Professor X (Classic) *Updated (8/14/19)

Brigby

Hi Everyone,

"An extraordinary telepath and veteran of the Korean War, Professor Charles Xavier makes a shrewd leader. Keenly aware of human and mutant-kind's capacity for evil, he is willing to take an underhanded approach to instill peace between all."

Check out the brand new 5-Star Professor X, and find out how you can recruit him onto your roster!

5-Star Rarity (Epic)
Heroes, X-Men
  

(Abilities listed at level 450)
38,121 Health
 719 |  639 |  559 |  362 |  91 |  84 |  77 |  4.5x

Signal Boost -  Passive
Xavier channels Cerebro to give his allies an extra edge. Whenever you make a Match-4 or greater, deal 3,538 damage and destroy an additional tile in that color.

• Level 2: Whenever you make a Match-4 or greater, deal 4,073 damage and...
• Level 3: Whenever you make a Match-4 or greater, deal 4,608 damage and...
• Level 4: Whenever you make a Match-4 or greater, deal 5,678 damage and...
• Level 5: Whenever you make a Match-4 or greater, deal 7,819 damage and...

To Me, My X-Men - 8  AP
Xavier deploys the X-Men's best and brightest. Choose a color to call in one of the X-Men for aid, then add 3 basic tiles of that color to the board. The chosen color determines who appears.

 (Level 5) - Choosing a Red basic tile calls in Wolverine, who rips the enemy to shreds, dealing 21,553 damage to the current target.

• Level 1: ...dealing 11,420 damage to the current target.
• Level 2: ...dealing 12,687 damage to the current target.
• Level 3: ...dealing 13,953 damage to the current target.
• Level 4: ...dealing 16,486 damage to the current target.

 (Level 5) - Choosing a Yellow basic tile calls in Beast, who gives allies a burst of 10,776 health.

• Level 1: ...allies a burst of 5,710 health.
• Level 2: ...allies a burst of 6,343 health.
• Level 3: ...allies a burst of 6,977 health.
• Level 4: ...allies a burst of 8,243 health.

 (Level 5) - Choosing a Green basic tile calls in Rogue, who flies headlong into battle with a punch that deals 10,776 damage to the enemy team.

• Level 1: ...deals 5,710 damage to the enemy team.
• Level 2: ...deals 6,343 damage to the enemy team.
• Level 3: ...deals 6,977 damage to the enemy team.
• Level 4: ...deals 8,243 damage to the enemy team.

 (Level 5) - Choosing a Blue basic tile calls in Cyclops, who lets loose an optic blast, destroying the chosen tile's row and dealing 7,650 damage.

• Level 1: ...destroying the chosen tile's row and dealing 272 damage.
• Level 2: ...destroying the chosen tile's row and dealing 564 damage.
• Level 3: ...destroying the chosen tile's row and dealing 1,577 damage.
• Level 4: ...destroying the chosen tile's row and dealing 3,601 damage.

 (Level 5) - Choosing a Purple basic tile calls in Jubilee, who unleashes a dramatic fireworks display to confuse her opponents, changing the colors of 40 tiles.

• Level 1: ...changing the colors of 23 tiles.
• Level 2: ...changing the colors of 25 tiles.
• Level 3: ...changing the colors of 27 tiles.
• Level 4: ...changing the colors of 31 tiles.

 (Level 5) - Choosing a Black basic tile calls in Storm, who pelts the enemy with hailstones that convert 5 basic tiles into strength 862 Attack tiles.

• Level 1: ...convert 5 basic tiles into strength 457 Attack tiles.
• Level 2: ...convert 5 basic tiles into strength 508 Attack tiles.
• Level 3: ...convert 5 basic tiles into strength 558 Attack tiles.
• Level 4: ...convert 5 basic tiles into strength 660 Attack tiles.

Xavier Protocols -  Passive
Professor X has a comprehensive file on your weaknesses. Xavier takes 12% less damage for each active X-Men member on his team and 5% less for each other active ally.

Red enemy powers cost 1 AP more for each active X-Men member on his team.

• Level 2: Red and Green enemy powers cost 1 AP more...
• Level 3: Xavier takes 18% less damage for each active X-Men...and 8% less for each other active ally.
• Level 4: Xavier takes 22% less damage for each active X-Men...and 9% less for each other active ally.
• Level 5: Xavier takes 25% less damage for each active X-Men...and 10% less for each other active ally. Red, Green, and Yellow enemy powers cost 1 AP more...

Character Release Details

Recruit Professor X!

Thick as Thieves - Event Store
For Professor X (Classic)'s introduction to Marvel Puzzle Quest, we're going to be trying something new this time around. In addition to the usual method for players to acquire 5-Star characters, we will also be extending the duration of the Thick as Thieves event store, because for the first time ever players can now use Hero Points, instead of Command Points, to earn a brand new 5-Star from this store.

Check out the details below, and let us know what you think!

• Starts: August 15, 2019 at 7:00am ET
• Ends: August 23, 2019, 2:00am ET
• 1x Token
• 1 in 250 chance to get a cover of Professor X (Classic)
• ~1 in 13 chance to get a 4-Star
• 1 in 4 chance to get a 3-Star
• Remainder chance to get a 2-Star
• 10x & 40x Tokens
• 1 in 166 chance to get a cover of Professor X (Classic)
• ~1 in 12 chance to get a 4-Star
• 1 in 4 chance to get a 2-Star

Higher Learning - Special Legendary Store

• Starts: August 22, 2019 at 12:00pm ET
• Ends: August 26, 2019 at 11:59pm ET
• 15% chance to get Professor X (Classic), The Hulk (Bruce Banner), or Doctor Strange (Sorcerer Supreme)
• Additional tokens can be purchased for 25 Command Points

Charles Xavier - Special Legendary Vault

• Starts: August 22, 2019 at 12:00pm ET
• Ends: August 26, 2019 at 11:59pm ET
• 40 Items
• 1x Higher Learning Legendary Token
• 1x Cyclops (Classic) Red Cover
• 3x Random 3-Star Covers
• 6x Heroic Tokens
• 4x 2,500 Iso-8
• 6x 1,000 Iso-8
• 5x 500 Iso-8
• 14x 2-Star Covers

Event Schedule

Thick as Thieves - Story Event

• Starts: August 15, 2019 at 7:00am ET
• Ends: August 20, 2019 at 2:00am ET
• Professor X (Classic) is in tokens for event store.

Unstable Iso-8 - Story Event

• Starts: August 19, 2019 at 7:00am ET
• Ends: August 23, 2019 at 2:00am ET
• Professor X (Classic) is in Heroes for Hire store.

The X-Men vs. Apocalypse - Alliance Event

• Starts: August 22, 2019 at 12:00pm ET
• Ends: August 25, 2019 at 11:59pm ET
• Awards tokens to the Higher Learning Legendary Store.

bluewolf

Will there be a new release CP store that has Prof X in it?  If so, who will be in that store?  Will there be tokens for that store rewarded in next week's X-Men vs Apocalypse event?  Or just LTs?

JHawkInc

So... no "normal" release, no 25 CP store with three characters (new release + 2), which were just as valuable for chasing old characters that were featured as they were for chasing the new character, and it sounds like the fact that no such store exists means we can't hope for Boss events to give out tokens to them anymore.

But the tradeoff is that now we get abysmal odds in the Thick as Thieves tokens, which means it's possible to just get lucky with tokens we earn during the event? And anyone who couldn't earn "free" tokens from completing bosses can still get a chance to earn a new 5* via normal event tokens (theoretically making it easier for newer players to acquire 5's, though that'll be a double-edged sword since it requires roster slots).

So veteran players who expect to be able to gather CP and spend on acquiring new characters are completely boned over at the release (presumably they can still spend that CP on Latest once he rotates in in the future), and anyone later in the game not hoarding HP (because they have rostered all the characters and don't need to) are going to be boned over as well? Feels like the lesson here is "stop spending HP on daily deals, you might need it to get a new 5*."

And we're given less than 36 hours advance notice.

You know, announcing the process a week or two in advance, even if just that, would make it easier for players to adapt. It is really hard to be positive about this game when changes feel like they're trying to yank the rug out from under us, when they never have to be delivered that way.

Kingart813

Hero points!!?!?!?! YESS!!!!!!!!

BigSoftieFF

This is terrible.....

DarthDeVo

This... this is a joke, right? Y'all pulling a fast one on us? 

Maybe some people will prefer this Hero Points option instead of Command Points, but to me it seems like a blatant cash grab. I suppose it's not much different than the current buy club structure that exists (and may even work out better for those buyers), but it sure seems like the underlying message is, "Oh, didn't get a cover? Buy another Stark and try again!" Devs need to make a living like everyone else, but man... this just rubs me the wrong way. 

But maybe the most discouraging development is that there will not be a release store with two other Classic 5*s featured. This has been a useful way for me to get my older 5*s covered. It doesn't always work of course, but *SOME* chance is better than *NO* chance. 

I really, really, REALLY hope this is just a one-time test and doesn't become the new standard moving forward. 

EDIT: I see now that the dates have been changed on the boss event, which will be held next week. They initially had July dates, and I thought it had perhaps been a copypasta accident. 

@Brigby does this mean that there will also be a more traditional release store that features Professor X and two Classic 5*s at the standard 1:7 odds for 25 CP per pull? 

If so, then consider my initial assessment severely tempered. If the team wants to offer an *additional* method of getting a 5* cover with this HP option, then go for it. I'll be passing (and still don't think it's a great method), but I'm sure others will happily exercise the option. 

RickOShay

To be very clear, this new type of store would be absolutely fine -IF- we would also be getting a Legendary store that contained Prof & two others afterward, as mentioned. 

That would allow us to see if we get lucky using HP for a single cover, or we could try harder with HP than we would have if we don't need levels in the other two occupants of the Legendary release store. 

On a side note, Loving his purple. Please don't make it too expensive! And please don't "Lockjaw blue" it (far too low damage).

bluewolf

Does Prof X himself increase AP costs as a member of the X-men?  Meaning 1-3 is the range of increase?  Or 0-2 and he needs at least one X-man teammate?

Thanos

RickOShay said:

On a side note, Loving his purple. Please don't make it too expensive! And please don't "Lockjaw blue" it (far too low damage).

Also, change beasts and Jubilees abilities, nobody wants burst health (especially in 5* tier) and 4* Jubilees purple ability is garbage so why include it here? 

RickOShay

Thanos said:

RickOShay said:

On a side note, Loving his purple. Please don't make it too expensive! And please don't "Lockjaw blue" it (far too low damage).

Also, change beasts and Jubilees abilities, nobody wants burst health (especially in 5* tier) and 4* Jubilees purple ability is garbage so why include it here? 

Actually quite curious about Jubilee's purple here. It could be more like Mystique blue which is OK. Got to agree though that it's hard to choose this over a damage ability. 

I'm expecting Chuck's purple to be on the expensive side, but hope not. I realize everyone is choosing Rogue here anyway.

ThaRoadWarrior

I don't know what to think about any of this to be honest He's kind of impossible to evaluate without numbers, but he sort of feels like 5* Coulson in many ways. That' he is just a few days out and still in this much flux is kind of wild.

As for the HP store, I guess that's a net positive for me since I don't spend into the pre-release stores anyway. 

ZootSax

RickOShay said:

Thanos said:

RickOShay said:

On a side note, Loving his purple. Please don't make it too expensive! And please don't "Lockjaw blue" it (far too low damage).

Also, change beasts and Jubilees abilities, nobody wants burst health (especially in 5* tier) and 4* Jubilees purple ability is garbage so why include it here? 

Actually quite curious about Jubilee's purple here. It could be more like Mystique blue which is OK. Got to agree though that it's hard to choose this over a damage ability. 

I'm expecting Chuck's purple to be on the expensive side, but hope not. I realize everyone is choosing Rogue here anyway.

Yeah, especially as 4* Jubilee’s purple, which has the same effect, had a solid damage component on top of the color change mechanic.  I guess we shall see...

DarthDeVo

@Brigby The Sneak Peek thread says Professor X is already required in the event directly following Thick as Thieves? Meaning the only way we can play his node is to get lucky with this HP option or spend enough to get one cover? 

If this is in fact true and not an accident, that's borderline predatory and immoral. Maybe not even borderline. And please quote me on that. 

BigSoftieFF

Don’t hold your breath for an answer @DarthDeVo, you’ll unfortunately pass out.

DyingLegend

Once I saw two stars and three stars could be pulled, no thanks. I'm tired of constantly pulling 2 stars. Even if I wanted this new prof x ( which I don't) I wouldn't want to spend hero coins full knowing I will get a two star for every pull. 

I've given up trying to cover 5 stars. It's impossible with the release schedule and dilution of classic 5s.

Waddles_Pines

Seriously, between the "compensation" for the outage affecting s5 players, having Chuck be required out of the gate, etc. it's like the goodwill from revamping the game engine tipped the balance too far to the positive side.  
Why invest a lot of resources into the new engine if you're just going to go out of your way to enrage your player base?

BigSoftieFF

Came back to the thread hoping for answers.... big **** shock that there aren’t any. I’d expect them all to hide for several days if not more at this point.

zodiac339

Why Rogue for the AOE? should be Jean Grey. Her kit is literally to damage the enemy team. Sorry, I know the thread focus has been “HP instead of CP, WHAAAAT!” and “Required next event, WHAAAAT!” but that was a glaring thematic flaw.

jamesh

3/5/5

zodiac339 said:

Why Rogue for the AOE? should be Jean Grey. Her kit is literally to damage the enemy team. Sorry, I know the thread focus has been “HP instead of CP, WHAAAAT!” and “Required next event, WHAAAAT!” but that was a glaring thematic flaw.

From the look of it, this character is meant to match the theme of 90s costume X-Men as featured in the cartoon. There is no "classic" variant of Jean Grey in the game, so that probably explains why she was skipped.

As part of that theme, I suspect the power will reuse art from the 2* variants of Wolverine and Storm, and the 4* variant of Cyclops.

JSP869

"...for the first time ever players can now use Hero Points, instead of Command Points, to earn a brand new 5-Star from this store."

Could this be why the rather expensive offer that came out today comes with 9,000 HP?

Daredevil217

BigSoftieFF said:

This is terrible.....

I agree. I also think it is so weird that I was writing a long post about how it seems the developers are actively making it harder for us to finish fives (quicker releases, less resources, no more pop up stores, less frequent feeders); and as I’m writing it, this news pops up. Terrible.