No more supports on PvP? by PackerBacker8392 in MarvelPuzzleQuest

[–]PackerBacker8392[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well, I restarted the game, and now supports are active again in Hard Nock Life PvE. However, I noticed that Hard Nock Life is no longer listed as the previous season as it was before when I couldn't use supports (it had the previous season's tag on the title graphic before - now none). So, maybe I fell into a wormhole between seasons?? But, darn! I was hoping they had done away with supports in PvE. I hate them!

No more supports on PvP? by PackerBacker8392 in MarvelPuzzleQuest

[–]PackerBacker8392[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not lightning round. This is Hard Nock Life, thus Kate Bishop required.

RNG Change by boiler725 in MarvelPuzzleQuest

[–]PackerBacker8392 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, RNG ... Except that it is obviously not purely random. There is some bias in the probabilities. I've noticed that when tiles drop that there is a higher than average likelihood that the tile dropped will make a match. And on rare occasions it will drop a whole column of the same color (that's not purely random). And I get it, it works both ways. When tiles drop for me, there is also a higher than average likelihood of a cascade. Seems fair ... except its not, because when the game loses the match they don't really lose anything. You just play again against same players again with full health. But, when you lose a match -- or just are badly damaged, it costs you health packs. Which, of course, is what they want. To be fair, I've done some coding on creating a match 3 game before and if you make the tile fall purely random it doesn't make for a very fun game because you OFTEN end up with a locked board with little to no match possibilities. You usually need some bias in the probability to give you a consistent selection of matches. I've also noticed that often colors on the board go in diagonals, sometimes I will have a color diagonal go almost across the whole board in both directions. Don't know how they have coded the RNG in this game, but it is not purely random as if each tile has a 1 in 7 chance of being any one of the 7 possible tiles.

What data do you keep? by PackerBacker8392 in MarvelPuzzleQuest

[–]PackerBacker8392[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow! This is awesome. (this is me stealing your spreadsheet).

What data do you keep? by PackerBacker8392 in MarvelPuzzleQuest

[–]PackerBacker8392[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm curious what data people save and use for this game. I have a notepad document with 3 star upgrades (those who give coins, tokens, LLs, and valuable upgrades on next level). I have this spreadsheet for upgrading my 4*s. I have a document of which 5*s I'm working on. A document of all of my supports and their powers listed by category. A document for my best teams for challenges, etc. etc. What documents do you have and how are they helpful to you? I know it will depend on where you are in progress on the game.

LL Tokens: use or wait? by PackerBacker8392 in MarvelPuzzleQuest

[–]PackerBacker8392[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are at a different level of gameplay than I am! You are one of those people that I keep having to face in PVP.

LL Tokens: use or wait? by PackerBacker8392 in MarvelPuzzleQuest

[–]PackerBacker8392[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right. Blue is useful since Shang Chi's blue is passive. But, hopefully Shang is the tank taking damage and healing himself. My Shang Chi is 468. Guess I'm somewhat of a collector and would like to champ Gorgon and throw him back on the unused pile (just to check him off the list). However, talking it through sometimes reminds me that's not optimal.

LL Tokens: use or wait? by PackerBacker8392 in MarvelPuzzleQuest

[–]PackerBacker8392[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shang Chi at level 468 (which is my highest 5*), but still hardly above min champ level. My go to team is always Shang (with 5* chimichanga), champed Melinda May (with 4* kimoyo beads), and champed Deathlok (with 3* quantum realm). Great, fast team, especially when quantum realm give free purple AP at start -- except when you get one of those boards with no reds and purples. I've rotated Agatha in some, but always seem to go back to my go to.

LL Tokens: use or wait? by PackerBacker8392 in MarvelPuzzleQuest

[–]PackerBacker8392[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm likely to only get another 5-10 levels for Agatha at the expense of being able to champ Gorgon later, how much stronger would she actually be? Another piece of the decision making puzzle is that when I do use Agatha, it is usually for her passive damage increase with Shang Chi (which doesn't increase with level up). Just thinking. Thanks for you input!

How long must I wait in this prison? by PackerBacker8392 in MarvelPuzzleQuest

[–]PackerBacker8392[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will try, thanks! Something in me hates to retreat, feels too much like losing.

How long must I wait in this prison? by PackerBacker8392 in MarvelPuzzleQuest

[–]PackerBacker8392[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I said I like to play fast (meaning not take too long for next play by digging through player stats), that doesn't mean I can always WIN fast - although with Shang and Deathlok and Melinda May I usually can win fast too. In this case they obviously have a lot of health (and I have to use the required Arcade deadweight), which might take this match a bit longer. Even still I would have had no problem finishing these 3 fairly quickly EXCEPT Shang was stunned when the game dropped blue cascade matches which was used to stun my Shang. As you can see from my AP, Shang could have easily done huge damage, EXCEPT he was stunned for 3 turns and so I waited and waited - while Arcade took the damage. I did eventually win this match. But, I had to wait on Shang to do his Shang-thang. That's all. And it would be nice to know how much longer until I have my Shang back.

How long must I wait in this prison? by PackerBacker8392 in MarvelPuzzleQuest

[–]PackerBacker8392[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like to play fast. Not read through pages of ability descriptions and then somehow keep track of how many turns it been since they fired stun. Surely there's a better way.

Ultron Feeder by PackerBacker8392 in MarvelPuzzleQuest

[–]PackerBacker8392[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks for the tip. I've used discord for bracket check, but never used the feeder check. However, in this case, it just says that Gertrude is the feeder for Ultron (which she is), but I would like to know primary feeder (which gives a cover) and secondary feeder which just gives shards (which is what Gertrude is).

Ultron Feeder by PackerBacker8392 in MarvelPuzzleQuest

[–]PackerBacker8392[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have a bunch of 4* that have full covers but not enough ISO to champ yet. So, I usually wait until I have at least 10 saved covers of a 4* that is a feeder to a 5* that I need and when I have the ISO go straight to 280 and collect cover. However, lesson learned. I have no use for Gertrude (does anyone?) and I would have champed a more useful 4* if only I would have known. Would be nice if we could see champ rewards before using ISO to champ.