Meet Rocket & Groot- Nov 26-Dec 1

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wharrrgarbl wrote:

It's 4 in the morning and I'm still grinding these stupid nodes every 2.5 hours and I just threw my tablet into the wall because of the tinykitty AP feeders on the Doom node (including the one who shouldn't even be generating black, but stealthily is doing so in this node so that Doom can use it... I bet some dev got a hard-on at *that* idea). I hate everything this game turns my life into. And I'm going to be stuck doing the same damn thing tomorrow for anything useful. I hate this game so much, it could be so great and fun. I love Marvel, and I love Puzzle Quest. But instead it's nothing but pounding my head against the wall. I wish there were some way for me to win anything that didn't involve destroying my life over a damn game. I wish I could play when I want to. I wish there was a real story mode, the best times I had with this game were the prologue and nothing's been as fun since then. I hoped there would be actual chapters that could be played for decent rewards but it's just this mindless event hamster wheel. I hate it and I hate myself because I keep going back to it. Every time I think "maybe they'll have figured it out; maybe scaling and MMR will be fixed; maybe I can play for 30 minutes and achieve something" and absolutely none of it ever comes true. I just don't know if I'll ever be happy playing this game again. I'm sorry I keep tinykitty up your thread with my whining, but I want this to be a great game and I hope that someone realizes there fundamental problems that keep holding it back. I'm sure you guys are trying to be nice by offering advice about the way it's "supposed" to work, but what works for you just doesn't work for someone who can't be attached to their phone every 2.5 hours, or have every character open to them. Or maybe I'm just too dumb to understand all the unwritten meta-gaming that the devs expect from us. I don't know any more.

Again, sorry for everything guys.

Thank you, I will copy and paste this message on my ragequit thread.

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wharrrgarbl wrote:

Great post. I sometimes play at night too but I see there are always people who sleep even less (sorry Sumilea, you are not human )
I know you are addicted, but remember it's not worth it, maybe stop playing for few days after this event and see if you ever want back...

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wharrrgarbl wrote:

It's 4 in the morning and I'm still grinding these stupid nodes every 2.5 hours and I just threw my tablet into the wall because of the tinykitty AP feeders on the Doom node (including the one who shouldn't even be generating black, but stealthily is doing so in this node so that Doom can use it... I bet some dev got a hard-on at *that* idea). I hate everything this game turns my life into. And I'm going to be stuck doing the same damn thing tomorrow for anything useful. I hate this game so much, it could be so great and fun. I love Marvel, and I love Puzzle Quest. But instead it's nothing but pounding my head against the wall. I wish there were some way for me to win anything that didn't involve destroying my life over a damn game. I wish I could play when I want to. I wish there was a real story mode, the best times I had with this game were the prologue and nothing's been as fun since then. I hoped there would be actual chapters that could be played for decent rewards but it's just this mindless event hamster wheel. I hate it and I hate myself because I keep going back to it. Every time I think "maybe they'll have figured it out; maybe scaling and MMR will be fixed; maybe I can play for 30 minutes and achieve something" and absolutely none of it ever comes true. I just don't know if I'll ever be happy playing this game again. I'm sorry I keep tinykitty up your thread with my whining, but I want this to be a great game and I hope that someone realizes there fundamental problems that keep holding it back. I'm sure you guys are trying to be nice by offering advice about the way it's "supposed" to work, but what works for you just doesn't work for someone who can't be attached to their phone every 2.5 hours, or have every character open to them. Or maybe I'm just too dumb to understand all the unwritten meta-gaming that the devs expect from us. I don't know any more.

Again, sorry for everything guys.

Whar..i feel you bro. Sorry that things are going south on you. Please take solace in the fact that you aren't alone.

If you are interested in a break and or replacement game, i just picked up a new game called "Terra Battle" from the google play store. Fun, unique RPG game play. The Dev team communicates SEVERAL TIMES IN GAME DAILY (imagine that). There are in game purchases, but it's not PTW like this dumpster fire of a game. I've been having a blast and playing it more and more..this will be my new full time game once i take a break / leave this game that is clearly run by people who dont give a damn about it's player base.

Good luck grinding...

marc

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wharrrgarbl wrote:

It's 4 in the morning and I'm still grinding these stupid nodes every 2.5 hours and I just threw my tablet into the wall because of the tinykitty AP feeders on the Doom node (including the one who shouldn't even be generating black, but stealthily is doing so in this node so that Doom can use it... I bet some dev got a hard-on at *that* idea). I hate everything this game turns my life into. And I'm going to be stuck doing the same damn thing tomorrow for anything useful. I hate this game so much, it could be so great and fun. I love Marvel, and I love Puzzle Quest. But instead it's nothing but pounding my head against the wall. I wish there were some way for me to win anything that didn't involve destroying my life over a damn game. I wish I could play when I want to. I wish there was a real story mode, the best times I had with this game were the prologue and nothing's been as fun since then. I hoped there would be actual chapters that could be played for decent rewards but it's just this mindless event hamster wheel. I hate it and I hate myself because I keep going back to it. Every time I think "maybe they'll have figured it out; maybe scaling and MMR will be fixed; maybe I can play for 30 minutes and achieve something" and absolutely none of it ever comes true. I just don't know if I'll ever be happy playing this game again. I'm sorry I keep tinykitty up your thread with my whining, but I want this to be a great game and I hope that someone realizes there fundamental problems that keep holding it back. I'm sure you guys are trying to be nice by offering advice about the way it's "supposed" to work, but what works for you just doesn't work for someone who can't be attached to their phone every 2.5 hours, or have every character open to them. Or maybe I'm just too dumb to understand all the unwritten meta-gaming that the devs expect from us. I don't know any more.

Again, sorry for everything guys.

Whar..i feel you bro. Sorry that things are going south on you. Please take solace in the fact that you aren't alone.

If you are interested in a break and or replacement game, i just picked up a new game called "Terra Battle" from the google play store. Fun, unique RPG game play. The Dev team communicates SEVERAL TIMES IN GAME DAILY (imagine that). There are in game purchases, but it's not PTW like this dumpster fire of a game. I've been having a blast and playing it more and more..this will be my new full time game once i take a break / leave this game that is clearly run by people who dont give a damn about it's player base.

Good luck grinding...

marc

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I'm enjoying this event for one reason. I got placed in a cake bracket. I didn't start until Friday morning just as the previous brackets filled. I didn't have the essential character until after the PvP ended. I've been able to get a full nights sleep every night and today I should be able to coast to #1. I currently have a 27K point lead on 1st with just shy of 100K points. One person in the top 10 has a single 166 char (I have 14) and 4 of the top 10 don't have a char over level 60. My guess is because I usually don't play PvE competitively (usually finish top 500) because I don't enjoy them much I got placed in a cake bracket. Thought that would cheer everybody up Happy grinding today!

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That doesn't cheer me up at all. I also started Friday, am just shy of 100K and I'm in 47th. The leader is at 151K. I was traveling all day yesterday, so all hopes of top 10 were dashed, but now I'm just trying to hang onto top 50 so I at least get one 4* Thor cover.

I never thought I'd say this, but I'm starting to enjoy PVP more than PVE these days.

Also, while goons feeding Hood yellow was a bit of a pain, the bots/mutants feeding Doom black is absolutely ridiculous. I find myself desperately trying to clear all the red off the board first, just to limit the amount of demons he can throw out.

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lavs23 wrote:

I'm enjoying this event for one reason. I got placed in a cake bracket. I didn't start until Friday morning just as the previous brackets filled. I didn't have the essential character until after the PvP ended. I've been able to get a full nights sleep every night and today I should be able to coast to #1. I currently have a 27K point lead on 1st with just shy of 100K points. One person in the top 10 has a single 166 char (I have 14) and 4 of the top 10 don't have a char over level 60. My guess is because I usually don't play PvE competitively (usually finish top 500) because I don't enjoy them much I got placed in a cake bracket. Thought that would cheer everybody up Happy grinding today!

You are evil. Well played, sir.

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All I can say is wow. Between the game resetting itself while I'm playing and causing my guys to lose life and the game telling me to check internet connection that is perfectly fine I am having a **** time trying to get this 4* Thor. Wrote the devs and they gave me obvious solutions that I tried and failed at. Oh well what can you expect from a cheating **** game.

Eddiemon

Puce Moose wrote:

Does anyone have any pointers on the final node in the current sub-tournament? I keep wiping out, getting angrier and drunker, and that's a bad combination while holding an expensive device.
Just for giggles here's a screenshot I took of the latest attempt:

Well you have three options.

1. Drop 100 bucks on getting Groot 5 yellow. I know it's the tacky option, but it is hard to describe the feeling you get when a board like that is tickling him and you match 3 yellow to reset him to 12k plus health and cascade magic happens. Running Laken/MegaGroot/Falcon has pretty much trivialised this entire event.

2. Magically get a 5 black X force. Both Doom and Mystique have a habit of turning tiles black for you. Win.

3. Without those two toys, the game is all about dominating the red tiles before Doom goes bananas (bee ay en ay en ay ess, sorry stupid song has ruined that word for me...). Laken already serves that function in some part for me, but if you're serious about it then Astonishing Wolvie and one of the Dakens are the way to go. Looking at the board that kicked your ****, they would have had a field day. Round it out with a Hulk to tank and feed into the otehr two, or a Black Panther to deliver serious damage.

Oh and target Mystique. Once you have red dominance Doom is just so cute and impotent.

Eddiemon

wharrrgarbl wrote:

This is great advice if you have the leeway to pick and choose your nodes. But for people like me, there's no choice but to grind the lower point nodes. The essential nodes are off-limits to me, and the higher point nodes are impossible. My only chance of getting something worthwhile is maybe getting the progression award, which requires grinding up the nodes. If there were some way around that, I'd love to take it, but there isn't. There's just more scaling and less rewards.

Take a step back and look at what you are saying.

1. The thing you are doing isn't working for you.
2. You're going to continue doing it because you might just be able to reach the lowest reward.
3. Repeat next event.

If you stop grinding the **** nodes to death, then in the next couple of events the hard nodes will fall back to where you can do them. The hard nodes are worth 3-4 times the easy nodes, so to get the same point score you get now you would need to complete 1/5th the nodes. Which means 1/5th the scaling inflicted on you. Which means you can complete even more nodes before you get back to 'too hard' land. You may even be able to place high enough to get an essential cover which changes the dynamic even more in your favour.

But like an alcoholic or junkie, you need to recognise the behaviours that are causing the problem. Not blaming your behaviour on the problem. Or you can't break the cycle.

Spoit

raziel777 wrote:

wharrrgarbl wrote:

Great post. I sometimes play at night too but I see there are always people who sleep even less (sorry Sumilea, you are not human )
I know you are addicted, but remember it's not worth it, maybe stop playing for few days after this event and see if you ever want back...

But yeah it seriously is pretty unhealthy. Going under 5 hours of sleep 2 days in a row because that extra 20% matters for your bracket is no bueno

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Yeah I have to say that this event has pretty much officially caused me to quit the game. I was thinking of spending money cause of the sale but this event sealed it for me. I can't even go into all the problems I have with the way these events run, the stupidity that is the fluctuating points for nodes, and how unbalanced pairing AP generating goons with regular characters is. I mean, I don't even understand the point of scaling the character nodes to unwinnable levels (without a lot of boosting and a lot of luck) unless they're just trying to create another way to P2W.

Even though I'm currently 23rd, I'm thinking about not finishing this event at all it's so bad.

Combine that with how hard it has been to get into the top 100 for me as a 2>3* transition team as well as the onslaught of new characters with pack rotation and I can't really see demoralizing myself anymore to play this game. I'm not a quitter though and with only 11 hours left, I'm gonna finish it out as strong as I can but I honestly just don't think I like this game at all. It's like the Dark Souls of Match 3 games if you had to pay to win the unwinnable levels and had no way to know exactly what it would take to win each level.

Any way you look at it, I'm definitely NOT spending any more money on this game and once my 2300HP reserves are depleted, I'm pretty sure I'm out for good. What a shame, this game could have been so much fun and it's just not.

fmftint

noone_ wrote:

Yeah I have to say that this event has pretty much officially caused me to quit the game. I was thinking of spending money cause of the sale but this event sealed it for me. I can't even go into all the problems I have with the way these events run, the stupidity that is the fluctuating points for nodes, and how unbalanced pairing AP generating goons with regular characters is. I mean, I don't even understand the point of scaling the character nodes to unwinnable levels (without a lot of boosting and a lot of luck) unless they're just trying to create another way to P2W.

Even though I'm currently 23rd, I'm thinking about not finishing this event at all it's so bad.

Combine that with how hard it has been to get into the top 100 for me as a 2>3* transition team as well as the onslaught of new characters with pack rotation and I can't really see demoralizing myself anymore to play this game. I'm not a quitter though and with only 11 hours left, I'm gonna finish it out as strong as I can but I honestly just don't think I like this game at all. It's like the Dark Souls of Match 3 games if you had to pay to win the unwinnable levels and had no way to know exactly what it would take to win each level.

Any way you look at it, I'm definitely NOT spending any more money on this game and once my 2300HP reserves are depleted, I'm pretty sure I'm out for good. What a shame, this game could have been so much fun and it's just not.

I agree with this 100%. This event has shown the worst this game can be

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P.S. - I've seen enough Turn 4 Masterstroke and Summon Demons to last me my whole life

Eddiemon

noone_ wrote:

Yeah I have to say that this event has pretty much officially caused me to quit the game. I was thinking of spending money cause of the sale but this event sealed it for me. I can't even go into all the problems I have with the way these events run, the stupidity that is the fluctuating points for nodes, and how unbalanced pairing AP generating goons with regular characters is. I mean, I don't even understand the point of scaling the character nodes to unwinnable levels (without a lot of boosting and a lot of luck) unless they're just trying to create another way to P2W.

I think the point is to make the missions eventually too hard so that the winners should be those who can beat the highest difficulty, not the people who just grind to a clock. Consider it like a high jump where they keep raising the bar until competitors can't clear it and drop out.

The problem is that they still aren't there. Sure the nodes reach the point where weaker rosters can't compete, which is fair enough in that it is a competition. But they don't get hard enough to winnow out the better rosters, so you end up with the high end rosters unhappily grinding for 4 days straight while the lower end rosters crash and burn before even reaching progression rewards. Nobody is happy with that.

But the solution may actually be to make it harder. This should reduce the grind, and also bring the point scores for progression down to match the reduced expected scores. Which would be a win for everyone.

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Eddiemon wrote:

But the solution may actually be to make it harder. This should reduce the grind, and also bring the point scores for progression down to match the reduced expected scores. Which would be a win for everyone.

I could not disagree more. Roughly a third of the nodes are already borderline unplayable and are pretty much unwinnable without boosts by day two. What is the point to a game you can't really play about a third of? Even with boosts, you get a couple of wrong matches or a dry board for your colors and suddenly the board is full of Red attack tiles and you get Masterstroke'd every other turn.

The more I think about the trauma that is this PVE the less I want to turn my iPad back on.

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Does anyone know how much each node stacks in this last sub?

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The problem with this event is that it's not nearly hard enough so all you can do is grind.

ironsmudgie

Top 50 alliance rankings are CRAZY tight between 40 and 50.

Rusalka

Yeah, I think I'm giving up on this event. I got the top progression reward halfway through the Madripoor sub, and thought I'd at least try for top 50 to grab one 4- Thor cover, but the current sub is the exact opposite of fun.

And didn't the devs say they're going to run this event a second time next to introduce Gamora? I don't think I can cope with doing this twice.