Another Roster help request

Arimis_Thorn
Arimis_Thorn Posts: 541 Critical Contributor
edited March 2015 in MPQ Tips and Guides
I am in the midst of transitioning from 2* to 3* and frankly the 3* covers have been coming pretty quickly thanks to DPD and some plain old luck of the draw. However I find myself with a small number of 3* that I have at or near the level cap, and others that are sitting between lvl 94-100ish. Unfortunately, I didn't find the forums or Polarity's leveling guide until after I had already leveled my higher 3* up fairly high. After reading that, I've kept several at 94 or so to try to keep PVE scaling down, though it's entirely possible that ship has sailed.

I know I shouldn't dump ISO into just anyone, but I'm wondering if I should go ahead and top off those 3*'s who are maxed, or let them sit while I focus on getting more of the top tier characters covered and leveled. Here's the higher end of my current roster:

Hulk 5/2/5 - lvl 153
Sentry 4/4/5 - lvl 150 (could max)
Mohawk Storm 5/3/5 - lvl 150 (could max)
Hood 5/5/3 - lvl 150 (could max)
Falcon 5/5/1 - lvl 140 (can go to 142)
X-Force 3/1/2 - lvl 125 (can go to 131)
IM-40 2/2/5 - lvl 110 (can go to 114)
L. Thor 1/4/4 - lvl 100 (can go to 117)
Patch 2/1/5 - lvl 98 (can go to 104)
Punisher 5/1/3 - lvl 97 (can go to 117)
L. Daken 4/3/1 - lvl 95 (can go to 104)
H. Torch 2/1/5 - lvl 94 (can go to 104)
Deadpool 3/2/3 - lvl 94 (can go to 102)
Luke Cage 4/2/1 - lvl 91


I've got a number of other 3* below those levels, as well as a nearly full roster of maxed 2*'s (no Moonstone, any version of Hawkeye, or 2* Daken).

I'm tempted to buy a few covers to boost a combo like Patch/Daken or maybe even 1 more X-Force blackflag.png. Of course right now, I'm ISO poor so more covers may not be the solution.

I tend to make top 100 in PVP. I'm doing all my DPD's (only missing a couple 3*s including tomorrow's Doc Ock). I just nabbed my Season 10 pack. So the covers are coming in, but I feel like I want to focus on a solid team that will serve me well.

Any advice is appreciated. Thoughts?

Comments

  • stowaway
    stowaway Posts: 501 Critical Contributor
    Thor's red should be in the next set of Deadpool dailies. At that point I think he becomes your highest priority, and his yellow your most desired cover in the game.
  • cletus1985
    cletus1985 Posts: 276 Mover and Shaker
    I'd say once you get the red cover from DDQ to Soft Cap LThor and probably max out The Hood. Hulk is also a decent defensive deterrent in PVP, so I wouldn't hesitate to level him either and throw him in at the end to have him on defense (although he's not great offensively without Patch).
  • Arimis_Thorn
    Arimis_Thorn Posts: 541 Critical Contributor
    Thanks for the input! I will save up my ISO for L. Thor then. I do have a stash of HP and could conceivably buy out that last yellowflag.png, though given that we're at the end of the Hero list for DDP and it seems likely they'll start to cycle onto the 2nd set of powers, I may just wait that one out.
  • Arimis_Thorn
    Arimis_Thorn Posts: 541 Critical Contributor
    Wow, and I just pulled my 5th Daken purpleflag.png from a standard token.

    I'm going to need SO much ISO...
  • dswan3rd
    dswan3rd Posts: 205 Tile Toppler
    Arimis Thorn wrote:
    Wow, and I just pulled my 5th Daken purpleflag.png from a standard token.

    I'm going to need SO much ISO...

    this is a good problem to have though - much better to have an influx of covers and need ISO then tons of ISO and nobody to level...
  • TxMoose
    TxMoose Posts: 4,319 Chairperson of the Boards
    if I understand it right, as long as you don't play your hulk/sentry/storm/hood in pve, the rest of your roster shouldn't make pve scale above your **s.
  • PeterGibbons316
    PeterGibbons316 Posts: 1,063
    Arimis Thorn wrote:
    I'm tempted to buy a few covers to boost a combo like Patch/Daken or maybe even 1 more X-Force blackflag.png. Of course right now, I'm ISO poor so more covers may not be the solution.
    I wouldn't spend any money on XFW black unless it is his 5th black. Getting Patch up to 5/1/5 would be a much better use of your money.

    As far as what characters to level - pay attention to the teams you will use, and understand who will tank what. So if you are using Hulk/Patch you want to make sure that Patch is always at or lower than Hulk. That way Hulk matches all the greens/reds causing enemies to trigger his anger rather than damage Patch.
  • Arimis_Thorn
    Arimis_Thorn Posts: 541 Critical Contributor
    PeterGibbons316 wrote:
    Arimis Thorn wrote:
    I'm tempted to buy a few covers to boost a combo like Patch/Daken or maybe even 1 more X-Force blackflag.png. Of course right now, I'm ISO poor so more covers may not be the solution.
    I wouldn't spend any money on XFW black unless it is his 5th black. Getting Patch up to 5/1/5 would be a much better use of your money.

    As far as what characters to level - pay attention to the teams you will use, and understand who will tank what. So if you are using Hulk/Patch you want to make sure that Patch is always at or lower than Hulk. That way Hulk matches all the greens/reds causing enemies to trigger his anger rather than damage Patch.

    Yeah this showed up for me in the Daken PVP given that Patch is one of the boosted characters. Makes Hulk Bombing impossible icon_e_sad.gif But definitely something to be wary of as I level them all.

    Since my initial post, I've gotten a few more relevant covers, so my current focus is on these 3:

    L. Thor - 2/4/4 - Lvl 117 (can go up to 127)
    Patch - 3/1/5 - Lvl 117
    L. Daken - 5/3/2 Lvl 117 (can go to 127)

    And I also got today's Luke Cage redflag.png , bringing him to 4/3/1. He's still at lvl 91, and can boost him to 104, but not dumping much into him until I can get another cover or two.

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