***** Venomsaurus Rex (Brockiosaurus) *****

@Punisher5784 said:

@entrailbucket said:

@DAZ0273 said:
They re-made Face Off with cartoon dinosaurs...

I think you got got.

In your defense, Punisher is pretty good at this sort of thing.

I'm amused how some players thought it was seriously a comic lol

I admit I went to look for that comic in marvel unlimited haha.
Very well played.

I don't know that Venomosaurus makes Hit-Monkey obsolete.

First, they're unlikely to be boosted at the same time, which matters a whole lot. Even if Venomosaurus was strictly better at comparable levels, Hit-Monkey would be better when boosted.

Second, Venomosaurus red looks to be a better power by a bit, but it's on his strongest color, so it'll be harder to cast it against Chasm.

And last, Hit-Monkey is different enough on his other two powers that it's not just a 1-to-1 comparison of their reds. His black active power is just ok, but the passive can generate some AP. Purple does a LOT of single-target damage though. His damage boost against villains is worth something too, especially in PvE where everybody is a villain.

I think Venomosaurus has the better overall kit (the stun is worth a lot, and green is almost an AoE), but I don't think it's a landslide.

I wonder how many players are either going to completely pass on the *5 trios that will be in the LL store for months, or end up pulling for one of these characters. Assuming non collect them all types players of course.

For me most of the 5s these days you get enough covers/shards from rewards to make them half way decent and functional when boosted, that you don't really have to blow a ton of pulls in the LL store. Even when they are boosted if they're not great to begin with chances are many of us will still be using other characters, aside from the pick 2s. I could care less if a sucky *5 is at 4 covers or 13, when their pick 2 nodes come around I'm always using better characters anyways that do all the heavy lifting

Usually I get a itching to pull at some point. But I think I'm going to pass on these latest 3 or 4 5s that will be clogging up LLs for most of the summer. There hasn't been a character I had much of a inclination to pull for lately, last were maybe Kang and Wong. It's sad how many 5s I have covered by default because they were sandwiched in LLs with one decent 5, yet I never once use them.

All that said I'll probably cave at some point and pull a little here and there to get some of them around 8 or 9 covers. Within striking distance to finish covering them down the road if there's ever a big reason to. I really hope the next 5 or couple give us a reason to get excited.

https://streamable.com/hmpksz

You can fill in the blank by taking away Colossus or High Evolutionary.
Regardless, fun team to use with many options to win.

@DAZ0273 said:
We will be here all night if we start to try and say who "deserves" things.*

My confession (which I have said here more than once) - I think Omega Red sucks donkey balls. He is a terrible character with no credible personality, ridiculous powers (what the **** is a "death spore?) and his design is embarrassingly of its time to the point where it makes Feral and Shatter star look cool. I wouldn't make him a 1*.

But people seem to love him so if we get him then good for them. It will be a Symbiote version of course but hey, ya can't have everything. 😉

• Hypno Hustler obviously being the 5* only exception

We need a dislike button. I mean to each their own, so mostly in jest, but “makes shatter star look cool” Ouch.

If O Red isn’t a 5* I’d prefer they didn’t add him at all. I would accept a symbiote version at this point though.

@SourCream said:
https://streamable.com/hmpksz

You can fill in the blank by taking away Colossus or High Evolutionary.
Regardless, fun team to use with many options to win.

High Evolutionary is also way, way better than everyone thought.

@entrailbucket said:

@SourCream said:
https://streamable.com/hmpksz

You can fill in the blank by taking away Colossus or High Evolutionary.
Regardless, fun team to use with many options to win.

High Evolutionary is also way, way better than everyone thought.

Ya, I like the Hood-ish passive, sneaky good.

@DAZ0273 said:

@jp1 said:

@DAZ0273 said:
We will be here all night if we start to try and say who "deserves" things.*

My confession (which I have said here more than once) - I think Omega Red sucks donkey balls. He is a terrible character with no credible personality, ridiculous powers (what the **** is a "death spore?) and his design is embarrassingly of its time to the point where it makes Feral and Shatter star look cool. I wouldn't make him a 1*.

But people seem to love him so if we get him then good for them. It will be a Symbiote version of course but hey, ya can't have everything. 😉

• Hypno Hustler obviously being the 5* only exception

We need a dislike button. I mean to each their own, so mostly in jest, but “makes shatter star look cool” Ouch.

If O Red isn’t a 5* I’d prefer they didn’t add him at all. I would accept a symbiote version at this point though.

That was a bit mean girls of me. Sorry Shatterstar fans.

😂 pretty good.

Just to clarify -- the comment you quoted was about Wong, not about HEvo (dianetics uses Wong unboosted, pairs with Kitty, and also with any other unpartnered 5s). That being said, I would be interested in everyone's take on when you might use HEvo as well ...

@Seph1roth5 said:

@dianetics said:

@ElectricVasting said:

@dianetics said:
Wong has taught me not to pass.
I thought he was bad, but he turned out great.

I don't want to get off-topic, but can you expand on this? Does "great" mean "great when boosted"? Or do you use him non-boosted as well?

I use him unboosted. Paired with kitty they work very well for a lot of nodes in PvE

Also wondering why people think it's good, or was it just people thought he was garbage before? I mean, I like his powers in theory, especially gaining AP for enemy matches/powers. I just don't really see any reason to use him when I have shang/mthor/kk/brb/riri/chasm/ihulk and polaris to go with em. What's the interaction with kitty?

Side note, I'd love to pull for him, but I reaaaaaaally don't want or need any jeffreys, gwenpools, or dinosaurs lol.