#An upgrading system for lower rarities to make them more useful

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unkempt yacht
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A suggestion I made copy/pasted from the forums.

For the entirety of the game, a hybrid or apex has always been considered the best creature in the game, and hybrids for the very large majority dominated arenas of all levels. They’ve become the center of PvP so much that non-hybrids are completely left in the dust in terms of power. While the hybrids are definitely very interesting and I feel are the biggest reason why I like the game, non-hybrids honesty deserve so much more. Not only that, but many hybrids don’t have the strength to be usable later throughout the game, mainly rare, epic, and legendary hybrids. I thought of a new mechanic that allows creatures of lower rarities to be usable in unique or apex-dominated arenas.

I came up with this idea while discussing with a few others on Discord. It’s a mechanic where if a creature of a rarity below unique is leveled to the minimum level of the next rarity, it will visibly change to that rarity and get an upgrade while its actual DNA stays the same rarity.

For example, if you leveled Dimorphodon to a level 6, it would visibly change to a Rare creature, and would gain an extra ability along with a few tweaks to make it stronger and suit that rarity. Level it to lvl 11, and it becomes an epic, getting buffed even more, level it to 16, it becomes a legendary, gaining a fourth move and being buffed even further. Finally reaching level 21, it becomes a Unique, getting one final buff. This mechanic would apply to every creature in Legendary or lower rarities. However, something like a common being brought to a unique rarity will be weaker than the average unique hybrid, as common DNA is much easier to obtain. You can also change the rarity of a creature at any time to alter its strength. If a tournament is restricted to a specific rarity, only that rarity form of a creature can be used, and you need to have that rarity unlocked to use it.

While this mechanic is quite complex and would take a very long time to implement, it’s a way that would allow people to use any creature they feel without being hindered by their lack of strength compared to higher rarity creatures, as they could simply level up their favorite dinos and unlock stronger versions of them.

marsh dragon
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yes, this idea is just that great

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followed, liked, can't subscribe but close enough

unkempt yacht
marsh dragon
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pretty sure that's a whole different issue

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at least it is imo

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they're issues with or without this

unkempt yacht
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I suppose so. Unique Pulmono would have to compete with Unique Giga anyways.

marsh dragon
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unique giganoto Bumpy_Love

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unique t h e r i

unkempt yacht
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If this were added my team would probably be

Antarctovenator/Diplovenator
Entelolania
Lystrosavis
Erlikogamma
Rajakylosaurus
Acrocanthops
Hatzegopteryx
Megalosuchus/Aeno/Alankylo/Cevia

marsh dragon
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theri rig group

tropic bronze
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unique sucotator go BRRRRRR

unkempt yacht
marsh dragon
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suchotator would just be better Vexus

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ngl
every issue with this idea stems from issues the game already has

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lack of balance, forgetting previous mechanics and creatures, etc

timber kindle
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How would this work with tourneys?

unkempt yacht
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Only the highest possible rarity would be eligible. If you have a unique Dimorphodon and want to use it in a legendary tournament. It resorts back to the legendary rarity.

marsh dragon
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honestly i think that would improve skill tourneys a L o t

timber kindle
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My only complaint to this is that everyone’s team would be apex rarity

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It’s a minor complaint, but I’ve always liked using an epic in library

marsh dragon
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like Rare Skill

you get to see, if you're a new player, what results could come if you leveled your favorite rare to its max power

unkempt yacht
timber kindle
marsh dragon
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apex and unique should've always been equal tiers ngl

timber kindle
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True

unkempt yacht
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The rarity border would change with the upgrade, and you can choose your rarity at any time in the creature's menu, but the DNA rarity itself will act the same.

marsh dragon
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but of course, devs that don't understand the game

timber kindle
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So it wouldn’t keep the boost if you want to keep the rarity lowered?

unkempt yacht
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The boost correlates with the chosen rarity. If you have a lv 21 Dimorphodon, you would need to use the unique upgrade for it to be as strong as possible.

timber kindle
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Well dang

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That’s unfortunate

unkempt yacht
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Having a common border on a creature with great stats and four abilities would probably throw off a lot of people.

marsh dragon
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a lot of creatures specifically share a niche with a unique creature but in weaker qualities

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how would they differ, say Gamma unique from Spyx

timber kindle
timber kindle
unkempt yacht
marsh dragon
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There definitely would be overlap due to that progression

unkempt yacht
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Gamma could have some tradeoffs in comparison to Spyx, maybe a glass cannon synergist playstyle over a high stat powerhouse

marsh dragon
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and what about Tyrannosaurus Gen 1 vs 2?

timber kindle
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My only complaint is that if someone wants to keep the previous rarity aesthetic, they’re actively being punished for it

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Of course, that’s probably a complaint I only have

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Since I was the only person complaining about the location change for creating dinos

marsh dragon
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my only, not a complaint, just concern, is the overlap different creatures intentionally have

unkempt yacht
marsh dragon
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that issue is mostly the game's fundamental flaw tbh

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the basis of the game sorta shoves a very basic and simple niche onto fierces

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so they had to steal from others, like decel and speed increase

unkempt yacht
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With enough modification you could probably pull off unique niches for them. You'd have to get crazy with their abilities though.

timber kindle
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For the stat buffs

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Would it be like 5% per power up?

unkempt yacht
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It'd be entirely custom. Maybe Dimo wouldn't get extra speed upon upgrading but Suchomimus would.