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Yhwh Islord

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Yhwh Islord6 years ago

Hmmmm, at first glance this seems great, but it solves one problem and makes another worse.

It helps with the issue of accessibility. Players can now acquire bots and weapons they desire, BUT... as we all know, bots and weapons are usable until they are at the level needed for the league you are in.

Being in champs... that means minimum lvl 10, but ideally lvl 12 or lvl 10 (mk2).

For players not wanting to spend money on gold to speed up upgrades, this is going to be a nightmare. Currently I own multiple tarans and orkans that aren't leveled, 7 or so storms that I haven't even touched, a lvl 6 strider, a second inquisitor currently at lvl 4, I'm using component deals to earn my first spectre (only 50% toward it now)... and maybe 15% of my bots/weapons are MK2 to lvl 11-12.

So if PIX keeps releasing bots/weapons at the speed they are... your problem is going to be upgrades. And if you haven't noticed, with every release item upgrades keep getting longer.

To upgrade a griff to lvl 12 for example was 15 days.... to UPGRADE A RAVEN IT IS 58 DAYS!!!

THAT IS ALMOST 4x LONGER!!!

With only 1 upgrade queue, Pix is going to make waaaaaaaaaay more money on F2P players who aren't patient enough to wait for their bot to upgrade. A FULLY maxed Raven will take 116 DAYS to UPGRADE to lvl 12 MK2 --- OR 31% of the YEAR!!

One bot - 1/3 of the year without upgrades for 1 BOT!

Sorry this is so long, but I'm thinking this isn't going to be good news. Players that already drop $200-300/mo on this game will now get bots/gear earlier that everyone and be able to pay to speed up upgrades.

If you want to have a storm/gust Raven it will take you almost HALF the year to get to MK2 lvl 12 (maxed).

I could be wrong... but get ready to have to pay more $$$ for time upgrades.

Biggest caution is this in my opinion -- The biggest thing that will now differentiate F2P players with other F2P players, will be what builds (weapons/bots) they choose to invest in. If you allocate silver/gold for builds that won't be competitive in 6-9 months, you'll get left behind.

I hope I'm wrong.

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Yhwh Islord6 years ago

Hi Pinky, I think your comments are great. Sounds like you are very appreciative for some of the recent changes.

In terms of why people are writing negative comments... let me try and illuminate the frustration.

Sounds like you've done a great job earning premium gear - great job. You seem proud that you haven't spent much money doing it, which again, is great. Now imagine you got 3x the gear. Since they will be making it easier, lets say you earned 2-3x more bots/weapons in the same time frame.

Curious to know... how would you feel not being able to play hardly any of them b/c you can't upgrade them quick enough.

Not sure what league you are in, but with the opponents I face, my avg upgrade time for a new bot/weapon is 3-4 weeks (without paying to speed it up).

Sounds strange complaining about having too much gear... but it's an honest dilemma b/c of the rate of new items that PIX is releasing. It's not going to help F2P players catch up (hence Pix's use of the word 'balance') to P2P players b/c F2P players won't be able to use their new items.

Not sure this is a good fix to the problem.

I could be wrong. I hope I am. Would love to hear your thoughts and feedback.

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Yhwh Islord6 years ago

I totally share your perspective... would be nice if there was at a minimum a separate bot upgrade queue, and a weapon upgrade queue... but that would decrease the revenue potential for Pix... probably won't be happening anytime soon.

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Yhwh Islord6 years ago

some thoughts to ponder.

Current upgrade extension trend illustrated below (before article mentions FURTHER extending them):

Time to get Griffin to MK2 lvl 12 = 30 days
Time to get Raven to MK2 lvl 12 = 116 days (1/3 of year).

What is the point of being able to acquire the gear you want if you have to PAY to be able to use it?

My underlying assumption is excited players with new gear will not wait the entire upgrade time before playing their bot, which will lead to having to spend more $$$ on gold to speed up upgrades.

Maybe?

Welcome your feedback, thanks!

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Yhwh Islord6 years ago

yes... utter craziness. Can you see why players might be a bit upset about it being extended? https://warrobots.net/en/robots/37

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Yhwh Islord6 years ago

And Flux takes 45 days for lvl 12... double that for Mk2. Really??? 90 days, or should I say 270 days for 3 maxed on a fury for sniping. And guess what... I see my oponents in champ league playing them already... fully maxed.

So it doesn't matter if you make it accessible for me to acquire 3 Flux faster... I'll be forced to pay... or wait 75% of the year for 3 weapon upgrades!

Can anyone really say this isn't crazy??

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