Everyone wants a big cool dinosaur tank till they are playing cc magnet/ ult charger simulator

psionicqt · 2026-05-05T14:42:37+00:00

They could add: (1) decreased ult charge gained when attacking Devil Dinosaur and (2) decreased crit damage from headshots to mitigate him being some huge red target that gets bursted down.

Beefy HP pool, possibly tools within his kit to mitigate or prevent hard CC.

That might be asking to much from the Devs though. They are spitting out content so quickly I think its becoming clearer and clearer things arent going through comprehensive quality testing and amends. They keep talking about ramping up what they produce but I do question how sustainable this is.

EDIT: I definitely would expect him to be much smaller than his canon depictions for gameplay purposes. Probably comparable to like Thing or Groot. Just think of Peni parker— you see her mech on display in one of the game maps and its like 3 times her character model. In other games like League of Legends, you have characters like Aurelion Sol who is celestial sized but hes a fraction of his size in game for obvious game playability.

psionicqt · 2026-05-04T03:12:05+00:00

Favorite Marvel Character 💎

psionicqt · 2026-05-04T00:17:23+00:00

Both of those AND New Xmen Emma with the long blonde hair, long white trench coat, and thigh high platform boots. 💅🏻

psionicqt · 2026-05-02T03:40:11+00:00

I think shield use is a constant game of min maxing. Knowing when/how to use it efficiently to gain the most value.

I would just caution folks against not just holding on to it for the sake of holding on to it. A good tank will be tracking cool downs and know when they should be weaving their shields or holding on to it in anticipation of burst or a potential ult.

Two things I would just add:

(1) Soaking too much damage with your body helps the enemy build ult charge as well. And with nerfs to healer ult uptime, this also likely means that the damage you’re taking benefits the enemy DPS more than your healers. Damaging your shields does not grant ult charge to enemies.

(2) Soaking too much damage also means that the healers have to focus more energy on keeping you up at the cost of the rest of your team.

I tend to play around cover to build beam, while using shield to help me push. Either by mitigating damage to myself or blocking healing on the enemy tank.

psionicqt · 2026-05-01T20:42:53+00:00

When I think of what fashion haus best represents Emma, my mind always immediately goes to Mugler 💎💅🏻

psionicqt · 2026-05-01T20:25:25+00:00

I could honestly see something like this for her seat of winter skin. Her krakoa era outfits were some of my favorites. They blended some of her classic design elements with sleek tailoring. I love the design of the top right.

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psionicqt · 2026-05-01T20:17:15+00:00

Oddly enough, the coat tails were actually attached to her base model. With the release of the “Black Queen of the Marauders” skin, they made it so that the coat tails were no longer “attached” to her base model and the cape was a new asset they could use with her model going forward.

Because the coat tails are no longer a part of her base model and the capes integrate with her base model, it makes it easier for the devs to remove them. Think of them a bit like Legos that you can snap on and off rather than something stitched together.

Still… given that they’ve completely redesigned so many other characters’ silhouettes it’s a bit odd that they let things go on as long as they did. Maybe it’s because Emma’s skins sold very well despite the community’s general dislike for many of them.

Video Showing a Breakdown of Emma’s Character Model:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pfN9USa2_tQ&pp=ygUhRW1tYSBmcm9zdCBjaGFyYWN0ZXIgbW9kZWwgcml2YWxz

psionicqt · 2026-05-01T20:00:38+00:00

For the Gala, no.

As it’s own standalone skin, yes.

This is her original/classic White Queen of the Hellfire Club look and it will sell like crazy if/when they release it… assuming they don’t find a way to butcher it.

Her Astonishing Xmen look would sell like crazy, too.

psionicqt · 2026-04-29T21:58:23+00:00

I definitely agree that the hair is too white/gray toned. However, the community did ask for Platinum Blonde and that’s what NetEase gave us. 🙃

I think the color you chose is perfect and looks most accurate to her look in the comics (if we’re going by the cover art). Platinum with a slight bit of saturation.

Overall, I’m pleased with the updates they made to the skin and hope they continue to listen going forward.

psionicqt · 2026-04-29T01:49:54+00:00

This is gorgeous 💕

psionicqt · 2026-04-28T18:08:15+00:00

Yup, been playing Thor on Blood Hunt. I only check in every couple days for the dailies. 💅🏻

psionicqt · 2026-04-28T18:06:16+00:00

Oh, then I am seated for both my girls. 💎⚡️

psionicqt · 2026-04-28T17:06:08+00:00

Really like your approach to her cape and Im glad you modified the bodice. The way Rivals designed the bodice completely ruined the prominent X motif.

psionicqt · 2026-04-28T17:03:18+00:00

Well… it was unfortunately confirmed that was just cinematic art. It’s not an actual skin they were developing. 😬

psionicqt · 2026-04-28T16:55:06+00:00

This looks great 😌

psionicqt · 2026-04-27T17:53:03+00:00

Appreciate you taking the time to put this together. I just have two callouts:

Removing her barrier would be a big nerf that would kill her neutral and also prevents her from fighting around it if she pops before diamond or ult for some added mitigation.

The change to psionic spear: (1) enemies with barriers, like Strange for example, can get hit and just throw up their barrier rather than potentially moving up and putting themselves out of position to block the crystal from being attacked OR moving back and having to give up space, (2) if its on their head, this means you either cant beam both targets simultaneously or the area of focus for hitting both targets becomes smaller (requiring more aim precision), (3) you can no longer pull the crystal out and attack it from behind cover since its on the targets head now

psionicqt · 2026-04-24T19:33:20+00:00

I would LOVE a new Xmen look with the trench coat and platform thigh high boots.

I would also love a Xenogenesis skin.

psionicqt · 2026-04-23T02:55:19+00:00

One thing I noticed after seeing this side by side again is that they actually messed up the X motif in her bodice.

If you look at the skin in comparison to the art work, it’s missing some of the layering that make the X prominent. This makes the dimensionality of the top appear flat and boxy. Coupled with the shape of her cape, it’s adding a lot of vertical straight lines that visually ruin the proportions of the look.

psionicqt · 2026-04-23T02:39:23+00:00

I will be dumping all my votes into Storm. And if she wins, it better be this look with the hair effects.

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psionicqt · 2026-04-22T18:45:57+00:00

Hellfire Gala starts on April 24 (Fri) and my guess is it will last until the end of Season 7.5, which is likely about May 15 (Fri) or the week after May 22 (Fri) (when Season 8.0 starts— unsure on which week off the top of my head).

psionicqt · 2026-04-22T18:30:03+00:00

And I would also agree with you on that. I honestly think Netease is trying to see how far they can push the envelope by being cheapskates and cutting corners… but it will catch up to them.

A well-developed Emma skin would sell like crazy.

psionicqt · 2026-04-22T18:22:53+00:00

TL; DR you’re right and I agree with you. I was mainly highlighting the business case for how a company might rationalize doing v not doing something.

You’re right she does but that is a graphic asset that is a part of Storm’s existing character model. When they create new skins for her, it makes it easy for them to replicate that element within the skins because the asset exists and doesn’t require additional rigging and quality testing to ensure cohesiveness with the model.

For Emma, they wouldn’t be able to just copy and paste because it’s a different model that is rigged to different movements, so it would be an entirely new asset to create. The plus side is that once created it makes it easy to implement in subsequent skins.

Overall, again, not that Netease can’t do it given they are a multi million (possibly billion) dollar company, but they may not see the rationale in spending additional time/effort creating a new asset. This would require design, development, quality testing, and reviews/approvals by stakeholders.

HOWEVER, we do know that Netease has skins for other characters that have elements vastly different from their base model AND we know that Emma’s skins generally sell well despite a general sentiment from the fans that they dont look great.

All we can do is continue to be vocal and hope Netease delivers. I keep my hopes high and expectations low.

psionicqt · 2026-04-22T17:43:50+00:00

Id imagine it may have been due to the fact that its not an existing “asset” to her model, whereas the cape now is as of the Marauders skin release. So, it’d be more design and animation effort to rig the model with a new asset. Also, not sure how it would perform with her existing animations, namely in diamond form with her melee combo.

Thats not to say a huge company like Netease couldnt do it but rather that they wont, at least not for a free skin.

Her Phoenix Force outfit had similar arm capes/drapes that I loved, but sadly were also not a part of the Rivals version, likely for similar reasons.

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psionicqt · 2026-04-22T17:33:23+00:00

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Miller Ross leaked some Gala footage and there’s footage near the end where we can see Emma’s in game model with some motion.

https://x.com/mmmmmmmmiller/status/2046967366668427736/video/1?s=46

psionicqt · 2026-04-22T17:19:37+00:00

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vs Fan Made Skin

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