[MEGATHREAD] Road Ahead: June 2022 - Datacrons

"StAugJames;c-2379321" wrote:
Are we still technically in the exhibition/experimental phase of Datacrons or is the 4th group the first of whatever they are throwing at the wall?

Very good question.. With the changes CG is desperately making for the 4th group, it appears that the DCs aren't fully thought out and is still a experiment. Hopefully, CG realizes that this idea of temporary resources will go the same way of the Tournaments.. As is, it no longer exists..

"SotaDraken;c-2379322" wrote:

"StAugJames;c-2379321" wrote:
Are we still technically in the exhibition/experimental phase of Datacrons or is the 4th group the first of whatever they are throwing at the wall?

Very good question.. With the changes CG is desperately making for the 4th group, it appears that the DCs aren't fully thought out and is still a experiment. Hopefully, CG realizes that this idea of temporary resources will go the same way of the Tournaments.. As is, it no longer exists..

From the start, they weren’t thought out. Set 4 looks like they are going backwards with dodge and reflect mechanics. Just note garbage for an extra month. I’m sure if they actually asked everyone in game there thoughts they would get a lot of pushback.

The conquest grind is much worse than Datacrons. Fight me.

"Wolfcast1e;c-2379444" wrote:
The conquest grind is much worse than Datacrons. Fight me.

The Conquest grind is horrible and ADDING farming Datacrons and its mats is even more horrible game design..

CG just ignores its own player base, much to chagrin of its rating in the App Stores.. Downward plummet is the trend, unfortunately..

"IronCross;c-2379391" wrote:

"SotaDraken;c-2379322" wrote:

"StAugJames;c-2379321" wrote:
Are we still technically in the exhibition/experimental phase of Datacrons or is the 4th group the first of whatever they are throwing at the wall?

Very good question.. With the changes CG is desperately making for the 4th group, it appears that the DCs aren't fully thought out and is still a experiment. Hopefully, CG realizes that this idea of temporary resources will go the same way of the Tournaments.. As is, it no longer exists..

From the start, they weren’t thought out. Set 4 looks like they are going backwards with dodge and reflect mechanics. Just note garbage for an extra month. I’m sure if they actually asked everyone in game there thoughts they would get a lot of pushback.

100 % agree

"SotaDraken;c-2379453" wrote:

"Wolfcast1e;c-2379444" wrote:
The conquest grind is much worse than Datacrons. Fight me.

The Conquest grind is horrible and ADDING farming Datacrons and its mats is even more horrible game design..

CG just ignores its own player base, much to chagrin of its rating in the App Stores.. Downward plummet is the trend, unfortunately..

I like Conquest and think GA is horrible. To each their own.

"Wolfcast1e;c-2379444" wrote:
The conquest grind is much worse than Datacrons. Fight me.

Apples and oranges. Datacrons are certain players getting excessively ridiculous items added to their characters and teams that make them more excessively stupid OP and are based on RNG factor. Granted, there are some like the level 6 stun target if you blink garbage where the only RNG is those lucky enough to get that particular ability. (about 7 days and this STUPID ability goes away, lots of people are going to be crying when their teams aren't invincible next week) That same level SIX ability that makes level NINE abilities irrelevant if you don't have that stupid dumb ridiculous garbage outrageous stun ability. (Seriously, who actually thought getting your whole team STUNNED was going to be "fun"? Someone needs to go home and re-think their life)

Conquest has a grind, but at the least they've listened and heard player feedback to reduce some of the grind. There is still grind, but it's not nearly as bad as last Summers' conquest grindage. Further, they might be "listening" to players about datacrons, but they sure aren't hearing us.

They've made datacrons such an unfun factor for too many. They are overpowered garbage and someone deciding to implement them is by no means actually playing this game. If they did, they'd know how dumb it was to add such excessively stupid abilities to Rey and JMK in set 1. Set 2 isn't much better, just on different GL's. (Add to that, they keep adding these datacrons to GL's.) At that, they have datacrons specifically focused on PVP in the game, if we could use datacrons for PVE that at least would be something enjoyable about them.

Players have gotten used to conquest and sure, CG stole the sandbox aspect of it from players, but it's doable. It's not as "fun" as it could be, but at least they've improved the mechanics of it in a lot of ways. Datacrons don't seem to be getting any better, just dumb in different ways.

"Whatelse73;c-2379478" wrote:

"Wolfcast1e;c-2379444" wrote:
The conquest grind is much worse than Datacrons. Fight me.

Apples and oranges. Datacrons are certain players getting excessively ridiculous items added to their characters and teams that make them more excessively stupid OP and are based on RNG factor. Granted, there are some like the level 6 stun target if you blink garbage where the only RNG is those lucky enough to get that particular ability. (about 7 days and this STUPID ability goes away, lots of people are going to be crying when their teams aren't invincible next week) That same level SIX ability that makes level NINE abilities irrelevant if you don't have that stupid dumb ridiculous garbage outrageous stun ability. (Seriously, who actually thought getting your whole team STUNNED was going to be "fun"? Someone needs to go home and re-think their life)

Conquest has a grind, but at the least they've listened and heard player feedback to reduce some of the grind. There is still grind, but it's not nearly as bad as last Summers' conquest grindage. Further, they might be "listening" to players about datacrons, but they sure aren't hearing us.

They've made datacrons such an unfun factor for too many. They are overpowered garbage and someone deciding to implement them is by no means actually playing this game. If they did, they'd know how dumb it was to add such excessively stupid abilities to Rey and JMK in set 1. Set 2 isn't much better, just on different GL's. (Add to that, they keep adding these datacrons to GL's.) At that, they have datacrons specifically focused on PVP in the game, if we could use datacrons for PVE that at least would be something enjoyable about them.

Players have gotten used to conquest and sure, CG stole the sandbox aspect of it from players, but it's doable. It's not as "fun" as it could be, but at least they've improved the mechanics of it in a lot of ways. Datacrons don't seem to be getting any better, just dumb in different ways.

Your last line says it all. They are and I doubt they will ever get better considering they don’t really listen to the community. Making garbage last an extra month wasn’t any improvement that’s for sure.

https://youtu.be/cDGlN6mluGA

"Kikka;c-2379192" wrote:
Imo the game was better before datacrons…so then I just play the game as before datacrons; not using datacrons. Works pretty well. Everyone should try it…might make the game better.
#dcronfree

Agreed. It's the only always we're going to get rid of them. I refuse to use them or farm them. I'm not going to win in Kyber 1 without paying for them anyway. I'll drop to Kyber 3, then I'll win without them. I'd rather lose and try to be part of the solution than use them and be part of the problem.

An extra month of garbage. Hooray. I'm happy to see the first set GTFO any day now, still have to suffer through a month of the 2nd set, and apparently they haven't learned anything with this upcoming dodge crap. That's going to last 4 months.

Like, just talk to your players. We do not want this trash breaking the game. Either rework them completely or just get rid of them. And for anyone below Kyber 3 defending datacons - you just don't know what you're talking about. Wait til you're up against a wall of lvl9s and then come tell us how much you love them.