MPQ What's New August (Updated 8/23/22)

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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: Spider-Man (Oscorp)
Bonus 4-Star: She-Hulk (Origin)
5-Star Clue: She-Hulk (Immortal)
4-Star Clue: Transpaleo

Recent and Upcoming Features
R257 Release Notes: See Here
R258 Release Notes: See Here
R259 Release Notes: See Here

PVE Events

7/31 - 8/4 Cosmic Chaos

• Featuring: Thor (Mighty Thor), Black Knight, Psylocke, Thor (Marvel NOW)
• Placement Rewards: Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff), Puck, Sentry

8/4 - 8/8 Venom Bomb

• Featuring: Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff), Puck, Sentry
• Placement Rewards: Doctor Strange (Sorcerer Supreme) Shards, Hulkling, Beast (Classic)

8/8 - 8/11 Hearts of Darkness

• Featuring: Doctor Strange (Sorcerer Supreme), Hulkling, Beast (Classic)
• Placement Rewards: Gargantos Shards, Kraven, Angel, Bullseye (DA)

8/11 - 8/15 Unstable Iso-8

• Featuring: Gargantos, Kraven, Angel, Bullseye (DA)
• Placement Rewards: Kamala Khan (Origin) Shards, Spider-Man (Oscorp), Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius), Storm (Classic)

8/14 - 8/19 Webbed Wonder

• Featuring: Kamala Khan (Origin), Spider-Man (Oscorp), Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius), Storm (Classic)
• Placement Rewards: Thor (Mighty Thor) Shards, Spider-Man (Oscorp), Iron Fist (Immortal Weapon), Ms. Marvel

8/18 - 8/22 Fight For Wakanda

• Featuring: Thor (Mighty Thor), Spider-Man (Oscorp), Iron Fist (Immortal Weapon), Ms. Marvel
• Placement Rewards: Jean Grey (Phoenix) Shards, She-Hulk (Origin), Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff), Wolverine (Astonishing)

8/22 - 8/25 Meet Rocket & Groot

• Featuring: Jean Grey (Phoenix), She-Hulk (Origin), Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff), Wolverine (Astonishing)
• Placement Rewards: Captain America (Infinity War), M.O.D.O.K., Deadpool (It's Me!), Ares

8/25 - 8/28 Gorr Boss Battle *NEW*

• Solo Placement Rewards: Chasm, Gorr Shards, Rocket and Groot (Vol 2), Thor (Modern)
  
• Alliance Placement Rewards: Chasm, Valkyrie, Thor (Modern)

8/25 - 8/29 Thick As Thieves *NEW*

• Featuring: Captain America (Infinity War), M.O.D.O.K., Deadpool (It's Me!), Ares
• Placement Rewards: She-Hulk (Immortal) Shards, Puck, Doctor Doom (Classic), Moonstone

PVP Events

7/31 - 8/3 Chasm (Blank Stare)

• Placement Rewards: Wolverine (Old Man Logan), Agent Venom, Thanos (Modern)

8/2 - 8/5 Thanos (Modern) - Behold Thanos

• Placement Rewards: Wolverine (Samurai Daken), America Chavez, Iron Man (Model 40)

8/4 - 8/7 Iron Man (Model 40) - Heavy Metal

• Placement Rewards: Yelena (Black Widow), Anti-Venom, Vision

8/7 - 8/10 Vision - Made Man

• Placement Rewards: Yellowjacket, Ant-Man, Colossus (Classic)

8/9 - 8/13 Colossus (Classic) - Real Steel

• Placement Rewards: Abigail Brand, Beast (AoA), Bullseye (Classic), Bullseye (DA)

8/12 - 8/15 Bullseye (Classic) - Stay On Target

• Placement Rewards: Adam Warlock, Spider-Man (Oscorp), Human Torch (Classic), Black Widow (Original)

8/14 - 8/17 Spider-Man (Oscorp) - Flyswatting

• Placement Rewards: Apocalypse, Bishop, Hulk (Indestructible), Storm (Classic)

8/16 - 8/19 The Hulk (Indestructible) - Smash Hit

• Placement Rewards: Hulk (Immortal), Black Knight, Deadpool (It's Me!), Black Widow (Original)

8/18 - 8/21 The Hulk (Immortal) - Immortal Combat

• Placement Rewards: Archangel, She-Hulk (Origin), She-Hulk (Modern), Black Widow (Original)

8/18 - 8/24 She-Hulk (Origin) - Class Action

• Placement Rewards: Beta Ray Bill, Red Hulk, Squirrel Girl, Bullseye (DA)

8/23 - 8/26 Red Hulk - Immortal Rage *NEW*

• Placement Rewards: The Hulk (Bruce Banner), Black Panther (King), Daredevil (MWF), Thor (Marvel NOW)

8/25 - 8/28 The Hulk (Bruce Banner) - The Mad Scientist *NEW*

• Placement Rewards: She-Hulk (Immortal), Black Widow (Infinity War), Gambit (Modern), Bullseye

Buff List

7/28 - 8/4

• 5-Star: Adam Warlock, Hawkeye, Hulk (Banner), Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
• 4-Star: Doc Ock, Miles Morales, Spider-Ham, Spider Gwen, Spider-Man 2099
• 3-Star: Bullseye, Doctor Octopus, Iron Fist, Punisher, Spider-Man
• 2-Star: Human Torch, Wolverine
• 1-Star: Iron Man, Storm

8/4 - 8/11

• 5-Star: Carnage, Havok, Shang-Chi, Yelena Belova
• 4-Star: Melinda May, Mister Fantastic, Namor, Rhino, Scorpion
• 3-Star: Black Panther, Blade, Cyclops, Doctor Doom, Hulk
• 2-Star: Ares, Hawkeye
• 1-Star: Black Widow, Juggernaut

8/11 - 8/18

• 5-Star: Big Wheel, Captain America (Infinity War), Doctor Doom, Thanos
• 4-Star: Ghost Rider, Lizard, Nick Fury, Winter Soldier, Yondu
• 3-Star: Beast, Doctor Strange, Human Torch, Scarlet Witch, Sentry
• 2-Star: Bullseye, Storm
• 1-Star: Hawkeye, Venom

8/18 - 8/25

• 5-Star: Doctor Octopus, Iron Man, Rescue, Scarlet Witch
• 4-Star: Hellcat, Invisible Woman, Medusa, Spider-Woman, Valkyrie
• 3-Star: Black Widow, Deadpool, She-Hulk, Squirrel Girl, Storm
• 2-Star: Black Widow, Storm
• 1-Star: Spider-Man, Storm

8/25 - 9/1*NEW*

• 5-Star: Hulk (Bruce Banner), Hulk (Immortal), Mister Sinister, Silver Surfer
• 4-Star: Hulk (Awesome), Iron Man (Hulkbuster), Mantis, Red Hulk, Wasp
• 3-Star: Colossus, Daredevil, Gambit, Hulk, She-Hulk
• 2-Star: Moonstone, Thor
• 1-Star: Iron Man, Juggernaut

Deadpool Dailies

7/31

• 4-Star: Namor, Red Hulk, Hulk (Awesome), Deadpool, Jubilee
• 3-Star: Gambit, Angel, Black Widow, Doctor Doom, Hood
• Crash: Karolina Dean

8/5

• 4-Star: Elektra, Sabretooth, Kingpin, Captain America, Wolverine
• 3-Star: Loki, Magneto, Ragnarok, Spider-Man, Iron Man
• Crash: Gertrude Yorkes

8/10

• 4-Star: Domino, America Chavez, M.O.D.O.K., Prowler, Vulture
• 3-Star: Punisher, Hulk, WolverinePatch, Daredevil, Psylocke
• Crash: Nico Minoru

8/15

• 4-Star: Beast, Melinda May, Monica Rambeau, Agent Venom, Agent Coulson
• 3-Star: Thor, Captain America, Human Torch, Falcon, Daken
• Crash: Maria Hill

8/20

• 4-Star: X-23, Iceman, Jean Grey, Valkyrie, Emma Frost
• 3-Star: She-Hulk, Captain Marvel, Deadpool, Beast, Colossus
• Crash: Nova

8/25

• 4-Star: Rocket & Groot, Wiccan, Mockingbird, Winter Soldier, Sam Wilson
• 3-Star: Mystique, Rocket & Groot, Gamora, Luke Cage, Squirrel Girl
• Crash: Ant-Man

Pantera236

Instead of Thanos pvp shouldn't that be chasm pvp?

HoundofShadow

There are a few copy and paste errors there, including The Hunt placement rewards and subsequent pve progression rewards.

max5esq

I there going to be a team event for Chasm like there was the last 3 5 star releases?

Godzillafan67

35 Puck shards and I'll have myself a 1/0/0 Colossus. Woot!

St_Bernadus

max5esq said:

I there going to be a team event for Chasm like there was the last 3 5 star releases?

At end of season.

Omegased

Interesting the 3 star is TBD. 

Wonder if that's a new one?

Bowgentle

Omegased said:

Interesting the 3 star is TBD. 

Wonder if that's a new one?

It really shouldn't be since the first one isn't due until September.

Omegased

But why would it be TBD? There's like 4 3star characters. Surely that's a rotating roster by now.

I'm starting this rumour and fake newsing it into fact.

Bowgentle

Omegased said:

But why would it be TBD? There's like 4 3star characters. Surely that's a rotating roster by now.

I'm starting this rumour and fake newsing it into fact.

Could be a "Odin is the boost placeholder, will be replaced... OH SNAP!" Situation, or they're putting in placeholders for the coming new 3s already because the PVP list has to be prepared 3 months in advance.
Who knows with this 2012 code monstrosity.

But please go ahead and spread that haha, I want to see where this will gain traction!

MadScientist

I guess they want some future featured 3-stars line up with special events (e.g. 3-star Hulk will be featured for the She-Hulk Disney+ series tie-in) and have to reshuffle them.

nixed

any ETA on new calendar/updates for after Chasm PVP? 

ThaRoadWarrior

Seems like Hulkform banner lost the boost again.

TriSentinel

I’m all for HEROIC events but not with Dark Avengers.

Dark Avengers are the most tired characters in MPQ. I am not denigrating the game or the devs, it’s just a fact.

I would be quite happy if MPQ had a settings option that eliminated all Dark Avengers from PVP and PVE opponents. 

stJackal

Still waiting on that Lady Stilt-Man alliance event. 

Deku_Scrub

Off topic and probably wrong place to post but... when was ihulks team up tile match damage increased? 

HoundofShadow

I just cross-checked my 255 ihulk with his character thread and the teamup damage is the same at 106. Did he revive or were they paired with Hulkling who increases teamup matches by 40%?

Deku_Scrub

HoundofShadow said:

I just cross-checked my 255 ihulk with his character thread and the teamup damage is the same at 106. Did he revive or were they paired with Hulkling who increases teamup matches by 40%?

I don't think so he's currently lvl 450 doing 424 team up and my okoye is 463 doing 411 she's always tanked team ups for this combo I don't what happened. But now he's tanking more than he used to

Daredevil217

Deku_Scrub said:

HoundofShadow said:

I just cross-checked my 255 ihulk with his character thread and the teamup damage is the same at 106. Did he revive or were they paired with Hulkling who increases teamup matches by 40%?

I don't think so he's currently lvl 450 doing 424 team up and my okoye is 463 doing 411 she's always tanked team ups for this combo I don't what happened. But now he's tanking more than he used to

Okoye tanks teamups because her Wakanda Forever passive that increases her teamup damage by 90%. Not because her teamup match damage is high. This due to the Chasm effect maybe?

Bowgentle

Daredevil217 said:

Deku_Scrub said:

HoundofShadow said:

I just cross-checked my 255 ihulk with his character thread and the teamup damage is the same at 106. Did he revive or were they paired with Hulkling who increases teamup matches by 40%?

I don't think so he's currently lvl 450 doing 424 team up and my okoye is 463 doing 411 she's always tanked team ups for this combo I don't what happened. But now he's tanking more than he used to

Okoye tanks teamups because her Wakanda Forever passive that increases her teamup damage by 90%. Not because her teamup match damage is high. This due to the Chasm effect maybe?

Yeah her team up damage isn't getting the 90% increase right now.

Bowgentle

Can we get an update please?
You were doing well for a while with this, now we're back to outdated / wrong info, see 3* Thanos PVP, which turned out to be Chasm.