[SPOILER] Upcoming characters & contents /2505/

atomzed

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

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.

Unknown

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

turul wrote:

I sense some Thick as Thieves since last client update

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:


My estimates for powered-up heroes:
Essential:



two other yet to be revealed.

Quebbster

AaronTheLuigi wrote:

turul wrote:

I sense some Thick as Thieves since last client update

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:


My estimates for powered-up heroes:
Essential:



two other yet to be revealed.

Oooh, I like that three-star combo!
I wonder if they plan to put 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

Quebbster wrote:

AaronTheLuigi wrote:

turul wrote:

I sense some Thick as Thieves since last client update

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:


My estimates for powered-up heroes:
Essential:



two other yet to be revealed.

Oooh, I like that three-star combo!
I wonder if they plan to put 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

Why are we having the whole thread in spoiler tags anyway? There's a big SPOILER warning right there in the title?

lukewin

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_

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

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?

turul

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?

Keep in mind that Black ability AP costs wont be reduced

CaptTrick

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

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 is white?

Unknown

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.

Unknown

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 is white?

A banana that thinks their peel doesn't matter?

simonsez

Lidolas wrote:

So, which dev is the color blind one that think is white?

The same one who thinks pink is purple?

Unknown

simonsez wrote:

Lidolas wrote:

So, which dev is the color blind one that think is white?

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

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:



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:



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

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

Cap's powers make a more satisfying combo as red, white and blue. Just sayin...