https://forums.marvelheroes.com/discussion/33536/experience-and-loot-for-thursday-s-patch#latestDoomsaw
GazillionLocationThe next few months are going to be epic.Staff
Hello,
We enjoyed playing with you guys this weekend and have a couple of upgrades we're making in the next patch based on our experiences and our desire to improving the game until we die of fun overload.
As you know, we are working to increase the fun of the game on a daily basis. We are usually on the exact same page about what fun is, so that makes things a lot easier.
With that in mind, we are making a few permanent buffs to the game that will increase the fun level. These will go into the patch Thursday:
Experience Changes
We’ve adjusted leveling time so it’s quicker, especially for those who complete the story and run Legendary Quests.
The experience rewards for Midtown (above level 20), Legendary Quests and Story Mode (all levels) have all been increased significantly, depending on level range. (Midtown 20-40%, Story 25-50%, Legendary Quests 300%).
These adjustments, along with the greatly increased experience from Legendary Quests, will also make the buff from experience item affixes, potions and synergies correspondingly more efficient.
When we add Asgard and Bronx Zoo zones to the game, we will do another full pass of the leveling curve since the story will be longer and we’ll ensure players are staying close to the level of the enemies.
We’re also looking into adjusting experience of bosses to correspond with their difficulty. Giving a bonus to the hardest bosses, such as Doom. This will require a testing period, so will likely come out mid-October.
Item Rarity
We think it's fun to find more items, so we are increasing the chances significantly, to roughly be equal to the current weekend.
There is now an increased chance of finding a rare, epic, cosmic or unique item from normal and elite enemies. For players who like to tend to clear zones of bad guys, they will see a 50%+ increase in loot quality.
Similar to the experience changes above, will also make the buff from rarity find items affixes, potions and synergies correspondingly more efficient.
https://forums.marvelheroes.com/discussion/35209/feedback-request-legendary-quests/p1Doomsaw
GazillionLocationThe next few months are going to be epic.Staff
1:12PM
Hello all,
As you know, we adjustment or fixed the majority of Legendary Quests with our last patch.
For this week's patch, we want to ensure everything else is captured and fixed to be A+.
Please provide feedback in this thread. Please take your time and think carefully about each answer.
Thanks so much for any feedback you provide. The mission design team will be reading this thread throughout the day and week.
- Which quests are currently not working as you would expect, have some kind of bug, or are too vague?
- Which quests are the most fun (this is useful for future quests)?
- Which quests are the least fun (this is useful for future quests).
- Are there any quests you would like to see added?
- Have you noticed the large buff to experience and credits for Legendary Quests? (Both were tripled).
Doomsaw
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GazillionLocationThe next few months are going to be epic.Staff
12:21AM
Wednesday Night Update
Hello all,
With the progress made internally today, this is where we are at:
I estimate we'll be ready Friday morning for the patch after another 24 hours of testing, to be sure we got everything.
- Squirrel Girl has had a tuning pass and bug fix pass. Internal builds show her 99% ready to ship. A little more testing this evening and tomorrow should get her to 100%.
- Spider-Man feedback and testing has been extraordinarily useful and the final tuning pass is almost complete internally. He should be ready for the public relaunch within 48 hours.
- All outstanding hero and item bug fixes are in the system and either fixed or in the process of being fixed.
- Loot has received another tuning pass, with items and experience buffed for Doop, story quests and all enemies who are targets of Legendary Quests, to provide extra reward for those who assist Odin. With this tuning pass, we should be within reach of the final vision of great-feeling loot for "casual" and hard-core players, alike.
- Another round of queue testing was very useful. We will not be releasing it this week, but it looks good for release next week with some further tuning.
- Every Legendary Quest bug or frustration has been aggressively addressed. We should see around 99% satisfaction when undertaking a Legendary quest after the next patch.
Thanks for all of the feedback over the last week in test center, it's been very helpful.
Have a great night.
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Game Update 1.4 is here!
October 17th, 2013
Game Update 1.4 is here! This game update includes Squirrel Girl, a design review for Spider-Man, a new Spider-Man enhanced costume, the new Fortune Card Mark 3, and more! Below are some highlights but be sure to check out the full patch notes for Game Update 1.4 here!
SQUIRREL GIRL JOINS MARVEL HEROES
Squirrel Girl has been added to Marvel Heroes! Armed not only with excellent martial arts (she defeated Wolverine in hand-to-hand sparring) but HUNDREDS OF SQUIRRELS! With powers such as Squirrelpocalypse, Tiny Hug Barrage, and Death from the Trees, Squirrel Girl can summon her tiny furry friends to defeat the likes of Doctor Doom (again).
Squirrel Girl is an exciting addition to Marvel Heroes and ready to be added to your roster today! Purchase her in game, or through her Hero Pack.
SPIDER-MAN DESIGN REVIEW
Spider-Man has undergone a design review and has received many improvements and new Powers! Read about all the changes here!
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN ENHANCED COSTUME
A brand new enhanced costume for Spider-Man is now available! This enhanced costume includes all new voice-over, new dialogue, and unique emotes. Check out more details here!
FORTUNE CARD MARK 3
The new Fortune Card Mark 3 includes a chance for our first ever enhanced pet and two costumes. Check out more details here!
We hope you enjoy these new additions and changes, as always, we want to hear your feedback! Talk to us on our Forums, Facebook, Twitter, or Google+ and tell us what you think.
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With that in mind, I have a couple of villainous candidates in mind that I’d personally like to see added to the Marvel Heroes roster:
Songbird
Songbird (formerly Screaming Mimi) started her career as a villain, eventually joining Baron Zemo’s Masters of Evil. Zemo went on to form the Thunderbolts, a group of villains (including Songbird) that iinitially posed as heroes until they realized they actually enjoyed being heroes more. The Thunderbolts have a varied history in Marvel Comics lore, but Songbird has been with the group since its beginning and even acted as leader for a time alongside Hawkeye.
Songbird’s abilities come from her bionically modified vocal cords, giving her the ability to produce supersonic screams and even create sonic constructs, such as wings that enable her to fly. Aside from the potential for sheer damage her powers afford her, Songbird can produce screams of a specific note on the musical scale, each with different detrimental effects, ranging from causing anxiety to outright hallucinations. This presents an opportunity for some fairly interesting crowd control effects.
Given the lack of sonic powered heroes we have in Marvel Heroes at the moment as well as the somewhat poor male: female ratio of the current roster, I’d much rather see Songbird join the roster than the more obvious choice of Banshee.
Juggernaut
As a number of other characters on this list, the Juggernaut likely needs no introduction. The Unstoppable Juggernaut is one of the most iconic villains in Marvel Comics, but he’s also made a number of attempts to reform himself, including joining the X-Men at one point and later the Thunderbolts for a time.
Gameplay wise, there isn’t a whole lot that would set the Juggernaut apart from some of the game’s existing bruiser characters like Thing, Colossus, and the Hulk, but I could see Gazillion putting more emphasis on movement powers with Juggs and possibly a whole lot of Tenacity to make him truly unstoppable.
Elektra
Elektra has gone back and forth between hero and villain numerous times. Initially, Elektra began as an assassin for the Hand and then later the Kingpin. Her heroic ventures include stints with S.H.I.E.L.D, the Thunderbolts, and Heroes for Hire. Currently, Elektra is a member of the Thunderbolts under the Red Hulk. There are few Marvel characters that I can think of that have gone back and forth as much as Elektra has. Heck, this inner conflict was present even in her very soul (literally).
Truthfully, Elektra would probably be a somewhat boring addition to the Marvel Heroes cast from a gameplay point-of-view. Similar to the issues with the Juggernaut, there are already quite a few other characters in the Marvel Heroes roster that would likely bear a strong similarity to Elektra in terms of gameplay, though I’m sure Gazillion could come up with some interesting twists. After all, they took a simple brawler like Luke Cage and turned him into a pet class. Anything is possible.
That said, you can’t ever have too many ninjas and Elektra is one of the coolest Marvel ninjas of them all.
Magneto
Magneto has done some atrocious things in the Marvel universe, but he’s also a multidimensional character with a lot of depth and nuance. Magneto isn’t often a villain to be a villain; he’s simply an extremist. And yes, even that puts it lightly given some of the things he’s done. Still, Magneto has made several attempts at reformation, including leading the New Mutants and even now serving as a member of the X-Men under a much more hardline Cyclops.
Of all the characters we’ve mentioned today, Magneto offers the most interesting gameplay possibilities as the master of magnetism. As a villain players already fight in Marvel Heroes, we have an idea of the nature of his powers, such as his ability to generate a massive force-field and bend metal around characters, crushing them slowly over time. I’d like to see Gazillion use Magneto as an opportunity to make heavy use of the game’s interactive and destructible environment. It’s one thing being able to pick up cars as the Hulk and throw them at enemies, but how about having a character like Magneto manipulate these objects at range?
Venom
The symbiote has had many hosts, but even the most iconic version of the villainous Venom (Eddie Brock) was really more of an anti-hero. Sure, he took things to the extreme when fighting crime, but his intentions were frequently in the right place. Venom is one of the easier villains to justify adding to the game, as the character is vastly different from host to host. Heck, even Flash Thompson gets a go as “Agent Venom”.
On the gameplay front, Venom would probably play as a bit of a cross between the game’s existing bruiser characters and the more agile fighters such as Spider-man. I’d love to see Gazillion put an emphasis on the shapeshifting properties of the symbiote, in particular. Venom should be able to manifest tendrils, claws, and the like and lash out at his foes from mid-range.
Which anti-heroes or villains do you think would fit in on the Marvel Heroes roster and why? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below!
from:Apologies for Downtime Today
Doomsaw
GazillionLocationA Tiny Hug Barrage for EveryoneStaff
11:00PM
Hi folks,
Apologies for the downtime today.
A complicated sequence of adjustments for Legendary Quests led to them awarding more credits than intended under certain circumstances. Because of the nature of the bug, it was not something that could be noticed in test center or internal builds - only when it was combined with actual live player "states" could it be seen.
We've gone live with a build from yesterday, which doesn't include a few recent changes (mostly a few Luke Cage changes) and still has Legendary Quests awarding zero credits for now. This will be fixed early next week.
We will not rollback servers in any way or remove any credits from players. The overall impact was not gamebreaking or particularly significant in the grand scheme of things.
We will be offering a bonus exp and loot bonus starting at 9AM PST Saturday and running to 9AM PST Monday.
Thanks very much for your patience and understanding and I'll see you online this weekend
https://forums.marvelheroes.com/dis...new-playable-hero-loki-god-of-mischief#latestAnnouncing a new playable hero... Loki, God of Mischief
Ryolnir
GazillionLocationAsgardStaff
4:14PM
We're honored to announce a new playable hero, the Asgardian God of Mischief and brother of Thor, Loki!
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https://store.marvelheroes.com/wsstore_en_us/loki-hero-pack.html
Loki will be launching with our first Asgard patch and will be coming to Test Center VERY soon.
Here is a brief summary of Loki from @MichaelMayhem in the design team...
Loki is a versatile caster, specializing in debuffs and illusions to excel in combat. As a descendant of the Frost Giants of Jotunheim, Loki's attunement with ice magic is superb, channeling ice and frost to hinder enemies. His mastery of magic allows him to manipulate enemies, hindering their ability to fight, or even turning them against one another. Whether through ice or arcane magic, Loki's powers flow into each other, allowing him to take full advantage of the debuffs he weaves onto enemies.
In addition to magical arts, The God of Mischief is capable of creating identical illusions of himselfto trick foes.
Illusions can only be maintained for a short time - continuously creating them is the key to overcoming powerful enemies. These illusions are projections of Loki and will react to commands he performs, synchronizing their attacks to hide who the true Loki is. As with anyone serving Loki, illusions are expendable, and can be detonated with great force when the trickster no longer has need of them.
Ryan 'Ryolnir' Collins
Community Manager, Does Other Stuff Too
Doomsaw
GazillionLocationA Tiny Hug Barrage for EveryoneStaff
4:15PM
G Cost: 900 (this is the deal of the year, btw)
Splinter Cost: 400
Test Center: Loki will be on test center this weekend and will be live approximately one week later.
Playstyle: Several build options available - a Giant's Blood brawler, Ice-Magic Sorcerer or Illusionist (or many combinations thereof).
Default Costume: Movie version. (Classic also ready at launch)
Yay:
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A second look at the Free to Play ARPG Marvel Heroes
by John Gillooly | Thursday 7 November 2013 | 6 Comments
With the game about to hit version 2.0, we return to this rapidly evolving online game, and like what we see.
We last looked at the free to play Action RPG Marvel Heroes as it exited its beta phase, and while we were generally impressed by its direction, we had some fairly serious worries about the game in the longer term.
Our major issue, that we were experiencing some fairly serious lag when using the beta servers, disappeared by launch time, while other worries about the long term viability of the game have been put to rest with ongoing work put into the title by developer Secret Identity Studios.
This weekend marks the first major milestone for the game since its launch, with the release of patch 2.0, timed to coincide with Thor: The Dark World hitting cinemas globally. This new patch not only brings with it new content set in Norway and Asgard, but also a raft of long promised UI changes, new item types and the most villainous playable hero so far, Loki (There has been talk of introducing more villains from the marvel universe in the future, after all, the nature of comic books means that pretty much every villain turns magento-like into a hero at times, briefly forgetting the crimes of the past).
But before we look at this new content, it is worth stopping and taking a look at the game as it stands. One of a growing number of Action RPGS being released as free to play titles, Marvel Heros thrusts players into the Marvel comics universe with a chance to play as many of the iconic heroes from the comics. This involves a huge mix of characters, from the iconic ones like Wolverine, Hulk, Thor, Iron Man and Spiderman, all the way down to more obscure members of the Marvel pantheon, like the recently released Squirrel Girl and the “soon to be movie famous” Rocket Raccoon.
Since the game’s launch, it has recieved numerous new characters to play, and the developers are currently working on releasing at least one every month (this month will start with Loki, which was a surprise announcement last week, and should also include X-Men’s Gambit as well). But more than this, the team is in the middle of a long process of going back through the initial roster of heroes and revamping them, tweaking abilities and playstyle to make them all feel like the superheroes they are supposed to be.
Not only is this being done to ensure that all the characters are fun to play, but also to ensure they stay up to date with the vast number of changes made to the underlying mechanics of the game since release. One of the most refreshing things about marvel heroes is the interaction between developers and players. Not only does the team actively seek out player feedback when making changes, but in some notable cases it has implemented suggestions from forum users in spite of what seemed rigid stances being taken against design philosophies.
Generally speaking the changes made to marvel heroes since launch have led to positive quality of life improvements to the game. New heroes can be unlocked through the cash store, or through the collection of ‘Eternity Splinters’, ingame drops that happen with fair regularity. Low amounts can be gambled on a random hero, or you can save more to unlock specific heroes at different pricing teirs. This has led to a much more enjoyable system than the original one, which had heroes as drops with an incredibly low drop rate.
This has also led to such things as a revamped defense system, which now uses a percentage damage reduction, despite the fact that lead designed David Brevik (of Diablo 2 fame) was vocally against percentage based systems. The initial defense mechanic just wasn’t working for a lot of melee heroes at maximum level, so it was changed, and done so in a pretty quick timeframe.
In many ways this quick turnaround from concept to implementation is the most impressive thing about the ongoing evolution of Marvel Heroes. Things are announced, discussed, and then often pop up in a patch a week or two later. It happens to everything from content to game systems, and has led to it rapidly becoming one of the most enjoyable ARPGS out there. Things aren’t perfect, and there are still some big holes when it comes to end game enjoyment, but more is on the way with the Asgard patch, with the promised introduction of group content like raids (in which the philosophy is to encourage short blasts of team-focused gameplay, rather than get players to commit serious chunks of their lives, Wow-style, to the experience).
Asgard also brings in a bunch of improvements to itemisation. In recent months this has been expanding through the inclusion of unique, character specific items with very low drop rates, but with Asgard players received slots to equip more artifacts (trinkets that boost specific build types), up to four from the initial two, as well as new legendary items which level up over time. These reward players for continuing to play as their toons after hitting level cap, rewarding those who focus down on a single character, and work alongside the synergy system that was recently introduced for the more alt-focused players. Synergies give your characters small boosts based off the other characters you have levelled.
The process of unlocking Asgard is set to run for several weeks, with content slowly trickling out through patches and player activity. When it launches this weekend, it will be a refreshing content boost for players, and will continue to build upon the already impressive body of content added to the game since launch. It has been quite some time since we have experienced a title that has evolved at such a rapid pace, one that has focused on making things more fun rather than constantly nerfing characters to a homogenised state. If you are a fan of the Marvel universe this is a game that is well worth a look, even if you tried it at launch and were put off.
Asgard - Game Update 2.0 Now Live!
November 8th, 2013
Asgard - Game Update 2.0 is now live in Marvel Heroes! Our biggest content update ever features a new playable character... the God of Mischief himself, Loki! Unlock the Bifrost Bridge to Asgard, adventure through expansive new zones, play through new story missions, explore our new player hub, and much more! Below are some highlights but be sure to check out the full patch notes for Asgard - Game Update 2.0 here!
Looking to track your progress in the Asgard Unlock Event? Head over to our Asgard Event Leaderboards!
LOKI JOINS MARVEL HEROES
Loki has been added to Marvel Heroes! Loki is the Norse god of mischief and evil and the adopted son of Odin All-Father, the ruler of Asgard. He is crafty, clever, and resourceful, using sorcery to achieve his intricate goals.
Loki resents the glory and acclaim given to his adoptive brother, Thor, and he strives to place himself on the throne of Asgard. However, on the rare occasions when his goals overlap with Thor or other heroes, Loki has been to ally himself with those he would otherwise detest.
Two Brand New Costumes:
Sticking with the Asgardian theme, check out Storm decked out in her Asgardian Armor as well as the first Enhanced Costume for Thor - Beta Ray Bill!
More Story Content
The epic story of Marvel Heroes continues in Asgard with brand new story missions featuring fully-voiced motion comics!
New Items
New item types like rings and Legendary items each have their own new item slots. Players will want to hang on to legendary items, as they grow stronger and gain experience along with the player!
New Hero Starting Lineup
Marvel Heroes now has a brand new roster of starting heroes for new players to choose from. Expanding from the previous five choices, players can now pick a free Marvel superhero from a list of nine exciting and unique playable heroes.
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12:34AM
Hey everyone, just letting you all know that Gambit's Hero Pack is up for presale now!
You can find it here: Gambit Hero Pack - Presale
This pack includes Gambit in his default Modern Costume, his Classic Costume, his Hero S.T.A.S.H., and just like the last pack - 1 of each Fortune Card and a Retcon Device.
As always, presale is 10% off the normal pack price and this discount is limited until Gambit is released... which will likely be pretty soon. So don't wait too long!
Hero Pack
10% OFF Presale Pack available for a limited time only!
After rescuing a de-aged Storm from the Shadow King, Gambit was brought back to the X-Mansion where he eventually joined the X-Men. As a mutant, Gambit possesses the ability to convert the potential energy in an object into destructive kinetic energy. Gambit utilizes this power mostly in the form of throwing kinetically charged playing cards which explode on impact, or by super charging his extendable bo staff.
Gambit and his fellow X-Man Rogue have an unsteady relationship, with a nearly equal mix of time together and time apart.
(You will receive the contents of this pack upon release of Gambit)Items Included in this Pack:
- Gambit
- 2 Costumes (Gambit Modern Costume (Default), Gambit Classic Costume)
- Gambit Hero S.T.A.S.H. (extra Hero specific inventory, costumes will appear here)
- 3x Fortune Cards (One each of Mark 1, 2, and 3)
- 1 Retcon Device
Costumes Included:
https://forums.marvelheroes.com/discussion/45133/gambit-hero-pack-presale-live-now/p1
source:Marvel Heroes Forum.
PvP Has Arrived!
November 19th, 2013
We are extremely excited to announce that our new PvP mode Fire & Ice has launched in Beta form. Fire & Ice brings a brand new PvP combat mode to Marvel Heroes, pitting two teams of five players against one another!
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Chase Costumes Back in Store
November 19th, 2013
In celebration of unlocking Asgard, your chance to get rare chase costumes is back for a limited time! All 21 rare chase costumes are back in the store until November 26th, 2013.
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Updates
Developer Q&A
November 21st, 2013
Doomsaw will be having a Q&A over at MMORPG.com this Friday (11/22) starting at 4pm PST. Join the Q&A and you might win a Gambit Hero Pack!
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