OSCORP Heroic Mode Discussion Thread

Thanos

Not even a 5 blue spidey can save the day this time. And DD is completely worthless against the HAMMER goons. Its sad that a great game was put in the hands of incompetents. Sigh....

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windfallstar wrote:

wathombe wrote:

bonerang wrote:

In this event I have 4 usable characters, one of which is a two cover IW, so tanking will probably not be a viable strategy.

Oh, jeez, I didn't think about that. Hard to tank if you don't have your 32-character roster to burn through. Sigh.

Bah, I guess I'll resort to it since the devs are giving us no other option. Made an extra 1 cover wolv and 1 cover storm to help with tanking.

Fairly confidant there is no tanking. Whatever variable they used to determine the mob level is already set in place. Winning or losing doesn't change anything.

Kiamodo

Yeah I think I may be done.

Phaserhawk

The blatant slap in the face is that they allow 2 out of 3 Black Widows, and the only one that can help, Original Black Widow is banned, yeah they knew exactly what they were doing on this one, exactly what they were doing.

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windfallstar wrote:

the devs are giving us no other option

Outrageous suggestion, but we could play something else? Something good?

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Missions can be repeated more then two times in this event. The first mission gives 10-8-6 points so far.

Bacon Pants

Veracity wrote:

windfallstar wrote:

the devs are giving us no other option

Outrageous suggestion, but we could play something else? Something good?

It's not a matchmaking game, but Tiny Thief is a fun thinking game.

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Helltear wrote:

Seriosuly, what the hell ?

BW - 40
C.storm - 35
Hawk - 30
Daredevil - 18
Spidey - 15
Wolvie - 8 ( sold it on skill change ) - he could save the event in some way, for me was 69
Ironman - 5 (he was rerolled - i have all skills lost xp thou)

And thats it ... How should i fight lvl 80 enemies ?
I barelly won 2 fights, lost like 5 by now.

Its a week break or what ? How can you change skills, let ppl sell their chars and now make that char needed ?
To think i lost like 50€ on char slots ...... Why are you ruining the fun ?

I feel you. I also sold my high level Thorverine duo and invested all that ISO to my 3* characters. Obviously a big mistake since this event doesn't support them (Punisher, Hulk, IM40). I don't have any high level 1*s either and leveling those few I still have just for this event seems like a waste of ISO in the long run. I strongly dislike the fact that so few hero characters are playable in this event. It practically denies most of the high damage hitters and tanks and leaves us with just the back-up characters to grind 10 minute long tedious battles. And most of the time your team comes out limping one foot in the grave. Fun? Heck, no. I hate this PvE event. Despite all the expectations it turned out to be a huge disappointment. Since I have no 2* Wolverine or Thor, all current three events are quite a waste for me. Not much to do. It all really seems like a farewell party to Wolverine and Thor where nobody else is invited.

This actually might be a good time to take a week or two break from this game. Who knows... maybe I'll be able to rehab myself from this addiction since the trip has already turned bad.

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Hi Everyone!

The servers are churning through data of play-patterns and looking for players who have fights that are too hard. In general, the more challenging part of balancing is for our most advanced players (most of you...and also us!) so it takes awhile to get that Just Right.

We call it "Heroic Mode" because it's supposed to be challenging so even once things settle out, you should expect to see some pretty tough fights in there.

Thanks for your patience.

Cheers,
Al

turul

Demiurge_Al wrote:

Hi Everyone!

The servers are churning through data of play-patterns and looking for players who have fights that are too hard. In general, the hardest balancing is for our most advanced players (most of you...and also us!) so it takes awhile to get that Just Right.

We call it "Heroic Mode" because it's supposed to be challenging so even once things settle out, you should expect to see some pretty tough fights in there.

Thanks for your patience.

Cheers,
Al

Please detect difficulty by looking at playable, not full roster!

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Imo more trouble than it's worth. Just make it the same across the board to start and increase it for every completion. Everyone should be able to breeze through it once just for participation rewards. Then let the hardcore grind it out if they wish at higher difficulties.

Also, my first mission is lvl28s. I have a max Wolvie and lvl 90 Spidey+gsbw. If I were to guess, it's either a new persistant PVE matchmaking or it's looking at PVP matchmaking. (Both of mine are low.)

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Demiurge_Al wrote:

Hi Everyone!

The servers are churning through data of play-patterns and looking for players who have fights that are too hard. In general, the more challenging part of balancing is for our most advanced players (most of you...and also us!) so it takes awhile to get that Just Right.

We call it "Heroic Mode" because it's supposed to be challenging so even once things settle out, you should expect to see some pretty tough fights in there.

Thanks for your patience.

Cheers,
Al

Thanks but no, the event is as screwed as Thick As Devs' Skin. There is not a lot you can do unless pulling it out that can help the massive vitriol and user drop you are going to face thanks to this scheme.

TheVulture

Hmm; any super-strategies out there for Daken?

He's the exact counter to Daredevil (which is annoying since I've been forced to use him each time I've seen him so far), Wolverine (Strike damage already done by the time made 2 matches) and Grey Widow (puts Sniper Shot and her Purple skill off limits)...

He just got a Green connect-4 and killed my L85 Classic Storm in a single move, then L85 Wolverine in 2... I don't really see how he's feasible, but if there's any cunning tactic to it please post!

@ Demiurge_Al
*engaging cheek mode* Please also factor in that none of the available characters are at all good against Daken or henchmen, and this event consists solely of Daken/henchmen missions - so go gently!

P.S. Seriously though: surely worst line-up conceivable for Daredevil and his trap tiles?

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Haha, oh wow the massive fail going on here is palpable.

My available roster: 49 spidey, 40 IM, 30 IW, and everyone else 15 or less.

My first mission: 3 lvl122 goons. **** am I supposed to do, hit them with 15 repulsor blasts? Any ability kills every character except daredevil. Come on goons, match those trap tiles...

*flip table* I imagine the 2nd mission onward will be 200-230s all the way out, aka hilariously improbable to beat. Yes clearly the heroes in different outfits really clash with the story, better disable OBW and Patch *rolls eyes*

I'm out, have fun everyone who started playing this week!

LordWill

Demiurge_Al wrote:

Hi Everyone!

The servers are churning through data of play-patterns and looking for players who have fights that are too hard. In general, the more challenging part of balancing is for our most advanced players (most of you...and also us!) so it takes awhile to get that Just Right.

We call it "Heroic Mode" because it's supposed to be challenging so even once things settle out, you should expect to see some pretty tough fights in there.

Thanks for your patience.

Cheers,
Al

So working as intended I guess.

Looks like a lot of people will not being playing due to this.

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I'm not sure what patience he speaks of.... And if you consider NEVER "a while" then things should be just right in a while, you're right.

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Good that there is no rubberbanding in this one this time, so all this time lost while we wait to get acceptable matchups, we won't have a disadvantage catching up

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Bacon Pants wrote:

Veracity wrote:

windfallstar wrote:

the devs are giving us no other option

Outrageous suggestion, but we could play something else? Something good?

It's not a matchmaking game, but Tiny Thief is a fun thinking game.

Don't use my phone for games, only play on desktop. Edit: wait, there's a Windows version. Thanks for the tip. If anything I'll probably go back to beating my head against Spacechem, because it's very possibly the most brilliant puzzle game ever. It's just programming, really, but with all the not-fun taken out. That, or SquareLogic, which is Sudoku with knobs on.

Demiurge_Al wrote:

The servers are churning through data of play-patterns and looking for players who have fights that are too hard. In general, the hardest balancing is for our most advanced players (most of you...and also us!) so it takes awhile to get that Just Right.

Hey there, Demiurge_Al. Hope you're enjoying an angry horde questioning your parentage and insinuating you pursue inappropriate relationships with domesticated animals.

Could you just clarify: do we need to play one mission to be included in this data trawl, or is looking at it and going "yeah, no" a valid play pattern? Ta! Have a lovely weekend!

turul

TheVulture wrote:

Hmm; any super-strategies out there for Daken?

He's the exact counter to Daredevil (which is annoying since I've been forced to use him each time I've seen him so far), Wolverine (Strike damage already done by the time made 2 matches) and Grey Widow (puts Sniper Shot and her Purple skill off limits)...

He just got a Green connect-4 and killed my L85 Classic Storm in a single move, then L85 Wolverine in 2... I don't really see how he's feasible, but if there's any cunning tactic to it please post!

@ Demiurge_Al
*engaging cheek mode* Please also factor in that none of the available characters are at all good against Daken or henchmen, and this event consists solely of Daken/henchmen missions - so go gently!

P.S. Seriously though: surely worst line-up conceivable for Daredevil and his trap tiles?

Spiderman: stun lock everyone, and hit with everything you have. (GSBW / Wolverine probably the best)

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The way the game is going is pretty disappointing. I really enjoyed playing and like the concept along with the tactics but now it seems more difficult than needed. I agree that this is a way to get noobs higher rankings and better payouts but at the cost of your established players/clients. I confess that I have not spent a significant amount of $$ on this game but it use to be enjoyable (to a point my GF was getting kinda pissed).