abmoraz said: I quit PvP over a year ago (I became a "575 and out" player). Reading the forums lately and seeing the "is 900 the new 575" I decided to give it another try.Step 1: get to ~800 on a single run and shield.Step 2: Comeback about an hour before the end of the slice (next time i could conceivably play due to work)Step 3: pay my skip tax to get 2x 75 point teams lined upStep 4: Wait 20 minutes to be fair to them in case they are going to shieldStep 5: break my shield and beat the first teamStep 6: quickly attack the second team and winStep 7: finish the second battle and get a notification that I was hit 3 times and lost 98 points. (grand total of shield down time: 6m30s)Step 8: Sigh and shield again figuring "winning 50 points is better than nothing"Step 9: back out to the main screen, go into my tokens, cash them out (I'm not a hoarder), go into my roster, champ/sell/etc... the guys on the vineStep 10: back out and get notified that I lost another 212 points from attacks that were in progress at the moment I shielded.Net gain from shield hopping: -160 pointsGuess I'm staying a "575 and out" player. There's no incentive to do more./irony: I got 3 more "you were attacked and lost 0 points" messages while typing this up.
Waddles_Pines said: Step 3, I've never seen 75 point teams (even in the beginning of my run). I play at different slices depending on life. In order to get those 75 pt nodes, do I have to start right at the beginning of the event? Everytime I get near 800, I wind up with nodes 30 pts or less, then get hammered by Gambolt... The event before Doc Strange was even worse, I managed to get around 900 and then all nodes were single digit. I'm a strict 4* player... I'm usually a 575 and done, but once in a while I like to take the plunge like the OP and then I'm reminded why 575 is the line of demarcation when it comes to sanity vs. aggravation <end old man rant>
Waddles_Pines said: abmoraz:How many skips is "a lot"? Whenever I start out and highest I'm seeing is maybe 50ish points. Then I get to the point where every team is 30s or less, and when I skip ad naseum, I wind up seeing the same 3-5 teams. Ugh...
HoundofShadow said: How did others get up to 2000 or 3000 points per PvP? How much HP do they spend on Shield?
You know how there are Three Shields available in an 8 hour period, for 3, 8, and 24 hours? Those at the very top of the scoreboard cycle through all those Shields as often as they can... so probably a few thousand HP per PvP.
The more high scores there are the easier it is for scores to balloon though. It really requires dedicated people at the top of the scoreboard though, building up your score with at best 20 Points at a time (knowing you could get slammed for 75 Points whenever) is a bit tiring.
Steve111 said: Pvp punishes players for playingIn my opinion it’s a terrible game design and turns a great game into a torment.
Michaelcles said: Steve111 said: Pvp punishes players for playingIn my opinion it’s a terrible game design and turns a great game into a torment. I wholeheartedly agree 100%.It is designed to get players to spend limited resources, which are conveniently available for $. It is not there to be enjoyed.