MPQ Sneak Peek: March 2020 (Updated 3/17/20)

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  • argle_bargle
    argle_bargle Posts: 88 Match Maker
    I hope everyone at D3 is healthy. Any chance of an update while many of us are stuck at home?
  • DAZ0273
    DAZ0273 Posts: 10,342 Chairperson of the Boards
    I have to go to work tomorrow but would also appreciate an update!
  • Friarbundy
    Friarbundy Posts: 118 Tile Toppler
    I guess alliance events are over now too...
  • dragonreader
    dragonreader Posts: 89 Match Maker
    edited March 2020
    Thanks for the update.  Any chance we could get a few more for crash of the titans since this update will be out of date in 9 hours when Thing’s crash starts.  I use these updates to prioritize leveling my 4* characters 
  • Daredevil217
    Daredevil217 Posts: 3,988 Chairperson of the Boards
    Wow. New 5* coming in 10 days. Welcome to the new normal...
  • bluewolf
    bluewolf Posts: 5,847 Chairperson of the Boards
    Friarbundy said:
    I guess alliance events are over now too...
    The release schedule for 5's have been the same since Prof X (although not for Havok):

    Week 1:  Normal PVE with an HP store
    Week 2:  Alliance event with CP store

    Hopefully they are working out the alliance event rewards or something, and that's why Havok didn't get one.  But I'm not giving up on them since one of the recent release notes said they had tweaked the Xmen V Apocalypse event. 
  • TPF Alexis
    TPF Alexis Posts: 3,826 Chairperson of the Boards
    Whoa. An actual update? Inconceivable!
  • DAZ0273
    DAZ0273 Posts: 10,342 Chairperson of the Boards
    bluewolf said:
    Friarbundy said:
    I guess alliance events are over now too...
    The release schedule for 5's have been the same since Prof X (although not for Havok):

    Week 1:  Normal PVE with an HP store
    Week 2:  Alliance event with CP store

    Hopefully they are working out the alliance event rewards or something, and that's why Havok didn't get one.  But I'm not giving up on them since one of the recent release notes said they had tweaked the Xmen V Apocalypse event. 

    Tweaked it out of existence! :#
  • DarthDeVo
    DarthDeVo Posts: 2,178 Chairperson of the Boards
    edited March 2020
    dragonreader said:
    Thanks for the update.  Any chance we could get a few more for crash of the titans since this update will be out of date in 9 hours when Thing’s crash starts.  I use these updates to prioritize leveling my 4* characters 
    Looks like Magik is after Thing. Best I can do right now. 😋

    Akshully, the Crash does (more or less) go in alphabetical order based on the parenthetical name or designation or whatever you want to call it. So I'd look at leveling anyone with Classic in parentheses right now. 

    I say alphabetically more or less, because as you can see, Thing and Magik are out of order. There are several others that are out of order as well, just can't remember them off the top of my head. 

    So once we're out of the run of Classics, expect Professor X (Charles Xavier) (EDIT: NOPE. Ch- comes before Cl-; physician, heal thyself 🤦‍♂️), Carnage (Cletus Cassidy), Quake (Daisy Johnson), Iron Fist (Danny Rand), and so on. 
  • MoosePrime
    MoosePrime Posts: 969 Critical Contributor
    IIRC, the order was alphabetically by parenthetical designation, then reverse alphabetical by main name.
  • DarthDeVo
    DarthDeVo Posts: 2,178 Chairperson of the Boards
    edited March 2020
    MoosePrime said:
    IIRC, the order was alphabetically by parenthetical designation, then reverse alphabetical by main name.
    Hadn't heard that second caveat, but still don't think that's the case, or there's mistakes. 

    So far for those with the Classic tag, we've had Cyclops, Rogue, Thing, and Magik is next. We've yet to have Nightcrawler, Cloak & Dagger, Bishop, Invisible Woman, Dazzler, and Northstar.

    Again, that's why I say for the most part it's alphabetical, or at least used to be. Who knows, maybe it's another stealth change being made we're not aware of? 🤷‍♂️
  • JHawkInc
    JHawkInc Posts: 2,605 Chairperson of the Boards
    That was definitely the rule in the past. I mean, we can look at Rogue/Thing/Magik and see that it's not the case anymore, but back when it started that was the pattern, alphabetical by secondary title, reverse alphabetical by name after that. Doesn't apply often (Sam/Peggy as Captain America, and the handful of Classic characters, All New X-Men, that covered most of the cases).

    No idea when it changed or why. Not that it matters TOO much. It's nice to know the pattern so you can plan, but generally speaking, if all the Classic characters are run back to back, shuffling the order a little isn't going to make much of a difference in the long run (they'll only be a few weeks off, but still run at the same time of year you'd expect them).
  • MoosePrime
    MoosePrime Posts: 969 Critical Contributor
    DarthDeVo said:
    MoosePrime said:
    IIRC, the order was alphabetically by parenthetical designation, then reverse alphabetical by main name.
    Hadn't heard that second caveat, but still don't think that's the case, or there's mistakes. 

    So far for those with the Classic tag, we've had Cyclops, Rogue, Thing, and Magik is next. We've yet to have Nightcrawler, Cloak & Dagger, Bishop, Invisible Woman, Dazzler, and Northstar.

    Again, that's why I say for the most part it's alphabetical, or at least used to be. Who knows, maybe it's another stealth change being made we're not aware of? 🤷‍♂️
    It looks like my recollection was incorrect.  I found the announcement when they started the current order of the Crash of the Titans, and it shows that the second sorting criteria was not reverse alphabetical.

    https://forums.d3go.com/discussion/51072/deadpools-daily-quest-crash-of-the-titans-adjustments
  • PeeOne
    PeeOne Posts: 237 Tile Toppler
    May have been mentioned before... but have Alliance events been abandoned??

    i was under the impression they were 4 to 5 weeks apart... last one was the 6th February nothing to the end of March... 

    once again the game has hit boredom levels same rotation of events.

    PS happy 5th playing anniversary to me!!
  • ThisisClemFandango
    ThisisClemFandango Posts: 852 Critical Contributor
    I would also like to know what’s happening re boss events, as PeeOne said boredom is rearing it’s head, and I’m in self isolation!
  • bluewolf
    bluewolf Posts: 5,847 Chairperson of the Boards
    ThisisClemFandango said:
    I would also like to know what’s happening re boss events, as PeeOne said boredom is rearing it’s head, and I’m in self isolation!
    Indeed...it would be ironic in the current environment to not run alliance events.....
  • spatenfloot
    spatenfloot Posts: 665 Critical Contributor
    bluewolf said:
    ThisisClemFandango said:
    I would also like to know what’s happening re boss events, as PeeOne said boredom is rearing it’s head, and I’m in self isolation!
    Indeed...it would be ironic in the current environment to not run alliance events.....
    Like a FREEEEE RIIIIDE  when you've already paid...
  • dragonreader
    dragonreader Posts: 89 Match Maker
    DarthDeVo said:
    dragonreader said:
    Thanks for the update.  Any chance we could get a few more for crash of the titans since this update will be out of date in 9 hours when Thing’s crash starts.  I use these updates to prioritize leveling my 4* characters 
    Looks like Magik is after Thing. Best I can do right now. 😋

    Akshully, the Crash does (more or less) go in alphabetical order based on the parenthetical name or designation or whatever you want to call it. So I'd look at leveling anyone with Classic in parentheses right now. 

    I say alphabetically more or less, because as you can see, Thing and Magik are out of order. There are several others that are out of order as well, just can't remember them off the top of my head. 

    So once we're out of the run of Classics, expect Professor X (Charles Xavier) (EDIT: NOPE. Ch- comes before Cl-; physician, heal thyself 🤦‍♂️), Carnage (Cletus Cassidy), Quake (Daisy Johnson), Iron Fist (Danny Rand), and so on. 
    Thanks!  This and the following posts are helpful.  I have been using the rotation listed on the MPQ Gamependium, but was concerned about newer releases not yet in the rotation and when they might drop in.  For example, I believe this will be Magik's first crash. I leveled her when I saw the in-game hero for hire offer and actually have the next 10 or so on the Gamependium list champed.  But don't have Northstar champed or leveled I will probably hold off to see if they add him, since I'd prefer not to level him for now.
  • tiomono
    tiomono Posts: 1,654 Chairperson of the Boards
    spatenfloot said:
    bluewolf said:
    ThisisClemFandango said:
    I would also like to know what’s happening re boss events, as PeeOne said boredom is rearing it’s head, and I’m in self isolation!
    Indeed...it would be ironic in the current environment to not run alliance events.....
    Like a FREEEEE RIIIIDE  when you've already paid...
    But how is it free if its paid for? Its ironic that a song named ironic is written by a person that doesnt know what irony is. Dontcha think?

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