I was this close...now I'm THIS close...

Shroud1969

Please take this as constructive. Just for the record, I'm endgamish (Unchallenged, Elder's Bane, 2 paths on LOL, middle of Variant). My skills aren't elite but I'm not a slouch either. Recently stepped down from a Plat3/Gold1 alliance to reduce the grind.

AOW and Brawl are not fun mechanics. I can handle them skill wise but, frankly, I'd rather just quit the game. Seriously stupid. Tired of RNG dictating crystals AND fight mechanics.

There are other mechanics that are very high risk but are really quite fun and skill oriented (e.g., Aspect of Death, Aspect of Evolution, Aspect of Chaos, Aspect of Nighmares). You've done a poor job in some cases of balancing champion abilities versus nodes (e.g., Hyperion on AOW, Rogue with Brawl, AOW, and Invade). Props on Mr. Sinister FTW - he's completely skill.

Forced damage is also getting out of control. Why must I fight a jacked up Iceman every single 3.2? It's tedious. I'm starting to roll my eyes at the same cliche's month-after-month.

I won't comment on the game lag and connection issues, but it's tough right now to want to play.

TL;DR - Please reconsider your thinking on game mechanics. A great game is losing steam due to ill considered mechanics and node interactions.

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RiderofHell

I always have said that certain champs dont work well with the nodes as they are either unpredictable or op to a point where ppl wanna rage quit.

Arbiter2426

Or just taking damage for playing the game(DOMINO I'm looking at you) it just feels dumb that I have to rely on rng to not die.

Nabz034

Shroud1969 wrote: »

Please take this as constructive. Just for the record, I'm endgamish (Unchallenged, Elder's Bane, 2 paths on LOL, middle of Variant). My skills aren't elite but I'm not a slouch either. Recently stepped down from a Plat3/Gold1 alliance to reduce the grind.

AOW and Brawl are not fun mechanics. I can handle them skill wise but, frankly, I'd rather just quit the game. Seriously stupid. Tired of RNG dictating crystals AND fight mechanics.

There are other mechanics that are very high risk but are really quite fun and skill oriented (e.g., Aspect of Death, Aspect of Evolution, Aspect of Chaos, Aspect of Nighmares). You've done a poor job in some cases of balancing champion abilities versus nodes (e.g., Hyperion on AOW, Rogue with Brawl, AOW, and Invade). Props on Mr. Sinister FTW - he's completely skill.

Forced damage is also getting out of control. Why must I fight a jacked up Iceman every single 3.2? It's tedious. I'm starting to roll my eyes at the same cliche's month-after-month.

I won't comment on the game lag and connection issues, but it's tough right now to want to play.

TL;DR - Please reconsider your thinking on game mechanics. A great game is losing steam due to ill considered mechanics and node interactions.

Be creative on how to get passed some of these obstacles you mentioned. Thats what everyone else did when they beat Variant.

Its better than complaining and blaming the difficultness on the devs...thats just being a victim.

Shroud1969

@Nabz034 Thanks for the thoughtful comment. I looked up your profile and respect your commitment.

Please re-read - I wasn't complaining that I couldn't complete it or about Variant. I have and will (actually I only mentioned Variant to indicate that I wasn't a noob).

This was meant as constructive criticism regarding node and champion (mechanics) combinations relying on RNG to complete, where skill and difficulty aren't the core issue. These types of mechanics are tedious. Non-skill. It's just not fun, for me at least - and likely a whole bunch of others not in the 1% tier.

SgtSlaughter78

Op, good thoughtful post. I took it as constructive criticism and not at all playing the victim.

I guess it’s just dependant on your vantage poin. Clearly, if you have a full team of 5/65s then you can clear most current content pretty easily.

I’ve completed everything you have, and 100%ed the captain marvel quest last night, I agree that some of the nodes just feel thrown together at times.

It sometimes feels that node combinations put together to counter some champs just mean that others can deal with them fairly easily. I have 4 5/65 champs so was fortunate with the quest this time around as I have Magik and Stark Spidey amongst them.

Nabz034

Shroud1969 wrote: »

@Nabz034 Thanks for the thoughtful comment. I looked up your profile and respect your commitment.

Please re-read - I wasn't complaining that I couldn't complete it or about Variant. I have and will (actually I only mentioned Variant to indicate that I wasn't a noob).

This was meant as constructive criticism regarding node and champion (mechanics) combinations relying on RNG to complete, where skill and difficulty aren't the core issue. These types of mechanics are tedious. Non-skill. It's just not fun, for me at least - and likely a whole bunch of others not in the 1% tier.

It is a bit tedious but that's the game...ever hear the saying "if you can't beat them, join them"? Couldn't be any truer for this. Just have to find a way to be better. Its problem solving is al and there is a lot of info out there to help.

CapWW2

I agree 100 percent on this

Abolitionist333_

3* Ghost works.

CapWW2

Abolitionist333_ wrote: »

3* Ghost works.

What if you dont have Ghost. No 3 or 4 star. No 5 or 6 star. Have about the synergies needed.

Shroud1969

Thanks - I have no problem with being challenged and getting better! For example, I've recently worked a lot on shallow evades and light intercepts and I'm cool with that. (I secretly) wish I could take my skills now back to when I started circa 2015. I'd be invincible!

Great example off the top of my head was the Chloe challenge. It was tough for me at the time, but was I mad a Kabam? No way. My skills sucked...I knew it...and I learned how to fight Ultron and OG Spider-Man like a ninja.

How does that experience compare to Rogue AOW-Brawl-Invade? The latter is just not fun. There's nothing for me to learn there, except intercept better maybe...in a five second window (if you are lucky - better watch the two unstoppable icons - which one is it?)...without blocking or getting hit (pray she holds block)...before she goes unstoppable and unblockable... - all that business takes the fight out of the fighting game.

We choke it down and complete it because we are as far as we are in the game. I just wish Kabam and the game would get better (across lots of issues) and more balanced. I mean this sincerely. They are alienating players who really love the game with their obvious shenanigans. It really doesn't need to be that way. Make tough challenges - make them difficult - just don't make it stupid. Consider games like Clash of Clans, etc.

I wanted to post this because I think there are a lot of people who feel like they just get shouted down by the "get gud". It's not really about that - for me at least.

KattohS

CapWW2 wrote: »

Abolitionist333_ wrote: »

3* Ghost works.

What if you dont have Ghost. No 3 or 4 star. No 5 or 6 star. Have about the synergies needed.

People just think everyone has the top champs.

Read a post earlier about beating the captain marvel quest without the “god tier champs” but all the descriptions were using said champs.

I just found that very funny.

The one good thing I’ve learned from the forums and this game is that if it’s too difficult just leave it alone.

Xxxdaniel3344

Arbiter2426 wrote: »

Or just taking damage for playing the game(DOMINO I'm looking at you) it just feels dumb that I have to rely on rng to not die.

Ik right domino is like a killing machine the first instant you start the fight she looks at you and youre like i know im going to get recked

mum_m2

the only node i've ever felt as tedious is brawl.

it's a poor mechanic, it should be 5 seconds on 10 seconds off as it's written. if they made that change i'd be okay with it.

Aspect of War is fine with me - and I like that they force you hone in on skills like intercepts of that nature. If everything was the same it'd be stale and then people would quit.

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