Reward Scheduling Problem

TimGunn

I noticed two reward/scheduling problems recently, and wanted to call it out. In case there are new D3 staff handling this that aren't as familiar with this aspect.

1. The 800 progression prize in Heavy Metal (feat IM40) is ***Thor and not IM40. (the placement prize in the prior PVP (BFF) was also Thor instead of IM40). It has always been that the placement prize is the required char for the next PVP and the progression reward is the required char for that PVP. Wondering if maybe this got mixed up because Thor was the PVE reward this week also.

2. The color of the four-star cover that is rewarded for 900 progression in PVP is not being rotated. If you reach 900 progression in Heavy Metal, you receive an X-Pool black card. Last September, in the Cyclops-PVP, you could win an X-Pool card by reaching 1,000 progression--but it was also the black card. (But if you look back, when X-Pool was a reward in June, the progression card was purple, and last March, X-Pool progression was red).

The reason this is important is there is always that one character you can't pull the right colors for. For example, I have an Iceman with 5/1/5. Have only ever received ONE blue cover. (He has been in the game for over a year!). The PVP progression is one reasonable way I could pull a blue. But if the devs don't rotate the color, I'll never get it that way and be stuck hoping I randomly pull it.

(Also the update post from Brigby said Nick Fury was boosted this week. But he is not. X-Pool is).

SummerGlau

TimGunn wrote:

I noticed two reward/scheduling problems recently, and wanted to call it out. In case there are new D3 staff handling this that aren't as familiar with this aspect.

1. The 800 progression prize in Heavy Metal (feat IM40) is ***Thor and not IM40. (the placement prize in the prior PVP (BFF) was also Thor instead of IM40). It has always been that the placement prize is the required char for the next PVP and the progression reward is the required char for that PVP. Wondering if maybe this got mixed up because Thor was the PVE reward this week also.

2. The color of the four-star cover that is rewarded for 900 progression in PVP is not being rotated. If you reach 900 progression in Heavy Metal, you receive an X-Pool black card. Last September, in the Cyclops-PVP, you could win an X-Pool card by reaching 1,000 progression--but it was also the black card. (But if you look back, when X-Pool was a reward in June, the progression card was purple, and last March, X-Pool progression was red).

The reason this is important is there is always that one character you can't pull the right colors for. For example, I have an Iceman with 5/1/5. Have only ever received ONE blue cover. (He has been in the game for over a year!). The PVP progression is one reasonable way I could pull a blue. But if the devs don't rotate the color, I'll never get it that way and be stuck hoping I randomly pull it.

(Also the update post from Brigby said Nick Fury was boosted this week. But he is not. X-Pool is).

Fury was swapped for X-Pool because Fury was featured in Juggernaut: Heroic
the December sneak peek was updated to reflect this fact
as to why Blade was subbed for IM40 I have no idea (maybe people figured out how insanely easy IM40/Thor/Fury makes a lot of nodes)