Advice on first hoard splurge
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I’ve played MPQ for several years, and while this is the first time I’ve posted here, it has helped me a lot over those years when searching for info. Thanks to all of you for being such a sharing and informative group, and one without much of the negativity sometimes found on the internet!
Anyway, I have finally built up a decent sized hoard of LL tokens, 353 as of this writing. I recently caved and champed two 5*, Doctor Strange and OML (the only two I had fully covered). I play PVE far more than PVP, and frankly felt like I was in danger of becoming too bored with the game if I didn’t go ahead and champ them (knowing full well doing so would make my life much tougher in PVP for the occasions I did play). It has made a positive difference for me, as coasting through PVE events quicker is far more enjoyable now. I’m not one that plays enough to usually place well, but I’m ok with that.
Ive read a lot about the theory behind hoarding and when to bust it open, and feel like I’d really like to get three more 5* covered (or as close to it as I can), and also have Spider-Man PP with 11 covers and one saved cover lined up as a BH. I understand it’s not necessarily top tier, but the soon to be trio of Storm, Iceman, and Prof X seem like fun characters to use and a potentially good time to go for it. I plan to wait and see what’s around the corner in 5* land, meaning if it’s a really great character I could wait a bit longer and try my luck once they’re in and Storm is out.
Basically, I’m just curious if people think now is a good time to go for it in my situation. I also have a little over 600 CP, and will be collecting a few more LL tokens and CP beforehand, though would like to hold on to the CP if possible. It seems like just continuing to wait for a trio that includes at least one brand new meta-defining character may not be worthwhile, but while I’m becoming a bit anxious to pull I could do so if people feel I need a lot more LL tokens and/or CP to have a really good shot at being successful. Just trying to think about this and formulate a plan in advance as best I can, and appreciate any insight.
Anyway, I have finally built up a decent sized hoard of LL tokens, 353 as of this writing. I recently caved and champed two 5*, Doctor Strange and OML (the only two I had fully covered). I play PVE far more than PVP, and frankly felt like I was in danger of becoming too bored with the game if I didn’t go ahead and champ them (knowing full well doing so would make my life much tougher in PVP for the occasions I did play). It has made a positive difference for me, as coasting through PVE events quicker is far more enjoyable now. I’m not one that plays enough to usually place well, but I’m ok with that.
Ive read a lot about the theory behind hoarding and when to bust it open, and feel like I’d really like to get three more 5* covered (or as close to it as I can), and also have Spider-Man PP with 11 covers and one saved cover lined up as a BH. I understand it’s not necessarily top tier, but the soon to be trio of Storm, Iceman, and Prof X seem like fun characters to use and a potentially good time to go for it. I plan to wait and see what’s around the corner in 5* land, meaning if it’s a really great character I could wait a bit longer and try my luck once they’re in and Storm is out.
Basically, I’m just curious if people think now is a good time to go for it in my situation. I also have a little over 600 CP, and will be collecting a few more LL tokens and CP beforehand, though would like to hold on to the CP if possible. It seems like just continuing to wait for a trio that includes at least one brand new meta-defining character may not be worthwhile, but while I’m becoming a bit anxious to pull I could do so if people feel I need a lot more LL tokens and/or CP to have a really good shot at being successful. Just trying to think about this and formulate a plan in advance as best I can, and appreciate any insight.
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Waiting until Rescue rotates out gives you a few more weeks to earn LTs so chances are you'll have a few more by then. Also keep in mind, when X rotates in you'll have a few months to earn more resources to fully cover him if you somehow get hosed since he will be in the store a while. Same with Bobby. Storm is a bit more urgent but you should still have another 4-6 weeks to try. I don't know how many LTs you typically earn in a week, but for me I would anticipate several dozen more cracks at X while he was in the store.
It's completely up to you to pull or not pull, but I think this is a good set. I will be trying to cover all of them. I would try to do it on my LTs and use CP for special stores that had a different character I wanted, but it's nice to know you have another resource to draw on if you had a run of bad luck.
Let us know what you decide to do and the results!
On the BH front, am I foolish for wanting to try and champ my Spider-Man PP with them, as opposed to devoting them to current meta characters? I’m just so low on all of them with 2 covers of Thor, 1 cover of Okoye, and zero covers of Kitty, that it feels almost like a waste. I have fun with Spidey when I use him, so I would like to get him champed at some point. I do have a 5/5/0 Thanos, but due to the way he’s covered I’m leery of designating him as a BH. I am due to get a green cover of his at some point around November or so I believe from the daily resupply rewards.
I would love love to hear more thoughts, but in any event will let everyone know how it goes when I finally take the plunge. Thanks again!
It’s also important to remember both Thor and Okoye can be helpful with the right covers: 4-5 green for Thor and even a few covers on Okoye’s black make them very useful even under covered.
I covered mine through a combination of this and special stores. If you get 4-5 covers this go around, then the next time they come in a special store you will be well positioned to get them in a useful state.
Thor was hard to see the value in until I got 2 green covers--then it started making a real difference. He really needs 4 or 5 in green to shine though.
I personally went after Okoye hard first, with no regrets. Full disclosure--my Thor is 5/3/4, but that's plenty to have a full Thorkoye effect and I can honestly say it's a different game having that.
So, in your position if you made Shuri a BH now it's likely you would pull the blue cover you need in this process. Shuri is a TON of fun at the 4* level with the right partners: 4* BP, Prowler, or C4ge spring to mind. Any covers of other colors can go into champ levels, and the very first cover she gives for Okoye is black, at 280. I think if you decide to chase one I would do that.
Still not sure what to do about Thor, but realizing that a decision to chase him too limits the upside to Okoye makes me think I’m most likely better off focusing solely on her at initially. I still like my Spidey, but it’s not like he isn’t useful as he currently stands. Sure I’d like him even better at level 450 (or I guess 451 as I do have the saved cover), but it sounds like Okoye is a real priority.
I will most likely wait to pull until after we see the new 5*, but that feels like a net positive (I either go after Storm, who outside of MPQ is probably one of my top tier characters in terms of personal favorites, or I lose out on her but focus on an even stronger character).
Regrettably, Bishop is also one of the 4* that I have that are criminally under-covered. I just never seem to get him; think I only have like two covers or so. I will try to get him where I can too, though. Thanks again, all of the advice and support I’m receiving here is much appreciated!
The challenge for me is that I only have a little over 640 CP at the moment, which would translate to only 25 pulls. May be worthwhile, and I’m willing to do it, but this also coincides timing-wise with my sincere hope of getting three 5* fully covered when I eventually pull from Latest Legends. I currently have 367 LL tokens, and may end up with a small handful more by the time I pull. I know nothing is guaranteed pull-wise, but I guess my question for those having opened a hoard before, given my situation and hopes would you feel comfortable going into it with only those LL tokens at your disposal, and no CP?
There’s also the question of what the anniversary CP store will have to offer and should I wait to see that instead, but it’s kinda hard to imagine it being something that’s definitively better than the BP/Okoye/Thanos one.
Black Panther at 4/1/4
Thanos at 5/5/1 with one saved cover
Okoye at 1/1/0
Shuri at level 276
Not too bad, I obviously would have loved a bit more Okoye covers, and to have gotten two Thanos green covers rather than having to save one, but I feel I can’t complain. I also got a feeder Green Goblin cover from Sandman, getting him to 5/5/1.
If if I did decide to try to get just one Storm cover for now, is there a threshold where I should just give up if I’ve gone so many tokens without yet getting a cover of hers?
Awhile later I read your post, and it made a ton of sense to me so I figured I’d just go back in and simply pull until I got that first elusive Storm cover. It took another 21 pulls, but I finally got Storm. I also got two more 5* covers during this revisit, putting me right around the average pull rate for this second time. What did I get? You guessed it, one each of Prof X blue and black.
In any event, I now have 292 LLs, a 4/0/4 Prof X, a 1/0/0 Iceman, and a 0/1/0 Storm. I also got two total 4* BH over the course of my 84 pulls, and my Shuri is now level 281.
5/5/3 Storm
Level 454 Iceman
7/0/9 Professor X
Also got one bonus 5*, so my Okoye is now 2/2/0. Still leveling up Shuri to continue feeding her too, she’s currently at level 289.
Now, obviously I’m frustrated/disappointed with the distribution of Prof X covers, but realize it is what it is. I still have 88 LL tokens, along with two blue and four black Prof X covers hanging on the vine (he’s at 5/0/4 on my roster). Do I continue pulling in hopes of getting some purple covers, or do I save all of the covers and wait until Storm and Iceman are out before pulling again? I know Daredevil217 has mentioned it would be beneficial to have him tanking for me, and if I get more Iceman or Storm covers the chances of this seem tougher if using them together.