Mad Max 3*: Beyond Thunderfarm

JackTenrec
JackTenrec Posts: 808 Critical Contributor
in MPQ General Discussion
I'm sure it's a milestone that lots of people have hit already, but it's still a big personal one for me.  Thanks to BH, I was finally able to max champ Angel and now have a full roster of level 266 3* characters (and quite a few dupes well underway: 3* Cap and Captain Marvel leading at 225). 

For those wondering about the secret to my astounding success, it only took 1868 days as a progression-only PvE F2P player.  

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  • ThaRoadWarrior
    ThaRoadWarrior Posts: 9,455 Chairperson of the Boards
    I was duping mine for about 10 minutes, then just started ruthlessly flipping them. But since I'm playing similarly to you, that progress sounds accurate-to-better than mine I'd say
  • jp1
    jp1 Posts: 1,081 Chairperson of the Boards
    I have flipped all of mine at least once, most twice. It’s getting to be a slog though, I’ll probably just start selling the covers.

    I have never had them all max champed at the same time though, good for you! :smile:
  • pheregas
    pheregas Posts: 1,721 Chairperson of the Boards
    One set of max champ for PVP, one set for recycling champ rewards.  The roster slot is a one time purchase.  Go for it!
  • randomhero1090
    randomhero1090 Posts: 396 Mover and Shaker
    Wow.  That is pretty impressive.

    Once the 3* is featured in PVP I sell it if I have a dupe ready.  I want the rewards.  Also haven't maxed out XP levels yet.  Champed a Switch recently with 50+ saved covers and that's a nice boost.
  • Godzillafan67
    Godzillafan67 Posts: 598 Critical Contributor
    blankcanvas said:
    And the prize for best named discussion thread goes to...
    Agreed! I've only just rostered all the 3 stars, but I'm totally looking forward to being a thunderfarmer.
  • KGB
    KGB Posts: 3,238 Chairperson of the Boards
    edited October 2019
    JackTenrec said:
    I'm sure it's a milestone that lots of people have hit already, but it's still a big personal one for me.  Thanks to BH, I was finally able to max champ Angel and now have a full roster of level 266 3* characters (and quite a few dupes well underway: 3* Cap and Captain Marvel leading at 225). 

    For those wondering about the secret to my astounding success, it only took 1868 days as a progression-only PvE F2P player.  
    I've been playing for almost exactly the same length of time (1813 days) and I have 6 3*'s left (sitting between 256 and 265) to max champion. I should get there roughly the same time as you did though I am not bonusing any of my 3*.

    KGB

  • Daredevil217
    Daredevil217 Posts: 3,966 Chairperson of the Boards
    I have all 47 3* max-champed

    29 dupes max champed

    8 dupes between 256-260

    10 dupes between 261-266

    27 trips rostered for farming

    (20 left to roster with only 7K HP and slots costing 2K each). 

    I’ve been BHing the lowest dupes trying to get them all to 266, but I just now switched it to Kamala Khan who I already have a trip of (so they’ll just be saved covers). I feel I’m getting these covers faster than HP, and don’t need to help shoot myself in the foot. 

  • Loosie
    Loosie Posts: 397 Mover and Shaker
    edited October 2019
    Nice! I have 17 3*s left to go to reach that point. Angel being the lowest of course (at 227). I maxed Black Panther today which is my 30th 3*. Psylocke will be a cover away after the Boss Event.

    I also have all 30 3*s duped except for BP, but that will come with the placement rewards from Venom Bomb and progression in the Boss Event. The funniest one was Squirrel Girl. I had maxed champed her a while ago and didn't get another cover of her for a while. Then within a week I got 14 covers, so she's ready to champ again with 1 saved cover.

    For now I've been BH'ing the dupes that are not at 13 covers.
  • Greenroom
    Greenroom Posts: 71 Match Maker
    That all sounds horrible. Just maxed 3* Magneto and Patch last week as my first 2 and promptly sold them both as soon as i pulled a new cover. I'll dupe Strange  as he is so key to PVE.

    Competitive PVP seems like the only reason to run dupes on all 3s but the effort and cost and time are all reasons competitive PVP is ao unappealing to me. This is a game, not a job. 
  • KGB
    KGB Posts: 3,238 Chairperson of the Boards
    Greenroom said:
    Competitive PVP seems like the only reason to run dupes on all 3s but the effort and cost and time are all reasons competitive PVP is ao unappealing to me. This is a game, not a job. 
    I consider them trophies or achievements. If I sell them then I can't look at my trophies.

    Besides, I already have 30K HP that I can't spend now so if I didn't have 45 duplicate 3* then I'd have 75K HP. What else would I spent those HP on?

    KGB

    P.S. You don't need max champed 3* to be competitive in PvP.  All the max champed does is ensure your MMR is higher so you face higher level teams. You can score the same points with the loaner 3*.

  • TPF Alexis
    TPF Alexis Posts: 3,826 Chairperson of the Boards
    I've been flipping them, but I think I might have hit the point now where it makes sense to keep the dupes. Just had Patch win the race against Cap for who was going to be the first to get maxed twice.
  • DAZ0273
    DAZ0273 Posts: 10,275 Chairperson of the Boards
    I was duping everybody but I have dialed back on that somewhat. I think I only have 5 left and I will have max champed every 3* once - Elektra, Loki, Vision and Hood are all in the 260's and Angel is in the 250 range so I'm hoping I can complete before year end.
  • JackTenrec
    JackTenrec Posts: 808 Critical Contributor
    KGB said:
    I've been playing for almost exactly the same length of time (1813 days) and I have 6 3*'s left (sitting between 256 and 265) to max champion. I should get there roughly the same time as you did though I am not bonusing any of my 3*.

    KGB

    I think BH actually slowed the process down some for me, since I used it to accelerate acquisitions of LT champ rewards for characters who already have feeders like Cap, Storm, etc.  If I'd used those BH on the newer 3* characters (Elektra, Angel, Gambit, etc.) instead, I would have gotten those covers for champ rewards eventually on their own (already accelerated by 2* farming) and would have sped up getting covers on those characters that were already behind in their progress.  But it's like a wise person from Kalimdor once said, "Time is money, friend."
  • Daredevil217
    Daredevil217 Posts: 3,966 Chairperson of the Boards
    KGB said:
    Greenroom said:
    Competitive PVP seems like the only reason to run dupes on all 3s but the effort and cost and time are all reasons competitive PVP is ao unappealing to me. This is a game, not a job. 
    I consider them trophies or achievements. If I sell them then I can't look at my trophies.

    Besides, I already have 30K HP that I can't spend now so if I didn't have 45 duplicate 3* then I'd have 75K HP. What else would I spent those HP on?

    KGB

    P.S. You don't need max champed 3* to be competitive in PvP.  All the max champed does is ensure your MMR is higher so you face higher level teams. You can score the same points with the loaner 3*.

    That's a big part of it for me.  I've been playing over 5 years (mostly FTP) and I am just now rounding the finish line on finishing my second set of max-champed 3s.  Again... 5 years! While not exactly 4*s (who I have no maxed-champs of), they take quite awhile to max out, so I don't feel I can just trash them.  Especially when there is utility in them for PVP.  I like the game subbing in the highest health version when you have duplicate 266s.  Saves on health packs when grinding PVP.

    When I started this I was SUPER flush with HP (like 40k+), so there was no penalty to just holding on to them and creating another...then I hit a perfect storm of cleaning out Anniversary vaults over and over, a bunch of characters hitting 266 at once, and hitting over 300 slots.  Now I'm in scrounge mode, but that's fine.  HP has been my bottleneck before.  It's a war I know well.  And I know it won't last forever.

    20 left to re-re-roster, with enough HP for 4 slots.  I have a set of maxed 1* (for collection purposes) that I likely won't sell because I don't want to flush that iso.  I will likely sell off a complete set of 2* if needed (except Bag-Man, never Bag-Man!) and just run with two maxed copies of the 2*s instead of three for awhile until I get the HP to get those slots back (those characters get built up super fast).  So that's 13 slots in a pinch.
  • Mrcl25
    Mrcl25 Posts: 138 Tile Toppler
    Nice, it feels good to finally have them all maxed and starting the farm! I max champed all my 3* a few days ago, it took me 644 days. I'm not FTP, but not a big spender either (only VIP now, also got a few bundles and a stark salary once). But I have been playing as competitively as I can for a while now.
  • Borstock
    Borstock Posts: 2,733 Chairperson of the Boards
    edited November 2019
    It is a nice milestone to hit. I don't think I've ever had ALL of them max-champed at the same time. I tend to sell mine if there's a really good vault. I just recently sold a bunch during the anniversary, for example.

    Congratulations.
  • Warbringa
    Warbringa Posts: 1,299 Chairperson of the Boards
    Congrats to the OP!  I kept all my 3* maxed and built dupes like the OP.  Have fully cycled 3* Cap into now his second dupe (after selling the first dupe), everyone else is still on their original dupe.  I have the extra HP income where it isn't an issue.  I always can sell a ton of 3* max champed if needed to get iso or roster slots but since I generally keep an iso cushion too, it isn't an issue.  I do spend some $ on the game and just recently started being a regular VIP.  Historically I usually bought one Stark salary per year, but this year I did not do so for a variety of reasons. 

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