MPQ Developer Q&A October 2023 (ANSWERS)

YumeWarlock · November 2023

Hi everyone!

Here are the answers to October's Dev Q&A! As always, we try to answer as many as possible!

The Q&A Question form for November will be opening up later next week.
Enjoy your weekend!

November 2023 Answers

@rodster28 [Facebook MPQ group]
Question: Would it be possible to create a 10-vote rule among members of an alliance to demote commanders to regular members? That way, if a commander continuously underperforms for every boss event, we can choose to demote him/her.

Answer: We'll be doing some rather broad improvements to alliances and QoL features associated with social aspects of the game soon (read: next year). We'll factor these sorts of comments into that planning.
@bigjojo04 [Official Forums]
Question: Any chance you can add the new search options to supports, would make it easier to find supports to do particular things like damage to villains/heroes.

Answer: Good idea! I'll ask the devs to put it on the roadmap.
@aigzpato [Official Forums]
Question: We need support that gains blue Ap at the start of the battle. Could you create one?

Answer: I've pinged the design team. No promises
@meadowsweet [Official Forums]
Question: What's the thought process behind Ascension costs at Levels 450-550? A 5★ costs 1 cover per level, but 1★ - 4★ all cost 4 per level, despite the 18x disparities in total characters and 5x disparities in pull rates between those tiers.

Answer: It's actually worse than 5:1 when you take into account token gain/spend rates and pulls from things like Vaults. We already heavily modified the number of covers you need per level downwards to make things more attainable for players.
@Mrcl25 [Official Forums]
Question: Is there any chance that 5* characters will someday be able to ascend (or gain more levels), or is 550 the ceiling?

Answer: At the moment 550 is the ceiling, but you know us; never say never!
@DyingLegend [Official Forums]
Question: I dont have a question this month, im burnt out and exhausted.

Answer: Sorry to hear that, but the great thing about an ongoing live service game is that it'll be here when you've got a bit of juice in you. And at that time, it'll even have moved on with new features and content. So while we're sad to see you (or anyone) go, you can go knowing that we're going to keep working to keep things interesting moving forward, and that may be something you want to check out down the line.
@Pwuz [Official Forums]
Question: Can we look forward to more in game Event Quests tied to Community Challenges?

Answer: We've been very happy with this and are actively talking about how we can do more of this. Glad to hear you enjoyed it
MPQ Forum [Official Forums]
Question: You all have done a solid job, but this issue I have has been asked since the first Q&A. Any chance you can elaborate on plans or features of a revamped Alliance tab? (Yes, the entire thing needs an overhaul: chat, search, team up, the entire social.)

Answer: Hard to answer this without giving too much away. At present, a big part of our plan for 2024 is to revisit social and alliance features. Are we going to overhaul the whole thing? Yes. Literally the whole thing? Yes.
@UnityGamer [Official Forums]
Question: An idea I suggested was a 14th point that players could earn for characters by completing a side quest. Now that there's Ascensions, could we see enhanced or new powers for ascended characters in the future? Were there any plans for this?

Answer: This is something we have been talking about for quite some time and are actively exploring. That's all I'll say for now.
@Carnifex [Official Forums]
Question: Will the bug in The Big Enchilada node where the wrong character appears from the name given ever be fixed?

Answer: I have no doubt it will be, and will probably be fixed alongside a plethora of other UI related issues we plan on going live middle of next year.
@entrailbucket [Official Forums]
Question: A long time ago we used to be able to buy standard tokens with ISO. With Ascension happening now, I'd really like to have it back. Any chance of that happening? Maybe gated by CL or something?

Answer: I'm not sure that's a direction we'll head in, but via lightning deals and player-chosen rewards, we are looking at increasing the agency players have over currency acquisition. It doesn't give you exactly what you ask for, but it does allow you to shift your efforts to harvesting currencies that target the things you're after.
Forum [Official Forums]
Question: Can i get an undo button on Ascension? or at least a try now? I wish i didnt touch 4* ghost rider or 4* xpool. xpool no longer works with kang/hawk team, and 4*ghost powers at 5, is 83% instead of 200, which is what it was built on? plus others.

Answer: There are currently no plans to allow for reverting an Ascension.
@Tom7883 [MPQ Community]
Question: Worthy Peggy is some hot garbage. Why did you choose to treat a MPQ original so bad?

Answer: I think that Worthy Peggy is not functioning as intended. As I write this, the team is working on making some corrections and improvements.
ReturnalShadow [Reddit]
Question: Some players think that the trigger point of abilities that are based on taking damage to trigger certain effects shouldn't be getting higher as those characters get stronger. What's your thoughts on this?

Answer: This is something that we are on the lookout for as characters are rebalanced. I don't think it's a one-size-fits-all all solution. I think that a case-by-case analysis followed by some experimentation in testing is needed to fulfill the balancing act of making sure a character doesn't become too powerful on too many axes.
@_TrashPanda [Official Forums]
Question: Can new offers in game be release time be changed so that it doesn't happen within 30min of PvE times. Currently they drop right when S2 PvE ends and pop-ups right in middle of s2 PvE grind & clear. VIP reward purchase isn't working for Amazon app

Answer: It's difficult to not impact players with content in this game. I have voiced your concern to the team that schedules offers so that it continues to be on their radar. As for VIP purchases on Amazon, we're aware and are working to see the issue corrected.
@leviticuschoms [Official Forums]
Question: When developing a new event, is there human testing? Does anyone play the full event, earn all rewards, and give feedback on experience (just quandering)?

Answer: Yes, absolutely. Quandary related events were tested rather extensively. We have been apprehensive about the creation of new events because the tools used to do so are simply insufficient; it takes a LONG time to create an event. Quandary was just too cool of a moment to pass up though! Many lessons were learned in the construction of the event, and I'm happy that we'll take those lessons forward with us. Rather than spending so much time learning how to go about creating events, we can spend more time focusing on fun and originality.
figzilla [Reddit]
Question: QoL request about shorter banners, or turning off banners? eta on this?

Answer: Probably before middle of next year. Hopefully sooner.
@hector83 [Official Forums]
Question: Do you plan let us get dupliCan you let us have duplicate supports? I don't want to use same support on all 3 char in one fight, but I if I can have duplicate same characters why I can't have same support on them?

Answer: There are currently no plans to allow for duplicate Supports. They're not balanced for that, and one of our goals for this game is to push diversity of roster and team composition.
@Punter1 [Official Forums]
Question: Any plans to update or improve vault token opening? The process of opening multiple saved tokens is pretty cumbersome.

Answer: Absolutely! This is also likely to be done alongside a big engine overhaul coming next year.
Czasior [Discord]
Question: When are you going to unlock ascension for Polaris (4-star)?

Answer: Very very soon. Our goal is to have all of the batches released before end of year (or shortly thereafter if needed).
@CASSIDYFROST [Official Forums]
Question: MY GOD SHANG CHI'S STREETWEAR COSTUME IS SO PERFECT! Please say we will have more of these types of costumes for other characters! 5* Ms Marvel, Rogue, Nightcrawler, Gambit, Namor (put clothes on our king!) would be great ideas...

Answer: We love it too! Thanks for the praise! I'll pass this and these great ideas along!
@CarnageWing [Official Forums]
Question: Are there still characters from past MCU productions to be added to the game? Or will they only add it from now on?

Answer: Yes to the former.
@phillsam [Official Forums]
Question: Are you saving the additions of mutants and X-Men for when they debut in the MCU (which is still a while away) or do we already have some characters almost ready to enter the game soon?

Answer: Sometimes we time releases for their MCU debuts, but for the most part we release characters when we want to. 2024 has some insane character drops; stay tuned!
@OrorotheStorm [Official Forums]
Question: Is it possible to one day have Mother Righteous in the game? A character with a very cool and different aesthetic, concept and having such an important role in this current (final) era of Krakoa in mutant comics.

Answer: While not part of the 2024 lineup, I would love to see this character make their debut in MPQ! When players make suggestions, we take note and factor it in when it comes time to put next year's roster together, so thanks for the idea!
@StrangeWitch [Official Forums]
Question: Every day (in literally 90% of the game's character additions) having complaints about just adding more and more characters from the spiderverse. Is any action being taken about this or can we now call the game "Spider-Man Puzzle Quest"?

Answer: I can say that you won't be seeing any new Spider-People for a bit.

ShionSinX · November 2023

Question: Every day (in literally 90% of the game's character additions) having complaints about just adding more and more characters from the spiderverse. Is any action being taken about this or can we now call the game "Spider-Man Puzzle Quest"?

Answer: I can say that you won't be seeing any new Spider-People for a bit.

CMIIW, doesnt this leaves 5Rex as the only unfed 5*? If an older character were to feed him I believe that would have been done when he was released. For example, Anti-Venom and Agent Venom do not feed anyone, but they werent picked for this.

Unless theres another reptile that isnt spiderman related which will feed him in the future.

Glockoma · November 2023

MPQ Forum [Official Forums]
Question: You all have done a solid job, but this issue I have has been asked since the first Q&A. Any chance you can elaborate on plans or features of a revamped Alliance tab? (Yes, the entire thing needs an overhaul: chat, search, team up, the entire social.)

Answer: Hard to answer this without giving too much away. At present, a big part of our plan for 2024 is to revisit social and alliance features. Are we going to overhaul the whole thing? Yes. Literally the whole thing? Yes.

Not gonna lie, this is good stuff

allen_koholic · November 2023

Third time in a row y’all have ducked my question, and this one wasn’t even bad. Lame.

KGB · November 2023

@YumeWarlock said:
November 2023 Answers

14 @Tom7883 [MPQ Community]
Question: Worthy Peggy is some hot garbage. Why did you choose to treat a MPQ original so bad?

Answer: I think that Worthy Peggy is not functioning as intended. As I write this, the team is working on making some corrections and improvements.

18 figzilla [Reddit]
Question: QoL request about shorter banners, or turning off banners? eta on this?

Answer: Probably before middle of next year. Hopefully sooner.

20 @Punter1 [Official Forums]
Question: Any plans to update or improve vault token opening? The process of opening multiple saved tokens is pretty cumbersome.

Answer: Absolutely! This is also likely to be done alongside a big engine overhaul coming next year.

18 and 20 can't come soon enough! Especially if #18 also includes the ability to auto-rerun PvE nodes without needing to click through all the menu's.

14 is really interesting. Looks like a 5* Peggy rebalance is going to happen soon. So players might want to make sure she is covered in case she becomes useful / good. Hopefully happens before she leaves latest...

KGB

entrailbucket · November 2023

@allen_koholic said:
Third time in a row y’all have ducked my question, and this one wasn’t even bad. Lame.

Did you submit it on the Google form or just post it here? They only look at the Google form -- I thought they were ducking my questions forever but I wasn't putting them in the right place.

MPQ Developer Q&A October 2023 (ANSWERS)

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