PiMacleod said:When I play a PvE to progression, I'm always in top 200 or higher. I play in the first "slice", but not right away in the morning. Usually, I'll join in around 10 AM, or even later sometimes. And I run it casually throughout the day, just doing hits (while working)... I'm doing it as fast as I can, but without trying to stress myself.So, I'm intrigued to report that for Simulator (where I hit full progression again), I'm in 273rd place. Not top 200... lower. This isn't normal. It doesn't happen EVER in my recollection. Don't read too deeply on this -- I'm not upset at all. Once again, I do not care about placement. HOWEVER -- if SOOOOOO many people drop down to lower SCLs due to Simulator's difficulty, it sure is not reflected here. If anything, it tells me that MORE people got in on the grind this time. Someone might argue that the 5* shards were worth it this time -- but I'd find that very hard to believe. It was 5* Hawkeye for placement. Sure, he's nice for completing those challenge nodes, and the countdown-powered meta team, but he's no Okoye, Kitty, BRB, etc, etc... you get my point.
TPF Alexis said: PiMacleod said:When I play a PvE to progression, I'm always in top 200 or higher. I play in the first "slice", but not right away in the morning. Usually, I'll join in around 10 AM, or even later sometimes. And I run it casually throughout the day, just doing hits (while working)... I'm doing it as fast as I can, but without trying to stress myself.So, I'm intrigued to report that for Simulator (where I hit full progression again), I'm in 273rd place. Not top 200... lower. This isn't normal. It doesn't happen EVER in my recollection. Don't read too deeply on this -- I'm not upset at all. Once again, I do not care about placement. HOWEVER -- if SOOOOOO many people drop down to lower SCLs due to Simulator's difficulty, it sure is not reflected here. If anything, it tells me that MORE people got in on the grind this time. Someone might argue that the 5* shards were worth it this time -- but I'd find that very hard to believe. It was 5* Hawkeye for placement. Sure, he's nice for completing those challenge nodes, and the countdown-powered meta team, but he's no Okoye, Kitty, BRB, etc, etc... you get my point. S1 is one of the two that generally have a flip in SCL10. Could it be that you usually catch the flip, but this time didn't, and ended up in the tougher bracket?
KGB said: Would you buy the Blue for 250 cp (I have 3K CP and 300 LTs in my hoard)? I'm still in late 4* stage (Okoye, Kitty fully covered, Apoc at 12, BRB and Thor at 11 plus several mid tier characters like DD, ICE, Storm, Bolt, Strange also fully covered). Or is he niche enough with what I have already in the 5* tier that I can wait and hope he is in a special store?KGB
Bad said: KGB said: Would you buy the Blue for 250 cp (I have 3K CP and 300 LTs in my hoard)? I'm still in late 4* stage (Okoye, Kitty fully covered, Apoc at 12, BRB and Thor at 11 plus several mid tier characters like DD, ICE, Storm, Bolt, Strange also fully covered). Or is he niche enough with what I have already in the 5* tier that I can wait and hope he is in a special store?KGB I think buying covers in not a good idea, but depends on how much do you want him. Actually the most useful color is his purple, not blue. If you have him so low it could be better to wait for a store imo.
KGB said: Speaking of Hawkeye, mine is 3/2/1 with enough shards saved to add 1 more cover with 150 left over toward the next cover (Kate Bishop at L301).Would you buy the Blue for 250 cp (I have 3K CP and 300 LTs in my hoard)? I'm still in late 4* stage (Okoye, Kitty fully covered, Apoc at 12, BRB and Thor at 11 plus several mid tier characters like DD, ICE, Storm, Bolt, Strange also fully covered). Or is he niche enough with what I have already in the 5* tier that I can wait and hope he is in a special store?KGB
bluewolf said: Even without Worthy, you can run HE with Coulson and Gamora on some of the CNs where you need stunlocks. Some use Peggy and HE too. Gamora works better in some ways because she stuns two people each time.
grunth13 said: bluewolf said: Even without Worthy, you can run HE with Coulson and Gamora on some of the CNs where you need stunlocks. Some use Peggy and HE too. Gamora works better in some ways because she stuns two people each time. True, except you need to get that first 6 blue ap which can be tough in a cn node where where the 5 star is doing 10k+ damage... how long do you think your 4s and baby 5s will last there? I have a 550 HE and I wouldn't dare take that team into an end grind because it's too board dependent.
nwahs086 said: grunth13 said: bluewolf said: Even without Worthy, you can run HE with Coulson and Gamora on some of the CNs where you need stunlocks. Some use Peggy and HE too. Gamora works better in some ways because she stuns two people each time. True, except you need to get that first 6 blue ap which can be tough in a cn node where where the 5 star is doing 10k+ damage... how long do you think your 4s and baby 5s will last there? I have a 550 HE and I wouldn't dare take that team into an end grind because it's too board dependent. AP boosts. Blue Purple + all AP, it's really easy to get blue when you only need to find one match.
grunth13 said: nwahs086 said: grunth13 said: bluewolf said: Even without Worthy, you can run HE with Coulson and Gamora on some of the CNs where you need stunlocks. Some use Peggy and HE too. Gamora works better in some ways because she stuns two people each time. True, except you need to get that first 6 blue ap which can be tough in a cn node where where the 5 star is doing 10k+ damage... how long do you think your 4s and baby 5s will last there? I have a 550 HE and I wouldn't dare take that team into an end grind because it's too board dependent. AP boosts. Blue Purple + all AP, it's really easy to get blue when you only need to find one match. Great, you got 4 ap, how are you getting the next 2 for Gamora? Don't always have a blue match at the start. Your baby champ of a HE only has about 50k health. That's 2 turns against Medusa, 3 to 5 turns against Carnage, maybe a little more or less against Kitty or BRB. Also, where are you getting the next set of 6ap? You say you will bring Coulson, great! That 6ap power from Gamora puts 1 countdown tile that gives back 3 blue and 2 red note you still need another blue match before you can start again. That gave you 2 turns of relief from 2 members of the ai team, but the 3rd is still going. Which is significant because the 3 stars at 650 are still doing 3k o 4.5k for a simple match 3. Usually we are facing 4 star and 5 star in challenge node which do more. Also someone said bring Peggy, sounds great, except you need 11 ap to get her started. Now the big kicker in the nether regions in all this is health unless these 4s are boosted, your health pool is very low. Gamora is 28k, Peggy is 30k, Coulson is 32k... at 370. The best part about Worthy was the 4 countdowns vs 1 to keep the battery going, but the second best part was the reduction of damage by 35%. That gives him significant staying power during a grind. Now, if you are only going for progression, you can mess with this all day long and only play when you get a good board. That will work, but if you are doing this at the end grind, plan missing nodes, losing placement, etc.
nwahs086 said: grunth13 said: nwahs086 said: grunth13 said: bluewolf said: Even without Worthy, you can run HE with Coulson and Gamora on some of the CNs where you need stunlocks. Some use Peggy and HE too. Gamora works better in some ways because she stuns two people each time. True, except you need to get that first 6 blue ap which can be tough in a cn node where where the 5 star is doing 10k+ damage... how long do you think your 4s and baby 5s will last there? I have a 550 HE and I wouldn't dare take that team into an end grind because it's too board dependent. AP boosts. Blue Purple + all AP, it's really easy to get blue when you only need to find one match. Great, you got 4 ap, how are you getting the next 2 for Gamora? Don't always have a blue match at the start. Your baby champ of a HE only has about 50k health. That's 2 turns against Medusa, 3 to 5 turns against Carnage, maybe a little more or less against Kitty or BRB. Also, where are you getting the next set of 6ap? You say you will bring Coulson, great! That 6ap power from Gamora puts 1 countdown tile that gives back 3 blue and 2 red note you still need another blue match before you can start again. That gave you 2 turns of relief from 2 members of the ai team, but the 3rd is still going. Which is significant because the 3 stars at 650 are still doing 3k o 4.5k for a simple match 3. Usually we are facing 4 star and 5 star in challenge node which do more. Also someone said bring Peggy, sounds great, except you need 11 ap to get her started. Now the big kicker in the nether regions in all this is health unless these 4s are boosted, your health pool is very low. Gamora is 28k, Peggy is 30k, Coulson is 32k... at 370. The best part about Worthy was the 4 countdowns vs 1 to keep the battery going, but the second best part was the reduction of damage by 35%. That gives him significant staying power during a grind. Now, if you are only going for progression, you can mess with this all day long and only play when you get a good board. That will work, but if you are doing this at the end grind, plan missing nodes, losing placement, etc. Have you ever played Hawkeye/Coulson? One blue match and you can stunlock 2 characters. Coulson generates a countdown that generates 3 blue and 2 red. Use Hawkeye's red and next turn you stun 3rd character, rinse, repeat. If you can't get blue, getting a few purple will allow you to get blue. If you can't survive one or two turns then you're either fighting the Gritty challenge node or you got a bad cascade. Also, match 5's exist, so I've beaten many challenge nodes without getting damage. Medusa doesn't do damage until the beginning of their second turn so, you can survive pretty easily.
grunth13 said: nwahs086 said: grunth13 said: nwahs086 said: grunth13 said: bluewolf said: Even without Worthy, you can run HE with Coulson and Gamora on some of the CNs where you need stunlocks. Some use Peggy and HE too. Gamora works better in some ways because she stuns two people each time. True, except you need to get that first 6 blue ap which can be tough in a cn node where where the 5 star is doing 10k+ damage... how long do you think your 4s and baby 5s will last there? I have a 550 HE and I wouldn't dare take that team into an end grind because it's too board dependent. AP boosts. Blue Purple + all AP, it's really easy to get blue when you only need to find one match. Great, you got 4 ap, how are you getting the next 2 for Gamora? Don't always have a blue match at the start. Your baby champ of a HE only has about 50k health. That's 2 turns against Medusa, 3 to 5 turns against Carnage, maybe a little more or less against Kitty or BRB. Also, where are you getting the next set of 6ap? You say you will bring Coulson, great! That 6ap power from Gamora puts 1 countdown tile that gives back 3 blue and 2 red note you still need another blue match before you can start again. That gave you 2 turns of relief from 2 members of the ai team, but the 3rd is still going. Which is significant because the 3 stars at 650 are still doing 3k o 4.5k for a simple match 3. Usually we are facing 4 star and 5 star in challenge node which do more. Also someone said bring Peggy, sounds great, except you need 11 ap to get her started. Now the big kicker in the nether regions in all this is health unless these 4s are boosted, your health pool is very low. Gamora is 28k, Peggy is 30k, Coulson is 32k... at 370. The best part about Worthy was the 4 countdowns vs 1 to keep the battery going, but the second best part was the reduction of damage by 35%. That gives him significant staying power during a grind. Now, if you are only going for progression, you can mess with this all day long and only play when you get a good board. That will work, but if you are doing this at the end grind, plan missing nodes, losing placement, etc. Have you ever played Hawkeye/Coulson? One blue match and you can stunlock 2 characters. Coulson generates a countdown that generates 3 blue and 2 red. Use Hawkeye's red and next turn you stun 3rd character, rinse, repeat. If you can't get blue, getting a few purple will allow you to get blue. If you can't survive one or two turns then you're either fighting the Gritty challenge node or you got a bad cascade. Also, match 5's exist, so I've beaten many challenge nodes without getting damage. Medusa doesn't do damage until the beginning of their second turn so, you can survive pretty easily. I'm sorry, I must be a newbie that doesn't play this game. If you read my post, you need that first blue match, which again isn't always guaranteed. You are talking about optimal performance and I'm taking about realistic end grind. If you read my post, I said this will work if all you care for is progression, but this is not reasonable if you are looking for placement.