Merrin S1 locked behind g12?

"BobaFettish86;c-2415071" wrote:

"CrispyFett;c-2414818" wrote:

"BobaFettish86;c-2414807" wrote:

"TVF;c-2414802" wrote:

"Jacgul;c-2414797" wrote:

"TVF;c-2414795" wrote:
It's still not a paywall, not even a limited-time paywall.

So how exactly, without paying or waiting, does one get it then?

With crystals you saved up.

I'm curious, how many people would have crystals saved up to 7* a character they didn't know they had to 7* to fully unlock her basic kit? Yes, she is needed Ipeople going after Journey Cal, but I imagine a lot of other folks would like her in their NS teams.

Its a resource management game. I generally keep a stockpile of around 40,000 to 50,000 crystals in case I need them. Once I get to 50,000 I'll generally spend down to 40,000 and then replenish. I think alot of people do this in varying amounts. Its a choice- instead of stockpiling crystals I could choose to always spend them right away. or wait and save them in case I want to get something like Merrin immediately (which I dont). Same goes for Gear, relic mats, etc. Thats why its a resource management game

I didn't say it was a paywall, did I? But it does encourage people to spend money if they don't have a large crystal stash saved up. I am in no rush to collect Merrin either, but surely G11 with 200+ kyros to get there would have been more than sufficient?

I imagine you also have quite high GP, giving you more reason to save your crystals in the manner you described.

Considering the paper zombi possible interaction, there is a good chance a 3* merrin with all her capacities will be as efficient as a 7* merrin. Then, why improve this character at all ? Why bother buying packs with crystals/money if you don’t gain anything from it ? Gating the skill that might give the paper zombi issue at g12 makes sure there is still an incentive to get shards, a situation that is not needed for other characters who benefit from extra stars.

"Ravens1113;c-2415035" wrote:
Meaning she can’t be gotten there without using potentially upwards of 52k crystals ($350 worth). So a temporary pay wall in my eyes.

I get crystals without spending any $$$.

his eyes deceive him

Locking a skill behind 7* g12 from release, is fine.
Better than release it first, after some ppl win against something and they decide to do it.

"Phoenixeon;c-2415111" wrote:
Locking a skill behind 7* g12 from release, is fine.
Better than release it first, after some ppl win against something and they decide to do it.

The outrage would be 10x what's in this thread if they did that lol

Merrin is an easy 7* before it’s farmable if it’s important to you without spending cash. Merrin will hit weekly shipments 4 weeks?? Before farmable where you can purchase 85 each week. I’m not sure when it exactly it hits featured shipments but for 22400 crystals you can go from 0/30 to 7 star assuming you see it in featured 7 times.

Assuming your daily income is greater than 400 crystals a day, you’ll get all the crystals you need even if you had zero before Merrin is farmable. So it really is just a choice based on how important you feel the ability is. 8 weeks at most of an advantage to krakens is not a big deal. If you make it longer that’s your choice but not some weird conspiracy against you specifically.

Of course they could manage this in another way in the future. If they just made it a 7* unlock then people could take Merrin to g12 as soon as they were able to unlock them, gear being available that is. Would that be a better solution to those complaining about this?

"BubbaFett;c-2415173" wrote:

"Notthatguyfrombefore;c-2415172" wrote:
Of course they could manage this in another way in the future. If they just made it a 7* unlock then people could take Merrin to g12 as soon as they were able to unlock them, gear being available that is. Would that be a better solution to those complaining about this?

They aren't making money off a 7* unlock.... Why would they do that?

Well this way they could have abilities gated at g12, and people couldn’t complain about not being able to use all the abilities when the toon is still only 3/4* … because you wouldn’t be able to have the toon at 3/4*
I mean I think it’s a horrible idea, I’m just saying the devs could be meaner if they really wanted.

Also, you can bet they would make money off a 7* unlock, because no matter how high the bar is, some people will pay to have the toon sooner.

Relic Abilities - color us intrigued
G12 Abilities - How dare!

I can understand people being upset about Merrin having one of her abilities locked behind G12 and thus her being a 7* character, but it really isn't much of a wall. Also, her ability gate isn't the highest gate we have. Galactic Legends have their ultimate ability gated behind R1.