Experiment 3: New Release 4* to Ascended 5* timeline

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  • JoeHandle
    JoeHandle Posts: 708 Critical Contributor
    edited May 2024

    When I have a single favorite 3*, they add 2 covers a day.

    It takes at minimum 552 covers to max+min one all the way to lvl 450, 276 days of being the sole favorite.

    Maximum of 852 if max+maxing all the way. 426 days of favoriting.

    If it's a new character, the covers from the release cycle are huge, usually get new ones to around 320, so say 60 covers, or 30 days off the above times.

    Covers from all other sources average 8/month per 3*, unless featured in a vault or token, etc.

    Sooo ....

    552 - 60 = 492 / (2+8/30) = 217 days
    852 - 60 = 792 / (2+8/30) = 349 days

    FWiW, my own approach to 3s is to max+max as 3s, merge 370 + 303 as 4s. So that's ...

    652 - 60 = 592 / (2+8/30) = 261 days

    .... but am I ever going to keep the same 3 the only favorite that long ... Very unlikely!

    EDIT to add: today's 3Kang ascension chain offer suggests maybe I should have mentioned those here. They offer (IIRC) ...

    10 covers total for $10 total ... 4 days progress on my theoretical solo favorite 3* project ... a literal drop in the bucket, $2.50/day.

    50 covers total for $30 total ... 22 days ... that can be 10% of the total time ... if this was a gameplay changing character, this gets more tempting ... $1.36/day.

    126 covers total for $80 total ... 56 days of progress, now that's a chunk! ... $1.43 a day tho.

    Is that 3rd step $40 or $50? I can't remember for sure ATM.

    There are ofc other items at each step in these chains, and if you need HP that can represent a good chunk of the asking price. I have bought into a couple of these, several 1st steps, and 2 second steps, IIRC ... but with 60+ 3s in game, this is too spendy to make a habit of for me!

  • Timemachinego
    Timemachinego Posts: 547 Critical Contributor

    @dianetics said:
    I have no desire to pop any 3->5. There is no kit down there that I like a whole lot, well maybe May.
    If I did not do 300 LL pulls to get a fat X-23 I would likely be in the 320 range. I pushed for Shaw because I wanted both him and X-23.
    If there is no LL you want, then 2-3 months seems reasonable.
    Bonus shards for 4 and 5 are huge in comparison to bonus shards for 3s.

    Back of the hand guess work on roughly how long it takes to max a 3 seems like a full year. If they are targetted maybe 8 months?

    May gets significantly worse as a 5 but better as a 4 so that's the stopping point for her. I wish we didn't have to take goofy circumstances like that into consideration.

  • StillMonsoon3
    StillMonsoon3 Posts: 102 Tile Toppler
    edited May 2024

    @StillMonsoon3 said:
    Week 4 is complete. Shaw sits at 313 with 220 shards, so a gain of 12 levels. Hoping to have him max leveled in 8 weeks.

    A bit late in updating, but Shaw is now at Level 319 w/327 shards through 5 weeks. Will probably add quite a few covers when LL tokens up. Will probably open 100, so hopefully some big gains.

  • ThaRoadWarrior
    ThaRoadWarrior Posts: 9,566 Chairperson of the Boards

    My own Shaw is 311 with 337 shards.

    Random observation, but it only just occurred to me that the iso price to champ a 4 and 5* are basically max level times 1000 iso - roughly ~370k and 550k respectively, with some change and the champ tax applied.

  • ThaRoadWarrior
    ThaRoadWarrior Posts: 9,566 Chairperson of the Boards

    I ascended 4* Carnage the other day, and had to early ascend 3* bullseye in order to make room for 3/5 spider-girl. Weird feeling like I had loads of slots right after ascension to being roster pinched again.

  • Domitronas
    Domitronas Posts: 179 Tile Toppler

    Shaw is now at 368, but I'm having my doubts about ascending him asap just because of the recent controversy with Jubilee. Might put some levels on the dupe just to be safe.. or even do a max max

  • JoeHandle
    JoeHandle Posts: 708 Critical Contributor

    I haven't focused on him, but he is up to 310. Only 173 covers to go! :D

  • St_Bernadus
    St_Bernadus Posts: 645 Critical Contributor

    My Shaw is up to level 326 now.

  • ThaRoadWarrior
    ThaRoadWarrior Posts: 9,566 Chairperson of the Boards

    Mine is at 318

  • StillMonsoon3
    StillMonsoon3 Posts: 102 Tile Toppler

    I'm now 6 weeks into this. Ended up opening more LL than planned (approximately 200). Shaw is now Level 347 with 393 shards. Can feel the end right around corner.

  • entrailbucket
    entrailbucket Posts: 7,014 Chairperson of the Boards

    Mine hit 370 yesterday. Building the dupe always seems to take forever though!

  • ThaRoadWarrior
    ThaRoadWarrior Posts: 9,566 Chairperson of the Boards

    Mine got to 320 today. Inching along!

  • ThaRoadWarrior
    ThaRoadWarrior Posts: 9,566 Chairperson of the Boards

    Ascended a max-max 3* switch to 303. I guess the race to 370 will be more realistic than a race to 5*.

  • rainkingucd
    rainkingucd Posts: 1,532 Chairperson of the Boards

    The 3* process draaaaags.

    I ascended max max Goose to 4* in March. She's currently at 337. 3 months to get 34 4* levels.

  • KGB
    KGB Posts: 3,755 Chairperson of the Boards
    edited June 2024

    @rainkingucd said:
    The 3* process draaaaags.

    I ascended max max Goose to 4* in March. She's currently at 337. 3 months to get 34 4* levels.

    That's why the new monthly vault featuring 2 ascended 3s is going to be SO important. Because you just need to get one ascended 3 to 370 and you can make the jump to 5 star ascension with the 270 from the vault.

    KGB

  • ThaRoadWarrior
    ThaRoadWarrior Posts: 9,566 Chairperson of the Boards

    My Shaw is currently at 327. Scarlet Witch is at 304. I’m caught up with covers on Latest, still behind on champing them.

  • StillMonsoon3
    StillMonsoon3 Posts: 102 Tile Toppler

    Back on track with a Monday update. Week 7 is now done Shaw sits at Level 356 with 220 shards. Outside chance he is done next week, but two more weeks is more realistic. Definitely hoping to have him champed before LL switches. My biggest dilemma will be what to do with the second build: Max/Min or Max/Max?

  • ThaRoadWarrior
    ThaRoadWarrior Posts: 9,566 Chairperson of the Boards

    I’m doing Max/Min+1 as is my way generally.

  • St_Bernadus
    St_Bernadus Posts: 645 Critical Contributor

    @St_Bernadus said:
    My Shaw is up to level 326 now.

    June 3 to June 13, Shaw moved from 326 to 337. Deciding if I wait for classics to shift before pulling some there again.

  • Domitronas
    Domitronas Posts: 179 Tile Toppler

    At the end of the day made a decision internally to go for max/max Shaw. Dupe at 285. On a side note I'm trying to get 3Hunter to 5 star as my only bonus 3*, currently at 345.

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