WTFrak?!
My first thought was GREEDY GORRAM MATRICIDE NECRO FRAKKING DEVS
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apparently I was attached to the elegance of the original formula.
Hmm
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Skill roll % problem
My calm thought later, I bet this is a response to skill rolls and tier 1 customer support ( see notes ).
If so, I would have just increased the +costume skill roll % by 5x if same color ( instead of 2x for base heroes. Gah. Costumes are so confusing) and by 2.5x if off color.
For extra costume patterns used to level a hero’s costume outfit = +62.5% or +75% just to make it less confusing for non math people.
If I am correct, it is a problem of the game being 3+ years old, and many Devs decisions about +skill rolls finally leading to this outcome like just 5*+20 tanks are a cumulation of years of decisions ( see notes )
Notes
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Costume XP
Trainer Hero +skill roll
([Suggestion] Upgrade Trainer Hero (+skill roll))
Max tier, max level
10+ at a time
4/8 3* 1.1 heroes
Makes summons random 1/8 to 8/8
Oldest bug reports
The Devs do love merciless RNG
(Search results for 'special skill not 8/8 #bugs-issues ' - Empires & Puzzles Community Forum)
5*+20 Tanks
FIN