Witness the Great Revival! Act 6 Chapter 1 - Coming March 13th

BORN AGAIN
Carina has awoken. For ages she’s been trapped in her crystal prison, but with the support of Ægon, The Collector finally has his daughter back, but she’s not interested in standing still. Keen to find her place in The Battlerealm, Carina begins to understand her power and explore the fringes of the unknown, but Carina’s rebirth has reminded the Elders that the scars of their past have yet to fully heal. Taneleer Tivan and En Dwi Gast must jockey for Carina’s attention as they both attempt to mold her into the Elder they think she ought to be. Unfortunately for the both of them, Carina is as rebellious as she is powerful, and her defiant nature might just prove too much for the old Elders to handle…

Join Carina, Ægon, The Collector, and The Grandmaster when the final episode in the Elder Saga begins in ACT 6: REBIRTH!

RELEASE + LEGENDS
Act 6 Chapter 1: Great Revival releases on MARCH 13TH for all who have completed Act 5: ELDER’S WAR to enjoy.

Alongside this release, we’re happy to announce a Legends Run for Chapter 1! This Legends run will begin the moment you start Act 6 Chapter 1, and end the moment you 100% explore all Quests in the Chapter. You’ll have until April 13th at 10:00:00 AM PDT to log a time. The rewards for the Legends run of Act 6 Chapter 1 are:

Rank 1-5
10x Tier 5 Class Catalyst Fragment Crystals (2% each of a random Tier 5 Class Catalyst)
22,500x Tier 5 Basic Catalyst Fragments
2x Tier 2 Alpha Catalysts

Rank 6-100
5x Tier 5 Class Catalyst Fragment Crystals (2% each of a random Tier 5 Class Catalyst)
11,250x Tier 5 Basic Catalyst Fragments
1x Tier 2 Alpha Catalysts

In a new turn of events, we’ll also be featuring a Legends Run for all Chapters of Act 6, and a special Act Legends Reward throughout the release of Act 6! The top times for each Chapter’s Legends will be collected, and awarded with a new 6-Star Champion never before owned by any Summoner!

In order to win the Act Legends Reward, you’ll need to place in the top times of each Chapter, as follows:

Chapter 1 - Top 20 Times
Chapter 2 - Top 40 Times
Chapter 3 - Top 60 Times
Chapter 4 - Top 100 Times

If you happen to qualify for all 4 Chapters, you’ll receive the Champion 4 times, meaning you can Awaken them this way! We will have more to reveal about each Chapter’s and the Act Legends rewards in the future, but that’s all we have for you for now.

CHAMPION REQUIREMENTS
Act 6 is some of the most challenging content to date, and the perils within require only the strongest Champions of The Contest. Chapter 1 will contain CHAMPION REQUIREMENTS that will restrict the Champions you use to ONLY 5 and 6-Star Champions.

BUFFS
There are 7 new buffs making an appearance in Act 6 Chapter 1. Each Quest features one or more of these Buffs as Global effects, so you’ll need to bring your best. See below for each Buff and a little description of our intentions with it.

NO RETREAT! - When the Attacker dashes back, they gain Degen Timer for 1.2 seconds. Dashing back again while the Degen Timer is active causes a Passive Degen, dealing 200% of the Defender's Attack as direct damage over 6 seconds.
This Buff is meant to impose the mentality of its title: Do not retreat. While other similar Buffs like Caltrops can be easily countered with an Immunity, No Retreat requires careful planning and execution on playstyle to overcome. No Retreat was designed to be possible - but challenging - to avoid.

Special Delivery - The Attacker begins the fight with 15 Combo charges. Each landed basic attack decreases the Combo charges by 1, and launching a Special Attack will reset the charges. If all charges are removed, they are reset, and the Attacker suffers a Passive Degen equal to 100% of the Defender's Attack Rating over 4 seconds.
Similar to fighting Thor Ragnarok, this Buff will require you to make sure you have a Special Attack at the ready, but there are sure to be challenges to that strategy strewn throughout…

Combo Party - For every 10 hits of the Combo Meter, the Attacker gains a permanent Cruelty Buff, granting +500 Crit Damage Rating. When struck, the Attacker loses all Cruelty Buffs if their combo meter is lost and takes 40% of the Defender's attack as direct damage for each Buff removed this way.
This buff is generally quite simple, and is intended to create a “ride the line” feeling - you want to get your combo count up, but losing it will cost you dearly.

Long Distance Relationship - While close to the Defender, the Attacker gains a Weakness Debuff every 3 seconds, reducing their attack by 10% permanently. Staying far away from the Defender causes these Weakness effects to fall off.
The goal here is to encourage you to find “openings” to deal as much damage as possible. Waste those openings, or just spend too long near the opponent, and you’ll need to back off in order to gain your damage back. If you’re pinned in a corner, you’ll want to use your abilities to create some space and start dealing damage again.

Close Encounters - While close to the Defender the Attacker Regenerates 1% of their Max Health every second. While far away from the Defender, the Attack Degenerates 3% of their Max Health every second.
Sort of the inverse of Long Distance Relationship, Close Encounters encourages you to stay as close to the Defender as possible, and being efficient as you bait specials or get out of the way of abilities that could cause trouble up close (like Mephisto or Omega Red).

Power Struggle - The Attacker cannot gain Power during the fight through normal means. Each time the Defender reaches a full bar of Power, the Attacker is granted one as well and whenever the Defender launches a Special Attack, the Attacker loses an equal amount of Power.
This one is all about a “use it or lose it” mentality - you’ll want to make sure you’re keeping an eye on your Opponent’s power and how it relates to your own. Characters who can control power using their specials, like Vision or Magik, will excel here.

Hurt Locker - Using the same type of Special Attack twice in a row gives the Attacker a Delayed Blast charge for 5 seconds which may be removed by landing a Heavy Attack. If the Blast expires, the Attacker takes 50% of their Health as direct damage.
This one is (as the name might suggest) focused on creating a “bomb defusal” moment while you play. If you make a mistake, you’ll have a small window to correct it before your mistake comes back to bite you. Rest assured there will be challenges that will threaten to trip you up…

PI RANGES
Keep in mind these are approximate - there is some variation around the values but in general, this is what you can expect:

Quest 1
Paths: ~22,500-28,000 PI
Boss: ~ 55,000 PI
Quest 2
Paths: ~23,000-30,500 PI
Boss: ~ 58,500 PI
Quest 3
Paths: ~23,500-30,500 PI
Boss: ~ 50,000 PI
Quest 4
Paths: ~23,500-35,500 PI
Boss: ~ 54,000 PI
Quest 5
Paths: ~27,000-31,000 PI
Boss: ~ 66,000 PI
Quest 6
Paths: ~28,000-39,000 PI
Boss: ~ 72,000 PI

ENERGY/PATHS
In general, quests in Chapter 1 have a consistent energy requirement the whole way through. On average, All quests in Chapter 1 will have:

3 Energy Per Step
~ 9-10 paths
~ 600 Energy for Quest Mastery

REWARDS
Of course, we know that any announcement of new Story content wouldn’t be complete without some nice rewards for your efforts. Here’s what you can expect:

Quest 1 - 6 (Completion + Exploration)

30x 5-Star Signature Stone Crystals
180,000x Gold
63,000x Tier 2 Alpha Catalyst Fragments
50x Units

Chapter 1 Completion
9,000x Tier 5 Basic Fragments
2,000x 6-Star Shards
5,000x 5-Star Shards
1x 5-Star Rank up Gem Crystal (2-3)
1x Tier 4 Basic Catalyst
1x Tier 4 Class Catalyst Crystal
500,000x Gold

Chapter 1 Mastery
1x Tier 5 Class Catalyst Fragment Crystal (25%)
1x 5-Star Rank up Gem Crystal (3-4)
Tier 5 Basic Catalyst
4,000x 6-Star Shards
8,000x 5-Star Shards
3x Tier 4 Basic Catalysts
3x Tier 4 Class Catalyst Crystals
1,000,000x Gold

Chapter Total (all of the above)

1x Tier 5 Class Catalyst Fragment Crystal (25%) (Note: This is a Special Crystal, and not the regular Tier 5 Class Catalyst Fragment Crystal)
1x 5-Star Rank up Gem Crystal (2-3)
1x 5-Star Rank up Gem Crystal (3-4)
13,000x 5-Star Shards
30x 5-Star Signature Stone Crystals
6,000x 6-Star Shards
1,680,000x Gold
63,000x Tier 2 Alpha Catalyst Fragments
4x Tier 4 Basic Catalysts
4x Tier 4 Class Catalyst Crystals
1x Tier 5 Basic Catalysts
9,000 Tier 5 Basic Catalyst Fragments
540x Units

BECOME A CAVALIER
A new Act, a new Progression point! Summoners that complete Act 6 Chapter 1 will gain the new designation of “Cavalier”!

This designation is not as game changing as Uncollected, and is a step up similar in scope to becoming Contender, Proven or Conqueror.

Cavaliers will have access to a brand new Cavalier Crystal that guarantees at least a 3-Star Champion with a 38% chance at a 4-Star Champion, an 11% chance at a 5-Star Champions, and a rare 1% chance of a 6 Star Champion! These Crystals will be available for 200 units each.

Cavaliers will also have access to:

- A 25 Unit Discount on Grandmaster Crystals
- A new Cavalier Calendar in place of the Grandmaster Calendar that will grant a Grandmaster Crystal over 7 days, instead of 14
- An upgraded Daily Crystal that contains a rare chance of T5B Fragments, 5-Star Shards, or 6-Star Shards, and double the amount of - T2A Fragments, T4CC Fragments, and T4B Fragments!
- A slightly upgraded Free (4-hour) Crystal with more Gold!

This is the next step after becoming Uncollected, and we plan to continue to add more as the Story progresses!

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Mike12867

I have fun with 3* Ghost, here is proof. So why not in Act 6 too?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9W6um8cRM4

Kobster84

I have fun with 3* Ghost, here is proof. So why not in Act 6 too?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9W6um8cRM4

That’s also one thing I love to do is bring 3* to act 5 to test them

BirdReynolds

I think it’s pretty lame that Cap IW’s synergies (not sig ability) are going to be severely gimped for act 6. Granted he’s still an incredible champ and they aren’t the main reason I ranked him. But I did invest heavily in him, 2 t5b/10 t2a/180 sig stones, and want to be able to use him to his full potential. But now 1/3 of his synergies are unavailable for act 6 because they aren’t available or regularly available as 5* or 6* champs.
It seems he was designed with team building around him being a core aspect of his abilities.
It won’t stop me from completing and exploring act 6, I have the roster. But from a design standpoint, just why? Why push unique synergies like this in the build of champions, or as indirect buffs to older and obsolete champions, only to roadblock it out of use for the most significant piece of solo content? Were these things not considered when the act 6 restrictions were conceived? We’re the Act 6 restrictions not thought of yet when these synergies were created?

TimeTraveler

I will stop playing if Kabam keeps this non-sense.
Kabam advertised several times they were promoting we use more of our roster, making use of 2* and 3* only in some events.
What is worst, why Kabam keeps selling , with money, 4* champs and shards if they won’t be usable in the future game content? Is this legal? Is this ethical ?
We should go to App Store and start informing Apple and Google of this shady, unethical behavior of Kabam. They are cheating the customers.

@Kabam Miike @Kabam Zibiit @Kabam Vydious @Kabam Lyra @Kabam Wolf

DrZola

Surely you aren’t suggesting there should be a 100% LoL/Variant/Maze requirement for Act 6, just like RttL is a prequisite for LoL...?

Dr. Zola
Not saying there is a direct requirement but maybe the Devs had that general idea of roster readiness in mind before Act 6 as it looks like T5CC is being introduced finally which is a reward tier above all other contest so far.

Surely if your roster is healthy enough to complete the other game modes 100% you should be ready for Act 6. I'm sure there are some exceptions of course. But why wouldn't you want to complete those before going into Act 6 anyway as it does help your roster overall with rank up materials alone (again unless your RNG is terrible which I have said I empathize with)?

Maybe that’s the idea. But for those of us on a pRNG dry spell it feels like the game team response rings hollow. Do I have some great 5/6* champs at the top of my roster? Sure, but there’s a 2018-sized hole I’ve been filling with 4*’s. And some of those 4*’s fill very specific niches for very specific content.

But I suppose it’s all good once they announce a bi-weekly run of class specific 5* crystals for 2K shards each.

Dr. Zola

SpookyKonan2

Come on Kabam really your gonna get rid of 4*'s? WHY?

Dshu

We have given plenty of reasons why it is unfair for kabam to remove over 3/4 of most players rosters from the new content. I'm eagerly awaiting the post from kabam worded with why it was important to handicap over 80% of the community going into act 6. Yes there are guys with huge rosters of 5 and 6*s. My profile isn't lacking in champs usable in the new content. I want to hear why in a game based off rng and resource management I'm being forced to use champs that while they may have a higher health pool and attack are still sub par to my ranked 4*s with awakened abilities and synergies. Yes I have power control with psylocke and dorm but thanks to no fault of my own I don't have a 5* magik who I find has better power control and I'm more than capable of offsetting the lower stats with skill or vision Hawkeye to name a few more. The same can be said for autoevade champs heavy hitters and immunity champs that 4*s allow for a more diverse team with synergies. If you want an rng based game with restrictions I'm fine with the class restrictions from variant or fury events but please tell me how limiting my roster makes this fun and enjoyable or even allows me to play with my favorite heroes and villains which was a key advertising tool in this game

ESF

I took a long time to digest the 4-star restriction and truly think about a response.

Ultimately, I landed here: It's your game, Kabam. You can do whatever you want. People will either play or not, and locking parts of people's rosters out is a decision that someone at Kabam knew would infuriate some.

But you did this a week before dropping the content. To the best of my knowledge, no one in the player base knew this type of restriction was coming.

People invest resources and time into rank-ups. People don't rank up four-stars because they love them. They do it because they use them, because 5-stars are so damned hard to get AND dupe.

I won't go into a litany of hyperbole. Truthfully...I no longer care that much.

I like this game, a lot. Have spent money on it. I have been here since Week 1.

Because of that, I know this to be true: This is the most unforgiving game I have ever played. The decisions made, the expectation of time investment vs. Reward, the ridiculous dependence on RNG combined with horrific drop rates...wow.

Again, it's your game. You can do with it as you wish.

But none of you should be surprised when people tell you this company is one they will not support

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Denzel116

So this is what it feels like. When Thanos snapped and certain characters crumbled to dust. Dang...lol.

All jokes aside, I honestly have to say the hype around Act 6, and even new characters like Captain Marvel and Nick Fury, it’s just all noise to me at this point. And it sucks. It’s like showing up to the super bowl but you can only sit in the car in the parking lot, and hear all the cheers from inside the stadium.

I’m over here parked on my 4 star island, in a bronze level alliance with a roster polluted with trash 5 stars...enough to be frustrated with, but not enough to do any decent amount of grinding in arena to actually elevate my 5 stars without having to depend on this “RNG” thing you all speak of.

No one’s fault. But it’s my responsibility to be realistic about the game. Truth is, it’s not for me anymore. I’m a marvel nerd and I have the utmost excitement for the MCU’s continued growth. It’s been great learning about lesser know characters and seeing my favs come to life. But reality has set in... I’ll never “whale out.” I’ll never buy an Odin. That’s three bills paid easily AND lunch money for work. No sir, not happening.

When all this Carina talked started, I saw the writing on the wall, pun intended. I knew if I couldn’t do variant, Act 6 would be a distant experience. But I was ok, knowing I could still rock out with my plethora of 4 stars and hang in there.

But...I get it. WE get it. Heard this company racks in billions of dollars a year. That won’t happen from free to play peeps like me, so why cater to my old average roster? It’s all good. It’s business. Best of luck Kabam. Hopefully newer player don’t hit the burnout as quick as I did. It’s back to other mobile games for me.

If I stay, can y’all atleast make a “peasant crystal” where I know I’m getting meme level, useless champs? Haha ok that was a pointless comment. But really, between new players and legend bane level summoners....you do have a middle tier that feels pretty crapped on.

Food for thought.

Dshu

And to add insult to injury you offer this deal with a 100% chance of pulling a champ we can't use in act 6

Starkiller_KE2_0

To everyone that is saying the 5-6* restriction is ok/tolerable/acceptable/encouraged, I want to ask you 1 question: are you ok with this game turning into a 100% pay to win structure?

I ask this because every single summoner's roster is based upon the CHANCE that they pull good champions. There are well over 100 5* in the game, even more 4*, and a lot of these champions are either straight up awful or provide only very specific utility (sometimes only with the help of synergies) that they would be an absolute waste of resources to rank up. Obviously the more 5/6* champions each summoner gets, the BETTER chance they have at pulling a champion that would actually help them complete the content in Act 6 and there are 2 ways to do this: spend time to do quests/arena/AW/AQ to obtain the shards/resources, or pay for grandmaster crystals and hope for the best. EVEN THEN, there is still NO guarantee that the 5 * champs you receive will help you in any way.

So what does all this mean, you may ask. Simple, Kabam is telling you to either 1: WAIT, and get even further behind end-game players in term of progress, or 2: PAY even more money to get a better chance to get what you need right now so you don't fall behind. Ultimately this structure completely favors the payers, and when you a specifically blocking content behind a wall that favors people that pay (NO OTHER CONTENT IN THE GAME HAS A RESTRICTION THAT BENEFITS PEOPLE THAT PAY), then you are specifically in favor of this game stunting its growth of incoming players as any new free to play players are told to get to the back of the bus if they don't get good luck with their first 20 or so 5 stars or first 3 6*.

Ultimately I want you to answer why it benefits ANYONE in the game to block 4* and below from Act 6 content? Especially when there are recorded cases of people using 4* in LOL and Variant.

So I come back to the forums, over 100 new comments to read, surely someone has answered one of my two questions ...
No, no one did.
And you know why? Because the people that are ok wuth this restriction don’t have any basis for that position other than “it’s endgame content hur dur”. Yeah, and so is LoL, Variant, 100% Act 5, and you know what those three have in common?
All of them both allow 4* characters AND have been cleared by 4* characters.
YOU ARE WRONG, end game content should not have a restriction based upon how “lucky” a summoner is. In fact, it shouldn’t have any restrictions whatsoever! (Except you must complete act 5)
Let each summoner decide on their own when they are ready to complete this content, regardless of their roster strength.

axelelf_1

Well, done buying fgmcs. I usually get at most the newest 4* which I rank up and.....wait for it....USE! Now, it’s pointless. I have my aq and aw teams. Any new champs I get now would only be useful in monthly eq. They’re getting ready to see a sizable drop in fgmc sells, which begs the question, was that the point in increasing the drop rates.

Cranmer00

Lezzz be honest... no one cares about using the 3-4*s.. they care for them because it makes all the best tier champs GODLY AF...

How about kabam just do what they really intended.. Make nodes where synergies play no part in the game... or they allow 4*s and take out synergies

Yeeeee hawwww

Starkiller_KE2_0

Lezzz be honest... no one cares about using the 3-4*s.. they care for them because it makes all the best tier champs GODLY AF...

How about kabam just do what they really intended.. Make nodes where synergies play no part in the game... or they allow 4*s and take out synergies

Yeeeee hawwww

Not sure if you are joking, but there are still a large majority of summoners that USE their 4* in various content (including end game content). Just cause people who spend or have been around for years exist, doesn’t mean that the other large bracket of players doesn’t.

GUARD1AN

If you don't agree with the 5&6* restriction, don't complete Act 6 or do like others claim they've done and quit playing. If you don't have the roster, then don't worry about it for now. Simple as that.

Cranmer00

Lezzz be honest... no one cares about using the 3-4*s.. they care for them because it makes all the best tier champs GODLY AF...

How about kabam just do what they really intended.. Make nodes where synergies play no part in the game... or they allow 4*s and take out synergies

Yeeeee hawwww
Not sure if you are joking, but there are still a large majority of summoners that USE their 4* in various content (including end game content). Just cause people who spend or have been around for years exist, doesn’t mean that the other large bracket of players doesn’t.

Ok then, I propose we eliminate synergies for Act 6 and allow 4*s!

Starkiller_KE2_0

If you don't agree with the 5&6* restriction, don't complete Act 6 or do like others claim they've done and quit playing. If you don't have the roster, then don't worry about it for now. Simple as that.

Why should anyone be required to “wait” and get even farther behind then the people that pay, just because they are unlucky? Heck, even “waiting” guarantees no end to the waiting because you can continue pulling **** 5/6* for eternity and never be ready.

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Starkiller_KE2_0

Got a better idea since everyone seems so adamant about their 4s they should ban 5s and 6s instead.

This would actually encourage skill! Not luck!

Maximus_Spankerson

Freezing out 4*s is simply unreasonable. If the content is well designed, there is simply no reason to do this.

BeardedGMusic

I have never logged on to the forums and I hate that the first time I am logging on is to complain, but restricting 4 stars in Act 6 is such a bad move. You sold us two 4 star rank up gems offers recently. So basically you sold us upgrades for a product that is now obsolete in new game content. If that isn't shady I don't know what is. I have been playing for over 3 1/2 years now and like I said I've never complained until now, but this decision is just too much. Please reconsider.

EndymioN

now this is a nice way to send your player base to other games, this feels like Alita vs Cap Marvel all over again n1

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Cylon24

@Kabam Miike would you be so kind as to unlock the Map for 5.4? With the release of 6.1 it seems fitting.

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