GideonXL

GideonXL

We play Marvel Strike Force. we want to bring you various perspectives of the game we all know and love from the beginner to the end game player.

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  • @Procrastigaming
    @Procrastigaming11 сағат бұрын

    Good video forge!

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6608 сағат бұрын

    Lol glad you enjoyed it. High-five!!

  • @larskoenig6021
    @larskoenig602116 сағат бұрын

    illuminati without cb is a b-tier war/cc team, confirmed by dorkydad and shouldnt be touched at all by new players especially for f2p or "only" pass buyers (lol only 80 bucks)

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl66013 сағат бұрын

    Interesting perspective I do appreciate it. I would tend to disagree because new players should always build the newest teams, their stats are gonna be better and The team will be needed for a legendary.So you're gonna have to invest in them anyway, might as well do it now. But I'm definitely curious to see if they are capable of anything without Captain Britain.

  • @Old_timey526
    @Old_timey52613 сағат бұрын

    @@larskoenig6021 Gideon is making an excellent point here. Illuminati is about the long game. End game players may be seeking instant gratification but planning for the next legendary unlock is crucial for new players. This is the big picture plan.

  • @larskoenig6021
    @larskoenig602113 сағат бұрын

    @@gideonxl660 they dont. dorky was already able to test them. its all about cb in off and def. and for the unlock you will need cb so theres no point in investing in an team below wardog-level.

  • @Old_timey526
    @Old_timey52611 сағат бұрын

    @@larskoenig6021 sessy shared chat that he beat mfm in room 2 with the four piece illuminati

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl66047 секунд бұрын

    ​@@larskoenig6021That may be true. I hear what you're saying 100%, but for new players to skip teams is very dangerous. You gotta get 20 teams on the board to participate in all game modes. So even if this isn't the best team ever made if it's serviceable, they should still use it. And at some point. Capt. Britain will be available for the general public instead of having to build the entire team. I just need to build him.

  • @Old_timey526
    @Old_timey52617 сағат бұрын

    Another great video and your editing is on point!!

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl66013 сағат бұрын

    Thanks bro 🙏🏿, we gotta keep getting better 💯

  • @TheWhiteRabbit-my8eh
    @TheWhiteRabbit-my8eh2 күн бұрын

    My alliance is breaking up this weekend because we’re too tired and don’t want to login every day anymore. I don’t blame them but they’re also the people who push to be more active and get angry when people don’t push as hard.

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6602 күн бұрын

    Hey man thanks for sharing this. I know it can cause stress. If you don't want to play anymore or are not as competitive that's OK. It's summertime go have fun. How many of your alliance leaving?

  • @TheWhiteRabbit-my8eh
    @TheWhiteRabbit-my8eh18 сағат бұрын

    @@gideonxl660at least 6. Scopely keeps pushing and at some point, it’s just too much for people. It always happens and will always happen to games when have alliance events.

  • @dustinbrilliant2113
    @dustinbrilliant21132 күн бұрын

    I quit the game 3 years ago, and it positively changed my life. MSF changes/evolves so much and so quickly, you can't afford it. You feel the need to be with a good alliance and to feel competitive, but it's not worth it. I was a medium spender but racked up max credit card debt. And I had no other choice but to get out from under it.

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6602 күн бұрын

    Hey, man. Thanks for sharing your story. You one hundred percent, did the right thing.Keep enjoying life bro.

  • @iam00playa18
    @iam00playa183 күн бұрын

    Hello, Good Brother. I just got him and Guardian. Close to unlocking Sasquatch. But, until then who can put in. I was thinking Sabertooth. Since he's Canadian also. 😊 What should I do?

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6603 күн бұрын

    Strong work bro 💪🏿. I'm still missing Sasquatch myself. My buddies are using Rogue. But good old Sabertooth might be fun back in the Canadian north.

  • @NovaDestructZero
    @NovaDestructZero4 күн бұрын

    True statements here. Great vid

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6604 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the kind words 👍🏿

  • @Doug4130
    @Doug41305 күн бұрын

    The reason this was a dealbreaker for me was because of the precedent it sets. There's nothing stopping them from doing this with a meta arena or raid team to further divide the spenders/non spenders. I'm not sticking around for that. For reference, I was a highly engaged player (top 20 in arena, incursion 2.3 and spotlight 1.2, all alpha flight g18/lvl100 etc). I don't spend on MSF because scopely's valuation of their product is laughable, though I do spend on other games so it's not like they couldn't have made me a customer over the years. They completely removed player agency and my chance to compete, which subsequently removed my desire to play the game.

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6605 күн бұрын

    Hey man what you are saying is 100 % real. Thanks a million for your comments. I Think other people are feeling the same way. Can I ask what other games you play that you have spent on?

  • @Doug4130
    @Doug41304 күн бұрын

    absolutely! I buy the passes in marvel snap as they're priced decently, as well as offers in a mobile game called Mythic Heroes

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6604 күн бұрын

    Outstanding thanks for the response.

  • @LEkzorius
    @LEkzorius5 күн бұрын

    Very grounded in reality. Gonna sub to your channel.

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6605 күн бұрын

    Appreciate you bro 🙏🏿. I like your avatar 💯

  • @ShamNAD0Gaming
    @ShamNAD0Gaming5 күн бұрын

    I got sent this video by Old Timey Gaming and you’ve spoken a perspective I never thought about and I love that. Given me a lot to think about, but this video needs to be sent further and seen by more💯

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6605 күн бұрын

    Old Timey is Legit!! Thanks for giving it a watch. Are you guys in the same alliance?

  • @ShamNAD0Gaming
    @ShamNAD0Gaming5 күн бұрын

    @@gideonxl660yea we’re both in the alliance with updog

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl660Күн бұрын

    That's Kool. I stopped by the stream the other day, watching you guys playing crucible together was pretty awesome.

  • @Old_timey526
    @Old_timey5265 күн бұрын

    Great video!!

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6605 күн бұрын

    Appreciate you bro, thanks for the kind words.

  • @TheMe3account
    @TheMe3account6 күн бұрын

    Maaan I had to subscribe and hit the notification bell on this one. I feel like everyone in the MSF community need to hear this. Some alliance can do more harm than good. I had to remind myself that what scopely is doing is nothing new and plenty of other companies do the same. Maybe it's time to walk away or just not give into fomo 🤔

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6605 күн бұрын

    Appreciate you bro 🙏🏿. We definitely want to make sure we're in the right spot. People complain sometimes and say they want us to be in an alliance. We're all the same. And that's a good thing. In my opinion, then you're not getting pressured to do stuff you don't want to do.

  • @kevincoplen1204
    @kevincoplen12046 күн бұрын

    1st time watching your videos and you are 100% spot on

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6606 күн бұрын

    Appreciate you bro. Thanks for taking the time to watch.

  • @Procrastigaming
    @Procrastigaming6 күн бұрын

    Hey Forge, as someone who falls in that moderate spender category, I don’t want to stop playing, and won’t, but am annoyed at this, more because I feel forced to spend, rather than having the option, of that makes sens

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6606 күн бұрын

    Lol so the Forge thing is staying, I like it!! 👍🏿 No man, I get what you're saying. 100%, this is great information. There's a lot of different people. A lot of different perspectives. And we definitely want to draw as much of that stuff out as possible. Any thoughts on how things like this could be made better in the future?

  • @Procrastigaming
    @Procrastigaming6 күн бұрын

    @@gideonxl660 well until you stop sounding like him anyway haha, personally I think if he was more like the zombies, a 2 star unlock for ftp, so they can have him, and not required for anything, like future legendaries etc, just like a true luxury toon, that if you pay,he will help hugely in all game modes, but if you don’t, it doesn’t hurt your future progression, also just plug and play and not part of any team, I think even if that toon was fully paywalled, it would be ok, but it’s the future requirements, making you feel like your completely forced, which I don’t like, I was going to buy them anyway, but now it’s had the opposite effect

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl660Күн бұрын

    I think that is a very valid point. People would probably be better if he was more luxury-based. We may find out that is the case anyway

  • @AndrewNeal-h9o
    @AndrewNeal-h9o6 күн бұрын

    This is an interesting video! The idea of a mobile game in theory is something you play when you have a spare 5min, on the toilet or in the morning during breakfast, at the doctors etc etc. That is possible, but game modes like blitz and making it so you have to log in at certain times to claim energy means that Scofily manipulates players to log in and play to an extend that psychologically fomo is created. If they really cared about players they could get rid of the game modes that don’t mean anything like blitz. Then make content that is challenging but can be accessed over 24hours, allowing players to play when they can and want to, not requiring logging on at different times of the day to claim energy etc. Steps have been taken, like wars 19 attacks at the start but far more can be changed.

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6606 күн бұрын

    Excellent comment man keep them coming. I do think in the age that we are now since everybody has phones, And carries them with them. 24 hours a day a lot of game companies don't want to be like the old-school Candy Crush. Or Clash of Clans, where you do 3 to 5 minutes of play. They want to create habits for you to log in that help you to keep playing. I'm a fan of the more marathon play Style. I want events that last 3 days a week. 2 weeks so you can go at them. When you want when you have time I would like more of that type of gameplay. Do you have any thoughts on that? What would that Game mode or game modes be like?

  • @AndrewNeal-h9o
    @AndrewNeal-h9o6 күн бұрын

    This is an interesting video! The idea of a mobile game in theory is something you play when you have a spare 5min, on the toilet or in the morning during breakfast, at the doctors etc etc. That is possible, but game modes like blitz and making it so you have to log in at certain times to claim energy means that Scofily manipulates players to log in and play to an extend that psychologically fomo is created. If they really cared about players they could get rid of the game modes that don’t mean anything like blitz. Then make content that is challenging but can be accessed over 24hours, allowing players to play when they can and want to, not requiring logging on at different times of the day to claim energy etc. Steps have been taken, like wars 19 attacks at the start but far more can be changed.

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6606 күн бұрын

    Thanks

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6606 күн бұрын

    Thanks

  • @AndrewNeal-h9o
    @AndrewNeal-h9o6 күн бұрын

    This is an interesting video! The idea of a mobile game in theory is something you play when you have a spare 5min, on the toilet or in the morning during breakfast, at the doctors etc etc. That is possible, but game modes like blitz and making it so you have to log in at certain times to claim energy means that Scofily manipulates players to log in and play to an extend that psychologically fomo is created. If they really cared about players they could get rid of the game modes that don’t mean anything like blitz. Then make content that is challenging but can be accessed over 24hours, allowing players to play when they can and want to, not requiring logging on at different times of the day to claim energy etc. Steps have been taken, like wars 19 attacks at the start but far more can be changed.

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6606 күн бұрын

    Thanks

  • @TheWhiteRabbit-my8eh
    @TheWhiteRabbit-my8eh2 күн бұрын

    Not being forced to login every day would help.

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl660Күн бұрын

    @AndrewNeal-h9o I agree with you in many ways. But I think that those 5 minute games. There's definitely games like that out there, but they're not really designed to make money and in the information age that we live in now everybody has a phone with them. So like you said, they're trying to get us to have these habits. I'm definitely in favor of events that last multiple days. That way, people can do pieces of it as they see fit.

  • @AndrewNeal-h9o
    @AndrewNeal-h9o6 күн бұрын

    This is an interesting video! The idea of a mobile game in theory is something you play when you have a spare 5min, on the toilet or in the morning during breakfast, at the doctors etc etc. That is possible, but game modes like blitz and making it so you have to log in at certain times to claim energy means that Scofily manipulates players to log in and play to an extend that psychologically fomo is created. If they really cared about players they could get rid of the game modes that don’t mean anything like blitz. Then make content that is challenging but can be accessed over 24hours, allowing players to play when they can and want to, not requiring logging on at different times of the day to claim energy etc. Steps have been taken, like wars 19 attacks at the start but far more can be changed.

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6606 күн бұрын

    Thanks

  • @AndrewNeal-h9o
    @AndrewNeal-h9o6 күн бұрын

    This is an interesting video! The idea of a mobile game in theory is something you play when you have a spare 5min, on the toilet or in the morning during breakfast, at the doctors etc etc. That is possible, but game modes like blitz and making it so you have to log in at certain times to claim energy means that Scofily manipulates players to log in and play to an extend that psychologically fomo is created. If they really cared about players they could get rid of the game modes that don’t mean anything like blitz. Then make content that is challenging but can be accessed over 24hours, allowing players to play when they can and want to, not requiring logging on at different times of the day to claim energy etc. Steps have been taken, like wars 19 attacks at the start but far more can be changed.

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6606 күн бұрын

    Thanks

  • @CyclopsWasRight
    @CyclopsWasRight6 күн бұрын

    I finally walked away. I let my alliance know, and it's been two days since I uninstalled. I knew it had become an addiction, but I didn't realize how much so. I literally catered my days around free energy and store refreshes.. I'm free now. I only ever purchased strike passes that involved mutant characters or teams, by the way.

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6606 күн бұрын

    Amen, you won have fun bro. Go enjoy life. Get into some new stuff. Your name and avatar are outstanding!!!

  • @CyclopsWasRight
    @CyclopsWasRight6 күн бұрын

    @@gideonxl660 Lol. Thx bro.

  • @jeffreynolds6701
    @jeffreynolds67016 күн бұрын

    First video of yours I have ever watched. Glad I did. You are totally right. Real life first. Thank you!

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6606 күн бұрын

    Thanks a million for taking the time to watch and comment. Very much appreciated 👏🏾.

  • @andrehelm27
    @andrehelm276 күн бұрын

    Love the channel must subscribe asap.. still playing just get the toons when I can

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6606 күн бұрын

    Awesome man glad you are here. Looking forward to seeing your opinions.

  • @krysis54
    @krysis546 күн бұрын

    Your numbers are slightly wrong. The most you would need to spend on a character to get 5 star would be 150. $100 for 180 shards, $50 for 100 shards. Youll be short 30 shards but that's obtainable in the release event. Really you could get away with just the $100 offer. For example i got guardian to 4-star (180 shards) from nothing. I just wanted to point out that the #'s were inflated by 50-100% Great video bro. Keep fighting the good fight

  • @danielharris-jw6xu
    @danielharris-jw6xu6 күн бұрын

    Right but that's times 2 because of Hank pym either way. People discuss the old legendary method of star requirements but you could get a 3 star plain and get them to 5 by the time the legendary event rolled around. We would even have a little time to farm those characters before that event. Just cut out the extra and charge more for Captain Britain to what they desire instead of this convoluted way.

  • @krysis54
    @krysis546 күн бұрын

    @@danielharris-jw6xu i pointed that out to someone the other day. Ppl complained so much about the original legendary releases but now we have this. They have to justify charging so much for Britain somehow. I think it's really scummy that they chose this character to do this to. How many British people play the game and have been waiting on cap Britain to only find out they have to pay extra for him

  • @BRB-dc4us
    @BRB-dc4us6 күн бұрын

    Sure there are some looking or needing an out because of the reasons you've outlined but there's something else fundamentally going on here which is causing this to accelerate. Companies have two ways to generate revenue/income: 1.) Acquire New Customers - which is a more costly way to do business as there are marketing costs, etc. that feed into what's called CAC or Customer Acquisition Costs. The higher the CAC, the less profitable it is to get a new customer and you have no idea what the LTV or Lifetime Value of that customer will be. In a mobile game that has mostly F2p players, the CAC is a losing money proposition since you're not gaining any revenue from those F2p players. The percentage of F2p that converts into paying players is typically pretty small. 2.) Expand your Existing Customers - we call this "capturing more customer wallet". This is where you're trying to maximize the LTV of a customer. As mentioned already, percentage of F2p that convert is low. But the P2p players, this is where you're trying to get them to spend more and create a bigger value which causes the original CAC to not be so bad now. The more you can expand the better PLUS you don't have CAC anymore for that customer since they already are one. The problem is that you have to be careful with how much you're pushing the spenders to spend where you can cross a breaking point of no return. IMHO as someone that you know very well has been down this path, is that they have been pushing the spenders harder and harder with escalating costs. You talk about the cost of unlocking and maxing a character. When you think in terms of you're basically buying a PS5 console every time you're building a character, at a certain point this has just gotten way to far out of control. And it's not just a one time thing. You build the character, then level caps increase, or new gear tiers come, or new ISO, or whatever new progression system just to keep that character relevant. So your "initial cost estimate" whether it's right or not, does not reflect how much it will cost to continue to keep relevance. Those costs are also escalating. This is the risk that Scopely has taken. And that's why the blowback is accelerating now. it's not just those looking for an out. It's that Scopely is asking two things: 1. Spenders to increase their spending over and over again on the same thing just to maintain relevance/competitiveness AND 2. Low Spenders they are trying to push towards becoming mid-spenders and they just want to try to find ways to maintain their relevance and all this is doing is pushing them out more and more. Big Spenders account for very little of the companies overall revenue. They need the risk spread out over a significantly larger population (the low to mid spenders). The problem is the costs are escalating too much. If I was McDonalds and wanted to increase my burger cost by one penny, I'd instantly have over a billion dollars in new revenue and the customer base would just blow it off. But if I took a $3 burger and made it $6, people will just go somewhere else. That's the risk and the problem that Scopely has created. It's just getting far too expensive to justify this "hobby" in any form or fashion. This is a mistake imho that Scopely is making, trying to not just capture more money from players but do it while accelerating the costs to play the game. Can't do both and not expect there to be blowback. The problem is this is a blowback that's going to accelerate as more and more quit. Of the 6 years+ I've played, there have been waves of retiring, this one is going to be the worst imho.

  • @BrentL10n
    @BrentL10n6 күн бұрын

    Awesome video and message Gideon. I feel you, and I understand. Whatever happens, at the end of the day everyone has their life, their hobbies and their priorities. We all have to learn to live with that and respect that. Peace bro.

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6606 күн бұрын

    Appreciate you bro 100% keep being you!!

  • @craigmontgomery9105
    @craigmontgomery91056 күн бұрын

    I do have to respectfully disagree. The dark dimension characters once they’re released aren’t vaulted. Yes, big spenders get them first but I control my account and when I can obtain them. With captain Britain, scopley said they’re vaulting him. The only characters we’ve seen this with are ZIM and Zuggs. ZIM took a year to be farmable which is approximately when characters aren’t useful anymore. That’s a fundamental shift to character release methods for MSF.

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6606 күн бұрын

    Hey, man, it's okay. I'm glad you have a different point of view. Nothing wrong with that at all We. Encourage it, we want to hear More. That's the only way things get better is if we get all the different mindsets and ideas on the table. I wanna hear More. Do you think if Capt. Britain is extended out to the year mark He'll be invalid. How about the six-month mark?

  • @craigmontgomery9105
    @craigmontgomery91055 күн бұрын

    I think if it was like the previous legendaries, somewhere in the 3-4 month range, it’s a nice balance. Spenders still get exclusivity but f2p gets him and get some use out of him. 6 months might be pushing that limit. But I do agree with you, I think a lot of people mad we’re looking for a reason to quit.

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl660Күн бұрын

    And that's 100% OK. Even if people take a break for the summer it's a great time to do something else.

  • @umeshu2407
    @umeshu24077 күн бұрын

    Scopely's take- "You are already spending $200-$250 in our game. So what's another extra $50-$100 more, isn't too much of an ask", Right !!!

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6607 күн бұрын

    Ouch, no one wants to be bled dry. Can I ask what are you spending on? Characters? Help me understand, please. Is the additional 50 to 100 to get the 5-star, Captain Britain, or something else?

  • @umeshu2407
    @umeshu24076 күн бұрын

    @@gideonxl660 Personally, I dont spend anymore. Last time I brought something in this game it was 2.5 yrs ago. I started this game around Q1(Mid march, I hope) of 2020 and my cousin joined me around July 2020. At that time we both use to spend around $20-$25 per month. And I stopped spending around Sep-Oct 2021. And due to COVID & life he took 1.5yrs break from the game, then he came back. Now he is almost spending $200-$300 per month now. And he is always been with a Top:5-10 War/raid alliance. And I have always been in a Top 20-30 raid alliance(At war we rank 251-300). Regarding that additional $50-$100, it was something my Cousin said when we were discussing about this 5-Star unlock being the new norm.

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6606 күн бұрын

    @umeshu2407 Thanks, man. Story and context added so much more to the experience. These real-life testimonies help to demonstrate what is happening as opposed to folks who just say Scopley sucks!! Again I very much appreciate the additional detail.

  • @kdoggforever
    @kdoggforever7 күн бұрын

    The game is boring right now. There are no new game modes. It's just a daily repetition that people have grown tired of. We get nothing new except more expensive characters pushed by frustration marketing and fomo. People are tired of this stale game.

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6607 күн бұрын

    I can see that for sure. What do you think is more of a problem the character price or the repeating gameplay?

  • @kdoggforever
    @kdoggforever7 күн бұрын

    @@gideonxl660 The character pricing is never really going to be a problem because krakens and whales are going to spend no matter what. The biggest problem is the boring daily repetition gameplay. Nothing is new. Same boring

  • @kdoggforever
    @kdoggforever7 күн бұрын

    @@gideonxl660 Sorry. My previous answer got cut off. I was saying it's the same boring backgrounds. No new content. Where is battle world. Events are not really events. You just play the game as normal for milestone points. No regular tower mode or pocket dimension to give us some different content to play. It's just boring.

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl660Күн бұрын

    I can see that. Hopefully, they get Battleworld done soon.

  • @Chiguy79
    @Chiguy797 күн бұрын

    The players who buy the character unlock offers are paying to keep up. Free to play and pass spenders are content with where they're at in the game. This new development will make it difficult for the players used to keeping up to keep up unless Shuri and Pym are cheaper offers than usual releases. That's why the mid-tier spenders are pissed. And the problem with this new release method is the ripple effect it has. Content that requires Illuminati will be scaled with Captain Britain in mind, not Iron Man. CC will suck for anyone who doesn't have CB. The legendary this team will be required for will be acquired at a significantly lower level than those who don't have CB. The lower tier legendary will impact play going forward from there. Everyone just looking at this as a singular pain point aren't looking at the longer term impact and how this will create a two tier game system. This isn't just Kraken vs. F2P as those two types of players don't interact in this game. CB will affect the middle types of players. The players who spend some like on passes and some of the value offers interact with the players who buy initial offers but don't max them on day one so CB will create a schism between them.

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6607 күн бұрын

    Excellent explanation. If you have any more details to add please do. This is very well stated. Thank you.

  • @richarizardplays9619
    @richarizardplays96197 күн бұрын

    They say this is targetted towards the light spenders. I typically just buy the passes and some 3 dollar offers if they are good but i fail to see how this encourages me to spend more.. tbh im more discouraged and inclined not to care at all

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6607 күн бұрын

    Great comment 👍🏿. I agree that this is meant to be for the light spenders I am not sure I agree with their definition of "light". I'm curious what kind of 3-dollar deals do you buy? What is usually in them?

  • @andrewroy6845
    @andrewroy68457 күн бұрын

    Bottom line. This effects Krakens none, they already spend this. Give them a little exclusivity. F2p and cheap to play, dont like it, but as you said, it wont break them This is full aimed at the $200-300 a month players, aimed to push them to $500+ a month. I think too many Krakens (Taco, Beta, ect) are calling it quits or going casual, so they need to replenish the ranks

  • @umeshu2407
    @umeshu24077 күн бұрын

    Nailed it

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6607 күн бұрын

    This is extraordinarily concise and well said 👏🏾. If you can explain more then please do. But that is a great take thank you for sharing.

  • @BurnerBurns-jm4jr
    @BurnerBurns-jm4jr7 күн бұрын

    I think this is the best take I’ve seen amongst the content creators. Well said.

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6607 күн бұрын

    Appreciate you bro 🙏🏿

  • @links928
    @links9287 күн бұрын

    I honestly think ppl are upset because of the price. You will buy the toons up to 4 stars and try to do well in their respective event and still not get 5 star. I can use myself as an example. I bought guardian 3 stars and im ranked in the top 3 of arena since Sd came out about a year ago. Im still about 40 shards short from getting my guardian up to 5 stars and i doubt I'll get him there with only 1 payout remaining. What if that was to happen with the shuri and hank pym. I would honestly quit the game. All that time and effort to come up a few shards short now i will have to buy an 30$usd offer to get the remaining shards for both not to mention the offers for CB once you get him unlocked. That's the real reason ppl that spend are upset

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6607 күн бұрын

    This is a very valid concern and an important talking point. Please make sure to share it in the player voice discord if you have not already. Very well said this is the type of communication that is needed.

  • @links928
    @links9287 күн бұрын

    I too buy the 3 star unlock for everyone that comes out. Being playing for almost 2 years and spend close to a 500$USD monthly. Its seems like the company is trying to destroy their own game. Someone once said once you start saying price that makes no sense something big is coming. We saw it when they scoply was about to change hands last year. It might be a last ditch effort to cash in on something before their next move. The fact they announced professor x almost a year before he's coming to the games makes me think that after hes released they might start shutting down servers

  • @umeshu2407
    @umeshu24077 күн бұрын

    I heard the same statement, when Dorm's blog was released.

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6606 күн бұрын

    Eww, I hope that is not the case. Again this is great information. Starting to see another pain Point emerging from the discussion. People who spend in the way you mentioned won't be rewarded that sounds very frustrating. I can't imagine that being asked for another 100$ feels good at all. Thank you for sharing and keeping the conversation going. I'm learning a lot from you.

  • @DacierGaming
    @DacierGaming7 күн бұрын

    I spend $200-$250 a month and I'm pretty pissed to be honest. I buy all of the battle passes and 1 of each character at $50 and apparently that isn't enough money for them?

  • @umeshu2407
    @umeshu24077 күн бұрын

    Yup looks like that. Maybe they are expecting people who $200-$250 per month to spend $300-$400. "Scopely's take- You are already spending 200-250 in our game. So what's another extra 50-100 more, isn't too much of an ask", Right !!!

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6607 күн бұрын

    What's up, bro!! Very insightful. Thank you for sharing this. Gives a great look into how people are approaching the game and how people in your situation are feeling. This is great feedback and I think a lot of people are in the same boat.

  • @SocalDC
    @SocalDC6 күн бұрын

    Great reply, I think the video hit on a great point. Krakens don't care about this, f2p don't care they're used to this treatment. Now, the dolphin/ whale tiers are getting a taste of what f2p have been feeling for years. I personally think this video should be more concerning to scopely than the usual outrage ones. This was a well thought out point that makes the majority of the bell curve of spending players consider stepping off the treadmill.

  • @DacierGaming
    @DacierGaming6 күн бұрын

    From what I'm seeing between all the spending tiers is that people in my spending range is in a wait and see mode right now. Krakens aren't really affected, but the light spenders who get the battle pass and maybe a little bit more are in a stop spending mode. Nobody is in a "I'm going to spend more". We really need to get more information on this.

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl660Күн бұрын

    Appreciate the kind words. The thing is I think they know it. I think they are rolling the dice and hoping to win even though there is a chance they loose. ​@SocalDC

  • @Pr3ps-msf
    @Pr3ps-msf7 күн бұрын

    Been waiting for this video. Knew you would have a good take. Your approach to the game and life in general is something more people should consider adopting

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6607 күн бұрын

    Bro how are things going!! Glad you enjoyed it I was thinking this might not go well 😅. But the conversation is going well and people are giving really good answers. Glad to hear from you, man.

  • @Pr3ps-msf
    @Pr3ps-msf7 күн бұрын

    @@gideonxl660 A lot of end gamers are pretty mad and they have their reasons but its good to get other perspective's and opinions

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl660Күн бұрын

    100% agree folks are not happy. But this conversation has been really good. Learning alot about what is actually on people's mind.

  • @fahlmancomputing8628
    @fahlmancomputing86287 күн бұрын

    For me, I started spending $130 CAD for one big offer on new characters, which gets them for me at four stars, and then once their event is done I usually have them at five stars. Now I am being asked to spend that money up front without knowing whether or not that will get them to five stars in time for that next step in the Captain Britain chain. The issue is zero transparency, zero accountability, and zero trust that they will make good on that final goal for me even if I spend $400 along the way.

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6607 күн бұрын

    That is an excellent comment. I very much appreciate you weighing in on this. Please keep the conversation going. Have you mentioned this in the player voice discord?

  • @ZerokoolGamer
    @ZerokoolGamer7 күн бұрын

    Awesome video!

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6607 күн бұрын

    Hey man appreciate you how are things going?

  • @thelastgamurai
    @thelastgamurai10 күн бұрын

    🎶 Flying fast a flashing star that true

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6609 күн бұрын

    Appreciate you bro 🙏🏿 the jams are hit and miss 💯

  • @houstonharris3732
    @houstonharris373210 күн бұрын

    i’m 12 shards away from guardian and then all i will need is Sasquatch

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl66010 күн бұрын

    Let's go, bro!! I have Guardian on my main account but only halfway there on my second account I hope I can get him.

  • @Procrastigaming
    @Procrastigaming10 күн бұрын

    Why do you sound like xmen 97 forge? Haha, anyway love the content

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl66010 күн бұрын

    Appreciate you bro!!!, it's cool if I sound like Forge, right?

  • @Procrastigaming
    @Procrastigaming10 күн бұрын

    @@gideonxl660 hell yeah man! Pulling storm too! Not bad haha

  • @TheMongooliShow
    @TheMongooliShow10 күн бұрын

    Nope. That's just creepy. Lol

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl66010 күн бұрын

    Lol, It's all good bro first dive into the new tech. We will see if we can put it to better use.

  • @TheMongooliShow
    @TheMongooliShow8 күн бұрын

    @@gideonxl660 meant more as a joke than a negative. Good on you for trying new things

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl6608 күн бұрын

    Lol I knew you were joking 😅, but it was also weird. I had 3 previous attempts and that was the best, still not awesome but we went with it.

  • @freddrickkenan
    @freddrickkenan10 күн бұрын

    Love your takes on your channel keep up the good work. I only been playing 447 days level 92 now I only started paying for the STRIKE PASS and Battle Pass in the last few months.... I was going to go after Apocalypse but I'm a working class man with a family I feel that is the money grab if I can achieve that on the 2 items I purchase a month cool but if not its just for fun, relaxation and stress relief I just enjoy the game and playing with the comic book characters from my childhood.

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl66010 күн бұрын

    100% bro family first. I love this stuff but cant go broke right? Great to hear you are taking care of your family bro. Need more of it. Keep on Keeping on!!

  • @karmakitty6998
    @karmakitty699811 күн бұрын

    If I lose a round do I get a new partner or am I out until next time?

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl66011 күн бұрын

    I'm not sure what your asking but there are 3 rounds and 8 people in your Crucible bracket. If you lose you matchup you will just play another person from the bracket who has your same record.

  • @karmakitty6998
    @karmakitty699811 күн бұрын

    @@gideonxl660 ok thank you sorry

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl66011 күн бұрын

    No need to be sorry. I'm just not sure that I answered the question for you, so i'm Sorry about that.​@@karmakitty6998

  • @atlan2007
    @atlan200712 күн бұрын

    Is it better to recruit low level characters to fill out your teams or to leave slots empty? I have nowhere near enough characters for this

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl66011 күн бұрын

    Great question. Don't worry about filling up the defensive side. And no need to power up characters you aren't using. Just let the game come to you. Leave the slots empty until you have good teams to slot in. During events like the one happening now, attack as much as you can to get points even if you know you can't win. Don't feel pressure to build teams you're not using.

  • @Swamp_Ave
    @Swamp_Ave12 күн бұрын

    I love finding new channels like yours, this is awesome.

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl66012 күн бұрын

    Hey, man, glad you enjoyed it.

  • @RunSeven
    @RunSeven13 күн бұрын

    Loved the background info about your logo. Keep it real, always. The new logo is amazing and even better as it was inspired by something real.

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl66012 күн бұрын

    Appreciate you. One hundred percent man keep doing what you do!!

  • @acrawforth90
    @acrawforth9013 күн бұрын

    My man! You are always such a breath of fresh air.

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl66013 күн бұрын

    Appreciate you bro 🙏🏿

  • @toPGnikoms420
    @toPGnikoms42013 күн бұрын

    They don't care about players voice scopely plans momths ahead time every game does tjey have to for commercialing for investors what not its only their to keep the community feeling like they care cuz in all reality anyome with common sense puts everything on paper of this company and this game alone without a doubt they do not care about the community its blunt obvolious lol😂 games fun if u dont spend or chase toons

  • @gideonxl660
    @gideonxl66010 күн бұрын

    Great comment, took a few days to think on a response. I definitely agree that Scopley has a business plan and it's laid out for what they want accomplished each day, week, month, year. That's just good business. At the same time we have seen Scopley respond in the form of communication and changes more than I have ever seen in the game. They changed the new player experience making it very easy for people to start playing and they seem to respond to feedback quickly if the community is reasonable and consistent. They want people to spend on the game but the game needs to be engaging for people to do it and they are trying to find that balance. At least in my opinion.