is it just me or is northstar pretty crap? I don’t check the forums lol I just get my news here
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 14 January 2020 15:25 (four years ago) link
No one is impressed. (In fairness, that matches the character in the books so well done MPQ.)
― totally unnecessary bewbz of exploitation (DJP), Tuesday, 14 January 2020 15:32 (four years ago) link
the dumb loaner is annoying to fight against because he keeps airborning whoever is tanking my gladiathor but yeah he seems weak
― juntos pedemos (Euler), Tuesday, 14 January 2020 15:43 (four years ago) link
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 14 January 2020 15:50 (four years ago) link
Just did my first month of VIP. Was totally worth it. Tempted to keep going, but part of me is still like "fuck this microtransaction psychological trap bullshiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit"
― Nhex, Thursday, 23 January 2020 23:26 (four years ago) link
VIP is good value... and it helps your friends hint hint lol
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Friday, 24 January 2020 00:18 (four years ago) link
with all these Okoye offers lately I just champed her! after however many years, yay.
12 champed 5* now, guess I'll collect shards for Cable now who is at 5-4-3. maybe I should just for Kitty Pride but she's kinda boring to play since you need to run her with 4rocket to make her great and I don't like always being so locked down.
― juntos pedemos (Euler), Monday, 27 January 2020 18:01 (four years ago) link
Run her with OML instead; in PvE, you get two shields that limit initial damage, then firing her red puts two strikes on the board that enables her buff mechanic and makes you virtually untouchable while dropping massive hits within 2-3 turns, plus any power that damages you throws 3 attacks on the board that accelerates the carnage. An undercovered but color-complete Beta Ray Bill makes the whole thing ludicrously funny because he drops a countdown that adds even more protects off his blue that keeps the buff train going AND every time you match a protect, you get blue and green to refire the protect countdown and to trigger his 3-hit nuke, now bolstered by all of OML's free red strikes.
― totally unnecessary bewbz of exploitation (DJP), Monday, 27 January 2020 18:09 (four years ago) link
(obv "her" = "Kitty")
good idea! I have OML champed. by contrast I need 4 covers for Kitty Pride (though I have two saved covers, she's at 3-7-1 really, ugh). Beta Ray Bill seems fun, I have him at 0-4-1 with some hope of champing him before he leaves LL since that'll be some months still.
― juntos pedemos (Euler), Monday, 27 January 2020 18:13 (four years ago) link
Yeah, I was looking through my roster looking for anyone else to pair her with other than R&G; my Hela and Cable are undercovered but I have OML champed and he can tank on black and has a passive true heal and I went "HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM"
If I get tired of BRB, I may switch to Nico or Cloak & Dagger as alternate 4*s that can help accelerate the whole process
― totally unnecessary bewbz of exploitation (DJP), Monday, 27 January 2020 18:20 (four years ago) link
I've also been super, super into 5* Gambit/5* Storm/who cares
― totally unnecessary bewbz of exploitation (DJP), Monday, 27 January 2020 18:21 (four years ago) link
I sold my 5* Gambit at the nerf and only have a few covers now. 5*Storm I have at 3-5-2 so I might get her champed eventually.
― juntos pedemos (Euler), Monday, 27 January 2020 18:35 (four years ago) link
I refused to sell him because he was one of the only 5* champs I had at the time and I didn't believe he would remain worthless; eventually someone would come along that could help make him relevant again. Storm is great because she passively puts out enough charged tiles for Gambit's red to hit at max value at the same time his passive gives you enough red to fire it; a single red match accelerates it and also fills up enough of Storm's black for her to fire her nuke at will; rinse/repeat
At this point, I just use Gambit's purple to wipe specials off the board; damage from the countdowns actually firing is a bonus
― totally unnecessary bewbz of exploitation (DJP), Monday, 27 January 2020 18:40 (four years ago) link
I need to stop hoarding CP, don't I? I'm never gonna bite on those 500CP offers... Kind of in bewilderment that you guys have ever champed a 5*
― Nhex, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 00:02 (four years ago) link
Just got my first 5* with five covers (OML yellow, so niiice). Day 1098, so hopefully I'll get a second yellow by day 2000.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 00:57 (four years ago) link
A lot of people claim that hoarding helps you champ the latest 5* and there is truth to that theory but if you just play for consistent progression, you can steadily grow your roster and more avenues for CP and legendary tokens open up for you. I think I have only ever hoarded a max of 300 CP (maybe 500?) and I’ve never spent it on a Heroes for Hire deal or a specific cover.
Speaking of which, I champed 5* Captain Marvel today because I got a cover from the special Okoye store and I thought why not?
― totally unnecessary bewbz of exploitation (DJP), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 02:23 (four years ago) link
The iso-8 multiplier bonus they gave us over the holidays got me back into the game, though once it was over I stopped completing the Deadpool dailies once more. PvP still hopeless but I'm fine with grinding it out in SP as I always have, until I inevitably get bored again.
― Nhex, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 03:02 (four years ago) link
I took a couple months off but then got back into it again.
I can't hoard cp or LL tokens, I'm playing for instant gratification. Delayed gratification is for real life, not video games.
Champed 5*s rule, the game gets so much faster...which makes you think, if you're just trying to get your play over with, why are you playing? But I suppress that thought.
― juntos pedemos (Euler), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 08:10 (four years ago) link
I don’t view it as playing to get play over with; I think of it as trying to set up a jackpot on a virtual slot machine.
― totally unnecessary bewbz of exploitation (DJP), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 13:05 (four years ago) link
yeah that's...healthier.
really I just like match-three-ing, even if four completes per node of PVE is too much
― juntos pedemos (Euler), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 15:03 (four years ago) link
Stuck at 5/1/5 for ages, Dr. Strange has finally been championed. I had to trade my 3 duplicate covers and get 500 shards to do it, but now it's done. Next up is Clint Barton, currently 3/4/3.
I find that 5* Carnage and Prof X are both pretty good at low covers for their passives. Carnage makes free matches and low-power special tiles. X creates board shake and damage off of match-4s.
― wasdnuos (abanana), Monday, 2 March 2020 23:54 (four years ago) link
Kitty/5* Carnage/BRB is kind of an unfair team
― totally unnecessary bewbz of exploitation (DJP), Tuesday, 3 March 2020 14:36 (four years ago) link
Day 2189 has a nice stream of rewards - 6500 iso, 25cp, 3 Devil Dinosaurs and a Taskmaster for 6 days straight.
― Nhex, Sunday, 15 March 2020 14:36 (four years ago) link
Yeah that ruledShort of iso again after having 3mil+ because champing 5* is expensive. Have all but four 4* fully covered (including the limited ones) but many left unchamped.
― Joey Corona (Euler), Sunday, 15 March 2020 21:07 (four years ago) link
Would love to know your 4* tiers
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Monday, 16 March 2020 02:03 (four years ago) link
The 4* I think are the best are, in rough order:BishopWorthy Cap (esp. with 5* Hawkeye)JuggernautSabertooth (esp. against Kitty Pryde teams)VultureAmerica Chavez (if you're a 5* player at least)Captain MarvelKarnak (esp. for 5* teams)Spidey 2099MedusaRocket and Groot (if you have a good Kitty Pryde)
With a bunch of these I could have added "esp if you have Okoye" since she's game changing imo
Next tier:RiriPeggy CarterValkyrieRogueGamoraDeadpool xforceIcemanBladeCyclopsCoulson (with 5* Hawkeye)Main Event HulkTaskmasterInfinity War SpideyRed HulkLuke CageCloak and DaggerMoon KnightNovaProfessor XJean Gray
Ok I guess:Black PantherSpider-WomanMiles MoralesNightcrawlerSpider-GwenThor (pour one out for the good times though)Star LordTotally awesome HulkPunisherNick FuryKate BishopIron FistGwenpoolGhost RiderWaspAnt ManShuri
Who really cares tier:JubileeLockjawAgent Venom (great teamups though)QuakeBlack WidowHuman TorchSam WilsonDazzlerHawkeye RoninThanosSandmanThingInvisible WomanGhostWinter SoldierX-23KingpinWar MachineNebulaCarnageMysterioX-23Wolvie XforceYonduVenomNamorMODOKHoward the DuckSpider Ham
Are these real characters tier (note: I have them champed or at 13 covers):WiccanMagikWolfsbaneNorthstarProwlerBlack CatDominoKarolina DeanNico Minoru
Garbage tier:KravenDevil DinosaurEmma FrostTalos
― Joey Corona (Euler), Monday, 16 March 2020 12:56 (four years ago) link
Nico is fantastic if you don't have a decently-leveled Kitty and Domino is wonderful for anyone who needs black AP to do their thing. Kraven seems useless but he is a surprisingly effective Gritty counter and plays extremely well with other Sinister Six characters, especially Carnage. MODOK also did some great things for me when I put him with Kitty/OML; 6 red AP gives you attacks and strikes which Kitty immediately starts buffing, which rules.
LOL that you put X-23 in the "who really cares" tier twice, that is OTM
Northstar belongs in the garbage tier
― DJP, Monday, 16 March 2020 13:29 (four years ago) link
lol, I'm annoyed that rng has given me so many x-23 covers, she's my 2nd highest covered 4*, at 319, just behind Invisible Woman at 320. :(
― Joey Corona (Euler), Monday, 16 March 2020 13:37 (four years ago) link
Oof. My top 4* is America Chavez at 332, followed by Rogue (323) and XFW (323)
― DJP, Monday, 16 March 2020 14:33 (four years ago) link
Agree on Medusa/Captain Marvel, they got a lot of playtime for me. I don't think Kraven and Nico should be that low for the reasons DJP said
― Nhex, Monday, 16 March 2020 16:56 (four years ago) link
Wish I hadn't sold my XFW back in the day. I was just really bored of him but I could really use the OML covers.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Monday, 16 March 2020 17:46 (four years ago) link
Also want to say Spider-Gwen/Miles/Iron Spider works way better than it should, Kate Bishop's heal block is sometimes a life-saver, and Quake's near-nullification of non-Okoye-boosted AOE is wonderful
― DJP, Monday, 16 March 2020 17:48 (four years ago) link
(I haven't actually run Gwen/Miles/Miguel but I can see with Miguel's web spam that team getting OP very quickly)
― DJP, Monday, 16 March 2020 17:50 (four years ago) link
Miguel is very good
― Joey Corona (Euler), Monday, 16 March 2020 17:50 (four years ago) link
Okoye/Miguel/5trange is my new "I'mma melt your face" team
― DJP, Monday, 16 March 2020 17:51 (four years ago) link
Do you guys sell your 3* as soon as you complete the cycle? I'm finding it hard to let go of 'em and just buy another roster slot. Esp hard to drop my maxed out 3* Doctor Strange, with 4* Starlord and 4* Carol, too good for AI NPC teams.
― Nhex, Friday, 20 March 2020 06:30 (four years ago) link
I did the first time through, now I have enough hp to keep a copy
― Joey Corona (Euler), Friday, 20 March 2020 06:32 (four years ago) link
Champed Carbage btw
― Joey Corona (Euler), Friday, 20 March 2020 06:36 (four years ago) link
I usually sell maxed 3*s right away. I kept Scarlet Witch for a while because I actually use her. Thanos is another good one.
― wasdnuos (abanana), Friday, 20 March 2020 06:55 (four years ago) link
I started keeping my max champed 3*s as a usable ISO bank that I can dip into if I suddenly need to max champ a 5*. Currently waiting on a 13th Iceman cover to dip into it (sitting on 19 with Scarlet Witch and Spidey at 259 each)
― DJP, Friday, 20 March 2020 17:40 (four years ago) link
I've been working on bringing the last few ***s I have up to champion level. It's amazing how much easier this is to do with the shard system. You can just pile up the shards until they're ready and not have to worry about the cards expiring or needing to make room on your roster.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Friday, 20 March 2020 17:53 (four years ago) link
Is anyone else keeping track of their roster on gamepedia? I haven't updated in a while but here's mine (I posted it before but it's lost in the 7K previous posts on this thread):
https://mpq.gamependium.com/rosters/djperry1973/
― DJP, Friday, 20 March 2020 18:08 (four years ago) link
Wouldn't the process of trying to keep that even remotely current drive you insane?
― Nhex, Friday, 20 March 2020 18:16 (four years ago) link
That’s why I update it like once a quarter, lol
― DJP, Friday, 20 March 2020 18:32 (four years ago) link
https://mpq.gamependium.com/rosters/OzBoz/
― wasdnuos (abanana), Friday, 20 March 2020 19:09 (four years ago) link
spidey instead of juggernaut for your * is interesting. just bored of jugs or do you find yourself using spidey outside of the daily?
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Friday, 20 March 2020 19:11 (four years ago) link
I think he's slightly better for the daily. Red is similar and he has two other direct damage powers instead of 1 other.
― wasdnuos (abanana), Friday, 20 March 2020 19:21 (four years ago) link
1* Spidey is a bad-ass
― DJP, Friday, 20 March 2020 19:25 (four years ago) link
I ended up leveling 1* Spidey and 1* Iron Man just to accelerate DDQ
― DJP, Friday, 20 March 2020 19:26 (four years ago) link