Seasonal Changes/Ideas to improve S6 and beyond

Jonny1Punch

I believe 100% that the seasonal structure needs to be entirely reworked to keep players excited and far from the burnout of previous seasons.

* only every other PVP should count towards a seasonal rank giving players a chance to breathe a little and allowing the developers to play with new pvp formats like we are seeing right now ( Balance of power, earths mightiest etc ) these events are a nice reprieve from the "sentry/hood show" that we are all sick of.

* the PVEs need to have a much more forgiving timeframe and reward structure. Allow players to win all three covers much easier ( top 25-50 ) and maybe offer large ISO/more HP as top 2 and top 10 prizes. Also extended progression rewards for pve.

* offer up non-seasonal side content that offers fresh challenges like enhanced sim/danger room and more diverse lightning rounds.

* to break up the staleness of the elite PVP heavyweights offer powered-up team bonuses for all avengers,xmen,dark avengers teams. Even an all female team getting a bonus would rock or all-mutant team. I've said it before on other topics I know but a simple damage,health,starting AP bonus for team diversity would be cool.

* finally we need fresh rewards. Adding things like an additional permanent healthpack, a wildcard token ( you Choose the power depending on if it's a 2*,3* token etc.) new roster slot would be great as well.

Also to restore some faith in the community we definitely need some type of a "no-nerf" contract for new characters coming out. I know nerfs and buffs have to happen but you wonder why people are spending less or hoarding ISO it's because we are scared to invest in a game or hero that's constantly evolving and changing..... Sometimes even if it's in a positive or negative direction it still hurts morale. It would be great to focus on new characters to counter existing powerhouses and buffs for older characters who aren't viable on planet sentry( model 40? Diabolical characters 3rd powers doom/Loki?)

Just my opinion I will shut up now.

I wanna see the game grow and evolve not continuously push veterans further away.

Please post any and all positive ideas you have that could improve upon the impact it has on the players.

Not a topic for ranting or criticisms. Let get creative here as I genuinely am interested what kind of changes people think would benefit us overall. ( PVP/PVE, alliances, rewards etc )

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I really like the additional reward idea you proposed. The Roster Spots and additional Health Pack slots might be a hard-sell, but the wildcard covers seem fairly reasonable.

Jonny1Punch

Thanks comrade! And yes of course all of this is a hard sell as it benefits us more then D3......

But a happy customer is a loyal customer. When we are treated better and have a game that evolves with our needs not against them we may be more willing to support it. If we are treated well buying a little more HP here and there ESP if better rewards/more game modes are at stake will be more appealing.

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The return of some of the older events like Earth's Mightiest Heroes with team buffs instead of limited rosters is a good start.

A re-run of some of the other ones in this vein like Divine Champions could be fun, provided that Sentry is NOT considered to be a God for the purposes of buffs and the required lineup.


I'd pass on No Man's Land for now, though, considering that the existing lineup of female characters is underwhelming unless you have the right 3 (One of the Black Widows, Captain Marvel, Psylocke, and/or one of the Storms).


A return of some of the multiple-version character tournies like Widowmaker, The Best There Is, etc., could be fun as well, especially since X-Force is now a viable version of Wolverine.

Jonny1Punch

All great ideas teke. Maybe when IW gets the "buff" she deserves no mans land can come back into the rotation.

Thanks for keeping this topic positive and keep bringing in the cool ideas guys and gals

BearVenger

I like any version of shake-up. My recommendation is letting an individual/alliance use their best x of y event scores. It would help retention if you didn't have to play EVERY event.

Also, I am firmly against permanent changes to the limit of 5 replenishing health packs, whether by purchase, achievement, or longevity. I think, in the long run, that tilts the board too much in favor of those who have it.

mohio

I like your ideas and am really glad you and others are thinking positively and generating some good ideas. As for my thoughts, I was just talking in my alliance thread earlier this morning about how they need to get some fresh blood into LRs. It's really getting quite stale fighting with and against the same characters over and over again. They either need a wholesale swap from the current 10 to 10 others, or just get additional groups into the rotation. I feel like this would at least buy them some time until they figure out some other game mode or something else to spice the game up some so it's just not just the same ol' pvp and pve over and over again ad nauseum.

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mohio wrote:

I like your ideas and am really glad you and others are thinking positively and generating some good ideas. As for my thoughts, I was just talking in my alliance thread earlier this morning about how they need to get some fresh blood into LRs. It's really getting quite stale fighting with and against the same characters over and over again. They either need a wholesale swap from the current 10 to 10 others, or just get additional groups into the rotation. I feel like this would at least buy them some time until they figure out some other game mode or something else to spice the game up some so it's just not just the same ol' pvp and pve over and over again ad nauseum.

I have no objections to this.

Even if they just added an additional cycle of heroes and villains to the mix, it would at least freshen things up instead of making me go "Tinykitty forced Loki matches..."


I wouldn't even mind playing as Daredevil on occasion just to mix things up if they made an LR for him.