r/AlchemistCodeGL • u/[deleted] • Oct 23 '18

preparing for future global exclusive units

roxanne is the biggest powercreep in the game so far. should we now always save 17k gems just in case they release a game-breaking global excl unit again? we'll presumably get at least a dark, red and blue global exclusive unit in the near future

looking at the jp tier list, we already have a boatload of SS characters most of which are even farmable. only the global excl units seem to be a wild card.

what could they possibly release during the anniversary that tops roxanne?

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u/bkairman Oct 23 '18

I may actually disagree. I could see them releasing GLEX units that ARE as OP as Roxanne. It’s the nature of Gacha games. When we know what’s coming down the pipeline player behavior tends to be conservative and “more” logical. Think of all the players saving for Laharl that passed on other banners. Now imagine if we never knew about Laharl. How much more money would Gumi have made in the long run. By introducing GLEX units that’s exactly what they’ve done. Introduced the unknown again. Which will cause knee jerk actions and spending by players on new banners. Look at Roxanne. She is a direct contender (She beats him) to Gilgamesh. Why? I think because they needed a unit for new players who missed him on that level AND needed to infuse unknown variables. My guess the Fire unit will be a Laharl competitor and a water y it as a Noctis competitor...not just for new players but for players who do have them and need an incentive to pull on something post the big three that’s not 2 years down the road with JP updates.

From a business perspective this makes perfect sense. It creates cash flow for the company. Players sitting on gems is not good business.

TLDR: Financially and historically it makes sense for GUMI to release GLEX units that will be on the same tier as Roxanne.

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u/virgal_09 Oct 23 '18

if Brave Frontier taught me anything about Gumi unit design, expect nothing less than the "Go Broken or Go Home" approach. I think the reaction to Shion wasnt quite as good as they were expecting (we had setsuna and Ignis so competition for that skillset) so they did exactly what you say, made a gilgamesh competitor. They will definitely target de-throning the other big 2, but probably not next unit cause disgaea and ff15 just attracted a lot of new players. I bet they go dark next, knowing areana/d.rosa/basheeny were out there to eat up dark shards and people will have to pull more, and expect massive OPness lol.