Natsufan01 wrote: I am for the first time saving up my cp for a specific cover, because I have a top tier 4* (red hulk) at 12 covers, but horribly specced (5/2/5) so levelling him and champing him will let me respec to 3/5/5. If he was built at 2/5/5, I'd probably still be waiting for the last cover rather than buying outright.
Smudge wrote: I think it depends on where you are roster-wise. If you are still not really in 4* transition land where you have the hero points to add roster slots at will, hoarding your CP is probably your safest bet. If you are like me and have most of the 4* characters rostered but with 1-4 covers each on average with very few at 5 covers on a power, opening random CP tokens isn't really going to hurt. It's not the fastest way to advance the top tier characters, but it's (at least for me) fairly even on distribution. I only have a few characters (Nick blue, 4Thor red/blue, IW blue) that are cover maxed on colors, and I'm prepared to champ Thor if I get another of her covers.If you are further into the transition than me and have several 4* characters cover maxed or nearly so but without the ISO to max/champ them, that is where it gets trickier. I think at that point, it probably makes more sense to hoard up the CP to pump into a needed 4* cover for a top tier character than to spend randomly on a whim and then curse at the game for giving you that 8th IW yellow. By this point, you're probably making CP thresholds easier, so spending 120 on a needed cover isn't as big a kick to the groin.
Pants1000 wrote: I'm surprised how often people suggest hoarding CP. For the vast majority of players, they should be spent on classic legends. For players in the early or middle stages of the 4 star transition, each 4 star cover helps in DDQ, and for players later in the transition it's the way to get 5 stars. I think the only exception is if you have a 5/5/2 key card you really want to finish, and even then the specific covers are so expensive I don't think I'd ever do it.
Natsufan01 wrote: What smudge said is spot on for me. I have almost all 4s rostered, but most fairly low covered. If you have few powers at 5, each LT draw is going to be useful (or almost all). Once you start moving into a lot of powers up to 5, it's more of a gamble. I am for the first time saving up my cp for a specific cover, because I have a top tier 4* (red hulk) at 12 covers, but horribly specced (5/2/5) so levelling him and champing him will let me respec to 3/5/5. If he was built at 2/5/5, I'd probably still be waiting for the last cover rather than buying outright. I have two other 4* max covered, but not as good (antman and xfw), so I am fairly early in the 4* transition. It makes more sense to spend 20cp per LT pull and let the odds play for you, rather than spending 120 cp for another cover for someone who only has 4 or 5, even if they are top tier.