Heavy Metal Apr 3 - Apr 5 (Season XIII)

jojeda654
jojeda654 Posts: 1,162 Chairperson of the Boards
New Progression Rewards are live!

Single Player Rewards

1. All rewards from the previous rank + icon_wolverine.pngyellowflag.png
2-5. 5000 iso8.png, 100 imcoin.png, icon_kamalakhan.pngpurpleflag.pngyellowflag.pnggreenflag.png
6-10. 2000 iso8.png, 100 imcoin.png, icon_kamalakhan.pngyellowflag.pnggreenflag.png
11-25. 1000 iso8.png, 50 imcoin.png, icon_kamalakhan.pngyellowflag.pnggreenflag.png
26-50. 1000 iso8.png, 50 imcoin.png, icon_kamalakhan.pnggreenflag.png
51-100. 500 iso8.png, 25 imcoin.png, icon_kamalakhan.pnggreenflag.png
101-200. 500 iso8.png, icon_captainamerica.pngblueflag.png
201-300. 250 iso8.png, icon_captainamerica.pngblueflag.png
301-400. 2x Standard Token, 140 iso8.png
401-500. Standard Token, 70 iso8.png

Progression Rewards:

25. Standard Token
50. 100 iso8.png
100. +3 All Boosts redtile.pngyellowtile.pnggreentile.pngblacktile.pngbluetile.pngpurpletile.png
200. icon_blackwidow.pngpurpleflag.png
300. Recruit Token - Heavy Metal
400. 25 imcoin.png
500. 1000 iso8.png
575. 25 imcoin.png
650. Recruit Token - Heavy Metal
725. 50 imcoin.png
800. icon_ironman.pngblueflag.png
850. 1000 iso8.png
900. Recruit Token - Heavy Metal
950. 1000 iso8.png
1000. icon_thor.pngblueflag.png

Alliance rewards:

1-2. 5000 iso8.png, 250 imcoin.png, icon_kamalakhan.pnggreenflag.png
3-10. 5000 iso8.png, 100 imcoin.png, icon_kamalakhan.pnggreenflag.png
11-25. 3000 iso8.png, 100 imcoin.png, icon_kamalakhan.pnggreenflag.png
25-50. 2000 iso8.png, 100 imcoin.png, icon_kamalakhan.pnggreenflag.png
51-100. 1000 iso8.png, 50 imcoin.png, icon_kamalakhan.pnggreenflag.png
101-250. 1000 iso8.png, 50 imcoin.png
251-500. 500 iso8.png, 25 imcoin.png
501-1000. 500 iso8.png
1001-10000. 250 iso8.png

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Comments

  • Quebbster
    Quebbster Posts: 8,070 Chairperson of the Boards
    Of course they had to put in Kamala rewards. *sigh*
    I suppose more Kamala covers is better than multiple 10-packs at the end of the season...
    Nice to see green easily obtainable though.
  • poomermon
    poomermon Posts: 300 Mover and Shaker
    Just IM boosted this time. Did they say if multiple boosted chars are going to return soon?
  • poomermon wrote:
    Just IM boosted this time. Did they say if multiple boosted chars are going to return soon?

    Not since they concluded their testing. We are still awaiting the results.
  • angryelvis
    angryelvis Posts: 28 Just Dropped In
    not even up to 300 and I'm seeing max 4hor & x-force. Ugh
  • My first real opponent after clearing the canned fighters was Xforce/N Fury/ Iron Man all maxed for 42 points. What's up DP3? I can beat these teams but not without taking some attrition on my characters. Even skipping I'm getting pretty much maxed 3* teams for 14 points when I have 112 points. When IM hits your X-Force for 7000+ damage just before you close the deal you burn through a lot of health packs. Why is this being tested in season? Could we have skipped one of the gimick modes and ran this last Monday When it Didn't matter? How are the 2* teams doing? I doubt this change will help them over the hump. DP3 should just of decreased their points deducted when a 3*+ team hits a 2* team to under 5 points and moved on.
  • mgallop
    mgallop Posts: 120
    2 * team player here. I've found the new matchmaking algorithm to be very kind. I'm currently at 460 and still have 2* team targets for around 20 available, and even get some < 94 teams.
  • Obviously all the changes are aimed at the new players, maybe telemetry tells them that's where the money is? (although I very much doubt it). Veterans have to either fight it to the death in the grindfest that PVP has become, or leave. Thank you very much Demiurge.
  • Azoic
    Azoic Posts: 269 Mover and Shaker
    Oh no, vets have to play vets rather than slaughter 2*...

    Oh noes!
  • Azoic wrote:
    Oh no, vets have to play vets rather than slaughter 2*...

    Oh noes!

    Dude, you're dumb. I invested heavily in the game expecting an easier time and a funner experience as a payout for my efforts. The experience this new **** system offers is nowhere near my notion of fun. Looks like Demiurge caters to the S&M crowd; no wonder so many people are leaving or thinking of leaving.
  • Bowgentle
    Bowgentle Posts: 7,926 Chairperson of the Boards
    Azoic wrote:
    Oh no, vets have to play vets rather than slaughter 2*...

    Oh noes!
    I haven't seen a 2* team in PVP in 6 or 7 seasons.

    However, I _have_ seen unmaxed 3* teams below 600.

    Vets have to fight each other past 700 anyway, used to be at least the climb to get there was bearable.

    Imagine fighting teams of your strongest char all the way from 25 points. If you enjoy that, great. Most of us don't want to slog through Xfood from 25 to 1K.
  • LFChikarason
    LFChikarason Posts: 402 Mover and Shaker
    This is the first time they are doing this new assigning of battles but after getting to 200 points, I'm already facing maxed out IM40, Lady Thor & X-Force. I have an OK roster with one maxed out character (Mohawk Storm) and a few others in the mid to low-100's. I'm sure it'll hash itself out eventually.
  • Spider_Jerusalem
    Spider_Jerusalem Posts: 33 Just Dropped In
    Just jumped in.
    (For reference, my highest character is 220 XForce followed by a handful of 166s and IM40 at 130)

    Beat the first seed team and that node was replaced by 290 IM40, 166 Steve and 270 XForce
    Second seed team replaced by 152 IM40, 166 Hood and 262 XForce
    Third seed team replaced by 166 IM40, 166 Hood and 270 XForce

    So I'm more or less seeing what I used to run into around 600 pts...but at 70 points.

    Is this how it's supposed to work now? Is this good or bad? I don't know whether I'm supposed to be outraged until someone on the internet tells me how to feel.

    [FYI: I already miss the diversity of the randomly boosted characters in PVP. Looks like we're back to 166 Hood and 270 XForce in almost every node, until 4hor shows up. Super boring, bro.]
  • puppychow
    puppychow Posts: 1,453
    It seems to me that the new MMR system has segregated the 2* players from 3/4* players. Otherwise how can I explain seeing a 200+IM and max xf/laken team on my third match (first 2 being gimme seed teams)? I've grinded/retal'ed my way to break 300 so far, and haven't seen a 2* team yet. I'm not saying it's necessarily a bad thing, but it's going to require a rethinking on my strategy to push up the bracket. Possibilities include jumping in on day 3, shielding after every push, and buying heal packs (i.e. push in 10 pack increments, where I would keep attacking until I use up my 10 health packs). Thankfully I already have all 3 kamala covers, so if my in-event tinkering bombs out I won't get screwed over too badly. icon_mrgreen.gif
  • morgh
    morgh Posts: 539 Critical Contributor
    Azoic wrote:
    Oh no, vets have to play vets rather than slaughter 2*...

    Oh noes!
    Umm think for a second, although I know it must be hard for people who are not used to it...
    if 2*'s owners start winning 3* covers without even having to fight 3*s, they will quite fast be in the position where "vets" are right now - which in plain terms is "****" icon_e_wink.gif

    Current 2*s go to 3*s status and only fight 3*s and cannot again win anything - this way this would be the only game known to mankind, where winning stuff and increasing your "power rating" means that you will just be doing way worse in the future - the bigger and better roster you have, the harder it is for you to get good placement and earn progression in PvP (sharding+only being matched with 3*s + 4's) or good placement in PvP (due to sharding+scaling)... does this make any sense?
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  • Jetness
    Jetness Posts: 22
    So I'm more or less seeing what I used to run into around 600 pts...but at 70 points.

    Is this how it's supposed to work now? Is this good or bad? I don't know whether I'm supposed to be outraged until someone on the internet tells me how to feel.

    It's frustrating and unplayable! Here's hoping that if enough of us comment that we'll get it fixed . . .
  • Arondite
    Arondite Posts: 1,188 Chairperson of the Boards
    Azoic wrote:
    Oh no, vets have to play vets rather than slaughter 2*...

    Oh noes!

    Why should vets have to play through slugfests for identical prizes that 2-star players walk through candyland to retrieve?
  • After playing some more I am currently sitting at ~600 and I don't plan shielding for the night. All I see at this point is XF/Loki/Hood/CMags/LThor. So much for variety. I will probably use 2 shields and try for top 25. The way i see it, the new MMR system they introduced will offer an illusion of easy progress to new players who will end up with a ton of covers, but no ISO. And once the bait is set, they will wait for the victims/players in the store where they will have to spend a couple hundred dollars to level 1 character. I wouldn't rule out a sale in the next 1-2 months just to make the illusion more appealing. After all, even in a sale these prices are a ripoff. In 2-3 months, once the illusion has faded, these players will find themselves in our place, **** and moaning about the nonexistent progress beyond 3*.

    I don't know why people are so upset about these changes. It's their game, their property. Just let them do what they want with the game. It's not like most of us have spent so much in the game. I will just not bother anymore with suggestion about how to make the game better or more fair. If they don't care, why should I? Spending money on shields/covers/ISO is a waste. Better make a contribution to an healthcare institute or something like that. It's good for the soul and your wallet. icon_e_biggrin.gif If some want to spend a small fortune because they are swimming in money, or because they are just dumb, who are we to say to them "Don't"? The best answer to a change you don't like is stop paying for a dumb match-3 game. The only thing I am upset about is that the strategy "Join late and do a a decent last minute push for a top 25-50" doesn't seem to work after the recent changes if you land in a bracket which has been open for some time. I will continue playing as a F2P player because I see the game only as a distraction; nothing more. I left for 7 months (July-Feb) because the game was no more fun and with the summer around the corner I will probably do the same this year.
  • puppychow
    puppychow Posts: 1,453
    @Narkon. I hope you change your mind and shield, b/c it seems at the higher scores the "chinese wall" segregating 2* from 3/4* players are broken. 600 points will probably put you in top 10 currently. At a certain point the new MMR seems to break down and you'll be engaged in a free for all.

    Interestingly, after I pushed to top 20ish in my bracket (~400 points) I stopped seeing max rosters. While I'm still not seeing 2* matchups, I'm seeing VERY unleveled defensive teams. In other words, the push seems easier after breaking through the artificial wall. An IM40 w/ 4-5k health? Dinner time! icon_twisted.gif
  • Thanks for the suggestion puppychow. I woke up today and found myself ~500. Made a quick push to 720 (#16) and shielded for 8h. I didn't notice something different after 600. It's the same XF/Loki/CMags/LThor combination for me, mixed sometimes with a Cage, Iron Fist or Deadpool. #1 in my bracket is Shadow King with 1035 and t5 is at 955 so it's not worth aiming for t5. Too much work. I'll play some more before the end to make sure I stay in t25. It's sad that purple is out of reach, but I mostly need MsM for pve because right now I have 0 covers of her