Okay, so after 7 days here are my thoughts on Conquest after I have just gotten the final crate.
Overall I am really happy with the new mode and can see how it can be adjusted to make it very fun and playable so congrats. But here are my criticisms/thoughts and will then make suggestions on possible solutions.
1. Timing. You get 120 energy a day which is 8 battles a day. That means you go in first thing, can probably do 4 battles, go in again in the evening and can do 3 maybe 4. This feels incredibly slow. Whilst everything is shiny and new of course people are going in more frequently but I do think that pretty soon it will lose its shine and be forgettable which is a shame as I really like it. This leads on to point 2.
2. Notification. There is nothing on screen to say its happening. Along with the energy being so slow this means it will be really really easy to forget about it or miss a day.
3. Stamina. I really enjoy this as sometimes having a weaker team actually makes certain feats easier to do.It also meant I played with more of my times.
4. Rewards. So the rewards change as you go up the crates and I am really happy with the overall process however I think a couple of things miss the mark. A big example is Carbonite Circuit Boards. This is a real pinch point after 4 GLs and needing multiple high relic characters so these would be really valuable even to end game players as the gear is on nodes we rarely ever touch. This is true for a couple of other pieces as well.
So onto possible changes
1. Speed up energy and stamina. I would double the refresh rate on energy and double the stamina so that the whole thing takes a week.
2. Make sure there is an on screen notification as we can easily miss it
3. Integrate it in the off week of GAC. I had a chat with some real hardcore GAC streamers and even they said they would be able to play more during that off time.
Like I said overall I really enjoy this and as someone would actually likes things such as LSTB and other PvE content this is a great addition. But was trying to think of how others also play when coming up with suggestions.
Cheers