Make the one-star characters better!

It's boring that most of the one-star characters (and some two-star characters too) only have two abilities and that we get so many of their covers we can literally cover a whole room with them, had they been printed out.

All characters should have three abilities and be allowed to reach at least level 85. Really, why should't they?

Comments

  • I've argued before that all characters should have the same level band. As in, 1 to 100, perhaps. Nobody goes over that, nobody is limited to less. This would go a long way to diversifying the metagame and making all characters more interesting, and it would even make it easier to balance them.
  • NorthernPolarity
    NorthernPolarity Posts: 3,531 Chairperson of the Boards
    This would take away a huge part of the game, which is to transition from a 1* -> 3* roster. Why would anyone care about the new shiny 2*/3* characters if their Modern Storm is just as powerful, if not better? There needs to be some kind of carrot that keeps players playing, and for a large part of the population, its getting from level 50 characters to level 141 ones.
  • Nonce Equitaur 2
    Nonce Equitaur 2 Posts: 2,269 Chairperson of the Boards
    Might be good to have a few unlocks on the level caps.

    If your roster has more than 30 characters, UNLOCK +5
    If your roster has a level 141 character, UNLOCK +5
    If your roster has 3 level 141 characters, UNLOCK + 5

    With 15 levels of UNLOCK, the new level 1 cap is 65 levels, and the new level 2 cap is 100 levels.
  • This would take away a huge part of the game, which is to transition from a 1* -> 3* roster. Why would anyone care about the new shiny 2*/3* characters if their Modern Storm is just as powerful, if not better? There needs to be some kind of carrot that keeps players playing, and for a large part of the population, its getting from level 50 characters to level 141 ones.

    I actually don't like the current level system at all. There are lots of powerful characters being stuck on a maximum of level 69-85, characters that rightfully should be able to get to higher levels. It all has to do with the designers wanting to make an "easy" system, but the game is quite complex and should be more balanced, so I'm all for the idea of having all characters ranging from level 1 to 100, and all characters should have three powers, not just two.

    In fact, I think it's downright BAD that there even is such a thing as "beginner characters", which quickly become obsolete and are then just viewed as "garbage" by higher level players. All characters deserve a spot in the limelight and there should be a more open field for diverse strategies. As of now, you mostly face Thor and Daken in PvP matches. How fun is that?
  • I think this could be partially solved if they just made the 1* heroes powered up in more events. If the next PvE event has all 1* powered up that would give them some temporary utility.