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Here are the answers to December's Dev Q&A! We hope you all enjoyed your holiday and are ready for another great year of MPQ.
December 2023 Answers
Excited to see that Iron Patriot is likely coming this year. Hopefully as a 5* with those crits
Interesting to see 29% of players are in CL10. That says 30% of the players are in the late game stage. Doesn't exactly compute with the answers from a few months ago about the number of players with at least 1 champed 5* (only a few percent). But on the other hand we can easily estimate the number of players actively playing by figuring out how many players are in the CL10 brackets.
KGB
@KGB said: Excited to see that Iron Patriot is likely coming this year. Hopefully as a 5* with those crits Interesting to see 29% of players are in CL10. That says 30% of the players are in the late game stage. Doesn't exactly compute with the answers from a few months ago about the number of players with at least 1 champed 5* (only a few percent). But on the other hand we can easily estimate the number of players actively playing by figuring out how many players are in the CL10 brackets. KGB
@KGB said: Excited to see that Iron Patriot is likely coming this year. Hopefully as a 5* with those crits
Well, I don't think you need a champion 5* to qualify for CL10. It probably makes it much easier, but I think it's possible.
I also wonder what they mean by "in" CL10. Is that just eligible for CL10? Or actually playing it every PvE/PvP? Don't they let you drop down a level still?
Regarding Qn 40. I really hope we’ll get a 5* Agatha Harkness.
@KGB said: Doesn't exactly compute with the answers from a few months ago about the number of players with at least 1 champed 5* (only a few percent). But on the other hand we can easily estimate the number of players actively playing by figuring out how many players are in the CL10 brackets.
I think the notable difference might be between ‘players’ in the first answer about champed 5s, and ‘active players’ in this answer about SCL 10.
@entrailbucket said: @KGB said: Excited to see that Iron Patriot is likely coming this year. Hopefully as a 5* with those crits Interesting to see 29% of players are in CL10. That says 30% of the players are in the late game stage. Doesn't exactly compute with the answers from a few months ago about the number of players with at least 1 champed 5* (only a few percent). But on the other hand we can easily estimate the number of players actively playing by figuring out how many players are in the CL10 brackets. KGB Well, I don't think you need a champion 5* to qualify for CL10. It probably makes it much easier, but I think it's possible. I also wonder what they mean by "in" CL10. Is that just eligible for CL10? Or actually playing it every PvE/PvP? Don't they let you drop down a level still?
@entrailbucket said:
If I remember correctly from his posts, BBigler got his first 5* champs before he qualified for CL10. Now obviously he was a unique case because he was racing to get to 3 5 star champs.
But, unlike everything else in this game, you can't short cut CL levels by spending money (or I don't think spending gives you CL points). You only get there by playing the game itself. These days you can technically buy a 5 star for $20 bucks (the ascended 1 star characters as 5 stars).
So what it tells me is that there are a lot of veteran players who've been playing a long time and still haven't reached 5 star champs (based on the answers we got a few months ago) for whatever reason (soft capping or just not gotten there).
@KGB said: @entrailbucket said: @KGB said: Excited to see that Iron Patriot is likely coming this year. Hopefully as a 5* with those crits Interesting to see 29% of players are in CL10. That says 30% of the players are in the late game stage. Doesn't exactly compute with the answers from a few months ago about the number of players with at least 1 champed 5* (only a few percent). But on the other hand we can easily estimate the number of players actively playing by figuring out how many players are in the CL10 brackets. KGB Well, I don't think you need a champion 5* to qualify for CL10. It probably makes it much easier, but I think it's possible. I also wonder what they mean by "in" CL10. Is that just eligible for CL10? Or actually playing it every PvE/PvP? Don't they let you drop down a level still? If I remember correctly from his posts, BBigler got his first 5* champs before he qualified for CL10. Now obviously he was a unique case because he was racing to get to 3 5 star champs. But, unlike everything else in this game, you can't short cut CL levels by spending money (or I don't think spending gives you CL points). You only get there by playing the game itself. These days you can technically buy a 5 star for $20 bucks (the ascended 1 star characters as 5 stars). So what it tells me is that there are a lot of veteran players who've been playing a long time and still haven't reached 5 star champs (based on the answers we got a few months ago) for whatever reason (soft capping or just not gotten there). KGB
@KGB said:
Spending gives you covers which retun gives you CL XP, so technically you can "spend your way up".
I started playing SCL 10 with a partially covered BRB and his pal Polaris. Partial Kitty would join in alongside 4* Juggs and Grocket. I'd play throughout the day, earning as many node rewards as possible and getting full progression. I jumped to SCL 7 before I could fully handle it to get the 4* rewards, and I likewise leapfrogged to SCL 10 for the 5* rewards.
I'm looking forward to revamped daily quests and milestones!
That probably makes the most sense. It's pretty interesting that for us, 5* seem devalued and much more common lately, but the rest of the game doesn't seem to have caught up. I guess it's just another example of how far ahead we all are.
@entrailbucket said: @KGB said: @entrailbucket said: @KGB said: Excited to see that Iron Patriot is likely coming this year. Hopefully as a 5* with those crits Interesting to see 29% of players are in CL10. That says 30% of the players are in the late game stage. Doesn't exactly compute with the answers from a few months ago about the number of players with at least 1 champed 5* (only a few percent). But on the other hand we can easily estimate the number of players actively playing by figuring out how many players are in the CL10 brackets. KGB Well, I don't think you need a champion 5* to qualify for CL10. It probably makes it much easier, but I think it's possible. I also wonder what they mean by "in" CL10. Is that just eligible for CL10? Or actually playing it every PvE/PvP? Don't they let you drop down a level still? If I remember correctly from his posts, BBigler got his first 5* champs before he qualified for CL10. Now obviously he was a unique case because he was racing to get to 3 5 star champs. But, unlike everything else in this game, you can't short cut CL levels by spending money (or I don't think spending gives you CL points). You only get there by playing the game itself. These days you can technically buy a 5 star for $20 bucks (the ascended 1 star characters as 5 stars). So what it tells me is that there are a lot of veteran players who've been playing a long time and still haven't reached 5 star champs (based on the answers we got a few months ago) for whatever reason (soft capping or just not gotten there). KGB That probably makes the most sense. It's pretty interesting that for us, 5* seem devalued and much more common lately, but the rest of the game doesn't seem to have caught up. I guess it's just another example of how far ahead we all are.
Bizarrely the 5* tier now seems split in 3 - 550, people who can ascend 4s and other 5* players. The ascenders are a whole new group.
@BlackBoltRocks said: Regarding Qn 40. I really hope we’ll get a 5* Agatha Harkness.
I’m very curious to find out as well which couple of female villains are going to drop this year if not the ones mentioned in the question. Lilith(either one)? Madame Masque? Selene? Deathbird? Goblin Queen/Madelyne Pryor as a 5/3?
@bigjojo04 said: @BlackBoltRocks said: Regarding Qn 40. I really hope we’ll get a 5* Agatha Harkness. I’m very curious to find out as well which couple of female villains are going to drop this year if not the ones mentioned in the question. Lilith(either one)? Madame Masque? Selene? Deathbird? Goblin Queen/Madelyne Pryor as a 5/3?
@bigjojo04 said:
Viper/Madame Hydra? Titania? Deathbird? 5* Moonstone? Callisto? LADY STILTMAN?!?!!
One can only hope that the two female villains we are getting this year are not a 3/5 star set but rather two separate releases.
A Deathbird/Lilandra 5/3 would be nice
Typhoid/Bloody Mary please!
thinking about Agatha Harkness because of her series and Madelyne Prior because of X-Men 97 🙏