Crystal - change to Elemental Affinity (green)

dianetics
dianetics Posts: 1,656 Chairperson of the Boards
in MPQ General Discussion
Was this ability changed? I am no longer able to select Fire is fire is already selected as well as the other colors.
This appears to be a stealth nerf to Crystal.
Anybody else seeing this?
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  • IrisRyu
    IrisRyu Posts: 174 Tile Toppler
    I don’t think so. Crystal’s green automatically defaults to Fire, but I have noticed that her graphics are sometimes bugged (e.g., 2 air puffs in lieu of the fire symbol, etc.). Is that what you’re seeing?

    I just select the element I want based on location regardless of the symbol and it always works.
  • dianetics
    dianetics Posts: 1,656 Chairperson of the Boards
    I am seeing a Lock icon on the current affinity. So if you are red, you cannot select red. Switch to blue you cannot select blue.
  • IrisRyu
    IrisRyu Posts: 174 Tile Toppler
    That’s different! You may have found a bug!
  • dianetics
    dianetics Posts: 1,656 Chairperson of the Boards
    I'm not sure it is a bug. Since the icon is there, just wondering if others are seeing this as well. Hopefully it is not just me. If this is a real change it reduces her effectiveness with Apoc.
  • MegaBee
    MegaBee Posts: 1,049 Chairperson of the Boards
    I was playing Crystal in PVP last night, and I was still able to select the current element.
  • dianetics
    dianetics Posts: 1,656 Chairperson of the Boards
    I did it last night as well with no change. I run Apoc Crystal and Wanda in simulator.  The change appeared to happen today at some time.
  • MegaBee
    MegaBee Posts: 1,049 Chairperson of the Boards
    Just tested it in Simulator with your same team, and it's working normally. Unless there was a data push that hasn't happened for me yet, looks like you found a bug. Congratulations!
  • dianetics
    dianetics Posts: 1,656 Chairperson of the Boards
    MegaBee said:
    Just tested it in Simulator with your same team, and it's working normally. Unless there was a data push that hasn't happened for me yet, looks like you found a bug. Congratulations!
    It appears you are right. In simulator this is not happening, and it is only happening in Class of 2022 PvP. Bug it is I guess.
  • Bowgentle
    Bowgentle Posts: 7,926 Chairperson of the Boards
    That event keeps on giving.
  • WilliamK1983
    WilliamK1983 Posts: 1,015 Chairperson of the Boards
    I just had BW with 8k health left be "downed."  Am I missing something here?


  • dianetics
    dianetics Posts: 1,656 Chairperson of the Boards
    edited October 2022
    WilliamK1983 said:
    I just had BW with 8k health left be "downed."  Am I missing something here?
    He saw the writing on the wall and rolled on out
    edit ** Im guessing Gamora used her red.
  • HoundofShadow
    HoundofShadow Posts: 8,004 Chairperson of the Boards
    Is this the mmr change being talked about? :D
  • MegaBee
    MegaBee Posts: 1,049 Chairperson of the Boards
    Crystal is working normally for me in the Anniversary PVP, too.
  • dianetics
    dianetics Posts: 1,656 Chairperson of the Boards
    edited October 2022
    Wow amazing, I just checked it and now it is working normally. I almost think I am having brain issues now.

    The lock no longer appears. What the hell is happening?

    edit** Okay maybe not
    KK goes airborne and fire is no longer available.
  • MegaBee
    MegaBee Posts: 1,049 Chairperson of the Boards
    This is a longshot, but... is it because there's no longer a valid target because KK is airborne?
  • dianetics
    dianetics Posts: 1,656 Chairperson of the Boards
    edited October 2022
    Then all affinities would be locked. The green is an AOE so it should hit airborne. Maybe I'm wrong, but hitting blue I had no problems.
    There is something else going on here, obviously a bug as you suggested before.
  • Bowgentle
    Bowgentle Posts: 7,926 Chairperson of the Boards
    AOE doesn't hit airborne, only invisible.
  • dianetics
    dianetics Posts: 1,656 Chairperson of the Boards
    edited October 2022
    OK stand corrected, but I can still cast other affinities. Only the current color is locked.

    edit**  I guess it makes sense changing affinity while a non-targetable opponent is live, then you can do that. I'm still troubled by this but **maybe** it is working as intended, but I have never seen this before.
  • MoosePrime
    MoosePrime Posts: 969 Critical Contributor
    There are powers that don't work when they will not change the status of the game.  This may be a case where, since there is no target to take damage, and selecting the current affinity will not change anything, it is disabled.
  • Daniel2121
    Daniel2121 Posts: 207 Tile Toppler
    So basically, an element is locked when her green was already set onto that element + all remaining enemies are airborne, is that it?

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