Level IW pre-buff?

MojoWild
MojoWild Posts: 765 Critical Contributor
edited February 2015 in MPQ General Discussion
I have 12/13 IW covers from daily rewards and tokens, but haven't sunk any iso yet. I have a maxed X Force, albeit not optimally configured. I don't have more than 7 covers for any other four star, and that one is Dino.
Should I start investing iso into IW to get ahead of the buff they've talked about?

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  • turul
    turul Posts: 1,622 Chairperson of the Boards
    You better level up 3*'s you like, or simply stockpile your ISO until someone worth to level comes up...
  • Omega Blacc
    Omega Blacc Posts: 69 Match Maker
    I have a decently carded IW with 10.

    Even if they only reduced the cost of her abilities that would improve her substantially. She could be a tactical juggernaut, and I recently wrecked shop with her in PvE at only level 100.

    Most players judge characters on PvP effectiveness. I can admit she is pointless there. Even if they reduced AP cost, the computer would use her like an idiot on defense. I have a feeling her buff will bring her up to the legendary status her character deserves...in that case you'll be far ahead of the curve when it comes.

    A similar thing happened with my XForce. I leveled him high because I received an influx of XForce cards (like 3 in two weeks). The buff came and I had a high power Xforce waiting to destroy everyone.

    I say give it some time. Level her to a decent level and wait to see what happens.
  • SnowcaTT
    SnowcaTT Posts: 3,487 Chairperson of the Boards
    turul wrote:
    You better level up 3*'s you like, or simply stockpile your ISO until someone worth to level comes up...

    I have 7 covers after first daily reward, so I'll have 9 soon enough. I agree, leave her for now and stockpile ISO.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Since she hasn't changed yet, what's the point? If you're not using her and have the self-discipline, it's better to keep some iso hoarded and wait for the change before deciding how to spend it.
  • Phaserhawk
    Phaserhawk Posts: 2,676 Chairperson of the Boards
    save the ISO. They may buff her but she turns into a PvE juggernaut like say Falcon, but is lackluster in PvP. If you drop all the ISO on her, but really needed a PvP stud and she turns out to be a PvE stud you might feel burned.
  • NorthernPolarity
    NorthernPolarity Posts: 3,531 Chairperson of the Boards
    Since you aren't using her anyways even if you leveled her, there is no reason to spend the iso on her now. Save it for when she sees the buff.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Two possibilities.

    1 - The developers can't come up with a way to make a 4* as much an defensive powerhouse as x-force is an offensive one and/or

    2 - Because Fox owns the movie rights to Fantastic Four, characters from the latest movies etc are being given priority. This is obviously the case for starlord, who nobody knew until Guardians came out, and it might very well be the case for Elektra, since Marvel is releasing the new Daredevil series soon. If this is the case, we might be looking at a Dr. Strange release soon - and he'd probably be a 4*. If we get Strange, there's a good chance Iron Fist follows, since he came into play in the mystic side of Marvel stories quite often.

    If this is what's going on, we'll probably see more inhumans around soon - Black Bolt and Medusa for sure, but maybe Gorgon and Triton too.

    Cyclops feels to me like someone they wanted to get out of the way - him, Jean and Angel are possibilities, since it would make sense to have the original x-men in the game.

    Either way, it seems to me like producing a new balanced 4* that didn't make everyone go "What, F you guys" for fighting hard to get 4* covers in the past is not going to be easy, and I don't see why it would be a priority.
  • MojoWild
    MojoWild Posts: 765 Critical Contributor
    Thx for all the feedback/thoughts.
    To clarify, I feel pretty comfortable with my 3*roster. I have 13 maxed, and a few more covered and decently leveled. I'm sitting pretty well in that respect. I'll hang tight and see what shakes out in the upcoming season. There are some 3* I'd like to max as well, but looking at her covers, I got to wondering... icon_e_smile.gif
  • simonsez
    simonsez Posts: 4,663 Chairperson of the Boards
    ark123 wrote:
    Two possibilities.

    1 - The developers can't come up with a way to make a 4* as much an defensive powerhouse as x-force is an offensive one

    Let me try:

    Passive AP steal like Hood
    Passive protect tile generation like Cage
    A low-cost, low damage attack that lets you destroy specific selected tiles

    I can already hear people screaming to nerf her...
  • dkffiv
    dkffiv Posts: 1,039 Chairperson of the Boards
    According to the last round of Q&A Rag is up for his third power soon, then Doc Oc, She-Hulk and Invis Woman are on the horizon. X-Force and CMags were on the horizon for balance changes for what, half a year? We'll have to wait and see. That said, my IW is now level 256.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    simonsez wrote:
    ark123 wrote:
    Two possibilities.

    1 - The developers can't come up with a way to make a 4* as much an defensive powerhouse as x-force is an offensive one

    Let me try:

    Passive AP steal like Hood
    Passive protect tile generation like Cage
    A low-cost, low damage attack that lets you destroy specific selected tiles

    I can already hear people screaming to nerf her...

    Passive AP steal like Hood
    Passive protect tile generation like Cage
    Aggressive Recon


    AKA Fun police.

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