shardwick said: I would level up Apoc and BRB to the same level as your best 4* character and only play with them for a week in pvp and see how you like it. That way you're still getting 4* MMR so if you get bored then you can go back to just playing with your 4s and you won't regret making the jump to 5* land. I've seen guys that only had one champed 5*, then they champ a couple more, get overwhelmed with 5* MMR and then end up quitting the game.
entrailbucket said: shardwick said: I would level up Apoc and BRB to the same level as your best 4* character and only play with them for a week in pvp and see how you like it. That way you're still getting 4* MMR so if you get bored then you can go back to just playing with your 4s and you won't regret making the jump to 5* land. I've seen guys that only had one champed 5*, then they champ a couple more, get overwhelmed with 5* MMR and then end up quitting the game. Now I'm really interested in this! I've never heard about someone quitting because they moved to 5*.A long time ago there used to be a major advantage gained in PvE from keeping your guys artificially low level, but I have never heard of anyone doing it for PvP purposes. What's the reasoning here? Why would someone be overwhelmed with matchmaking when they move to 5*? Isn't the ability to be matched with higher-point-value 5* teams an advantage?
entrailbucket said: Can you be more specific about what you're worried about regarding matchmaking?
entrailbucket said: This is going to vary a great deal based on when and where you play, but when you're playing with 4* how much are your fights worth? At what score level are you unable to find a 40-point match?
entrailbucket said: I suppose it comes down to how much you value the progression rewards between 700->1200 and the placement rewards that go along with them.
Jacklag said: entrailbucket said: Can you be more specific about what you're worried about regarding matchmaking? Sure. Currently 4*PvP is pretty rich. We see many different teams, even though three duals appear pretty often: Polaris+GRocket is the speed team, but it gets destroyed by Polaris+Sabertooth. The other common team is Polaris+Medusa, but that team is easy target for America Chavez+high match damage partner, usually Karnak. Which is easy to beat with Polaris+GRocket. A chisel for every rock.But for what I read, 5* PvP is dominated by Hulkoye teams and there is nothing else to do but drag-on fights with BRB+Kitty (which I have at a 3/0/1, btw).So that's basically it, I fear making the transition would make PvP less fun.
Jacklag said: entrailbucket said: This is going to vary a great deal based on when and where you play, but when you're playing with 4* how much are your fights worth? At what score level are you unable to find a 40-point match? It varies a lot. Early in an event opponents are worth less than 20 points, but they are pretty easy to beat cause it's usually GRocket+3*Thanos or 4*Juggernaut+GRocket. Later on I get an average of 33 points. Retaliation matches are often the most valuable, I've seen them go as high as 61 pts.
Jacklag said: entrailbucket said: I suppose it comes down to how much you value the progression rewards between 700->1200 and the placement rewards that go along with them. Right, that is a factor indeed. There's no 5*Rewards did progression in PvP, only placement. I constantly get 50 shards for the featured 5* by finishing in top 100. Don't now if I would get that paying against 5* metas