I played way more than I should have in the Gwenpool release event.
I managed 4 clears in 6 hours. Then I ground the nodes to 1 with 4 hours left to go. After my final grind, I was ranked #2.
Then I went to mow the lawn for an hour. Dropped out of top 50. Barely managed a T100 Gwenpool cover. Wish I had access to more, because she seems really fun.
Anyone who’s like me - a guy with kids, a job, and responsibilities - give up hope of top 20 placement. It’s just not going to happen. You cannot get there unless you have the time in the front for 4 clears, and time at the back for 3+ more. The competition is just too fierce. I gave up a long time ago, but I really tried this time and managed somewhere around 70.
You started your final grind WAY too early. Not justifying the system in any way, I agree that it’s insane what you have to do to actually win events…just saying, if you want to score top placements, you have to time it so your final grind in the sub ends with as little time as possible left on the clock…then grind the new one 4x immediately. Fun, fun, fun!!
70 is better than 105, better than 90% of the player base who didn’t qualify for Gwen. But reading your OP you took too long to get to timers (6 hours) and did your final clear too early (4 hours)
Exactly. That’s the time I had. “Play when you want” is BS. It’s not that, at all. I had a rare weekend where I could afford to do the clears, and it netted me the bare minimum to get the character.
I know how it works. I can’t manage that. There are many people like me that can’t, either. I like this game, but my life does not revolve around it. That’s on me, but it’s also a sign. People like me can’t place well. I like competition, but even with this effort I barely made a cover. In most events it seems pointless to try.
The Best Buds event isn’t helping. I climbed to 450 and got smacked down to 270. Haven’t seen a single team I feel confident I can beat since.
This leads me to believe this game is for the “haves”. Putting in the time is not enough. You have to have scads of free time, a powerful alliance, wads of cash, or some combination thereof to come out on top. I’ve been engaged with this game for almost two years, but I’m thinking my time would be better spent elsewhere.
I have a job, family, kids, etc. - still squeezed out a T20 finish by playing from 9:30-12:30 every night of the event. The top guys were finishing in just over an hour, but my 5* scaling takes me a little longer so I have to settle for only 2 covers.
Yes. Everything this. If I want to succeed in the game, I have to sacrifice every scrap of free time I have to it. I love the game, but sometimes I need to do something else. If my kids have a bathroom emergency, or there’s a PTO conference, or I work late - progress gone. For 1k iso, 25hp, and a 3* cover, I shouldn’t have bothered. I should’ve made some progress in a 3* title I paid 1/4 the amount I have for this one.
The anniversary has some nice rewards, but I can’t reach a lot of them. I don’t expect to be catered to, but I also know that I’m free to take my wallet and go. I need to read more.
If you didn’t get top 100 in Simulator… You probably can’t do the 4* Essential nodes in Venom Bomb. You should be able to get Gwenpool when she’s the final progression reward in the SHIELD Simulator next season. Assuming you didn’t get her in her PvP, that is. At the very least you should be able to roster her before she’s a PvE essential again some time in 2017.
Covers are plentiful. Don’t get too worked up about missing a few.
I got T100 in Simulator. I specifically tried to do that so I could get a cover to do the essentials in the next event. In that I have 4 clears on each sub node, but won’t have access to my device for another 3 hr, so I’m automatically behind the curve.
I’m garbage at PvP. The best I’ve ever got is ~ 600. I’ve been trying, but most of the plausible matches I find are worth 20 pts and will require 3x heal packs.
Like I said, I’m probably doing it wrong. Somehow. I don’t know how you can do a match-3 game wrong, but there it is. I’m just that kind of stupid, I guess.
The current system is less stressful to me than the previous 8 hour cycle, but I still feel your pain. There really ought to be some sort of performance based scoring to determine placement instead of a timer. Higher scores could be awarded for fewer rounds taken to complete and less damage taken. Do four runs of each node whenever you want in a 24 hour window, best score wins.
Hence my point about not getting too worked up about it. Missing out on covers here and there isn’t a big deal. Play in a way that suits you and don’t stress out about the ones that play more than you.
I reinstalled for anniversary. Sadly, I will be uninstalling afterwards. The development team just does not get it or they do not care. People want to have lives and be able to successfully compete with the top players.
It’s a shame. So many great characters and abilities. The gameplay is so much fun. The game itself is highly addictive.
Unfortunately, pve is still set up as PvP with a story instead of true pve. IMHO, if I’m going to support a game with my two valuable resources, time and money, I should not have to “settle” for lower tier rewards because I have a job, family, and a life.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind PvP features. I’m sure some players thrive on those. I don’t expect to do as well on those. But when a game advertises that it has a pve feature, which fits my life for every other game that I play, it genuinely hurts that it’s a lie and I can’t really play the game I would prefer.
Just got clarification, dpdq is a true pve. That is how rewards for other “pve’s” should be set up.
If they keep Clearance Levels in the PVE’s, just focus on getting your 4 clears throughout the day to get the CP from the nodes, and from max progression. If you place well, consider it a bonus. I like to pretend it’s a progression based PVE and that helps me feel like I truly can play as I want. That CP gives me a 4* and a shot at a 5*. I much prefer it.
I too am free to play, have a family with children and a job. Oops, got to get back to work.
I do this for non-release events and it really fits the “play at your own pace” mold a lot better. If I get all the CP out of an event I’m happy. If I happen to place T100 or better it’s a welcomed bonus.
So I had to do my final clears 3 hours early and fell out of the top 20. Why because like the op I decided to go indoor rock climbing with my kids. I had an absolute blast got top 50 in PVE and figure I will eventually cover gwenpool. This is a game. If I have the time to get 1 extra cover great. If I give up 1 extra cover to spend quality time with my family even better. That means I have my priorities in the right place and the game does not rule my life. I score 1200 in PVP as well. I could go higher but I durring the week I decided to take a kickboxing class with my 12 year old daughter. This game does not need to be a full time or part time job, it can feel that way but it can also be a hobby.
The smartest thing I learned to do was stop playing for placement in pve. I, too, have kids and a life, and I can’t do optimal timing. I also wouldn’t want too, because it sounds so tedious, almost like work. I’d rather play and have some fun.
Long story short, I’ve learned to embrace RNGesus as my savior, and build my roster via token pulls, by building up cp, through champ covers, and progression rewards. It takes longer, certainly, but given that it takes so long to get the necessary ISO to level anyone, I don’t feel in a terrible rush. I’m sitting on a pile of about 300 cp, and I won’t cash any in because why? Even if I get good covers, they’ll sit unlevelled due to my lack of ISO to level them (and I’m currently sitting on 230k ISO, I.e. Not close to enough to fully level any 4s).
TL:DR learn to embrace RNGesus and play for progresssion. Treat placement rewards like a participation trophy. The game becomes much more fun.
I feel for the OP. I had a lot of social obligations this weekend, and even playing MPQ for about 3 hours a day, I only got ranked at 106…missing out on any covers. I told my alliance I need to step back. MPQ is consuming my life over other things, and I feel I can’t succeed at my level without a huge time commitment / coordination / building my life around this game. After 3 years, it’s OK to put it on the back burner. Still love Civil War / Galactus type events, and I’ll play hard for those.