[SPOILER] Upcoming characters & contents /2505/

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  • atomzed
    atomzed Posts: 1,753 Chairperson of the Boards
    turul wrote:
    Stumbled upon this

    DropRate=5, MatchDamage_WhiteRed
    DropRate=5, MatchDamage_BluePurple
    DropRate=5, MatchDamage_GreenBlack
    DropRate=3, MatchDamage_TeamUp
    DropRate=2, MatchDamage_All
    DropRate=2, StartingAP_WhiteRed
    DropRate=2, StartingAP_BluePurple
    DropRate=2, StartingAP_GreenBlack
    DropRate=1, StartingAP_TeamUp
    DropRate=1, StartingAP_All
    DropRate=5, CritMultiplier

    Empty drop rates:
    [Trivial]=1.0
    [Easy]=0.95
    [Normal]=0.90
    [Hard]=0.85
    [Impossible]=0.80
    [PVP]=1.0

    Interesting as it gives the drop rates for all the boosts.

    I wonder how the drop rates are read... 0.9,0.8 looks like percentages, but 90% sounds top high.
  • Arondite
    Arondite Posts: 1,188 Chairperson of the Boards
    atomzed wrote:
    turul wrote:
    Stumbled upon this

    DropRate=5, MatchDamage_WhiteRed
    DropRate=5, MatchDamage_BluePurple
    DropRate=5, MatchDamage_GreenBlack
    DropRate=3, MatchDamage_TeamUp
    DropRate=2, MatchDamage_All
    DropRate=2, StartingAP_WhiteRed
    DropRate=2, StartingAP_BluePurple
    DropRate=2, StartingAP_GreenBlack
    DropRate=1, StartingAP_TeamUp
    DropRate=1, StartingAP_All
    DropRate=5, CritMultiplier

    Empty drop rates:
    [Trivial]=1.0
    [Easy]=0.95
    [Normal]=0.90
    [Hard]=0.85
    [Impossible]=0.80
    [PVP]=1.0

    Interesting as it gives the drop rates for all the boosts.

    I wonder how the drop rates are read... 0.9,0.8 looks like percentages, but 90% sounds top high.

    Those are empty drop rates - ie, there's a 90% chance the drop contains nothing.

    That's what it reads like to me, anyway.
  • Those are probably just weights that goes into a formula for the drop rate though it gives you an incite as to what kind of boosts are more likely to drop, and that harder difficulty nodes should have less of a chance of dropping nothing.
  • AaronTheLuigi
    AaronTheLuigi Posts: 187 Tile Toppler
    turul wrote:
    I sense some Thick as Thieves since last client update icon_e_smile.gif
    If it's any consolation, I have a Thick as Thieves token from the last run around Sept/Oct, which featured Mohawk Storm, Psylocke and Falcon.
    Within the past day or two, however, the image of characters changed to this:
    dvDkXLv.jpg

    My estimates for powered-up heroes:
    Essential: star.pngstar.pngstar.pngicon_thor.png
    star.pngstar.pngstar.pngicon_deadpool.png
    star.pngstar.pngstar.pngicon_spiderman.png
    star.pngstar.pngicon_captainamerica.png
    two other star.pngstar.png yet to be revealed.
  • Quebbster
    Quebbster Posts: 8,070 Chairperson of the Boards
    turul wrote:
    I sense some Thick as Thieves since last client update icon_e_smile.gif
    If it's any consolation, I have a Thick as Thieves token from the last run around Sept/Oct, which featured Mohawk Storm, Psylocke and Falcon.
    Within the past day or two, however, the image of characters changed to this:
    dvDkXLv.jpg

    My estimates for powered-up heroes:
    Essential: star.pngstar.pngstar.pngicon_thor.png
    star.pngstar.pngstar.pngicon_deadpool.png
    star.pngstar.pngstar.pngicon_spiderman.png
    star.pngstar.pngicon_captainamerica.png
    two other star.pngstar.png yet to be revealed.
    Oooh, I like that three-star combo!
    I wonder if they plan to put icon_spiderman.png in the vault next season. They usually feature heavily before they are put away.
    By the way, no hints about a new character in Thick as Thieves? I guess that means the reward is either Ragnarok or Gorgon...
  • atomzed
    atomzed Posts: 1,753 Chairperson of the Boards
    Quebbster wrote:
    turul wrote:
    I sense some Thick as Thieves since last client update icon_e_smile.gif
    If it's any consolation, I have a Thick as Thieves token from the last run around Sept/Oct, which featured Mohawk Storm, Psylocke and Falcon.
    Within the past day or two, however, the image of characters changed to this:
    dvDkXLv.jpg

    My estimates for powered-up heroes:
    Essential: star.pngstar.pngstar.pngicon_thor.png
    star.pngstar.pngstar.pngicon_deadpool.png
    star.pngstar.pngstar.pngicon_spiderman.png
    star.pngstar.pngicon_captainamerica.png
    two other star.pngstar.png yet to be revealed.
    Oooh, I like that three-star combo!
    I wonder if they plan to put icon_spiderman.png in the vault next season. They usually feature heavily before they are put away.
    By the way, no hints about a new character in Thick as Thieves? I guess that means the reward is either Ragnarok or Gorgon...
    Cool, i have a max dp and Lthor. That would be great :)

    i am hoping to see Rag, as i am interested to see how they rebalance Rag. I know he was very, very good in the past. Let us see whether he can capture his glory days :)
  • Spoit
    Spoit Posts: 3,441 Chairperson of the Boards
    Why are we having the whole thread in spoiler tags anyway? There's a big SPOILER warning right there in the title?
  • lukewin
    lukewin Posts: 1,356 Chairperson of the Boards
    Spoit wrote:
    Why are we having the whole thread in spoiler tags anyway? There's a big SPOILER warning right there in the title?

    Agreed
  • yogi_
    yogi_ Posts: 1,236 Chairperson of the Boards
    lukewin wrote:
    Spoit wrote:
    Why are we having the whole thread in spoiler tags anyway? There's a big SPOILER warning right there in the title?

    Agreed
    Seriously, enough with the spoiler tags already!
  • evil panda
    evil panda Posts: 419 Mover and Shaker
    Couple of thoughts:

    I wonder if the daily Pve would feature alliance placement rewards? That might turn this into a high pressure affair to those with competitive alliances, although I do think it's a great concept overall

    Starlord+Xforce = ~5AP xforces? icon_e_biggrin.gif
  • turul
    turul Posts: 1,622 Chairperson of the Boards
    evil panda wrote:
    Couple of thoughts:

    I wonder if the daily Pve would feature alliance placement rewards? That might turn this into a high pressure affair to those with competitive alliances, although I do think it's a great concept overall

    Starlord+Xforce = ~5AP xforces? icon_e_biggrin.gif

    Keep in mind that Black ability AP costs wont be reduced
  • CaptTrick
    CaptTrick Posts: 23 Just Dropped In
    turul wrote:
    Stumbled upon this

    DropRate=5, MatchDamage_WhiteRed
    DropRate=5, MatchDamage_BluePurple
    DropRate=5, MatchDamage_GreenBlack
    DropRate=3, MatchDamage_TeamUp
    DropRate=2, MatchDamage_All
    DropRate=2, StartingAP_WhiteRed
    DropRate=2, StartingAP_BluePurple
    DropRate=2, StartingAP_GreenBlack
    DropRate=1, StartingAP_TeamUp
    DropRate=1, StartingAP_All
    DropRate=5, CritMultiplier

    Empty drop rates:
    [Trivial]=1.0
    [Easy]=0.95
    [Normal]=0.90
    [Hard]=0.85
    [Impossible]=0.80
    [PVP]=1.0


    What I like is they refer to Deadly as "Impossible"
  • Lidolas
    Lidolas Posts: 500
    turul wrote:
    Stumbled upon this

    DropRate=5, MatchDamage_WhiteRed
    DropRate=5, MatchDamage_BluePurple
    DropRate=5, MatchDamage_GreenBlack
    DropRate=3, MatchDamage_TeamUp
    DropRate=2, MatchDamage_All
    DropRate=2, StartingAP_WhiteRed
    DropRate=2, StartingAP_BluePurple
    DropRate=2, StartingAP_GreenBlack
    DropRate=1, StartingAP_TeamUp
    DropRate=1, StartingAP_All
    DropRate=5, CritMultiplier

    Empty drop rates:
    [Trivial]=1.0
    [Easy]=0.95
    [Normal]=0.90
    [Hard]=0.85
    [Impossible]=0.80
    [PVP]=1.0

    So, which dev is the color blind one that think yellowtile.png is white? icon_e_biggrin.gif
  • CaptTrick wrote:
    What I like is they refer to Deadly as "Impossible"

    That's what they used to be called. It got changed early on.
  • Lidolas wrote:
    turul wrote:
    Stumbled upon this

    DropRate=5, MatchDamage_WhiteRed
    DropRate=5, MatchDamage_BluePurple
    DropRate=5, MatchDamage_GreenBlack
    DropRate=3, MatchDamage_TeamUp
    DropRate=2, MatchDamage_All
    DropRate=2, StartingAP_WhiteRed
    DropRate=2, StartingAP_BluePurple
    DropRate=2, StartingAP_GreenBlack
    DropRate=1, StartingAP_TeamUp
    DropRate=1, StartingAP_All
    DropRate=5, CritMultiplier

    Empty drop rates:
    [Trivial]=1.0
    [Easy]=0.95
    [Normal]=0.90
    [Hard]=0.85
    [Impossible]=0.80
    [PVP]=1.0

    So, which dev is the color blind one that think yellowtile.png is white? icon_e_biggrin.gif

    A banana that thinks their peel doesn't matter?
  • simonsez
    simonsez Posts: 4,663 Chairperson of the Boards
    Lidolas wrote:
    So, which dev is the color blind one that think yellowtile.png is white? icon_e_biggrin.gif
    The same one who thinks pink is purple?
  • simonsez wrote:
    Lidolas wrote:
    So, which dev is the color blind one that think yellowtile.png is white? icon_e_biggrin.gif
    The same one who thinks pink is purple?


    I honestly thought all this time I was the color blind one (even tho I am in reality) and that I kept seeing it pink while everyone called it purple!!!!
  • john1620b
    john1620b Posts: 367
    Given how they use yellow in the game, my guess is that originally they intended it to be white. You'll notice that almost all of the original heroes have yellow as one of their colors:

    icon_blackwidow.pngicon_captainamerica.pngicon_hawkeye.pngicon_ironman.pngicon_spiderman.pngicon_storm.pngicon_thor.pngicon_wolverine.png

    For 1* Black Widow / Hawkeye, they have tile strength in yellow. 1* Storm was the exception to this pattern (though she fits in now), but 2* Storm did have yellow from the beginning. Similarly, almost all of the villians use black:

    icon_bullseye.pngicon_daken.pngicon_doctordoom.pngicon_doctoroctopus.pngicon_hood.pngicon_juggernaut.pngicon_loki.pngicon_moonstone.pngicon_mystique.pngicon_ragnarok.pngicon_venom.pngicon_yelena.png

    For Ragnarok, his second tile strength colors are black and purple (which you can tell if he's not at max level, or if he's powered up).

    So I think the devs intended white to be a hero-only color, and black to be a villian-only color, but changed their mind at some point as they realized that was too limiting. They probably also didn't like the color balance with white in the mix, so they changed it to yellow.
  • GothicKratos
    GothicKratos Posts: 1,821 Chairperson of the Boards
    Spoit wrote:
    Why are we having the whole thread in spoiler tags anyway? There's a big SPOILER warning right there in the title?
    I asked turul do to be more liberal with the spoiler tags. If you want a better explanation, feel free to message me. :)
  • AXP_isme
    AXP_isme Posts: 809 Critical Contributor
    Cap's powers make a more satisfying combo as red, white and blue. Just sayin...
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