Should I join an Alliance?
Magrailothos
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Can I ask for some information on playing on another Alliance? It's becoming clear that there are much better opportunities for rewards in the Alliance section of the game than elsewhere, if you want to advance your team, and I'm getting bored of grinding the arenas for shards.
This is me:
I suspect that I'm neither an outstanding nor a novice player; and have some champions that stack up well together; even if they're stuck at 4/40.
I have avoided Alliance gaming before because I'm concerned about the time commitments being very different to solo gameplay.
Not that I don't have any time; but as a dad of two with full time job, I tend to fit in my MCOC gaming in bits and pieces of 10-20 minutes; with longer chunks in morning and evening, and very little during the working day.
That works okay for Event quests and arenas; but does it work in Alliances? To be an active Alliance member, would I be able to come and go like this, or would that drive my teammates nuts? Would I need longer blocks of dedicated time, which currently I would struggle to get out of my life?
If I'm making progress in a map, then go to work for eight hours, am I in the way? do I become a roadblock to the success of my team?
I'd like some useful feedback please - I am genuinely interested in Alliance gaming, but would want to be an active participant. It's clear that AQ and AW have strict time-related issues, so I need to know if my way of accessing the game in short bursts of time is a hindrance to me and potential teammates. What are the best ways of finding a group my play style would fit into?
I'm looking at some stuff on YouTube about finding Alliances and so forth, but thought I'd ask for some direct advice from you guys as well. Happy to have your thoughts.
This is me:
I suspect that I'm neither an outstanding nor a novice player; and have some champions that stack up well together; even if they're stuck at 4/40.
I have avoided Alliance gaming before because I'm concerned about the time commitments being very different to solo gameplay.
Not that I don't have any time; but as a dad of two with full time job, I tend to fit in my MCOC gaming in bits and pieces of 10-20 minutes; with longer chunks in morning and evening, and very little during the working day.
That works okay for Event quests and arenas; but does it work in Alliances? To be an active Alliance member, would I be able to come and go like this, or would that drive my teammates nuts? Would I need longer blocks of dedicated time, which currently I would struggle to get out of my life?
If I'm making progress in a map, then go to work for eight hours, am I in the way? do I become a roadblock to the success of my team?
I'd like some useful feedback please - I am genuinely interested in Alliance gaming, but would want to be an active participant. It's clear that AQ and AW have strict time-related issues, so I need to know if my way of accessing the game in short bursts of time is a hindrance to me and potential teammates. What are the best ways of finding a group my play style would fit into?
I'm looking at some stuff on YouTube about finding Alliances and so forth, but thought I'd ask for some direct advice from you guys as well. Happy to have your thoughts.
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You should definitely join an alliance though. Even if it's a low rating one just to get a taste of its like. There are so many out there with different requirements that I'm sure you can find one that fits you.
The alliance factor is what is keeping me hooked to the game. If you thought mcoc was fun playing solo then you're in for a real
Good luck to you!
Dr. Zola
My in-game name is Puzzledunicorn, add me if you'd like a chat about anything alliance related im sure i can help (or know someone that can), we also have a spot in my alliance for you if you'd like it; we do have some requirements nothing too drastic or that requires you to be on for long periods of time. I can inform you of these if you wish to join.
Good luck with the alliance information hunt.
Now some shameless recruiting:
MoM is an ally for adults. We are very organized 5M ally, rebuilding after some of our veteran players retired.
We have an Awesome chat where to talk about anything, and we have very organized BG chats.
Our main focus is communication. We're all adults enjoying the game, working towards the same goals together. Most of us have young children of our own, I persnally gave birth a little over 2 weeks ago, so being a dad of two will only make you fit in
We use Line, my user id is Gwennie333, it would be great if you added me so we can find out if MoM is the right fit.
A competitive alliance will require a lot of time but you will progress rapidly.
An alliance war focused alliance will eventually burnout because they will have everyone chasing after the latest god Tier champ in the game. I would avoid any alliance that says they are AW focused.
If an alliance is focused on Map 4 they havent figured out that Map 3 gives more useful items. Map 4 crystals just flat out suck. So I would avoid those too.
You progress any more faster with alliances that run Map 2, might as well stay solo.
Map 5 only make sense to run if you run all 3bgs and 100% complete them everyday and you’ll have to grind the arena for gold and battle chips. Most alliances in the game can’t do Map 5 not because a lack of skill, but a lack of organization, understanding and desire.
Map 6 is only for the truly competitive
Hopefully when Kabam refreshes AQ they can straighten out the crystals, and the rewards could use a little tweaking at the lower levels.
As someone else posted choose your alliance carefully and don’t be afraid to leave an alliance.
I'm trying to understand how much time works for the alliance. I generally have 30 to 45 minutes to play most weekdays, and a few hours both weekend days. I don't want to be a problem if I miss a weekday, or I'm away for a weekend. If time is critical, I may just have to stay solo.
I truly don't know how the alliance wars and quests work.
The R5 I have came purely from EQ shard crystals plus the rare calendar. I can do 2 more now but I'm waiting for the right champs.
In my opinion, for a solo or casual player that can't just log in whenever someone else demands it or doesn't want to be annoyed on line with funny cat photos or crappy jokes you may as well join a non active alliance where all you are looking for is SA and whatever else free **** you can earn just by doing the things you are doing now.
Find 4 friends and create your own alliance or join one that suits you and understand that your roster won't change overnight.
Where you are now compared to where you want to be is probably a huge commitment, one that I personally am not willing to undertake since I play for fun.
I'm not recruiting because I have nothing to offer but there are probably plenty playing solo that should just band together for the free ****.
The R5 I have came purely from EQ shard crystals plus the rare calendar. I can do 2 more now but I'm waiting for the right champs.
In my opinion, for a solo or casual player that can't just log in whenever someone else demands it or doesn't want to be annoyed on line with funny cat photos or crappy jokes you may as well join a non active alliance where all you are looking for is SA and whatever else free **** you can earn just by doing the things you are doing now.
Find 4 friends and create your own alliance or join one that suits you and understand that your roster won't change overnight.
Where you are now compared to where you want to be is probably a huge commitment, one that I personally am not willing to undertake since I play for fun.
I'm not recruiting because I have nothing to offer but there are probably plenty playing solo that should just band together for the free ****.
Map 3 crystals give 175 T4 frags, selling t3 frags gives you 180 T4 frags. Either do Map 5 or stay solo.
Makes no sense
Being in an alliance takes some level of commitment and availability. How much depends on how serious and active the alliance is.
At a minimum, you should be able to make yourself available for AQ/AW approximately every 5-8 hours or so. In those events, you have a maximum of 5 energy with a 1 hour refresh rate per energy.
So if you can jump in the game for about 5-10 min every 5-8 hrs and clear your path, then you should be fine with casual alliances.
More serious alliances will want more participation though. Aside from AQ/AW, there are Alliance events that give rewards. They work the same as solo events, but rewards are based on the combined score of the entire team.
Also, it's weird that this thread got dug up from like 8 months ago.
His alliance might actually be a good spot for you. At least to try and see. War is optional (but if you place you have to do attack) and map 3 is low pressure.
I appreciate the advice though; and I think this thread got dug up because I was commenting on solo progression in a different thread, so hopefully it's been useful reading for some of the other solo players out there.
Thanks, all.
I had two days this week when I didn't hardly look at the game, so alliance play probably isn't for me.
I wish it were a easier to advance my heroes in solo play. It takes way too long to get tier four catalysts, I've got over a dozen four or five stars waiting to upgrade.
Thanks to everyone for the input and advice.