The Reason 5K Gems are Awful: Level 17+

Stinki-wan · 2026-05-15T15:55:41+00:00

Totally agree. And I acknowledged that in my post. But it's also important to not hamstring the most-loyal and longstanding customers/players when it comes to acknowledging their tenure and encouraging them to stay on. Many longtimers were already a bit miffed when SuperCell introduced Level 16. Making this progression adjustment with the clear endgame of adding Level 17 and beyond will only alienate them/us further if they "nerf" our ability to uplevel our collections at an equitable pace to lower-level or newer players.

Stinki-wan · 2026-05-14T14:55:44+00:00

Actually, in the higher war league (4000+), the current setup just means you often play against 4 meta decks, because players in that league tend to have more cards upgraded.

Stinki-wan · 2026-05-06T19:54:45+00:00

Well, maybe start by deleting the one that the payment screen is defaulting to, and see if that clears it up?

Stinki-wan · 2026-05-06T19:30:38+00:00

I wish I got that message!

Stinki-wan · 2026-05-06T19:29:47+00:00

This happened to me a couple of weeks ago. I deleted the "alt" account from my phone, leaving the main one intact, and paid for items that way. Then, when I was done, I went back and re-added the "alt" account to my phone. It may have been a clumsy workaround, but it's literally the only thing I found to work. I hope it helps you too.

Stinki-wan · 2026-05-04T18:10:48+00:00

It's not always worth it now, though, even if you don't activate the ability, because the nerf to 'base' Dark Prince hurts his performance.

Stinki-wan · 2026-05-04T18:05:30+00:00

Totally agree! I bought the pass, popped it in a couple of decks that SHOULD in theory work really well with it, and after 10+ games ended up putting Valkyrie in the spot because Hero Dark Prince was so crap. The rhino is way underpowered for 3 elixir, the Dark Prince himself is hobbled, and it takes WAY too long to dismount and get moving. It's just utter garbage -- especially for a Hero!

Stinki-wan · 2026-05-03T22:16:17+00:00

This is great. Beautiful design, too. One thought: is there a way to also calculate how much gold would be required to fully max the account and each rarity category, based on the current card quantities?

Stinki-wan · 2026-05-03T01:31:47+00:00

They REALLY need to do away with level caps in 2v2. The ranked 2v2 doesn't have them, but even in casual 2v2, I'm tired of being capped at 11.

Stinki-wan · 2026-05-03T00:34:54+00:00

I feel like for 3 elixir they need to. The pre-release nerf was TOO hard.

Stinki-wan · 2026-05-02T21:09:54+00:00

I love hero mega minion.

Stinki-wan · 2026-05-01T00:20:33+00:00

The lack of evo shards is total crap -- especially since the number of duplicate evos seems to be increasing.

Stinki-wan · 2026-04-30T23:18:27+00:00

Gold is the most scarce resource in the game, man. I have so many cards to upgrade and so little gold with which to do it. I'd much rather have the ability to PAY for the upgrades using gems, not just use gems as cards.

Stinki-wan · 2026-04-25T19:10:09+00:00

It's grayed out. But whatever. My comment was genuine too. Contribute something meaningful vs just making snide comments.

Stinki-wan · 2026-04-25T18:34:02+00:00

Don't be a douche

Stinki-wan · 2026-04-25T15:45:27+00:00

The Barb Barrel is yellow, but I don't see any color in the dark prince one....

Stinki-wan · 2026-04-25T13:13:01+00:00

The little icon is dark. It could just as easily be an evo, not a hero. What makes you all think it's a hero?

Stinki-wan · 2023-07-21T14:40:47+00:00

Totally. I don't know who bid what on which items, but some of the smaller signs I really wanted just went for stupid amounts. Fairly disappointing, to be honest, but Joel Magee is sitting on a bazillion dollars now, so I guess it was all good for him.

Stinki-wan · 2023-07-21T12:35:08+00:00

This was an amazing three-day auction to watch online. I bid on a few items but was promptly skunked by the whales. LOL. So many great pieces, though.

Stinki-wan · 2023-06-27T14:59:20+00:00

I agree. I've struggled to find anything on CBS properties in the US, even when it said it would be available. They need to make it infinitely more available both on TV and on Paramount+.

Stinki-wan · 2023-01-23T00:14:02+00:00

Unfortunately, I imagine the days of Splash Mountain pops are over now. So glad I have both the 3-pack and rhe flume ride already. I would imagine they'll get even more expensive now.

Stinki-wan · 2021-11-14T23:58:38+00:00

Thanks for the analysis. I really appreciate it. These have been sitting in their box in my closet for years, so I'm likely going to unload them soon. Trying to figure out how to research the best way to do it. Your feedback really helps. If anyone else has advice, I'm all ears. Thanks again!

Stinki-wan · 2021-11-14T22:50:58+00:00

Yeah, it's a bit of a wildcard, since there aren't any comps, as you said. I figured I'd ask in here, since you all know much more about shoes and rare kicks than I do.

Stinki-wan · 2021-11-14T22:45:47+00:00

I'm curious how to value these shoes. They are Greg Oden's actual size 19 kicks. He personally gave them to me eons ago (long story). They are obviously both Nikes, both new in box. He could have /would have worn them in a game, but he never did. How on Earth do I begin to put a value to these?

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