HP Suck : Smash Back

daveomite
daveomite Posts: 1,331 Chairperson of the Boards
edited May 2015 in MPQ General Discussion
Here's one for that new Hulkbuster Smash Back PvP.

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Just a note... If you encounter any team that is running a maxed Hulkbuster, maxed Kingpin and maxed Starlord (remember... HB is boosted because he's featured, and Kingpin/Starlord are as they are two of the current boosted characters of the week)....

Total combined health of that team (while HB is boosted) is 62,789

HB boosted health is 24,619 health. Plus KP's 20,140 and SL's 18,021

Maybe not the best overall "team" combo.... but, a definite meat shield.

Comments

  • Sherlock1
    Sherlock1 Posts: 81 Match Maker
    I m laughing in front of my computer: awesome, as usual! icon_e_smile.gif
  • mr_X
    mr_X Posts: 375 Mover and Shaker
    These really are top notch. You should do an event tokens suck one!!
  • daveomite
    daveomite Posts: 1,331 Chairperson of the Boards
    mr_X wrote:
    These really are top notch. You should do an event tokens suck one!!

    Thank you! Really glad people seem to like these... just my way of trying to actually have some fun I guess, lol. The game has gotten quite brutal and not so fun as of late, so, these let me work off some steam.

    And very true! Event tokens... any tokens... pull odds suck! Haha
  • endlessvoid
    endlessvoid Posts: 16
    Thanks for the sides notes Dave and as alway another job well done on your series.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Thank you for brightening up my otherwise dull and slightly depressing monday. icon_e_biggrin.gif
  • MarvelDestiny
    MarvelDestiny Posts: 198 Tile Toppler
    Thanks for the art! Always love these. icon_e_smile.gif

    "I don't always face Hulkbuster,
    but when I do, I die of boredom long before he can finish the job."

    BOORRRIINNGG!
  • donietsche
    donietsche Posts: 279 Mover and Shaker
    Also, "do you skip? You will!"
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Great cover!
    And yeah,this pvp will be a painful one for sure
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    daveomite wrote:
    Total combined health of that team (while HB is boosted) is 62,789

    well I think we know what the new Gauntlet Ridiculous node is.....
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    raisinbman wrote:
    daveomite wrote:
    Total combined health of that team (while HB is boosted) is 62,789

    well I think we know what the new Gauntlet Ridiculous node is.....

    Punisher to the rescue! It feels so good to remove those 10k HP with a single retribution
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    I thought I would chime in to comment on how foretelling this was. I'd hoped this event might be a bit easier since I had a somewhat covered HB from the Ultron events and EOTS, but alas.

    When I joined my bracket, scores were already nearing 1k. As my bracket closes, it's now a solid wall of 1ks. So, being that I play this game on my own terms, I'd decided not to bother, and just went for the 300 point token as time allowed hoping for a lucky HB pull. No go. 2*, like virtually every other token pull I've had since pulling that HB out of the Ultron 10-pack (seems to be a patterned downside of actually drawing a 4*) I got as RND8 compensation.

    At this point, I'm again at the point where I'm not even sure why I'm still playing. Since I leveled more of my heroes to 166, every bracket I've joined has been a death bracket, max or near max 3*'s out the gate, getting hammered by attacks starting around 400-500 points or lower, and sic a complete waste of time.

    PvE is somewhat better, but only marginally. I calculated the amount of time it takes for a PvE is ~ 12+ hours for a 3* one, for which you might only get one or 2 covers (although I guess there is usually the progression reward - woohoo :\). For a 4*, it's probably longer (as they run longer). My token pulls have all been complete carp lately (and yes, I smell something fishy about them), so I'm asking myself again why I'm even playing.

    Daily Tacos still are fun, albeit less so since my token luck has dried up, and PvE still has at least some placement possibilities (though similarly discouraging when every token pull is a 2*).

    Plus, the very real health pack tax, or whatever we want to call it (basically the game giving free cascades when you're about to win a match or it determines you haven't taken enough damage, and wipes all your special tiles in the process, even if you have 20 of them, then proceeds to wipe your entire team).

    I liked the Ultron event, and in principle liked the ISO cost reduction, but in practice, the game's much more of a chore now than it was before the ISO reduction, health increases, weekly boosts, and MMR changes. I'm still playing PvE and Tacos I guess, but I'm also considering whether or not this game is still worth the time investment. A big part of the fun in a game like this is progression and compensation commensurate for the amount of effort / time you put in, and like when I quit the first time, I'm starting to feel this is no longer the case.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Perfect! I almost don't want to be playing at this level so I don't spend three hours watching one team get annhilated. Sheesh.
  • Square
    Square Posts: 380 Mover and Shaker
    This one turned out to be too true. Way more wipes than usual, I was so close to 1K before the end, I was forced to buy health packs, a 24 hour shield with three hours left on the clock, had to break that to get in that last final match... cost me at least 1500 HP total, maybe more. I've never spent more than 750 on a PVP. Totally sucked.

    "Working as intended"

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