Impulse wrote: The HP from tokens will balance out with lost HP from covers for high level players. For new and mid level, this is a straight up HP increase.
Unity wrote: aussiemac wrote: What is the advantage to hoarding standard tokens? You have a better chance at pulling a 2* plus.
aussiemac wrote: What is the advantage to hoarding standard tokens?
DayvBang wrote: Unity wrote: aussiemac wrote: What is the advantage to hoarding standard tokens? You have a better chance at pulling a 2* plus. I'm fairly sure that's a myth. Is there any math to back it up?
IceIX wrote: Edit 2: I just saw the first person pull an HP out of a pack.
Dunkelgrau wrote: Impulse wrote: The HP from tokens will balance out with lost HP from covers for high level players. For new and mid level, this is a straight up HP increase. This is flat out incorrect. For that to be the case, high level players would have to be opening standard tokens in the same ratio as they were winning 3-* covers in events vs. new and mid players - that is to say, they'd need to be cracking ~10x as many standard tokens. This simply isn't the case, since standard tokens are being won and cracked primarily by players finishing ~50-100 in events, or doing Prologue or PvE content. The purpose of this change is to distribute HP more evenly among players, and increase the amount of Iso for high level players. It's not meant so that high level players have the same amount of HP after the change.
Phantron wrote: ... What I find myself doing a lot is I figure I can shield for 75 HP and sell 3 covers back for 75 HP so I might as well do it even though I have no use for the covers because I'll still net some extra iso8 not to mention a piece of mind. ...
IHatePVP wrote: Phantron wrote: ... What I find myself doing a lot is I figure I can shield for 75 HP and sell 3 covers back for 75 HP so I might as well do it even though I have no use for the covers because I'll still net some extra iso8 not to mention a piece of mind. ... Hmm. I view the 75HP 3-hr shield as the cost of getting the Top 5 three cover set(or moreover, the CHANCE to get said covers. 5 players passing you after shielding @ #1 IS possible, if your score is 700, +/- 25-ish). From that viewpoint, 75HP for (up to) 3 3* covers (or 3 3* & 1 4*, if you hold at #1) is one of the BEST exchange rates in the game.