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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ShadowUltra

We're only 34 minutes away, but if you haven't already seen it, Dragonfei and Royal wrote up an in depth list of Champions and Nodes that you can expect to see in Act 6 Ch1 Quest 1! Check it out here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KQixOYjMC7uwc_r33lfXG7T9eWiJIIy83EelFGcT4Zg/edit?usp=sharing

I’d say we are about 30 minutes away from a total community rampage from what I’ve been reading.

Gamer

So stil not 4 star that bad meantime’s can’t get it dont thx for the node need spiked hige as champions

DarthPhal

We're only 34 minutes away, but if you haven't already seen it, Dragonfei and Royal wrote up an in depth list of Champions and Nodes that you can expect to see in Act 6 Ch1 Quest 1! Check it out here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KQixOYjMC7uwc_r33lfXG7T9eWiJIIy83EelFGcT4Zg/edit?usp=sharing

Can’t wait to start.

IsItthough

Can i have some 4* rank down tickets?
who would you rank down?

All of them, and use my t4b on 5*

Ch1efster

Honestly, a couple 4* rank downs would be great. Know it probably won't happen though and I also know everyone here hates when people bring up RDT's too. But, I would love to rank down my 4* R5 Sparky that I can't use in Act 6 and use the resources to rank up my 5* Sparky that I can use.

Jh_Dez

Great.
Indomitable nodes everywhere

Bidzy7

Hang on, that's two different things. You said "The official 'answer' is that 4* champions would not be able to take on Act 6 because they are too weak." That's false: they didn't say that. They did say that allowing 4* champs in Act 6 could lead to frustration, but that doesn't mean there's anything explicitly wrong with 4* champs. Rather, that means all players are different, and for many players attempting to use 4* champs could lead to frustration.

That's not debatable, that's undeniably true. We already see this now: there's lots of players who have expressed frustration over the difficulty of Uncollected monthly events, and the logic is often words to the effect of "they are uncollected, so uncollected should be something they should be able to do." Becoming uncollected is the prerequisite for doing uncollected difficulty, but many players who can't do uncollected difficulty believe that the problem is with the content if they are uncollected, because the prerequisite was met to do it.
They may have never actually said 4* were too weak but it definitely was implied. What other reason could you have to say they would cause frustration ?
Don't quote my posts if you're not going to read them.
Also you are saying that using 4* "COULD" lead to frustration and then saying that it is "UNDENIABLY TRUE".
Sorry but you can't really say something like that is true because you can't speak on behalf of everyone. You yourself say it "COULD"
It is undeniably true that allowing players into high difficulty content above their skill level relative to their roster strength could lead to frustration, because we have multiple examples of this already happening, which I stated in the post you quoted but did not read. I don't have to speak for everyone to say something could happen: a single example of it actually happening is enough to prove that it could happen. Which is the normal, ordinary meaning of these words.

I read your post what did i misunderstand

someone said that kabam said that 4* will be too weak. Then you said that was false and all kabam said was using 4* could be frustrating.

I said they may not have actually said they are too weak for the content but it was implied. Do you disagree with this?
What could cause 4* to be frustrating if not they are too weak to take it on ?

Also this response has shifted now from 4* in act 6 to skilled and roster strength in taking on difficult content, which i would say is not impaired by 4*. The game has been designed that roster strength is affected by RNG and as such people have strengthened their roster with 4* where they are not lucky enough to pull champions to counter certain game mechanics.
Your original statement said that "MANY" players attempting act 6 with 4* "COULD" have frustrations and that was "UNDENIABLY" true. This is not a matter of fact and is simply your opinion. Act 6 is not out so this is all hypothetical.
Also there are many reasons for players frustrations such as
1) Having to use champions that isn't as easy as other champions due to bad pulls
2) Not being able to get past a certain mechanic /challenge without a suitable counter e.g. iceman's first introduction no one was happy about having to take that unavoidable cold snap damage. Very limited options at the time.
3) having bugs when taking on the content e.g. lag for dark hawk, the fatigue debuff in variant
4) having a sense of entitlement that just because they are uncollected they should be able to do UC EQ
5) not having the skill to consistently avoid specials or certain damage
6) frustrations to changes to AI or AI speed or AI interaction e.g. not throwing specials

all of these equally apply to 5 & 6*.

the only reason i can think of which would cause frustration in using 4* is they are too weak for the content, which to be honest I can't really see people stating I can't do act 6 with all 4*. Do we see the same with all the content now in regards to 3* ? No we don't because players know their is a higher rarity of champions to look to.

Also your example that i allegedly didn't read talks more about peoples sense of entitlement to completing content just because they meet the requirement for it. I find it hard to believe people complain about not being able to do the monthly UC EQ with only 4* and the actual reasons for peoples frustrations I have mentioned above, which equally apply to 5 & 6*.

This thought process is completely wrong, but that doesn't mean it doesn't cause problems for the game that would be magically solved if the players who aren't ready for Uncollected were somehow barred from even attempting it. Of course, that's not practical: there's no way to know in advance if someone can or can't do it.

Kabam isn't saying you personally won't be able to do Act 6 with 4* champs. They are saying that the percentage of people who can among all players who will try is low enough to be a problem. In and of itself that isn't the justification for the progress gate, but it is a legitimate factor in favor of it.

Here you say on the one hand you can't know in advance if players can do content or not and its impractical to do that and then on the other hand you're saying kabam know that only a small percentage of players can do the content with 4* and thus that's one of the factors for this gating. Well unless you work for kabam then you don't know what they are "saying" by this gate anymore then the rest of the community. Also you are contradicting yourself here.

If i have misunderstood or misread what you have put in your post, then please elaborate and point me in the right direction.

JRock808

There really is no reason to banning 4* at all.

Every great 4* (other than witch, thor, wolverine) is available as a 5*/6*.

They are not trying to tailor gameplay experiences to give you unique challenges. Variant did an okay job with that. You had to break up your trinities and synergies and deal with enemies head to head. But you could bring a 2*/3* of something to make a new helpful synergy or boost your stronger champs of a certain class.

This is just flat out an "have you opened enough crystals and/or gotten super lucky" gate. That's it.

Heimdall will still heal you, revive you. etc. Nick Fury will still give you attack. Trinities will still synergies.. All on the condition you have them at 5* or higher, which can be an expensive, if not impossible task for players.

I'd much rather see synergy suppression and allow all champs in. This would truly make it a skill based challenge, not a 'did you get ghost wasp antman hood or blade spark g' in the highest rarity' challenge.

But this is going live and people are going to either deal with it or not. I suspect many will, and many will not..

ShadowUltra

Drat32

@Kabam Miike any update on who the 6* champ awarded to top 20 legends will be?

Kabam Miike

@Kabam Miike any update on who the 6* champ awarded to top 20 legends will be?

We're not quite ready to reveal that just yet. We have a pretty good idea, but need to make sure it's 100% doable before we can announce anything.

Eb0ny-O-M4w

About the T2 alpha fragments in the paths, can these be farmable?
Or is there a limit on the amount we can get on each quest?

Mr_Platypus

Can i have some 4* rank down tickets?
who would you rank down?

I would probably rank down some of the 4*s I maxed before pulling 5* versions, so I can rank up the 5*s.

NikoBravo

Your Beta testers were [removed]. Were they given advanced rosters with synergy?

Kabam Miike

Your Beta testers were [removed]. Were they given advanced rosters with synergy?

No, they used their own Rosters, and were from a variety of different progression levels, though we did ensure that they had been able to complete Act 5 and had a decent size of Roster for 5 and 6-Star Champions.

Also, let's keep name calling out of this.

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MattMan

@Kabam Miike any update on who the 6* champ awarded to top 20 legends will be?
We're not quite ready to reveal that just yet. We have a pretty good idea, but need to make sure it's 100% doable before we can announce anything.

Not tested? Can’t say I’m surprised

Eb0ny-O-M4w

@Kabam Miike any update on who the 6* champ awarded to top 20 legends will be?
We're not quite ready to reveal that just yet. We have a pretty good idea, but need to make sure it's 100% doable before we can announce anything.
Not tested? Can’t say I’m surprised

To be honest, Maestro was confirmed to be a playable champion in the future. It might be that champion

redm4n

so @Kabam Miike. Are you actually saying that you all rolled out code that was not fully tested and the plan not fully developed? And that’s ok?

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xNig

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.

Am I reading this wrong says permanently then tells me how to remove them

No worries. It’s permanent as long as the Weakness stays on. There’s a slight language error but no biggie lol

xNig

Your Beta testers were [removed]. Were they given advanced rosters with synergy?

As Miike mentioned, us beta testers weren’t given rosters. We used our existing rosters to clear the act. Most of the BS were removed making it significantly easy, esp for 6.1.1. 😂

Fast2

These buffs won’t apply until we become cavalier? Because if I read it correctly it should be applied now not later

Vincew80

These buffs won’t apply until we become cavalier? Because if I read it correctly it should be applied now not later

I’m not sure why it appears after 6.1.1 but that’s just the uncollected stuff. Pretty silly to show anyone working on act 6 that grandmaster crystals are now unlocked.

Fast2

These buffs won’t apply until we become cavalier? Because if I read it correctly it should be applied now not later
I’m not sure why it appears after 6.1.1 but that’s just the uncollected stuff. Pretty silly to show anyone working on act 6 that grandmaster crystals are now unlocked.

Yeah I know but then you look at progression and it says this

xNig

It’s because they put out an untested product plain and simple. Theses are errors that should be caught in unit testing and never make it out to the public

Beta testers didn’t know the rewards nor had these new interface alerts etc when the test was on going. Didn’t even know that there’ll be a new title for 6.1 😂

Vincew80

Yeah I saw that too. I can’t explain other than as others have said & they don’t test jack before releasing it.

redm4n

xNig thanks for confirming

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