Map 7, New Milestones, Rank Rewards, Glory Store Update, Reduced cost for Map 4 - 6 Discussion

Summoners!

We've just posted a lot of brand new information about Map 7, changes to Maps 1-6, updates to the Glory Store, Ranked Rewards, and MIlestones, and a whole lot more!

There's a lot to take in. Read all about it here: https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/121318/map-7-kings-ransom-new-milestones-rank-rewards-glory-store-update-reduced-cost-for-map-4-6

And you'll definitely have questions, so feel free to ask them in this thread here. We'll be updating our FAQ below as the day goes on.

FAQ

Who is Map 7 for?
It is not designed for the faint of heart. It is meant for those who wish to reach the top Ranks of Alliance Quests only. You will need plenty of skill, a robust roster, and a strong, communicative Alliance to even hope to complete Map 7. It goes without saying but Map 7 is also for people who read the Nodes. If you don’t read the Nodes, well… there’s a meme about not having a good time or something like that.

Why are you making Map 7?
First and foremost, we’re making Map 7 because Map 6 is over 2 years old. Since Map 6 was made at a much different time, the best Summoners have well surpassed its challenge in terms of skill and power. Rather than re-factor Map 6 as a whole and create a more severe difficulty spike from Map 5 to 6, we opted to create Map 7 as a more dynamic, modern challenge for the Summoners of 2019, not the Summoners of 2016.

Will Map 7 take longer than Map 6?
It has roughly the same number of tiles to clear as Map 6 did, however it has more paths, meaning there is much less room for “reserve” Summoners to help out. In our testing of the Map, it took generally the same amount of time to complete as Map 6 as long as all 10 Summoners were bringing their A-Game.

So it’s more intense?
Absolutely. Not only is there less room for error because of the new Buffs and 6-Star Champions, but the base difficulty is higher than Map 6 meaning HP and Attack are also higher. We want to be very clear: Map 7 is only for the most coordinated, prepared, and strongest Alliances. If you are not seeking a top Rank, Map 7 is going to be rough for you. There is a real possibility that you will not be able to 100% explore Map 7 in 3 Battlegroups in all 5 days of Alliance Quests - the choice is yours on whether you want to risk pushing even further as an Alliance.

Why is Map 7 so expensive?
Map 7 is more rewarding than Map 6 - both in points and in Map Crystals. In order to emphasize the degree of difficulty and also to require commitment up front, the map cost has been set intentionally high. Map 7 is an investment, and one that can be lucrative for Alliances who work together those rewards do not come without a significant risk. Luckily, if you’re on the fence about whether the cost will be worth it, Map 7 will be free the week of February 24th alongside all other Alliance Quest Maps.

Comments

Tribunz

Yes, it’s unfair for the rest of us who cant purchase t5b this round @Kabam Miike @Kabam Zibiit

Kabam Zibiit

Hey there everyone, just wanted to drop in and provide a quick clarification. We've updated the part of the announcement regarding the Fury Buffs added in Map 7 (Juke, Reprisal, Counterstrike, and Foresight) to clarify that they provide Fury Passive Effects. This isn't a change to the nodes, just our description of them in the announcement. While this does mean that they won't interact with nodes like Caustic Temper or Buffed Up, it also mean that they can't be Nullified off of your Champions or prevented by Stagger.

Kabam Lyra

To provide an update, the issue with the timer for the Tier 5 Basic Catalyst Fragments has been resolved.

Vale84

Kabam Zibiit wrote: »

Hey there everyone, just wanted to drop in and provide a quick clarification. We've updated the part of the announcement regarding the Fury Buffs added in Map 7 (Juke, Reprisal, Counterstrike, and Foresight) to clarify that they provide Fury Passive Effects. This isn't a change to the nodes, just our description of them in the announcement. While this does mean that they won't interact with nodes like Caustic Temper or Buffed Up, it also mean that they can't be Nullified off of your Champions or prevented by Stagger.

How about not providing a terrible crystal given we're completing the highest difficulty of AQ?

Seriously,

who thought at Kabam that t4ccs are needed still in endgame?

T2a amount is Effin riddicolous. 400-500 shards x map7 crystal is a joke.

t4b are still ok to land i guess, but they can pop along t4cc. which is atrocious.

Completing 5 days of said map to open a crystal rewarding what map 5 ones rewards is absolutely idiotic. How you gonna justifiy class catalists still there beats me, and WHY the hell isn't there an assured pool of EITHER t2a (and a superior amount compared to map6 crystals) or t5?

Are we joking? You increased top10 rewards with 9k more t2a but you now lose well over 10-15-18k from those trash crystals, so you pretty much nerfed t2as while gifting events whales have and will have 200s of them to ista r4 any new champ. 4.5k t5 are nice sure, but once again you provided a smoke screen to hide the intent to put a brake on progression on the other side.

So you're now forced to run 7 to achieve the 4.5k weekly t5 shards, but will get less and less t2a.

I wonder if any of this has to do with the recent deals literally selling extra t2a in every offer...

Running your hardest content to pop open 1 t4cc equivalent an 1 t4b equivalent with 2k t2a as side dish. ABSOLUTELY motivating.

Shame.

Kabam DK

Kabam Zibiit wrote: »

Hey there everyone, just wanted to drop in and provide a quick clarification. We've updated the part of the announcement regarding the Fury Buffs added in Map 7 (Juke, Reprisal, Counterstrike, and Foresight) to clarify that they provide Fury Passive Effects. This isn't a change to the nodes, just our description of them in the announcement. While this does mean that they won't interact with nodes like Caustic Temper or Buffed Up, it also mean that they can't be Nullified off of your Champions or prevented by Stagger.

Also, just to follow up on this so everyone is aware, we will be updating the in-game description to more accurately reflect this.

Kabam DK

Hey all, we wanted to thank you all for your feedback on map 7 so far. We've got an update coming next week - you can read all about it HERE.

BrianGrant

Thank you for listening to our feedback. The changes look promising. Looking forward to testing it out next week. Hopefully Map 7 will look a little bit less like the laser field in the great hall...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr834Cs9ncs