What's New MPQ (August 23, 2021)

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Neko
Neko Posts: 91 Site Admin
edited August 2021 in MPQ General Discussion

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Welcome to What's New MPQ! Below, you will find the schedule of our ongoing and future events, along with the character buff list for the week. If you're interested in our events archive, feel free to click open the 'Spoiler' tab to see the list of past events. We will open a fresh What's New thread at the start of every month, and it will be updated on Mondays of every week.

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Characters

4-Star: Loki (Alligator of Mischief)
5-Star: Shang-Chi (Origin)
4-Star Teaser: The OTHER Stark tech marvel...

Recent and Upcoming Features
Bug fixes & UI updates
R234 Release Notes: See Here

PVE Events
7/29 - 8/5 Puzzle Gauntlet

7/29 - 8/5 Introducing... Odin
  • Progression Rewards: Odin Shards
8/1 - 8/6 Webbed Wonder
  • Featuring: Electro, Kate Pryde, Star-Lord (Peter Quill), Storm (Classic)
  • Placement Rewards: Knull Shards, Rocket & Groot (Awesome Mix Volume 2), Ragnarok, Wolverine (Astonishing X-Men), Iron Man (Model 35)
8/5 - 8/9 Hearts of Darkness
  • Featuring: Knull, Rocket & Groot (Awesome Mix Volume 2), Ragnarok, Wolverine (Astonishing X-Men)
  • Placement Rewards: Ronan Shards, Thanos (Endgame), Wolverine (Patch), Captain Marvel (Ms. Marvel), Hawkeye (Classic)
8/8 - 8/13 Deadpool vs. MPQ
  • Featuring: Ronan, Thanos (Endgame), Wolverine (Patch), Captain Marvel (Ms. Marvel)
  • Placement Rewards: Hela Shards, Lizard, She-Hulk, Ares, Storm (Modern)
8/12 - 8/17 Fight For Wakanda
  • Featuring: Hela, Lizard, She-Hulk, Ares
  • Placement Rewards: The Hulk (Immortal) Shards, Loki (Alligator of Mischief), Mystique, Moonstone, Black Widow (Modern)
8/12 - 8/19 Introducing... Loki
  • Progression Rewards: Loki (Alligator of Mischief) Shards
8/15 - 8/20 Welcome To S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Progression Rewards: Loki (Alligator of Mischief) Shards
8/16 - 8/20 Meet Rocket & Groot
  • Featuring: The Hulk (Immortal), Loki (Alligator of Mischief), Mystique, Moonstone
  • Placement Rewards: Electro Shards, Mantis, Squirrel Girl, Hawkeye (Modern), Venom (Dark Avengers)
8/19 - 8/23 Battle At The Basilica (BOSS)
  • Featuring: Mantis, Squirrel Girl, Hawkeye (Modern)
  • Placement Rewards: Kate Pryde, Black Panther (T'Challa), Human Torch (Johnny Storm)
8/22 - 8/27 Webbed Wonder
  • Featuring: Electro, Kate Pryde, Black Panther (T'Challa), Human Torch (Johnny Storm)
  • Placement Rewards: Knull Shards, Magik, Psylocke, Daken (Dark Avengers), Spider-Man (Original)
8/26 - 8/31 Venom Bomb *NEW*
  • Featuring: Knull, Magik, Psylocke, Daken (Dark Avengers)
  • Placement Rewards: Odin Shards, Invisible Woman, Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff), Magneto (Marvel NOW!), Hawkeye (Classic)
8/26 - 9/2 Puzzle Gauntlet *NEW*

8/26 - 9/2 Introducing... Shang-Chi *NEW*
  • Progression Rewards: Shang-Chi (Origin) Shards
8/30 - 9/3 Strange Sights *NEW*
  • Featuring: Odin, Invisible Woman, Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff), Magneto (Marvel NOW!)
  • Placement Rewards: Black Panther (Civil War) Shards, Loki (Alligator of Mischief), Sentry, Thor (Marvel NOW!), Black Widow (Modern)
PVP Events
7/29 - 8/23 S.H.I.E.L.D. Simulator (Season Start)

8/1 - 8/4 Odin - All-Father Knows Best
  • Placement Rewards: Iron Man Shards (Mark XLVI), Shuri, Deadpool (It's Me, Deadpool!), Daken (Dark Avengers)
8/3 - 8/7 Deadpool - Weapon Tex-Mex
  • Placement Rewards: Jean Grey Shards (Phoenix), Silk, Magneto (Classic), Captain Marvel (Ms. Marvel)
8/5 - 8/9 Magneto - Magnetic Mayhem
  • Placement Rewards: Jessica Jones Shards, Spider-Gwen, Captain America (Super-Soldier), Hawkeye (Modern)
8/8 - 8/11 Captain America - First Avenger
  • Placement Rewards: Killmonger Shards, Spider-Man 2099, Psylocke, Captain Marvel (Ms. Marvel)
8/10 - 8/14 Psylocke - Fresh Cut
  • Placement Rewards: Kingpin (Spider-Verse) Shards, Spider-Man (Infinity War), Blade (Daywalker), Hawkeye (Modern)
8/12 - 8/16 Blade - High Stakes
  • Placement Rewards: Kitty Pryde Shards, Loki (Alligator of Mischief), Iron Man (Model 40), Storm (Classic)
8/15 - 8/18 Loki - Jaws of Victory
  • Placement Rewards: Knull Shards, Spider-Woman, Daredevil (Man Without Fear), Hawkeye (Modern)
8/17 - 8/21 Daredevil - Blind Justice
  • Placement Rewards: Loki (God of Mischief) Shards, Star-Lord (Legendary Outlaw), Cyclops (Uncanny X-Men), Daken (Dark Avengers)
8/19 - 8/23 Cyclops - Eye For An Eye
  • Placement Rewards: Magneto (Age of Apocalypse) Shards, Super-Skrull, Mystique, Human Torch (Johnny Storm)
8/22 - 8/25 Best Friends Forever
  • Placement Rewards: Mister Sinister Shards, Howard the Duck, Black Widow (Grey Suit), Daken (Dark Avengers)
8/24 - 8/28 Howard The Duck - Fowl Play *NEW*
  • Placement Rewards: Odin Shards, Talos, The Hulk (Indestructible), Human Torch (Johnny Storm)
8/26 - 8/30 Hulk - Smash Hit *NEW*
  • Placement Rewards: Shang-Chi Shards, Thanos (Endgame), Quicksilver, Bullseye (Dark Avengers)
8/26 - 9/20 S.H.I.E.L.D. SIMULATOR (Season Start) *NEW*

8/29 - 9/1 Shang-Chi - Martial Awe *NEW*
  • Placement Rewards: Okoye Shards, The Thing, Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius), Human Torch (Johnny Storm)
Buff List
7/29 - 8/5
  • Ghost Rider (Robbie Reyes), Jessica Jones, Scarlet Witch (WandaVision), Yellowjacket, Carol Danvers, The Hulk (Totally Awesome), Luke Cage (Power Man), Misty Knight, Red Hulk, Doctor Doom (Classic), The Hood, Magneto (Classic), The Punisher (Dark Reign), Star-Lord (Peter Quill), Black Widow (Original), Human Torch (Johnny Storm), Iron Man (Model 35), Juggernaut (Classic)
8/5 - 8/12
  • Cable, Cyclops (Phoenix Five), Kitty Pryde, Thor (Gladiator), Bishop, Black Panther (King of Wakanda), Moon Knight, Venom (Eddie Brock), Wasp, Captain America (Super-Soldier), Daken (Classic), Gambit (Modern), Loki (Dark Reign), Sentry, Ares, Captain Marvel (Ms. Marvel), Hawkeye (Classic), Storm (Modern)
8/12 - 8/19
  • Adam Warlock, Carnage (Prophet of Knull), Havok, The Hulk (Bruce Banner), Cloak & Dagger, Deadpool (Uncanny X-Force), Black Widow (Infinity War), The Hulk (The Main Event), Legion, Mysterio, Sam Wilson, Beast (Classic), Hawkeye (Hawkguy), Human Torch (Classic), Iron Man (Model 40), Mystique, Captain America (Steve Rogers), Storm (Classic), Venom (Dark Avengers)
8/19 - 8/26
  • Deadpool (Spirit of Vengeance), Doctor Doom (God Emperor), Thanos (The Mad Titan), Yelena Belova (Black Widow), Medusa, Prowler, Spider-Woman, Thor (Goddess of Thunder), X-23, Black Widow (Grey Suit), Sam Wilson (Falcon), Psylocke, Rocket & Groot (Most Wanted), She-Hulk, Daken (Dark Avengers), Moonstone, Iron Man (Model 35), Spider-Man (Original)
8/26 - 9/2 *NEW*
  • Beta Ray Bill, Captain America (First Avenger), Rescue, Spider-Man (Peter Parker), Agent Coulson, Juggernaut (Fear Itself), The Punisher (MAX), Silk, Wolverine (X-Force), Daredevil (Man Without Fear), Deadpool (It's Me, Deadpool!), Gamora (Guardians of the Galaxy), Quicksilver, Storm (Mohawk), Bullseye (Dark Avengers), Thor (Marvel NOW!), Black Widow (Modern), Hawkeye (Classic)
Deadpool Dailies
7/31
  • 4-Star Featuring: The Hulk (Totally Awesome), Deadpool (Uncanny X-Force), Jubilee, Elektra (Unkillable), Sabretooth
  • 3-Star Featuring: Gamora (Guardians of the Galaxy), Luke Cage (Hero for Hire), Squirrel Girl, Cyclops (Uncanny X-Men), Black Panther (T'Challa)
  • Crash: Cyclops (Classic)
8/5
  • 4-Star Featuring: Kingpin (Wilson Fisk), Captain America (Worthy), Wolverine (X-Force), Domino, America Chavez
  • 3-Star Featuring: Iron Fist (Immortal Weapon), Kamala Khan, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff), Vision
  • Crash: Scorpion
8/10
  • 4-Star Featuring: Modok, Prowler, Vulture, Beast (Age of Apocalypse), Monica Rambeau
  • 3-Star Featuring: Bullseye (Classic), Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange), Thanos (Modern), Hawkeye (Hawkguy), Star-Lord (Peter Quill)
  • Crash: Lizard
8/15
  • 4-Star Featuring: Venom (Agent Venom), Agent Coulson, Red Guardian, X23, Iceman (All-New X-Men)
  • 3-Star Featuring: Elektra (Assassin), Gambit (Modern), Angel, Black Widow (Grey Suit), Doctor Doom (Classic)
  • Crash: Elektra (Unkillable)
8/20
  • 4-Star Featuring: Jean Grey (All-New X-Men), Valkyrie, Emma Frost, Yondu, Gamora (Awesome Mix Volume 2)
  • 3-Star Featuring: The Hood, Loki (Dark Reign), Magneto (Classic), Ragnarok, Spider-Man (Classic)
  • Crash: The Thing
8/25 *NEW*
  • 4-Star Featuring: Rocket & Groot (Awesome Mix Volume 2), Wiccan, Mockingbird, Winter Soldier, Sam Wilson (Captain America)
  • 3-Star Featuring: Iron-Man (Model 40), The Punisher (Dark Reign), The Hulk (Indestructible), Wolverine (Patch), Daredevil (Man Without Fear)
  • Crash: Magik
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Comments

  • Sekilicious
    Sekilicious Posts: 1,766 Chairperson of the Boards
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    I do prefer 3* being required when meta characters like Polaris or Juggernaut are the offered 4*. Shuri, on the other hand, I would be ok with her PvP again. 
  • Borstock
    Borstock Posts: 2,547 Chairperson of the Boards
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    I do prefer 3* being required when meta characters like Polaris or Juggernaut are the offered 4*. Shuri, on the other hand, I would be ok with her PvP again. 

    Shuri's PvP is going to be a bloodbath when people champ Odin.
  • TheEyeDoctorsWife
    TheEyeDoctorsWife Posts: 829 Critical Contributor
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    After completing 3 of 4 nodes in SCL 10 in Swipe Left, I’m still seeing full points in some nodes . Anyone else seeing it or know the reason?
       It corrected itself about 10 minutes later 
  • Waddles_Pines
    Waddles_Pines Posts: 1,194 Chairperson of the Boards
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    After completing 3 of 4 nodes in SCL 10 in Swipe Left, I’m still seeing full points in some nodes . Anyone else seeing it or know the reason?
       It corrected itself about 10 minutes later 
    I was seeing something similar when I was doing my final clears.  I would still see points as if I still had 1 clear left.  I moved on to another node and when I went back it was correctly zeroed out.  
  • ThaRoadWarrior
    ThaRoadWarrior Posts: 9,166 Chairperson of the Boards
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    Borstock said:
    I do prefer 3* being required when meta characters like Polaris or Juggernaut are the offered 4*. Shuri, on the other hand, I would be ok with her PvP again. 

    Shuri's PvP is going to be a bloodbath when people champ Odin.
    P4nther as well
  • TheEyeDoctorsWife
    TheEyeDoctorsWife Posts: 829 Critical Contributor
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    I’ll say this HAT event with a 260K Knull AND boosted Grocket4 has to be the easiest event ever . Thanks Devs
  • Sekilicious
    Sekilicious Posts: 1,766 Chairperson of the Boards
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    Thankfully the D3adpool PvP with boosted 5witch is over (for me anyways). With boosted C4rol, and mostly pink being the strongest colors,  it was pretty easy to target Polaris teams. This made the climb much harder since everyone over 700pts had boosted characters on defense, usually undercovered 5witch with some level of green. 
  • DAZ0273
    DAZ0273 Posts: 9,631 Chairperson of the Boards
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    I expected a lot more have-a-go heroes relying on Whales Whales Whales but barely got attacked at all in the DP PvP last I saw.
  • ThaRoadWarrior
    ThaRoadWarrior Posts: 9,166 Chairperson of the Boards
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    I used WWW on the last 75 pt match I needed to break 1200, otherwise it was Yellowjacket/BRB all the way. 
  • HoundofShadow
    HoundofShadow Posts: 8,004 Chairperson of the Boards
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    Spiderman IW is skipped in the current pvp placement reward. Was he rewarded recently? I can't seem to remember.
  • TheEyeDoctorsWife
    TheEyeDoctorsWife Posts: 829 Critical Contributor
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    Spiderman IW is skipped in the current pvp placement reward. Was he rewarded recently? I can't seem to remember.
    No, and I can’t believe we’d luck out on  him being skipped. I’m sure he will show up shortly.
  • DonkeyTeeth
    DonkeyTeeth Posts: 32 Just Dropped In
    edited August 2021
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    @Neko
    The 8/12 - 8/19 boost list has six (6) boosted 3 stars and 4 stars. Is this correct or just a typo?
    Also, it looks like 3 star Beast is boosted but you have Beast (AOA) in there instead of Beast (Classic).
  • Kwahder
    Kwahder Posts: 173 Tile Toppler
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    So, that new clue. The only character I can think of that’s been described as ‘calm and collected’ is Cyclops, but I can’t see the devs releasing 2 5 stars of the same character in the same year. Possibly it’s a play on ‘collected’, so maybe The Collector? But I’m going to go for who I want it to be - the relatively unflappable Blue Marvel.
  • Waddles_Pines
    Waddles_Pines Posts: 1,194 Chairperson of the Boards
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    Sure he's not calm, but I'm going to stretch the collectible part and say Multiple Man Jamie Madrox.  There's always a stray dupe that he needs to collect...


  • Captain_Trips88
    Captain_Trips88 Posts: 264 Mover and Shaker
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    Shang-chi is released later this month... film tie in release? 
  • BriMan2222
    BriMan2222 Posts: 1,010 Chairperson of the Boards
    edited August 2021
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    Shang-chi is released later this month... film tie in release? 
    i don't know much about Shang-chi but from the trailers he does seem to be calm and it looks like he is collecting the 10 rings.
  • JHawkInc
    JHawkInc Posts: 2,601 Chairperson of the Boards
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    Maybe? With the normal pattern, it's either release him next, and have both his stores close before the movie comes out (not the best for a tie-in, but it means the Introducing event can give people a crash-course on who he is prior to the movie coming out), or start his release cycle two weeks after the film comes out. Assuming no schedule changes between now and then (like waiting a week or cutting a week between releases).
  • ThaRoadWarrior
    ThaRoadWarrior Posts: 9,166 Chairperson of the Boards
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    Calmly collected...5* Howard incoming?
  • DAZ0273
    DAZ0273 Posts: 9,631 Chairperson of the Boards
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    I think Shang Chi