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Marvel Heroes 2016 |OT3| Highway to the Danger Room
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I'd be very interested in finding out what that is. Seems like they could apply a lot of good lessons they've learned from MH to another ARPG. Hopefully DC Heroes.
I'd be very interested in finding out what that is. Seems like they could apply a lot of good lessons they've learned from MH to another ARPG. Hopefully DC Heroes.
Well I think it was actually a presentation their new chairmen did where it was mentioned that Michael May was on another secret project. This was also back in July 2016 and we know he has been working hard on the big update so it wasn't anything permanent.
I think it's likely he did some work on their Dexter mobile game that came out around Halloween. Perhaps even just general work for the mobile team.
Edit: Here's where it started. They were talking to the new head of the mobile team and afterwards said this: https://youtu.be/44onmtLKtdw?t=2693
"Where's the great Mike May?
Not that the future is in your hands, Mike. Were excited with what you've going on, our stealth project. We're not saying anything about that yet."
30 minute boosts. How utterly transparent.
Eh, I'm at the point which they can do whatever they want. Only the XP boosts or the special ones like Odin/ES ones were really useful anyway.
This must be the thread with most complaints about a game we don't play on GAF. Or is that every thread?
Eh, I'm at the point which they can do whatever they want. Only the XP boosts or the special ones like Odin/ES ones were really useful anyway.
This must be the thread with most complaints about a game we don't play on GAF. Or is that every thread?
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
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Angel Chay
Banned
Lowers time duration on boosts but they will either charge same as old ones or charge more and say hey look they work now lolololol
It's an hour. Poster was incorrect.
VenomousCoffee
Member
That's what your mom said last night.
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
Update should hopefully be pretty soon. It was mentioned that the newest test build is mostly bug/balance stuff for heroes, as the design iteration is fairly locked in. Only a few outliers like Hawkeye.
The whole point of an ARPG kind of goes out the window when we know that these changes are in the pipeline. It's put the whole thing in kind of a holding pattern for me.
Note to myself: Gotta use a bunch of my cube shards on Fortune Cards before the boosts stop dropping.
LordGraySkull
Neo Member
I also haven't even cared to log in much lately, as really there's nothing to do. Even when this update happens, i question why i should even play, as all i would be doing is re-gearing to play content I've ran countless times. Perhaps It's time to retire. I'll give that update a chance, but I don't expect a wow factor from it. Probably an annoyance factor.
VenomousCoffee
Member
I suspect that the postmortem on this game will be that it was done when they missed the mark with the Danger Room. That was their chance for procedural content. They just can't keep longterm players like me going with endless slightly-new hero releases and system tweaking.
I played almost 1800 hours. Not complaining at all, overall. But I just can't get myself excited about any of the big changes coming.
I played almost 1800 hours. Not complaining at all, overall. But I just can't get myself excited about any of the big changes coming.
Human Trashcan
Banned
That's part of it, but it's part of a larger, systemic problem, which is that they're shit at coming up with content in general, and can't execute even on a good idea like Danger Room. Midtown Manhattan is the only really good content they ever made.
Another problem is that there's a systems overhaul every year, so they're constantly catching up and retrofitting old stuff rather than focusing on new stuff. Their priorities have been all over the place since forever.
Another problem is the game is a technical mess and Gaz can't deploy a patch without breaking a million things.
Another problem is that systems stacked on systems are very unappealing to new players (a problem all long-term service games have, especially f2p games).
This new update+console release feels like a hail mary. Even the Marvel license can't keep this leaky boat afloat forever.
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
Dam guys. Asheron's Call is done in a few weeks, my WoW sub expires tomorrow, Nintendo is still a fucking disaster, Trump gets sworn in next Friday, and now we're talking about the inevitable end of Marvel Heroes. Also I tried to get Queen to play FFXIV with me but she hates it.
there is no joy left in this life
there is no joy left in this life
Indeed, this is the dankest timeline.
Sometimes we forget the only reason we play this game: fanservice. If you don't feel like playing, pre- or post-update, it's most likely because your fan desires have been satisfied. It doesn't matter whether there are new modes or the movement changes are bad or your digital loot has been devalued. All that matters is the Marvel license, so I welcome a console release if it will allow the license to be renewed and more X-men to be playable in video games.
Sometimes we forget the only reason we play this game: fanservice. If you don't feel like playing, pre- or post-update, it's most likely because your fan desires have been satisfied. It doesn't matter whether there are new modes or the movement changes are bad or your digital loot has been devalued. All that matters is the Marvel license, so I welcome a console release if it will allow the license to be renewed and more X-men to be playable in video games.
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
I'm one of the weirdos who isn't actually here primarily for the IP. I haven't read a comic in like 20 years, and actually haven't purchased/played any other Marvel games since like MvC2. I just found MH to be one of the more fun ARPG offerings around.
Hey I play FF 14! But I'm on Hyperion =[
Angel Chay
Banned
The problem im seeing is that they band aid problems n come back later.
Prime example this new powee update.
Heroe like venom has been basically unchanged n they have completey ignored feedback. And are saying same ol shit we will look into it after it launches which is bssically there answer for yea ok cya next year.
If they can easily change n fix things with this new system they would do it before launch.
Theres a huge thread bout this on tc and im actually finding this as something i can agree with on that forum for once
Prime example this new powee update.
Heroe like venom has been basically unchanged n they have completey ignored feedback. And are saying same ol shit we will look into it after it launches which is bssically there answer for yea ok cya next year.
If they can easily change n fix things with this new system they would do it before launch.
Theres a huge thread bout this on tc and im actually finding this as something i can agree with on that forum for once
Depths of Orion
Member
Just got back into this game recently. Still seems to be quite populated. Is there anywhere I can look to see what's coming up in the next couple of months of even this year?
Frostinferno
Member
Depths of Orion
Member
Thanks, I'll read up on this stuff now. Are these part of one large update or will they be implemented separately over the course of the year?
Here's the forum announcement for "Our Biggest Game Systems Update Ever!" that sent everything in a tizzy, allegedly coming in the next few weeks to months.
So this is just:
Hero Power Updates
Infinity System
Personal Difficulty Slider right?
Anything else coming too? The new costume system/prestige changes for example? The revamp to Chapter 5? Thanos Raid? Any other content updates?
I'm still slightly concerned that the changes to hero movement will kill this game for good for me. So maybe I can give it one last hurrah before the end.
Hero Power Updates
Infinity System
Personal Difficulty Slider right?
Anything else coming too? The new costume system/prestige changes for example? The revamp to Chapter 5? Thanos Raid? Any other content updates?
I'm still slightly concerned that the changes to hero movement will kill this game for good for me. So maybe I can give it one last hurrah before the end.
Angel Chay
Banned
Bif system and chapter changes too i believe. Follow up patches will.be beast testing and other numerous shite.
Artifact rework is a given this week too
Thanoes raid lol cya in 2 years or not at all.
Hard to say, I would guess
Artifact rework
Bonus Item Find
Story chapter 5+6 updated
Uruforge unbinding
Team up synergy
Mobility changes
It's so bulky, I don't think anyone will take bets on this thing not breaking something. Still very much looking forward to it.
ThirtyFour
Member
Will the hero power updates include the changes to the travel powers (I assume yes but hope not)?
Frostinferno
Member
Yes. The power updates are tied to the mobility changes.
ThirtyFour
Member
Meh, I will give a prestige run a go but I've not got high hopes of it feeling too good.
Human Trashcan
Banned
*laughs for 10 straight minutes*
Human Trashcan
Banned
That's how it goes with online games, it's a really weird thing from a preservation standpoint. Just think of original WoW. There's Nostalrius now, but for pretty much every other MMO, there's no way to play the older versions. You basically have to rely on video footage. It's a unique challenge of preserving games as an artform, they're always so in flux, and a lot of them are just going to be gone forever.
But hey the notion that there will be humans on earth to look back on games several hundred years from now presupposes more optimism than I can muster about our long-term survival at the moment, so there's that.
Frostinferno
Member
Spidey's default VU is done.
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