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!

Comments

Jtr111

Seriously? Come on you really can’t be serious. This is actually insulting.

mum_m2

Youve

So, they banned 4* from act 6, and yet...

Who I choose to bring shouldn't be their call. At least, not on story mode.
Ok now go take on act 5.4.6 with that team. I know you're making a point but at least be realistic with it.

Showcase your 3* Medusa taking down classic Ultron and you got yourself a solid argument
You make it sound like that ultron is impossible to do with a 1* but in reality it doable, it would take a ridiculous level of skill but it is possible, all you have to do is not cause a debuff and hit him thousands of times without taking 1 hit either directly or through a block, the 4* ban doesn’t affect me but overall it’s a cash grab that affects many players that are ready for act 6, why should players be forced to lose ground on the players above them just because their pulls from crystals have been worse,

While I agree with you, I didn't say it was impossible. You interpreted it that way. I said showcase it for the sake of an argument.

But like I said, I agree with you. It's not my fault that I got terrible 6* champs from the basic crystal when others get lucky.

The by product is spending more units by using a champ that doesn't counter the path correctly and being forced to use that champ to get it done or wait it out.

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tkhan08

Seriously? Come on you really can’t be serious. This is actually insulting.

They really need to fire the guy or team that comes up these deals.

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project314

Gotta hand it to you guys, after buffing She-Hulk to stack fury buffs like crazy, you've done the same to your players.

See insensitive offer -- 100% chance of triggering stackable fury buffs at a rate of 1 buff per second -- Community SMASH!!!

I realize (and hope) these aren't aimed at Act 6 players, but the timing is really bad on these offers...

CFree

I spent some time trying to defend the 4* roadblock.
After today’s offers, that’s over.

Guess I’ll go eat this crow now...

I agree. The timing is absurd.

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Madman_marvin

Mods: There’s no way we can piss off the players after last weeks fiasco.
Kabam Overlords—-

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djr17

While the offer is poor timing, the email specifically says Proven and up. That should have been the first indicator that the offer wasn't directed at you.

redm4n

Y’all are watching company suicide right here. I normally keep my mouth shut, but I foresee this decision completely killing the majority of the player base leaving only a few standing in its wake.

Powerman13602

This is a joke! You guys at kabam should understand we are the customers and the customer is always right. You may have awakened the sleeping giant with all these unexpected and unnecessary changes. You shouldn’t move the goal post after we the community score a touchdown just because you wanna make more money. In closing kabam greed is not good.

Respectfully,
The community

Midknight007

I was going to say that Kabam’s marketing team was shot in the foot by the announcement of the 4* restriction on Act 6. I mean, I know offers can be aimed at people in earlier stages of gameplay. At least they waited until after the announcement to drop this one, unlike the pre-12.0 buyer’s choice 4* awaken and max sig offer. Then somewhere around two days later 12.0 was announced

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IsItthough

Where’s @GroundedWisdom to defend the decision? Lol

He's buying the offer, he will be here shortly

GroundedWisdom

I haven't left. I've said before that the Offers are usually done in advance, and don't always tie in to Announcements. People just don't listen, and conjecture everything that comes to what they don't like. Not much to say about the price.
TL:DR - The rest of the game is not revolving around this.

Gamer

I haven't left. I've said before that the Offers are usually done in advance, and don't always tie in to Announcements. People just don't listen, and conjecture everything that comes to what they don't like. Not much to say about the price.
TL:DR - The rest of the game is not revolving around this.

It might hav Ben plan long time ago but ther didt plan the ban of 4 star and then don’t giv the best to show us why. Ther should hav com cler with it long time ago so we might hav think to save a lot of resuser for the perfect 5 and 6 star now that’s not cool should hav Ben cler like 2 mouths ago not now that why ther get so much toxic you only process it like a cool mind that’s fair but u do ikow u get more personal acakt one your shoulder so maybe just stop with always be kind of a kabam police you ikow I’m don’t meant any wrong with it just that it don’t helps that much. Hav a peaceful day

nOux

Looks like the way this game is going act 7 will require 300 untis for single entry

Clydania

Guys, can we calm down?

Kabam have clearly made up their mind about this. Maybe they have a reason for it (Crossing fingers isn't anywhere near enough). But honestly. Complaining on these forums is becoming saturated. Either take action, or stop whinging the same stuff that has already been complained about. Kabam can clearly see how many people they have made unhappy and just complaining constantly isn't going to change anything (at this point).

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Clydania

I haven't left. I've said before that the Offers are usually done in advance, and don't always tie in to Announcements. People just don't listen, and conjecture everything that comes to what they don't like. Not much to say about the price.
TL:DR - The rest of the game is not revolving around this.

Maybe so, but it is a pretty simple decision to just not put an offer out. (They've done it before)

Myradral

Why are you guys offering 4 STAR deals when you can't even use them in ACT 6??

(Which, by the way, is stupid.)

Get a clue Kabam.

GroundedWisdom

I haven't left. I've said before that the Offers are usually done in advance, and don't always tie in to Announcements. People just don't listen, and conjecture everything that comes to what they don't like. Not much to say about the price.
TL:DR - The rest of the game is not revolving around this.
Maybe so, but it is a pretty simple decision to just not put an offer out. (They've done it before)

That's why I said the game isn't revolving around this decision. Marketing isn't even the same Department, and there's a whole portion of the game working on 4*s. Granted, they could use a meeting on some of the prices. No denying that. Lol.

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IsItthough

Looks like the way this game is going act 7 will require 300 untis for single entry

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Dshu

Just curious why we can't get a response from kabam on any of this act 6 discussion. most threads have a pretty solid back and forth even the 12.0 thread had more than 2 responses from kabam. before anyone says anything about their having responded 3 times the last response a mod gave on here was they were cleaning up the thread to remove personal attacks on a certain someone who likes to post on everything anyone else says. So how about it mods can you respond to any of the points brought up on this thread??????

Zuko_ILC

I haven't left. I've said before that the Offers are usually done in advance, and don't always tie in to Announcements. People just don't listen, and conjecture everything that comes to what they don't like. Not much to say about the price.
TL:DR - The rest of the game is not revolving around this.

Do you work for kabam? Cuz if not you can't confirm this. Even if a mod posts it there's way too many coincidences of deals after nerds for them not to know. And if they don't the company needs to change that to lessen the outrage.