I finished 3rd in the F2P Challenge! What I Learned Going From Kraken to F2P

[@HellHades]

Awesome having you in the competition! Well done 👍

[@bigpoppadrockrsl]

Thank you for welcoming me in and for the incredible work that you and Saph did to put it on! Really opened my eyes to a whole new way of playing Raid!

[@ibuprofen_]

Your Hydra run with Nubs was hilarious

[@bigpoppadrockrsl]

I was having so much fun doing that haha! Best time I've ever had playing Hydra!!

[@barbararowley6077]

Huge congratulations on third! These annual FTP comps really show the value of strategy. Luck matters too, of course, since there are some key champs there aren’t alts for, but understanding the mechanics and just being good at the necessary game strategies is incredibly important.

[@bigpoppadrockrsl]

Thank you! Yeah there's a lot of luck but also strategy that goes into it for sure!

[@pipin7457]

Yay! You can actually get a full night's worth of sleep now! Grats on the placement and you did an amazing job, I think surprising everyone at the start! Can definitely be proud of all the hard work you put into this and at the end of the day, I think it kinda came down to champ luck with the Uugo and the Archer bracket. Not to say they the others didn't also put a ton of time and effort into it, they did phenomenal as well, but shard luck is just a part of it and as long as you did your best that's all you can control! For next time, I still like the idea of allowing 1-2 leggos pulled from shards since I think it's pretty easy to calculate everyone can hit mercy once or twice in the time period. Adds a nice element of risk though because when you do pull one, it makes you question if you want to lock in that one or risk waiting for a better leggo... Can't wait to see what you do on this account now that you don't have that restriction or the competition pressure anymore!

[@bigpoppadrockrsl]

Thank you! And yes a full night of sleep is wonderful haha! I agree that would make for a fun change for sure!

[@IPRJungle]

Idk how they can deny you in the content creator awards yet you finished top 3 in the f2p which shows your concept of the content is extraordinary. I think it’s because you vocally speak the truth and they can’t sensor you like they do most of the other content creators that they can put a rope around and walk like puppets. You speak out on the current failures of arena and sheep and the fact that the game isn’t community friendly and sometimes an our right gambling scam. Love your arena content and also your shard opening content it makes my day keep on keeping on brother we all know you’re top of the food chain even if plarium won’t give you your flowers we will. ❤ I’m a major kraken so it says a lot that I enjoyed your content when you were f2p cause I Lord knows I don’t have the patience to play the game like that I like to just blow through 50000 energy in a day and pull thousands of shards. Please give Queen Eva another chance I’ve seen her one shot Tara’s she goes well with Shuzen. She can’t survive as shes squishier than fake titties lol

[@jgarrison1309]

Well done! Third Place! You described the free to play experience perfectly. I think the way to play this game is to start 12 accounts all at once, and then eliminate your worst account over the next eleven months. By the end of the first year you are down to one squad, playing your best (luckiest) account and have something to work with.

[@Thugzilla90]

Also keep this in mind, Nightmare Hydra runs about almost off of similar stats as to what you would use for higher end Arena. Obviously the comp would be different, but as far as stat building goes it's about as intense.

[@dd_zzero6827]

I am a very competitive person just like you Drock. The thing I got out of this is that Bronco quit on your team. And I gather it wasn't a good enough reason. For someone to be a small CC to do this is just stupid. If he had tried and done well, he could have brought more eyeballs to his channel. And why even start this if you are going to quit? Totally let the team down. I just don't get it and I would not like it. As for you, you did amazing. Great job and proved a ton of people wrong.

[@bigpoppadrockrsl]

Thank you man! Really appreciate the support. And yeah it was tough for some people to stick with the comp but it's onward and upward for sure now. Can't wait to see what I can do on the F2P now with leggos!

[@AndreAgassi-j4y]

Great video! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the past 3 months. It was nice to hear someone speak from both sides :).

[@bigpoppadrockrsl]

Thank you for watching it!

[@aaronwalcott513]

Congrats on 3rd! Your acc't is truly lucky. I'm 100% FtP, 3 years on Feb 14. I got my 1st lego after 6 months. My 1st void lego was Tormin, after 9 months. My first ColdHeart last YEAR and my Seer Aug last year, a week before my Geo. The correct champs absolutely complement the amount of time being put in.

[@bigpoppadrockrsl]

Thank you! Yeah I was blessed on this account for sure!!

[@southpawtn]

Very good job, Drock! Really enjoyed watching your progress and it was very cool to see you on the other end of the spectrum!

[@plantainpapi5353]

Loved watching your ftp journey. Also so happy every time I look at your sub count and watch it grow. Great stuff Drock

[@zlatko6782]

Congratulations for this great achievement. Very interesting for other ftp players ( real ones ) who could follow your progression, challenges, and similar struggles. May this nice ftp account stay as Lucky as it is and brings you a lot of fun.

[@bigpoppadrockrsl]

Thank you!

[@grizzledsentinel4691]

Congrats! I started late january 2021. The first fusion I did was Brogni which ended right at the 3 months mark (I could have done the previous fusion Yoshi easily but didn't realize that until it was half over). Brogni was the third lego on my account. So in the same time frame as you, I pulled 2 legos. Also didn't get a CH or apothecary until after the 5 month mark when I got them about 2 weeks apart. Try fireknight early game without them. I was using Runic warder to do 16. You also have alure lol. I think you are right that the time is an absolute necessity but after that luck is a huge difference maker. My 4th lego (and third pulled) happened the next fusion (Ruel) when I pulled duchess. Duchess Bruugo - Duchess, Brogni, and Uugo (who I got around 7 weeks and who was the first account changing character I pulled) - carried me through the first year.

[@bigpoppadrockrsl]

For sure luck is a big factor. There are just some things you can't do without the right champs. Or at least that you can't do quickly haha.

[@grizzledsentinel4691]

@@bigpoppadrockrsl Yep, got 2 MEs relatively early which is a large reason why I was able to advance at a pretty decent pace to lydia and then to ramantu. Goodness knows I probably would have quit after lydia if I didn't bull a seeker (bateater), a seer, and a kymar all around the 11 month mark. Opened up doom tower hard and really helped advance in 3v3.

[@GTTOfficialFed]

I just recently discovered you from the Nubs Hydra video, and loved your personality instantly. Now to see you do well here is incredible. You made a fan out of me bro!!!

[@bigpoppadrockrsl]

Ah that's awesome! Welcome to the channel and so glad you're enjoying the content! Really appreciate the support!

[@GTTOfficialFed]

@@bigpoppadrockrsl Absolutely!!! It's a pleasure!!!

[@juliepage4382]

I have enjoyed following along with your FTP journey. Placing 3rd is part, yes luck, but also your knowledge and skill in using what you had. Congrats.

[@diceonrice]

Off all the CC, I think you've achieved the most considering where you come from out of this experience and I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!

[@bigpoppadrockrsl]

Thank you for the compliment! Has been a journey for sure but was also a ton of fun!!

[@GoldenWill]

Congrats on your effort drock hard for you buddy ...you showed us how a kracken can shine in sucha challenge...I would like to see more videos from you either in live arena or any other raid video

[@bigpoppadrockrsl]

Thank you! Drock Hard forever! And more live arena videos coming too!

[@jbwow5561]

gratz on 3rd, FTP life is hard. Ive been FTP for like 4 years and its a completely different game compared to anyone that spends even a little bit of money. Every resource you get is worth its weight in gold and needs to be saved for the important events and spots of progression!

[@bigpoppadrockrsl]

It really is a whole different ballgame. Just glad I enjoyed it! And thank you for watching!

[@jbwow5561]

@@bigpoppadrockrsl Was a lot of fun to watch someone else do it that had end game knowledge because my Journey was obviously way different! Stop by English 10 sometime as its my regular channel and its one of the best channels in game! Tons of regular people in all range of the game and it really doesnt have trolls or tons of spam! Love to talk to you sometime and pick your brain about gearing my Harima! You fast became my favorite person to watch for raid content!

[@jbwow5561]

@@bigpoppadrockrsl Bro...Im gonna watch all your shit when it pops my dude! I love the live arena even when its nasty and unfair! It just reminds me of how unfair FTP is as well! I could probably push decently in live arena but i cant get my Harima in the right gear! My current Harima is like 280 crit damage and like 6k defense.....but if i try and get savage gear...i cant get close to that crit damage...which is why id love to pick your brain for even 5 minutes!

[@skew9879]

congrats drock it was great watching your f2p journey and cant wait for the content on the f2p going forward

[@bigpoppadrockrsl]

Thank you for the love!

[@JKG_Brandon]

Great job bro, you killed it. It was a breath of fresh air being on TeamDrock. Looking fwd to following you from now on, and callin you a Creator Friend now.

[@bigpoppadrockrsl]

My man you were a beast! Thank you for sticking the entire thing out with me. Really appreciated your hard work. Let me know when you want to collab and we will crush it!

[@JKG_Brandon]

@@bigpoppadrockrsl I am gonna embark on a main account reset, so Might have to leverage that big ol brain for sure! lol

[@bartkorol611]

Raid shadow 2 will be season stuff like this with ladders, and tiers, going to be horrific...

[@bigpoppadrockrsl]

I don't think they'll ever make a Raid 2. At least not for a long long time.

[@robinrobin135]

You should try and collab with bozor the best ftp player there is

[@Nathan_Coley]

That collab would be awesome!

[@alschirjaev9213]

More like erhabad who's actually f2p. Boozor gets cc and mod perks

[@zlatko6782]

Boozor is a fraud.

[@TheMenofMagic]

It is like second job we could use a little more quality of life and time that would really help I’m glad you got to see it from other point of view and it proves you are one hell of a player in raid

[@Nathan_Coley]

You did awesome BigPoppaF2P!

[@bigpoppadrockrsl]

Thank you my man!

[@kris-vw4bl]

Congratz captain Price :D

[@bigpoppadrockrsl]

Bravo 6, Going Dark 😉

[@KmcAce]

Proud you did the F2P! ❤

[@LindaBickford]

Congrats Drock

[@mahliz]

I am guessing Sapph added something that looks for legendarys and if you use one that isn't suppose to be used you get kicked off the leaderboard, but again just a guess from me.

[@bigpoppadrockrsl]

Hmm maybe that's it!

[@MrIndman]

First! Gz Drock, the smart krakens are my favs

[@CrouchingGrandpa]

Absolute boss. First next year!

[@bigpoppadrockrsl]

Oh man haha! I don't know I have it in me brother! But maybe first in a Fateless comp 😉

[@markgilrosales6366]

Congratulations.

[@joswinpais1240]

You won hearts❤

[@bigpoppadrockrsl]

I did my best! 😁

[@OGGlasses]

5:27 Drock you did pull 9 leggos counting the 2 you fed you have 7 then the 2 you just counted wrong

[@bigpoppadrockrsl]

Ahh good! I thought I was going crazy haha!

[@OGGlasses]

@@bigpoppadrockrsl haha rebuilding champs for LA will do that to you 😂

[@perida5843]

fav was you and nub doing hydra

[@bigpoppadrockrsl]

I loved making that video too! Thanks for watching!

[@Ickyray]

the match making is so bad... and im not sure how to fix it... i thought maybe a player power range, but you know damn well that would be abused to shit, level doesnt mean much so that doesnt work... anyways massive congratz!

[@alschirjaev9213]

Placement matchs like every other game with a live arena but that's far tll complex for the single guy who works at plarium

[@bigpoppadrockrsl]

It definitely needs some serious serious help for sure. Just hope it gets it!

[@Ickyray]

@@alschirjaev9213 i think 3 people work at plarium... an artist, a guy who makes champ kits, and some douchebag who just wants money whos in charge or something

[@Ickyray]

@@bigpoppadrockrsl ive been hoping they would improve the game for awhile... they need to nerf like 10-20 champs that are just way to dominate but i guess nerfing is not part of game balance or something idk honestly im kinda fed up with them lol

[@alschirjaev9213]

@@Ickyray 🤣

[@gamingextreme87]

Volume of video is really low mate

[@Germanssuchti]

turn it up ? :D

[@llaneave]

kraken drock king of f2p?????

[@bigpoppadrockrsl]

Maybe! It just might happen 😉

[@who_is_koyote]

[@JazzSlayer_]

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