Demiurge_Will wrote: Other folks later in the thread pointed out that that would have an impact on the business end of things. That's totally true, but we've also seen that improving underpowered characters doesn't have a noticeable impact on any of the ways we try to understand how much people are enjoying the game: ratings of how fun the game is and how likely you are to recommend the game from one-on-one interviews, how much people play in a sitting, how much they play in a day, how long they stick around, how much they think the experience is worth and are willing to spend, ratings on the app store, the mood of these forums and other places on the internet where MPQ players hang out, the feedback that shows up in the mail. If we saw that improving underpowered characters had big effects in those areas, I bet my bosses would choose a short-term loss of revenue in order to get to a game that people enjoy more and stick around in longer - we've made that trade-off many times. To be totally clear: I think balance is really important. I think it's important in vital and subtle ways that only show up in the game's success in the very long term. I think improving underpowered characters plays a part in the long-term success of Marvel Puzzle Quest. We're going to continue to make balance changes, and just today I reviewed early drafts of changes to several underpowered characters. It's a piece of the puzzle, but we'll probably continue to put the majority of our effort into other things that seem to bring more joy to more people.
Lerysh wrote: So it's clear what needs to happen. If Avengers vs Ultron is in fact as cool as we all think it's going to be, we need a way to show a "noticeable impact" on something they register. The easiest thing to affect is probably "Ratings on the app store". Let's all go give MPQ a 5 star rating on R74 for the new content. Maybe if the rating increases dramatically, or they see enough 5* ratings in this short time period, the message will get across that "This is how we want to PvE forever now" Just put my 5* rating and review on the Google Play store. Come join me!
DFiPL wrote: Every time I've tried to rate it, Google Play wants me to create a Google+ account, first. That's more of a hassle than I'm willing to deal with.
Lerysh wrote: DFiPL wrote: Every time I've tried to rate it, Google Play wants me to create a Google+ account, first. That's more of a hassle than I'm willing to deal with. Your gmail.com account is already a google+ account. Think of it as one more email you will never use.
Arondite wrote: Lerysh wrote: So it's clear what needs to happen. If Avengers vs Ultron is in fact as cool as we all think it's going to be, we need a way to show a "noticeable impact" on something they register. The easiest thing to affect is probably "Ratings on the app store". Let's all go give MPQ a 5 star rating on R74 for the new content. Maybe if the rating increases dramatically, or they see enough 5* ratings in this short time period, the message will get across that "This is how we want to PvE forever now" Just put my 5* rating and review on the Google Play store. Come join me! How about instead of that, we A - wait to see if it's even good at all. B - determine on an individual basis whether or not we as a singular person or player is [more] happy about the additional content or [more] frustrated/angry about the hamfisted character changes that prove yet again D3 has no direction or idea what to do at top-end play, then rate the game accordingly
sinnerjfl wrote: They have gotten about everything wrong lately but let's congratulate them on doing one good thing? And we are not even sure if that event will be any good.
Lerysh wrote: sinnerjfl wrote: They have gotten about everything wrong lately but let's congratulate them on doing one good thing? And we are not even sure if that event will be any good. More "Hey, how can we show appreciation for a thing they got right" and "do more of this thing" which is exactly WHY they claimed going after strong characters is easier than buffing weak ones. I want them to do more of this thing, here is how I can show appreciation for a thing they got right.
Square wrote: Lerysh wrote: sinnerjfl wrote: They have gotten about everything wrong lately but let's congratulate them on doing one good thing? And we are not even sure if that event will be any good. More "Hey, how can we show appreciation for a thing they got right" and "do more of this thing" which is exactly WHY they claimed going after strong characters is easier than buffing weak ones. I want them to do more of this thing, here is how I can show appreciation for a thing they got right. But they haven't done it yet! Play it and vote, and keep in mind that there likely won't be any new PVE content for months afterward, regardless of of their rating. Voting before an event starts to show support is... not going to do that, to put it politely. In my months on here, the only feedback they actually seem to have taken in was a) addressing the ridiculous amount of ISO needed by adding DDQ and b) nerfing IF within a week of release. They aren't doing this event because you demanded new content. They're doing it as part of a massive coordinated marketing blitz for a movie coming out... And all the rush of new characters that you'll need to spend your hp on (and if you are a newer player, it'll be buy with $ or sell for ISO) are not because people want Quicksilver, it's because a movie comes out next week (and a Netflix show in Kingpin's case). Kingpin, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch and Hulkbuster are all for promotion, not because we demanded it. So you send a 5-star rating for one event. I'm going to rate it after this event, and keep in mind the slog they've turned PVP into, and how utterly dull the Simulator has been. This simulator has been by far the least popular PVE since I've started playing... People weren't clamouring for Iron Man progression... Rating them 5-stars over the one bit of solid content they put out... <A: "Your husband beats you, you have to leave!" B: "No, you don't understand, he going to buy me flowers! I'll give him a 5 star rating and he'll change!">
Lerysh wrote: I want them to do more of this thing, here is how I can show appreciation for a thing they got right.
Xenoberyll wrote: i don't want to rate them for a future event that i haven't played yet based on my expectations. i gave them a 1 star rating for what i know: the nerfs and matchmaking changes. if the event turns out great they'll get that rated the next time.
Matthewking72 wrote: I don't post here very often, but I decided to post today just to ask one question, to all of the people that are saying that MPQ is a **** game and give it 1 star in a review, why are you still playing? Do you have nothing better to do than to choose to play a game that you think is so horrid that you give it a single star? I don't agree with all of the changes that they have made recently, but they have done enough right that I am still playing, and right now I would give it a 3 or 4 star review. Not perfect, but good enough to keep me playing. If the game gets to a point where it is a one star for me, I am gone. I have a long list of things I would rather do than play a one star game. I think giving it 5 stars before we even see the new PvE is also a bit much....liking new things because they are new is just as bad as hating change because it is change. But maybe that's just me. Oh, and I am on day 256, so not a full on vet, but also not a new guy either.