I used 14m silver changing around gear just to beat one boss,  had to do it manually it took 52minutes. Just to win 4 artefacts and 150m ofsilver. Needless to say I won't be doing it very often there's no way of sustaining that leve!l of resource usage.not impressed at all.

Actually I am very relaxed about this content.  I kind of like it and was very positive about it when it started. It gives some additional free ressources and I began last time to run through normal mode as I thought to enjoy it.

It was no problem but than I defeated Amius on the normal mode and was rewarded with a freaking rare skillbook...well...since than I am just doing what I can with my available champs...I do not regear/rebuild any champs for this...if I cannot beat the stage...well...than it is unbeatable at the moment. 

I have no ambitions to spend lots of time and ressources just to beat the content...what can be done will be done but nothing more.

Further in easier, not far in Hard....frustrates me how i have champs for some levels, all at 60 but the matchups are horrendous... as for now. Im happy with progress with what I have but the champs I take to 60 have to have use outside of Cursed City as well.. for now im more focused on Doom Tower Hard and going further next rotation , so control champs are a neccessity. Top champs on my list to 60 this year would be

Achak

Rhazin(his aoe tm decrease is essential)

Reliqaury Tender(her uses are insanely good and she will help me with cursed city Nether Spider)

Connelia

Valkyrie

Hotatsu

Cardinal

Yannica(im lacking heavy nukers i realized)

Good attitude, merciless gear looks op if you get a full set which i guess drives people on.

Personally blocked at S6 on hard, i had a hell of a time with S5 iron twins as well as no siphi, rotos or morrigaine

Yes the normal mode has hilariously bad rewards generally, i finished every stage and got an epic book and some silver for reward

I feel the normal mode completion reward is very under tuned. Anyone clearing 101 stages even normal does not need a 3 star chicken or rare skill book lol.

I've seen this feedback elsewhere too. I'll pass it on.

Anyone else have thoughts on the Normal versus Hard rewards?

I honestly can't answer that question, since I literally cannot even remember a single reward *either* mode provided :/

But while I have your attention Quinn, could you check about the crit rate on Amius? Is it bugged or intentionally higher than other content?

Normal definitely need a tune up.  Even if you consider it resources to help grow an account those resources don't match up with the level or an account that would be earning them.

AFAIK intentionally higher.  There's a few bosses with 50%CR now.

I see. Well, allow me to voice my strong disapproval of that change. All it does is makes the fight more of a slog, since it increases the likelihood of needing to restart due to a bad roll at a bad time, and gearing around expecting a CR is a silly exercise in futility.

I just hit my wall for hard this rotation with my champs as-is; need to pull souls for awakened stages and gear up vault guardians for others if im gonna get any further.

I'm stuck hard on the Iron Twins, it's stupid how the entire north quarter passes though S5, S6, S8 chokepoints, that's just poor city planning

Rewards on hard seem outstanding, I'm not sure what the rest of you are smoking... as for normal, they are expectedly crap... basically extra free login Rewards no? 

I'll switch over to normal today as I wait for the who to build (if I didn't use as food) from you all.

But to get over 70% done with hard with minimal efforts, basically gearing naked champs with perception leftovers seems fair to me. 

Hard rewards seem to be based upon getting lucky with merciless gear or picking up the stuff for the forge, i guess they are balanced ok although it costs a tonne of silver regearing. But once you have good merciless sets the set looks amazing.

Normal mode is hilarously bad rewards, ridiculously bad.

Someone could do the math, but it feels like it would take thousands of energy to get the equivalent rank/rarity drops of the new sets in a hard 10 dungeon.   Plus the fact that "special" set accessories are way more valuable than spider drops imo.  Also what is the value of 300+ mythical charms?

Just gonna take more than a month :) which i think you already stated patience isn't your best virtue lol

My problem is I'm adding new gear faster than I'm equipping champs. My hoarding is bad.  I'm ready for 2k storage, I will no longer mock others regarding this.  90% of gear I'm using on new champs for this would have been sold if I did a strict cleanse.

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my gear situation is getting out of hand now as well, trying to get whatever merciless builds I can so I'm keeping way too much trash 

Sintranos

week 1 = collect all the shiney gear u can in hard mode

week 2 = smash ur way round easy 

week 3+4 = try to empty mailbox of new gear befor it gets buried after next PR CvC

I must be doing something wrong or have had bad rng as i dont have a full merciless set at all.

I dont have a full decent merciless set yet either.

No one cares for the supersonic though? 3 piece accessories on arena speed leads and general support champions seems really good imo.

To be fair i think the problem is of my own making, i auto sold 5 star out of habit, whereas i think 5 star is worth keeping if it rolls well with the new set.

As for supersonic- I think i prefer speed gear to the supersonic to be honest, and i only really have one speed lead team anywhere nowadays.