If I remember correctly, april is the demotion aniversery. I've heared some people talking about demotions..
Some units would certainly deserve it, but I just want to say it's not gonna be good if they drop em just in a pool lower.
Why?
The bloated 4* pool, that's why. There are many great units in there. Units with fodder better than 5*, and merge project options galore
You want that final Ares? Or need another fury? Gotta be lucky!
A bad pity break sucks, but that just an incident. With a bad 3-4* pool, it's a systematic problem. All the times you don't summon a 5* happen about 30 times more often, sometimes more than that.
So what needs to happen for a demotion, how could it work?
I see 3 options, and I'm listing them in order of how likely they'll happen.
#1
Demotion from the 4* pool
Having a lot units drop down to only 3*. It'll fully seperate the 2 types.
This wouldn't be a big fix, but it will help
#2
Splitting the pool in two
Have all units labeled, having em be in two pools. And the banners would be labeled as well.
All units of all rarities would be split and you can check which half is linked to a banner.
There's no perfect fix, but this would help people choice between banners for their lower * pools.
#3
Like Fate GO's friend banner
A new type of banner with either a low cost or some kind of reward currency that allows you to pull.
A banner with only 1* and 2* heroes, and have those heroes disapear from the normal pool
I do not trust any of this to happen, but this is what it would take to prevent the game from becoming unhealthier
I wouldn't mind a demotion at all, even if it would simply be just like the last one.
I'm so tired of the old 3*/4* units.
I`'m missing 1 Palla and 3 Soleils and I'm through anyway with my +10 builds. They have been there for so long. If you REALLY wanted to +10 them you should be done by now.
Of course, your options would be way better and preferable. Anything that helps you increase the chance to get the hero you want is favourable.
With how they seem to approach problems I think #2 is super unlikely. Like next to 0. #1 I agree is most likely, much more over 3. But you are forgetting the most common option! They do nothing, which I think is the highest outcome. I wish there was like a system for 4 stars that drastically increases the chances you don't get the same ones multiple times in a summoning session. It would just be a code and technically a double edged sword. But I think that would work fine. The pool will still be bloated but you'll see everyone.
My biggest worry for the april demotions is nothing happens. It's sad because I think that's the most likely outcome. We don't have a system like CYL where we know it will come back every year. We just made a guess on that because it happened once last year. There's no information that even suggests it'll happen again besides us wanting it. I'll keep some hope, but I remember 3.0. Hope for the best and expect the worst.
I also need 3 soleil to end my merge project. And it's also pretty hard to get more Legault (merge project) or good fodder unit (desperation, LnD3, fury 3...).
IS should demote some unit but they also should give us more 4* banner. Those banners where it's easier to pull some specific 4*, and those 4* can also be available at 5* focus.
Wait and see
I'm not a fan of your ideas to be honest.
Realistically there are 13 - 4-5* in the game currently (maybe 14 after beast banner ends). Many of these units have good fooder and are excellent merge projects, and their rates will be boosted by shifting to the 3* pool. I expect these to drop down into the 3-4* pool and be replaced by 13 (14) new 4-5 star units.
Yes 14 additional new units will inflate the 4 star pool, but rather marginally spread across the 4 colours. And the gains far outway that loss in my opinion. Some of those units will have useful fodder, regardless of whether it was previously 5* exclusive or not, some of them will be crowd favourites and become realistic free to play merge options. It might also help to revive some otherwise unthought of or left for dead characters currently just pissing people off with pity breaks. In an ideal situation dropping these units exclusively to a new 4* star only pool, would remove their chances of pity breaking you, but I wouldn't want to get my hopes up.
I know that last year there were 46 demotes, but they were all from the 4-5 star pool from what I read. That won't happen again. 14 is far more realistic. It's not game breaking and could actually be beneficial for many fans.
