MPQ What's New July (Updated 7/20/22)

IceIX

Updates:

Changed "Out of Time" on 7/18 to "Infinite Pursuit". No clue how I mistook a sub name for an event name. Fixed.

Removed Deadpool vs. MPQ running simultaneously during the next Boss Event.

Updated upcoming PVEs, DDQs and Versus events. Couple of rewards TBD, I'll update those early next week.

Bowgentle

Thank you

ThaRoadWarrior

I assume this is “cool new stepdad” behavior in regards to then sudden generosity. We’ll see how long it persists 

Notepaddy

Maybe I missed an announcement, but thank you for all the 4 and 5 star PvP events. Hopefully it's the new normal.

Godzillafan67

HoundofShadow said:

Of course it's an issue. Every companies involved in MPQ from Disney/Marvel to 505 is here for one main reason: to make money. Players don't spend when they can get covers easily. Yes, it boosts engagement but when it doesn't boost revenue, it's a big problem. Base on what I see in forums, min-max and "dedicated" players seldom spend on the game. However, they're always requesting dev to increase rewards.

If you want MPQ to shutdown quicker, get the dev to be even more generous, without reasonable tradeoffs.

You are presuming that we already exist at the optimized point. If we were, then yes, they would need to take something while they give something to maintain equilibrium. However, especially with character/cover dilution (which will be increasing come September), opening the spigot on covers is probably good for the game. They mentioned in the Q&A that they'll likely be making resources more available as well, but I don't expect those to increase as much because it's the resource management/pressure points and time vs money that get us to spend.

Milmanias

Notepaddy said:

Maybe I missed an announcement, but thank you for all the 4 and 5 star PvP events. Hopefully it's the new normal.

I second this! PVP was getting stale having to mostly use 3*s. Thanks for the variety.

TheEyeDoctorsWife

Love that you used Heimdall as the Odin placeholder . Now my second and third highest characters are boosted this week. Thanks for easy PvP week.

HoundofShadow

I think they mentioned making resources more available due to 5*/3* roll out but I might have missed out something else about additional resources.

If competitive 100% F2P players like me can catch up to 5* and 4* releases with a little extra resources left, I think it's pretty optimal. With these increase in 5* covers, those in top alliances and top 10 placements would need even fewer pulls. They would be getting 1500 shards + 2 covers via boss events. They need to pull 8*7*3= 168 LTs now, instead of ~189 LTs to cover all 5*. 

While I was in another thread about pity timer, I realised that the additional release of 5* covers could signify a change in LT pull rate in the future. The dev mentioned about fulfilling players' requests and pity timer is one of those I've seen a few times. Maybe they are going to include pity timer in CP pulls and change the pull rate from 1:7 to 1:9.

Bad

HoundofShadow said:

While I was in another thread about pity timer, I realised that the additional release of 5* covers could signify a change in LT pull rate in the future. The dev mentioned about fulfilling players' requests and pity timer is one of those I've seen a few times. Maybe they are going to include pity timer in CP pulls and change the pull rate from 1:7 to 1:9.

Then what's the point on giving more resources if when it's the time of pulling you get the same results?
Imo you are worring too much about the "generosity".
Still it's early to talk about this, it's needed to see the next boss event, although it's expected to continue with the past event trend.
To give 2 5* covers indeed it's something the other devs never did.
Imo it's an approach change. Players able to keep on with the 5* release pace aren't affected by getting 2 covers. It's awesome and a great reward but these players possibly won't spend more than what they were, if they were.
Imo casual players are the target on this approach. To them 2 5* covers is a different world. Those players could be more atractted to the game, could feel a need to strenghten their rosters in order to have a better time on heroic boss events, those players have a big room for to spend. 
By the way, it's nice to speculate from time to time, isn't it? Because we don't have access to those metrics and we will never know it.

HoundofShadow

We're in general discussion afterall. If we have the ins and outs of the game, we'll be talking in California sitting across the meeting room. 

I'm more worried about the dev once they revealed their cards. 

Milmanias

I think the 2 5* extra covers is a great move for the health of the game. It helps those like me who can probably champ each new release but have difficulty with classics. Now we can put more CP in stores when incomplete toons show up. It also helps new or casual players in a competent alliance. Mine is only a T250, but only 3 players did not get the personal progression Ms. Marvel cover. Even some without Scorpion or the Venoms completed it with loaners and team ups. The extra covers bring more engagement and interest in the game.

ThaRoadWarrior

My concern is that those 2x earnable covers may signal a reduction in time in latest or something. Has anyone done the math on the season to season token changeovers va the old way? I know it’s supposed to be about the same, but I’m curious about the number of weeks.

Xception81

It’s the same time but just different days: Thursday instead on Monday. Every 4 weeks. 

Timemachinego

jsmjsmjsm00 said:

Reddit and these forums were filled with vocal people hating on the event for reasons that were the point of the event. We have literally dozens of events that work without restrictions. We should be able to have heroics exist as something different, more challenging but more rewarding if successful. 

Are you entirely sure you're not just a HoS puppet? You're both VERY adept at missing the entire point of a thread and honing in on the very worst point presented in it.

Bzhai

Erm, why is Odin boosted again even though he's not meant to be in the current list?

If I'm not mistaken Heimdall was boosted in Riri's pvp but he's not anymore in Thor's.

Edit: I checked and Heimdall is boosted in Strange Sights.

Bowgentle

Bzhai said:

Erm, why is Odin boosted again even though he's not meant to be in the current list?

If I'm not mistaken Heimdall was boosted in Riri's pvp but he's not anymore in Thor's.

Yeah can we please NOT have Odin as placeholder anymore?
Maybe do something inoffensive like Wasp, where it doesn't matter if you keep her boosted for months.

CharlieLima

Bowgentle said:

Bzhai said:

Erm, why is Odin boosted again even though he's not meant to be in the current list?

If I'm not mistaken Heimdall was boosted in Riri's pvp but he's not anymore in Thor's.

Yeah can we please NOT have Odin as placeholder anymore?
Maybe do something inoffensive like Wasp, where it doesn't matter if you keep her boosted for months.

Maybe we’ve discussed it already, but what’s wrong with TBD? Or 5*TBD?

Bowgentle

CharlieLima said:

Bowgentle said:

Bzhai said:

Erm, why is Odin boosted again even though he's not meant to be in the current list?

If I'm not mistaken Heimdall was boosted in Riri's pvp but he's not anymore in Thor's.

Yeah can we please NOT have Odin as placeholder anymore?
Maybe do something inoffensive like Wasp, where it doesn't matter if you keep her boosted for months.

Maybe we’ve discussed it already, but what’s wrong with TBD? Or 5*TBD?

That's fine, as long as we don't get a month of Odin or Colossus in a row.

skittledaddy

Bowgentle said:

That's fine, as long as we don't get a month of Odin or Colossus in a row.

I'd LOVE a month of boosted 5Colossus. That was seriously AWESOME in both PVE and PVP last week!

shardwick

I'll gladly take boosted Colossus over boosted Ronan any day of the week.