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Aledromo@aledromoI couldn’t have put it better myself. Though it feels like cheating to not try for the tokens first. What can I say? We’re an unwell population whose psychoses are being exploited. It’s well known.
Aledromo@aledromoProportionately we need about 7% more tokens than before they changed the values, so I’m not surprised some of us have fallen short despite best efforts.
Still, since the alternative is to eventually leave the game with a giant gem hoard I don’t mind blowing a few to fill in for new characters here and there. Damned if I spend on those accessories though. They’ll come around again.
Aledromo@aledromoI haven’t sniffed first in this event. All previous strategies have failed. It’ll cost me a bit more gems than is ideal, but I’ll probably get Scorponok anyway. The art design on him is amazing and should be rewarded.
Aledromo@aledromoYeah, I’m done giving them anything. He’ll get as cheap as Skywarp some day. If the game is still running, I’ll get him then.
Aledromo@aledromoCrap. It looks like I’m buying Trypticon just because I can. I don’t even like him! But I mean, I got 11k tokens and don’t really need any of the other stuff.
Wait, I don’t NEED any of this at all! Slippery mental slope.
Aledromo@aledromoI used trypicon to mess with a few times and he doesn’t seem that special. Does he get better or more worth 10K tokens at higher levels? Or should I just do sparks and accessories and not bother clogging the dailies with another B lister?
Aledromo@aledromoJust sparks for me this time. I’ll get Blaster when he’s less expensive/in demand.
Aledromo@aledromo@joel687 You should totally do it. 50 gems is small potatoes for a difference of 250 spark. Then again seeing that written out makes me doubt my calculations. I guess it depends on your gem hoard? Honestly, it’s decisions like this that keep me coming back to this game. Explosions are nice but I’ve always considered it a resource/time management sim.
Aledromo@aledromo@joel687 You and me both! And I got him with all of his accessories for about 3000 gems less than I was willing to pay for just him in the token exchange that I missed. Patience pays, I guess.
Now a question: is it worth 100 gems to get the 500 spark prize, or better to let the 210 tokens I have expire.
Aledromo@aledromoThe token exchange is broken if you try to buy Dead End. I hope they’re not raising the price just as I was about to get him!
Aledromo@aledromoStill mad about missing Dead End. Ok, I’ll stop bringing it up.
Aledromo@aledromoStill mad I missed their Dead End offer since I didn’t check the token exchange in that window. Say, know what would make me feel better about recent lost progress?
Aledromo@aledromoWhat accessories does Wheeljack have?
Aledromo@aledromoMy Ultimate Megatron was level 13 when he dominated Unicron. Has acid rounds and cowboy hat.
Aledromo@aledromoI encountered Unicron for the first one while messing about as Ultimate Megatron. Whoever it was on here talking about preferring UM was spot on. I don’t even have the Armada headset and this was by far the easiest I ever destroyed Unicron. He may become a nice alternative to constantly running Grimlock.
Aledromo@aledromoWhy Ultimate Megatron and not Dark Megatron? I have no data but Dark always seemed stronger to me.
Aledromo@aledromoI’m amazed that they plan on weekly events. I realize that’s where the money comes from, but if they’re that frequent then the urgency to spend is gone because whatever you wanted to buy will probably come around again in a few weeks.
Aledromo@aledromoMan that Energon Grimlock nerf has to be coming any second now once they study the data from this week.
Aledromo@aledromoYes. In fact I came on here to ask/complain about the same thing.
The spark thing was just artificial inflation to begin with, but they just keep messing with us further in ways I am continually surprised by.
Aledromo@aledromoThe hat looks cute. I wonder if they can all wear it.
Aledromo@aledromoI never thought of that. Thanks!
Aledromo@aledromoI’m level 380. Finished with about 29,000. Started about an hour into the competition period and again, just played steadily through. I had about a thousand more points than the second place guy and also: just the one recharge.
N = 1, so I’m very suspicious that this was just a fluke based on how other days have gone.
Aledromo@aledromo@sickcyn I got first today by playing all free charges starting last night – took 7 hours off to sleep and get ready for work. I let them build during low yield blocks (hi, Ultimate Megatron for +20%!) and did all I could during a few high yield ones. When the bonus bot was lame I unleashed Energon Starscream for a run or two to keep the counter going. Did one recharge at the end. Only reached the 50 token level. Not sure if this will be a viable strategy, but since I’m only in it for two or three of the accessories it’s a low stress experiment.
Aledromo@aledromoYeah, I used to finish no less than in the 300 level with moderate effort and very few recharges. This time out my greatest efforts have failed to raise me out of the 100 level two days straight.
Just shut down the game if you don’t want us to play it anymore. I guess enough people are buying gems in the new ecosystem to make most of us irrelevant.
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