What's New MPQ - September 2022 (Updated 9/28/22)

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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
5-Star: She-Hulk (Immortal)
4-Star: Reptil (Humberto Lopez)
3/5-Star: Emma Frost (New X-Men) / Emma Frost (Phoenix Five)
4-Star Clue: Easily Understood

Recent and Upcoming Features
R258 Release Notes: See Here
R259 Release Notes: See Here
R260 Release Notes: See Here

PVE Events

8/29 - 9/2 Strange Sights

• Placement Rewards: Kamala Khan (Origin) Shards, Gorr, Cyclops (Uncanny), Hawkeye (Modern)
• Progression Rewards: She-Hulk (Immortal) Shards, Hulkling, Doctor Doom (Classic), Moonstone, Juggernaut (Classic)

9/1 - 9/5 Lost In Time

• Placement Rewards: Thor (Mighty) Shards, Spider-Man (Oscorp), Punisher, Human Torch (Johnny Storm)
• Progression Rewards: Kamala Khan (Origin) Shards, Gorr, Cyclops (Uncanny), Hawkeye (Modern)

9/4 - 9/9 Infinite Pursuit

• Placement Rewards: Adam Warlock Shards, Ant-Man, Spider-Man, Magneto (Marvel NOW)
• Progression Rewards: Thor (Mighty) Shards, Spider-Man (Oscorp), Punisher, Human Torch (Johnny Storm)

9/8 - 9/12 The Hunt

• Placement Rewards: Doctor Doom (God) Shards, Reptil, Falcon, Daken (DA)
• Progression Rewards: Adam Warlock Shards, Ant-Man, Spider-Man, Magneto (Marvel NOW)

9/12 - 9/16 Operation Spider Silk

• Placement Rewards: Chasm Shards, Nova, Human Torch (Classic), Thor (Marvel NOW)
• Progression Rewards: Doctor Doom (God) Shards, Reptil, Falcon, Daken (DA)

9/16 - 9/20 Hearts of Darkness

• Placement Rewards: Kamala Khan Shards, She-Hulk (Origin), Blade (Daywalker), Captain America (Steve Rogers)
• Progression Rewards: Chasm Shards, Nova, Human Torch (Classic), Thor (Marvel NOW)

9/19 - 9/23 Unstable Iso-8

• Placement Rewards: Thor (Mighty Thor), Hulkling, Loki (DR), Black Widow (Original)
• Progression Rewards: Kamala Khan Shards, She-Hulk (Origin), Blade (Modern), Captain America (Steve Rogers)

9/22 - 9/26 Meet Rocket & Groot

• Placement Rewards: Emma Frost (Phoenix), Gorr, Hawkeye (Hawkguy), Bullseye (DA)
• Progression Rewards: Thor (Mighty Thor) Shards, Hulkling, Loki (DR), Black Widow (Original)

9/25 - 9/30 Cosmic Chaos

• Placement Rewards: Carnage (Prophet), Karolina Dean, Hulk (Indestructible), Storm (Classic)
• Progression Rewards: Emma Frost (Phoenix), Gorr, Hawkeye (Hawkguy), Bullseye (DA)

9/29 - 10/4 Venom Bomb *NEW*

• Placement Rewards: Yellowjacket, Agent Coulson, The Hulk (Indestructible, Captain Marvel (Ms. Marvel)
• Progression Rewards: Carnage (Prophet), Karolina Dean, Emma Frost (New X-Men), Storm (Classic)

10/3 - 10/7 Strange Sights *NEW*

• Placement Rewards: Chasm, Spider-Man (Oscorp), Thor (Modern), Wolverine (Astonishing)
• Progression Rewards: Yellowjacket, Agent Coulson, The Hulk (Indestructible, Captain Marvel (Ms. Marvel)

PVP Events

8/31 - 9/3 Sentry - Starfall

• Placement Rewards: Ghost Rider Shards, Blob, Hood, Bullseye

9/2 - 9/5 Ghost Rider (Robbie Reyes) - Reyes the Dead

• Placement Rewards: Black Bolt Shards, Captain America (Worthy), Kamala Khan (Ms. Marvel), Captain Marvel (Ms. Marvel)

9/4 - 9/7 Kamala Khan (Ms. Marvel) - Teenage Riot

• Placement Rewards: Black Panther (Civil War) Shards, Miles Morales, Wolverine (Patch), Captain America (Steve Rogers)

9/6 - 9/10 Miles Morales - Web 2.0

• Placement Rewards: Black Widow (Natasha) Shards, Carnage (Kletus), Loki (DR), Wolverine (Astonishing)

9/9 - 9/12 Loki (Dark Reign) - God of Lies

• Placement Rewards: Cable Shards, Reptil, Elektra (Assassin), Captain America (Steve Rogers)

9/11 - 9/14 Reptil - Cretaceous Clash

• Placement Rewards: Captain America (Infinity War), Nova, Psylocke, Daken (DA)

9/13 - 9/17 Nova - Jet Set Go

• Placement Rewards: Captain America (First Avenger), Carol Danvers, Quicksilver, Captain America (Steve Rogers)

9/16 - 9/19 Quicksilver - Blue Shift

• Placement Rewards: Captain Marvel, Echo, Captain America (Super Soldier), Hawkeye (Modern)

9/18 - 9/21 Echo - Imitation Game

• Placement Rewards: Carnage,  Spider-Man 2099, Iron Man (Model 40), Daken (DA)

9/20 - 9/24 Spider-Man 2099 - Future Shock

• Placement Rewards: Deadpool (Spirit), Cloak and Dagger, Ragnarok, Captain America (Steve Rogers)

9/23 - 9/26 Emma Frost - Do You Mind? 

• Placement Rewards: Emma Frost (Phoenix), Cyclops (Classic), Emma Frost (New X-Men), Daken (DA)

9/25 - 9/28 Emma Frost - Hell's Belle *NEW*

• Placement Rewards: Chasm, Dazzler, Magneto (Classic), Ares

9/27 - 10/1 Magneto (Classic) - Magnetic Mayhem *NEW*

• Placement Rewards: Colossus (Phoenix Five), America Chavez, Spider-Man (Classic), Daken (DA)

9/30 - 10/3 America Chavez - Stars and Strikes *NEW*

• Placement Rewards: Crystal, Deadpool (X-Force), Gamora (Most Wanted), Bullseye (DA)

Buff List

8/25 - 9/1

• 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

9/1 - 9/8

• 5-Star: Black Widow, Gargantos, Moon Knight, Spider-Man (Black)
• 4-Star: America Chavez, Black Knight, Black Panther, Elektra, Gertrude Yorkes
• 3-Star: Daken, Hood, Luke Cage, Quicksilver, Wolverine
• 2-Star: Magneto, Ms. Marvel
• 1-Star: Hawkeye, Venom

9/8 - 9/15

• 5-Star: Abigail Brand, Green Goblin, Ultron, Wasp
• 4-Star: Blade, Echo, Mysterio, Prowler, Riri Williams
• 3-Star: Angel,  Elektra, Magneto, Mystique, Psylocke
• 2-Star: Daken, Wolverine
• 1-Star: Black Widow, Storm

9/15 - 9/22

• 5-Star: Archangel, Beta Ray Bill, Black Bolt, Ghost Rider
• 4-Star: Blade, Luke Cage, Miles Morales, War Machine, X-23
• 3-Star: Captain America, Captain Marvel, Falcon, Iron Man, Kamala Khan
• 2-Star: Hawkeye, Human Torch
• 1-Star: Juggernaut, Spider-Man

9/22 - 9/29

• 5-Star: Captain Marvel, Ghost Rider (Robbie Reyes), Kitty Pryde, Okoye
• 4-Star: Bishop, Legion, Mordo, Nova, Sam Wilson
• 3-Star: Hawkeye, Ragnarok, Star-Lord, Thanos, Vision
• 2-Star: Ares, Captain America
• 1-Star: Iron Man, Venom

9/29 - 10/6 *NEW*

• 5-Star: Apocalypse, Electro, Killmonger, Magneto
• 4-Star: Agent Coulson, Kingpin, Maria Hill, Shuri, Spider-Man 2099
• 3-Star: Gamora, Loki, Rocket & Groot, Spider-Man, Thor
• 2-Star: Bullseye, Storm
• 1-Star: Black Widow, Hawkeye

Deadpool Dailies

8/30

• 4-Star: Wiccan, Mockingbird, Winter Soldier, Sam Wilson, Peggy Carter
• 3-Star: Rocket & Groot, Gamora, Luke Cage, Squirrel Girl, Cyclops
• Crash: Kraven

9/4

• 4-Star: Carol Danvers, Professor X, Silk, Cyclops, Scorpion
• 3-Star: Black Panther, Iron Fist, Kamala Khan, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch
• Crash: Talos

9/9

• 4-Star: Lizard, Rogue, Thing, Magik, Super Skrull
• 3-Star: Vision, Bullseye, Doctor Strange, Thanos, Hawkeye
• Crash: Miles Morales

9/14

• 4-Star: Invisible Woman, Rhino, Bishop, Cloak and Dagger, Dazzler
• 3-Star: Star-Lord, Elektra, Gambit, Angel, Black Widow
• Crash: Hydra Stomper

9/19

• 4-Star: Nightcrawler, Northstar, Carnage, Quake, Black Knight, Iron Fist, Legion
• 3-Star: Doctor Doom, Hood, Loki, Magneto, Ragnarok, Spider-Man, Iron Man
• Crash: Drax x2

9/26

• 4-Star: Nick Fury, Hulkling, Venom (Eddie Brock), Anti-Venom, Thanos, Ikaris, Puck
• 3-Star: Punisher, Hulk, Wolverine, Daredevil, Psylocke, Thor, Captain America
• Crash: Morbius

10/3

• 4-Star: Juggernaut, Sandman, Thor (Goddess), Mantis, Gwenpool, Spider-Gwen, Kate Bishop
• 3-Star: Human Torch, Falcon, Daken, Sentry, Storm, She-Hulk, Captain Marvel
• Crash: The Hulk (Main Event)

Tiger_Wong

That boosted 5* list….. may be the worst I’ve ever seen. 

BlackBoltRocks

Tiger_Wong said:

That boosted 5* list….. may be the worst I’ve ever seen. 

It has one of the most broken characters ever. Don't you want to CALL THE SWARM?

Punter1

Looks like new DPD on 19th, shifts to weekly schedule. 

Also short season at the end of the month before anniversary. 

Then of course first 3*/5* pair.

Fun times, looking forward to it all.

bladewing

Progression rewards for The Hunt is Adam Warlock?  I think that's either a placeholder or a typo? 
So who's actually going to be the 5-star Progression Reward/Essential? Chasm?

658_2

I Googled “Marvel Mind Palace” and the first thing that came up, in a 2021 comic book, was Dr Strange saying the Hulk built a mind palace for himself. Feel like we can safely rule out Hulk as the next 5 though 😂. Hopefully. 

HoundofShadow

Mind Palace reminds me of Sherlock Holmes played by Benedict, who also played Dr Strange.

CharlieLima

Isn’t a “mind palace” used as a memory technique?

KGB

CharlieLima said:

Isn’t a “mind palace” used as a memory technique?

Yes by the ancient Greeks and Romans.

Guess that means a 5* Ares 

KGB

liminal_lad

I feel like the term also got used in one of the Silence of the Lambs books. 3/5 star Hannibal Lecter? 

hipUK

Missing some info (featured characters - which can be extrapolated) and only containing 2 instead of 3 PVE events... but at least it's an update!  Hooray!

SandKing

Mind Palace made me immediately think of Emma Frost, since she is the White Queen and has mind powers.

I also don't think they would make the first 3* in years, something obscure.

They said they wanted to release new 3*s in part to give lower tier players access to some more popular characters, instead of those characters being restricted to the less accessible 4*/5* tiers.

But, I'm almost never right about these kinds of things, so idk.

shardwick

SandKing said:

Mind Palace made me immediately think of Emma Frost, since she is the White Queen and has mind powers.

I also don't think they would make the first 3* in years, something obscure.

They said they wanted to release new 3*s in part to give lower tier players access to some more popular characters, instead of those characters being restricted to the less accessible 4*/5* tiers.

But, I'm almost never right about these kinds of things, so idk.

If that's the case then I hope that the 5* version is White Queen and the 3* is Phoenix Five.

MegaBee

shardwick said:

SandKing said:

Mind Palace made me immediately think of Emma Frost, since she is the White Queen and has mind powers.

I also don't think they would make the first 3* in years, something obscure.

They said they wanted to release new 3*s in part to give lower tier players access to some more popular characters, instead of those characters being restricted to the less accessible 4*/5* tiers.

But, I'm almost never right about these kinds of things, so idk.

If that's the case then I hope that the 5* version is White Queen and the 3* is Phoenix Five.

Why that particular arrangement?

RowdyPiper

Maybe new 3/5 star is Shadow King?

DyingLegend

Maybe a 3/5 Star Mordo or Ancient One 

Kid Omega?  That would be interesting 

It best not be another Hulk, I'm hulk'd out

shardwick

MegaBee said:

shardwick said:

SandKing said:

Mind Palace made me immediately think of Emma Frost, since she is the White Queen and has mind powers.

I also don't think they would make the first 3* in years, something obscure.

They said they wanted to release new 3*s in part to give lower tier players access to some more popular characters, instead of those characters being restricted to the less accessible 4*/5* tiers.

But, I'm almost never right about these kinds of things, so idk.

If that's the case then I hope that the 5* version is White Queen and the 3* is Phoenix Five.

Why that particular arrangement?

White Queen is my favorite female villain so I'd rather see her as a 5*.

DAZ0273

An Emma Frost + 5* Colossus deal just popped up for me...hmm...

skittledaddy

How about a Wong and a Sorcerer Supreme Wong?

bigjojo04

skittledaddy said:

How about a Wong and a Sorcerer Supreme Wong?

That was my first instinct when i saw the clue but not sure they’d make him since he’s already a support. 

Bzhai

bigjojo04 said:

skittledaddy said:

How about a Wong and a Sorcerer Supreme Wong?

That was my first instinct when i saw the clue but not sure they’d make him since he’s already a support. 

They've said before that they're not a fan of characters as supports and will eventually change them. Hence why they went ahead and made Hulkling anyway. So there's hope for Wong, Sharon Carter, Children of Thanos etc.