Ultron Annoucement

xdogg

http://marvel.com/news/video_games/24483/piecing_together_marvel_puzzle_quest_age_of_ultron

Nellobee

Back to back new characters again? Sheesh.
Plus, I am assuming Hulkbuster IM will be a 4*.

CrookedKnight

The Ultron event sounds fun. Definitely different, and if there's one thing PvE needs it's "different."

And Scarlet Witch, dang. AOE damage with stun, tile destruction that generates AP, and passive board shakeup with purple generation? Yes, please.

Nighthawk81

I'm sure she will get nerfed soon after release because of all the complaining about her purple generation that is bound to happen.

MarvelMan

Nighthawk81 wrote:

I'm sure she will get nerfed soon after release because of all the complaining about her purple generation that is bound to happen.

Pair her with QS and IF.....what could go wrong?

Vhailorx

We will obviously have to see the final numbers for scarlet witch, but that description makes her sound very very good. Cheap, and targetable special tile destruction AND ap collection, plus a big aoe nuke/stun, and an ap generating passive.

That sounds like a very very good combination of everything except defense (hello pairing with luke cage). Doesn't seem like she is a good pair with quicksilver though. They double up on blue passive and conflict on green.

Also, I am interested to see how the ultron event works. Alliance wide coordination could be fun, but will be hard to calibrate (what is challenging for my 75-125 pve alliance will be laughable for we are groovy). Still new modes are a welcome addition to the game.

CrookedKnight

Or just with IF and Prof X, because judging from that list of powers Wanda and her brother go together like peanut butter and motor oil.

Unknown

Joe Fletcher on Scarlet Witch: "...since it uses Purple AP to do it, it provides a damage outlet on a color that generally doesn’t have one."

Remind me again why CMags had his nuke moved off of purple?

TheGunslingerr

Pair her with QS and IF.....what could go wrong?

Screw QS, how about Deadpool? WHALES, WHALES, WHALES ALL DAY LONG

Actually, I just don't like QS a ton.

udonomefoo

CrookedKnight wrote:

Or just with IF and Prof X, because judging from that list of powers Wanda and her brother go together like peanut butter and motor oil.

Exactly what I was thinking as I read it. If her passive was on green then it would make sense to pair them together, but as is you'd need someone with active blue, yellow, red for rainbow. Which leaves Magneto (intentional?) and no one else unless I'm forgetting someone.

edit: MarvelMan pointed out that I'm forgetting Captain Steve

GuntherBlobel

Nighthawk81 wrote:

I'm sure she will get nerfed soon after release because of all the complaining about her purple generation that is bound to happen.

Maybe not. It's smart to tie it to a CD tile. AP generation is most problematic when it allows the player to enter endless loops without ever talking a turn.

Imagine if Prof X generated AP from Master Plan with Mischief-like CDs. It would still be powerful, but it wouldn't create infinite loops. You would never win a game in one turn like you can now (on a good board).

Unknown

At 8 AP I can't see Hex Bolt being a targeted basic tile; they even say it's "somewhat chaotic—of course". Probably a random basic tile. If targeted, I can't see it not getting nerfed unless the number of surrounding tiles destroyed is <=4.

woopie

Unless it's a 5+ turn countdown or her purple power takes a sniper rifle-like 19AP, she's going to get nerfed hard

Edit: images at the link show Reality Crush taking 14AP

GuntherBlobel

daibar wrote:

At 8 AP I can't see Hex Bolt being a targeted basic tile; they even say it's "somewhat chaotic—of course". Probably a random basic tile. If targeted, I can't see it not getting nerfed unless the number of surrounding tiles destroyed is <=4.

I read her and to be variation(s) on Beast's original ability, in essence. I imagine that you actually do place the Hex Bolt, but with no garentee that it will pay off. Her would be random. It sounds cool, but players hate random effects. Here though, it sounds fun and more in theme with SW than it did with Beast.

All of her powers seem either awesome, or broken depending on the actual numbers. How many tiles destroyed? How many turns on the CDs?

Vhailorx

daibar wrote:

At 8 AP I can't see Hex Bolt being a targeted basic tile; they even say it's "somewhat chaotic—of course". Probably a random basic tile. If targeted, I can't see it not getting nerfed unless the number of surrounding tiles destroyed is <=4.

Fair enough daibar, on re-read they don't say targetable, so you are likely right. That makes the power much more reasonable. It sounds like it destroys a random tile, and IF that tile is surrounded by special tiles, they will be destroyed for ap. So good against daken/blade/mostorm, and unreliable otherwise.

CrookedKnight

It says "it then destroys a number of surrounding tiles that will pop any Attack, Protect or Strike tiles that it happens to hit," which sounds to me like tiles are destroyed no matter what, and it's like R&G's Blammo! in that higher levels just make it so the game won't deliberately avoid certain special tiles.

cyineedsn

Vhailorx wrote:

daibar wrote:

At 8 AP I can't see Hex Bolt being a targeted basic tile; they even say it's "somewhat chaotic—of course". Probably a random basic tile. If targeted, I can't see it not getting nerfed unless the number of surrounding tiles destroyed is <=4.

Fair enough daibar, on re-read they don't say targetable, so you are likely right. That makes the power much more reasonable. It sounds like it destroys a random tile, and IF that tile is surrounded by special tiles, they will be destroyed for ap. So good against daken/blade/mostorm, and unreliable otherwise.

Is it cynical of me to think that depending on her passive her purple is either going to be lolnewmeta or meh.

At least as pointed out her green doesn't sound THAT amazing. It's a good thing there aren't that many good green abilities to use. Wait a minute......

GuntherBlobel

It also says "somewhat chaotic." I'm betting you target it to a basic tile, but destroy only 2-3 of the 8 surrounding tiles at random, including specials depending on the level.

SnowcaTT

Ultron appears and the “Puzzle Quest” universe trembles....
We’ll be running two sets of this event back-to-back

CrookedKnight

Green abilities destroying tiles is not unusual, destroying tiles and returning AP is though.

scottee

Eh, 2* Mag has a red countdown that can collect 25 AP, but there's no need to nerf that.

Maybe Scarlett stays on as is.