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  • TheVulture
    TheVulture Posts: 439 Mover and Shaker
    After my earlier complaining, this wave of simulators has actually started with enemies half the level - maybe it's tied to finishing unambitiously?

    I have just been ambling across the finish line each time - only aiming for Patch's yellow (only 2k to go!) and ideally any Psylocke cover for her mandatory matches.

    Whatever the reason, just had a relaxing run through all but 1 mission (not effortless as Storm face-tanks a lot and if she is KO'd I'm toast - just right level). icon_cool.gif
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    After this round of the simulator I have new respect for Bagman, the ability to prevent Spider-Man from webbing up the rampaging T-Rex chewing the faces off my team is pretty good.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Spoonzo wrote:
    After this round of the simulator I have new respect for Bagman, the ability to prevent Spider-Man from webbing up the rampaging T-Rex chewing the faces off my team is pretty good.

    I don't think I ever saw Bagman get off a single move (other characters in his matches yes, but not Bagman). I actually can't remember what his moves even are.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    I think people must be failing some of these missions, because certain 230 missions have actually dropped to about 226/228 for the first time in a couple of days & it appears to be the tougher looking fights. Guess this round is harder than the last without the buffed Magneto.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Ok so still holding 2nd in the main. I haven't even touched regular yet.

    In hard mode I've completed every mission with the exceotion of Dino devil. I've only attempted it twice. Results haven't been great. Been focused on nefarious too much. Shooting for an IW cover over there. I'll have plenty if time to farm this later and tomorrow night I suppose. I'm about to go into busy part of my week. Hopefully I can hold on to my top spot.
  • Unknown
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    bughunt wrote:
    I think people must be failing some of these missions, because certain 230 missions have actually dropped to about 226/228 for the first time in a couple of days & it appears to be the tougher looking fights. Guess this round is harder than the last without the buffed Magneto.

    Yeah, noticing the same thing. Not that 2 levels makes much of a difference. Still a pain to grind through all level 230s in both hard and normal modes...
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    I'm at 62k and only #25 in main brackets.

    Top people are already over 100k.

    You guys can get top #5 with 62k right? icon_e_sad.gif
  • Kelbris
    Kelbris Posts: 1,051
    This event is way too grindy and the submissions are about a day too long

    Can barely even farm it for ISO with a friggin 2.5 day subevent
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    noob question, but can someone tel me if the points reset 12 hours after you start the first mission or is it after you finish all of them?
  • NorthernPolarity
    NorthernPolarity Posts: 3,531 Chairperson of the Boards
    TheUnwiseOne wrote:
    noob question, but can someone tel me if the points reset 12 hours after you start the first mission or is it after you finish all of them?

    Each mission resets fully 12 hours after you made your last run for that particular node.
  • Xalthim
    Xalthim Posts: 46 Just Dropped In
    Thanos wrote:
    I dont mind a hard fight, its just having to do so many of them starts feeling like work more than play. Ok, i'm off to work...... i mean play MPQ now.

    Yeah, what he said! Game is too slow now unless you are a noob. When I first started MPQ I left Bejeweled and MPQ was like Bejeweled but with a purpose. Now that I have invested way too much time and some $$$, it is almost boring if it weren't for the cool Supers. Been switching over to Deer Hunter and at least they don't change the rules on you mid stream.
  • Xalthim
    Xalthim Posts: 46 Just Dropped In
    UncleSam wrote:
    bughunt wrote:
    I think people must be failing some of these missions, because certain 230 missions have actually dropped to about 226/228 for the first time in a couple of days & it appears to be the tougher looking fights. Guess this round is harder than the last without the buffed Magneto.

    Yeah, noticing the same thing. Not that 2 levels makes much of a difference. Still a pain to grind through all level 230s in both hard and normal modes...

    Agree! And so Deer Hunter is getting more of my time and $$$ instead especially since MPQ won't respond to my 4 tickets sent in. Back to bejeweled for casual matching fun!
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Xalthim wrote:
    Agree! And so Deer Hunter is getting more of my time and $$$ instead especially since MPQ won't respond to my 4 tickets sent in. Back to bejeweled for casual matching fun!

    I don't think MPQ can be played casually. At least not effectively. If you miss out on getting the newest character you get locked out of future events. If not locked out it sure makes things more difficult. Maybe if you're not a competitive person you can play it casually and still get something out of it.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Did something change this round? On hard mode I did an entire clear and..... I'm in 30th place. A quick look at the teams above me and half of them are scrub teams. The guy in first in my bracket has a level 84 C storm as his highest toon.

    I understand this for normal mode....but I thought there was some community scaling on hard mode? Shouldn't we all be seeing the same level mobs?

    Either that or I guess I was mistaken and everybody is on their own personal MMR still.

    There is little chance that some of the teams I see in my hard bracket are clear the same level 200+ mobs I am.
  • Unknown
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    Mizake wrote:
    Did something change this round? On hard mode I did an entire clear and..... I'm in 30th place. A quick look at the teams above me and half of them are scrub teams. The guy in first in my bracket has a level 84 C storm as his highest toon.

    I understand this for normal mode....but I thought there was some community scaling on hard mode? Shouldn't we all be seeing the same level mobs?

    Either that or I guess I was mistaken and everybody is on their own personal MMR still.

    There is little chance that some of the teams I see in my hard bracket are clear the same level 200+ mobs I am.


    Maybe they joined the event late and this is their 1st sub event and are getting max points for everything? I've seen an lot of new names at the top the list.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Thanos wrote:
    I dont mind a hard fight, its just having to do so many of them starts feeling like work more than play. Ok, i'm off to work...... i mean play MPQ now.
    So True... So True... icon_e_biggrin.gif
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Why do people have so much roster envy? A level 80 Storm is minor boosted so she's about the equivalent of level 180 normal character, so yeah unless you have some 3* higher than level 141 (except you can't), yeah that guy should be doing pretty fine in the tournament.

    You can get pretty far with just 3 minor boosted character, and if you have any of the major boosted character at a decent level or even just decent covers, they're quite capable of fighting the level 230 and winning straight up. This round is harder because Dr. Doom is no Magneto, but even at level 15 he's got 5000 HP and can definitely tank pretty well.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Phantron wrote:
    Why do people have so much roster envy? A level 80 Storm is minor boosted so she's about the equivalent of level 180 normal character, so yeah unless you have some 3* higher than level 141 (except you can't), yeah that guy should be doing pretty fine in the tournament.

    You can get pretty far with just 3 minor boosted character, and if you have any of the major boosted character at a decent level or even just decent covers, they're quite capable of fighting the level 230 and winning straight up. This round is harder because Dr. Doom is no Magneto, but even at level 15 he's got 5000 HP and can definitely tank pretty well.

    A 60+ Doom with maxed Summon Demons can be just as powerful as Magneto - he just cannot one-shot anybody. Pair the Tinman with Spidey's blue and you have tiles whacking the stunned enemy for 1000+ damage at the end of each turn on top of your other abilities and match damage. Compare that damage each turn to Magneto's purple one-shot damage; how many turns do you waste doing a mere 300 in match damage each turn while saving up for it?

    I have jumped from top 25 to top 10 in my bracket, barely, and it looks like the man in the iron mask is the one making the difference.
  • kensterr
    kensterr Posts: 1,277 Chairperson of the Boards
    Anyone else having the Maggia making countdown tiles after 2 matches in Hard Mode?
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Ghast wrote:
    Phantron wrote:
    Why do people have so much roster envy? A level 80 Storm is minor boosted so she's about the equivalent of level 180 normal character, so yeah unless you have some 3* higher than level 141 (except you can't), yeah that guy should be doing pretty fine in the tournament.

    You can get pretty far with just 3 minor boosted character, and if you have any of the major boosted character at a decent level or even just decent covers, they're quite capable of fighting the level 230 and winning straight up. This round is harder because Dr. Doom is no Magneto, but even at level 15 he's got 5000 HP and can definitely tank pretty well.

    A 60+ Doom with maxed Summon Demons can be just as powerful as Magneto - he just cannot one-shot anybody. Pair the Tinman with Spidey's blue and you have tiles whacking the stunned enemy for 1000+ damage at the end of each turn on top of your other abilities and match damage. Compare that damage each turn to Magneto's purple one-shot damage; how many turns do you waste doing a mere 300 in match damage each turn while saving up for it?

    I have jumped from top 25 to top 10 in my bracket, barely, and it looks like the man in the iron mask is the one making the difference.

    Doom is great. His weakness, sometimes it can take a while to get 4 black matches. Doom has reasonable health but isn't amazing. Even the AI can sometimes take him down or very weakened since he easily controls a lot of tiles. He's a pretty well balanced character but could use a decent 3rd move.

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