entrailbucket said: I'm sure all the guys who hoarded to get a giant Gambit/Thor will be doing just fine after they get nerfbatted.I don't hoard anything, I pull latest tokens immediately and classics when I get to 20CP (I'll even stop in the middle of a PvE grind to pull if I hit 20). My highest 5* is OML at 539 and I have 4 others at 500 or better. I have all the rest of the 5* championed besides Okoye and Wasp. I use them all in PvE and PvP. I also have all the 4* up to Rogue at 370 with duplicates for each, and boosted 370 4* are about equivalent to the 450 5* that everyone uses so I have even more options.I spend, but I'm not some huge whale. My *lifetime* spend is less than what some people spent on Digital Day. My alliance does not allow buyclubs, so we all help each other grow our rosters with CP, but most of the alliance spends about what I do.So if hoarding is the only way to grow your roster, how am I doing ok? Have I been doing it wrong for 4 and a half years? I accept that progress is incredibly slow -- I probably get at most 2 or 3 5* covers a week doing what I do, but over the years they build up, and the process accelerates the more champions you have. I just don't understand how people can make no progress at all for months at a time. I'd get bored and quit.
I spend, but I'm not some huge whale. My *lifetime* spend is less than what some people spent on Digital Day.
entrailbucket said: Yes, I only use CP on classics. I'm generally able to cover the latest before they leave with incidental token rewards/champion rewards, or I catch them when they go to classics.My 5* pull rate is a little below the stated odds, so not particularly lucky. I did have all of the 3* and 4* maxed on the day the champion feature was released, so I had a bit of a head start over some others.I had to waste some 5* covers along the way due to duplicates/no swaps for classics. I did not die. It sucked; but I kept pulling and got them championed eventually.Progress this way is very slow, but progress is progress and to me, it's better than getting nothing at all for months. I understand that the conventional wisdom around here is that it's better to make no progress forever and then a whole bunch all at once. But if you're patient enough to hoard forever, aren't you patient enough to progress slowly but continuously?
Sm0keyJ0e said: EDIT: and yes, I'm not spending a single command point or latest legendary token while that poor excuse for a 5* toon that just entered is in there.
The rockett said: entrailbucket said: Yes, I only use CP on classics. I'm generally able to cover the latest before they leave with incidental token rewards/champion rewards, or I catch them when they go to classics.My 5* pull rate is a little below the stated odds, so not particularly lucky. I did have all of the 3* and 4* maxed on the day the champion feature was released, so I had a bit of a head start over some others.I had to waste some 5* covers along the way due to duplicates/no swaps for classics. I did not die. It sucked; but I kept pulling and got them championed eventually.Progress this way is very slow, but progress is progress and to me, it's better than getting nothing at all for months. I understand that the conventional wisdom around here is that it's better to make no progress forever and then a whole bunch all at once. But if you're patient enough to hoard forever, aren't you patient enough to progress slowly but continuously? While I do understand what you are getting at, let me ask this. What does a 450 Wasp, Banner, GRRR, ArchAngel, Doc Ock do for you when you have 5-5* over 500? Nothing but Thanos Fodder for pve or the E for PVE. So the thought process is, at least for me, is to just deal with a few PVE with weak 5* E to try and bank for a 480+ char.
broll said: The rockett said: entrailbucket said: Yes, I only use CP on classics. I'm generally able to cover the latest before they leave with incidental token rewards/champion rewards, or I catch them when they go to classics.My 5* pull rate is a little below the stated odds, so not particularly lucky. I did have all of the 3* and 4* maxed on the day the champion feature was released, so I had a bit of a head start over some others.I had to waste some 5* covers along the way due to duplicates/no swaps for classics. I did not die. It sucked; but I kept pulling and got them championed eventually.Progress this way is very slow, but progress is progress and to me, it's better than getting nothing at all for months. I understand that the conventional wisdom around here is that it's better to make no progress forever and then a whole bunch all at once. But if you're patient enough to hoard forever, aren't you patient enough to progress slowly but continuously? While I do understand what you are getting at, let me ask this. What does a 450 Wasp, Banner, GRRR, ArchAngel, Doc Ock do for you when you have 5-5* over 500? Nothing but Thanos Fodder for pve or the E for PVE. So the thought process is, at least for me, is to just deal with a few PVE with weak 5* E to try and bank for a 480+ char. You're assuming he has 5 5*s over 500. One of the reason I'm pulling classics vs latest now post swap is i don't want to be in that boat you described. I'd much rather get all 5*s (even the bad ones) champed wtih nothing over 460-470.