https://marvelheroes.com/
In case you weren't aware, this F2P MMO set in the Marvel Universe goes into open beta today.
The gameplay is remindful of Diablo/Torchlight/Paths of Exile, except you play various superheroes in the Marvel Universe (Wolverine, Deadpool, Thor, Hulk, Iron Man, Spiderman, etc...).
As opposed to the OB with Neverwinter, this isn't the actual launch, which will begin on May 28th for those who got the Ultimate Founder's pack.
Looks like Marvel Ultimate Alliance to me and while I love the MUA games I wouldn't want to play such a game on the PC.
Quote from: Grimnirsson on May 03, 2013, 08:19:54 AM
Looks like Marvel Ultimate Alliance to me and while I love the MUA games I wouldn't want to play such a game on the PC.
I played MUA back then on the PC, it was awesome.
Too bad the devs decided to be complete douches and not release the sequel on the PC, just on every other platform :(
We played MUA through on the Wii and then again through it on the 360 (much better looking game on that platform of course). MUA2 was even better with the new fursion combo moves :)
But really, this is pure console stuff, on a big HDTV, with a controller while sitting in a relaxing armchair - like a real superhero ;)
I found MUA to be perfectly good on the PC.
Never liked Consoles TBH.
Plus, this game is more like Paths of Exile, or Diablo. It plays better on the PC :)
Now that the game has been made available to the general masses.
Anyone else here playing it? :)
I played it a couple-three weeks ago. Wasn't very impressed.
While I generally love action rpgs, this one just seemed very thin on content and depth. Of course, I only played for a couple hours but there was nothing I'd seen to indicate the character system & game mechanics would get any more interesting. It's okay for a light action rpg I suppose.
Then maybe you should give it another go ;)
Quote from: Tpek on June 05, 2013, 11:25:51 AM
Then maybe you should give it another go ;)
I suppose.
I played Iron Man for awhile. The two or three attacks he had just didn't feel all that compelling at the time.
The game is still installed on my desktop IIRC, so I'll probably check it out again sometime after my
Wargame:ALB and
Wizardry 7 & 8 itches are scratched.
Is there group content? I'm guessing the mobs scale with party size, as in most ARPGs?
^Yes there is.
Also by default (you can disable it) when you enter an instance you get automatically added to a group doing the same instance.
Weirdly enough they seem to have temporarily removed the "Guilds" feature they had in the beta.
Most MMOs struggle with content and depth upon initial release. But like a fine wine, they age well.
Hopefully.
So I just got around to re-visiting Marvel Heroes after it's release.
I gotta admit that it's kinda fun once I got a couple different charcters to hack & slash with (or is that smash & grab?). Looks to be some enjoyable fun for when I don't want to think too hard. Grouping looks to be fun too. My main complaint right now is that the graphics tend to 'micro-stutter' a lot on my desktop but I'm updating my drivers as we speak, in the hopes that this has been addressed.
My handle is 'NefariousCoal' if anyone's looking to team up sometime; add me to the Friends list and gimme a buzz if I'm on.
We could always try to form a guild.
I've got enough gold for it :P
(I don't play it that often now but I've already got a character, Deadpool, at the endgame)
Quote from: Tpek on July 03, 2013, 11:45:36 AM
We could always try to form a guild.
I've got enough gold for it :P
(I don't play it that often now but I've already got a character, Deadpool, at the endgame)
May be worth a shot, if you play it sometime.
Do you have 'The Thing' yet? I just looted his token, after a long group fight vs Venom, but had already got him at the end of the first chapter.
Nevermind... looks like there is no trading of those character tokens in MHO. :-[
Hell, there isn't you can't even swap regular loot without just dropping stuff on the ground. I suppose this forces people to work for their loot, but seems a bit odd in an MMO.
Anyway, I'll leave you with something useful in this post: An MHO character planner site, for planning out character builds and presuing ones other people have created - http://marvelbase.com/
I've got them all bwahahaha! :D
Quote from: Tpek on July 04, 2013, 11:12:43 AM
I've got them all bwahahaha! :D
Dayum! How many did you actually find as loot during your first play through?
I have a few of them that I purchased, since there's a sale on right now.
Quote from: Nefaro on July 04, 2013, 03:06:15 PM
Quote from: Tpek on July 04, 2013, 11:12:43 AM
I've got them all bwahahaha! :D
Dayum! How many did you actually find as loot during your first play through?
I have a few of them that I purchased, since there's a sale on right now.
I got the Ultimate Founder pack back in the day ;)
Who is your current main toon?
Quote from: Tpek on July 04, 2013, 03:47:33 PM
Who is your current main toon?
Not sure yet. I have Wolverine, Colossus, Black Widow, and Spiderman at or a hair above level 10 thus far. Gonna level Iron Man up a bit and see if his damage capability improves.
I also just picked up Punisher, but he's super puny in the first few levels. His two starting skills' DPS blows nuts.. hopefully it improves once he gets a couple more levels and some more abilities open up. Iron Man doesn't start with much DPS but at least he's pretty survivable - Punisher is the first I've had die in the very first subway instance (the sub-room with the chest and the tough group). :o On the opposite note - Storm has been crazy dps pew pew in the early game.. more so than any other I've tried. I suppose she will be a "glass cannon" later on?
Dunno if anyone else has been having the occasional fps stuttering, as I do on
both my machines, but here's some customization tips:
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If you locate the MarvelEngine.ini file (as a windows user, i found it in My Documents/My Games/Marvel Heroes/Config), you can adjust numerous settings, but the one option i found that gave a very noticeable improvement in all areas, was the DynamicLights=True setting. By setting this to false, you no longer have what appears to be the majority of real time lights functioning at all times in game.
https://forum.marvelheroes.com/showthread.php/29034-Performance-Booster-Tips
Since it uses the Unreal Engine (oddly enough), you can dig in with a text editor and adjust some settings. The in-game gfx settings
only has a handful of overall presets and I always like to pick & choose when I need to adjust.
LOL!
Have you seen this guy's MH web comics with screenshots from the game, called Punchclops?
http://www.punchclops.eyehunger.com/?comic=punchclops-vs-iron-fist
http://www.punchclops.eyehunger.com/?comic=punchclops-at-the-beach
Some of these strips are quite funny, even if the rest aren't all that good. :)
Big update yesterday with all kinds of changes.
http://forums.marvelheroes.com/discussion/6713/game-update-notes-7-31-2013-1-11-0-243
If you didn't d/l the Steam version, you gotta uninstall and get the new patcher (& reinstall):
https://forums.marvelheroes.com/discussion/7714/new-marvel-heroes-launcher-downloader-please-read
I'm hoping that their game engine performance improvements will be noticeable. The thing wasn't terribly gfx efficient before. Tons of other stuff, including the new 'Eternity Splinter' drops for unlocking extra heroes for free. A new free-for-all zone with spawning supervillain groups in it. Etc.
Since there was so much in this update, I fully expect them to be further patching this sucker for a few days, with regular downtime. I still have no clue as to why they wait until the end of the week to patch (do they like to work all weekend?) or why they waited so long to put so many changes in at once. ???
I've been playing MHO again recently for an action-MMO fix. The updates have definitely improved things.
If anyone's playing, add me: NefariousCoal
I have characters up into the early level 30s so the endgame smash & grab grouping mayhem is an option. :D
^I'll look you up.
I've got a character (Deadpool) all the way into level 45 :P
Currently I'm madly bringing characters to level 25 to get their passive bonus from the synergy option.
Quote from: Tpek on January 01, 2014, 05:28:32 AM
^I'll look you up.
I've got a character (Deadpool) all the way into level 45 :P
Currently I'm madly bringing characters to level 25 to get their passive bonus from the synergy option.
I didn't even know about the passive 'synergy' bonus until I accidentally hit the V key and found the screen for it. ??? I still haven't remembered to select anything for my characters who can choose them.
Is anyone actually still playing it?
I added Nefario to the Friend-List but never see him online.
Quote from: Tpek on January 03, 2014, 01:20:13 PM
Is anyone actually still playing it?
I added Nefario to the Friend-List but never see him online.
I've been playing in short sessions lately.
You will have to get my attention, because I don't think it ever notifies me of being friend-listed or anything. So I won't know when you're about unless you send a Tell.
They sent a code and link for an extra Free Starter Hero to my registered email address.
Found it in my "promotions" email semi-spam tab. Not sure how long it's good for.. today or this weekend?
Not sure how many starter heroes I don't have. They changed the line-up a bit since I first started. Pretty sure Captain America is one I don't have but the other four (or so?) would probably be a dupe for me.
Just redeem the code on your profile page and next time you log in you'll get a box with a hero token.
In any case they also just released a new character, Dr Strange.
And next week they'll be adding the much anticipated "Team-Ups", allowing your hero to summon another minor hero as a companion :)
Is anyone still playing this? (other than myself :P)
They just released Psylocke yesterday as a playable character.
This game just keeps growing and growing...
Quote from: Tpek on May 24, 2014, 12:55:06 PM
Is anyone still playing this? (other than myself :P)
They just released Psylocke yesterday as a playable character.
This game just keeps growing and growing...
I play a bit in small spurts when I want to fly around and blow up large groups of mobs with ragdoll physics. It's one of my go-to games when I don't want to think too much.
Haven't played much in the past month. Was getting close to having enough shards to get Dr Strange for free.
Too bad you can't trade shards.
I've got around 2050 lying around :P
Game just received a large update. Renaming itself Marvel Heroes 2015.
They've added Raids, an Omega-Experience system (shard experience across all characters that can be used to unlock special passives), more daily goodies and such.
Quote from: Tpek on June 04, 2014, 12:05:24 PM
Game just received a large update. Renaming itself Marvel Heroes 2015.
They've added Raids, an Omega-Experience system (shard experience across all characters that can be used to unlock special passives), more daily goodies and such.
Raids, huh? Hrmm.
I've not played in a month or more but this is one of my go-to MMO games for straightforward action. It helps that they haven't convoluted the thing with a dozen different in-game currencies and special crap (like
Neverwinter and other Free-to-plays, for example) although that has certainly been increased since launch.
It's been easy to get right back into after a short stretch, which is something I can't say for most FreeTPs.
I can't remember my chat name/ID at the moment. Did I ever send that to you for a Friends List add?
Yes.
Next time I'm in game I'll check it out.
I think though it's also "nefaro".
Quote from: Tpek on June 04, 2014, 03:49:28 PM
Yes.
Next time I'm in game I'll check it out.
I think though it's also "nefaro".
Probably. That or NefariousK, perhaps.
I don't think the buddy list notifies the other person when you add them, so let me know. I'll get yours added after I know the name.
Still haven't got any of my characters anywhere near the level cap. Too busy bouncing back & forth between the different ones.
Edit: Trying to update this thing and it's moving as fast as dirt.
1) Sorry for being late with this but it seems you're NefariousCoal
2) It appears Silver Surfer might be released tomorrow as a playable character :)
Quote from: Tpek on June 12, 2014, 02:06:34 PM
1) Sorry for being late with this but it seems you're NefariousCoal
2) It appears Silver Surfer might be released tomorrow as a playable character :)
Aye, that's the one.
Just a heads-up.
Mr.Fantastic was released on Friday, alongside daily Login Rewards system.
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I played a few minutes last night.
It still has the usual inventory junk "creep" that all MMOs progressively get over time. Seems like when I come back and log in, there is even more collectible loot stuff filling up my bags and 'stash'. >:( Having already purchased some extra Stash space, it seems like they are continually wanting me to buy more. :buck2:
You're complaining about all those free goodies you get for logging in ? :P
Also, try selling/donating stuff you don't need.
And you probably missed it, but during the anniversary event you could get 1 free stash upgrade for free :)
Quote from: Tpek on July 23, 2014, 09:55:28 AM
You're complaining about all those free goodies you get for logging in ? :P
Also, try selling/donating stuff you don't need.
And you probably missed it, but during the anniversary event you could get 1 free stash upgrade for free :)
Yeah, I missed the Anniversary thing. Was probably attempting to play a dozen other games at the same time.
My highest level character is probably only around level 30-32 (Spiderman). I tend to bounce around quite a bit so most of them aren't to the end-game stuff.
I'm just getting my 8th character to level 60 :D
Well, according to Steam I just beat the 500 Hours mark on this game.
And this is only on the Steam client alone (not including all the time I spent with the non-Steam client) :D
Quote from: Tpek on July 23, 2014, 10:18:43 AM
I'm just getting my 8th character to level 60 :D
You are very dedicated to MHO. ;D
I'm definitely an addict.
There's a new awesome redeemable code out:
SDCCMH2015
Gives a free random hero token. :)
http://orcz.com/Marvel_Heroes:_Promo_Codes
is a great source for such codes.
Quote from: Tpek on July 27, 2014, 11:22:01 AM
There's a new awesome redeemable code out:
SDCCMH2015
Gives a free random hero token. :)
http://orcz.com/Marvel_Heroes:_Promo_Codes
is a great source for such codes.
Nice!
I got one I didn't have!
:)
Who?
Taskmaster.
He's a really awesome character.
He was an April 1st surprise release, and he surprised people even more by being really fun and playable.
Quote from: Tpek on July 27, 2014, 02:28:12 PM
He's a really awesome character.
He was an April 1st surprise release, and he surprised people even more by being really fun and playable.
Glad I got a fun one. O0
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Quote from: eyebiter on August 08, 2014, 12:11:24 PM
The level 52 review for Iron Man now live, skill tree has several changes = free Power and Omega respecs.
Also new cosmic event with 42% SiF, RiF, and XP this week
http://forums.marvelheroes.com/discussion/120458/marvel-heroes-2015-1-11-patch-notes
Dunno how many reworks Iron Man has had, but it's been more than two. He was always slow and sluggish, and still is even though the situation has improved after the previous reviews. Hopefully he's not so 'bleh' now.
He didn't need a review.
He was pretty awesome last I played him.
Hopefully they haven't ruined him with the 52 review like they did with some heroes (like Black Widow, normally an okay/meh character turned completely terrible and unplayable).
Finished leveling my Colossus to level 60.
And started taking Emma Frost from 30 to 60 instead :)
Are they ever going to add the extra (displayed) action bar option? I thought they were working on that months ago. :tickedoff:
With some of the characters, I'm finding that the single row of action buttons just isn't enough to fit everything on. We shouldn't have to cycle through the available action bars in the middle of a fight with such Action RPGs.
It wasn't an issue with the original characters, but some of the new ones have a wider variety of skills to keep on the bar.
There are actually 4 (I think) action bars. But you can only display 1 at a time.
You can switch between them using the 1-4 keys (the numeric keys row).
Quote from: Tpek on August 09, 2014, 12:29:37 PM
There are actually 4 (I think) action bars. But you can only display 1 at a time.
You can switch between them using the 1-4 keys (the numeric keys row).
Yeah, but doing so when hordes of enemies are swarming you in real-time is just plain annoying.
Perhaps I've been spoiled on all the other MMOs, with their new-fangled multiple action bar options. But perhaps they should also get with a more modern interface. :))
That's quite true.
Which character are you playing right now that requires so many active/slotted powers?
Quote from: Tpek on August 09, 2014, 03:27:34 PM
That's quite true.
Which character are you playing right now that requires so many active/slotted powers?
I've not played much lately but I had been doing Emma Frost somewhat steadily. She was fine for the most part but there was no more room for her extra Mind Control ability (for enslaving a mob) along with her normal attack/defense abilities. I recall being pressed for an extra slot or two on others.
Everyone mentions Dr Strange as another one with a wide array of abilities which will not fit on the bar. I've not got him yet, but he's definitely one I want to get soon since I almost have the shards.
The single bar at once thing has put me off it a bit, so I've not played much in the hopes we'd get such a UI improvement. There was scuttlebutt that it was "on the to-do list" a few months ago but I don't know how seriously it was taken. Even adding two extra slots to the current one would make a big difference. There was a mod that helped you do something like that but it involved manually editing stuff and then having to do so again if updates messed with it. Meh.
Not a nagging issue since I only play MHO when I just want to break stuff and not think terribly hard. :D
I'm still trying to search for a good Emma Frost build.
She's so diverse in her abilities that she's just not powerful or interesting enough in any of them so far.
Downloaded this after playing at a friend's house.
It's a pretty fun game so far and it looks very beautiful. I went for Gambit as my first character. Level 8 now and so far loving his ranged abilities. :)
Quote from: Yskonyn on August 10, 2014, 08:18:20 AM
Downloaded this after playing at a friend's house.
It's a pretty fun game so far and it looks very beautiful. I went for Gambit as my first character. Level 8 now and so far loving his ranged abilities. :)
It's definitely fun for when you wanna wreck stuff, loot, and level up. It's a Marvel themed Diablo-style MMORPG. With stuff flying everywhere. Not too difficult to jump into after stretches or for something more straightforward and action-y.
I think you still get three free characters in the early game at different points, including your first one. But those come from a small subset of all available. Not sure if they rotate who's in that subset. Then you can collect shards to unlock more as you go or just plain buy 'em if you want.
Quote from: Tpek on August 10, 2014, 04:27:18 AM
I'm still trying to search for a good Emma Frost build.
She's so diverse in her abilities that she's just not powerful or interesting enough in any of them so far.
She's one of those dual-purpose mixes of Melee and Ranged. Prime candidate for one of those that could use some extra ability slots on-screen. ;) I ran with a mostly Ranged setup while levelling through but she can take a bit of a beating in Melee Diamond form, so I still switched to melee sometimes when the damage was coming in pretty hot and she became noticeably less squishy. Not gonna win any DPS contests, but the extra survivability options are nice.
Well, I got my Emma Frost to level 60.
Now I guess I shall be working on Hawkeye.
Hawkeye level 60 today.
Starting to level Luke Cage, at least until Rogue comes out (probably this Friday).
Quote from: Tpek on August 26, 2014, 03:29:55 PM
Hawkeye level 60 today.
Starting to level Luke Cage, at least until Rogue comes out (probably this Friday).
You, sir, are a machine.
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Iron Man is pretty awesome.
He was probably changed since I last played him, but he was the ultimate ranged dps/tank.
He was near unkillable with the proper build and items, and could do loads of damage while enjoying pretty much endless energy :)
Rogue will not be coming out today after all, what a shame :(
Ohh well, the devs are supposed to have something else for us.
Well, Luke Cage is 60 now as well :)
I might play a bit of Human Torch until Rogue comes out (hopefully this Friday).
Since Rogue was delayed yesterday, yet again, I went on to get my Human Torch to 60.
Now it's Nightcrawler's time to hit the ol' 60. :-[
Say, am I the only one still attached to this game? :P
My Nightcrawler is level 60 and I'm leveling Silver Surfer a bit now.
Quote from: Tpek on September 11, 2014, 01:35:15 PM
Say, am I the only one still attached to this game? :P
I only ever play in short spurts, and I've not even been doing much PC gaming lately. It's fun for some Diablo-esque action in an MMO setting but can get repetitive. I'm amazed you can grind through to level 60, on a single character, in one shot. I gotta switch characters a lot even when I'm playing.
^I don't.
I first level everyone I have to 30 (to at least gain the 1% extra experience gain for them and the synergy bonus they give), and only then go for a 60.
Plus, I've already got over 150% extra experience gain due to all my leveled heroes :)
Even doing it in two separate runs takes focus. Getting to level 30 isn't too bad, once you've done it a few times. But to 60? Ugh. What do you do? Repeat the earlier content and do the daily rooms and group specials over and over?
Midtown Madness, Legendary Quests and the Daily Quests involving the Midtown Madness. :)
Also Rogue is out :)
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^They collect and then EAT that stuff if I'm not mistaken.
If you feed pets enough crap they give you bonus stats.
Well, after getting Rogue to level 30, I'm also done with leveling my Silver Surfer to 60 :)
Now I think I might actually go back to Rogue, to get her to the 60. :P
So... do the pets now function as extra inventory space? Or do they just automatically sell the junk they pick up?
They either automatically sell or donate to themselves to grant passive bonus.
Team-Ups though grant extra storage space :)
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OMG. Now I remember why I fear returning to the game, again.
All the crap junking up my inventory. All the extra Boost items, trade items, and non-character-specific equipments and modifications are overflowing in the numerous ones I had already bought. >:(
Let me know when they have another Bank Box sale, please.
Well, they released Nova the previous night, and I'm still only at level 53 with my Captain America :P
The Juggernaut has arrived!
Just as I finished leveling Cable yesterday to level 60 :)
Behold Magneto, the Master of Magnetism!
He has arrived as a playable character in Marvel Heroes.
Pretty cool lineup of characters! How's the grind if you level multiple characters? Do you run many of the same missions over and over?
Quote from: Yskonyn on December 04, 2014, 08:07:10 AM
Pretty cool lineup of characters! How's the grind if you level multiple characters? Do you run many of the same missions over and over?
The run throughs are all the same. So it can be pretty repetitive despite using characters with different powers.
I tend to do it in short stretches on any one character too.
But some of the free-for-all missions can be fun, with a bunch of other players running around wreaking havoc in the same zone. Many of the 'Acts' may be repetitive but there's usually players all over, throwing cars and wrecking the hordes of baddies, so it can be fun for a time. The special end-game group missions are like that, cranked to eleven from the masses of baddies, powers, and explosions.
Plays like a Diablo MMO but with the over-the-top superhero action. It's Free-To-Play so you can get a handful of free characters just by playing. I tend to do so when I want a simpler smash-up MMO instant gratification experience without most of the other MMO baggage (like waiting on people all the time or wasting time travelling).
Mind you bringing characters to certain levels unlocks permanent XP bonus for your account.
So as you play, the grind gets less and less tedious.
And now X-23 (a teenage female clone of Wolverine) has been released:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-23
And in other news, I've leveled characters enough to get the prestigious permanent 200% extra XP gain :)
And now Venom has been released as a playable character.
This game just keeps getting awesomer! O0
I keep updating it, but also keep getting sucked away into my current strategy obsession.
By the time I come back to wreck the place, there will be a lot of new stuff I haven't seen. :))
Be aware that if you log in today you get a free random hero token :)
Quote from: Tpek on December 24, 2014, 06:18:51 AM
Be aware that if you log in today you get a free random hero token :)
Awesome. Thanks!
I think it's time to wreak some mayhem this week.
I wondered why the hell I didn't have AA turned on in Marvel Heroes, so turned FXAA back on and adjusted some gfx settings. All was running fine.. for awhile.
After having it running a couple-three hours straight, I hit a hot key to open an in-game window and it insta-crashed. So hard that it took two restarts to get my Windows to properly boot. :tickedoff:
I now recall why I turned AA off before. The gfx engine is still a bit touchy. I've had a rare 1 or 2 second freeze since returning to the game lately, but it wasn't often enough to be concerned with. Maybe I should use a preset and keep it to a couple small adjustments.
Anti-aliasing wasn't the problem. Marvel Heroes has some nasty memory leaks. So I've been restarting the client on occasion.
Even that doesn't always help, however. I tend to leave my desktop running for days straight, without ever turning it off or restarting. I saw other people bitching about the occasional game crash and it's recommended fix: regularly rebooting your PC. I thought they meant restarting the program, but I must be wrong because it gave me another blue screen after having played it over a few days without restarting and that supposedly can cause it to freeze your sheeit.
Anyway.. there is reportedly a 64-bit exe client that can be used. I'm guessing it's buggy beta or we'd be using it right now?
Despite getting a blue screen once every day or two, it's been a nice getaway from serious gaming.
I haven't really had any issues with the game, but then again I usually don't play more than an hour tops at a time.
Quote from: Tpek on January 02, 2015, 03:06:27 PM
I haven't really had any issues with the game, but then again I usually don't play more than an hour tops at a time.
I noticed.
If I start, I usually don't stop for awhile. Although I do go AFK reguarly throughout. So leaving it running idle like that is a bad idea. Despite regularly logging out, I still got a blue screen after only being on about 20 minutes once which leads me to believe the talk about rebooting your computer every day if you run it regularly.
Being on boosts is really like being on a lot of sugar/coffee, once you run out of them completely (and the devs remove the server side boosts as well),
you just crash down and start feeling like everything's starting to grind :P
It is a grind. As with any MMO. :crazy2:
That's why I've always been so Alt-tastic with them. At least you can switch between different characters' play styles regularly.
Almost forgot,
Winter Soldier (that metal-armed idiot from the latest Captain America flick) was released as a playable character.
Next release is supposed to be Iceman (of X-Men and Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends fame).
And now Iceman (of the original 5 X-Men) has been released, alongside with tweaks for the Punisher to make him more playable. :)
Quote from: Tpek on March 05, 2015, 08:04:20 PM
And now Iceman (of the original 5 X-Men) has been released, alongside with tweaks for the Punisher to make him more playable. :)
Punisher needed fixing for ages now. I wonder if they finally did that, after all this time.
It's the supposed Level 52 review.
I do hope he's fun right now.
He's one of the few characters that don't seem to get much love from the devs.
The only one getting worse treatment is The Thing.
And now in celebration of the Americans finally watching (legally) the new Avengers movie, The Vision has been made playable.
Also, better yet, ACHIEVEMENTS! :)
I did a bit here raging about costs
http://tmblr.co/ZfFkzk1jTiiTp
But I'm still hooked on playing my faves, and I hope to get a lot more out of the game, since I've pumped some money into it. Damn those free to play games that have a hook into my Achilles heel.
^If I could give you Eternity Splinters I'd help, but sadly they're account bound and so are characters you purchase using them (if I am not mistaken). :(
Quote from: Tpek on April 30, 2015, 02:33:02 PM
^If I could give you Eternity Splinters I'd help, but sadly they're account bound and so are characters you purchase using them (if I am not mistaken). :(
Yes, you cannot trade splinters.
2nd Anniversary Celebration is here!
A cake filled with loot!
A playable Dr. Doom!
The Thing finally got his Level 52 review and is more fun to play!
A revamped Team-Up system!
And all characters are available to level up to level 10 before needing to be unlocked!
HUZZAH! :D :D :D
Good stuff! I like this game !
Mind you the celebrations are going to be spread upon several weeks.
Supposedly everyone receives a free hero of their choice (excluding Doom) next week :)
https://marvelheroes.com/news/news-articles/2nd-anniversary-celebration
https://forums.marvelheroes.com/discussion/205176/this-months-schedule-2-year-anniversary
Plus, there are no more RetCon items.
From now on you can free RetCon (respec) your character outside combat :)
How does this game play? Is it all online pvp?
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on June 05, 2015, 04:50:03 AM
How does this game play? Is it all online pvp?
Nope.
PvE focus.
It's pretty much similar to Diablo in gameplay (not surprising since it was made by one of the 3 guys that made the original Diablo series), only MMO and with Marvel characters
as classes.
Not entirely unlike Path of Exile.
It's pretty fun, and constantly improving.
And hey, it's free to try out :P (like most addictive things)
Quote from: Tpek on June 05, 2015, 04:15:15 AM
Plus, there are no more RetCon items.
From now on you can free RetCon (respec) your character outside combat :)
Ha! I had about a stack & a half of Retcons. But this is good.. they should've done away with those in the first place.
I probably have enough shards to get Doom for free. Got more than the most expensive ones already so..
^Don't throw them away.
You can now go to Clea in the avengers tower and trade for them stuff! :)
Quote from: Tpek on June 05, 2015, 02:46:18 PM
^Don't throw them away.
You can now go to Clea in the avengers tower and trade for them stuff! :)
Clea's such a hooker. She'll take anything as payment these days.
Quote from: Nefaro on June 05, 2015, 10:49:01 PM
Quote from: Tpek on June 05, 2015, 02:46:18 PM
^Don't throw them away.
You can now go to Clea in the avengers tower and trade for them stuff! :)
Clea's such a hooker. She'll take anything as payment these days.
;D
And the massive celebration still continues.
Tomorrow people are going to receive a free new exclusive team-up :)
@Nef, you might want to log in to the game and check out some stuff... just saying :coolsmiley:
Quote from: Tpek on June 25, 2015, 01:01:24 PM
And the massive celebration still continues.
Tomorrow people are going to receive a free new exclusive team-up :)
@Nef, you might want to log in to the game and check out some stuff... just saying :coolsmiley:
Been planning on logging in again sometime soon.
Are they giving stuff away daily, or just the Team-Up tomorrow?
Quote from: Nefaro on June 25, 2015, 03:18:12 PM
Quote from: Tpek on June 25, 2015, 01:01:24 PM
And the massive celebration still continues.
Tomorrow people are going to receive a free new exclusive team-up :)
@Nef, you might want to log in to the game and check out some stuff... just saying :coolsmiley:
Been planning on logging in again sometime soon.
Are they giving stuff away daily, or just the Team-Up tomorrow?
There are daily goods plus sometimes better stuff.
2 weeks ago they gave out a free any-buy-doom hero token.
A week ago they gave out a free exclusive pet (potted Groot).
And tomorrow a team-up.
Awesome. Thanks for Doom! He was on my "want" list. 8) Hope to see some more playable baddies.. like Green Goblin perhaps. >:D
I see they also have all the characters unlocked for play up to level 10 again (or is it permanent now?), along with a bunch of other stuff. O0
As of yesterday, Ant-Man (Scott Lang) is playable, in time with the movie :)
And as of today one of my favorite Marvel characters, Kitty Pryde, has become playable.
(Also, Warmachine has also been made playable as of over a month ago)
Quote from: Tpek on October 02, 2015, 03:28:57 PM
And as of today one of my favorite Marvel characters, Kitty Pryde, has become playable.
(Also, Warmachine has also been made playable as of over a month ago)
Some of the phasing stuff could be enjoyable. I like the warping/teleporting abilities in MHO, but some of the characters with it can be squishy.
I'm more interested in the upcoming Blade character. Hopefully some fun abilities there & less annoying stuff such as all of Dr Strange's abilities having lengthy cooldowns (frustrating). ::) Maybe they'll give Strange a power review before the movie comes out late next year.
You might be surprised, but it seems a lot of people love Strange's cooldown mechanics.
As for Blade, he's definitely a character I'm looking forward to, but I doubt they will make him really unique and interesting.
Quote from: Tpek on October 02, 2015, 04:43:01 PM
You might be surprised, but it seems a lot of people love Strange's cooldown mechanics.
It wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have to constantly cycle through the different hotbars. The game still needs better UI options when it comes to the extra abilities that don't fit in the insufficient single bar. I got spoiled on most other MMORPG UIs, which had begun doing that right many years ago.
And for the nearly-monthly thread necromancy...
Everyone's favorite, Magik, was released yesterday :)
And Blade (yeah like in those Wesley Snipes films) was released last month.
I read that people were rather unhappy with Blade's abilities and overall weaksauce.
Quote from: Nefaro on November 25, 2015, 05:31:23 PM
I read that people were rather unhappy with Blade's abilities and overall weaksauce.
I liked him.
He has an awesome channeled AOE-DOT power that he can use while moving that makes him a total badass.
Quote from: Tpek on November 26, 2015, 10:11:17 AM
Quote from: Nefaro on November 25, 2015, 05:31:23 PM
I read that people were rather unhappy with Blade's abilities and overall weaksauce.
I liked him.
He has an awesome channeled AOE-DOT power that he can use while moving that makes him a total badass.
So.. is it as huge an area as that one awesome trash-clearing sustained AoE that Magneto has? The one that practically covers the whole visible screen? I love that thing. Use it on Rogue too.
Too bad Magneto is so puny and can't take big hits. :-\
Quote from: Nefaro on November 26, 2015, 05:09:07 PM
Quote from: Tpek on November 26, 2015, 10:11:17 AM
Quote from: Nefaro on November 25, 2015, 05:31:23 PM
I read that people were rather unhappy with Blade's abilities and overall weaksauce.
I liked him.
He has an awesome channeled AOE-DOT power that he can use while moving that makes him a total badass.
So.. is it as huge an area as that one awesome trash-clearing sustained AoE that Magneto has? The one that practically covers the whole visible screen? I love that thing. Use it on Rogue too.
Too bad Magneto is so puny and can't take big hits. :-\
If you think that is powerful you should see his daughter's (?), Scarlet Witch's, sustained AOE-DOT thingamie.
Cover more than the whole screen, moves while channeling, and can take out event bosses in a second or two (pretty much end an event long before anyone else can ever reach it :P)
I have Scarlet Witch but not sure if I've achieved a level sufficient to unlock that yet.
14 Days of Festive Favors!
http://marvelheroes.com/news/news-articles/14-days-festive-favors
Featuring a Classic Green Dr. Doom Team-Up on Dec 19th
I see they now have Iron Fist.
Got enough shards saved up for a couple new ones.. may choose him as one.
The devs crank out patches like mad. Seems like every day. Then they're adding yet more heroes what.. every month? :o
I just wish they would expand on the chapters. Or, better yet, improve their new "Danger Room" concept of randomized missions. Give that idea a full treatment and take it off "cow zone" drop limits. Because the high level characters is a far too repetitive grind in the various dailies & terminals, or redoing the main quest line in hard+ modes. Could use more variety @ mid-to-high levels.
I still enjoy it for some crazed superhero smash & loot without having to think too much. Nice & relaxing usually.
For 2016 the All-New, All-Different characters from Marvel comic books will be added.
Also another story chapter "Secret Invasion", Savage Land zone, character model upgrades, and the Thanos raid
http://screenrant.com/marvel-heroes-2016-secret-invasion-updates/
Ugh. Savage Land.
I'm like Spiderman - hate that place. The first 2/3rds of it anyway.
Played Iron Fist a bit this morning. He's got a couple beastly damage output abilities by level 20. But with the cooldowns, it takes some time getting hotbars & rotation familiar.
Even early AM, there were lots of ppl on. But some of the holiday bonus stuff was turned off, reportedly due to bugs.
Rumor has it they're gonna give out a free random hero and costume on/around Xmas. Guessing you gotta log in whatever day that may be.
1 Fri, December 18 Currency Explosion! Log in for a currency gift that includes Eternity Splinters, Odin Marks, and more!
2 Sat, December 19 Log in for a Classic Green Dr. Doom Team-Up!
3 Sun, December 20 Log in for a Mk1 Fortune Card!
4 Mon, December 21 Patrol Boost! Log in for a free Patrol Boost to help with Midtown Monday!
5 Tues, December 22 Log in for a Blue Omega Box that contains one of many rare Boss-specific Uniques!
6 Wed, December 23 Log in for a Cosmic Penta Rush Boost!
7 Thurs, December 24 Log in for an ice cold Snow Flurry Visual Artifact!
8 Fri, December 25 Log in for a Holiday Groot Team-up!
9 Sat, December 26 Log in for a Festivus Pole Artifact!
10 Sun, December 27 Log In for an Ice Golem pet!
11 Mon, December 28 Log in for a Random Costume Box!
12 Tues, December 29 Log in for a free Winter Wonder Boost! This boost grants 200% RIF/SIF/XP, 2X Eternity Splinter Drop Rate, an Increased Odin Mark Drop Rate, and lasts for three hours!
13 Wed, December 30 Log in for a rare Mysterious Crimson Box that contains one of many rare Boss-specific Artifacts!
14 Thurs, December 31 Random Hero Box! Our final day brings a Random Hero!
Hey! I'm supposed to be the one obsessed with this thread! ;D ;)
(Couldn't access GH for several days due to PC problems)
Markin' Dec 28th and 31st on the calendar.
Because my female heroes could use even skimpier costumes. AKA "Battle Ho" outfits. ^-^
Free HERBIE pet when you enter code H2-B2 while logged into their site (redeem code).
New upcoming hero additions this year:
Angela
Black Bolt
Elektra
Green Goblin
Nick Fury
Ultron
Hero To Be Announced!
I've been wanting a playable Green Goblin for awhile. Definitely highest on my list. >:D Think it's supposed to be sooner rather than later.
I'm still waiting for them to release Black Cat (Felicia Hardy) this month :)
I got a couple characters to 60 over the holidays, but I still only do casual spurts.
Haven't done raids or any other such end-game content in MHO yet. Still have more 60s gestating.
Marvel Heroes 2016 has arrived! :)
https://marvelheroes.com/news/news-articles/marvel-heroes-2016-has-arrived
Alongside a playable Black Cat.
Quote from: Tpek on January 29, 2016, 03:20:15 PM
Marvel Heroes 2016 has arrived! :)
https://marvelheroes.com/news/news-articles/marvel-heroes-2016-has-arrived
Alongside a playable Black Cat.
So they finally revamped Deadpool huh? Wonder how his skillset is now.
Meh about Black Cat. Where's Green Goblin dammit? I want that one right meow! :))
^He's actually one of the AP3 characters I'm least looking forward to. >:D
Quote from: Tpek on January 29, 2016, 07:06:40 PM
^He's actually one of the AP3 characters I'm least looking forward to. >:D
BOOO!
I'm gonna use a GG avatar to protest such an affront!
The voice acting & lines better be great. Should be some fun powers, too, unless someone's half-assing it. :knuppel2:
(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg04.deviantart.net%2Fea42%2Fi%2F2009%2F175%2F3%2F3%2Fgreen_goblin_by_quatroletras.jpg&hash=86e3caa640a5795ba9c73a751ac90f592ef7fc0b)
I'm just finishing up Black Cat's cheevos and getting ready to prestige The Deadpool!
Quote from: Tpek on January 30, 2016, 04:25:33 PM
I'm just finishing up Black Cat's cheevos and getting ready to prestige The Deadpool!
You're a madman!
The only time I levelled up to max in a day or two was during bonus XP events. Think I have four max level characters now. Haven't even done real end-game stuff yet.
I'm a filthy casual. :crazy2:
Quote from: Nefaro on January 30, 2016, 04:31:58 PM
Quote from: Tpek on January 30, 2016, 04:25:33 PM
I'm just finishing up Black Cat's cheevos and getting ready to prestige The Deadpool!
You're a madman!
The only time I levelled up to max in a day or two was during bonus XP events. Think I have four max level characters now. Haven't even done real end-game stuff yet.
I'm a filthy casual. :crazy2:
I am still (relatively) casual.
Just because I levelled a character from 1 to 60 in a single day doesn't make me hardcore. :P
That's what happens when I don't have any time to play.
My green-prestiged Deadpool is only level 30 :(
Quote from: Tpek on January 31, 2016, 04:01:41 PM
That's what happens when I don't have any time to play.
My green-prestiged Deadpool is only level 30 :(
I wonder which other heroes will get revisions this year.
Judging by past habits, I'm going to assume that Dr Strange will get some sort of review since the movie comes out in the Fall. I'd like to see him get one, if only for some straightforward adjustments.
Green Goblin is out. >:D
Also, they've revised the Omega Points system as well.
Quote from: Tpek on March 04, 2016, 02:11:35 PM
Green Goblin is out. >:D
Also, they've revised the Omega Points system as well.
Initial reactions seem to be that he's pretty fun. >:D
Once I get back to playing MHO, I'll be getting him with some free shards, of course. Figured there would be the inevitable patch or two of fixes for new characters so not rushing just yet.
Plus
Grim Dawn was just fully released AND I've been on an ancient warfare kick again.
Elektra Natchos has been released as a playable character.
On another note, I'm well over 1000 hours playing this game on the Steam client alone (that is not including using the stand-alone client or during the beta) :P
Mmmm... Nachos! :))
Now that Grim Dawn has been released, I haven't done any MHO in awhile. Even despite Green Goblin being out.
Well... MHO was also fatally crashing on me a couple months ago. On both my Nvidia machines. I'm sure it's been fixed by now since others had been complaining about same at the time.
As part of the Cap America Civil War promotion, they are now offering a code to either get for free Captain America or Iron Man.
Quote
One of the biggest Marvel weekends of all time deserves the biggest Marvel Heroes 2016 giveaway and the best gameplay events.
Begin celebrating the arrival of Marvel's Captain America: Civil War to theaters by choosing a side and unlocking a free character!
Starting Friday May 6th at 9:00 AM Pacific Time...
REDEEM the code TEAMCAP to unlock Captain America!
or
REDEEM the code TEAMIRONMAN to unlock Iron Man!
Part II of the civil war.
More good stuff and freebies.
Check out the new codes:
http://orcz.com/Marvel_Heroes:_Promo_Codes
Quote from: Tpek on May 13, 2016, 03:41:32 PM
Part II of the civil war.
More good stuff and freebies.
Check out the new codes:
http://orcz.com/Marvel_Heroes:_Promo_Codes
Already had Cap and Iron Man. The Mystery Boxes contain anything interesting?
Quote from: Nefaro on May 13, 2016, 11:15:04 PM
Quote from: Tpek on May 13, 2016, 03:41:32 PM
Part II of the civil war.
More good stuff and freebies.
Check out the new codes:
http://orcz.com/Marvel_Heroes:_Promo_Codes
Already had Cap and Iron Man. The Mystery Boxes contain anything interesting?
Yeah, costumes, more IM/CA hero tokens, buffs and various cards.
Mind you, you should still pick up the hero tokens even if you already have the heroes themselves.
Using the token will upgrade your ultimate power :) (up to level 20)
Quote from: Tpek on May 14, 2016, 03:35:24 AM
Quote from: Nefaro on May 13, 2016, 11:15:04 PM
Quote from: Tpek on May 13, 2016, 03:41:32 PM
Part II of the civil war.
More good stuff and freebies.
Check out the new codes:
http://orcz.com/Marvel_Heroes:_Promo_Codes
Already had Cap and Iron Man. The Mystery Boxes contain anything interesting?
Yeah, costumes, more IM/CA hero tokens, buffs and various cards.
Mind you, you should still pick up the hero tokens even if you already have the heroes themselves.
Using the token will upgrade your ultimate power :) (up to level 20)
I thought you could only pick one of the four Civil War bonus codes, though?
Quote from: Nefaro on May 14, 2016, 03:03:48 PM
Quote from: Tpek on May 14, 2016, 03:35:24 AM
Quote from: Nefaro on May 13, 2016, 11:15:04 PM
Quote from: Tpek on May 13, 2016, 03:41:32 PM
Part II of the civil war.
More good stuff and freebies.
Check out the new codes:
http://orcz.com/Marvel_Heroes:_Promo_Codes
Already had Cap and Iron Man. The Mystery Boxes contain anything interesting?
Yeah, costumes, more IM/CA hero tokens, buffs and various cards.
Mind you, you should still pick up the hero tokens even if you already have the heroes themselves.
Using the token will upgrade your ultimate power :) (up to level 20)
I thought you could only pick one of the four Civil War bonus codes, though?
2 actually.
One of the normal TEAMCAP / TEAMIRONMAN codes and one of those with the MB (mystery box).
It's possible you could pick the normal one for cap/im and then the mb for the other :P
Quote from: Tpek on May 15, 2016, 07:12:40 AM
2 actually.
One of the normal TEAMCAP / TEAMIRONMAN codes and one of those with the MB (mystery box).
It's possible you could pick the normal one for cap/im and then the mb for the other :P
Thanks. Didn't know that.
I'd prefer to get extra Iron Man stuff, but I've never been happy with how he plays in MHO. Feels rather slow and plodding. On the other hand, Cap has more enjoyable skills.
And just as the 3rd Anniversary month long event is slowly coming to an end, Ultron gets released as a playable character :)
Free Random Hero & Costume boxes for logging in this weekend.
Event:
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200% XP - 200% server-wide boost to XP... ALL Weekend!
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Also as a special treat log in at any point this weekend to receive a FREE Random Hero Box as well as a FREE Random Costume Box!
Is this F2P?
I've watched a couple video and as much as I like comics, etc....kinda wondering why I haven't played this :uglystupid2:
Quote from: acctingman on July 21, 2016, 06:06:49 PM
Is this F2P?
Yes, it's free to play.
I started shortly after it began, about 3 years ago, so I'm not sure what all you start with these days.
I believe they give you a hero of your choice, to start, and then you get one or two more as you finish the campaign & such. Then they occasionally have one of these freebie events with free randoms. Plus you can unlock others, of your choice, with in-game loot drops (shards).
You can play all the content without purchasing anything.
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I've watched a couple video and as much as I like comics, etc....kinda wondering why I haven't played this :uglystupid2:
It's pretty much Diablo 2 in a Marvel MMO guise.
Rampage through enemies, loot, and spec your character's trees to unlock & use various abilities. Relaxing mass mayhem for me.
Instanced multi-player. I've not done raids or anything yet, just do some solo stints and switch between heroes to smash stuff up.
Your hero's look doesn't change with your equipment, unlike many Diablo-style ARPGs. The superhero outfits are true to various comic versions. You can buy variant costumes through the cash shop, along with extra heroes and some other stuff you may want without grinding. Remember that your costume item can have buffs added to it at the crafter, so donate looted stuff you're not using to him first (until he's levelled to 20).
When you start playing MHO, and using the looted Shards to buy new heroes & such, I highly suggest you get the Random Playable Hero option until you have well over half the available hero roster. They are almost 1/3rd the cost (in Shards) as picking a specific hero.
Currently the easiest & most powerful heroes, ideal for beginners, includes:
Spider-man
Jean Grey
Scarlet Witch
Doctor Doom
Elektra
Captain America
Deadpool
Not sure which of those are available for a first pick. If they all are, I would suggest possibly picking up one of the higher cost heroes (Deadpool, Doom, Spider-Man) but go with your favorites, in general. Tpek may have some extra suggestions for that list.
Many of the other heroes are passable, but a few older ones have fallen behind the power curve at the moment. I think The Hulk is a big no-no right now, for example, being pretty weak compared to most others.
Thanks for all info Nefaro!! O0
Angela has just been released.
And the game has been undergoing a massive revamp.
The entire Avengers tower hub, the prologue chapter and chapter 1 have all been entirely redone.
Plus there's the new highly controversial difficulty system that scales the enemies to be on par with you (according to level and equipment and such), and is pretty much the reason I barely touch the game these days.
Quote from: Tpek on August 25, 2016, 01:12:26 PM
Angela has just been released.
And the game has been undergoing a massive revamp.
The entire Avengers tower hub, the prologue chapter and chapter 1 have all been entirely redone.
AGAIN?!
What the ever-living fuque?
Why do these jackanapes keep spending time dicking with the earliest parts of the game, where people go once.. for 10 minutes?
The last time they changed the prologue, it became far more confusing for beginners IMO. Hell, I had problems figuring out where I needed to go, and I had been playing most of the game's lifetime! Wonder how bad they'll jack it up this time. ::)
They need to stop fuquing with the first tiny noobie part, and start adding to the middle and end.
Quote
Plus there's the new highly controversial difficulty system that scales the enemies to be on par with you (according to level and equipment and such), and is pretty much the reason I barely touch the game these days.
I've not played in months, so I don't know what's been cooking.
They should never have changed the old difficulty options, anyway. Being able to manually raise the difficulty level, and re-do the main story Diablo-style numerous times, offered the perfect option. Then they just bunched it all together and forced people to grind in a very specific way by taking away their difficulty options. ::) Sounds like they're doing more of the same.
Even if a difficulty system like this was wanted or needed, it's gotta be pretty obvious that it will have issues and growing pains for a long time. What one person, or developer in this case, thinks is difficult, another person will not. That's aside from problems caused by transferring such views into the game's mechanics, which always takes constant tweaking in MMOs.
....
Once again, a developer commits it's effort & man-hours to things that don't really need to be fixed, but ignores adding what keeps MMO players coming back: more content to experience with their characters.
<facepalm>
<rant over>
I absolutely loathe their decision to have that crappy difficulty scaling thing.
I'm really holding myself from bursting into a long diatribe about the demerits of such a sordid system.
Quote from: Tpek on August 25, 2016, 03:31:12 PM
I absolutely loathe their decision to have that crappy difficulty scaling thing.
I'm really holding myself from bursting into a long diatribe about the demerits of such a sordid system.
I assume it probably even makes the poor survivability of certain under-powered characters even more painful, too?
The difference between good survivable heroes, and the weaker ones, is already quite a stretch. Their hero reviews are slow as old people fookeen, and the power creep has left a fair number of the heroes weak and uninteresting. They need to concentrate on getting those up to speed, faster, too.
Quote from: Promo.. log in Saturday, November 5, to unlock playable Doctor Strange for FREE!
I've not played MHO in awhile. Been waiting for the desperately needed game overhaul that's supposed to be out sometime soon. Looks like it will address many of my complaints, and some of the needless bloat it has accumulated. When it's done.
Me being a HUGE comic book/movie geek...I tried to like this game, but after playing for an hour (as the Hulk) I logged off and uninstalled :(
Quote from: acctingman on November 04, 2016, 11:00:24 AM
Me being a HUGE comic book/movie geek...I tried to like this game, but after playing for an hour (as the Hulk) I logged off and uninstalled :(
Hulk has been one of the perpetually broke characters in the game. I don't have him, but he's reportedly been exceptionally weak for quite awhile.
That's a good metaphor for how screwed up the game has been, in general, over the past couple years. Seemed like the devs were adding needless junk while their new hero releases were continually providing "power creep" that would make the older heroes wimpy and obsolete at a fast pace.
They were doing hero "reviews", and updating them with revised powers and such, but it was happening more slowly than their new hero releases. It was a glacial pace. So by the time an older hero got an update, they'd end up dropping behind again after a time. Some heroes didn't get a review, or a very good one when they did. I think Hulk was one of those that got shafted. He was actually pretty strong, early on after the game first released, so maybe that's why he never really hit the "to do list".
The dev lead left earlier this year (iirc). It has showed because the new boss must've been the one to fix all the bloated or unbalanced crap with these big game overhauls having been announced not long after the torch was passed. Wish this transition would've happened a bit earlier.
I guess the old ex-lead just wasn't into doing much with MHO anymore and it started showing in the gameplay design. I'll be happy once everything is trimmed and updated under the new management. This has been one of my go-to casual hack & slash online games, when I don't feel like doing single-player, but also don't want any competitive MP stress. Chillaxe'in but still wreckin' NPCs. :)
Log in on Black Friday (tomorrow) and you get Black Cat for free.
They also have a big bonus weekend(?) going right now, but I don't plan on playing until they get the big game overhaul updates in and running. Always been pretty casual in playing anyway.
Figured I'd at least update today and log in for the freebies tomorrow.
And the big update has been released.
The game is nothing like it was before.
IMHO, I'm definitely not a fan of the new game.
They really should have kept the old systems and instead improved upon them instead and make a separate MH2 to follow their
own original vision for it.
Quote from: Tpek on January 19, 2017, 07:29:03 PM
And the big update has been released.
The game is nothing like it was before.
IMHO, I'm definitely not a fan of the new game.
They really should have kept the old systems and instead improved upon them instead and make a separate MH2 to follow their
own original vision for it.
Haven't checked it out yet.
I did feel that the previous iteration needed a LOT of work, and some re-working. Dunno if it went in the right direction but been hoping I'd enjoy it more after the big changes.