Last Batch of Champ Updates: One More Time To Fill the Chains (Live 12/22)

GrimSkald

@skittledaddy said:

@GrimSkald said:
-deadpan- Oh no, no feeder for Chasm, we won't have an influx of new ones out there -/deadpan-

It is interesting that they're leaving those three out, particularly since two are very obvious -- Doc Ock to himself, Switch one of the many other Spidey Villians to Electro. They could have also made MEH feed iHulk and switch Ikaris to Sersi - if not, though, Black Knight is the perfect feeder for her.
Still, with all the updates I don't begrudge them a break. And who knows, maybe the perfect Chasm feeder is going to be a brandy new 4 star. Speaking for myself, that doesn't bother me at all.

They just moved Scorpion to feed Electro. so that part is done.
I think they just forgot that they didn't finish the 3Ock>4Ock>5Ock chain. It's a slam dunk that was likely overlooked.

Looking at it again I agree. I think they either overlooked it and didn't develop it just yet, or just left it out of the announcement by accident and we're getting it anyway. We'll find out if IceIX gives us a "oh wait, one more" in the next few days...

Bad

Heimdall and falcon? Both are black?
Anyway the amount of retro covers and shards is huge.
They placed the feeding system as logical as possible.
And a good amount of happy players got crazy amounts of covers and shards meanwhile, so it's a win-win.
Thanks devs one more time.

Tony_Foot

Win some and lose some. Doesn't work out well for me this time. So many of my 350+ four stars feeding no one. Could work out for me later on though with new releases getting one of those as a feeder

I get 6 Shang covers which is something.

WilliamK1983

Hopefully they're added as an unannounced addition. In the feeder update on 12-1, 3* Black Panther and 4* Shuri were unannounced updates, so hopefully it's just that.

The thing I've enjoyed the most about the entire overhaul is the 2s getting a secondary feeder. 5k less iso for 450 3 shards is a tradeoff I'll take all day long.

DyingLegend

I'm officially going to be ISO broke with the next round of feeders, and i ain't sad about it.

Sp1d3r

@Punter1 said:
Another good day to be a hoarder. The long-term strategy of always holding one max 2, 3 & 4 and farming a 2nd has really paid off with all these feeders.

Of the new 4 feeders, Fist is my best at Max+280 which is great seeing as he feeds the best 5* on the list.

The stats guy in me wishes that I had saved a snap-shot of my roster before these feeder updates rolled out. Not that it is a big marker of anything, but would have been interesting to see how much my average 5* level bumped up after them all.

With these feeders the devs are really spoiling us!

Yep I definitely wish I'd have kept my maxed 3*s and started new 1s to farm instead of selling them.. your going to make a killing this time around lol

GrimSkald

@Sp1d3r said:

@Punter1 said:
Another good day to be a hoarder. The long-term strategy of always holding one max 2, 3 & 4 and farming a 2nd has really paid off with all these feeders.

Of the new 4 feeders, Fist is my best at Max+280 which is great seeing as he feeds the best 5* on the list.

The stats guy in me wishes that I had saved a snap-shot of my roster before these feeder updates rolled out. Not that it is a big marker of anything, but would have been interesting to see how much my average 5* level bumped up after them all.

With these feeders the devs are really spoiling us!

Yep I definitely wish I'd have kept my maxed 3*s and started new 1s to farm instead of selling them.. your going to make a killing this time around lol

In general I keep my max 3 stars until the dupe is well over 200. It makes less and less impact on PVP as time goes by, but I still like bringing a max champ or near max champ to the table. It's more fun in PVE too when the 3* can contribute.

This had paid off pretty well for this sort of thing too, though I'll note that it isn't a lot of covers.

froggerjohn

Here's hoping that both the obvious 3-4-5 Ock connection, and Sersi were just accidentally overlooked, and can still be included. (Or at least, updated shortly thereafter).

That would leave Chasm as the sole unfed 5, and maybe that's ok (or even preferable) until suitable counters are widely available. That could restore a bit of health back to PvP.

Daredevil217

@Sp1d3r said:

@Punter1 said:
Another good day to be a hoarder. The long-term strategy of always holding one max 2, 3 & 4 and farming a 2nd has really paid off with all these feeders.

Of the new 4 feeders, Fist is my best at Max+280 which is great seeing as he feeds the best 5* on the list.

The stats guy in me wishes that I had saved a snap-shot of my roster before these feeder updates rolled out. Not that it is a big marker of anything, but would have been interesting to see how much my average 5* level bumped up after them all.

With these feeders the devs are really spoiling us!

Yep I definitely wish I'd have kept my maxed 3*s and started new 1s to farm instead of selling them.. your going to make a killing this time around lol

I’ve kept two max-champ of every 2*, three of every 3* (plus one for farming), and will never sell a 4 or 5* (they just take too long to max). Though I do have dupes of some 4s most are sub-280.

Suffice to say, being more of a collector. I’ve come up huge this Holishard Season. My CP/LT hoard is as high as it’s ever been. And thanks to the feeders on release it’s going to continue to grow since I’ve champed everyone through Arcade, and Riri (7 covers) and Monkey (5) are half done before even opening a token.

I feel like a dragon sitting on a pile of gold (and dupe 3*s). So powerful.

Punter1

Once in 5* land, 3* levels are really irrelevant from a gameplay perspective. As a 5* player I rarely use a 3* power except the odd time they have an active power in a color my 5s aren't using.

I can easily see the argument for only keeping 1x 3* on your roster. Keeping a max copy 3* is nothing more than a hoarding gotta-collect-em-all roster badge of honor type of thing. Selling a max helps with roster clutter, HP and ISO. That being said even as a F2P I've been able to roster and keep dupes. Once I had a dupe of all the original batch 3s there's no further HP need, just income.

What I don't understand is those that sell off max 4s. In 5 play there is a use for a boosted max 4* and noticeable power difference to a baby 4*. It also takes so long to get to 370, that the extra HP & ISO for that dupe roster slot seems a small price to pay.

killahKlown

They've said they should get MOST 5* feeders done in December and possibly some stragglers into January. So no this isn't an oversight. They know what they're doing.

Punter1

@Daredevil217 said:

I’ve kept two max-champ of every 2*, three of every 3* (plus one for farming), and will never sell a 4 or 5* (they just take too long to max). Though I do have dupes of some 4s most are sub-280.

I feel like a dragon sitting on a pile of gold (and dupe 3*s). So powerful.

I just have 2 of every character that I've been able to dupe. Not sure I could have afforded the 3x 3* as a F2P when roster slots were 2k.

I feel like a hobbit stealing some of the dragon loot!

Sp1d3r

@GrimSkald said:

@Sp1d3r said:

@Punter1 said:
Another good day to be a hoarder. The long-term strategy of always holding one max 2, 3 & 4 and farming a 2nd has really paid off with all these feeders.

Of the new 4 feeders, Fist is my best at Max+280 which is great seeing as he feeds the best 5* on the list.

The stats guy in me wishes that I had saved a snap-shot of my roster before these feeder updates rolled out. Not that it is a big marker of anything, but would have been interesting to see how much my average 5* level bumped up after them all.

With these feeders the devs are really spoiling us!

Yep I definitely wish I'd have kept my maxed 3*s and started new 1s to farm instead of selling them.. your going to make a killing this time around lol

In general I keep my max 3 stars until the dupe is well over 200. It makes less and less impact on PVP as time goes by, but I still like bringing a max champ or near max champ to the table. It's more fun in PVE too when the 3* can contribute.

This had paid off pretty well for this sort of thing too, though I'll note that it isn't a lot of covers.

Thanks I'll keep that in mind going forward

Sp1d3r

@Daredevil217 said:

@Sp1d3r said:

@Punter1 said:
Another good day to be a hoarder. The long-term strategy of always holding one max 2, 3 & 4 and farming a 2nd has really paid off with all these feeders.

Of the new 4 feeders, Fist is my best at Max+280 which is great seeing as he feeds the best 5* on the list.

The stats guy in me wishes that I had saved a snap-shot of my roster before these feeder updates rolled out. Not that it is a big marker of anything, but would have been interesting to see how much my average 5* level bumped up after them all.

With these feeders the devs are really spoiling us!

Yep I definitely wish I'd have kept my maxed 3*s and started new 1s to farm instead of selling them.. your going to make a killing this time around lol

I’ve kept two max-champ of every 2*, three of every 3* (plus one for farming), and will never sell a 4 or 5* (they just take too long to max). Though I do have dupes of some 4s most are sub-280.

Suffice to say, being more of a collector. I’ve come up huge this Holishard Season. My CP/LT hoard is as high as it’s ever been. And thanks to the feeders on release it’s going to continue to grow since I’ve champed everyone through Arcade, and Riri (7 covers) and Monkey (5) are half done before even opening a token.

I feel like a dragon sitting on a pile of gold (and dupe 3*s). So powerful.

Wow that's ALOT of roster slots.. I'm nowhere near that lol I have 92 4s champed and 3 5s.. a long way to go

IceIX

@rainkingucd said:

@HoundofShadow said:
Enjoy the well deserved break!

Out of curiosity, what's the link between Sam Wilson and Heimdall? I googled for any comic link and I can't find any.

Echoing this as I am very curious. @IceIX any insights shared would be great. I have a decent knowledge base but I am struggling to find the connection. Is it more a Reptil-->Havok situation, or is there a comic / MCU / game connection somewhere?

It's a loose fit to be sure, but the angle is that both of them tend to watch from afar and only swoop in (pun half-intended) when necessary. Heimdall due to his duties, Sam because of his actual ability to make surgical strikes from the air after monitoring where Rogers would have to hoof it. Or steal a truck, I guess Rogers does that too.

jsmjsmjsm00

Once this change goes into effect, I believe we will have the following double-fed 5s.

Kingpin
Electro
Killmonger {primary + secondary}
Hawkeye
Havoc
Hulk, Bruce Banner
Kitty
Deadpool
Jean Grey
Cable
Colossus

skittledaddy

Update from Discord:

IceIX

@skittledaddy said:
Update from Discord:

I'm currently working up said list of stragglers to post here, but yes.

Daredevil217

@Sp1d3r said:

@Daredevil217 said:

@Sp1d3r said:

@Punter1 said:
Another good day to be a hoarder. The long-term strategy of always holding one max 2, 3 & 4 and farming a 2nd has really paid off with all these feeders.

Of the new 4 feeders, Fist is my best at Max+280 which is great seeing as he feeds the best 5* on the list.

The stats guy in me wishes that I had saved a snap-shot of my roster before these feeder updates rolled out. Not that it is a big marker of anything, but would have been interesting to see how much my average 5* level bumped up after them all.

With these feeders the devs are really spoiling us!

Yep I definitely wish I'd have kept my maxed 3*s and started new 1s to farm instead of selling them.. your going to make a killing this time around lol

I’ve kept two max-champ of every 2*, three of every 3* (plus one for farming), and will never sell a 4 or 5* (they just take too long to max). Though I do have dupes of some 4s most are sub-280.

Suffice to say, being more of a collector. I’ve come up huge this Holishard Season. My CP/LT hoard is as high as it’s ever been. And thanks to the feeders on release it’s going to continue to grow since I’ve champed everyone through Arcade, and Riri (7 covers) and Monkey (5) are half done before even opening a token.

I feel like a dragon sitting on a pile of gold (and dupe 3*s). So powerful.

Wow that's ALOT of roster slots.. I'm nowhere near that lol I have 92 4s champed and 3 5s.. a long way to go

I’ve always felt like roster slots are the best investment in the game because they are the only thing that is permanent. Even characters can be deleted lol, but slots are forever. I would always buy big during roster slot sales knowing they would eventually get used. At first, I started housing dupe 3* as a “placeholder” of sorts. Like if I need a slot in a pinch, I could just sell a max dupe. Well I’ve been in 6-figure HP territory for so long that I never needed to sell a 3*. So I ended up just keeping all those dupes. Now I’ve grown attached.

I realize that the collection aspect of the game really is the whole game for me. I get T5 in a PVE or T100, it doesn’t matter because the treadmill doesn’t stop. There’s always another event right after. But looking at my roster and seeing now SIX Bag-Men is a fun use of my HP because that’ll endure long after this holiday vault closes or the FFW event ends.

Current slot count is 522 by the way.

And I was doing this when I was FTP. I only recently started spending more than 2 dollars a month with the new developers because I really appreciate the changes they’ve made and ways in which they communicate with us.

justsing

Thank you, Devs! This has been an amazing Shardmas!