**Mastery Loadouts**
Due to issues related to the release of Mastery Loadouts, the "free swap" period will be extended.
The new end date will be May 1st.
Due to issues related to the release of Mastery Loadouts, the "free swap" period will be extended.
The new end date will be May 1st.
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This keeps 4*s still relevant, addresses Kabam’s goal on having roster exploration by discouraging (but not eliminating the use of 4*s), allows very skilled players to still use their rosters, and bring lower rarity champions along for synergies.
At the end of the day, having the “choice” to bring a champ that people have ranked is important to them.
If a player wants to have synergies to make it easier be "the only way they are able to do things", or be the crutch they rely on, they have every right to do so unless it was disclaimed that those very things will not be available to use as currently intended. ESPECIALLY if they paid money and time to gain those synergies and champs as hyped, advertised and sold by Kabam. What you or any other player does or doesn't do is not the issue nor the solution here. The issue is the ethics or lack there of displayed over the years, and there are hundreds of solutions better suited for ACT6 greivances then "improve your skills......you will be a better player for it".
The "git gud" schtick is really missused IMO because everyone has different ceilings for skill whether it be physical skill or intellectual skill. And the "if you're not good enough, just quit playing" responses some use are ignorant at best. I'll close with a couple analogies for examples to be considered.
1. You buy a smartphone because you were wooed by the salesperson that although a bit expensive, the relavency of all its top notch hardware will be up to par in performance and future app compatibilty during your lifetime because although not 100% guaranteed, advancement in technology has reached its peak for generations to come...... 2 yrs later, your smartphone begins overheating and your told your model is now obsolete.
2. You join a paid dues baseball league for "one and all" so you train your heart out and never miss a game and give 110% of all your effort. There's a player who happens to be an ex MLB star and tells you that you need to improve to his skill level or else you need to pay more dues or forfeit what you have already paid and leave the team until the time comes when you are at his level.
I am really very disappointed
(Yeah the ban doesn’t affect me one bit tbh.)
I read your post. You had an issue with the guy commenting and saying kabam officially said that 4* were too weak. you then go on to say this isn't necessarily the case just that using 4* could lead to frustration. Is this not what you said ?
I said it may have not been officially said but it was implied. So again i ask you what could cause players frustration if not that they are too weak for the content ?
You said Forgive me if i'm wrong but you are saying that "MANY" players attempting to use 4* "COULD" have a frustrating experience and that is not debatable and is "UNDENIABLY" true. Well i say to you that you have no evidence to back that statement up as anything other then your opinion. For starters this is all hypothetical as act 6 is not out and people haven't attempted it with 4*. Even going on the UC monthly quest
1) You do not know how many of them are frustrated with a certain match up or mechanic
2) You do not know how many of them are frustrated because of an entitlement complex where they feel because they have completed previous content they should be able to complete this
3) You do not know if people are frustrated because there is an issue/bug in the game which is prevent them from doing it e.g. lag on darkhawk fight
4) You do not know if people are frustrated because they have bad luck in crystals and don't have the champions they need or want to tackle the content
5) You do not know if people are frustrated because their not skilled enough to do something consistently such as dodging certain specials.
All of these reasons equally could apply to 5 and 6*
So i would argue it's not using 4* which is causing the frustration but the reasons for having to use the 4* which essentially pertains to their bad luck in crystals.
Now your response has shifted away from your original statement regarding 4* and act 6 and moved onto talking about allowing people into difficult content above their skill level and roster strength causing frustrations as being true, which i agree this would be frustrating. This however doesn't have anything to do with 4* as being a road block in players having skill or roster strength. People have actually been building their roster with all the tools available to create a strong roster that can tackle challenging content, which has been done this way due to the RNG nature of the crystals. The example you gave implied that 4* are the reason we see frustrations by people in the uncollected EQ as you made a statement regarding 4* and then going on to say we see this happening now. However you finish that example by linking the frustration of players to a sense entitlement, as they feel that just because they have become uncollected means they should be able to do uncollected EQ, which has nothing to do with 4* specifically. There is countless videos showing people tackle these quests with 4* and we even see some people do it with 3*. This just proves that it's doable if you are a skilled player. So players frustrations aren't related to using 4* but their skill and sense of entitlement for meeting the prerequisite
So what have i not read ?
Also On the one hand you are saying it's impossible to know in advance if someone can or can't do something so banning them is impractical and on the other you're saying Kabam know that only a small percentage of players that will try it with 4* will be able to do the content so is one of the valid factors for this gate . That to me seems contradictory.