Gentle Rodriguez
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Decent update, I think I'm gonna stop going after new characters though and work on my current cast for now, there's a lot of upgrading to be done.
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Marvel Future Fight |OT| To Me, My X-Men
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Frostinferno
Member
Looks like GR and BC will get new attacks with their uniforms. Will likely render both of their old ones obsolete.
Six hours and 20 minutes from this post.
Six hours and 20 minutes from this post.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Hmmmm im thinking I like this Giant Man stuff. pretty solid 6* and a good DPS boost on the Tier 2.
Disappointed in Yellowjacket Tier 2 but maybe his 6* will have good iframes
Also I really wanted Robbie Reyes GR costume instead, and Moon Knight doesn't look any different??
Disappointed in Yellowjacket Tier 2 but maybe his 6* will have good iframes
Also I really wanted Robbie Reyes GR costume instead, and Moon Knight doesn't look any different??
Robbie has a car! That's totally different! He should be a separate character!
AdawgDaFAB
Member
I absolutely love it. I'm thinking about T-2ing him.
Is it worth going T-2 without a ticket, if I haven't touched any of my WBs yet? All of my WB are at lvl 40/40 1 Yellow * except Thanos, who is ~4 months from being unlocked (>_>).
My other reason for holding off on T-2ing YJ is that I only have two of them so far (ShaRog and Iron Fist) and one is also blue.
From toying around with it in Skill Preview, Ghost Rider's uniform seems awesome as well. I may grab it.
I cleared it immediately with Sharon Rogers. Which was probably stupid, since now I can't use her on the later stages, but my team isn't good enough to get very far very fast anyway.
-Deadpool-
Member
Shadowland is shit. Content that 5% or whatever of the user base is going to be able to complete is ridiculous. Used up all my best characters and I've made it to the third of twenty-five levels. C'mon Netmarble, World Boss was more than enough..
On the topic of ridiculous:
Fuckin' Black Dwarf man.
On the topic of ridiculous:
Fuckin' Black Dwarf man.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Didn't try shadowland but I did use a pair of mega rank ups on Shang Chi. Oh baby his animations are sweet as hell.
Gentle Rodriguez
Member
The second level of shadowland was actually pretty easy for me, Songbird + Wasp(both T1) completely destroyed it with their shield skills.
Luckily we have a free T2 ticket coming with the new 7 day checkin event, I want to get T2 Gwenpool but she's not ready, maybe Songbird.
Also, what's a good 1v1 combat character? My She-Hulk and Cap just don't do it anymore. And finally, what's a good iso set for IF?
Luckily we have a free T2 ticket coming with the new 7 day checkin event, I want to get T2 Gwenpool but she's not ready, maybe Songbird.
Also, what's a good 1v1 combat character? My She-Hulk and Cap just don't do it anymore. And finally, what's a good iso set for IF?
I see Shadowland the same way I do World Bosses. At first they seemed quite impossible to beat but as time went on I managed to get more kills. Shadowland will be the same, and it'll be a nice reason to invest in characters I've neglected because I've been focusing on the meta so much.
superdeluxe
Member
Glad to see YJ and Giant Man got their 6 stars!
superdeluxe
Member
Also noticed Another 7 day check in event with another Tier 2 upgrade at the end. Niceee.
Shadowland was Daunting at first play.
- Only matching weakness / suggested types do damage. No "toss in Sharon R, and WIN!" here!
- Characters only used ONCE. Over a 3 day period. Eesh.
- Enemies use their abilities in full force. Carnage Spams his invincible states, Songbird binds people like crazy, etc.
But in the end, I have to agree with Digits:
A few good points to keep in mind:
- This makes a whole set of "useless for WB" characters viable. Status effects, DoT, and crowd control are a premium here. Not just "iframes".
- This also gives a lot more use to "anti-snare", "anti-web", etc. items. If you know your STR characters are always going to be fighting Spider Webs...
- You can use a single character to solo a stage. You don't need to use all 3 slots.
- This is constantly hard content that'll push the use of every character you have available.
- Simultaneously, it has good rewards for lower levels too. So more than whales, everyone gets benefit from this.
- It's giving you more access to items used to MAKE powerful characters.
- The lengthily-to-level World Bosses are pretty nice to use here, even when not maxed. It's very nice to have a place to use them while they're growing, rather than them seeing use only when 60/6/6/+20s.
- Universals not suffering such a harsh penalty also is a nice thing here. Gives a bit more flexability to where to use Carol or Queen of Hell Angela. They can help when you're lacking strong characters of a specific typer.
Personally, I LOVE having something that'll make characters like Lash and Spider Gwen more valuable to me. And the fact this can use some more strategy than "bash your head against it until victory!" is great. I really like the fact that it forces more solutions. Now I feel like getting a T2 STR character is more worthy beyond "get them for Str. Auto Battle days!"
All of that paired along side a check-in-event T2 ticket, easy ones gotten from logging in for the month, the increase availability of items, the fact Shadowland takes NO stamina to get in, and all the characters one can level during the constant Hot Time events, and I think this is a very smart new mode that'll continue to reward players as they grow their army, for a decent amount of time. This game honestly has very smart updates, that makes some "full retail" games feel static and lacking imagination in comparison.
- Only matching weakness / suggested types do damage. No "toss in Sharon R, and WIN!" here!
- Characters only used ONCE. Over a 3 day period. Eesh.
- Enemies use their abilities in full force. Carnage Spams his invincible states, Songbird binds people like crazy, etc.
But in the end, I have to agree with Digits:
A few good points to keep in mind:
- This makes a whole set of "useless for WB" characters viable. Status effects, DoT, and crowd control are a premium here. Not just "iframes".
- This also gives a lot more use to "anti-snare", "anti-web", etc. items. If you know your STR characters are always going to be fighting Spider Webs...
- You can use a single character to solo a stage. You don't need to use all 3 slots.
- This is constantly hard content that'll push the use of every character you have available.
- Simultaneously, it has good rewards for lower levels too. So more than whales, everyone gets benefit from this.
- It's giving you more access to items used to MAKE powerful characters.
- The lengthily-to-level World Bosses are pretty nice to use here, even when not maxed. It's very nice to have a place to use them while they're growing, rather than them seeing use only when 60/6/6/+20s.
- Universals not suffering such a harsh penalty also is a nice thing here. Gives a bit more flexability to where to use Carol or Queen of Hell Angela. They can help when you're lacking strong characters of a specific typer.
Personally, I LOVE having something that'll make characters like Lash and Spider Gwen more valuable to me. And the fact this can use some more strategy than "bash your head against it until victory!" is great. I really like the fact that it forces more solutions. Now I feel like getting a T2 STR character is more worthy beyond "get them for Str. Auto Battle days!"
All of that paired along side a check-in-event T2 ticket, easy ones gotten from logging in for the month, the increase availability of items, the fact Shadowland takes NO stamina to get in, and all the characters one can level during the constant Hot Time events, and I think this is a very smart new mode that'll continue to reward players as they grow their army, for a decent amount of time. This game honestly has very smart updates, that makes some "full retail" games feel static and lacking imagination in comparison.
Frostinferno
Member
There was a time when beating a WB more than once was a big feat. Now look where we are. The same will happen with Shadowland too, but for now it's a long term goal to work toward. I love that it's making us want to build up a big, strong roster. That being said, I think the rewards are pitiful for the difficulty of the mode.
Gentle Rodriguez
Member
Yeah I do agree that if they insist on giving these terrible rewards then shadowlands needs to be easier. I'm kinda okay with this difficulty(I have 2 T2s and got to level 5) but it's so not worth the rewards and I can't see myself grinding this once the novelty wears out when there's no incentive.
Also, I don't know if this is true of every stage, but on stage 5 when they say "X types have an advantage on this stage", that means that if your character is NOT X type you will do NO damage.
Also, I don't know if this is true of every stage, but on stage 5 when they say "X types have an advantage on this stage", that means that if your character is NOT X type you will do NO damage.
Yeah, I noticed that on stage 6. Picked a Speed stage and threw my best remaining Speed characters at it. Did about 4% damage to them.
I don't think the rewards are terrible, they are exactly the type of things we'll need to build up more characters but they cost no resources at all to aquire. I actually think it's quite ingenious.
Frostinferno
Member
The rewards start decent enough, but they don't escalate well relative to the roster you need to have to clear this place. Beating floor 19 for example gives you 20 chaos norns, the same as floor 1. Then at the very end on floors 24 and 25, you only get 5* custom gear and card chests. Why not 6*? Someone who is fully clearing this place has no need for 5* items like that, especially at a rate of once a week.
That is a problem, indeed. I didn't look into the higher level rewards much, they should definitely tweak that.
I have three tier-2 characters and can't win at WB.
Not even once?
-Deadpool-
Member
What's the consensus on Misty and Shang? Top tier? Mediocre?
Debating whether or not to invest my 20 daily bios into them now I've gotten Carnage to 20/20/20/20 gears.
Debating whether or not to invest my 20 daily bios into them now I've gotten Carnage to 20/20/20/20 gears.
Frostinferno
Member
Misty seems like a disappointment overall. Shang-Chi has promise, but not top tier material.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Shang seems really good. I only managed to get him up to 56 yesterday but he was holding his own for a good bit against Corvus Glaive, and I managed to get pretty far with just him and two trash level heroes in Shadowland stage 1.
Who are they? At this point I can 5/5 Proxima and Supergiant and can usually 4/5 Ebony Maw and Corvus Glaive and last week I got 3/5 on Thanos for my first time. Can only beat Black Dwarf once lol. I only have Ant-Man and Moon Knight T2'ed right now.
Gentle Rodriguez
Member
Proxima and Ebony Maw are pretty doable even without T2s(Corvus as well if you have at least 3 ignore dodge characters), I don't know how you're playing but obviously you have to still learn and dodge their big attacks. Also my cards aren't amazing but I assume that also makes a big enough difference.
Unless you have Sharon Rogers T2, in which case you can literally mash your face against your phone and still win any WB.
Unless you have Sharon Rogers T2, in which case you can literally mash your face against your phone and still win any WB.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Panther seems like it would be tough to win with if trying to split those up on 3 teams
Lately I've been getting solid results with these teams, but make some changes depending on the boss.
Ronan, Loki, Ultron
Star Lord, Wasp, Iron Man or Rocket
Spider-Man or She-Hulk, Ant-Man, Iron Fist
Groot, Moon Knight, Hyperion
Quake, Songbird, Captain America
First being my leader, second being the main hero I use for the fight and third basically being fodder or bonus damage
I only have two Ignore Dodge strikers right now so I sometimes struggle with Corvus for the 5th win. Ebony Maw throws me off sometimes because I can't get Loki Songbird and Wasp to withstand him as easily as the others.
I really suck against Black Dwarf though, I didn't have as many viable heroes for him until recently so don't have enough practice. Last week was my first win against him.
I'd suggest working towards a similar team or two because with the right support, Loki & Wasp and a few others are basically guaranteed wins on most days without needing Tier 2.
Lately I've been getting solid results with these teams, but make some changes depending on the boss.
Ronan, Loki, Ultron
Star Lord, Wasp, Iron Man or Rocket
Spider-Man or She-Hulk, Ant-Man, Iron Fist
Groot, Moon Knight, Hyperion
Quake, Songbird, Captain America
First being my leader, second being the main hero I use for the fight and third basically being fodder or bonus damage
I only have two Ignore Dodge strikers right now so I sometimes struggle with Corvus for the 5th win. Ebony Maw throws me off sometimes because I can't get Loki Songbird and Wasp to withstand him as easily as the others.
I really suck against Black Dwarf though, I didn't have as many viable heroes for him until recently so don't have enough practice. Last week was my first win against him.
I'd suggest working towards a similar team or two because with the right support, Loki & Wasp and a few others are basically guaranteed wins on most days without needing Tier 2.
I still only consistently get one, sometimes two wins per day- though I confess to not really trying to git gud or try new teams.
Ronan-Loki-Coulson is easy mode, don't even need a tier 2 to steam roll everyone but Thanos and Black Dwarf without thinking.
Star-Lord-Sharon Rogers-Sharon Carter takes even less thought and handles everyone.
Occasionally I try Giant Man-T2 ANTS-Yellowjacket, and haven't pulled it off yet, but I figure I just need to spend more time getting used to using them first.
Ronan-Loki-Coulson is easy mode, don't even need a tier 2 to steam roll everyone but Thanos and Black Dwarf without thinking.
Star-Lord-Sharon Rogers-Sharon Carter takes even less thought and handles everyone.
Occasionally I try Giant Man-T2 ANTS-Yellowjacket, and haven't pulled it off yet, but I figure I just need to spend more time getting used to using them first.
AdawgDaFAB
Member
So far, I've had success with these teams:
T2 Sharon Rogers, Sharon Carter, Captain America
Ronan, Lady Loki, Red Skull
T2 Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Throot
I T2'd Silk as well, but I'm not sure if I can use her well for WB yet.
T2 Sharon Rogers, Sharon Carter, Captain America
Ronan, Lady Loki, Red Skull
T2 Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Throot
I T2'd Silk as well, but I'm not sure if I can use her well for WB yet.
Frostinferno
Member
For Panther and Silk just get yourself a 30% physical attack leader like Elsa, Crossbones, or Deathlok and a third character that gives you a good team bonus. Silk should easily solo all bosses except Dwarf/Thanos. For YJ do team Pym with GM lead. That should be an easy win as well. Load up on attack strikers.
There's really no strategy. Just go through all of your attacks while the T2 buff is up then either run around or switch to YJ for 10 sec till your T2 buff can proc again.
Ben Morales
Member
Silk can totally solo Supergiant at T1. I've done it before. Practice getting those patterns down and like mentioned above, give her a good physical leadership and another character that gives her a team bonus. How are her gears set up?
Fright Zone
Member
Wondering who to use my third T2 ticket on... I have T2 Silk and Sharon so far... so maybe a combat or universal character next?
Throot? Or Giant Man? Wasp? Ant Man? Would quite like a T2 team Pym I guess.
Throot? Or Giant Man? Wasp? Ant Man? Would quite like a T2 team Pym I guess.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
I think ant man benefits the most out of those three. The research still needs to be done on Giant Man, and honestly unless you are really needing the damage boost, Wasp can handle most fights at tier 1 thanks to her invincibility.
superdeluxe
Member
I finally Tier'ed 2 Sharon. Beat WB for the first time EVER.
I will have 2 more tier two upgrades. Who should I get next? Would you recommend a team of 3 tier-2s? Or 3 different groups with 1 tier 2 per group?
YES.
I will have 2 more tier two upgrades. Who should I get next? Would you recommend a team of 3 tier-2s? Or 3 different groups with 1 tier 2 per group?
YES.
Frostinferno
Member
Best teams are usually a good leadership character, your main damage dealer (usually the T2), and a team bonus filler.
AdawgDaFAB
Member
Pai Pai Master
Banned
The latter, as there are a number of heroes who can do the majority of the work on WB on their own, with a good leader and some support. Until you can upgrade tier 2s more frequently it's better to maximize your wins by spreading them out among a few different teams.
Gentle Rodriguez
Member
I can do 3/4 WB clears right now, my T2 Silk and SR get free wins basically and after that I use a Wasp team(her leadership is good and she can accumulate a LOT of damage through her invincibility) and a Loki team to get 2 more wins. I could get 5 wins every day(except Thanoses and Black Dwarf prob) if I actually optimized my teams but I prefer getting 3-4 easy wins.
AdawgDaFAB
Member
Damnit, wrong thread / game. >_<
Edit-fu too weak, already shame quoted. 