Getting bored

Because… I’m not arguing?

All I did was say that in the past 11 years that I’ve played this game, it hasn’t really changed regarding the things the OP finds boring (e.g. one dominant meta that prevails). This same thread has popped up and fizzled out SO many times over the years. Now if you want to make that into an argument because you want to argue, I’m sure you can find a way to.

All this comparison to other games is funny to me, because if I want to play a game like Magic, I’d just play Magic. If I wanted a game like Chess, I’d just play Chess. I play MPQ because I like MPQ. But that’s me and people are free to do what they want. I’m not saying, if you don’t like it you HAVE to quit. Just it hasn’t changed in X number of years, so if you want a game that provides something other than what MPQ has always done, you may be waiting a long long time.

@entrailbucket said:
Maybe the same thread keeps popping up because players want something different?

Wouldn't it be that the same thread keeps popping up because people want the same? If they wanted different then wouldn't a different thread pop up? I am I admit not an expert in this.

Or because it’s the same people kicking the same horse in different threads. 😂

Look… I don’t doubt that to the handful of people who complain about the game, there IS validity to it… for them. What one finds boring is subjective. If I go into a romantic comedy and am bored because there’s not enough punching and shooting, I’m not wrong for how I feel. My feelings are valid… but I also need to understand that the third installment of “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” (great film series by the way) is pretty much going to be like the last two. Maybe I should opt for the Creed series instead (also great) if I want more punching.

There’s always been small “nerf X… the meta is boring” threads but they never really gain traction just because some people are “bored”. All those OMG SO OP characters just aged out of the meta due to the game passing them by, which is a pretty common occurrence in games like this. Polaris and Thor will suffer the same fate (and I believe already have).

With few exceptions, the nerf threads only really gain traction when the characters damn near break the game (Chasm, Bishop, Worthy, Winder, etc.) they don’t usually because the meta is boring to a handful of people.

I reckon you can beat the Mbaku/Chasm/3Namor team with a team I have been running in SHIELD Sim of Goose/Juggs/Sam Wilson - I don't have any 550, in fact those mentioned are all pretty low but this team doesn't need AP. Kill Namor first, flood the board with strike tiles to stop Chasm getting his revives and wear down M'baku. I did have Supports - R4 Eros, R5 Leapfrog and R5 Low level AI.

Not so sure on Omega Red - probably need Electro or whoever there.

The real solution is just don't play SHIELD Sim, lol! The rewards are terrible, the ENEMY teams are repetitive and boring and the fun is meagre!

@Bustapup said:
So as someone who can't really stand the featured-character events unless it's one I like and I've built, I mainly play SHIELD.

HOW IS THIS FUN????? There needs to be a better counter to Chasms instant stun to even stand a chance against these teams unless I run the exact same teams which is boring as ****.

It's fun because sim is just a way to farm 1 star and 2 star covers for most of us, and those of us running these teams are hitting each other repeatedly and we can beat each other very easily allowing us to farm tons of covers everyday.

It can't be that hard to beat because this team gets beat repeatedly every day and often by rosters much smaller than mine. I lose hundreds of points in sim every single day by a load of people, including you! It certainly doesn't seem like you have any trouble beating it, I've got quite a few hits from you.

Also, it's against forum rules to share other players names, so you may want to take those pics down or edit them to block out the names before your post gets deleted and you get a mod warning.

Also, the real team you want to be focusing on building is ascended hammer juggs and 5 star falcon. That's the real meta.

@Bustapup said:
So as someone who can't really stand the featured-character events unless it's one I like and I've built, I mainly play SHIELD.

HOW IS THIS FUN????? There needs to be a better counter to Chasms instant stun to even stand a chance against these teams unless I run the exact same teams which is boring as ****.

Mod edit: removed screenshots with IGNs

Oh, you didn't know?

Supports in PvP will make the game better. It will be more interesting and more diverse.

/end sarcasm.

PvP is stupid, boring, and not worth the time investment.

@BriMan2222 said:

PVP is and always has been my favorite part of the game. If this game was just pve I would have quit long ago. Pve for me is just to grind the rewards so my characters are stronger for pvp. Despite some supports being annoying to deal with (leapfrog) I still enjoy the added layer of supports in pvp.

If you enjoy it man that's great. Play and have fun.

But, I think there is a not small group of players that don't want supports in pvp and feel they ruin the experience.
Maybe I am wrong and I am the only person that doesn't want supports in PvP.

If you try to splice your player base you are going to run into problems.

Put it this way. If they removed supports, then you would probably still PvP.
If they keep supports in, then a large group of players will not engage in PvP in a meaningful way.

So fine, you like it. But, how does the rest of the community feel?

This is literally the death spiral of dozens of MMO's. Either you cater to the hardcores or the wider playerbase.

My opinion doesn't matter by itself but in a sea of disagreement it has weight.

@Borstock said:
Oh, you're bored. Don't worry, you can play right now against this JuggSam team. Don't want to? You'd rather fight someone else? That's okay. There's a skip button! Skip! Now, you can fight a JuggSam team! Or a JuggSam team. Or a JuggSam team. Or a JuggSam team. Or a JuggSam team. Or a JuggSam team. Or a JuggSam team. Or a JuggSam team. Or a JuggSam team.

This post was about Sim though, and Sim has ALWAYS been like this.

The only way to mitigate it (short of a MASSIVE balance undertaking that realistically is not ever happening) is with a boost list -- I wonder if they could just boost the "theme" of each season. Like this season the Thunderbolts characters would all be boosted for the entire month of Sim.

@DAZ0273 said:
Supports should be gives little bit of extra help if you need it not build your entire team around this thing which is broken.

They should be one thing or the other. Right now they're a mix of huge stuff, a little extra help, and "utterly pointless."

And if they're going to be big game-warping effects, they should counter each other.

If they want to give us some big effect like Leapfrog, then give us a support that lets us damage invisible/away characters, or hurts them for going invisible, or otherwise punishes them. If they want to give us +6 AP supports, give us a support that drains all enemy AP on our first turn.