@ArchusMonk said: If that is indeed the solution, it is disrespectful to those who have done the whole event but did not get alliance rewards. My time is valuable. I put in the time during the broken event to get 2 covers, but I will receive only 1. If I get 2 covers for putting in the time to do the event twice, then I will still be short 1 cover. Just push me the cover I should have gotten in the first place and call it a day. If you can’t find a way to push covers only to people who did not get the alliance reward, then push a cover to everyone. I don’t care if that means some people will get extra. Good for them. I’ll be happy if I get the expected awards for the time I spent participating. Running a second fixed event does not do that for me (even though I will end up with more Kang covers as a result).
This is such a great post, which breaks down the inherent problem with this for those (who apparently include the developers) who don’t get it. Also messages from our alliance chat:
“That is ridiculous. So I have to do it twice to get the alliance rewards once?”
“There isn’t any perfect fix. I get that. It just isn’t optimal for my real life schedule to do this again plus a regular PVE.”
I don’t think pushing out an extra cover (or even 2) to everyone would break the economy. And this whole thing is such a mess, the onus is on them to make it right anyway. The onus should not be on the players to grind more to make it right.
That’s me being objective and emphatic to the plight of others. Subjectively, I actually like playing the boss events. Even overlapping with PVE, I’ll get my clears in. It’s essentially two more free covers of my favorite character released in a long time. And so this is essentially the best outcome for me personally, but I don’t think it’s the best solution overall.
@Daredevil217 said: “Apologies for the recent issues in the X-Men vs Apocalypse Boss Event! We're watching how rewards pan out for players and will be re-running another version after this one so players can better obtain rewards they may have missed. More info coming on Monday!“ MPQ Twitter So there is is.
@Daredevil217 said: “Apologies for the recent issues in the X-Men vs Apocalypse Boss Event! We're watching how rewards pan out for players and will be re-running another version after this one so players can better obtain rewards they may have missed. More info coming on Monday!“
So there is is.
So now we're playing Communication Roulette! Place your bets on which method they'll use to communicate about the next problem!
I’m putting my money on Tik Tok. They’ll announce the compensation while doing some sort of dance.
Someone from my alliance just seen this on twitter?? "Apologies for the recent issues in the X-Men vs. Apocalypse Boss Event! We're watching how rewards pan out for players and will be re-running another version after this one so players can better obtain rewards they may have missed. More info coming on Monday!"
As someone who remembers these events not giving covers, but instead tokens to a special store where you had to HOPE you pulled the new 5, I'm not opposed to doing the grind again in the slightest. My side nodes didn't even scale past like Lv. 40-50 something, and reaching personal progression was a cakewalk.
However, I also remember when progressing through these events was NOT a cakewalk, and how I would have been screwed in later rounds had I not been in a good alliance. Putting lower level rosters through this again when they're probably already struggling at the moment just feels cruel. Having such low Alliance Targets this time around felt like a good tradeoff for that, but then folks didn't get them.....so that shouldn't be on the players to push through again.
Am I to understand that if you join a Boss event when all rounds are completed, you don't get any allliance rewards? Never got to the last round before (and always join pretty early). Personal progression is never a problem IF my ally mates make sure they get the early rounds out of the way soon.
Better subscribe to that RSS feed just in case.
I don't know why they just didn't restart it right away when the problem was global and known immediately. It won't take much time to clear it out again, and at least it's an interesting boss event.
@Dogface said: Am I to understand that if you join a Boss event when all rounds are completed, you don't get any allliance rewards? Never got to the last round before (and always join pretty early). Personal progression is never a problem IF my ally mates make sure they get the early rounds out of the way soon.
I think that’s one of the things they are waiting to see. They want to see if when the event is over the alliance rewards get pushed through. I guess if that happens then this solution makes sense. Because those who joined late would be getting the rewards they should have gotten and it solves issue #1.
Lower rosters who can’t complete the side nodes aren’t in that same boat. They’re essentially locked out altogether. So they’re not missing out on rewards they worked for. They are not allowed to work. Hence running it again. So, that way they have a chance to play.
Weirdly this is making sense unless I’m missing something. But it’s all predicated on the rewards being pushed through at the end, which no one, including the devs, know for sure. If the rewards aren’t pushed through then I’d say everyone gets a free Kang and then rerun the event. Or everyone gets two free Kangs and don’t rerun.
@entrailbucket said: @Daredevil217 said: “Apologies for the recent issues in the X-Men vs Apocalypse Boss Event! We're watching how rewards pan out for players and will be re-running another version after this one so players can better obtain rewards they may have missed. More info coming on Monday!“ MPQ Twitter So there is is. So now we're playing Communication Roulette! Place your bets on which method they'll use to communicate about the next problem!
@entrailbucket said:
Myspace 🤣
I don't think it makes sense to rerun the event on Monday. The players that have no problem beating round 8 Apo will have done so often enough now to finish personal progression. And the others will probably not be happy to try for another two days. So if they really plan to rerun it they should do it now and not in parallel to normal pve after a weekend of nothing to do.
@entrailbucket said: So now we're playing Communication Roulette! Place your bets on which method they'll use to communicate about the next problem!
It's another way to bet indeed. On this modality devs couldn't be allowed to bet as they can possibly cheat. So I think my suggestion about betting if the event is broken is more inclusive. If devs bet against themselves, can you imagine the fun of that?
@Waddles_Pines said: @entrailbucket said: @Daredevil217 said: “Apologies for the recent issues in the X-Men vs Apocalypse Boss Event! We're watching how rewards pan out for players and will be re-running another version after this one so players can better obtain rewards they may have missed. More info coming on Monday!“ MPQ Twitter So there is is. So now we're playing Communication Roulette! Place your bets on which method they'll use to communicate about the next problem! Myspace 🤣
@Waddles_Pines said:
It's "MeSpace". Don't you ever read the dialog in Webbed Wonder
KGB
It's fun to clown on them for this stuff, but it's also really infuriating. This is just so easy to fix. Figure out a communication plan, let us know where to go for information, and then stick to the plan.
I’m hoping for future updates through Friendster
Maybe Candygram wasn't a clue, it is the new formal communication channel?
@Glockoma said: So, what teams other than 4* Jean, 4* Cyclops, and IM40 (as well as some well placed 5* teamups) would you recommend to the very low 3* to 4* players? Our alliance mates are definitely running into the Apoc health problem. Thank you
There's also the old X-force Wolvie with 3* Mags and Loki team. Maybe Kamala could work as well, for purple. It's a relatively reliable infinite move team and it should work much faster now that Xforce is back to his old damage numbers. Just need him covered well on green and black.
Rogue / Vulture / Cloak&Dagger always worked great for me. Put a support on Rogue to make her green the strongest color if she isn't already. C&D make black for Vulture or switch them over to heal. 4 damage mitigation methods (C&D heal, C&D debuff Apoc with Cloak's black, Rogue tanks, Vulture flies), Vulture feeds the strongest color to defeat the AP restriction, C&D can remove SAP tiles, Vulture can remove both sap and countdown tiles. Rogue can even board destroy-remove them with red in a pinch.
Can also trade Rogue out for other tanky characters with a strongest color of either green or blue (so Vulture feeds you the AP easily). Vulture/C&D/third is very solid for Apoc.
I feel like that's the ideal solution (pushing rewards to alliance members who joined "late"), but I very much doubt they can do that because Inifinity whatever has shown over and over they have a tenuous grasp on the code base at best.
They probably should just push the entirety of the alliance rewards out to everyone, but I guess that's ...too hard? I dunno. I feel like they're going to screw **** up further down the line because "the boss event pushed the schedule out of whack" or something else stupid.
Winfinite 4Thanos / BRB / Polaris worked great.
Match the protection tiles to generate blue and green, Polaris multiplies them and Thanos removes the attack tiles, shoot Beta's blue to generate more protection tiles, you will have enough green to trigger Thanos ' power, Polaris fills the board with tiles of protection, you will have 30 green AP every time you shoot the power of Thanos.
Absolutely ridiculous. Not looking forward having to go through this aggravating event again to get rewards I should already have.