The Musings of Will (Best of)

MarvelMan

Due to the quality of Will's posts, and their tendency to get lost in the thread they are made on, I wanted to compile a best of list for easy browsing (Thanks esoxnepa). So far Ive only gone back three months, which obviously excludes some good ones. Let me know, or post links below, of the important ones you think Ive missed.

Without further hoopla, in descending chronological order:

AP Generation Banners Removed
General Discussion
February 2, 2015
Highlight: Goon AP generation banner removed, will be revisited and re-implemented

More Iso-8 and Hero Points in Daily Rewards
News and Announcements
February 2, 2015
Highlight: Iso-8 and HP are, roughly, doubling in daily rewards (excluding random awards)

Upcoming Versus Matchmaking Test
Upcoming Versus Matchmaking Test
General Discussion
January 29, 2015
Highlight: Between Seasons X and XI a two event test of a tweak to match making was done. Second post offers big picture insight into MM.

Upcoming Changes to Versus Rewards
January 28, 2015
General Discussion
Highlight: How to calculate point loss/gain below 800 in PVP

The All-New PVE Refresh Times
General Discussion
January 27, 2015
Highlight: PVE is going to an 8 hour refresh

Patch Notes Preview - R70
General Discussion
January 27, 2015
Highlight: Overview on client/server communication for opponent selection

Upcoming Changes to Versus Rewards
General Discussion/News and Announcements
January 26, 2015
Highlight: Old vs new progression rewards structure (pre/post shield cool downs)

CHECK INTERNET CONNECTION
Bugs and Technical Issues
January 20, 2015
Highlight: MPQ uses Amazon Web Services (yeah, I know, maybe only of interest to me)

Planned Updates To Shields
December 17, 2014
General Discussion
Highlight: Data on time slice scores, rational on shield cool downs

Update Preview: Sentry & The Hood
General Discussion
November 17, 2014
Highlight: Rational on the Hood update (Twin Pistols specifically), and thought process for development

As I said above, I know I have missed some of his particularly insightful comments. Please help me get them included. Thanks for the read!

lukewin

search.php?author_id=97&sr=posts

JamieMadrox

Man-crush much?

Kidding. I think this is a great idea. A "changelog" for the game that's easily accessible would be a great resource.

MarvelMan

lukewin wrote:

http://www.d3pforums.com/search.php?author_id=97&sr=posts

Yeah, that is where I started for this. I was reading a thread and I knew Will had said something about the topic a few months ago....but wading through all his posts (and its only 195 atm) is still a bit of a pain. I figured if I was reading them for the nugget of knowledge Id prep something so others could enjoy as well.

Jamie Madrox wrote:

Man-crush much?

I plead the fifth.

Unknown

Awesome job. Thanks.

You're missing his game economy one, I'll try to find it.

Zen808

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=17495&p=232757#p232757

Re: Y U No Increase Token Percentages

Unknown

Any java devs interested in working on a MPQ Simulator?
General Discussion
November 3, 2014
Highlight: Tile generation odds are exactly 1/7 (excepting Prologue scene 1)

The Gaunlet: Villains 20 - 23 Sep
Events, Tournaments, and Missions
September 19, 2014
Highlight: Relationship between roster strength and difficulty in PVE

D3 better step up & fix AI cheating ASAP
General Discussion
September 15, 2014
Highlight: AI behaviour and tile generation odds =1/7, players get more cascades

Healing Compromise
General Discussion
July 11, 2014
Highlight: Controversial "Nerf is a buff" comment

==edit August 7, 2015 update
Changes To Scoring In Versus Events
General Discussion
May 26, 2015
Highlight: Attacking points increased by 50%. Defensive gains decreased to 1/3 (overall 1/2)

Changes Coming In Season XIII
General Discussion
Apr 02, 2015
Highlight: AP boosts 3 -> 2, Hidden MMR ranking changed to prevent tanking, 3* drop rates increased.

Change to Thick as Thieves alliance rewards
General Discussion
Apr 02, 2015
Highlight: Permanent change to 4* release rewards to top 100 alliances in PVE (from 50).

MPQ Community Video - March - Character Updates
General Discussion
Mar 20, 2015
Highlight: 4* have 160% dmg and health of 3*
Highlight: Elektra buff?
Highlight: Justification for quicker focus on nerfing OP characters

GothicKratos

The 'Nerf is a Buff' comment is one of my favorites of his.

MarvelMan

Demiurge got bought by Sega
General Discussion
February 19, 2015
See title.....

esoxnepa

Initial, still working on, response to buffed characters in PvP.

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