tdtmf said: grunth13 said: How high are your 4s? All but the last 9 are champ'd. Highest level is 312 (Medusa) the bulk range from 290-300.
grunth13 said: How high are your 4s?
abenness said: tdtmf said: I'd appreciate some input here. I have soft capped my 5* at 302 but have a 9 ready to champion. I enough Iso8 to do it but have held off so I don't increase the level of the competition. I only play PVE. Should I make the jump, and if I do, how much harder will the competition get?the 5*s ready to champion are thor, kitty, thanos, cap, doc oct, dr strange, Jessica jones, Okoye, wolverine. I also worry about making my 4* teams obsolete. Thoughts? Honestly dude, this comes across as a bit silly. Of course you should move to 5* level, and you probably should have done it months ago. You have the meta PVP teams of Thorkoye, and Gritty available. You have the fun alternatives of throwing in JJ or Dr Strange. Your 4*-only teams would be obsolete apart from boost weeks, but during boost weeks they may well work well with one of your 5*.In PVE, nothing would stop you from playing at the SCL you are currently playing, using the 4* teams you currently use, and taking the same time you currently do, for your current level of prizes.But, you would have Gritty and Thanos, enough to compete strongly for top5/top10 finishes in scl9. What more do you think you would need?
tdtmf said: I'd appreciate some input here. I have soft capped my 5* at 302 but have a 9 ready to champion. I enough Iso8 to do it but have held off so I don't increase the level of the competition. I only play PVE. Should I make the jump, and if I do, how much harder will the competition get?the 5*s ready to champion are thor, kitty, thanos, cap, doc oct, dr strange, Jessica jones, Okoye, wolverine. I also worry about making my 4* teams obsolete. Thoughts?
OJSP said: grunth13 said:but you can never leave, ... Welcome to the Hotel California..
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Daredevil217 said: About 7.5 months ago I made the leap in a similar position to you. Had a lot of the same concerns and pretty much all the same characters to transition with. You can read my very long post discussing my transition here. Maybe it’ll help you decide. Though this was all pre-Bishop. https://forums.d3go.com/discussion/76951/i-ve-denied-the-signs-too-long-i-m-a-5-player/p1
tdtmf said: I only play PVE. Should I make the jump, and if I do, how much harder will the competition get?
tdtmf said: . I also worry about making my 4* teams obsolete.
grunth13 said: abenness said: tdtmf said: I'd appreciate some input here. I have soft capped my 5* at 302 but have a 9 ready to champion. I enough Iso8 to do it but have held off so I don't increase the level of the competition. I only play PVE. Should I make the jump, and if I do, how much harder will the competition get?the 5*s ready to champion are thor, kitty, thanos, cap, doc oct, dr strange, Jessica jones, Okoye, wolverine. I also worry about making my 4* teams obsolete. Thoughts? Honestly dude, this comes across as a bit silly. Of course you should move to 5* level, and you probably should have done it months ago. You have the meta PVP teams of Thorkoye, and Gritty available. You have the fun alternatives of throwing in JJ or Dr Strange. Your 4*-only teams would be obsolete apart from boost weeks, but during boost weeks they may well work well with one of your 5*.In PVE, nothing would stop you from playing at the SCL you are currently playing, using the 4* teams you currently use, and taking the same time you currently do, for your current level of prizes.But, you would have Gritty and Thanos, enough to compete strongly for top5/top10 finishes in scl9. What more do you think you would need? Lets be honest, he is not playing for top5 and very unlikely he will place top 10 in cl 9 unless he catches a late flip or goes to a slice that is normally not populated. With the advent of spreadsheet warriors, I have trouble placing in top5 in the first 2 flips of s4.9 and I play with a level 550 thanos and with my supports can get 0 turn wins on about 30-40% of the non-easy nodes. I can clear a beginning sub 2-3 minutes before someone and somehow they can still outscore me by 20 points at the end of sub grind. Top 5 has become cutthroat in pve. People hide their spreadsheets so another alliance doesn't get a chance to beat you. Rumor has it 1 alliance will let you in if you are worthy and show you their secret spreadsheet; but you can never leave, otherwise they will come after you in real life!
tdtmf said: Daredevil217 said: About 7.5 months ago I made the leap in a similar position to you. Had a lot of the same concerns and pretty much all the same characters to transition with. You can read my very long post discussing my transition here. Maybe it’ll help you decide. Though this was all pre-Bishop. https://forums.d3go.com/discussion/76951/i-ve-denied-the-signs-too-long-i-m-a-5-player/p1 I remember reading this when you first posted. the discussion has had quit the run as it is still on page 1. a lot of the same thinking here. we'll see how it goes. who do you team up with 5* daredevil? mine sits at 3/2/0 and could be leveled to 330, but not sure it is worth it until I cover him better.
Daredevil217 said: tdtmf said: Daredevil217 said: About 7.5 months ago I made the leap in a similar position to you. Had a lot of the same concerns and pretty much all the same characters to transition with. You can read my very long post discussing my transition here. Maybe it’ll help you decide. Though this was all pre-Bishop. https://forums.d3go.com/discussion/76951/i-ve-denied-the-signs-too-long-i-m-a-5-player/p1 I remember reading this when you first posted. the discussion has had quit the run as it is still on page 1. a lot of the same thinking here. we'll see how it goes. who do you team up with 5* daredevil? mine sits at 3/2/0 and could be leveled to 330, but not sure it is worth it until I cover him better. I bump it from time to time with updates on my journey, which is why it’s on page 1. I wouldn’t suggest investing in a 5 cover DD at all personally. Especially missing one of his best powers (and reason to run him) completely. As for who to pair him with, he’s an amazing utility character that meshes with tons of partners. He really works well as a transition character due to his ability to tank for 4s and heal up, and due to his punishing stunned opponents (all then best stunners are in the 4* tier). As for 5*, he really goes well with...Thanos: My go-to PVE pair. He heals court death damage from last match and lays down strikes to speed along your current match, to get to court death again faster. Grocket lays down enough strikes to heal DD in 1-2 turns if he’s close to death. So if you run all three you should only ever have to heal Grocket. Doctor Doom: My Daredevil tanks three colors, Doom tanks 4. I can switch off who tanks while the other heals for sustainable climbs. I’m a big fan of stunning with DD and board shuffling with Doom right after. The resulting cascades do nice damage and really boost the utility of both expensive powers when played back to back. Kitty Pryde: I keep my Kitty underleveled just so DD will tank for her. He takes damage, makes strikes, and she buffs them to high heavens. Cable: Once Cable stuns with his blue, Matt can do his passive thing. Cable also provides extra strikes to boost DD’s healing. Always use Cable’s green over DD. Thor: They both start putting a hurting on you at half health, making you have to think about which to take out first (spoiler: it’s Thor). Jessica Jones: Complete coverage on match damage, and actives in 4 colors. Not a ton of synergy here but just two really good characters that play well together with DD doing chip damage while Jess nukes. Kingpin: Matt is probably Fisk’s best pairing. He puts down free strikes that Kingpin can give away for his blue nuke. Matt usually makes enough specials that you can give one away that’s matchable. Okoye: Allows Matt to double dip on all his chip damage. Especially great with a stunner for a third. I haven’t tried him with Iceman. The fact that Iceman tanks all but purple kills my excitement since you want Matt taking damage and making strikes. Bobby is one of the best stunners in the tier though. Storm has sleeper potential (haven’t tried her either). Yellow is her best power and you can tank with Matt while chasing it. She’s all about the board destruction and if you can hit the opponent with a stun before she causes massive cascades, you can just watch the enemy melt.
tdtmf said: Greetings all. It has been 6 months since I made the jump to 5* land and it has been a mostly good experience. The PVE game didn't change all that much. I still use gritty for most of my clears but now use 5* Dr Strange as the third. As expected, PVP got much worse, but since I rarely play that side, it didn't change all that much. I appreciate everyone's insight while I was making the decision. It really helped a lot. My current situation is - 12-5*s are champ'd with 2 more at 12 covers (Captain Marvel & Gambit) and 4 at 11 covers (Doom, Hawkeye, SM & Wasp). my 12 champ'd are Kitty, Dr Strange, Iceman, Logan, Okoye, Cap, Prof X, Thor, Black Bolt (yea shards!) Doc Oct, JJ & Thanos. I do need to read up on how to get the most out of my 5*s. I don't seem to grasp the team synchronicities very well. Best of luck to all!
abenness said: tdtmf said: Greetings all. It has been 6 months since I made the jump to 5* land and it has been a mostly good experience. The PVE game didn't change all that much. I still use gritty for most of my clears but now use 5* Dr Strange as the third. As expected, PVP got much worse, but since I rarely play that side, it didn't change all that much. I appreciate everyone's insight while I was making the decision. It really helped a lot. My current situation is - 12-5*s are champ'd with 2 more at 12 covers (Captain Marvel & Gambit) and 4 at 11 covers (Doom, Hawkeye, SM & Wasp). my 12 champ'd are Kitty, Dr Strange, Iceman, Logan, Okoye, Cap, Prof X, Thor, Black Bolt (yea shards!) Doc Oct, JJ & Thanos. I do need to read up on how to get the most out of my 5*s. I don't seem to grasp the team synchronicities very well. Best of luck to all! Try Gritty Thanos for PVE, it will be significantly quicker than Dr Strange, but it will hurt your team health along the way
justsing said: Since you only play PVE, you don't need to worry about MMR and the types of teams you'll face in PVP. Champing your 5*s only affects PVP enemy levels and NOT PVE enemy levels.
peterdark said: justsing said: Since you only play PVE, you don't need to worry about MMR and the types of teams you'll face in PVP. Champing your 5*s only affects PVP enemy levels and NOT PVE enemy levels. Is there not an alliance battle that does take your level into consideration? Can't remember which one but it had crazy scaling on the lvl's you were facing on day 2. Although this one thing should have no bearing on whether or not to go into 5* land as it will probably only pop up once a year.