Single cover 4*s vs multi-cover 3*s

SkadenFrudee

Like many new players, I didn't do any research, and made some poor decisions. Blowing thousands of ISO on standard packs, wasting HP and CP on covers, etc. I need some advice on how to course correct.

I currently have a dozen champed 2*s, all between level 103-120. My two dozen 3*s are generally in the 2-6 cover range. The question is, for someone who'll be working on maxing 2*s/collecting 3*s for the next few months easy, are any of the following 4*s worth keeping? Do I sell the 4* covers or is there someone on my team that should I replace? I have one empty roster slot so I can only keep one 4* cover out of the eleven. Any insight is greatly appreciated.

Possible Additions
Ant-Man
Ghost Rider
Kingpin
Luke Cage
Moon Knight
Nick Fury
Quake
Spider-Woman
Star-Lord
Venom
War Machine

Possible removals
Doctor Octopus x2
Quicksilver x2
Captain Marvel
Gamora
Human Torch
Iron Fist
Mystique
Ragnarok
Squirrel Girl
Quicksilver x2
Sam Wilson x2
Psylocke

carrion_pigeons

The stage of the game you're in sets you up constantly to make hard choices between rosterable characters, and that's going to continue until you get several dozen more roster slots. So the question really has to be, what are your goals within the game?

You can aim for a wide roster, which is good for PvE, and which means you should be focused on developing your 3*s. You also have the choice to focus on a tall roster, which means you can afford to cut lot of characters you don't and won't use, in favor of ones you definitely will. That's better for PvP but can make PvE range from frustrating to unplayable. The good news is that whichever way you go, you'll eventually farm enough HP to dig your way out of roster slot hell. But it takes a long time.

Going tall, if you're a dedicated player, will get you more HP faster than going wide will (and will therefore dig you out of your hole faster), but it's a more grueling experience for sure and you'll eventually need to cultivate a more competitive playstyle, involving things like getting involved with a good alliance and using LINE. And it will still take months and months.

If you want a more relaxed experience, just bite the bullet and sell your 4*s. It hurts, but you can keep in mind that the process of champing 3*s can be done with minimal waste, while prioritizing roster slots for 4*s will mean a lot more waste in the long run.

Alternatively, you can just buy a few dozen slots, but losing your F2P virginity is never fun and it's hard to go back afterward.

EDIT: Incidentally, on your list of potential 4* characters, only Quake is a really exciting one. Most of the ones you have available are pretty middle-of-the-road.

SkadenFrudee

This was precisely the sort of insight I needed, thanks so much. I had no idea what the meta game is like, and though I may spring for VIP eventually, buying the needed slots to keep all these 4*s is beyond me. I'll ditch everyone but Quake and enjoy the slow grind to champing my 3*s.

Erndiese

SkadenFrudee wrote:

I currently have a dozen champed 2*s, all between level 103-120. My two dozen 3*s are generally in the 2-6 cover range. The question is, for someone who'll be working on maxing 2*s/collecting 3*s for the next few months easy, are any of the following 4*s worth keeping? Do I sell the 4* covers or is there someone on my team that should I replace? I have one empty roster slot so I can only keep one 4* cover out of the eleven. Any insight is greatly appreciated.

Possible Additions
Ant-Man
Ghost Rider
Kingpin
Luke Cage
Moon Knight
Nick Fury
Quake
Spider-Woman
Star-Lord
Venom
War Machine

Possible removals
Doctor Octopus x2
Quicksilver x2
Captain Marvel
Gamora
Human Torch
Iron Fist
Mystique
Ragnarok
Squirrel Girl
Quicksilver x2
Sam Wilson x2
Psylocke

I'm much newer than you and earlier in game progression, but in reading the forums a fair bit I can say that people like star lord after his rework and quake is supposed to be good for PvE. People love iron fist but my guess is people would say sell Rags and Psylocke.

I personally know I liked moon knight when he was a loaner in PvE nodes and he seems to be a better than average 4*. I dislike playing kingpin in PvE, and people seem to talk about ghost rider a lot.

If It were me, I'd probably sell rags and roster both quake and star lord. And then maybe Psylocke for moon knight? Squirrel girl for kingpin? But I would refer to links in the character section to get a sense of what others think:

https://d3go.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=56249

https://d3go.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=56176

Rod5

The 2*-3* transition is not so tough these days, keep on playing Deadpool's daily and hitting PvE hard.

My 2 cents - roster the high-level 4*s, don't waste your time with the rest for now. 3*s are the next step on the way to a strong roster, you need to prioritise rostering/levelling as many as possible.

Copps

Yeah I would consider rostering star lord and quake. Other than that get your threes going. You really want all 42 of them.

Edit: after looking at your roster I would dump devil Dino and either mr f, flaptain or Gwen pool for those two.