qkumbredood wrote: I don't mean to assume that I speak for everybody here, but I feel that the general irritation about the 4* releases has more to do with the fact that covers are much rarer to come by. Since there's fewer covers available, it takes a lot more time to fully cover a 4* or even get them to a usable level. Then, with the rapid influx of new 4* characters, players will naturally feel like it's somewhat pointless to pursue them - 4* characters are coming out far more quickly than they can be feasibly covered. Additionally, there's the fact that the past few (4? 5? I haven't been keeping count) releases have all been 4* characters, with very little down time between them. This creates the impression that the devs are focusing all their attention on expanding the "endgame," and thereby disregarding the majority of newer players. Especially when the transition is such a long process, it's natural to feel slighted when it feels like you're being ignored for the amount of effort you're putting in. While I understand that 3* releases won't provide much motivation for players with mostly complete rosters, these are the small minority of all players; for most players, getting a new 4* to a usable state is just a pipe dream. Since it has no bearing on them, it seems natural that they would be upset that all of the devs' efforts are concentrated on parts of the game that don't impact them, especially given the lack of lower-tiered releases in the interim. Just my two cents, anywho. I don't claim to represent any other party, cannot be held accountable in a court of law, yadda yadda yadda.
qkumbredood wrote: 4* characters are coming out far more quickly than they can be feasibly covered.
SnowcaTT wrote: Money is why we "need" more 4*'s. Whales will only pay for the newest character, and the 3*'s are to easy to get in tokens now....to sell more tokens the characters have to be 4*. Fully covered JG's out there before the event is over....that kind of whaling is why the release these. Also, the only way free players (or new players) can be made to pay is keep releasing new characters - so folks have to keep buying roster slots. Somehow. D3 could totally prove this all wrong. Free roster slots, or super low caps! HP much more common, so anyone can get the slots and/or buy the covers! Lots more ways to get 4*'s! And those will happen....when 5*'s come along so the whales still can pay the bills.
TLCstormz wrote: "Some people" have nowhere else to go. Okay, so........discourage / infuriate / confuse / depress THE VAST MAJORITY of your game's players?????? lol Those "some people" group make up LESS than 10% of this game's userbase, I thought?
Adrock1020 wrote: I have a theory that they're adding all these new 4-stars in order to make a viable DDQ-ish way of getting 4-star covers. That wouldn't make sense to do if there were less than 15 or 20 4-stars. They need to dilute the pool in order to make cover rotation spread out enough. I wouldn't be surprised to see a whole new way of getting 4-star covers in the next couple of months.
Dauthi wrote: They are creating an end game. Players who haven't gotten there yet don't understand it, but today I pulled a 4* only to find out it is Thor who I have covered. This happens all the time. This situation will happen less as more 4*s are added, and I will actually start gaining progress again instead of stale nothingness.
Square wrote: Just saw complaints on Facebook, then on Line, then on this forum about another 4*. I get it. When you can't complete a 3*, a new 4* is like a middle finger in your face. But the developers have to do it. Here's why. There are tons of players who've done the 3* transition, including myself, and once you get there, new 3*s are incredibly easy to cover. The last 3*s were Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Vision and Bullseye. I have completed QS and Vision, SW has 13 covers but needs one more blue. BE has 9 covers, and I have no black. That is free play, no covers bought. That is not uncommon for people who have 3* transitioned. So, what keeps these players still playing? Not Bullseye. In 4* land, I have five of them covered (4hor, XF, Fury, Hulkbuster and Elektra). Prof X, Kingpin, and Carnage around 9, Ant-Man, Thing and Jean Grey around 3. I want to finish PX and KP quite a bit. I can't quickly do it, but they'll be very playable in the next 2-3 months. I could play them now if I were the type to pay. I'm not, I win/earn covers. I never come in first, so I just get 1K and 1300 progression 4*s, and get **** from tokens like everyone else. Some high level players pay, but a lot do not. But the game needs to grow out the 4*s for the sake of high level players. There's already a ton of 3*s for 2*-3* players to chase after, and the game is making something for people who've finished that. Am I excited for Deadpool to come into the rotation to make the wait for Prof X that much longer? Nope. I would like to see releases be monthly at most. And there should be a sixth day of DDQ for 4*s. But there is a reason there are 4*s being released instead of 3*s (already too many) and 2*s (nobody uses them once they get 3*s). Hopefully this puts a little perspective on why there are so many new 4*s... because some people have nowhere else to go in this game.
GurlBYE wrote: No no no. It's money dude. i can guarantee they don't care about you. technically the only reason they are adding the characters is because they hope the very small few in the current end game( the ones who threw money to get there) will continue to throw money to stay there. The biggest reason I can prove your argument of them targeting your enjoyment of the game being false is this: There isn't a single piece of content in the game that you can only complete with 4 stars. In fact the content scales to your roster. That should be a giant flashing light. You have to be pretty gullible to think they are adding these so that the minority of the playerbase thats in endgame and doesn't pay money is why they are using developing dollars to add new content. ___ additionally, creating more 4 stars doesn't add an endgame it just drags 4 down making a shiny new pedestal for 5 stars.
Square wrote: ~~~~~ I agree with some posts about the rate of release (as I wrote in my first post), but because of roster costs, not because I need my 4*s covered immediately. I'm willing to play 5-6 months to cover mine. They are long term projects.
arktos1971 wrote: I'm so glad I stopped playing last month when Antman was the new 4* to be won. I'm following the news every now and then, and was happy to have taken the decision at the right moment. Ever since I stopped, I enjoy life and Marvel comics. Good luck with grinding (also Iso) to level all these 4*s...