NevarMaor

Every time I hear this song I have to remind myself it's not Spinal Tap

I am now getting that in the Unread Content posts. Note: using firefox on desktop, Win 10. It looks like the preview window is displaying unrendered text.

Yeah, dragons are a tertiary concern at best. I have three 5* at 3/70, and two 4* at 3/60, with no chance of maxing in the foreseeable future. I have managed to max 6-7 4*, and some even have their hero assist at 10/10. But OMG collecting Dragonstone is like panning for gold in the gutter. 4 days to level a building and then a further week or more to collect enough stone to start another.

Using Greg did make the 4* tiers a lot easier for me. Did not make them much quicker though ... Goldie with her reflect also helps.

Melendor is certainly "easier" to max (less so with each released costume) than Chloris, but other than the dispel he does not offer any great advantages. His health and defence are lower, making him less durable, and he doesn't boost health. I don't think you can definitively say Melendor is the better hero. They both have their place, and I have two maxed Mels (and a third at 4/70) I use since my only other green healer is LotL (and Belith). But if I had Chloris and maxed her she and Mel would likely get equal use depending on the opponent.

I haven't done the tier 1 quests in years (Gather Food / Mine Iron / Gain Experience / Scavenge Resources). I don't consider them worth the time and effort (although I could just autoplay them, it's more rewarding to autoplay S1:8/7). I also don't bother with Tier 2 Battle Items or Crafting Materials for the same reason. I always need gems and ETT's so I do the other two.

I tend to struggle in the 4* sections since most of my maxed L2 4* are healers. Tends to be a laugh when I forget to change the default defence for 4* Bloody Battle tournaments. I have L2 Greg and Li Xiu as my main non-healers One of these days I have to get some better 4* done. Colen isn't even L1 ...

This I agree with. I never have enough gems to spend on Outfitter and on roster expansion and occasional 10-pulls (usually in costume chamber) and on 1-1 coaching.

My goal for hero coach is 3/70. I have been chronically short of Tomes for the entire time I've played the game so saving on having to use one of them is of great importance. I usually have 2-3x as many Blades, and enough of each AM for 3-5 heroes of each colour. But never enough Tomes. Thus Tomes are saved for the newest heroes I have not eligible for coaching. And I am always working on heroes that are eligible. Being a very cheap player I can't be all that picky -- although poor old Isrod has been sitting at 1/1 for 4 years now. At this point I have him as a collectible.

Ones I've wished I had over the years ... Hel Gravemaker Telluria (in her heyday of course) Roughian & Nurgib (wow, I did spell it right!) Eliane Chloris I would still gladly take any of them except probably Telly, who was nerfed to oblivion.

I would say it depends on what you are struggling against. If it's Bearnadette then Daemon is a contender with the v.fast talent block. Dispel is also handy. If it's mega minions then C.Jett neuters them pretty effectively. If it's boosted healers or regular minions then C.Xiaotu (also a good all-rounder who hits pretty hard). Keep in mind the costumes need to be levelled independent of Hero Coach.

Power is not a great measure of a hero's value. It is based only on the hero stats whereas a hero's value is more dependent on the synergies you can get with other heroes with their specials and secondary effects. Power will often indicate how sturdy a hero is for absorbing damage, but not so much for dealing damage.

They keep pushing the S1 costumes because everybody has S1 heroes and feel the need for the costumes. Thus, income. My issue with costumes in general is I have lots of costumed heroes sitting at 1/1. Especially the rares and epics.

Is elioty here? Or around?