**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.
Comments
I am not fond of the new map at all - and not because of the nodes. I don't like the new map because it is a 'dumb' map. Meaning that it requires zero intelligence or strategy to run! Throw some appropriately powerful accounts/players at it and turn them lose. Done.
With most of the old maps it was interesting (to me) because tiles were easy to miss if someone wasn't paying attention. Get to the end of the map, every foe was down, boss down, but couldn't 100% because one person took a shortcut. Frustrating, sure, but at least it was a challenge.
The season 10 map itself is unimaginative and uninspired.
And by the way Kabam, when are you going to fix the seriously broken alliance potion mechanic? Your customer base has been asking for this to be changed for well over a year now. Change it already!
Get your facts straight before complaining.
I don't have anything to add right now, but I wanted to let you all know that we've been collecting all of your feedback, and making sure that it is seen by our Alliance Wars Team.
So, please keep your constructive feedback coming.
These Nodes are new, and there will be a learning curve, especially those that require you to try Champions that you wouldn't normally use.
That said, we're not ignoring this feedback, and the team has already spent a lot of time reading what you guys have said.
I’m just confused on how it’s supposed to work. It was stated that plenty of champions can go unstoppable and counter some of these nodes but we haven’t gotten a list of all these champions.
I’m sorry but if people are expected to bring a Colossus or a juggernaut into war attack when their abilities are trash just doesn’t make sense. These original champions are so over powered against nearly all war defense champions it’s really not a fair contest.
"Certain counters" limit us to only a few champs to drop in one shot. How many champions are you guys designing nodes to be able to be dropped in one attempt? 1? 2? 5?
Given that you mention champions that we normally do not use... this is forcing us to rank up not viable champions for a specific node in AW - assuming you even have that champ. Is that a good idea to restrict the answers to these nodes so tightly? Even node 29 in T4+ had at least half a dozen viable answers to one shot that were good champions to use in general.
The champions that were used to one shot these nodes - were they R5/65 sig 200 champs? Were the defenders R5/65 sig 200 champions with the ideal masteries enabled (e.g. Limber, etc)?
The fact that you can see all of these Defenders, and that these Nodes offer different Challenges than before are a step towards making more Champions viable in another Area of the Game. Not every Champion is going to do the same Damage as Ghost, but that doesn't mean that they're not good.
We also did it with our own Rosters, and not just Test accounts, so their Rank, Rarities and Sig Levels were all over the place, but pretty indicative of a player in the Challenger and Expert Map tiers.
You're going to see more and more Challenges that require specific counters throughout the Contest, but this is not new. Not really "specific champs", but Specific Mechanics, like Champions that can avoid Bleed Damage, or Champions that can have Ability Accuracy Reduction, or cause Energy Damage.
Hopefully these challenges yield better, more useful rewards than the Variant quest lines for accounts that have been around long enough to make the prizes obsolete, especially if you pull multiples of the same... but that is probably a topic for another discussion and not here.
Back on the topic - yes, not everyone has the same damage output as Ghost, but an R5 that does this on Day 3, played perfectly, and still times out is not a test of skill or using a specific counter... it is an overtuned node. The same is applied to AW - there are only a very few certain specific champions that will have the damage output AND specific counter mechanic to be able to drop X node in one shot.
This will be very frustrating to the player base who lose 50% of their health each time, plus lost bonuses because the node/champion combo cannot be completed in only 3 minutes. Have you guys though about extending the fight time limit from 3 minutes?
That being said if you even get one or two of these counters the resources to rank up those counters takes months and months to obtain. Specifically T2 alpha, gold, etc.
Overall, I do like the new map. Has lots of potential. Certain nodes are clearly a bit more difficult, and this has lead to a lot of frustration for various reasons. All that can be managed over time. The primary concern I stated before, that may be a bigger thorn in some Alliance's side than Psychic Thorns, lol. The previous AW map did not require 9 players to make it to the end. You only really NEEDED 6-7 at most to get to the end. Sure you wouldn't get 100% exploration, but it was possible to get the Boss down.
Now suddenly it's 9 or you're gonna be jammed up for awhile. That's a BIG change when Alliances had adjusted themselves to the previous situation. This will undoubtedly cause some to splinter. Others to throw in the towel in regards to Alliance Wars. Honestly, I'd hate to see that happen as lots of players make some tight bonds with people they would NEVER have met otherwise. All thanks to MCoC. That in itself is pretty cool, and I tip my hat to all in involved with making this game come to be for that aspect alone (among many other reasons 😉).
My final piece of feedback is in regards to the lack of reward changes for AW. This little nugget keeps nagging at my head and perhaps we can get some clarity as to what the thinking was. We've been told the overhaul will come with Defense Tactics in Season 11. Now, why is it that the community as a whole has to wait for a reward buff due to a feature that's only going to be available for T5-T1 Alliances? We all got a new Map. New nodes. New challenges. Yet, everyone has to wait due to something that not everyone can utilize. I'm almost 100% certain the majority would be happy with JUST single war rewards getting updated now, and the Season rewards update with Season 11. Just a suggestion.
In general, I can see why many are upset and are wanting some changes. I'm sure the AW team can see some of these grievances are justified. I wouldn't expect everything to be addressed 100%, nor should it be. There IS in fact a learning curve here as you so eloquently put it, and I wholeheartedly agree. Some will just take some adjustments. No doubt! On the flipside, somethings indefinitely could use some attention. Thank you for the acknowledgement that things are being looked into. Hopefully come time for Season 10, the majority will be satisfied with the situation and we can go in ready to rock!