think diff I would love to hear
  • Cranmer00Cranmer00 Member Posts: 527 ★★
    The Maze is way harder with less rewards.. Is this Christmas time or April Fools?
  • DTMelodicMetalDTMelodicMetal Member Posts: 2,785 ★★★★★
    This is like when your parents hype you up for an AMAZING Christmas present. But instead of a new Roku TV or a new iPhone or something... they give you an old bag of itchy wool socks. Just a grand disappointment. :|

    Call your bet and raise you Kabam announcing Cyclops in the 6* champion pool and players later finding out it's not the effective Cyclops
  • Helicopter_dugdugdugHelicopter_dugdugdug Member Posts: 555 ★★★
    Soooo, can we raise the rewards now? This is obviously a mistake. U can just send more rewards by email. Still plenty of time to correct the mistake. Don’t be stubborn Kabam
  • GamerGamer Member Posts: 10,694 ★★★★★
    Just stun lock agone with rona he get so many fury so u Can kil him when rona dups
  • NojokejaymNojokejaym Member Posts: 4,106 ★★★★★
    Now this isn't some complaint from a Middle tier player, I have completed all hard content save Variant (due to my roster not being super expanded, class restrictions kill me) and LOL Exploration (did one pass, but saving units is my weakness) and let me tell you @Kabam Miike this maze is the stupidest thing that the developers have ever released when you compare it to the rewards. That Aegon is almost impossible to kill with such a high health pool in one try and if you don't one shot him you're ****. who the hell though this was a good idea?

    i oneshot that aegon with dr.voodoo
  • NojokejaymNojokejaym Member Posts: 4,106 ★★★★★
    i used to revives didnt even finish the quest like 85% through my first run i realized i dint wanna use any more items the difficulty and rewards just dont match up lol
  • arsjumarsjum Member Posts: 412 ★★★
    Why is this event mainly for whales?

    It's not, it's for players who have certain 5* champions at 4/55+ and as 6* and in rare cases maxed 4*s. Some examples include:

    Heimdall - Voodoo, Magik, Killmonger, Cap IW

    Killmonger - Corvus, Thor OG, King Groot, Duped Cap IW w/cosmic synergy

    Archangel - Sentinel, Iceman, Emma Frost, Ultron, Bleed Immune Champs when used with skill

    Emma Frost - Star Lord, Cap IW, Proxima (hated this fight the most)

    Korg - Proxima, Voodoo, King Groot, any champion with strong intercepting skills

    Symbiote Supreme - Magik, Killmonger, Cap IW w/tech synergy

    Mephisto - Void (4* works)

    IMIW - Corvus, Hyperion, maybe Cap IW

    Aegon - Voodoo, Symbiote Supreme, maybe Archangel

    Iceman - Corvus, Sabretooth, Mephisto

    Wasp - Corvus, Heimdall, Proxima, Karnak

    Thanos (Both) - Proxima, Archangel, Blade w/Danger Sense, Star Lord, Sparky, Cap IW

    Guillotine - Star Lord, Sparky, Proxima, any champion with strong intercepting skills

    Champion - Voodoo, Symbiote Supreme, maybe Magik

    Great post! How is King Groot good against Korg? Can you elaborate?

    A few more suggestions:

    Stark Spidey is great against Emma Frost and Iceman

    Blade w Danger seems to be the best option against Guillotine

    Ronan can stun lock Heimdall and Aegon
  • NojokejaymNojokejaym Member Posts: 4,106 ★★★★★
    arsjum wrote: »
    Why is this event mainly for whales?

    It's not, it's for players who have certain 5* champions at 4/55+ and as 6* and in rare cases maxed 4*s. Some examples include:

    Heimdall - Voodoo, Magik, Killmonger, Cap IW

    Killmonger - Medusa, Corvus, Thor OG, King Groot, Duped Cap IW w/cosmic synergy

    Archangel - Sentinel, Iceman, Emma Frost, Ultron, Bleed Immune Champs when used with skill

    Emma Frost - Star Lord, Cap IW, Proxima (hated this fight the most)

    Korg - Proxima, Voodoo, King Groot, any champion with strong intercepting skills

    Symbiote Supreme - Magik, Killmonger, Cap IW w/tech synergy

    Mephisto - Void, Quake (4* works)

    IMIW - Corvus, Hyperion, maybe Cap IW

    Aegon - Voodoo, Domino, Symbiote Supreme, maybe Archangel

    Iceman - Corvus, Sabretooth, Mephisto

    Wasp - Corvus, Heimdall, Proxima, Karnak

    Thanos (Both) - Proxima, Archangel, Blade w/Danger Sense, Star Lord, Sparky, Cap IW

    Guillotine - Star Lord, Sparky, Proxima, any champion with strong intercepting skills

    Champion - Voodoo, Symbiote Supreme, maybe Magik

    Great post! How is King Groot good against Korg? Can you elaborate?

    A few more suggestions:

    Stark Spidey is great against Emma Frost and Iceman

    Blade w Danger seems to be the best option against Guillotine

    Ronan can stun lock Heimdall and Aegon

    what about the adaptoid
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