MPQ Developer Q&A January 2025 (QUESTIONS)

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  • Mr_F
    Mr_F Posts: 746 Critical Contributor
    edited 17 January 2025, 19:48

    @DAZ0273 said:

    The same happened with no Deadpool tie-in's (Cable, Deadpool, Nega-Sonic etc are all comic book based) until Deadpool & Wolverine, an MCU movie which did get film associated MPQ releases.

    NOPE. Like, BIG, BIG NOPE. ^ _ ^ THAT version of negasonic comes from movies. This is comic's Negasonic: https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Eloise_Phimister_(Earth-616). Yes, it was later heavilly influenced by movies, mostly in image/look like departmengt, but the powers etc. are diffirent. In game version also has diffirent name (Ellie instead of Eloise). Go, check it yoursefl. I double checked that as I am HUGE anti-enjoyer of her existence in MPQ and wish she was never to be here - at least not before some more prominent Marvel characters like Pym, Skull or Enchantress.

  • ShionSinX
    ShionSinX Posts: 63 Match Maker
    edited 18 January 2025, 02:15

    @WhiteBomber said:
    We regularly hear about "the budget" for character rebalance and creation; could you elaborate on how the budget works / what it consists of and how it is applied?

    I'd say it looks like point-based TTRPG systems. Probably very GURPS-like? You buy your stats and powers with points and have a set amount of those to use on your character. I mentioned GURPS because it has a lot of freedom in skills (their "powers") and each of those has different cost depending on its effect and strength.

    One thing they mentioned a few times is that for 5* tier the match damage eats up a lot of that budget.

    My question:

    Could you expand daily quests to also give 5* shards? 30/20/10 shards for 3/4/5* respectively would be great! (adding to the alredy exiting prizes for completing 6 qusts). Maybe also add a token as prize for a new mission like "win a mission with an X affiliation character 3 times", rotating the affiliation used every day.

  • Hammer3001
    Hammer3001 Posts: 196 Tile Toppler

    Why can we not collect shards for Limited characters via Standard, Elite or Mighty buys?

  • NMANOZ1
    NMANOZ1 Posts: 132 Tile Toppler

    Can we get a new currency and milestones just for alliances? Maybe a point based system (like a season pass) or tokens where we can use on alliance specific vaults.

  • Waddles_Pines
    Waddles_Pines Posts: 1,231 Chairperson of the Boards

    For quests that require you to fire an ability that switches (eg Gorgon Godkiller/Grasskiller) can you count both? It's annoying to have to fire his red more than 20 times since only Godkiller counted,l.

  • trenchdigger
    trenchdigger Posts: 155 Tile Toppler
    edited 19 January 2025, 14:27

    When will we be able to swap spare shards for covers of different characters?

  • Floater
    Floater Posts: 6 Just Dropped In

    @trenchdigger said:
    When will we be able to swap spare shards for covers of different characters?

    To add to that I'd like to be able to swap leftover support shards as well.

  • Hellblazer666
    Hellblazer666 Posts: 208 Tile Toppler
    edited 19 January 2025, 17:37

    Can you guys just put costumes that haven't been in vaults in the Season pass please. since it looks like your not putting costumes in the Season vaults anymore. No more of these boring lame re colored barley changed ones of already existing costumes.

    I mean for the Christmas Vault we got Beast with Green Grinch Skin. This Month's Season Pass Cyclops same 3 star costume but it's darker and has blue and Night Crawler with barely any change.

  • Tac
    Tac Posts: 31 Just Dropped In
    edited 21 January 2025, 19:55

    You said last month characters chosen for ascended offers were influenced by sales numbers.
    How about selling Infinity stones in support offers? At least those previously distributed during community challenge so it's not forever lost if you missed it

    They'd sell like hot cake provided it's reasonably priced

  • St_Bernadus
    St_Bernadus Posts: 643 Critical Contributor

    Most of the answers to these questions will be answered with "the new engine". Really, this thread could have been completed after that first question

  • DAZ0273
    DAZ0273 Posts: 10,410 Chairperson of the Boards

    @St_Bernadus said:
    Most of the answers to these questions will be answered with "the new engine". Really, this thread could have been completed after that first question

    Or alternatively see what the answers are? You might be right but why shut down a line of communication the Devs seem ready to keep open?

  • St_Bernadus
    St_Bernadus Posts: 643 Critical Contributor

    @DAZ0273 said:

    @St_Bernadus said:
    Most of the answers to these questions will be answered with "the new engine". Really, this thread could have been completed after that first question

    Or alternatively see what the answers are? You might be right but why shut down a line of communication the Devs seem ready to keep open?

    Don't want to shut down this but the previous months of answers led me to the above conclusion. A lot of the changes people are interested in do depend on that new engine!

    Honestly, I feel like this regular monthly thread could be put on hold till that happens.

  • entrailbucket
    entrailbucket Posts: 6,088 Chairperson of the Boards

    @St_Bernadus said:

    @DAZ0273 said:

    @St_Bernadus said:
    Most of the answers to these questions will be answered with "the new engine". Really, this thread could have been completed after that first question

    Or alternatively see what the answers are? You might be right but why shut down a line of communication the Devs seem ready to keep open?

    Don't want to shut down this but the previous months of answers led me to the above conclusion. A lot of the changes people are interested in do depend on that new engine!

    Honestly, I feel like this regular monthly thread could be put on hold till that happens.

    I've said a couple times now -- make this into an FAQ page!

    Folks often submit the same (or very similar) questions every month -- they are clearly very interested in the answers, and haven't seen them before. Just collate all of these into one big permanent post and update it every month with whatever new questions are asked.

  • Pottsie1980
    Pottsie1980 Posts: 54 Match Maker

    Are there any community challenges planned soon? Would love a chance to have a chance to earn the mind, reality or soul stone.

  • DAZ0273
    DAZ0273 Posts: 10,410 Chairperson of the Boards

    @St_Bernadus said:

    @DAZ0273 said:

    @St_Bernadus said:
    Most of the answers to these questions will be answered with "the new engine". Really, this thread could have been completed after that first question

    Or alternatively see what the answers are? You might be right but why shut down a line of communication the Devs seem ready to keep open?

    Don't want to shut down this but the previous months of answers led me to the above conclusion. A lot of the changes people are interested in do depend on that new engine!

    Honestly, I feel like this regular monthly thread could be put on hold till that happens.

    I guess that is fair enough, just don't want to see communication disappear completely.

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