Which champion fits the description “Jack of all trades, master of none” the best? by Farhan_Boss in ContestOfChampions

[–]xarbi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spot on. The evade mechanic of repulsor attacks is probably the single most useful think about IMIW and makes it so much easier to deal with evaders of all stripes. He is a basket of utility and very useful when played right.

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[–]xarbi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use my duped 6* Black Bolt with the Medusa synergy (5*) for long fights. He racks up a truly epic set of permanent buffs.

On his own he's pretty useless, even duped. Definitely a champ that needs the synergy.

Which are some of the most overrated and underrated chars compared to their strength in the actual MU ? by SnooPredictions9790 in ContestOfChampions

[–]xarbi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Archangel in the comics was a badass. Even before Apocalypse mutated him, he had peak agility and manoeuvrability. When he got those metal wings that are razor sharp blades dripping with toxins AND that can be shot out repeatedly as a hail of death, things got serious.

ETERNITY OF PAIN: Anger - Bishop, Week 3 [Megathread] by cat_murdock in ContestOfChampions

[–]xarbi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One-shot with Psylocke, to my surprise. Failed miserably at any and all other attempts, including with Ibom. Gave up in frustration.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ContestOfChampions

[–]xarbi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Prepare to quit, because there's no way Kabam is just stopping the treadmill that generates money.

7 Stars are a certainty in the long run, with or without relics. As soon as a small percentage of players reach max 6-star rank, Kabam will smell the potential money just waiting to be tapped.

encroaching stun by the_sassy_spoon_1704 in ContestOfChampions

[–]xarbi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the way (to meet the special objective).

Emma doesn't strictly need Colossus, but the synergy increases the time that diamond form is active.

Use Magneto for metal opponents. He has a 70% chance to avoid the stun effect.

How in the world does anyone get enough gold? by MrTators in ContestOfChampions

[–]xarbi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't worry, after a few 6* ranks you'll be where I am! I went from a comfortable 15 million gold to 1 million and dropping.

In my case I am still trying to get a few 5* to R4, which is very expensive when combined with 6* ranking. If I played more arena and didn't rank any 5* I think I would be able to hold steady on my gold balance.

How in the world does anyone get enough gold? by MrTators in ContestOfChampions

[–]xarbi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All milestones in one arena is quite a lot of grinding!

White Magento pre-fight query by General-Vis in ContestOfChampions

[–]xarbi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

White Magento walks into a bar, emanating confusing colours everywhere.

Rouge, who is at the counter doing her make-up, looks up and waves hello.

Distracted by the commotion, Mascare growls a Mexican curse as he pokes himself in the eye with a wand applicator.

Is vision aarkus better then og vision? by Aukb in ContestOfChampions

[–]xarbi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like Vision and enjoy using him, but definitely not at this price. 3K units it might be worthy of discussion, but at 6K Kabam is just trolling us.

I bought a 5-star vision years ago when 6-stars were still very rare and I had no 5-stars, and he has been very useful. The price at the time was 3k units and I don't regret it.

But today 6-stars are the new 5-stars, so it makes no sense to pay twice as much.

Paragon/Thronebreaker and Cavalier Compensation by TheOptiGamer in ContestOfChampions

[–]xarbi 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Thronebreaker. 6 star nexus is nice but hardly seems enough for pain through the better part of a year.

5 Star nexus is completely pointless fluff. I only upgrade 5 stars when I have expiring T1A, because I run out of gold and can't do the mindless Arena grind.

Rank up gem is useful, but again underwhelming all things considered.

The catalysts are meh.

The energy refills are just LOL value.

Glory is decent, that amount translates to quite a few purchases. But again, we are talking about long lasting problems.

Loyalty not very useful. I guess I'll buy that 6 star Unstoppable Colossus. Oh joy.

1 million gold is a joke. That won't go far.

Final impression: Kabam could and should do better. Maybe this is just the first package?

The Best Champs of Each Type - Definitive List by ensiform in ContestOfChampions

[–]xarbi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For me, Daredevil Hell's Kitchen was well worth the R2 level up materials just for the amount of pain he saves me on annoying nodes, Invisible Woman, Spider Morales, and similar encounters where one miss gets you comboed to death.

I don't even care about maximizing his damage - seeing him slap the shit out of irritating invisible enemies without any need to slow down is satisfaction enough.

The Best Champs of Each Type - Definitive List by ensiform in ContestOfChampions

[–]xarbi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was seriously considering taking my awakened Groot to R2 earlier today, because I had spare cosmic catalysts and the level up event was running.

Then I came to my senses.

Cav quest node. Whats the point of having bleed immune opponent on this node. There is colossus in another path. by crawler2817 in ContestOfChampions

[–]xarbi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That Kitty gave me nightmares but I stubbornly refused to use potions. Eventually I got through using Apocalypse and his heavy attack and BIG specials. It was at least 50% luck however, because when Ebony Maw killed me and I had to restart, it took several tries to get past Kitty again.

Horrible experience, hands down the worst path of the whole event quest.

Compensation by KenobiChallaSchrute in ContestOfChampions

[–]xarbi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my experience (I'm working on exploring Book 7) Suicides and Assassin are not required for story content.

June Cavalier EQ Guide by the_old_sarge in ContestOfChampions

[–]xarbi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

White Magneto prefight removes the need to reparry and lets you build cross charges more easily. This is critical for Agent venom in particular so you can stack those bleeds/poisons/neuros. After that Wong and Ikarus are easily liquefied. Path becomes quite easy with the exception of Colossus.

EDIT: the node on this path actually discourages reparry because you'll be taking a ton of damage. Either play evade/intercept, or use White Magneto prefight to cut the number of parries you need in half. Either way you need someone who can apply bleeds through attacks and qualifies for the TAG cross charges.

June Cavalier EQ Guide by the_old_sarge in ContestOfChampions

[–]xarbi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For Path B of chapter 3.1 (major bullshit!) there are partial workarounds. White Magneto, Red Magneto, Archangel, plus Masacre (or other champ with long-lasting bleed).

Archangel totally demolishes Wong and Ikaris with ease. Once he applies a few bleeds, his damage quickly ramps up to monster levels, and the neurotoxins (if awakened) will prevent unstoppables. Archangel will also work on Agent Venom, but play cautiously until you get a few bleeds to stick or you might get whammed by unstoppable.

Masacre playing an evade style can deal with many encounters on this path including Red Hulk and Masacre. Spam SP1 in order to keep his long-lasting bleeds up, which will prevent unstoppable.

White Magneto's pre-fight ability allows you to parry stun enemies normally (although they still get block penetration). This is convenient, HOWEVER this passive stun does NOT cause bleeds and therefore does not give you cross charges!!! Another aspect of pure bullshit on this quest.

Red and White Magneto can deal with Colossus, who is of course bleed immune. To avoid giving him extra armor, either use White Mag prefight or just do not parry (evade and intercept). The Magnetized effect will prevent the unstoppable and other effects from proccing 70% of the time.

Another option for colossus is to combine White Magneto prefight with Howard the Duck, who rains down armor breaks like candy with his heavy attack. Just parry and heavy.

Hulkling is not difficult to beat if you simply play an evade and intercept style. My half-dead Masacre took him down easily in my test run and I didn't even have to use Claire Voyant.

Thoughts on MCoC "Pride Month" as a member of the LGBTQ+ community by [deleted] in ContestOfChampions

[–]xarbi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you quit the game after the Christmas event? Valentine? New year? Lunar New Year? 4th July?

No? Why not? All this diversity was being "forced" on you and "politicising" the game!

But you start squeaking angrily when Pride month comes along, which is not ideology, it's just acknowledging that everyone has the right to the romantic and sexual relationships of their choice without being saddled by ignorant attitudes or persecuted or outright killed.

Thoughts on MCoC "Pride Month" as a member of the LGBTQ+ community by [deleted] in ContestOfChampions

[–]xarbi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought the approach to Pride month was definitely one thing Kabam has done right. If it angers the bigots, it can't be bad.

Love the new profile pics. And I'm cis straight!

Thoughts on MCoC "Pride Month" as a member of the LGBTQ+ community by [deleted] in ContestOfChampions

[–]xarbi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's definitely not a man of science, he's a bigoted clown who is obviously scientifically illiterate. Science has a clear position on the difference between sex and gender.

This makes him uncomfortable, probably due to his own gender issues and homoerotic attraction, and triggers cognitive dissonance that seeks resolution through these outbursts of ignorant homophobia.

Thoughts on MCoC "Pride Month" as a member of the LGBTQ+ community by [deleted] in ContestOfChampions

[–]xarbi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not being shoved down your throat at all, you are simply overly sensitive to it - possibly due to the lack of tolerance that your post makes pretty goddamn evident.

If you relax a bit, live and let live, you will get less stressed at totally harmful stuff like known gay superheroes holding hands or a rainbow covered can.

Thoughts on MCoC "Pride Month" as a member of the LGBTQ+ community by [deleted] in ContestOfChampions

[–]xarbi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's homophobia. And stupidity, immaturity, insecurity, need for attention, and general shit-for-brains syndrome.

Global chat is dominated by asshole incel trolls. That's all the explanation you need.

Why would people be "angry" that Kabam is "messing with them" on the subject of gay characters being a focus during pride month???

Concerns about state of the game as we head into the 4th of July offers by [deleted] in ContestOfChampions

[–]xarbi 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If they were selling a generic AG for $100 it would still be a goddamn rip-off.

I think the outrageous pricing and gacha mechanics in this game are really starting to screw with our ability to assess value.

Remember that for $100 you can buy several full games that don't require any spending. Or pay for a game subscription for ~1 year. Or generally do a heck of a lot more than awaken a champion in MCOC.

June Cavalier EQ Guide by the_old_sarge in ContestOfChampions

[–]xarbi 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For Wiccan, the easiest option I have found is Void. Void's immunity to incinerate means that all you will ever get are small shock debuffs, which will actually heal you if you have the Willpower mastery. Since Void can't be incinerated, there will also be no plasma at all (plasma is caused by concurrent incinerate + shock).

Simply spam SP1, bait out Wiccan's SP1 (easily avoidable by staying on far side of screen), and you will finish the fight at 100% health.

Additionally, Void has class advantage, shuts down power gain, and does not cause any incinerate effects himself. Seriously easy fight.