What's New MPQ - Updated 12/28/21

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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: Doc Ock (No Way Home)
5-Star: Big Wheel (Jackson Weele)
5-Star Teaser: "Half-mutant..."

Recent and Upcoming Features
Bug fixes & UI updates
R243 Release Notes: See Here

PVE Events

11/28 - 12/3 Cosmic Chaos

• Featuring: Apocalypse, Blob, Captain Marvel (Modern), Magneto (Marvel NOW!)
• Placement Rewards: Gamora (Deadliest Woman) Shards, Drax (The Destroyer), Luke Cage (Hero for Hire), Thor (Marvel NOW!), Hawkeye (Classic)

12/2 - 12/7 Operation Spider Silk

• Featuring: Gamora (Deadliest Woman), Drax (The Destroyer), Luke Cage (Hero for Hire), Thor (Marvel NOW!)
• Placement Rewards: Shang-Chi Shards, Echo, Kamala Khan, Captain America (Steve Rogers), Spider-Man (Original)

12/2 - 12/9 Introducing... Echo

• Progression Rewards: Echo (Maya Lopez) Shards

12/5 - 12/10 Welcome to S.H.I.E.L.D.

• Progression Rewards: Echo (Maya Lopez) Shards

12/6 - 12/10 Hearts of Darkness

• Featuring: Shang-Chi, Echo, Kamala Khan, Captain America (Steve Rogers)
• Placement Rewards: Ultron Shards, Black Cat, Iron Man (Model 40), Black Widow (Original), Juggernaut (Classic)

12/9 - 12/13 Spider-Man vs. Sinister Six (BOSS)

• Featuring: Black Cat, Iron Man (Model 40), Black Widow (Original)
• Placement Rewards: Ikaris, Rocket & Groot (Most Wanted), Bullseye (Dark Avengers)

12/6 - 12/19 Globe Trotting (Holiday)

• Progression Rewards: Mysterio, Nick Fury
• Special Node Rewards: Spider-Ham Shards
  

12/9 - 12/16 Puzzle Gauntlet

12/12 - 12/17 Deadpool vs. MPQ

• Featuring: Ultron, Ikaris, Rocket & Groot (Most Wanted), Bullseye (Dark Avengers)
• Placement Rewards: Daredevil (Matt Murdock) Shards, The Hydra Stomper, Colossus (Classic), Storm (Classic), Storm (Modern)

12/13 - 12/18 Johnny Storm's Fireside Puzzles (Holiday)

• Progression Rewards: Human Torch (Jim Hammond), Human Torch (Classic), Human Torch (Johnny Storm)

12/16 - 12/20 Webbed Wonder

• Featuring: Daredevil (Matt Murdock), The Hydra Stomper, Colossus (Classic), Storm (Classic)
• Placement Rewards: Big Wheel Shards, Blob, Elektra (Assassin), Wolverine (Astonishing X-Men), Black Widow (Modern)

12/14 - 12/21 Web of History (Spider-Man No Way Home Tie-In)

• Progression Rewards: Spider-Man (Infinity War)

12/16 - 12/23 Introducing... Big Wheel

• Progression Rewards: Big Wheel (Jackson Weele) Shards

12/19 - 12/24 Meet Rocket & Groot

• Featuring: Beta Ray Bill, Blob, Elektra (Assassin), Wolverine (Astonishing X-Men)
• Placement Rewards: Rescue Shards, Mysterio, Gambit (Modern), Captain Marvel (Ms. Marvel), Hawkeye (Classic)

12/23 - 12/28 Fight For Wakanda

• Featuring: Rescue, Mysterio, Gambit (Modern), Captain Marvel (Ms. Marvel)
• Placement Rewards: Gamora (Deadliest Woman) Shards, The Hulk (Totally Awesome), The Hood, Ares, Storm (Modern)

12/20 - 1/2 PVE Advent: 12 Days of Marvel (Holiday)

• Progression Rewards: Loki (Alligator of Mischief), Kate Pryde, Spider-Ham Shards

12/27 - 12/31 Honor Among Thieves

• Featuring: Gamora (Deadliest Woman), The Hulk (Totally Awesome), The Hood, Ares
• Placement Rewards: Sersi Shards, Ikaris, Quicksilver, Moonstone, Juggernaut (Classic)

12/30 - 1/4 Infinite Pursuit *NEW*

• Featuring: Sersi, Ikaris, Quicksilver, Moonstone
• Placement Rewards: Ultron Shards, Doc Ock (No Way Home), Storm (Mohawk), Hawkeye (Modern), Spider-Man (Original)

1/2 - 1/7 Welcome to S.H.I.E.L.D. *NEW*

• Progression Rewards: Doc Ock (No Way Home) Shards

1/3 - 1/7 Unstable Iso-8 *NEW*

• Featuring: Ultron, Doc Ock (No Way Home), Storm (Mohawk), Hawkeye (Modern)
• Placement Rewards: Onslaught Shards, The Hydra Stomper, Daredevil (Man Without Fear), Human Torch (Johnny Storm), Iron Man (Model 35)

PVP Events

11/28 - 12/1 Danger Room

• Placement Rewards: Doctor Doom (God Emperor) Shards, Hellcat, Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange), Captain America (Steve Rogers)

11/30 - 12/4 War of The Realms

• Placement Rewards: Doctor Octopus (Classic) Shards, The Hulk (Totally Awesome), Luke Cage (Hero for Hire), Ares

12/2 - 12/6 The Best Offense

• Placement Rewards: Doctor Strange (Sorcerer Supreme) Shards, Echo, The Hood, Magneto (Marvel NOW!)

12/5 - 12/8 Echo - Imitation Game

• Placement Rewards: Electro Shards, The Hulk (The Main Event), Wolverine (Patch), Ares

12/7 - 12/11 Wolverine - Claws For Concern

• Placement Rewards: Gambit (Classic) Shards, Human Torch (Jim Hammond), Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius), Hawkeye (Modern)

12/9 - 12/13 Naughty or Nice (Holiday)

• Placement Rewards: Gamora (Deadliest Woman) Shards, Iceman (All-New X-Men), Star-Lord (Peter Quill), Black Widow (Original)

12/12 - 12/15 Snowball Fight! (Holiday)

• Placement Rewards: Ghost Rider (Robbie Reyes), Ikaris, The Punisher (Dark Reign), Bullseye (Dark Avengers)

12/14 - 12/18 Evergreen (Holiday)

• Placement Rewards: Green Goblin Shards, Invisible Woman, Spider-Man (Classic), Black Widow (Original)

12/16 - 12/20 Oops, All Spiders! (Spider-Man No Way Home Tie-In)

• Placement Rewards: Big Wheel Shards, Iron Fist (Danny Rand), Doctor Doom (Classic), Captain Marvel (Ms. Marvel)

12/19 - 12/22 Big Wheel - Roll Model

• Placement Rewards: Havok Shards, Iron Man (Hulkbuster), Mystique, Black Widow (Original)

12/21 - 12/25 Reunions (Holiday)

• Placement Rewards: Hawkeye (Clint Barton) Shards, Spider-Ham, The Hulk (Indestructible), Thor (Marvel NOW!)

12/23 - 12/27 Porcine of Interest (Holiday)

• Special Progression Rewards: Spider-Ham
• Placement Rewards: Heimdall Shards, Jean Grey (All-New X-Men), Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff), Bullseye (Dark Avengers)

12/9 - 1/3 S.H.I.E.L.D. SIMULATOR (Holiday Season Start)

12/26 - 12/29 Festival of Fights (Holiday)

• Placement Rewards: Hela Shards, Emma Frost, Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange), Thor (Marvel NOW!)

12/28 - 1/1 Emma Frost - Mind Like A Diamond *NEW*

• Placement Rewards: The Hulk (Bruce Banner) Shards, Iceman (All-New X-Men), Sentry, Bullseye (Dark Avengers)

12/30 - 1/3 Iceman - Ice Breaker *NEW*

• Placement Rewards: The Hulk (Immortal) Shards, Doc Ock (No Way Home), Human Torch (Classic), Moonstone

1/2 - 1/5 Doc Ock - Love-Eight Relationship *NEW*

• Placement Rewards: Iceman (Bobby Drake) Shards, The Thing, Captain America (Super-Soldier), Bullseye (Dark Avengers)

Buff List

11/25 - 12/2

• Cable, Hawkeye (Clint Barton), Thor (Gladiator), Yellowjacket, Kate Bishop, Monica Rambeau, Spiderman (Infinity War), Star-Lord (Legendary Outlaw), Wiccan, Black Panther (T'Challa), Electra (Assassin), Hawkeye (Hawkguy), Luke Cage (Hero for Hire), Squirrel Girl, Moonstone, Wolverine (Astonishing X-Men), Hawkeye (Classic), Iron-Man (Model 35)

12/2 - 12/9

• Adam Warlock, Carnage (Prophet of Knull), Cyclops (Phoenix Five), The Hulk (Bruce Banner), Hawkeye (Ronin), Invisible Woman, Kraven the Hunter, Nico Minoru, Sabretooth, Captain Marvel (Modern), Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius), The Hood, Ragnarok, Hawkeye (Modern), Magneto (Marvel NOW!), Juggernaut (Classic), Spider-Man (Original)

12/9 - 12/16

• Doctor Doom (God Emperor), Havok, Thanos (The Mad Titan), Yelena Belova (Black Widow), Iceman (All-New X-Men), Karolina Dean, Loki (Alligator of Mischief), Mockingbird, Namor, Black Widow (Grey Suit), Cyclops (Uncanny X-Men), Deadpool (It's Me, Deadpool!), Magneto (Classic), The Punisher (Dark Reign), Ares, Bullseye (Dark Avengers), Storm (Modern), Venom (Dark Avengers)

12/16 - 12/23

• Captain America (Infinity War), Rescue, Shang-Chi, Spider-Man (Peter Parker), Black Cat, Jubilee, Negasonic, The Thing, Valkyrie, Doctor Doom (Classic), Iron Fist (Immortal Weapon), Iron Man (Model 40), Kamala Khan, Thanos (Modern), Captain Marvel (Ms. Marvel), Storm (Classic), Black Widow (Modern), Hawkeye (Classic)

12/23 - 12/30

• Doctor Octopus (Classic), Iron Man (Mark XLVI), Mister Sinister, Silver Surfer, Ant-Man, Captain America (Worthy), Human Torch (Jim Hammond), Northstar, Scorpion, Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange), The Hulk (Indestructible), Loki (Dark Reign), Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff), Spider-Man (Classic), Black Widow (Original), Thor (Marvel NOW!), Juggernaut (Classic), Storm (Modern)

12/30 - 1/6 *NEW*

• Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff), Heimdall, Hela, Knull, Venom (Agent Venom), Lizard, Mr. Fantastic, Shuri, Yondu, Captain America (Super-Soldier), Daken (Classic), Human Torch (Classic), Sentry, Star-Lord (Peter Quill), Moonstone, Wolverine (Astonishing X-Men), Iron Man (Model 35), Spider-Man (Original)

Deadpool Dailies

11/28

• 4-Star Featuring: America Chavez, M.O.D.O.K., Prowler, Vulture, Beast (Age of Apocalypse)
• 3-Star Featuring: The Punisher (Dark Reign), The Hulk (Indestructible), Wolverine (Patch), Daredevil (Man Without Fear), Psylocke
• Crash: Sandman

12/3

• 4-Star Featuring: Monica Rambeau, Venom (Agent Venom), Agent Coulson, Red Guardian, Loki (Alligator of Mischief)
• 3-Star Featuring: Thor (Modern), Captain America (Super-Soldier), Human Torch (Classic), Sam Wilson, Daken (Classic)
• Crash: Thor (Goddess of Thunder)

12/8

• 4-Star Featuring: X23, Iceman (All-New X-Men), Jean Grey (All-New X-Men), Valkyrie, Emma Frost
• 3-Star Featuring: Sentry, Storm (Mohawk), She-Hulk, Captain Marvel (Modern), Deadpool (It's Me, Deadpool!)
• Crash: Mantis

12/13

• 4-Star Featuring: Yondu, Gamora (Awesome Mix Volume 2), Rocket & Groot (Awesome Mix Volume 2), Wiccan, Mockingbird
• 3-Star Featuring: Beast (Classic), Colossus (Classic), Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius), Blade (Daywalker), Mystique
• Crash: Gwenpool

12/18 (Holiday)

• 4-Star Featuring: Winter Soldier, Sam Wilson, Peggy Carter, Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers), Professor X (Charles Xavier)
• 3-Star Featuring: Rocket & Groot (Most Wanted), Gamora (Guardians of the Galaxy), Luke Cage (Hero for Hire), Squirrel Girl, Cyclops (Uncanny X-Men)
• Crash: Howard the Duck

12/23 (Holiday)

• 4-Star Featuring: Silk, Cyclops (Classic), Scorpion, Lizard, Rogue
• 3-Star Featuring: Black Panther (T'Challa), Iron Fist (Immortal Weapon), Kamala Khan, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)
• Crash: Spider-Ham

12/28 (Holiday) *NEW*

• 4-Star Featuring: Winter Soldier, Sam Wilson, Peggy Carter, Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers), Professor X (Charles Xavier)
• 3-Star Featuring: Rocket & Groot (Most Wanted), Gamora (Guardians of the Galaxy), Luke Cage (Hero for Hire), Squirrel Girl, Cyclops (Uncanny X-Men)
• Crash: Howard the Duck

1/2 (Holiday) *NEW*

• 4-Star Featuring: Silk, Cyclops (Classic), Scorpion, Lizard, Rogue
• 3-Star Featuring: Black Panther (T'Challa), Iron Fist (Immortal Weapon), Kamala Khan, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)
• Crash: Spider-Ham

HoundofShadow

I googled Monster Trucks with Marvel and they did collaborate with Hot Wheels to create Marvel Monster Trucks. That's new to me.

Spider-Man No Way Home premiers on December 13 and our 5* on December 16. However, all other major Marvel games have nothing released regarding Spider-Man. I don't see any monster truck in the trailer as well.

There's a Marvel character who's a trucker:  Ulysses Solomon Archer. But I have no idea who this guy is. Is he even popular or relatively well known?

Waddles_Pines

Monster truck makes me think Bigfoot (Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!!!!), which leads me to Sasquatch.  Alpha Flight in the house...

ThaRoadWarrior

Who needs Monster Trucks? monster trucks crush cars...can it be...Crusher Hogan?

Cataliban

HoundofShadow said:

There's a Marvel character who's a trucker:  Ulysses Solomon Archer. But I have no idea who this guy is. Is he even popular or relatively well known?

Hyperion became a truck driver between missions... So being Hyperion who needs monster trucks?

https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Marcus_Milton_(Earth-13034)

Edit:
Adding fandom link

DonkeyTeeth

@Neko There are only four (4) boosted 3 stars shown for week 12/2-12/9. Can you please edit the post to show the missing boosted 3 star? Thanks!

ThaRoadWarrior

A 5* US Ace would be so bonkers, I would forgive it for not being Omega Red

marshall

Some interesting choices here:
https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Vehicles

TheEyeDoctorsWife

Monster trucks include variations on the Dodge Ram body .  If you anagram that it’s Omega Rdd.  Finally we are getting him 🤣

DAZ0273

ThaRoadWarrior said:

Who needs Monster Trucks? monster trucks crush cars...can it be...Crusher Hogan?

If you can stay in the ring with him for 3 minutes you get 100,000 iso!

rainkingucd

ThaRoadWarrior said:

Who needs Monster Trucks? monster trucks crush cars...can it be...Crusher Hogan?

Actually got me thinking.  Who else is a Crusher?  Creel!

Alfje17

HoundofShadow said:

I googled Monster Trucks with Marvel and they did collaborate with Hot Wheels to create Marvel Monster Trucks. That's new to me.

Spider-Man No Way Home premiers on December 13 and our 5* on December 16. However, all other major Marvel games have nothing released regarding Spider-Man. I don't see any monster truck in the trailer as well.

There's a Marvel character who's a trucker:  Ulysses Solomon Archer. But I have no idea who this guy is. Is he even popular or relatively well known?

I only know US-1 from the Atop the Fourth Wall reviews: it's a bonkers series with trucks, bikes and a zeppelin.... yep, I would like this guy in the game!

Sekilicious

I have no idea but found this: https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Jackson_Weele_(Earth-616)

MegaBee

Sekilicious said:

I have no idea but found this: https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Jackson_Weele_(Earth-616)

If they make Big Wheel as anything but an April Fool's Day limited character, we're through the looking glass.

BriMan2222

MegaBee said:

Sekilicious said:

I have no idea but found this: https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Jackson_Weele_(Earth-616)

If they make Big Wheel as anything but an April Fool's Day limited character, we're through the looking glass.

I've been suggesting Hell cow and Big Wheel as characters in all the surveys.  It would be awesome if it actually were big wheel 

MegaBee

BriMan2222 said:

MegaBee said:

Sekilicious said:

I have no idea but found this: https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Jackson_Weele_(Earth-616)

If they make Big Wheel as anything but an April Fool's Day limited character, we're through the looking glass.

I've been suggesting Hell cow and Big Wheel as characters in all the surveys.  It would be awesome if it actually were big wheel 

Maybe it's your Xmas present?

ThaRoadWarrior

Because it was written by Brian Clevenger (Atomic Robo, 8Bit Theater), US Ace featured prominently in the Avengers & the Infinity Gauntlet limited series a few years ago. Surely that is as relevant as he needs to be...

https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Avengers_&_the_Infinity_Gauntlet_Vol_1_4

Godzillafan67

12/6 - 12/19 Globe Trotting *NEW*

• Progression Rewards: Mysterio, Nick Fury
• Special Node Rewards: Spider-Ham Shards

Thank you!!! I was rather dismayed the other day when I discovered that one can’t sharget limited edition characters. 

Personally, I’d love to see Turbo Teen (a cartoon developed by Jack Kirby) added to the game. After all, who needs a monster truck when you can transform into a sports car!

TriSentinel

I want it to be Rhino, but he doesn't strike me as a five star. Are there any variants of him that would be five-star?

wymtime

is there’s this season going to be a normal season or is there something special?  We just had a shortened season instead of a regular one?

TheXMan

Sekilicious said:

I have no idea but found this: https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Jackson_Weele_(Earth-616)

I am curious...how did you get to this looking for monster trucks?