5* Thor Arena Issue

Apologies if this has already been posted but I couldn't find one.
Right, so, a new 5* character has been introduced - as is normal - however the only way to get him (or Hulk when he arrives) is through PVP. Now I'm a mainly free-to-play guy, I pay monthly for my VIP and the occasional hero pack when i need(ed) to extend my roster so I don't have a massively champed roster, a couple of 4* champed and a few un-champed 5s in the mix. I mainly play PVE because PVP is totally out of my realm, I regularly come across teams with multiple 5* and C4rol/Medusa etc and basically I can't compete at all.
So when the Thor (Gladiator) event came along I thought "oooh this could make versus interesting for me and allow me to get a new character". WRONG, WRONG, WRONG, I went to play the event and was faced with 5* Jean, 5* Gambit and 5* Bolt all champed, other nodes were just as bad. Seriously D3, you've made a new character and event completely inaccessible unless you are willing to put $$$$$ into the game. This is an event I have nothing to do with!
Right, so, a new 5* character has been introduced - as is normal - however the only way to get him (or Hulk when he arrives) is through PVP. Now I'm a mainly free-to-play guy, I pay monthly for my VIP and the occasional hero pack when i need(ed) to extend my roster so I don't have a massively champed roster, a couple of 4* champed and a few un-champed 5s in the mix. I mainly play PVE because PVP is totally out of my realm, I regularly come across teams with multiple 5* and C4rol/Medusa etc and basically I can't compete at all.
So when the Thor (Gladiator) event came along I thought "oooh this could make versus interesting for me and allow me to get a new character". WRONG, WRONG, WRONG, I went to play the event and was faced with 5* Jean, 5* Gambit and 5* Bolt all champed, other nodes were just as bad. Seriously D3, you've made a new character and event completely inaccessible unless you are willing to put $$$$$ into the game. This is an event I have nothing to do with!
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"Pro"-tip: use your "A" team even for seed team clearing, and you won't get hit (as much), and you'll keep more points (which will get you more tokens by event end). It's harder on the healthpacks, but not by much.
Tip #2: join in the first minute, but only clear 1 seed. Then, clear the rest of them in the *last* 15 minutes of the round - you won't appear in very many queues if you only have 38pts for most of the event.
When they are active I struggle to get top 10 placement though, they have some killer 5* rosters.
Depends what bracket you're in. I'm stuck with high level players who are constantly playing, while my alliance mates have brackets where no one is playing and they're finishing 1st place just fighting seeds. The highest I placed was T5 and I'm 500 overall.
Anyways, this event truly is disappointing. It reminds me of the original PvE that required us to grind every 3hrs. It's not fun. It's not original and I hope this isn't how new 5*s will be released. The second run of this with Hulk will be a slog. Bring back Boss PvE, Apocalypse was great.
Yeah I'm struggling, due to having a life - and a beautiful baby girl - I keep missing the start of each round, I guess this is why PVE works better for me. This frantic event where timing is next level important, and 5* rosters are in play... I just can't compete.
Which means I won't get the new Thor meaning I'll be setback on future PVEs that require
him - as is the trend - cheers D3.