On Jul 23 I wrote: Only if HP is not an issue for you. I have started building dupes. I'm up to 92 roster slots, 23 dupes (4 4*, 18 3*, 1 2*). Originally, it was only going to be true healers and characters I primarily used in PVE and PVP, to save even more on healthpacks. I was sitting on 14k HP, and it only kept growing (only use 1-2 shields in PVP). Once they capped the roster slots at 1k, I decided dupes wouldn't be a bad option. I originally hoarded HP with the intention of buying roster slots, as needed for new characters. Down to 3725 HP now. Trying to keep 5k banked away, but I keep buying roster slots for dupes.
On Sep 22 I wrote: Added 25 roster slots in the past 2 months, new characters, and now 36 dupes (9 4*, 27 3*). Never more than 1k HP banked away, b/c I've always ended up rostering a new character or new dupe.
On Jul 23 I wrote: Out of the 40 3*s, I only need BP black, KK green, IF purple, and whatever build I decide to build Bullseye at, who is currently 5/1/5. So after the next cycle of Deadpool's Daily, with the exception of Bullseye, I wouldn't be able to use any 3* covers. It's always pained me to sell 3* and 4* covers I couldn't use, b/c I haven't forgotten how rare they used to be. There was a point where I'd have 9 covers of a 3* character, due to token pulls, Deadpool's daily, PVE/PVP, figured why not go ahead and build a dupe. Building dupes has allowed me to have something to go after now. I look forward to Deadpool daily covers, and it's like I've started the game over, but with a roster that can do PVE and PVP. Now, I'm hoarding ISO and collecting covers again.
On Sep 22 I wrote: Finished BP and IF and actually started dupes for both; BP 2/2/3 and IF 1/2/4. I had swapped my KK to 5/5/3 but then the dupe ended up 4/5/0, so I changed my KK to 4/5/4 and will finish her at 3/5/5 with next Deadpool's Daily. Feeling the pain of selling 3* covers again, since I can't justify having triples, exception being SW, IF and IM40. Already have the IM40 triple and will roster a 1/1/0 SW triple once I get the HP. I was able to build a 5/4/4 Hulk in less than 2 weeks. Originally wasn't going to build a dupe for Hulk, but couldn't turn it down when I had all those covers. Up to 855k ISO and selling covers again.
On Jul 23 I wrote: If they ever do decide to do a reset on PVE scaling, I'll only be using my dupes, which would let me fly thru PVE using fully covered, under leveled characters, which is why I'm making sure I have a lvl 70 of each 4*. Dupes also come in handy when they're the essential in PVE. I don't mind that my main character / essential goes down, cuz I'll just take a dupe in. One healthpack saved. Some people have a rotating slot for 2* essential, I might have a slot for the 3* essential, if it's not a character I want to build a dupe for.
On Sep 22 I wrote: Don't think they'll ever do a reset on PVE scaling, but am still finding them useful in PVE. A few characters are cover dependent, not level dependent, so their powers are nice (IM40 yellow, Doom blue, Sam Wilson blue, SW blue, LCap red/blue overwrite, Loki black, GSBW purple, Thor yellow, KK purple, etc.). I like using the lower level dupes in PVE thinking it helps with scaling. It might not, but reality is belief, and I believe it kinda does.
On Jul 23 I wrote: I wish I had done this earlier, because by now, some of the dupes would've gotten leveled up, while a 3rd was getting covers collected for it. The only dupe I wish I had started, and not sold a bunch of covers for, is Gamora. After her and IF were boosted for PVE/PVP this week, and I found that those 2 with OBW is an awesome team in BoP. Pretty sure I sold about 8-9 covers for her. I have one red, and red is coming up in DPD, so I will be building a dupe.
On Sep 22 I wrote: I am now thinking I'm not gonna level any of the dupes. Don't think saving on healthpacks in PVP is going to help me as much as I thought it might, b/c it'd just give me more time to go thru the ups and downs. I'll just keep relying on luck and my shield 1 match from 1k strategy to keep it hitting 1k in PVP. Gamora dupe lowest covered dupe, 0/2/1. Still regret selling those covers. She and IF were boosted again, and it reminded me of how much I found them useful the first time.
On Jul 23 I wrote: I now have the following 23 dupes. The 4* are lvl 140 (Fury is 160) and lvl 70. The 3* are lvl 140 and lvl 40. The 2* are lvl 94 and lvl 15. 5/1/2 and 1/0/0 Carnage 5/3/3 and 1/0/0 Elektra 5/5/3 and 1/1/0 Fury (have sold a lot of Fury's) 3/5/4 and 0/1/0 IW 3/5/5 and 4/3/4 Blade 3/5/5 and 3/3/3 Cap America 3/5/5 and 5/4/3 Cap Marvel 5/3/5 and 1/4/2 Cyclops 5/5/3 and 2/2/4 Daken 5/5/3 and 0/1/0 Deadpool 5/5/3 and 3/5/3 Falcon 4/4/5 and 1/0/0 IF 5/5/2 and 5/5/2 IM40 4/5/4 and 1/0/0 KK 5/3/5 and 3/2/2 Loki 5/3/5 and 1/2/1 Luke Cage 3/5/5 and 0/1/1 Magneto 5/3/5 and 5/3/2 R&G 5/3/5 and 1/3/1 SW 5/3/5 and 1/1/3 Storm 3/5/5 and 3/0/1 Thor 5/3/5 and 5/0/4 Patch 3/5/5 and 3/5/5 OBW
On Sep 22 I wrote: I now have the following 36 dupes. The 4* are lvl 140 (Fury and Wolverine are 160) and lvl 70. The 3* are lvl 140 and lvl 40. The OBW dupe is gone.
TxMoose wrote: I have started a second thor, loki and mags and once more covers come in i'll also start fist and hood and maybe cap (not starting hood till I get a 6th blue - so....many.....yellow). I do need an hp sale though. won't be starting any of those with my hp where it is now and if I swing jean, i'll probably have to sell mags (only -/1/1 now). those are the guys I use the most and it was suggested only dupe the ones you use the most, so there you go - thor loki mags with fist, hood cap behind. might consider Cyclops too down the line, but really I just need a sale for now.
aesthetocyst wrote: But a word of caution ... characters rise and fall in utility. Starting a dupe of the guy you're using every day right now may be a waste of time. What with the cylical rewards in MPQ, it can take months to cover a second copy of a character.