PVP advice needed please

OnyxSnake

Howdi people,

I feel I must be doing something wrong.
I can't get past 600 points in PVP but feel I should be able to with my roster.
My A Team is X Force (even after the nerf he is still deadly) and Dr Doom.
My B Team is Blade and Hulk.
X is level 188 with 5 covers for SS.
Blade is my only maxed out 3* but Doom and Hulk are 153 only needing 1 cover each.
I have Punisher fully covered but not maxed yet and the rest of my 3*s average between 4 to 8 covers but all some how are missing the fifth cover in their best power.
At the moment I'm starting a day before the PVP ends because of the changes to MMR.
Once I get to 500 it seems random as to weather I'll start getting hit regularly or not because up to this point I would of only taken one or two hits but after 550 it becomes a fight to maintain my points and position of I usually end up just shielding to the end only breaking shield to stop falling out the T 100.
I think I use my health packs too much as I rarely go more than 2 matches without using what I need to get my best team up and running again then when they run out and I crash out in a fight I wait for them to regenerate.

Help me if you can please.

Unknown

Welcome to the maelstrom that is the new MMR. Reality of the game is you are going to lose points, just don't let it get to you. At 500 points, you are losing 50% of what an enemy is gaining, so if you have a -15, they gained 30, and if you can retaliate against that node for 25 you both come out ahead. Take any retaliations worth more than 25 for sure, more than 30 preferred.

Now it basically just comes down to matches played. Keep on trucking and hopefully the tide breaks and you can rise. If you want to and have the time, you can shield for 3h to regain 5 health packs. Hopefully this can help you get to 800 for the 3* cover reward. Although with your roster I think 725 might be pushing it, for the hero points, and shield out for top 100. It takes time tho, to push those matches. 1 day is probably not enough unless you are dedicated to playing 8h or PvP that day. I've been joining with 2 days left, to then play on my free time, and been pretty happy with the results so far.

Another thing to consider, your 188 XF is upping your visibility due to the roster matching while simultaneously making you look easy to hit (<200 XF is a tasty treat to sharks). In a pre MMR change world your XF was helping you win quickly. Now he's helping you be attacked by bigger rosters. I'm not saying you should sell him, I am saying you should level a few other guys to 166 ASAP.

Der_Lex

To be honest, with the new MMR in place you're simply an easy target in PVP. Any Xforce below L200 isn't too scary damage-wise, especially after the nerf, and Doom is a rather slow character that can be taken out before he becomes a threat.

Same goes for a Hulk and Blade team. They're not a team i'd like to take on for a fast hop, but while climbing when I don't have to hurry, they're pretty easily handled without too much trouble (ie: without Hulks anger ever going off).

With the new MMR, once you climb high enough, any nonmaxed team becomes a prime target, because the alternatives are maxed 3* and 4*teams.

OnyxSnake

Thanks guys.
I need to work on the rest of my roster because no one is up to the task of more than climbing in PVP.