It’s more helpful the weaker your roster is, though.
Guys like you and me still can hit 1300 unshielded in the right slice even if we quit Line today, but those w/o a top roster definitely can benefit a lot from it.
I would say your target shouldn’t be top 100 but one that can comfortably get 80 or higher. I’ve been a part of a teetering alliance that floated around 100 and it did nothing but create stress and lower morale when they did not make Top 100. Alliances go through some shuffling between seasons and that’s a good time to look for one unless you’re a Merc who regularly puts up good points regardless of alliance.
Ah, ok. I was thinking less ambitiously, just running up to 1k for 1 cover since he was talking top 50 placement and starting the transition. 1.3k takes a bit more work, I agree, and I tend not to bother either unless I want the cover there.
I see, best way to build up a 4* roster is to have a top 100 alliance in the back, but what about the rest?
Now that the way of D3 is clear, throwing in 4s one after a another, should a 3 player do the transition by force?
Too hit 1k progression in pvp you need more time instead of being top 100 and getting a 3* cover, is it worth spending this extra time?
What about iso, after DDQ running for some mounth most of daily player shoud have more covered up characters then iso to lvl them up, 4* need even more iso, how to compare this gap?
Do you use MPQ as a time killer as a 3* player without to care about 4*s or put the extra effort in it?
A top 100 alliance give you a lot more resources as others said - covers to make your roster stronger, iso to level characters, hp to shield for higher ranking as well as progressions.
I’d say if you want to make the transition, you need to know what to target for each event. Maybe for one pvp you need the useful 3* covers more, like IF/Lthor, and want to aim for placement with minimum shields by going to a less busy time slice and earn some spare hp for shieldhopping.
Maybe another pvp has psylocke rewards and you already have her maxed, but there’s a HB or GT or Fury at 1k that will help you, then you’ll want to give yourself more time to make sure you get it even if your hop goes poorly.
Level up your 3s to about 120 when they are boosted for the week or featured, it won’t cost much iso, and makes your climb much easier - even non-top-tier 3s will be able to take on maxed 4*s when they’re buffed to 200+.
But possibly the most important question should be, are you having fun? If you enjoy collecting 4s, go for it. If it seems like too much work after you’ve tried it out, no harm in staying in 3 land either.
But with the “staying in 3* land” looks like a dead end to me in the moment. D3 drives the 4* road with high speed, what eventually means 3* releases are in the future like 2* releases and everybody knows what that means…
So I see at the end of the road that, 4s are the progress and 3s are stagnation, and for some people like me is stagnation like being dead.
