Heroes Journey should reward the journeys of Holotable Heroes
TL;DR : All would benefit from yearly Heroes Journey involving a reward for Holotable Heroes commensurate with the length of their journey with the game.
@CG_Carrie @CG_SBCrumb,
I imagine that the Heroes Journey event is one that the SWGOH team would really like the community to look forward to and receive well. Certainly the effort put in supports that assumption. Unfortunately (as reflected in other threads), the community has recognized the current structure does not support achievement without an exceptional expenditure. Of course, this is disappointing.
I suspect this disappointment is most poignantly felt by the large portion of the community who has been with swgoh for YEARS. The Heroes Journey characters are arguably the most lobbied for and have historically been among the most impactful. Consider the following modified Heroes Journey launch protocol which could recognize the community, reward the SWGOH team efforts, continually rejuvenate the player base, and support business goals.
For the 2019 Heroes Journey event 2015 players would received 7* worth, 2016 6* worth, etc....
This *vesting* into the game rewards the player base for their journey by giving them access to success in the biggest event of the year. The enthusiasm and excitement would likely exceed anything thus far seen in the game. Spending would also be supported (consider the large 2016 player base! given SWGOH's contribution of shards to the Heroes Journey effort, I suspect the $-->50 shard packs would be a very popular purchase). Finally, it would be a reason for players who stepped away from the game to rejoin! Currently there are large headwinds against this competitively, but with the ability to gain Revan (or, next year...possibly Jedi Luke), they would be able to contribute to guilds immediately and have a reason to return. These events would be something the community looked forward to with great anticipation as they *vested* to the next level.
This is a structure that wins all around and supports a vibrant game and community.
Please please consider doing this and swiftly.
@CG_Carrie @CG_SBCrumb,
I imagine that the Heroes Journey event is one that the SWGOH team would really like the community to look forward to and receive well. Certainly the effort put in supports that assumption. Unfortunately (as reflected in other threads), the community has recognized the current structure does not support achievement without an exceptional expenditure. Of course, this is disappointing.
I suspect this disappointment is most poignantly felt by the large portion of the community who has been with swgoh for YEARS. The Heroes Journey characters are arguably the most lobbied for and have historically been among the most impactful. Consider the following modified Heroes Journey launch protocol which could recognize the community, reward the SWGOH team efforts, continually rejuvenate the player base, and support business goals.
Upon launch of a Heroes Journey event, players a credited shards of required heroes in accordance with their join date.
- 2015 - 6* worth of shards for each required character
- 2016 - 5* worth of shards for each required character
- 2017 - 4* worth of shards for each required character
- 2018 - 3* worth of shards for each required character
For the 2019 Heroes Journey event 2015 players would received 7* worth, 2016 6* worth, etc....
This *vesting* into the game rewards the player base for their journey by giving them access to success in the biggest event of the year. The enthusiasm and excitement would likely exceed anything thus far seen in the game. Spending would also be supported (consider the large 2016 player base! given SWGOH's contribution of shards to the Heroes Journey effort, I suspect the $-->50 shard packs would be a very popular purchase). Finally, it would be a reason for players who stepped away from the game to rejoin! Currently there are large headwinds against this competitively, but with the ability to gain Revan (or, next year...possibly Jedi Luke), they would be able to contribute to guilds immediately and have a reason to return. These events would be something the community looked forward to with great anticipation as they *vested* to the next level.
This is a structure that wins all around and supports a vibrant game and community.
Please please consider doing this and swiftly.
