MPQ Developer Q&A November 2024 (ANSWERS)

MPQBlaine
MPQBlaine ADMINISTRATORS Posts: 191 Tile Toppler
edited 7 December 2024, 00:15 in MPQ General Discussion

Hey there folks, we've got the answers to your November questions listed below!

\1. @cmej [Official Forums]
Question: Are you considering small rebalances for the op chars and buffs (thor, polaris, jugg, leapfrog, 1*s)? Maybe not popular, but fighting the same teams isn't so fun.


Answer: Rebalancing characters, especially ones that are in the current meta is something we have to be really careful about as players have invested alot of time and effort into building teams of character that they play with. If we do decide to make those changes we will try and give players knowledge of the change well beforehand.

2. @WhiteBomber [Official Forums]
Question: Currently characters who buff other characters abilities (Aunt May etc.) only buff damage; is this intended / why not buff all of their abilities, healing, SAP tiles etc.?


Answer: Damage is more generally applicable, we do buff SAP tiles and healing when it’s appropriate for the character, but it’s more typical that damage bonuses slot more easily into a characters design

3. JPZzz [Reddit]
Question: What happened to "Raise from the Dead" ?


Answer: MPQBlaine: We will be releasing a survey for this at the beginning of the year!

4. @Hammer 3001 [Official Forums]
Question: Any chance of getting characters from the Ultimate Universes, Mojoverse, 1602 or Earth X world?


Answer: Devpool: I wouldn't say no character is off the table but we are always looking for cool and unique characters to add to MPQ

5. @CaynAldane [Official Forums]
Question: Have consider some kind of zoom for texts (skills, character info...)?


Answer: It's definitely an issue we are looking at, however UI changes are rather difficult to implement

6. Bearsa [Discord]
Question: Taco Vault: Sweet & Taco Vault: Spicy can there be an option to redeem 10 tokens and 40 tokens like in other vaults? It is mind numbing to redeem 300 Sweet tokens individually


Answer: Devpool: I like the idea! However changing anything UI related in the current engine is a herculean task

7. @MathiasTCK [line.me]
Question: Can you increase the click targets for the smallest buttons, the top left back button and the boosts buttons especially.
Answer: See the answer to CaynAldane question above!

8. djarcanus [Discord]
Question: Shield Rank: I got to 300 eons ago. I was post-ISO around 200. The last ~100 levels were pointless for me. Can you please give players options at every level (ISO, RISO, HP, CP) then raise the limit above 300?


Answer: It's a good idea! we are currently looking at the Shield Rank and thinking of making soime changes. nothing concrete at the moment but it is in the discussion

9. @Daredevil217 [Official Forums]
Question: What is the rationale for how often certain 1-stars ascended to 5 are offered? For example, Storm and Black Widow have been offered 3-4x each and Hawkeye only once. (Also, could you please re-offer Barton since he's the one I'm missing?)


Answer: It really comes down to how well each 1 star character offer performs. The ones that players purchase are the ones we are more likely to run.

10. @KGB [Official Forums]
Question: Can you stop repeating the costume in the monthly VIP renewal. We've gotten Lady Deadpool like 3 times already and it's annoying to get repeats in the renewal instead of a different costume each month. I renew VIP for the costume.


Answer: Noted. we'll have our engineers go and look at what is causing the repeats

11. @Bri-Man2222 [Official Forums]
Question: Why are some costumes given so many chances to unlock? I have earned the Red Goblin costume for Green Goblin 3 times now, and it was also the VIP costume twice in 2024. 3* ScarletWitch Avengerscostume I don’t think I’ve seen a way to unlock in years.


Answer: See the answer to KGB's question above!

12. @turbo moose [Official Forums]
Question: Is the overhaul of the supports coming soon ??? It’s been a while since this was promised, some of the older ones just aren’t that good


Answer: Devpool: Support updates and overhauls are something that is on our todo list. Currently, our focus has been on other items specifically the Season pass and a few other things that I don't think I can talk about yet. Once we get to a spot where we can easily make changes and test supports in a better environment we do plan to get back to support work. However, I will say that it will be a bit down the line

13. @DAZ0273 [Official Forums]
Question: I appreciate will be very low down on your list of to do but any chance we can have a new loading screen? It's been a while

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Answer: Possibly! Currently UI changes take more effort that what they are usually work. However, once we are able to more easily make UI changes we do plan on making more themed updates along with other UI changes from time to time.

14. SMGSJ [Discord]
Question: Have you considered a boost regeneration timer similar to the health pack one? E.g., when you have less than 10 of an AP or damage boost, one is regenerated every 30 mins until you're back up to 10.


Answer: Thats not something that we have considered before

15. @Slidecage [Official Forums]
Question: Will we ever be able to do cross gameplay be able to use same account on steam phone and tablet


Answer: This is totally on our radar. Currently, there are a bevy of technical reasons as to why the systems are not in place but we hope to be able to alleviate those at some point.

16. Gthrax [Reddit]
Question: Any chances the costumes for Jessica Jones, Shuri, or Valkyrie come back up as an offer. They’re the only three I’m missing. :-)


Answer: Maybe ;)

17. @NMANOZ1 [Official Forums]
Question: Is it possible to get character power up boosts into the game in the future? Like boost a character up 50 levels for a match for each boost, then expand in the future.


Answer: Something we can look at

18. @Carnifex [Official Forums]
Question: Marvel or DC?


Answer: Devpool & MPQBlaine in Unison: Por que no los dos?

19. skittledaddy [Discord]
Question: Any early teasers of which characters the devs are most looking forward to dropping in 2025? Are new Supports also on the horizon for the new year?


Answer: Devpool:I dont think I can divulge anything at this moment but stay tuned! We'll let you all know as soon as we are able!

20. @Codex [Official Forums]
Question: With the Fantastic Four movie coming out in July 2025, can we please get a playable 5* Galactus, and not 5* of the Fantastic Four?


Answer: Devpool: I do not believe that we are currently planning to release a Galactus, but Ill always take character ideas and add them to the list for someday.

21. @Inarius [Official Forums]
Question: While I like the addition of the "Season Pass", the thing is that there are 18 more days of it and I've already hit the 50 lvl mark. It would be super if the cap would see an increase to 100.


Answer: This is something we are definitely working to improve

22. @trewiltrewil [Official Forums]
Question: I have 60 covered 5*s with no iso to champ... anniversary reminds me that the game feels more "fair" w/ 2x iso, has there ever been consideration of just turning on 2x iso permanently for users over a threshold? Like SCL 200?


Answer: There are no plans currently to make 2x iso permanent for anyone.

23. @Godzillafan67 [Official Forums]
Question: Would you extend the lightning rounds that occur during Christmas such that it doesn't stop until the next set begins? This would give everyone a full week to play for as many 1⭐ covers as they can carry. A happy holidays treat!


Answer: Unfortunately our Lightning rounds are an automated process and changing the run time of them would take alot of effort and could potentially mess with thier run cadence.

24. @_Trash Panda [Official Forums]
Question: Can you please increase SHIELD level max again so it's over 300?


Answer: Something we are definitely looking at!

25. @savatage [Official Forums]
Question: Hello, I don't know if this is the place to ask this question, but I would like to know if the character developers plan to release Kazar and Zabu, since other very repetitive characters are coming out and other classics like these are not, thanks.


Answer: Devpool: I do not believe they are currently on our calendar to release but Ill always take character ideas and add them to the list for someday.

26. @Bzhai [Official Forums]
Question: Could you do more 5/3 star releases with different thematic characters instead of variants? For example, I love what you did with Hex-23/Honey Badger. Other suggestions can be: Nightcrawler/Nocturne, Mystique/Destiny, Banshee/Siryn


Answer: Devpool: I like it! Can't promise that we will be able to do it anytime soon as our character schedule is planned out far in advance

27. rbGriphon [Discord]
Question: Why not Longshot?


Answer: Devpool: I'll never say no to a character idea but I can't promise that it will happen :)

28. ReturnalShadow [Reddit]
Question: Since you took over, what % of players' feedbacks consist of destructive criticisms, like telling you how to do your job, telling you you don't know how to play the game, you're out of touch, you're stingy or the teams are money grabbers etc.?


Answer: Devpool: Interesting question! I don't have any percentages for you but there is quite a bit to talk about regarding this topic. Big thing to consider is that the feedback that we get from players is really only one piece of the puzzle with regards to player sentiment. Not to say that it isn't important, we take player feedback very seriously, but we also look at various metrics to see what players are doing and what they are not. The reason that we do this is because there are various factors regarding player feedback that can skew it to a more positive/negative place than it really is. One of these factors (and the one that is most relevant to this question) is the fact that players with "destructive" feedback are much more likely to post than those with positive or constructive notes. Again, Not saying that we dismiss any feedback at all, it just helps to remember sometimes that the feedback we get is not the sentiment of our entire playerbase. I could write pages on this subject but I fear I already have written too much for this Q&A. TL;DR: We do get some "Destructive" feedback as you put it but it is only a small part of what we look at.

29. @Cooperbigdaddy [Official Forums]
Question: Will there be more rewards from 25 to 50 wins in PVP?


Answer: Devpool: I don't think there are any plans to add more rewards to PVP

30. @Tom7883 [Official Forums]
Question: Can we get the ability to sell our roster slots for in game currency, like HP?


Answer: Not something that our team has really thought about. Maybe?

31. @fight4thedream [Official Forums]
Question: Would it be possible to revamp the New Character Poll to have the 1st place winner be a 5*, 2nd place be a 4* and third place be a 3*? Maybe release them in a special fan month? It would help get more characters that players want in the game.


Answer: IceIX: We have several wildcard slots for character releases throughout the year, which are taken up with things like the Character Poll or sudden Marvel Publishing initiatives, or Disney+ releases moving or such. Part of this is having those wildcards be in different rarities. So while the overall intent of the winner of the Character poll is a 4-Star, nothing is saying that's all that character or runner-ups that we squeeze in, have to be.

32. @DrDoMe [Official Forums]
Question: Can you please find a way to show support info and quest details without restoring to 3pt font? Shrinking text to fit into fixed spaces gets pretty painful to read on a phone screen.


Answer: See the answer to CaynAldane question above!

33. @Tony_Foot [Official Forums]
Question: When supports went into pvp it was stated various formats would be tested and so far nothing. Can we at least have a test with supports only on offence? Or any other tests? Maybe a test where leapfrog can only be used on Bagman.


Answer: Devpool: Tests are something that we definitely want to do. Currently our focus has been on other items specifically the Season pass and a few other things that I dont think I can talk about yet. once we get to a spot where we can easily make changes and test supports in a better enviornment we do plan to get back to supoort testing. However I will say that it will be a bit down the line

34. @CASSIDYFROST [Official Forums]
Question: In a past Q&A you were asked about Wakanda Forever versions of Black Panther and Namor and it was confirmed that we would get one day... We've already had two more Namor 5* and 3* and costumes for both of them, is the WF one still coming somehow?


Answer: Devpool: I would say to not lose hope, however we do have a large pool of costumes that we choose from and we take a lot of factors into consideration when we select which costumes to make, including licensing decisions from Marvel Studios themselves.

35. @StrangeWitch [Official Forums]
Question: Will the game finally adopt themed updates for something specific (as it is with Marvel Rivals and Halloween last month and in the future it may be for something from the MCU) or will we continue to only have random character releases in the future?


Answer: Themed updates would be amazing fir MPQ! Unfortunately we are at the whims of the current engine that MPQ runs on. Changing any UI element is a much larger and more complicaetd task than it should be. We have done a few Themed Updates (Deadpool vs Wolverine being the most recent) and they are currently the extent of what we can reasonably do.

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Comments

  • trenchdigger
    trenchdigger Posts: 149 Tile Toppler

    Probably the least insightful Q&A yet. I think your duplicate costume question is just about the only thing they will be looking into. They can't even change the load screen for DAZ, which seems strange as it didn't seem to be an issue for the previous devs (perhaps this wasn't covered in their handover!)

  • DAZ0273
    DAZ0273 Posts: 10,342 Chairperson of the Boards

    @trenchdigger said:
    Probably the least insightful Q&A yet. I think your duplicate costume question is just about the only thing they will be looking into. They can't even change the load screen for DAZ, which seems strange as it didn't seem to be an issue for the previous devs (perhaps this wasn't covered in their handover!)

    I mean it seems trivial but that is the first thing you encounter in game and if it is 2 years out of date it doesn't really give the impression that the game is still a vibrant thriving affair. I would have been tempted to reach out to the old Devs for a bit of help!

  • Godzillafan67
    Godzillafan67 Posts: 615 Critical Contributor

    What we've really learned is that everything we and the devs want this game to be is utterly dependent on the new engine. (I'm presuming that "engine" isn't directly analogous as that would imply it's only an "under the hood" revamp and wouldn't impact the chassis... I mean "UI".) We just need to ask insightful questions like Hound... again I slip as I mean "ReturnalShadow".

  • DAZ0273
    DAZ0273 Posts: 10,342 Chairperson of the Boards

    @Godzillafan67 said:
    What we've really learned is that everything we and the devs want this game to be is utterly dependent on the new engine. (I'm presuming that "engine" isn't directly analogous as that would imply it's only an "under the hood" revamp and wouldn't impact the chassis... I mean "UI".) We just need to ask insightful questions like Hound... again I slip as I mean "ReturnalShadow".

    What a destructive comment! HoundofReturnal I mean new MPQ player who has never expressed ridiculous biased comments before, was right about us players!

  • TheXMan
    TheXMan Posts: 188 Tile Toppler

    For everyone that believes this engine rewrite will fix everything - https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-never-do-part-i/

  • St_Bernadus
    St_Bernadus Posts: 640 Critical Contributor

    Fortunately for BCS, no one else is making a competing Marvel Puzzle Quest. And rewriting the code so they understand it seems to make some sense (it is clearly hard to parse others code). So some reason for less pessimism?

  • ThisisClemFandango
    ThisisClemFandango Posts: 852 Critical Contributor

    So we are now at yes no and copy and paste.
    If I was running at full Fandango mode I'd have so much fun with this.
    Hoping they add in "that would be an ecumenical matter"

  • entrailbucket
    entrailbucket Posts: 5,966 Chairperson of the Boards

    These things should really just be some sort of FAQ. Like it's nice that they're doing them, but they're just the same questions and the same answers every time.

  • DAZ0273
    DAZ0273 Posts: 10,342 Chairperson of the Boards

    I guess when the questions don't get answered they will be repeated?

    Some new questions:

    I love playing MPQ but it would be even better if I could smell the game! Could we have a different fragrance each Season? Could season 1 start with peach?

    My cat likes to look at my screen and I think might play MPQ if she had more incentive. Can we have some mouse based characters?

    Joey do you like movies about gladiators?

  • axmoss
    axmoss Posts: 241 Tile Toppler

    sheesh they answer so many repeat questions. can we get real answers? I've been asking if they can change the Team-Up donation so many times.

  • DJ47057
    DJ47057 Posts: 56 Match Maker

    @DAZ0273 said:
    I guess when the questions don't get answered they will be repeated?

    Some new questions:

    I love playing MPQ but it would be even better if I could smell the game! Could we have a different fragrance each Season? Could season 1 start with peach?

    My cat likes to look at my screen and I think might play MPQ if she had more incentive. Can we have some mouse based characters?

    Joey do you like movies about gladiators?

    Have you ever been in a Turkish prison? 😂

  • KGB
    KGB Posts: 3,277 Chairperson of the Boards

    @DJ47057 said:

    @DAZ0273 said:
    I guess when the questions don't get answered they will be repeated?

    Some new questions:

    I love playing MPQ but it would be even better if I could smell the game! Could we have a different fragrance each Season? Could season 1 start with peach?

    My cat likes to look at my screen and I think might play MPQ if she had more incentive. Can we have some mouse based characters?

    Joey do you like movies about gladiators?

    Have you ever been in a Turkish prison? 😂

    Have you ever seen a grown man naked? :D

    KGB

  • MgoBlue51
    MgoBlue51 Posts: 113 Tile Toppler

    Nothing worth truly saying in this one. Same old "never say never", "we can't do that" and all the same "politician speak" we always get. I know the game has been around for a while, so big changes aren't easy to implement quickly. But if you aren't making true improvements to the game, what ARE you working on? Just feels like they either take on 2 year projects, or menial 2 week ****. Nothing in between. So, we wait for a very long time for things that should have always been there and get spoon fed nonsense like " we will try to figure out why this dumb thing has been repeatedly happening for a year". Just admit you go into auto-pilot for long stretches of time, only pumping out new characters and working on nothing. I wish I could have a work schedule like that

  • AdeptusRevolt
    AdeptusRevolt Posts: 106 Tile Toppler

    The question/answer for feedback reminded me of this:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCM30xHTegc

  • JimboJambo
    JimboJambo Posts: 133 Tile Toppler

    @axmoss said:
    sheesh they answer so many repeat questions. can we get real answers? I've been asking if they can change the Team-Up donation so many times.

    This was answered (noncommitally) in August:

    @PiMacleod [Official Forums]
    Question: Its a common practice that players will roster a single color cover of a character in order to share a specific team-up with their alliance mates. Do you think we could someday share the specific power of our choice?

    Answer: Devpool: Good idea! I'll pass it along to the team!

  • turbomoose
    turbomoose Posts: 809 Critical Contributor

    So judging by the reply to my question we are going to have game pass more often now . Hope they improve the rewards as what we had before was so much better

    Also would love to know what these “other things “ are that they are not allowed to talk about

  • slidecage
    slidecage Posts: 3,486 Chairperson of the Boards

    I dont understand the answer or something

    1. @Slidecage [Official Forums]
      Question: Will we ever be able to do cross gameplay be able to use same account on steam phone and tablet

    Answer: This is totally on our radar. Currently, there are a bevy of technical reasons as to why the systems are not in place but we hope to be able to alleviate those at some point.

    i asked this on another topic and a player said all you do is contact cs and they will allow you to play on two things.... so can you or can you not play on steam and tablet

  • GrimSkald
    GrimSkald Posts: 2,657 Chairperson of the Boards
    edited 10 December 2024, 13:55

    @slidecage said:
    I dont understand the answer or something

    1. @Slidecage [Official Forums]
      Question: Will we ever be able to do cross gameplay be able to use same account on steam phone and tablet

    Answer: This is totally on our radar. Currently, there are a bevy of technical reasons as to why the systems are not in place but we hope to be able to alleviate those at some point.

    i asked this on another topic and a player said all you do is contact cs and they will allow you to play on two things.... so can you or can you not play on steam and tablet

    I'm not sure, since I've always run the game on Android, but I think you can contact CS to have them port your game over to phone/tablet -- it's a one time, one way thing.

    EDIT: I have been told the above is not the case, so I'm actually not sure what they mean. Possibly they mean without the intervention of CS.

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