Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign
06-23-14 | 06:46 PM
#926
06-24-14 | 11:31 AM
#928
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Re: Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign
no heals for the PvE event sucks. stupid jugg with his head butt move keeps taking too much health from my guys. my Human Torch is only 3/1/3 but is still doing respectable damage. His red fireball is cheap and hits for around 1300. The green ability, if you have a lot of green ap saved up, hits for a bunch each round. I've started using it instead of trying to save up for Thors green. 2* iron man's blue power is great but i never get a chance to use it before there is only one opponent left. i need to get some lucky blue matches early on.
Do you guys use the bonus often? they seem to max out at 30. i rarely use them but i'm probably wasting some since i have the max number. It seems that whenever i use them in PvP, i do worse than when i dont use them. its like it gives the computer extra luck or something
Do you guys use the bonus often? they seem to max out at 30. i rarely use them but i'm probably wasting some since i have the max number. It seems that whenever i use them in PvP, i do worse than when i dont use them. its like it gives the computer extra luck or something
06-24-14 | 12:36 PM
#929
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Re: Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign
I like the combo of Thor, Storm & Human Torch for the current PVE. Storm's blue is pretty devastating. Weaken one or two opponents to around 2400 HP while gathering blue, then unleash it on whoever has the most health. I've had quite a few matches where I've been able to wipe out the other team in 7-8 moves.
As for Jugg's headbutt. It seems the computer is pretty reliable about using that power as soon as it has enough AP. I just keep an eye on that and make sure to match something with Thor at that point, so he sucks up the damage. With a little luck, I can through a good number of matches before having to either use a health pack or replay a prologue mission with OBW to heal him.
On the bonuses, I most typically use them for late in scaling PVE events, when the difficulties are way up, but so are the point rewards.
Also, it may be common knowledge to most, but I just realized this week that you can only hold 30 AP of any specific color at a time. I'm sure I've wasted quite a bit of blue in the past by not noticing that.
As for Jugg's headbutt. It seems the computer is pretty reliable about using that power as soon as it has enough AP. I just keep an eye on that and make sure to match something with Thor at that point, so he sucks up the damage. With a little luck, I can through a good number of matches before having to either use a health pack or replay a prologue mission with OBW to heal him.
On the bonuses, I most typically use them for late in scaling PVE events, when the difficulties are way up, but so are the point rewards.
Also, it may be common knowledge to most, but I just realized this week that you can only hold 30 AP of any specific color at a time. I'm sure I've wasted quite a bit of blue in the past by not noticing that.
06-24-14 | 01:22 PM
#930
Re: Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign
Having a fully-leveled 3* 141 (231 with bonus) Iron Man has helped immensely. Plus his yellow matches help power Storm's blue in a pinch. I went to bed at #1 in my group by 1,000 and woke up only dropped to #38 and didn't take long to get back up. Speaking of which, I think it's time again 
06-24-14 | 01:28 PM
#931
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Re: Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign
I'm trying really hard in this event but I can only play a handful of matches before my health packs are gone. My complaints:
-Jugg is such a beast when he is powered up, especially his red.
-Endless cascades from Jugg's green
-The only viable heroes for me are IM35, Thor, Classic Storm and maybe IM40. Don't have HT and my MHawk and Grey Widow are too low and get wiped fast.
-Classic Storm is tanking on my blue and green matches so unless I get lucky with early blue matching, I rarely get to unleash it before she goes down.
-I just don't get IM40. He has a lot of HPs which is nice but I only have red and blue powers and both need a lot of AP to use.
DaveNinja, yes, bonuses or boosts max out at 30 each. I start to use them when I have 27 or 28 since when you win them, you usually get 3. I tend to stop using them when they get to 20 as I'm saving them for a rainy day I guess. Critical boosts are a different story. I'm always getting those from matches and FB shares from you guys.
-Jugg is such a beast when he is powered up, especially his red.
-Endless cascades from Jugg's green
-The only viable heroes for me are IM35, Thor, Classic Storm and maybe IM40. Don't have HT and my MHawk and Grey Widow are too low and get wiped fast.
-Classic Storm is tanking on my blue and green matches so unless I get lucky with early blue matching, I rarely get to unleash it before she goes down.
-I just don't get IM40. He has a lot of HPs which is nice but I only have red and blue powers and both need a lot of AP to use.
DaveNinja, yes, bonuses or boosts max out at 30 each. I start to use them when I have 27 or 28 since when you win them, you usually get 3. I tend to stop using them when they get to 20 as I'm saving them for a rainy day I guess. Critical boosts are a different story. I'm always getting those from matches and FB shares from you guys.
06-24-14 | 01:38 PM
#932
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Re: Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign
Need your advice on which 2* to level up next.
I have max covers for the following:
Captain America, Daken, Modern Hawkeye, and Bullseye.
The guides on the official forums basically say that these heroes are below average with the exception of Daken who may just be average.
Should I horde ISO for my 3* conversion or spend on these guys?
FYI, I have maxed:
OBW, Thor, Classic Storm, Wolverine
I can't get any more Ares covers to drop so he is stuck at 69. My Mags (lvl50) has max covers but I primarily use him as a blue AP battery for OBW and Storm. Not sure spending the ISO to level him up further is necessary.
Thanks
I have max covers for the following:
Captain America, Daken, Modern Hawkeye, and Bullseye.
The guides on the official forums basically say that these heroes are below average with the exception of Daken who may just be average.
Should I horde ISO for my 3* conversion or spend on these guys?
FYI, I have maxed:
OBW, Thor, Classic Storm, Wolverine
I can't get any more Ares covers to drop so he is stuck at 69. My Mags (lvl50) has max covers but I primarily use him as a blue AP battery for OBW and Storm. Not sure spending the ISO to level him up further is necessary.
Thanks
06-24-14 | 02:05 PM
#933
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Re: Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign
I am really trying hard to resist dumping ISO into 2* Storm and Thor during this event, since I won't really use them otherwise. Urgh. My Storm is also slightly higher in level than Thor and unfortunately tanks his colors, badly.
Gooter: I'd save up my ISO if I were you. Your maxed 2*s are good enough. Horde it for either Ares (who seems to get boosted a lot), 3*s, or whichever 2* is boosted in an event you're desperate to win. I will say that Captain America is useful for PVE, but unless he's boosted and your roster is limited, I don't see you using him that much (and there's a better CA out there).
Gooter: I'd save up my ISO if I were you. Your maxed 2*s are good enough. Horde it for either Ares (who seems to get boosted a lot), 3*s, or whichever 2* is boosted in an event you're desperate to win. I will say that Captain America is useful for PVE, but unless he's boosted and your roster is limited, I don't see you using him that much (and there's a better CA out there).
06-25-14 | 08:13 AM
#934
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Re: Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign
It's too bad so many Alliance members have stuff going on this week. I think we could've been top 100 in the PVE and gotten an extra She Hulk cover, but it's probably too late for that now. I keep sliding down to 50ish in that event and then climbing back up to top 5. Hoping to stay awake tonight and close out the event in the top 10 for all 3 covers.
Gooter, for events where you can pick all three team members, Daken can be a nice complement to OBW & Thor, though I'm guessing a lot of people prefer pairing Wolverine with those two. I definitely wouldn't bother with Hawkeye, Bullseye or Cap, unless they're boosted for an event and you need an edge. Also, I have my Magneto maxed and like him that way as a pairing with Storm & OBW, as his fully maxed red is both powerful and generates a lot of AP. It destroys up to 24 tiles and you get AP for all of them.
Gooter, for events where you can pick all three team members, Daken can be a nice complement to OBW & Thor, though I'm guessing a lot of people prefer pairing Wolverine with those two. I definitely wouldn't bother with Hawkeye, Bullseye or Cap, unless they're boosted for an event and you need an edge. Also, I have my Magneto maxed and like him that way as a pairing with Storm & OBW, as his fully maxed red is both powerful and generates a lot of AP. It destroys up to 24 tiles and you get AP for all of them.
06-25-14 | 10:20 AM
#935
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Re: Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign
I cant get anywhere near a decent ranking in the current PvE event. I got the points to get all the rewards (IM40 yellow) but still can only seem to get a ranking of 150-200. I've even been using a bunch of the "heroic only +50% damage" bonuses.
I should end the torch PvP event in the 25-50 range. it will only be my second grey BW cover so its not too exciting.
I should end the torch PvP event in the 25-50 range. it will only be my second grey BW cover so its not too exciting.
06-25-14 | 10:38 AM
#936
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Re: Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign
I don't like the BW-Grey cover. Not because of the hero and her powers, but because everytime I see it I think it is a Captain America cover as his image is perfectly centered and larger than hers. This whole time I thought I was grinding the pvp event for a 3* CA cover, doh! Currently ranked 11, will see if it holds.
06-25-14 | 11:26 AM
#937
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Re: Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign
So, has healing been nerfed?!?!?
It's only temporary for the current match?
EDIT:
So was reading about this change on the official forums. Prologue healing is gone. OBW, Spiderman, and SheHulk are temporary healers now. Basically, though I haven't found an official answer, is the hitpoints healed during the match will disappear after it is over.
Looks like the devs are driving players towards purchasing health packs. Anyone else notice that they added HP as awards in the last and current PvP event?
It's only temporary for the current match?
EDIT:
So was reading about this change on the official forums. Prologue healing is gone. OBW, Spiderman, and SheHulk are temporary healers now. Basically, though I haven't found an official answer, is the hitpoints healed during the match will disappear after it is over.
Looks like the devs are driving players towards purchasing health packs. Anyone else notice that they added HP as awards in the last and current PvP event?
Last edited by Gooter; 06-25-14 at 11:40 AM.
06-25-14 | 11:42 AM
#938
Re: Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign
The good thing is that these rules apply to your opponents as well and should help shake things up in the teams you face (and use).
06-25-14 | 12:21 PM
#939
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Re: Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign
I think this will backfire on them. I can usually play a PVP event for an hour or two without using more than a couple health packs, because even if a team member gets knocked down a bit, there's a good chance I'll heal them in the next game. Now that that option's gone, my choices will be to either play considerably less or spend cash for Hero Points to buy health packs. I definitely won't be going with the latter and I'm guessing a lot of people will be spending less time in-game due to this. I didn't mind spending some cash on this game (or other good FTP games), as long as it was for long-term stuff that enhanced the game, e.g. character slots. I'm not dropping money on consumables.
06-25-14 | 12:25 PM
#940
Re: Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign
As long as you enter the match at full health and leave at near-full health, there shouldn't be an issue. Those matches that get out of control due to cascades for the opponent is when you're using a health pack anyway.
06-25-14 | 12:30 PM
#941
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Re: Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign
I would never have gotten that from just the in-game announcement, which basically says:
Healing rates have been increased! Yay! Awesome! We love you!
the following abilities have been changed to grant a burst of health, limited to the current battle
Even that last blurb, I thought they meant that those abilities had some kind of extra boost for the current event or something.
How do they change this in the middle of an event? Doesn't that change things significantly?
OBW will die every single match now.
Healing rates have been increased! Yay! Awesome! We love you!
the following abilities have been changed to grant a burst of health, limited to the current battle
Even that last blurb, I thought they meant that those abilities had some kind of extra boost for the current event or something.
How do they change this in the middle of an event? Doesn't that change things significantly?
OBW will die every single match now.
Last edited by fujishig; 06-25-14 at 12:38 PM.
06-25-14 | 12:40 PM
#942
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Re: Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign
I just started a new job so i've been pretty busy the last couple weeks; plus a bit of burnout from playing the game so much the last month or two when I was unemployed, so i'm only casually playing now and trying to hit major reward tiers for the most part.
Although because of that, while I was hoarding ISO i got bored and decided to boost some of my other 2* characters since I knew I would be waiting forever for more 3*'s. Modern Hawkeye's red and blue powers actually aren't too bad for me. Mostly I can use these guys when my other guys are hurt in an event.
Although because of that, while I was hoarding ISO i got bored and decided to boost some of my other 2* characters since I knew I would be waiting forever for more 3*'s. Modern Hawkeye's red and blue powers actually aren't too bad for me. Mostly I can use these guys when my other guys are hurt in an event.
06-25-14 | 01:03 PM
#943
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Re: Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign
I would never have gotten that from just the in-game announcement, which basically says:
Healing rates have been increased! Yay! Awesome! We love you!
the following abilities have been changed to grant a burst of health, limited to the current battle
Even that last blurb, I thought they meant that those abilities had some kind of extra boost for the current event or something.
How do they change this in the middle of an event? Doesn't that change things significantly?
OBW will die every single match now.
Healing rates have been increased! Yay! Awesome! We love you!
the following abilities have been changed to grant a burst of health, limited to the current battle
Even that last blurb, I thought they meant that those abilities had some kind of extra boost for the current event or something.
How do they change this in the middle of an event? Doesn't that change things significantly?
OBW will die every single match now.
Anyone try it out yet?
EDIT
I just tried it out. It's just like it sounds, temporary healing. I went into a Lightning Round match with Thor and OBW at 5340 and 2699 respectively (Thor at full health, OBW down around 10%). Fought one match and ended with Thor at 5200 and OBW at 2064. I popped off two heals during the match. They both must have taken damage prior to the heals since their health was lower than when I started.
Last edited by Gooter; 06-25-14 at 01:19 PM.
06-25-14 | 01:33 PM
#945
Re: Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign
The top 10 of us in the PVE event are averaging a little under 30k. If the whole team was like that, we'd be in the top 5 at least. Instead we're going to finish "top 500" 
06-25-14 | 03:31 PM
#946
Re: Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign
Wow. They ruined OBW.
I'm not wasting money on health packs. So I guess I'll just be playing less.
I'm not wasting money on health packs. So I guess I'll just be playing less.
06-25-14 | 07:43 PM
#948
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Re: Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign
I'm lucky in that I never had a high level OBW to rely on, so her change doesn't really affect me. I've always grinded and rotated characters with health packs and relied on characters to heal, so it helps me in the end if general healing rates are boosted.
06-25-14 | 07:58 PM
#949
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Re: Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign
Forgot to mention that Classic Spidey is now just a step above Bagman. I never got enough covers of him early on to see him in his prime, but man he didn't just get hit, he got slaughtered with the nerf bat.
I feel bad for anyone who spent HP on covers for him or ISO to level him a few weeks ago, though.
I feel bad for anyone who spent HP on covers for him or ISO to level him a few weeks ago, though.
06-25-14 | 08:11 PM
#950
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Re: Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign
Here's their forum post and explanation, pretty much saying they wanted to eliminate prologue healing and change up characters.
http://www.d3pforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=10239
http://www.d3pforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=10239
One of the intentions with this change is to cut down on things like Prologue Healing, which prolongs play time through something that is pretty obviously just a time intensive process that doesn't involve actual strong gameplay. It's something people do because it's there, much like tanking. It's not something that's fun. It's not something that's enjoyable. It's something that exists and is taken advantage of because of pure efficiency.
What we intend, and continue to drill in on is that we want players to have a broad mix of characters instead of a Top 3 that is their sole team to play with. In Versus this is a bit rougher of a prospect as players that battle have their last winning team placed on defense. So it's not always the best idea to fight with a less powerful defensive team in order to make up more points. That's something that we're always thinking about. We've discussed allowing players to set a defensive team, but with many other games out with similar versus situations this results in a very precise meta-game where an extremely large percentage of the user base chooses the same defenders. That's not a very fun time for most players.
What we intend, and continue to drill in on is that we want players to have a broad mix of characters instead of a Top 3 that is their sole team to play with. In Versus this is a bit rougher of a prospect as players that battle have their last winning team placed on defense. So it's not always the best idea to fight with a less powerful defensive team in order to make up more points. That's something that we're always thinking about. We've discussed allowing players to set a defensive team, but with many other games out with similar versus situations this results in a very precise meta-game where an extremely large percentage of the user base chooses the same defenders. That's not a very fun time for most players.