Double Star Penalty

n8mcd

TWO stars are being lost when your hero is defeated by NPCs.

Previously, only one star was lost.

Previously each star was worth a 3% bonus, for 15% at 5 stars. Now, it appears the first 4 stars are worth only 2.5%, and the last (fifth) is worth 5%. When at full star-count, the 2-star penalty especially harmful, as you lose half your bonus (5% + 2.5% = 7.5%) with only one defeat.

Previously, If you had been at 5 stars for some time, your first defeat incurred so slight a penalty that you didn't lose a full star.

This aggressive defeat penalty is especially problematic for low level characters and new players, who suddenly lose a significant amount of healing and damage in situations where they obviously need it the most.

pantagruel01

The number of stars you lose on death is random from 0 to 2. As far as I can tell nothing has changed with stars for years.

n8mcd

It is consistently two stars now.

I have never observed a two star penalty in the past, and in fact have seen tool-tips on load screens indicating that the penalty for dying was 1 star, not 0 to 2 stars.

n8mcd

http://championsonline.wikia.com/wiki/HERO_POINTS

A character gains Stars by completing missions and defeating villains. A character loses one star each time they are defeated.

notyuu

Form personal experience the amount of stars lost seems to be related with how dead you were made.. aka if you just barely die e.g you had 20hp left, attack did 21, I seem to lose roughly half a star, conversely when I get nuked for 150K damage... I lose 2 stars.

n8mcd

I believe the 'zero star penalty' effect experienced by people at a long-standing full star count was because the hero-point system was stacking to 5.99 stars, but because there was no 6th star to round off to, would only count as 5 stars. A death would reduce you by 1 full star, to 4.99, which rounds off to 5 stars still.

flyingfinn

It was 5 for 5% each at the beginning. Didn't pay attention to them then.
Now even less, just don't care if i have them or not....​​

n8mcd

flyingfinn said:

It was 5 for 5% each at the beginning. Didn't pay attention to them then.

Now even less, just don't care if i have them or not....​​

You raise your hand in class to say "I don't know" too, don't you?

flyingfinn

Yes. And brought teacher a pineapple instead of apple.​​