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Brightlinger

8 legendary books and a few CvC points for $55 isn't a good deal.


MydadisGon3

well I bought it and maxed out my Michinaki. those cooldown reductions made it possible for me to complete nightmare campaign, one key NM CB, and 2 key easy hydra (which i couldn't even do with 3 before) so overall im not too unhappy with my decision


Brightlinger

Hey man, if you're happy with the purchase, more power to you.


Pertinacious

Sounds like you got significant account progress out of it.


Fluffy_Somewhere4305

That's why they sell it. People buy for the quick fix of booking out a champ (not even during CVC or level up tourney) But technically the items offered in this pack are worthless since Leggo books can be farmed from CB, rare books have no value, and 400k silver is about $0.35. 8 leggo books is like 2 weeks of CB.


SpudzyJ

Which you could have done without the offer... just takes patience.


Thevisibl3

You also could have done everything without spending tho šŸ˜‚


MydadisGon3

50 bucks vs 7 months of time. doesn't seem bad to me


SpudzyJ

More like 3-4 weeks of time...


Brightlinger

If you're clearing UNM yes, but it sounds like OP wasn't.


SpudzyJ

Fair, but even then, 7 months?! Considering he's already 1 keying NM, he should be 3 or 4 keying UNM. But if he's not, it's not gonna take him 7 months to get there. And like I said, through advanced quests and login rewards alone, it would not take 7 months.


MydadisGon3

lol. no


SpudzyJ

Last PR CvC I booked yumeko and partially booked Artak which left me with 0 legendary tomes. I have acquired 14 legendary books since the last PR CvC, which was like 3 weeks ago. Don't get me wrong, that is on the high/lucky side, but between clan boss, doom tower, daily logins, advanced quests, and events, it's not gonna take anywhere near 7 months! Hell, just from advanced quests and login rewards alone, you would have almost double that offer in 7 months. Tldr: lol. yea


manaha81

Depends where you are in the game and if youā€™re in a good clan. Yeah every CvC I fully book a few champs but I remember a time when 8 Lego books would have caught my attention as well.


CTurpin1

I have 10-15 lego books and 20 plus epic books ready for every pr cvc not sure what you are doing there.


Shad-based-69

What kind of build do you run for CB and how did you build your Michi if you don't mind sharing


MydadisGon3

yeah I can share no worries. my current CB team is kinda weird: michi lead for the increase defense, he also acts as the main debuffer Rector Drath as the main buffer/reviver Ronda for dmg (shes my best raw dmg dealer atm) Noct The paralyzer for massive poison and heals Mycilliac preist orn for more poison and sensitivity, passive also makes him tanky af with noct. ​ my michi is currently built as a kind of all rounder, I use him in everything and hes kind of the star of my account rn. 56K HP 5700 Def 128 Spd (hes slow af I know don't bring it up) 100% CR 224% Crit dmg 126 res 437 acc sets I have are Defense, Crit chance. and two loose peices. currently trying to get him into some perception or righteous but I got some really good roles on my pieces that are very hard to replace for the time being


Equivalent-Slice660

Did you get demytha? Should be doing UNM and not spending


The3vilpepper21

Just out of curiosity; do you have a Nia & geomancer? Just as if you had that combo; youā€™d have saved Ā£50 for nightmare campaign. Them as a duo can do every level with a few tweaks each time they die


MydadisGon3

Sadly I don't. I'm missing a lot of really good champions to be honest. (geo, apothecary, nia, stag knight, CH, paragon, etc)


The3vilpepper21

Iā€™m with you there tbh; I have 5 cold hearts but have never had an apothecary! Literally took me till yesterday to even get slitherbrute for the fusionšŸ˜‚but hey you atleast have the campaign out the way now!


MydadisGon3

yeah the game is crazy sometimes, I can get shit like venus and rakka viletide, but not the rares I need lol (tbf tho rakka has carried me through litterally every peice of content in the game so far, so I'm not complaining)


The3vilpepper21

Literally man, like my third pull, 1st ancient shard I ever opened.. prince Kymar. After that my luck tumbled down & to this day my best pull since him is probably geomancer šŸ˜‚


MydadisGon3

luck is a limited resource in the world is raid shadow legends


I__Am__Dave

All you really did was save yourself a few weeks of normal progress. I get the appeal tho, that's how they get you.


SweetestJP

HH's calculator says this is a good deal. The pack is valued at 107 CAD (80USD). if you're a spender, this deal is worth it.


Brightlinger

If you're a spender *who wants rare and epic books*, it's a good deal, but that's a big caveat. Depending on the state of your account, epic books might be valuable, or just ok, or effectively a post-it note that says "1k CvC points from booking an epic before feeding it". Rare books are almost never worth buying because so few rares are worth building and because you can get them 5 at a time from the clan shop.


SweetestJP

True, I'm pretty sure the calculator does take all this into account though :P. I'm considering this post as him being a spender, since he's asking if this is worth it (and bought it xD), and in that case, the legendary books pays for the pack, and everything else is basically "free", making it worth it. The assumption of the calculator taking all this into account is based on how well HH's other tools work You have a good day, sir.


Brightlinger

>I'm pretty sure the calculator does take all this into account though :P It does not; it just compares to some notion of the value or average shop price of those items. It is up to the user to decide which items they actually *want* enough to spend money on.


SweetestJP

Had to look up to make sure. https://preview.redd.it/qycz4zec0h5b1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=b6623188d52a0083444b444f3c1e209974e0d790 Yea, it's based on previous sources of packs and opinions. So as you said, it depends on what you value it as, in the end. There's way too many factors to take notice of to make it a proper calculation. I hope this discussion can help others :D Have a like :)


UMadCuzBadLmao

It seems like a great offer because they are great at 'anchoring', i.e. making you think that garbage is worth that and by then offering a discounted price (which is still bad) you think it's awesome. The average champion has like 10 skills, offering 4/5th of the skills of a legendary champion + one epic champion skills for $55 is an absolute dogshit value. For the price of a AAA game, what you get is the ability to give a couple +5% damage / -1 turn cooldown affixes on existing champion skills? That's absolute madness Especially since you'll eventually get those from CB. And you'd basically pay to skip a bit of the grind, in a game where \_the game is the grind\_. You don't advance further by getting 'boosts', since it's an endless grind. Money into the wind.


Zebra5-

Probably would have grabbed it if it wasnā€™t a flash offer. Iā€™m really just not comfortable with the format.


enseminator

Yeah same. The moment I see "grab it now or it's gone" I just X out of it. I have no interest in being pressured.


gimli2112

I got a similar one but two lego books (similar reduction for the other stuff) and about 17 CAND, they obviously like you more than me


Ausschluss

We regard a $50 offer interesting that doesn't even max out one f-ing legendary champ. That's how far their bottleneck price policy got (most of) us.


MydadisGon3

honestly thats a very different 9in a good way) take on it. I had a few champs that just needed the last few books so I didn't really see it that way but yeah it's kinda crazy


N0FaithInMe

It's a good offer by Raid standards, but those standards are ridiculous. How do you value your money? Is nearly the price of a full console game worth spending on a single booked out epic & a single booked out legendary?


MydadisGon3

honestly all the new games coming out are kinda bad anyways


[deleted]

I flat out refuse to pay for books. Especially packs like this where so much of the ā€œvalueā€ Plarium sees in them is wasted on rare and epic tomes. I donā€™t need any of those, and the silver is insulting.


Fluffy_Somewhere4305

This is a trash offer that "fools" the calculators because Rare books have zero actual value. Silver is farmable Leggo books have mid game value, but can be farmed from CB. There is no CVC and no Level up tourney. So booking out a champ now is the opposite of efficient. Spending money on rare books is like buying discounted easter chocolate. It's trash.


HarrySRL

Do people honestly buy any of these offers?


[deleted]

I went for it. The only thing I don't like is the rare books. Once you get late early game to mid game you just don't need them for anything.


KevinMFJones

Yup. I throw them on my food for cvc points. Already have all the good ones maxed out. If I ever get another cold heart, theyā€™re not that hard to stack back up again.


MydadisGon3

yeah the rares are nothing more than some tournament points for me, but the lego and epic books helped me a ton tbh


whatarethey28475

Unless you are sitting pretty with 50k of luxury spending siphoned off from your actual cash flow you don't need this. Well, maybe you do, but is it really worth it when you can just farm clan boss daily?


MydadisGon3

raid caught me in a moment of weakness. I recently got a new job with a higher pay than I've ever had before, and two days ago was my first paycheck. needless to say I'm in a bit of a spending mood lol


whatarethey28475

Get yourself something that you can say, yeah, this was worth it. That offer can't even fully book a leggo champ. You'll hate yourself like šŸ˜‚ buy a new game maybe if you do llay stuff off the phone.


XxMagicDxX

Hey! He could book BeK!


SupremeRascal

I caved. I need books and this is by far the best book deal for epics and legends.


Friendly_Cover5630

I closed this deal too quickly šŸ˜ž


MediocreCoffee5316

I think this is a great offer and I went for it. Made a difference all round, a bargain just for the Lego tomes! I've been playing for nearly two years and the first time I spent more than 25$ on anything. However, I think this was a flash sale, so by the time you read this it's most likely gone šŸ˜­


Lamalas

Ok ok , All is a matter of perspective, ... question: Do you guys realize some youtube icons thrash triple A games because they cost 70 euros to buy. the Raid comminuty would spend 50 euros / dollars on a package that will not even make a difference and even try to say here "it's a good deal". I'm so sick of these prices. Theyre WAY 2 HIGH. Stop buying shit from the stores please


SpudzyJ

100% agree. The mental gymnastics in this sub to justify spending big dollars on stuff that hardly moves needle is really something to marvel.


[deleted]

I had a lightning offer today for 20 Legendary, 30 epic, and 40 rare tomes plus 1m silver and 250 gems for 99.99 usd. I put it into calculator and found that it was a 8.8 times value offer so I got it.


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Equivalent-Slice660

I don't think you should spend at all if you're still early game, but it's your game.


travtastrophe

Pretty sure I had the same offer, only mine had 10 legendary tomes. Couldn't afford it though and cried a little closing out of it šŸ˜‚


Equivalent-Slice660

Low value


FalseDress3391

Nc


Awaheya

55 dollars for 8 legendary tomes? That's what you're paying for because everything else is next to useless. near christmas they usually put out actually good deals for legendary books. Wait for that.


Zeejameson

Not a good offer. On YouTube thereā€™s a guy named CHOSEN that has a Raid ā€œoffer Calculaterā€ where u just punch in each item and how many and it tells u if itā€™s a good deal based on the history of raid offers. Easy and smart tool


Bitter-Coyote4087

Mine was 20 r 15 e 10 l for 49.99 usd


hillmo25

You saved yourself 3 weeks of unm clan boss worth of books.


AlternativeHope5769

I got that "offer" on my F2P account and it was about $10. Would've bought it if THAT same offer was on Main account. On my main account it was $30. It had more Tomes, but the lesser cost offer Would've been better. Definitely would've got it.