Rajjeq wrote: Hiya, just got invited via PM and joined the alliance. Name is Rajj in game, the forum wouldn't allow a 4 letter name or something. Been playing a few weeks, but the bug hit hard and been playing a ton. Roster is coming along nicely as I managed to chain wins of featured characters repeatedly Psylocke, Punisher, Black Panther which allowed me to do well in the recent events. Looking forward to much alliance fun.
Rajjeq wrote: Got top 4 and top 20 on the latest subs and really lucked out on the three heroics. Red hulk, purple obw and purple Loki. Although I'm still torn as to whether I want to upgrade obw purple or keep it cheap at level 1. Thoughts?
dlaw008 wrote: I, personally, am in the "OBW is best with 5 purple" camp. I'm sure you looked up the threads in the character discussion, so you know both sides of the issue, but I find fighting against the OBW with 5 purple covers to be significantly more dangerous than with fewer. Basically the second use of AggRecon with 5 purple is cheaper than the first casting with 4 or 3. If you get hit with the 3 or 4 cover version, you can exhale and go on about your business. If you get hit with the 5 cover version, there is a reasonable chance that you are a purple match away from getting hit again. Mine used to be 5/5/3, but I respecced her lately to 5/4/4, I would rather give up her blue 'half-heal with countdowns' than drop a purple cover. But some others feel very differently.
dlaw008 wrote: I think 3 covers costs 8. 5 covers is 11, but gets back 4, so the second costs 7, essentially. So, assuming two uses, five covers gets you a potential 8 (but four purple are spent) for 18, while 3 covers gets you 6 of three colors (it's just three at three covers, right?), for 16. But don't forget you are taking away the enemy AP also. You'll never get the maximum AP, but keep in mind the AP you steal on the second go around is probably their most precious. It's the stuff that they built up the most because it fuels their most important abilities. I think that point is what gets lost when people debate about this. At 3 covers it kind of sucks to get hit with it, but at five covers it can be a real killer.