Are we done with 3* characters?

Jesus Jones

I think the last one was Angel, was that really the LAST one?

Dormammu

Was it Angel or Electra? I can't remember.

The rockett

Angel with 5* Arch angel

Twomp_thaDJ

Dormammu said:

Was it Angel or Electra? I can't remember.

Angel was the last one.. it dropped with Archangel 

Dormammu

I don't think we're done with them, no. Wasn't there a big gap of time before Dr. Strange came along and whatever 3-star came before him? We're bound to have another one.

JHawkInc

No idea. Because Bullseye was the "last one", May of 2015. We went months believing the 3* tier was done, 5*s came out that fall, and they eventually established the 5/4/4 pattern for releasing characters. I want to say we were even told once that there was no plan to continue making 3*s (not like a set in stone announcement, but as a general plan)

Then, November 2016, Doctor Strange came out, and we got our first 3/5 dual release. Thanos was for Christmas that year, then a gap, then Hawkeye and Star-Lord in March/April, another gap, Daredevil (with Elektra as the 3) around August, gap, Gambit in October for Anniversary, gap, Angel.

The gap since Angel is the biggest we've had since they started doing 3/5 dual releases, but we also went 18 months with no 3*s, thinking that tier was done, and have had 7 since then.

It's possible we won't get any more 3's. But maybe we will. We probably won't know until either the game ends (meaning no more 3's, forever), or another 3 comes out (meaning, obviously, that Angel wasn't the "LAST" one).

Personally I think there just hasn't been a great candidate since Angel. Some character you want exclusive as 5's so that tier has value (Surfer, Bolt, JJ, etc), some aren't the best choice for a dual 3/5 release (Ghost Rider, Infinity War Cap, Okoye, etc), and we'll just need to ride out until the opportunity presents itself. I don't think we'll get 3's by themselves, because 4's and 5's are what drive the game at this point, and doing a dual-release requires less design time overall (powers are similar, even Elektra, who was built similarly to her 4* counterpart, and the poses for the artwork generally match).

So it's a matter of waiting for the next character who would be good for a 3/5 release. Some obvious 5* choices (Loki, Doom, Deadpool, a Captain Marvel for her movie, etc) already have 3* characters. I think Hank Pym would be a good one, as you could do an Ant-Man that's a variation on Scott Lang, and then have the 5* be a Giant Man or Yellowjacket version of Pym. And as much as I'd rather them not do Dazzler, she'd be a good 3/5 if they went for a classic Disco look and a more modern outfit (as well as letting more players play with the character, which is really what the 3/5 releases are about, and why they started with Strange even though we had already been told "no more 3's" at that point). Juggernaut might work as a 3/5. Or maybe Red Skull (a modern version and a WWII style?). If the rumors of Mysterio are true for the next Spidey movie, he'd be a good 3/5 (one comic, one MCU style; which is honestly what I thought they were going to do with Vulture) Or if they cave and don't mind doing extra duplicates of existing characters, you could do an Infinity War Iron Man with the cool rocket feet thing and the "wings" and stuff as a 5*, then just any other Iron Man suit as a 3* (like a comic space suit? something visually different from most of the red/gold outfits, for fun).

tl;dr Maybe, but probably not, only time will tell.

HoundofShadow

I don't remember the devs saying that Angel is the last 3 star. So, the possibility is there that Angel might not be the last 3 star. There are probably a few more years of MPQ and it's impossible to guarantee that Angel is the last 3 star.

Tony_Foot

I hope it was the last one. Add little to the tier or the game now. There’s more than enough 3 stars to keep new players busy and I’m sure they don’t need more roster slot demand.

Jarvind

I sure hope so. I've been done with the tier for ages and I have to imagine it goes pretty fast for a new player now too.

Plus I always found the 5*/3* releases to be kind of annoying. "Here's another incredibly difficult to attain character, plus their cheesy weakling counterpart that you'll have to dump ISO into to keep your champ farm complete."

The rockett

TBH I don’t mind 3*.  Easy to champ.  Feeders 4*.  It annoys me about the roster slots.  

jamesh

When did they stop vaulting 3* characters?  Back when tokens were only giving half the 3* characters, new characters helped keep the list fresh and stopped people from "finishing" the tier.  With no latest/vintage distinction, perhaps they don't consider new 3* characters worth it?

TPF Alexis

jamesh said:

When did they stop vaulting 3* characters?  Back when tokens were only giving half the 3* characters, new characters helped keep the list fresh and stopped people from "finishing" the tier.  With no latest/vintage distinction, perhaps they don't consider new 3* characters worth it?

Almost certain that Gambit and Angel were after 3* vaulting was ended. I think Elektra too, but I'm not as sure.

Quebbster

I have all 47 threestars maxchamped now. I certainly wouldn't mind a 48th threestar, I don't really know what to do with my 3* bonus heroes now.

DAZ0273

Adding 3* characters  is a good thing for players in that tier and below because it gives them the feeling that the game has new content for them at that level. Also, having additional 3* for PvP is probably also good if we are not going to get 4* Pvp outside of special events.

DAZ0273

TPF Alexis said:

jamesh said:

When did they stop vaulting 3* characters?  Back when tokens were only giving half the 3* characters, new characters helped keep the list fresh and stopped people from "finishing" the tier.  With no latest/vintage distinction, perhaps they don't consider new 3* characters worth it?

Almost certain that Gambit and Angel were after 3* vaulting was ended. I think Elektra too, but I'm not as sure.

Daredevil/Elektra came out late August 2017, I believe Vaulting changed to the 12 latest/Rest are Vintage system early August 2017.

ThaRoadWarrior

I was a little shocked that Angel came out as a double-feeder in his champ rewards. 3lektra made sense to a point, but it was a pretty wasted opportunity to get some of the other 4*s on that list.

Straycat

As we get to utilize cover saving more in the age of mega dilution, I could see them adding more 3*s. The sheer amount of 3*s rewarded per event make it easy to cover them. As more of the playerbase ends up with max champ 3*s, and unchamped dupes with tons of saved covers, they might decide we need more places to spend resources.

If we are making guesses, I would say 3/5 Mysterio for the next spiderman movie. Could do a classic version and movie version. Thats about a year away tho. I dunno

BoyWonder1914

I've champed every 3-star, plus a dupe for each one except latest 3 (Elektra, Gambit, Angel). I'm not eager to add another one to the list, but if they have a solid impact on the game I can't complain. I use Strange, Thanos, and Hawkeye pretty frequently, even with a deep 4-star roster. They're easy enough to cover, and at this point saving 127K ISO is but a trifle. I would just prefer that they make them into feeders for some of these newer 4s, if pack odds are going to stay the same way they are. 

Jarvind

Quebbster said:

I have all 47 threestars maxchamped now. I certainly wouldn't mind a 48th threestar, I don't really know what to do with my 3* bonus heroes now.

Personally I just leave all my 3s unfavorited. You just get random covers when you get a BH that way.

broll

I sure hope so.
I also hope we're gonna be done with 4*s soon.
#SixStarsOverdue

randomhero1090

Much rather seem them rework some 3s to be mini-4s and make them more usable...  OR...  just make heroic tokens 3* or high, no 2s.  That way, you can max out your 3s faster, and when boosted, get them in there.

I'm sorry, but the 3/4 pull rate in Heroics is terrible.  My season 10 pack was 2x3, rest 2s.  That's just disgusting.

I'm looking forward to using my 266 strang3 for boosted for the first time