I will spend money if........... (time commitment for 5* progress?)

spending money? 
lol that ship sailed a long time ago.
if i didn't stop with visions blue bug, i would have stopped after Reeds update

Which is probably why I'll never be a 5* player.  Almost day 2000 here, and no 5* champs.  Sure, I got most 4*s champs, and a few heavily covered 5s.  But I'm not gonna put in THAT sort of time/money.  It's a game.  If I'm not gonna put that time/money in with a console game, or even a non-video game hobby, why would I do it with a match 3 mobile game?

Someone would be hard pressed to find a reason why I should spend that much time/money when both are more importantly spent elsewhere.  I know -- to each their own.  I would never advise spending on a hobby like this, personally.  Plenty of other free ways to spend time.

But hey, kudos to whoever supports them.  I do enjoy a good match 3 game, and I've thrown a couple bucks here and there for active rewards.  I feel like after so many years, it's the least I could do for someone providing me with an enjoyable product.

If things were priced at $1

Malcrof said:

Clarified Title.

What does this have to do with slice times?
It's about the time commitment needed to make meaningful progress.

Even if slice times suit you, it's still at least an hour of PVE each day to progress.

SymmeTrey said:

I actually feel less restricted to end times as a 5* player.... you really need CP, not 4* covers from T10 finishes. You can get 90-95% of the available CP per week by playing whenever you want. PVE & PVP Progression, PVE nodes, DDQ, 3* champ rewards along the way.

I basically never finish T10 in any events these days and still have plenty of CP/LL income to cover the Latest as they come.

I agree that more slice end times would be nice. The fact that there isn't a single one that ends in "prime time" for Eastern and Central time zones (and that it has remained this way for so long) is baffling & inexcusable. But, I think some of you guys would be happier with the game if you were willing to accept 90% of the available rewards for 20% of the effort.

And I do.  I dont place high.  I 4-clear each node each day.  I'm not even trying to place high.   I just want the progression rewards... 

But its a discussion of time spent per day.  People talk about the "grind ".  And we always complain about it...  we offer suggestions and what-not...  but really, if it was just one clear per node, get the progression rewards done, no competition,  put all PvE competition rewards into PvP spread across the levels, people may pay more attention to story, animations, artwork, and just have more fun with their roster.

I know... it's a stretch from the norm.   To think that a story mode could be enjoyed and read for what it is, instead of a slog of repeated node clears in a speedy manner because you're either A) competing, or tired of the grind.  I cant imagine the storyboard writer who writes these things just for an audience of people who skips them due to time constraints.   Sure, some people read them...  we call them "new players".

Yes I've made this complaint multiple times... but I stand by it.  

It's what would make me happier for sure.   Playing the game for the story,  the "Marvel" of it all.... and maybe enjoying more PvP because I wouldnt have spent so much time on PvE grinding.