Token purchases - the new, the bad, and the ugly [LR Nerf]

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  • HailMary
    HailMary Posts: 2,179
    kalex716 wrote:
    HailMary wrote:
    kalex716 wrote:


    If you're implying that top placement in LRs should be casually attainable by players which are, in every way, "the norm," then why even bother maintaining a facade of "competition"? Everyone should simply take turns "winning."

    My implications are that if you were actively using LR's as a means of getting 3* covers reliably, then you were in the top 5% percentile of people playing this game.

    And I don't think that it is unreasonable to assert that given how we are all discussing this on the forums, for what would otherwise be a very casual cell phone bejewelled game.
    Well, yes. I'd say that just about everybody who participates at all in multiple LRs is in the top 5%. Along similar lines, I doubt there's much more than 5% of the player base actively trying to build a 3* team.
  • Unknown
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    I don't know about HT or SR Cap but I pulled a lazy Thor from a rewarded Courageous. I was surprised as I thought it was limited to the 6 featured heroes.

    I was previously aiming for 25-50 but tried for 1-2 for 3 covers. While I would have liked all 3 stars I am glad that at least I was able to get one I needed. Not trying to boost the competition but thought people should know. While I have most of the featured characters covered, I am still hunting covers on the new releases.
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    SoloRidge wrote:
    I don't know about HT or SR Cap but I pulled a lazy Thor from a rewarded Courageous. I was surprised as I thought it was limited to the 6 featured heroes.

    Got a green lazy Thor too. Would have liked yellow more but at least it was not red
  • Unknown
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    Tinykitty Devs!!! I still have not been able to move past being screwed over for my LR reward, 3x 2* Heroes SUCKS AS A REWARD for 90 mins of non-stop battle, shielding costing HPs, burning through Iso-8 cost buffs and my stockpike of other buffs, etc... I'm writing a ticket to customer support. This is ****!

    Everyone who was screwed out of a decent LR reward should write a ticket. The DAMN TOKEN HAS 3 TINY KITTY STARS ON IT!!! That is blatant false advertising.

    No longer in a cheerful mood when I log into MPQ,
    NazgulPrime
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    NazgulPrime wrote:
    Tinykitty Devs!!! I still have not been able to move past being screwed over for my LR reward, 3x 2* Heroes SUCKS AS A REWARD for 90 mins of non-stop battle, shielding costing HPs, burning through Iso-8 cost buffs and my stockpike of other buffs, etc... I'm writing a ticket to customer support. This is ****!

    Everyone who was screwed out of a decent LR reward should write a ticket. The DAMN TOKEN HAS 3 TINY KITTY STARS ON IT!!! That is blatant false advertising.

    No longer in a cheerful mood when I log into MPQ,
    NazgulPrime

    I know the feeling im up to 6 2*s them, hell my 10 heroics before trying to push for the 2 first place wins even managed to snag me 2 3*s icon_e_confused.gif
  • jojeda654
    jojeda654 Posts: 1,162 Chairperson of the Boards
    NazgulPrime wrote:
    The DAMN TOKEN HAS 3 TINY KITTY STARS ON IT!!! That is blatant false advertising.

    Stars indicate rarity, not contents.

    The reward screen for 8K iso is also 3 stars, but you do not receive a rare character from it. Courageous tokens are considered rare. By your logic, Heroic tokens should only award uncommon characters.
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    Unknown
    jojeda654 wrote:
    NazgulPrime wrote:
    The DAMN TOKEN HAS 3 TINY KITTY STARS ON IT!!! That is blatant false advertising.

    Stars indicate rarity, not contents.

    The reward screen for 8K iso is also 3 stars, but you do not receive a rare character from it. Courageous tokens are considered rare. By your logic, Heroic tokens should only award uncommon characters.

    in fairness this is a quite substantial change in the fact that just last week these tokens did award only the 6 featured 3* star characters so the frustration is understandable.
    While im not personally that miffed about the change i will admit its quite disheartening to take first place and get 3 2*s for your efforts.
  • Puritas
    Puritas Posts: 670 Critical Contributor
    MTGOFerret wrote:
    in fairness this is a quite substantial change in the fact that just last week these tokens did award only the 6 featured 3* star characters so the frustration is understandable.
    While im not personally that miffed about the change i will admit its quite disheartening to take first place and get 3 2*s for your efforts.

    To be fair it wasn't much better to get first place and get your 45th, 46th, and 47th IM40 covers either icon_e_biggrin.gif

    edit: I tell a lie, it was exactly 750 ISO better.
  • Unknown
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    Puritas wrote:
    MTGOFerret wrote:
    in fairness this is a quite substantial change in the fact that just last week these tokens did award only the 6 featured 3* star characters so the frustration is understandable.
    While im not personally that miffed about the change i will admit its quite disheartening to take first place and get 3 2*s for your efforts.

    To be fair it wasn't much better to get first place and get your 45th, 46th, and 47th IM40 covers either icon_e_biggrin.gif

    edit: I tell a lie, it was exactly 750 ISO better.

    oddly enough i could use some IM40 red covers icon_lol.gif

    -edit- ironically i just got 2 mhawkeye 1cstorm and im40 red from the 8 STD tokens i got in the venom heroic.
  • bahamut685
    bahamut685 Posts: 210 Tile Toppler
    Another Daken, as expected... (as far as I know, Courageous tokens are 25% Daken, 25% Bullseye, 25% Baghead, 25% Hawkeye)
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    I for one have enjoyed the two LRs that I made an effort in. The most recent punisher LR I had an easy ride to a courageous token. Either everyone is so disappointed with the token change or something cause everyone is tanking. I didn't get retaliated against once.

    I'd like to thank everyone that tanked. I got a red Psylocke that I really needed.
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    bahamut685 wrote:
    Another Daken, as expected... (as far as I know, Courageous tokens are 16% Daken, 16% Bullseye, 16% Baghead, 16% Hawkeye 16% CStorm 16%MThor 4% 3* )

    There fixed it for ya. and sadly i think these numbers are very possibly correct icon_eek.gif
  • Puritas
    Puritas Posts: 670 Critical Contributor
    MTGOFerret wrote:
    bahamut685 wrote:
    Another Daken, as expected... (as far as I know, Courageous tokens are 16% Daken, 16% Bullseye, 16% Baghead, 16% Hawkeye 16% CStorm 16% *** cover that you don't need 4% )

    There fixed it for ya. and sadly i think these numbers are very possibly correct icon_eek.gif

    Fixed again icon_e_biggrin.gif
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    So are we just letting these things become Heroic? I might want to Respec my Patch to 5/5/3, but not enough to sift through piles of Moonstone covers.
  • bahamut685
    bahamut685 Posts: 210 Tile Toppler
    NazgulPrime wrote:
    Tinykitty Devs!!! I still have not been able to move past being screwed over for my LR reward, 3x 2* Heroes SUCKS AS A REWARD for 90 mins of non-stop battle, shielding costing HPs, burning through Iso-8 cost buffs and my stockpike of other buffs, etc... I'm writing a ticket to customer support. This is ****!

    Everyone who was screwed out of a decent LR reward should write a ticket. The DAMN TOKEN HAS 3 TINY KITTY STARS ON IT!!! That is blatant false advertising.

    No longer in a cheerful mood when I log into MPQ,
    NazgulPrime
    But tickets don't do anything, everyone I've written or known anyone irl to write has purely gotten a "thank you for bringing this to our attention," followed by silence.
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    jojeda654 wrote:
    NazgulPrime wrote:
    The DAMN TOKEN HAS 3 TINY KITTY STARS ON IT!!! That is blatant false advertising.

    Stars indicate rarity, not contents.

    The reward screen for 8K iso is also 3 stars, but you do not receive a rare character from it. Courageous tokens are considered rare. By your logic, Heroic tokens should only award uncommon characters.


    Oh, please.

    One-star tokens gave a one-star hero, or better. Two-star tokens gave a two-star hero, or better.

    It was not unreasonable to assume that a three-star token would give a three-star hero (or better, but no one cares about 4 stars).

    As for whether you can place in LRs with a 2* team - I managed to place in the top 50 with a team of Lvl 77 2/2/4 LazyThor, Lvl 70ish 3/5/5 OBW and a 1/1/1 Punisher. That said, I had to tank my MMR down to the point where I was facing level 10 1* teams at the beginning, and pay 100 HP for a half hour shield. I did so thinking that 367 points would be enough for a top 25, and that a courageous token would give me a 3 star. Apparently I was wrong on both counts.

    Reading this thread, I'm beginning to think I should save my hero points just to level up my 1/0/0 Classic Magneto. (Lucky standard pull near when I started.)
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Yet another noob question, apologies in advance...
    So the current PVE event (Heroic Venom level) features:

    1 star:
    Iron Man (Model 35)
    Storm (Modern)

    2 stars:
    Wolverine (Astonishing)
    Hawkeye (Modern)
    Spider-Man (Bag-Man)

    3 stars:
    Black Panther
    Psylocke
    Human Torch

    The daily deal Heroic Mode token sale says "contains a 2 stars or better featured character".
    The odds seem nice: two useless covers (Bag Man & Hawkeye) vs one I can use (Wolverine) and three good ones (the rest).

    Should I splurge my hard-earned HP or is the Bag-Man practically guaranteed? icon_e_smile.gif
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Should I splurge my hard-earned HP or is the Bag-Man practically guaranteed?
    There's about a 1 in 6 chance of a 3-star, and 5 in 6 chance of a 2-star, which should be divided equally among the 2-stars. You see two of them as useless, so that's about a 55% chance of something useless, and 45% something useful. How does that sound?

    Personally, in your place I'd save the HP up for roster slots, unless you've already got enough for every 3 and 4 star, and most of the decent 2-stars....
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    sorcered wrote:
    Yet another noob question, apologies in advance...
    So the current PVE event (Heroic Venom level) features:

    1 star:
    Iron Man (Model 35)
    Storm (Modern)

    2 stars:
    Wolverine (Astonishing)
    Hawkeye (Modern)
    Spider-Man (Bag-Man)

    3 stars:
    Black Panther
    Psylocke
    Human Torch

    The daily deal Heroic Mode token sale says "contains a 2 stars or better featured character".
    The odds seem nice: two useless covers (Bag Man & Hawkeye) vs one I can use (Wolverine) and three good ones (the rest).

    Should I splurge my hard-earned HP or is the Bag-Man practically guaranteed? icon_e_smile.gif

    Next to the pack there is a "?" in the game. That links to exact percentages for the tokens so you can make up your own mind on that one.
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    entropic01 wrote:
    Next to the pack there is a "?" in the game. That links to exact percentages for the tokens so you can make up your own mind on that one.
    Thanks, I didn't notice that... perhaps because it only appears for that specific offer, all the other don't list the percentages.
    Seems like I'll give this one a miss, 15% chance of getting something good isn't appealing enough.

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