aesthetocyst said: mega ghost said: ... Rogue's release event is 'Hearts of Darkness', which is even more generous than most new character release events as they expanded her cover placement rewards to the top 200 [in SCL 9]. Well said; but a key correction.
mega ghost said: ... Rogue's release event is 'Hearts of Darkness', which is even more generous than most new character release events as they expanded her cover placement rewards to the top 200 [in SCL 9].
mega ghost said: how is that type of gating any different from not being able to got top placement in a PvE because you're missing the required 4*, or better yet not being able to compete in a Crash of Titans node because you either don't have the 4* character or you do, but not at enough covers and levels to be able to compete?
broll said: Yeah, in 7 without the 5* node it's looking like where I'd normally easily get T20, I might be lucky to get T100. Got 76 last time in SCL7 and releases (especially new characters that are popular) tend to be harder to get ranking.
broll said: aesthetocyst said: mega ghost said: ... Rogue's release event is 'Hearts of Darkness', which is even more generous than most new character release events as they expanded her cover placement rewards to the top 200 [in SCL 9]. Well said; but a key correction. Yeah, in 7 without the 5* node it's looking like where I'd normally easily get T20, I might be lucky to get T100. Got 76 last time in SCL7 and releases (especially new characters that are popular) tend to be harder to get ranking.
mega ghost said: 'S.H.I.E.L.D. Training' is entirely supplemental, it's a bonus. I completely understand being disappointed in not being able to achieve every single reward, or being prevented from getting her cover because you don't have your characters at the right levels, but how is that type of gating any different from not being able to got top placement in a PvE because you're missing the required 4*, or better yet not being able to compete in a Crash of Titans node because you either don't have the 4* character or you do, but not at enough covers and levels to be able to compete?
Ezrius said: Also, again, even a fully covered 4* for CoT is 13 specific covers and gives you a chance at a 5* cover. This event requires a minimum of 30 for a 4*.
I haven't read this whole thread, just the OP and scanned a couple pages in... I've been on a break for a while now. Barely/begrudgingly playing only DDQ a couple times a week. Lockjaw is the first character in years that I haven't got at least one cover at new release. I was sort of excited to catch wind of X-Men coming to MPQ, and I see Rogue is here, great! Classic, no less, Sugah that totally reminds me of my childhood! I was in!
I even joined her PvE release and was planning to start the grind at 11p last night... Then I saw this new event, got even more excited... until I realized... SHIELD Training is a Pay Gated event.
Sigh.
No thanks. I just lost all interest in MPQ again. That was a fast 15mins. Even seeing Nightcrawler (another youth fav of mine) and Gambit are coming just isn't enough to make me want to get back to the game now.
Felonius said: I haven't read this whole thread, just the OP and scanned a couple pages in... I've been on a break for a while now. Barely/begrudgingly playing only DDQ a couple times a week. Lockjaw is the first character in years that I haven't got at least one cover at new release. I was sort of excited to catch wind of X-Men coming to MPQ, and I see Rogue is here, great! Classic, no less, Sugah that totally reminds me of my childhood! I was in!I even joined her PvE release and was planning to start the grind at 11p last night... Then I saw this new event, got even more excited... until I realized... SHIELD Training is a Pay Gated event. Sigh.No thanks. I just lost all interest in MPQ again. That was a fast 15mins. Even seeing Nightcrawler (another youth fav of mine) and Gambit are coming just isn't enough to make me want to get back to the game now.
thedarkphoenix said:I don't really understand what people want, it could have been iso instead or nothing....
SolidusMox said: I hate level gated events. I will not be renewing my VIP status.
astrp3 said: Felonius said: I haven't read this whole thread, just the OP and scanned a couple pages in... I've been on a break for a while now. Barely/begrudgingly playing only DDQ a couple times a week. Lockjaw is the first character in years that I haven't got at least one cover at new release. I was sort of excited to catch wind of X-Men coming to MPQ, and I see Rogue is here, great! Classic, no less, Sugah that totally reminds me of my childhood! I was in!I even joined her PvE release and was planning to start the grind at 11p last night... Then I saw this new event, got even more excited... until I realized... SHIELD Training is a Pay Gated event. Sigh.No thanks. I just lost all interest in MPQ again. That was a fast 15mins. Even seeing Nightcrawler (another youth fav of mine) and Gambit are coming just isn't enough to make me want to get back to the game now. Not trying to be disrespectful here at all, Felonius, but for the life of me, I just can't understand this mindset. So if they hadn't added this event at all, you'd have played the release event, possibly enjoyed it thoroughly, Gotten one of your favorite characters and enjoyed it more. Then enjoyed it still more when they added Nightcrawler. But you cut yourself off from all that enjoyment just because they paygated three CP and an LT??? Then again, paygating doesn't bother me as much as it seems to bother some people - at least not on this scale. I was actually surprised by how much they allowed FTP player to do in this game. I don't play a ton of mobile games, but the other "FTP" games I've played are far "worse" that MPQ, including entire characters, items (weapon packs, armor packs etc.), missions, etc. that you can only get by paying money. In this event, there's nothing they're paygating that you can't get through other means with little to no effort. It's not like there's even any story content you're not getting to see (even the barely-existent, lackluster, repetitive story content of MPQ).Some might say "it's the principle of the thing" but what principle? The principle that an FTP game has to allow you to complete every piece of content and get every reward without paying? If so, you've got a different understanding of FTP than I do. To me (and from what I've seen in other FTP games) FTP just means you can download the game and play some of the content without paying. Generally, when I see a game that claims to offer free play, I expect that I will be allowed to download the game and play a few training missions or some introductory content before getting pounded with the pay me hammer and being unable to advance any further.And have the devs ever claimed that MPQ was "free to play" (I honestly don't know)? Don't get me wrong. I understand being upset that they're paygating something and that they're doing it in a way they have never done before. I get being upset about not being able to get the Rogue cover without having three level-209 characters (I'm missing out myself because I only have 7 covers on Professor X). I totally get newbies being upset when they see a shiny new event and can only play four missions for a measly 400 ISO. What I don't get is the level of sheer rage some people seem driven to, to the point of calling the devs "scum" or quitting a game you otherwise enjoy.