TL;DR: Marilee and Korin were very good at Dream Realm content because they deal true damage so they helped people get to top ranks quickly for this specific content. As a result, a lot of people dumped and I mean dumped everything into these two characters

New content, new characters, new meta. Whales are asking for refunds

I did not follow this meta so I'm "safe" from these nerfs. Their damaged didn't make sense to me so while I invested a little into both, neither were in my main team(s)

oof. i don't go here but nerfing is basically one of the worst things you can do in game development

They basically adjusted what "true damage" does. They didn't touch these characters exactly

unless you address it right away because it was unintended, it's always going to be massively damaging to your game for precisely these reasons

ahhh

This is the first big patch since launch. So while not immediate, most servers have only been around 30-45 days

It clearly wasn't supposed to be like this. Like I said, their damage was whack

There are far scarier teams in PvP that these two characters aren't apart of

The Eironn team, in particular, is horrifying. Groups your heroes into a clump to get insta-wiped by the tanks burst damage reflect. Fight's over in 15 seconds

But these two characters were good for 1 thing and they are the only ones currently impacted largely by this change to "true damage"

Don't get me wrong, it really sucks

jeez i'm kind of glad i haven't gotten that far ye

yet*

i don't think i even have those characters on my team at all, my best damager remains Valen because of his invuln strike attack

Valen is great when you are starting out

I would say find characters you like that work for the team you have and just level them to a reasonable amount

/nodnod

Also

Make 2 teams

10 characters total

i mean they all level up together so i don't know how to do that

When you get toward end-game and toward season content, you'll need two separate teams for afk levels

I guess what I mean is for your wish lists for summoning

OH okay yeah good idea

So consider 10 you really like that can mesh well with each other if you scoot them around

Having a wider spread of investment means if they nerf one or two, you aren't going to replace an entire team

Just one or two to make them "whole" again

Some heroes are REALLY good but only in certain situations and some are versatile like any fits all scenarios

I would steer clear of the ones that feel like specialists and keep to the versatile ones until you get 1 solid teams going

Not 1, lol 2 I mean 2

thank you for the advice, that's very good. I will consider my options!

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It hasn't updated with the new nerfs/characters yet though

But typically, don't bother with beyond +10 and only do that much if you really like that hero. Equipment upgrades are not cheap

This isn't the normal equipment, it's character specific that you unlock at Mythic+

ngl i'm waiting for Smokey to get nerfed lmao

Shhhhhhh

Don't let them hear you lmao

Smokey is balanced in that if you have a hero run across the field, they are dead

But the hero selection right now isn't... great. I think he might see competition when they want to release a new healer

But right now, it's Smokey or ... maybe Hewynn or Rowan I guess?

I am nowhere near Mythic, i think my highest hero is just Legendary

You aren't too far off, actually. 4 copies from Legendary->Mythic+ for S-level or 18 copies for A-level. I felt like copies picked up a bit once you get to the Dark Forest and start unlocking the different battle modes too

It's really satisfying getting your first Mythic+

The AFK Journey Community is ON FIRE - But Why?! Tal...Seems like it’s not just the damage nerfs getting panties in a twist.

That explains why the whales have been up in arms

I did notice the rewards were halved in Season, but I assumed that was normal for these games

Well that's shit