What's New MPQ: January 2023 (Updated 1/18/23)

IceIX
IceIX ADMINISTRATORS Posts: 4,328 Site Admin
edited January 2023 in MPQ General Discussion

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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.

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Characters
3/5 Star: Hit-Monkey (EDI Suit / Mercenary Hitman) Clue: Multidextrous
4-Star: Abomination (Emil Blonsky) Clue: Never Number One
5-Star: Wong (Sorcerer Supreme) Clue: Technically Best Choice
4-Star Clue: Flying Samurai

Recent and Upcoming Features
R266 Release Notes: See Here
R267 Release Notes: See Here
R268: No Notes, fix for black screen crash on Android
R269: No notes, maintenance update to add in new character mechanic (Away)

PVE Events

12/29 - 1/3 Operation Spider Silk
Placement Rewards: Riri Williams (Ironheart 3.0), Abomination, Hit-Monkey (Mercenary), Storm (Classic)
Progression Rewards: Arcade, Iron Man (Hulkbuster), Star-Lord (Peter Quill), Black Widow (Original)

1/5 - 1/9 Strange Sights
Placement Rewards: Captain America (First Avenger), Namora, Ragnarok, Ms. Marvel
Progression Rewards: Riri Williams (Ironheart 3.0), Abomination, Hit-Monkey (Mercenary), Storm (Classic)
1/8 - 1/13 Fight For Wakanda
Placement Rewards: Spider-Man (Peter Parker), Reptil, Wolverine (Patch), Ares
Progression Rewards: Captain America (First Avenger), Namora, Ragnarok, Ms. Marvel

1/12 - 1/16 Infinite Pursuit
Placement Rewards: Hit-Monkey (EDI), Doop, She-Hulk (Modern), Wolverine (Astonishing)
Progression Rewards: Spider-Man (Peter Parker), Reptil, Wolverine (Patch), Ares

1/15 - 1/19 Strange Sights
Placement Rewards: Arcade, Wiccan, Mystique, Moonstone
Progression Rewards: Wong, Doop, She-Hulk (Modern), Wolverine (Astonishing)

1/19 - 1/24 Operation Spider Silk NEW
Placement Rewards: Riri Williams (Ironheart 3.0), Karnak, Squirrel Girl, Hawkeye (Modern)
Progression Rewards: Arcade, Wiccan, Mystique, Moonstone

1/23 - 1/27 Lost In TimeNEW
Placement Rewards: Wong, Deathlok, Black Panther (T'Challa), Human Torch (Johnny Storm)
Progression Rewards: Riri Williams (Ironheart 3.0), Karnak, Squirrel Girl, Hawkeye (Modern)

1/26 - 1/31 Hearts of Darkness NEW
Placement Rewards: Scarlet Witch (WandaVision), New Character, Psylocke, Magneto (Marvel NOW)
Progression Rewards: Yelena Belova (Black Widow), Deathlok, Black Panther (T'Challa), Human Torch (Johnny Storm)

1/30 - 2/4 Webbed Wonder NEW
Placement Rewards: Hit-Monkey (EDI), Namora, Sentry, Thor (Marvel NOW)
Progression Rewards: Scarlet Witch (WandaVision), New Character, Psylocke, Magneto (Marvel NOW)

PVP Events

12/30 - 1/2 Gamora (GotG) - Lethal Intent
Placement Rewards: Onslaught, Abomination, Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff), Thor (Marvel NOW)
1/1 - 1/4 Abomination - Feeling Green
Placement Rewards: Professor X (Classic), Puck, Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange), Magneto (Marvel NOW)

1/3 - 1/7 Puck - Acrobatic Assault
Placement Rewards: Rescue, Hulkling, Arcade (KingofPWN), Thor (Marvel NOW)
1/6 - 1/9 Hulkling - King's Court
Placement Rewards: Riri Williams (Ironheart 3.0), Gorr, Wolverine (Patch), Storm (Classic)
1/8 - 1/11 Gorr - Butcher's Block
Placement Rewards: Ronan, Spider-Man (OsCorp), Emma Frost (New X-Men), Wolverine (Astonishing)

1/10 - 1/14 Spider-Man (OsCorp) - Flyswatting
Placement Rewards: Scarlet Witch (WandaVision), She-Hulk (Origin), Gambit (Modern), Black Widow (Original)

1/13 - 1/16 She-Hulk (Origin) - Class Action
Placement Rewards: Wong, Jubilee, Hood, Wolverine (Astonishing)

1/15 - 1/18 Wong - Pocket Portal
Placement Rewards: Sersi, Reptil, Daredevil (MWF), Moonstone

1/17 - 1/21 Reptil - Cretaceous Clash
Placement Rewards: Shang Chi, Doop, Black Panther (T'Challa), Wolverine (Astonishing)

1/20 - 1/23 Doop - Scoop From Doop NEW
Placement Rewards: She-Hulk (Immortal), Deathlok, Psylocke, Wolverine (Astonishing)

1/22 - 1/25 Deathlok - Some Assimilation Required NEW
Placement Rewards: Silver Surfer, Namora, Magneto (Classic), Ares

1/24 - 1/28 Namora - Sea's the Day NEW
Placement Rewards: Spider-Man (Black), Juggernaut (Fear Itself), Thor (Modern), Daken (DA)

1/27 - 1/30 Thor (Modern) - Lord of Thunder NEW
Placement Rewards: Spider-Man (Peter Parker), New Character, Luke Cage (HfH), Ares

Buff List

12/29 - 1/5
5-Star: Doctor Octopus, Hulk (Bruce Banner), Iron Man, Rescue
4-Star: Black Cat, Human Torch, Negasonic, Northstar, Peggy Carter
3-Star: Beast, Black Widow, Doctor Strange, Scarlet Witch, Storm
2-Star: Ares, Magneto
1-Star: Hawkeye, Spider-Man

1/5 - 1/12
5-Star: Arcade, Chasm, Emma Frost, Hit-Monkey, Kamala Khan, Riri Williams, She-Hulk, Thor (Mighty)
4-Star: Abomination, Deathlok, Doop, Gorr, Hulkling, Namora, Puck, Reptil, She-Hulk, Spider-Man (OsCorp)
3-Star: Arcade, Emma Frost, Hit-Monkey, Squirrel Girl, Wolverine
2-Star: Storm, Thor
1-Star: Black Widow, Iron Man

1/12 - 1/19
5-Star: Hulk (Immortal), Mister Sinister, Moon Knight, Silver Surfer
4-Star: Captain America, Juggernaut, Monica Rambeau, Thor (Goddess), Throg
3-Star: Colossus, Daredevil, Gambit, Hood, She-Hulk
2-Star: Black Widow, Moonstone
1-Star: Storm, Venom

1/19 - 1/26 NEW
5-Star: Black Widow, Gargantos, Spider-Man (Black), Ultron
4-Star: Drax, Loki (Alligator), Star-Lord, Thanos, The Hydra Stomper
3-Star: Black Panther, Daken, Hulk, Magneto, Psylocke
2-Star: Ms. Marvel, Wolverine
1-Star: Hawkeye, Juggernaut

1/26 - 2/2 NEW
5-Star: Abigail Brand, Beta Ray Bill, Green Goblin, Wasp
4-Star: Carnage, Doc Ock, Ikaris, Spider-Gwen, Venom (EB)
3-Star: Elektra, Iron Man, Luke Cage, Mystique, Quicksilver
2-Star: Captain America, Daken
1-Star: Black Widow, Spider-Man

Deadpool Dailies

12/26
4-Star: X-23, Iceman, Jean Grey, Valkyrie, Emma Frost, Yondu, Gamora
3-Star: Doctor Doom, Hood, Loki, Magneto, Ragnarok, Spider-Man, Iron Man
Crash: Domino

1/2
4-Star: Rocket & Groot, Wiccan, Mockingbird, Winter Soldier, Sam Wilson, Peggy Carter, Carol Danvers
3-Star: Punisher, Hulk, Wolverine, Daredevil, Psylocke, Thor, Captain America Crash: America Chavez
1/9
4-Star: Professor X, Silk, Cyclops, Scorpion, Lizard, Rogue, Thing
3-Star: Human Torch, Falcon, Daken, Sentry, Storm, She-Hulk, Captain Marvel
Crash: M.O.D.O.K.

1/16
4-Star: Magik, Super Skrull, Invisible Woman, Rhino, Bishop, Cloak & Dagger, Dazzler
3-Star: Deadpool, Beast, Colossus, Doctor Octopus, Blade, Mystique, Rocket & Groot
Crash: Prowler

1/23 NEW
4-Star: Nightcrawler, Northstar, Carnage, Quake, Black Knight, Iron Fist, Legion
3-Star: Gamora, Luke Cage, Squirrel Girl, Cyclops, Black Panther, Iron Fist, Kamala Khan
Crash: Vulture

1/30 NEW
4-Star: Nick Fury, Hulkling, Venom (EB), Anti-Venom, Abomination, Thanos, Ikaris
3-Star: Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Vision, Bullseye, Doctor Strange, Thanos, Hawkeye
Crash: Beast (Age of Apocalypse)

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Comments

  • Sekilicious
    Sekilicious Posts: 1,766 Chairperson of the Boards
    edited January 2023

    Welcome back, Ice!! Hopefully you had a great holiday. Technically best choice is clearly a reference to 5* Madisynn.

  • HoundofShadow
    HoundofShadow Posts: 8,004 Chairperson of the Boards

    Look at the buff list:

    5-Star: Arcade, Chasm, Emma Frost, Hit-Monkey, Kamala Khan, Riri Williams, She-Hulk, Thor (Mighty)

    4-Star: Abomination, Deathlok, Doop, Gorr, Hulkling, Namora, Puck, Reptil, She-Hulk, Spider-Man (OsCorp)

    There are 10 + 8 of them. I suppose it's a special buff because all are BCS's work.

    As for Technically Best Choice, I've no idea, so I went to Marvel to look for some potential hints. There are Marvel Wastelanders videos/audios and some game is releasing Baron Zemo and he's in this podcast as well. I guess Baron Zemo.

  • samael64
    samael64 Posts: 69 Match Maker

    My guess is Forge as he is the best with technology, so he is technically the best. 😆

  • Xception81
    Xception81 Posts: 427 Mover and Shaker

    @IceIX - any possibility of both Ironheart and HitMonkey coming into Latest Legends at the start of the new season on the 12th? If not, we’re now looking at 46 days between the end of a new 5s special store and them getting into Latest… while a different new 5 is released in the meantime.

    Allowing both of them to come in together will mean Emma leaves faster than others, but that’s not a bad thing if we get back on a normal schedule.

  • liminal_lad
    liminal_lad Posts: 477 Mover and Shaker

    I thought the next 5 star was fed by Abomination? The clue seems like a weird fit for anyone gamma-powered. Any guesses? 5 star Jameela Jamil as Titania?

  • samael64
    samael64 Posts: 69 Match Maker

    @liminal_lad said:
    I thought the next 5 star was fed by Abomination? The clue seems like a weird fit for anyone gamma-powered. Any guesses? 5 star Jameela Jamil as Titania?

    Oh, forgot about that... the hint does seem odd when taking that into consideration. A-Bomb/Rick Jones?

  • HoundofShadow
    HoundofShadow Posts: 8,004 Chairperson of the Boards

    That's a good reminder. I think I guessed he feeds Thunderbolt Ross.

  • Sp1d3r
    Sp1d3r Posts: 187 Tile Toppler

    Is that right we have strange sights running from the 5th-8th and then again from the 15th-18th?

  • IceIX
    IceIX ADMINISTRATORS Posts: 4,328 Site Admin

    @Sp1d3r said:
    Is that right we have strange sights running from the 5th-8th and then again from the 15th-18th?

    We're seeing if we can do a quick change on the imminent one, but the one on the 15th is planned for "reasons".

  • samael64
    samael64 Posts: 69 Match Maker

    If the featured support for Puzzle Ops is not set in stone, may I recommend making it "Ebony Maw"? Purely selfish request as he is the only non-Infinity Stone support which I do not have.

  • ThaRoadWarrior
    ThaRoadWarrior Posts: 9,470 Chairperson of the Boards

    Technically, the best choice to start the new year is probably Omega Red. Are we back on Omega Red? Maybe it’s technically better to go with Mojo.

  • turbomoose
    turbomoose Posts: 809 Critical Contributor

    Why isn’t the new season starting this Thursday??

    As mentioned above will there be 2 leaving at the same time otherwise the update or new 5’s will be permanently out of sync

  • _TrashPanda
    _TrashPanda Posts: 101 Tile Toppler

    It is Wong.

  • Pantera236
    Pantera236 Posts: 526 Critical Contributor
    edited January 2023

    .

    Has to be wong

  • demo8
    demo8 Posts: 15 Just Dropped In

    Yes! Wong!!
    It has to be... he is the "Wong" choice, but technically the "right" choice.

  • demo8
    demo8 Posts: 15 Just Dropped In


    Yes, Wong!

  • entrailbucket
    entrailbucket Posts: 5,965 Chairperson of the Boards

    If one of his powers doesn't involve Madisynn we riot