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atomzed

Thanks arktos for compiling this!

I was wondering how long i took to cover max Capt Marvel, and i remember this thread, and found the info i needed!

So I took 3 months and 1 week to cover Capt Marvel. I didn't grind for her when she was released, and she wasn't in the heroic tokens for the longest of time.

I think 3 months is a decent time frame for ppl to cover max a character, assuming the person don't pay for the covers outright. (of course, i am considered a veteran player so i could get the top spots in the brackets, so a 2* transitioning player would probably take longer)

hesjingixen

Does anyone know a good site to find a list of the various heroes in the order they released (possibly with actually release dates)?

I've done some google searches, but I can't come up with anything.

Unknown

I made one, it is here. It needs updating though. I've been so busy with the game I could not do it.

Unknown

Glad I could help.

Collecting can mean collecting info too

Unknown

There it is :

viewtopic.php?f=14&t=16724&p=225706#p225706

yogi_

Updated for Season 13, the following characters (excluding any appearance in the "daily" rewards and Deadpool’s Daily Quest) are not currently appearing in tokens and events.

All characters are 3* unless otherwise noted.

Current Character Absences
Character: Absence
Beast: From Season 10
Black Panther: From Season 9
Blade: From Season 13
Captain Marvel: From Season 11
Colossus: From Season 10
Deadpool: From Season 12
Doctor Octopus: From Season 10
Hood: From Season 13
Falcon: From Season 12
Psylocke: From Season 9
Rocket & Groot: From Season 13
Sentry: From Season 12
She-Hulk: From Season 10
Spider-Man: From Season 12
Storm: From Season 13
Wolverine: From Season 13

Spider-Man (Bag-Man) (2*): indefinite; still available from match rewards

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Characters currently in tokens and events
Black Widow
Captain America
Cyclops
Daken
Daredevil
Doctor Doom
Gamora
Hulk
Human Torch
Iron Man
Iron Fist
Kamala Khan
Loki
Luke Cage
Magneto
Mystique
Punisher
Ragnarok
Squirrel Girl
Thor

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Previous Character Absences
Character: Absence
Black Widow: Seasons 9 – 11
Captain America: Seasons 11 - 12
Daken: Seasons 9 – 11
Daredevil: Seasons 7 – 8
Doctor Doom: Seasons 7 – 9
Hulk: Seasons 11 - 12
Human Torch: Seasons 7 – 9
Iron Man: Seasons 9 - 12
Loki: Seasons 7 – 8
Magneto: Seasons 8 – 10
Punisher: Seasons 7 – 9
Ragnarok: Seasons 7 - 12
Thor: Seasons 8 – 10
Wolverine: Seasons 7 – 8

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Season 13 - From early April 2015
Season 12 – From early March
Season 11 – From early/mid-February
Season 10 – From early/mid-January
Season 9 – From mid-December 2014
Season 8 – From mid-November
Season 7 – From mid-October

GothicKratos

This topic is an on-going list of what characters are rotated in and out of tokens (and related information). Please to not attempt to carry a discussion in this thread. Any posts beyond this one will be moved to an appropriate place (or deleted if such a place does not exist).

And before anyone asks, I can't lock the thread and let yogi_ continue maintaining it.

yogi_

Once characters have been rebalanced, would it be useful to delete or reset their best build polls?

I thought of this when looking briefly at Sentry earlier. Though any number of options previously, best build now seems to be 5/3/5 but most people will never update their results, so might just be easier to start again.

El Satanno

Hear, hear! These polls are perhaps one of the most useful at-a-glance resources on the forum. I am quite sure many and more people would like to get the chance to see how re-released characters play out among the initiated around these parts.

yogi_

Updated for Season 13. Should you wish to discuss, please do so here.

OzarkBoatswain

This thread can be unstickied now.

Wonko33

People posting "placeholder" threads before we know anything hence before we can make a poll on how people like to cover the characters is the new "first!!!" of these forums.

It is pretty useful to be able to look at those polls at a quick glance at what people think instead of reading pages of discussions.

I know the wiki has some them too sometimes but they don't seem as good as the ones here.

Can the mods add a poll after a thread has been created?

Moon Roach

I PMed Gothic about it a while ago, he added in polls to those that didn't have them, but no one's doing it as a matter of course. It would be a very nice thing to have.

yogi_

Mods? What do you think?

It can be a little tricky trying to find a character sometimes, so, if I am looking for a 3* character, I click into that sub forum and there they all are, etc. etc.

Not sure what you would do with the remainder of the pages - all of which will be months old now - maybe "Need help with roster" threads can go in here, over "Tips and Guides".

Unknown

Given that the Compendium exists and is once again being updated by Nonce, I don't think a sub forum is needed. We basically have an Index that has powers listed, points to topic threads, and wiki links.

yogi_

Lerysh wrote:

Given that the Compendium exists and is once again being updated by Nonce, I don't think a sub forum is needed. We basically have an Index that has powers listed, points to topic threads, and wiki links.

I know and agree to a large extent and use this when I have to find someone, but this "workaround" (as such) isn't really clear or obvious unless you are a frequent visitor to the forums and/or happen to click into that thread. A sub forum would be easier for someone to navigate.

Surely both could be used - subforums just tidy everything up and you still have your overall list.

Punisher5784

I would suggest using the Character Rankings: viewtopic.php?style=1&f=14&t=29852

The OP provided a link to every characters discussion page. That's what I have been using as it can be difficult looking for a specific character at times.

Unknown

It's not a horrible idea. I'd be against it personally because I keep track of this subforum and like to see every new post without having to browse 2-3 sub sub forums. Further, people looking for 1-2* information are generally served better by the wikia.

yogi_

daibar wrote:

It's not a horrible idea. I'd be against it personally because I keep track of this subforum and like to see every new post without having to browse 2-3 sub sub forums.

To be honest, this was a hesitation that I had as well. One on hand it's easier to get an overall update on things but subforums exist to help categorise, so I thought putting each one into their star directories, could be beneficial.

Right now, if I was looking for something on 2* HT and didn't know about the overall list, I'd have to manually filter to page 6 of this main forum, page 5 for 1* Storm or 3* Rags - as opposed to the first or sometimes second page of a subforum.

Having said that, even if I did know about the overall list and was looking for something on 2* HT, it's still probably easier to go straight to the 2* subforum. I also would see the latest discusssions on other characters at the 2* level that I was looking at, uninterupted by 4* characters who maybe I had only a few covers of, etc. etc.

It means a few more clicks (minor inconvenience - or if you use the lists, no change) for regular forumers but likely far easier for the lurking mass and infrequent posters who in all likelihood, use the information much more than we realise.

You could even do 3 subforums if you wanted - a combined 1*/2*, a 3* and a 4*.

yogi_

Just bumping this up for a Mod to-do.

When you have time, look at each character's thread for their build poll and if a character has ever been reworked (or doesn't have a poll), could they reset it completely / make one? Moonstone, Sentry, Ares, maybe She-Hulk first come to mind.

K, thanks!