Starfall - Dec 17 - 19 - Season IX

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Single Player Rewards

1. All rewards from the previous rank +
2-5. 5000 , 100 ,
6-10. 2000 , 100 ,
11-25. 1000 , 50 ,
26-50. 1000 , 50 ,
51-100. 500 , 25 ,
101-200. 500 ,
201-300. 250 ,
301-400. 2x Standard Token, 140
401-500. 70

Progression Rewards:

25. Standard Token
50. 100
100. +3 All Boosts
200. 250
300. Recruit Token -
400. 25
500.
600. 25
700. 1000
800. 50
900. Recruit Token -
1000. 1000
1100.
1200. 1000
1300.

Alliance rewards:

1-2. 5000 , 250 ,
3-10. 5000 , 100 ,
11-25. 3000 , 100 ,
25-50. 2000 , 100 ,
51-100. 1000 , 50 ,
101-250. 1000 , 50
251-500. 500 , 25
501-1000. 500
1001-10000. 250

FaustianDeal

Let's introduce the new shielding rules meant to reduce runaway PVP scoring in an event featuring a character recently nerfed due to his prevalence in the meta at higher scoring levels. I am not sure if that's Alanis Morrissette 'irony' or actual 'irony'.

preview shows Loki is the 3star... and Green is reserved for top5. Ouch... gonna bleed for that one.

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Left this out of OP since that should just be informative and not opinions, but man... just for top 5 is pretty harsh.

I can see maybe not wanting it to be the doubled alliance cover, but 5 out of 1000 players getting a new cover for an old character is not fun. On top of that, having it in what could be the first 'shield change' pvp, with a character that eats packs, is not the most fun thing to have happened this week.

Think I'll play 'guess the shard' and try and grab easy placement over easy progressions.

xequalsy

It makes sense, sorta? If you consider the fact that someone who completed the gauntlet, gets the progression reward from this PvE and then finishes top 100 will have ended up with one of each colour and so they can now buy the others with HP

In all seriousness though, they could have at least considered changing the doubled up cover to green (though I know they swapped to doubling the top 100 cover ages ago).

FaustianDeal

In addition to the debatable level (and type) of irony in shield-nerfs launching in a sentry event..

there is the possible nostalgia element of an event close reminiscent of a pre-shield bloodbath... in the hopes of winning loki covers.

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Wow, what a big middle finger from the devs. Top 5 for green Loki covers???

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FaustianDeal wrote:

Let's introduce the new shielding rules meant to reduce runaway PVP scoring in an event featuring a character recently nerfed due to his prevalence in the meta at higher scoring levels. I am not sure if that's Alanis Morrissette 'irony' or actual 'irony'.

preview shows Loki is the 3star... and Green is reserved for top5. Ouch... gonna bleed for that one.

Fortunately, I think they said the shield rules are going to be rolled out for the FRIDAY PVP, not this one

although rolling out new rules in a tournament where the only cover anyone cares about is the top5 cover would be a hilarious new peak in d3p trolling

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gamar wrote:

FaustianDeal wrote:

Let's introduce the new shielding rules meant to reduce runaway PVP scoring in an event featuring a character recently nerfed due to his prevalence in the meta at higher scoring levels. I am not sure if that's Alanis Morrissette 'irony' or actual 'irony'.

preview shows Loki is the 3star... and Green is reserved for top5. Ouch... gonna bleed for that one.

Fortunately, I think they said the shield rules are going to be rolled out for the FRIDAY PVP, not this one

although rolling out new rules in a tournament where the only cover anyone cares about is the top5 cover would be a hilarious new peak in d3p trolling

That'd be even worse because Friday is likely the event that features Loki and if they put his green at 1100 it's going to be way harder to reach now. The shield changes impacts everyone roughly equally so while it sucks nobody is especially disadvantaged. Whether you have existing or new shielding rules it's still going to be a bloodbath for that green cover I'd imagine.

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If the Loki covers keep rolling in, my Loki will be playable soon. Makes sense that top 25 and top 5 are purple and green respectively because those are his best 2 powers. Purple for board shakeup and green for ap steal.

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Mattfal wrote:

If the Loki covers keep rolling in, my Loki will be playable soon. Makes sense that top 25 and top 5 are purple and green respectively because those are his best 2 powers. Purple for board shakeup and green for ap steal.

They don't do covers this way. As far as I can tell it's completely random what cover they chose to be the 'rare', but in this particular case, they really could've thrown people a bone by putting the green on the top 25 instead because this is a character that you could've easily be done with covers had all 3 of his powers been available in the game at the start, so I think it's slightly unfair to put a much needed power as rare. I guess it helps sales but I don't think it even works that well because most people can't quite grasp how good his green is.

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D3 is sure making us work for that Green cover.

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Green for top 5 is the same as not offering the green, as far as I'm concerned. This is a real slap in the face to the player base.

There goes any chance of me shielding. I'm hoarding my HP, and not wasting it on events like this.

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Phantron wrote:

Mattfal wrote:

If the Loki covers keep rolling in, my Loki will be playable soon. Makes sense that top 25 and top 5 are purple and green respectively because those are his best 2 powers. Purple for board shakeup and green for ap steal.

They don't do covers this way. As far as I can tell it's completely random what cover they chose to be the 'rare', but in this particular case, they really could've thrown people a bone by putting the green on the top 25 instead because this is a character that you could've easily be done with covers had all 3 of his powers been available in the game at the start, so I think it's slightly unfair to put a much needed power as rare. I guess it helps sales but I don't think it even works that well because most people can't quite grasp how good his green is.

A lot of the time, the best cover is the hardest to get. Exceptions include pretty much all of last season but that was because they vaulted 4 of those characters and a lot of the player base didnt need those covers

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Mattfal wrote:

Phantron wrote:

Mattfal wrote:

If the Loki covers keep rolling in, my Loki will be playable soon. Makes sense that top 25 and top 5 are purple and green respectively because those are his best 2 powers. Purple for board shakeup and green for ap steal.

They don't do covers this way. As far as I can tell it's completely random what cover they chose to be the 'rare', but in this particular case, they really could've thrown people a bone by putting the green on the top 25 instead because this is a character that you could've easily be done with covers had all 3 of his powers been available in the game at the start, so I think it's slightly unfair to put a much needed power as rare. I guess it helps sales but I don't think it even works that well because most people can't quite grasp how good his green is.

A lot of the time, the best cover is the hardest to get. Exceptions include pretty much all of last season but that was because they vaulted 4 of those characters and a lot of the player base didnt need those covers

According to D3 it doesn't have anything to do with "the best cover". They keep track and alternate between them from event to event. I mean, last GSBW pvp had purple as double cover and red as top5.

So glad I respecced to 5/5/3 for this event btw. let the defensive wins roll in

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I wonder if they'll re-title this event: "We'll give you something to cry about!" or possibly, "This is going to hurt you a lot more than it hurts us."

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I feel like anyone who doesn't have any Loki covers is in the first time slot... try to get him ASAP for the PVE (which is actually what im doing)

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Phantron wrote:

That'd be even worse because Friday is likely the event that features Loki and if they put his green at 1100 it's going to be way harder to reach now. The shield changes impacts everyone roughly equally so while it sucks nobody is especially disadvantaged. Whether you have existing or new shielding rules it's still going to be a bloodbath for that green cover I'd imagine.

I find it amusing that you think the green cover will be offered at 1100 in the next PvP. Based on how D3 treats the playerbase, that one will be Pink.

wymtime

Starfall the health pack eater. This event would be so much worse with the old Sentry. Now Sentry is just a giant meat shield who will demand health packs. I have him at 166 and with 3 red he didn't even kill a seed team Sentry. I needed a cascade to finish him off. I don't even know what the best build for him is anymore, or if he like his human counterpart Fabio is just there for his looks.

JamieMadrox

wymtime wrote:

Starfall the health pack eater. This event would be so much worse with the old Sentry. Now Sentry is just a giant meat shield who will demand health packs. I have him at 166 and with 3 red he didn't even kill a seed team Sentry. I needed a cascade to finish him off. I don't even know what the best build for him is anymore, or if he like his human counterpart Fabio is just there for his looks.

I love meat shield Sentry. Sacrifice is a great damage boost and he tanks green for my Level 220 X-Force. Best build is 3 in World Rapture and 5 in the others. Sacrifice is still good and red is a decent last ditch suicide move.

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Jamie Madrox wrote:

wymtime wrote:

Starfall the health pack eater. This event would be so much worse with the old Sentry. Now Sentry is just a giant meat shield who will demand health packs. I have him at 166 and with 3 red he didn't even kill a seed team Sentry. I needed a cascade to finish him off. I don't even know what the best build for him is anymore, or if he like his human counterpart Fabio is just there for his looks.

I love meat shield Sentry. Sacrifice is a great damage boost and he tanks green for my Level 220 X-Force. Best build is 3 in World Rapture and 5 in the others. Sacrifice is still good and red is a decent last ditch suicide move.

Supernova doesn't always have to be a last ditch Suicide move... 'Tis the Season for being generous & it's often better to give a Supernova than to receive one If you use True Healers like X-Force/Daken/Patch/Rocket&Groot etc., theycan often heal up in the next match.

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wymtime wrote:

Starfall the health pack eater. This event would be so much worse with the old Sentry. Now Sentry is just a giant meat shield who will demand health packs. I have him at 166 and with 3 red he didn't even kill a seed team Sentry. I needed a cascade to finish him off. I don't even know what the best build for him is anymore, or if he like his human counterpart Fabio is just there for his looks.

Yeah you think that because you have his red at 3. Red is his best ability now, and it's still awesome.