IceIX wrote: NorthernPolarity wrote: No news on if yellow is going to be changed? At the moment, it's working as intended. Yes, that means that 0-29 AP is pretty well the same thing, much as Wolverine's old 0-9 Red AP were the same thing. Whether intended is balanced in the long run/meta-game and therefore in need of a change is something else entirely of course. I wouldn't be surprised to see a slight buff on this one in the future though.
NorthernPolarity wrote: No news on if yellow is going to be changed?
akboyce wrote: They are not the same thing. 0-14 costs no environmental AP and 15-29 costs 15 environmental AP yet they both make 1 tile. The key difference is wolverine's didn't drain the resource when he used it while Panther does. If you are happy with the number of tiles made then make it not take environmental AP for the first tile created.
IceIX wrote: akboyce wrote: They are not the same thing. 0-14 costs no environmental AP and 15-29 costs 15 environmental AP yet they both make 1 tile. The key difference is wolverine's didn't drain the resource when he used it while Panther does. If you are happy with the number of tiles made then make it not take environmental AP for the first tile created. Understood, and apologize for making out that it's exactly the same thing instead of roughly. And I completely get where you all are coming from with the drain. I'll bring it up to the ability designer again in any case.
mischiefmaker wrote: IceIX wrote: much as Wolverine's old 0-9 Red AP were the same thing. It was? I could swear Wolverine was originally 1 + 1/5AP, which is why folks keep clamoring for the same for BP's yellow.
IceIX wrote: much as Wolverine's old 0-9 Red AP were the same thing.
akboyce wrote: You are a good man IceIX and I do not envy you on days like today. One other small thing. The cover pack details in the patch notes are from the old Hulk. They need to be updated to the cover pack with Black Panther. Stay strong.
jozier wrote: Hey Ice, I thought you said that it was new dev policy to avoid alternate characters for now and stick with new guys. Has the run of a bunch of new characters (Psylocke, T'Challa) made that no longer policy? I think it was stated around the time Patch came out but those are the only two new guys since Patch IIRC.
IceIX wrote: Thor (Modern) is very much a test case for alts. He's pretty obviously an upgraded 2* instead of a full on new character/alt like Black Widow (Original). If it turns out that it's well received as released, you may see more. If players don't really pick up on the concept, that kind of release will drop off. But Thor is pretty well a completely new paradigm in character releases.
Nonce Equitaur 2 wrote: Basically ... could I get rid of my 2* Thor and just use the 3* Thor without missing out on something where the 2* Thor is required?
Team_Xtreme wrote: Care to give a reason why the character was released in an obviously unbalanced and bugged state?
Team_Xtreme wrote: Team_Xtreme wrote: Care to give a reason why the character was released in an obviously unbalanced and bugged state? I'll take that as a no.
Nonce Equitaur 2 wrote: Incidentally ... When will some new 1* characters be released? There shouldn't be an event for them, since a 1* isn't a great prize. But the 3* Rares are getting common, and the 1* Commons are getting rare. It would be great to see greater variety in the Standard Token prizes. Some possible 1* characters Bulldozer, Piledriver, Thunderball, Wrecker (The Wrecking crew), Sabretooth, Sandman, Kraven the Hunter, Lady Deathstrike, Scorpion, Absorbing Man, Jigsaw, Taskmaster, Onslaught, Shocker, Mephisto, Pyro, Blackheart, Chameleon, Dark Phoenix, Carrion, Stryfe, Mr. Sinister, Morgan le Fay, and Tiger-Shark. They wouldn't need to be great characters -- except maybe at levels over 150.
IceIX wrote: Nonce Equitaur 2 wrote: Incidentally ... When will some new 1* characters be released? There shouldn't be an event for them, since a 1* isn't a great prize. But the 3* Rares are getting common, and the 1* Commons are getting rare. It would be great to see greater variety in the Standard Token prizes. Some possible 1* characters Bulldozer, Piledriver, Thunderball, Wrecker (The Wrecking crew), Sabretooth, Sandman, Kraven the Hunter, Lady Deathstrike, Scorpion, Absorbing Man, Jigsaw, Taskmaster, Onslaught, Shocker, Mephisto, Pyro, Blackheart, Chameleon, Dark Phoenix, Carrion, Stryfe, Mr. Sinister, Morgan le Fay, and Tiger-Shark. They wouldn't need to be great characters -- except maybe at levels over 150. I'm not 100% on new 1*s, but I know we've got more 2s and 4s coming at the very least.
IceIX wrote: Team_Xtreme wrote: Team_Xtreme wrote: Care to give a reason why the character was released in an obviously unbalanced and bugged state? I'll take that as a no. That question is far too loaded to answer without being attacked and being picked apart. So, not really, no. Edit: 1111 posts. 226 more for the next posting milestone.
IceIX wrote: I'm not 100% on new 1*s, but I know we've got more 2s and 4s coming at the very least.