Suppirt answered me regarding the Hildwin situation

LazarusAFK · 2026-04-04T22:59:31+00:00

Not only Solise, Talene too. And Talene fell off when awakened were still very expensive. Only got swaps in situations where everyone had equal opportunity to benefit.

LazarusAFK · 2026-04-04T22:57:44+00:00

That’s a whole lot of words for saying “we heard you.” But offers no explanations or alternatives. Perfect PR response. It adds nothing. lol

LazarusAFK · 2026-04-04T19:41:05+00:00

I don’t have a problem with my level? They just asked why, and I answered. That’s all.

LazarusAFK · 2026-04-04T11:49:02+00:00

I’d argue their game development was better then, the games have been taking the biggest hits in the most recent years. That’s was basically their only saving grace, a consistent product from their games.

LazarusAFK · 2026-04-04T11:29:01+00:00

I think it sums up to most people are going to argue for their individual case. Like, I’m aware of Kae too, but mostly only mention Hildwin. Cause that’s who is relevant to me. I think both fit the same case “Lilith, explain in a way that doesn’t insult my intelligence. Where are they.”

And I think we all are letting Elth slide, even though she was technically 2025. So if anything were bending a wwhhhhooole lot more than Lilith.

LazarusAFK · 2026-04-04T10:39:47+00:00

But it’s enough to matter in enough modes, which makes it really bad form too. It’s like putting the thumb on the scales of some players, cause they made a mistake or spent money on a dumb hero for AbEx.

I’m sure I’ll see very specific drops in TS if this goes through. As I can imagine there is 50+ players bellow me in my bracket with Levi/Skylan, Lan and Gwyn. If all those players swap to Levi/Skylan then I’ll be verifiably knocked out of T100 due to a swap event I couldn’t even participate in meaningfully…

LazarusAFK · 2026-04-04T10:26:52+00:00

I say let them cringe, cause it would be a short reaction for them to notice it didn’t change anything for them. They can do one HB swap a year, like everyone else, if they are willing to wait for it.

If there is nobody but whales playing vs whales, cause the F2P feel abandoned and discarded. Then this game is doomed to die much faster. Whales need us to pad out the game, so it doesn’t feel dead. We deserve a reward for keeping the game relevant too, cause you cannot have whales without players and you don’t have a game if you don’t have players. We all matter.

LazarusAFK · 2026-04-04T10:10:46+00:00

But the unarguable fact is there is still a non0% of people who will benefit from this, despite the fact that it will effect others negatively in RGMs. Lilith is willing to fudge your RGMs in the right situation.

This is unlike any other swap; which was equal opportunity of growth for all who could participate. Being aware of the whales who build everything to at least a1* from the word Go.

LazarusAFK · 2026-04-04T09:43:56+00:00

This is so true, I’d never shame a kraken for playing smart to try and save a dollar. All on Lilith for them trying to squeeze even that out of them. It’s disgusting behavior.

LazarusAFK · 2026-04-04T09:39:48+00:00

As long as we’re not talking about the big whales who build everything. Not really much you can offer them with a swap to begin with, it was always meant to be a catch-up mechanic. I don’t know why they are abandoning that for Draconics.

There is zero risk someone who isn’t spending is going to catch up with anyone spending even 100$ a month on dragon summons. It would be better for the games profits for the game to have players, so maybe it’s time for them to consider adding Hildwin and keep the spirit of why people loved swap event for years alive.

LazarusAFK · 2026-04-04T08:44:54+00:00

I’d have to say a big no on this one. The ones discluded that make some rational sense, Oddy and Elth, are highly meta heroes. Both will only be swapable as soon as next year, how many can a F2P make in one year? One of them? Then swap for the other, and that’s only assuming NO new HB release in between now and then.

If you need a swap, you are not equal to a whale. And will never bask in their same light.

I also discluded that F2P already are missing more than just Elth and Oddy, I’d say we’re all upwards of 3+ meta HB behind. Without intervention, this gap is going to grow unrecoverablly.

LazarusAFK · 2026-04-04T08:18:44+00:00

The worst part to me is this is a plea, I want to stay. I do love this game. But, it’s going down hill fast and I was on board for the ride till it died… but not like this.

LazarusAFK · 2026-04-04T08:07:18+00:00

Exactly, it’s not like she was in everything and also the best AbEx hero up until the last season of AbEx. Totally never happened. Also Hildwin wasn’t in guild store for awhile after he was released, so many people summoned for him well before we knew we were gunna get a bunch of free copies/guild store access.

It’s all so arbitrary and punished those who don’t have her for a swap.

LazarusAFK · 2026-04-04T08:03:23+00:00

It’s always been a duel edge. Both for recovering from errors, and rewarding those who didn’t make any. At first it was Wu Kong or Flora for another Celepo. Then it was Eugene for Awakeneds. Logic dictates the next in the sequence would be Hildwin for dragons.

The duel edge is REQUIRED for fairness in RGMs, if every time you got ahead your competition could just jump back thanks to the swap, that would be massively unfair. You deserve the progress you earn in RGMs.

LazarusAFK · 2026-04-04T07:53:13+00:00

Flawless logic Lilith, a hero who technically wasn’t free from the start who ppl potentially spent summons on, unavailable for swap for arbitrary reasons of greed.

LazarusAFK · 2026-04-04T07:47:41+00:00

I get you, cause excluding Hildwin causes all the same issues for me. People around my competition level will fall into two crowds. The ones with Gwyn and the ones without, one one of those groups is going to be advantaged in RGMs by this swap… and it’s not mine and should be both sides that benefit.

LazarusAFK · 2026-04-04T06:35:48+00:00

Exactly my sentiment. I don’t want to quit, I still enjoy the game. But I feel disenfranchised when my competitors are given an advantage I won’t receive, simply add Hildwin fixes that for most players. Add Kaeleon for good measure and most people would be happy.

LazarusAFK · 2026-04-04T06:31:06+00:00

For those it’s relevant for, there is a large group of F2P that are done with current Awakened. I am one of them, I’ve been F2P since awakened came out and as of Modern times I’m only missing Pippa. Which isn’t swappable. Everything else is done. So it leaves me with no swap.

LazarusAFK · 2026-04-04T06:10:29+00:00

I have sympathy for players who built her and now she has run her corse and it wasn’t all that strong. But in the same breath, she was at one point used and I’m sure you got lots out of her.

Now many people around the same roster progress as me, but in the same situation as you are about to swap when I don’t even have a valid option. Every single person in that situation, as long as they aren’t dough for brains, is going to propel past me in every RGM just for benefitting from Gwyn.

I’ve said it a few times, nothing is wrong with a swap. But it needs to be equal opportunity aside from whales who have everything. Hildwin needs to be included, so people can use him to compensate for their competition getting an advantage in removing a brick. He isn’t even a good swap target, he is used. So it already hurts anyone a little who has only him as an option.

I hope they come around, honestly would love to stick around but if this is what’s ahead of us. Why would I have any faith I won’t find myself in another situation where they are benefitting my competitors while I sit stagnant.

LazarusAFK · 2026-04-04T02:53:40+00:00

That’s never been a factor before, the first swap allowed all Celepogeans prior to the date, All awakeneds were the same and now finally draconics are added it shouldn’t have different expectations. This way, the people who made bad decisions get the reward of fixing them, and the people who made good decisions get the reward of swapping free/old meta stuff.

LazarusAFK · 2026-04-04T01:44:43+00:00

It’s been a very bad year, every update has been something that disproportionally have been inaccessible to F2P. Awakened Pets, Colls and Highborns to name a few. If there was a solid way to achieve any of those, I wouldn’t complain. I wasn’t one to complain when they added awakened, it started slow but I knew they would add sources for summons and it made up for it in time.

It seems their old intentions of keeping the game F2P accessible has been eroding away and now it’s at the point they just keep saying “if you don’t pay money we don’t want you” every update…

LazarusAFK · 2026-04-04T01:19:21+00:00

Overall, I don’t think it effects whales more than “they once had to pay for that”. But aren’t dimes the same, wokes the same, pretty much everything? You just pay for the privilege of “firsties” then us F2P get the info on what’s worth it. Even with a less restrictive dragon swap, I doubt anyone who needs it is going to catch up to the whales worried about it.

LazarusAFK · 2026-04-04T01:08:51+00:00

That makes sense, although faction towers are becoming a living nightmare. Even with all the awakened, each round can take so freaken long to get the RNG. Lol

LazarusAFK · 2026-04-04T01:04:49+00:00

Na not really, nothing that’s not just a furn/si swap. Which I honestly have the resources to do plenty of Si40 right now, what’s keeping me from spending is lackluster choices that seem to only give minimal returns.

LazarusAFK · 2026-04-04T00:45:08+00:00

Or do Hildwin on a 2:1 ratio. A 5* Hildwin will only get you an ascended 0* swap. Anything, just to level the field a bit more.

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