IceIX said: Wait! What about new 4-Stars! This means they’re going to be harder to get! Sort of. By putting the Latest 12 into the general 4-Star bunch, this cuts down on their relative odds. However, since we’ll be able to run 4-Star Versus runs more often and Stores tend to be more focused than Vaults, the change isn’t as large as it looks at the outset. Plus, the overall odds of 4-Star rarities are going up pretty much everywhere, so you’ll be pulling more in aggregate.So basically this is a lie. Will I get banned if I report it for abuse?
IceIX said: Wait! What about new 4-Stars! This means they’re going to be harder to get! Sort of. By putting the Latest 12 into the general 4-Star bunch, this cuts down on their relative odds. However, since we’ll be able to run 4-Star Versus runs more often and Stores tend to be more focused than Vaults, the change isn’t as large as it looks at the outset. Plus, the overall odds of 4-Star rarities are going up pretty much everywhere, so you’ll be pulling more in aggregate.
Wait! What about new 4-Stars! This means they’re going to be harder to get!
Sort of. By putting the Latest 12 into the general 4-Star bunch, this cuts down on their relative odds. However, since we’ll be able to run 4-Star Versus runs more often and Stores tend to be more focused than Vaults, the change isn’t as large as it looks at the outset. Plus, the overall odds of 4-Star rarities are going up pretty much everywhere, so you’ll be pulling more in aggregate.
So basically this is a lie. Will I get banned if I report it for abuse?
moss04 said: IceIX said: Wait! What about new 4-Stars! This means they’re going to be harder to get! Sort of. By putting the Latest 12 into the general 4-Star bunch, this cuts down on their relative odds. However, since we’ll be able to run 4-Star Versus runs more often and Stores tend to be more focused than Vaults, the change isn’t as large as it looks at the outset. Plus, the overall odds of 4-Star rarities are going up pretty much everywhere, so you’ll be pulling more in aggregate.So basically this is a lie. Will I get banned if I report it for abuse?
BigRussian said: Wait, when did Ice come back to the forums?!
IceIX said: To head off some obvious questions:Wait! What about new 4-Stars! This means they’re going to be harder to get! Sort of. By putting the Latest 12 into the general 4-Star bunch, this cuts down on their relative odds. However, since we’ll be able to run 4-Star Versus runs more often and Stores tend to be more focused than Vaults, the change isn’t as large as it looks at the outset. Plus, the overall odds of 4-Star rarities are going up pretty much everywhere, so you’ll be pulling more in aggregate.
To head off some obvious questions:
Wait! What about new 4-Stars! This means they’re going to be harder to get! Sort of. By putting the Latest 12 into the general 4-Star bunch, this cuts down on their relative odds. However, since we’ll be able to run 4-Star Versus runs more often and Stores tend to be more focused than Vaults, the change isn’t as large as it looks at the outset. Plus, the overall odds of 4-Star rarities are going up pretty much everywhere, so you’ll be pulling more in aggregate.
Nick441234 said: IceIX said: To head off some obvious questions:Wait! What about new 4-Stars! This means they’re going to be harder to get! Sort of. By putting the Latest 12 into the general 4-Star bunch, this cuts down on their relative odds. However, since we’ll be able to run 4-Star Versus runs more often and Stores tend to be more focused than Vaults, the change isn’t as large as it looks at the outset. Plus, the overall odds of 4-Star rarities are going up pretty much everywhere, so you’ll be pulling more in aggregate. How is this part true? The odds aren't going up in vaults, Elites, Heroics, LTs. The only place the odds are going up are in stores, which are largely only PVP events. Thats one area.
PenniesForEveryone said: Thanks, so every two weeks we get one store with a 25% boost in tokens. Most are going to get 1 token from the event and then 1 per day from subs, so at 1:11 that's one cover every other 4* release event. So 5 tokens/event x 17 events/year at 1:11 vs. 1:14 is 7.6 covers/year over the previous 6.1 covers/year. Hooray!
Dragon_Nexus said: Nick441234 said: IceIX said: To head off some obvious questions:Wait! What about new 4-Stars! This means they’re going to be harder to get! Sort of. By putting the Latest 12 into the general 4-Star bunch, this cuts down on their relative odds. However, since we’ll be able to run 4-Star Versus runs more often and Stores tend to be more focused than Vaults, the change isn’t as large as it looks at the outset. Plus, the overall odds of 4-Star rarities are going up pretty much everywhere, so you’ll be pulling more in aggregate. How is this part true? The odds aren't going up in vaults, Elites, Heroics, LTs. The only place the odds are going up are in stores, which are largely only PVP events. Thats one area. It feels like one of those things whereby if you qualify the change with a lot of excuses, it ends up balancing out.Which makes me wonder why anyone would go through so much time and effort coding and changing a whole bunch of maths just to end up with a system that is neither an improvement nor a detriment in the long term.
Dragon_Nexus said: It feels like one of those things whereby if you qualify the change with a lot of excuses, it ends up balancing out.Which makes me wonder why anyone would go through so much time and effort coding and changing a whole bunch of maths just to end up with a system that is neither an improvement nor a detriment in the long term.
Haganedragon said: As a new player who was just starting to get 5* and 4* covers on a semi regular basis this change is really frustrating, knowing that I can't get a good consolidation of 4* hero. I was hoping to get my first 4* hero to champion out in a month or so. I will also have to spend money to keep 4* heroes from expiring or sell them because I am already starting to flood with covers I don't have yet. I had just reached a point were I was earning HP just fast enough to keep up with new covers.
HoundofShadow said: I dont see how it's faster to complete 5* than 4*. I understand that there are ~40 4* more than 5*, but the chance of getting 5* is ~15%. You can get specific 4* covers from a lot of places, but you can only get specific 5* in HfH or certain champed 4* rewards.