New Story(?) Event: Gwen Prix

IceIX

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Heya! Gwenpool here with the event of the century! Or... 8 decades at least, Marvel needs to cook a little longer to hit that magic number. Anyway! I call this the Gwen Prix!

Deadpool thinks he has this “Daily Quest” thing down? He wouldn’t know a well written fanfic if it shot him in the head. He just bashes his toys together. Really! take a look at him! That’s all he’s doing! And Taco Tokens?! My character covers bring all the boys to the yard. Who needs Vaults when you just get cool people in your roster?

But it’s not all fun and games in the Gwen Prix. I give you two fanfics a day, and you only get to go through one. Do you fight against Comrade Russia, or do you take to the beaches in sunny Miami with Black Widow: CSI? Reading fanfics takes time, so choose wisely. What fanfics do I have for you? That’s for me to know and you to find out!

Anyway, I’ve got those MPQ peeps running this starting on 9/13, and I’ve got 5 pairs of ‘fics for this amazing event.

Check it out! In your face, Deadpool! People like me best!

Not spoiling the ‘fics, but I can give you the skinny on the rewards. This event’s gonna give:

Day 1:- One of 2 2-star covers

Day 2 - Elite Token or 1000 Iso-8

Day 3 - One of 2 3-star covers

Day 4 - Elite Token or 1000 Iso-8

Day 5 - One of 2 4-star covers

Remember, one reward per reader, per day! No exceptions or returns! Offer not valid in those other non-puzzly Marvel games.

ThaRoadWarrior

Approve! Is it additional to DDQ, limited run, instead of DDQ? Pretty curious

Borstock

If it's a 4* cover every 5 days, that's a really nice addition. If it's a one time event, it's still fun but a little less exciting. 

wymtime

So this will be gwenpool daily quest?  Will this be limited or permanent going forward?  

IceIX

ThaRoadWarrior said:

Approve! Is it additional to DDQ, limited run, instead of DDQ? Pretty curious

Additional to DDQ.

IceIX

wymtime said:

So this will be gwenpool daily quest?  Will this be limited or permanent going forward?  

For this very moment, one time. Want to see how people take to it and go from there. Gwen is pretty excited about writing more 'fic!

shardwick

"Congrats! You just won a 4* cover! Now enter a correct Gwenpool code to unlock it!"

wymtime

IceIX said:

wymtime said:

So this will be gwenpool daily quest?  Will this be limited or permanent going forward?  

For this very moment, one time. Want to see how people take to it and go from there. Gwen is pretty excited about writing more 'fic!

Thanks I really excited about a non competitive mode so I can actually read the story.  More content like this is appreciated and hope It can continue.

DyingLegend

Looks neat

JHawkInc

Is it part of DDQ, like an extra node, or will it be listed as a separate Story entry?

I assume the days are distinct and not cumulative, meaning if you miss day 2, and play on day 3, you'll still be getting 3-star covers (instead of having to earn them all in order)?

Will there be any extra artwork or something to "sell" these stories (like, Russian outfits for Comrade Russia and whomever else we play against?)

Are there any restrictions or requirements on nodes? Black Widow: CSI sounds like something where you'd play with her on your team.

Hmmm, what else could I ask... any indication of node difficulty? Curious as to how hard it would be for a newer player to earn those 4-star covers (and whether they're meant for players just starting to collect 4's, or people in the process of covering/champing them, or people who are pursuing champ levels, you know?)

Regardless, I like the idea, and am looking forward to it. Hope it does well and the writers get more chances to write stories for this (whatever that entails), it looks like a welcome little booster shot to the daily game routine.

shardwick

@Brigby will the covers be specific like a green Vulture or will the color for the cover be random like with Howard in Webbed Wonder?

IceIX

JHawkInc said:

Is it part of DDQ, like an extra node, or will it be listed as a separate Story entry?

I assume the days are distinct and not cumulative, meaning if you miss day 2, and play on day 3, you'll still be getting 3-star covers (instead of having to earn them all in order)?

Will there be any extra artwork or something to "sell" these stories (like, Russian outfits for Comrade Russia and whomever else we play against?)

Are there any restrictions or requirements on nodes? Black Widow: CSI sounds like something where you'd play with her on your team.

Hmmm, what else could I ask... any indication of node difficulty? Curious as to how hard it would be for a newer player to earn those 4-star covers (and whether they're meant for players just starting to collect 4's, or people in the process of covering/champing them, or people who are pursuing champ levels, you know?)

Regardless, I like the idea, and am looking forward to it. Hope it does well and the writers get more chances to write stories for this (whatever that entails), it looks like a welcome little booster shot to the daily game routine.

- Completely separate from DDQ. Deadpool gets antsy if we leave him out of the rotation. So two different events.
- Distinct days like Growth Industry or Amadeus's Inferno
- No new artwork for this run, but we've been talking about doing that sort of thing. Given that a costume like that would be something that needs work on all poses and is therefore essentially a full on costume, it comes down to "Would players rather buy/collect !RussianCap or Phoenix Five Cyclops (NotAnAnnouncement)". Tough question since people like What Ifs, but direct comic/movie related stuff tends to be more popular.
- Restrictions depend on the node. Generally, it's a free for all.
- Nodes are roster scaled like other non-competitive PVEs

IceIX

shardwick said:

@Brigby will the covers be specific like a green Vulture or will the color for the cover be random like with Howard in Webbed Wonder?

Not Brigby, but it's a random cover, like Howard.

bluewolf

Nice to see some new content like this!  Looking forward to trying it out.  Looks like the team had some fun with it.

Play it, everyone!  More chances at 4* covers would be nice to see on a regular basis.

Pantera236

Will you be announcing the new character tonight?

IceIX

Pantera236 said:

Will you be announcing the new character tonight?

No new character this week, next week though. Finishing touches on Gwen Prix took up valuable design time to get the next person ready. Really looking forward to the next character though, in internal balancing they're looking to be about as meta shaking as the new Juggs. So not necessarily meta defining, but definitely pretty cool.

turbomoose

Had a feeling that would be the case, with anniversary soon 

will be nice to do something different 🙂

lvsmr2

Will there be a sneak peek on the covers prior? 

Pantera236

Thanks for all the responses IceIX, much appreciated, can you tell us who it is😎

jp1

So awesome to see some actual communication here. Thanks so much for not just making the announcement, but sticking around and answering some questions. 

Greatly appreciated and very refreshing.

Hope it is a sign of change going forward.

shardwick

IceIX said:

shardwick said:

@Brigby will the covers be specific like a green Vulture or will the color for the cover be random like with Howard in Webbed Wonder?

Not Brigby, but it's a random cover, like Howard.

How do we know that Brigby isn't cosplaying as IceIX? Hmmmm? You can't fool me, Brigby!

I keed. Maybe.