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I won't make any comments on the game mode itself because I am a little biased since this particular style of game is the type I used to play on my phones when I was growing up, but I will agree the rewards are insane for the amount of effort required and I'm surprised your post has so many disagrees lol.

We're getting: 3.6M gold, 825 units, one Titan, two 7*s and a couple Doombots for what 5-10 bucks give or take? If this turns into a monthly thing then I really don't get how people could be complaining this much considering how easy the game mode is.

the gamemode is just 💩 no sugar coating it, stop trying to justify it because it’ll only get worse if we keep enabling it.

Nobody is justifying anything, you can dislike the game mode but those rewards are insane for the effort required. How many game modes give you a full Titan and two 7* in a single monthly cycle? None not even BGs.

When did “effort” become the main barometer? It’s a time wasting endeavor whose sole purpose is to make you waste phone battery and MCOC time allotment. Why not just have the phone display “Kabam is the Best gaming company ever!” In neon flashing colors for 15 -20 minutes a day…. And get great rewards! We would have forum posts about how everyone should just quit complaining because “look at those sweet rewards!”

What do you mean since when? Were you not here for Necropolis Epoch Ordeal etc?Rewards have always been insane depending on the effort the quest or mode required you to put in. Why are you acting like this is an entirely new concept when that's how the game has always been. Crazy rewards (until recently) always required a good amount of effort compared to the boring walk in the park this new game mode is.
And again, you can dislike the game mode all you want that's not what I'm arguing here, the argument here is the rewards are insane for the effort required and that is a fact. I don't care if you like the game mode or not that's your opinion, doesn't change the fact the rewards are crazy for such low effort and personally I'm more than happy to autoplay the whole thing for them even if it gets boring and repetitive lol.

Necropolis and Epoch were at least part of the actual game. This new 2D mode is a low-effort side hustle slapped on to sell skips. It’s not rewarding gameplay, it’s monetizing boredom.

and you playing it for rewards doesn’t prove it’s fine, it proves they’ve figured out how little they have to try to get your money because people have been paying for the tickets to finish it faster and then claim “easiest titan ever”, yea, you’re not gaming the system — you’re the system working exactly as intended.

keep rewarding trash and don’t be surprised when that’s all you get.”

I don't know what trash you're talking about cause I didn't get any, I pulled Jean and it barely cost me five bucks I'd definitely do it again lmfao.
Also, no idea why I keep having to repeat myself but you people seem very dense. I couldn't care less about how garbage the game mode is, I get better rewards than two Carina's Necropolis challenges just by scratching my nuts while I leave my phone on autoplay and go do something else. I never said this is the type of content I enjoy or that it's a great game mode I simply said the reward to effort ratio is insane because it is. I don't know why this keeps making people mad but it's he truth, a full Titan alone for autoplaying is crazy, but on top of that you get two 7* and 825 units, the rewards are crazy good the game mode not so much, that's it.

and there it is, you admit the mode is trash but you’re cool with it because you got lucky for five bucks, that’s not insight, that’s addiction logic.

you’re not proving the system’s good, you’re proving they can dangle any shiny thing in front of players and they'll lap it up, even if it comes stapled to garbage.

it’s not about your pull bro, it’s about what it says when a company stops trying and still profits, you're scratching your nuts while autoplaying and they're scratching theirs watching you pay for it.

If you think spending five bucks means I'm addicted you must be broke.

You keep acting like I'm saying the game mode is good, for the tenth time I don't care about the game mode, it's meh. I'm simply agreeing with op that for the effort required the rewards are insanely good. I'm not here speaking about whether this is a good thing or not, I'm simply stating rewards are crazy because they are.

Again, five bucks is nothing to me so yeah I don't care, you're acting like people are out here paying hundreds for this thing. If the price was higher I wouldn't have considered spending at all and even if I did ultimately it's up to me. If you're broke and can't afford something then make better life choices lol I'm free to do withy money as I please because I earned it.

okay, so now you’re going the smug route, deflecting with money flexes instead of actually addressing the core point. trying to frame it like im mad because im "broke," no one cares that you spent five bucks, the problem is you’re proudly funding garbage and then acting like that’s some kind of flex

you admit the mode is bad, but you still paid for it, that’s exactly how low-effort content gets normalized, not because it’s good, but because people like you keep throwing money at it for the rewards

this was never about being broke, it’s about having standards
you’ve just made it clear you don’t!

Not flexing anything just pointing out how ridiculous it is that you're mad because people spend their money how they want on a random game mode lmfao.

I don't think they will ever bring this game mode back after the wave of negative feedback they received. It's not like they never listen to the actual feedback look at the Legend's event with the BrutalDLX challenge, never came back because everyone hated it.

I really couldn't care less about what you think I have or don't have, bye Felicia!

you’re not just paying for trash, you’re funding the reason it exists
they dropped lazy, unwanted content, and you rewarded it — that’s not “spending your money how you want,” that’s telling devs they don’t have to try

you’re not the smart one here, you’re the reason the bar keeps dropping
and “bye felicia”? you just like rage quit your own argument

Big post incoming

Let's address everyone's points here. It's 2am, so forgive any slight errors.

Mysterium

It was stated that Mysterium would be absent from the build in the first week of the month, yet the overall amount of Mysterium would remain the same throughout the month.
The feedback is heard that you don't like the lack of Mysterium during the first week of the month - that has been passed onto the team a few times now.

Intimidate

Intimidate reduces the Opponents chance of throwing a Special by 30%.
The additional potency listed is for block penetration - if multiple stacks exits, the block penetration increases.
Intimidate simply is not a Special Lock - that effect exists and is different from Intimidate.
If we ever do a Tech version of Titania 2099, there's a solid chance she'd have a Special Lock instead of Falter & Intimidate (no, this is not a WOW LEAKS moment).

I don't understand why multiple people are referencing her Deep Dive.
The Deep Dive states "take advantage of her Intimidate to KO the Opponent," and that's about it, while showcasing her utilizing her heavy attacks after her Special 3 with an appropriate amount of Power on the Opponent.

Silk Lock Knock-ons

This is absolutely a valid concern and something I brought up internally.
At this time, the team feels the changes made to prevent Silk (and others) from breaking the game are too important to revert, even if it's impacting Titania if she happens to push the Opponent red. As an avid Titania user, I fully understand the impact when closing out a fight and you need to continue using your Heavy after your Haymakers have come and gone.
I can poke at this again, but I would recommend using her Special 3 when the Opponent isn't at 3 bars of power.

Further AI Concerns

I understand the AI can be frustrating at times - it can be frustrating often. Don't forget, I'm a very high level player as well and run into all the same AI, I believe the kids call it "clown fiesta moments" that you all do. "Fixing the AI" is a very touchy subject, and as outlined in our previous AI Dev Diary, there are lots of talented people working behind the scenes to try and make this as amazing an experience as possible. That reminds me, we need to get a follow up to that Dev Diary out soon. All that being said, the AI is not "learning" or waiting for debuffs to fall off before using Specials. I understand why it could feel that way, and I've often found myself saying "oh, come on now" when it happens to me. Think about how many fights you do in MCOC per day; if you're on the forums, you probably play a lot. The times when the AI feels bad are, unfortunately, going to be more memorable to you than the times things go smoothly and as expected.

QOL Requests

These requests are larger than you might imagine. Unfortunately, there isn't just a "lock players to the Battlegroup" button we could press to make that happen overnight. There are additional knock-ons to consider as well. What happens if, for some reason, a player needs to join a different Battlegroup due to backup concerns?
Unlikely, I know - but it's something that needs to be considered if that imaginary button did exist.
Fwiw, I understand the request and I agree it would be better if it operated that way.

Conclusion

If you think you're being ignored, or we aren't reading what you're saying - that's incorrect.
Again, it's 2am, and instead of winding down for bed I'm sitting at my desk trying my best to address everyone's concerns and make sure they know they're heard.

We aren't always going to be able to address the same questions or topics in multiple threads when multiple exist.
The forums are huge, and things get lost easily. I think a solution for that could be combining threads more often, but regardless, the point here is that I'm actively scanning the forums all day, all of your concerns are always heard, and passed along where they need to be.

All of THAT being said, goodnight, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite.

Kinda crazy how even after all that, you still completely misunderstand the entire mysterium thing. It's not about keeping the amount of mysterium the same with a week missing. It's about having that mysterium missing and not making up for it. Yall are the ones that made the store a weekly refresh. So what do we do for that week of no mysterium? Just let those resources fly by at a loss?

The post does acknowledge that players don’t like the lack of mysterium in the first week. It doesn’t elaborate on why, but I presume what you said is why.

Is the team radio silent right now? There have been some very good and relevant suggestions and discussions in forums recently and no communication. There’s also still unaddressed bugs. Here’s an overview from last 2 weeks to this week:

Unaddressed:
- If you didn’t wait to claim the twitch drops until after the event started, you didn’t get the points
- Still no cumulative comp the team was “discussing”
- No news on Titania (wasted r3/r4s with the AI). Still whiffing hits on SP1 as well.
- AI is probably the worst it’s ever been (at least I can intercept now) by holding specials until debuffs fall off, etc. It’s almost as if they react to what’s in their kit/counters and it’s learning. But it should never be to the point of unregistered hits landing and then after the second one AI throws a special to the face…
- Lack of mysterium for first two weeks of crossover
- QOL request pertaining battle groups (they seem to be just suggestions at the moment)

Not asking for all the answers, but some insight/acknowledgement from the team would be nice. Even just a blanket statement saying “we hear you as a player base”.

• If you didn’t wait to claim the twitch drops until after the event started, you didn’t get the points
  

This was addressed. We will be comping the points.

• No news on Titania (wasted r3/r4s with the AI). Still whiffing hits on SP1 as well.
  

Wasted is a very, very, very strong word here.
Her Special 1 is still whiffing, I'll poke on that one, but in general there are many cases resulting from 60 FPS where this is happening, and an overall fix is being worked on, this has been on Trello and addressed many times.

• The AI bit
  

I don't exactly understand what you're saying on this one, in any case, the AI is not "learning."

• Lack of mysterium for first two weeks of crossover
  

Mysterium has been addressed multiple times. It wasn't around for 1 week in the build, and the quantities were increased in the latter weeks. The discontent for the Mysterium shift has been passed along to the team.

• QOL request pertaining battle groups
  

I will also need specific examples here if you want something addressed.

The "wasted" part is from intimidate working as a taunt, not from whiffing 1 hit of her sp1.

Her Intimidate is not "working as a taunt."

This has been talked about countless times on the forums at this point - Intimidate is not a Special Lock.
It decreases the chance for the Opponent to use a Special, but it isn't guaranteed - and the potency of this chance does not stack with multiple Debuffs.

Try chaining heavy in the corner with Champions who don't have Intimidate, and then do so with Titania - I guarantee you, Titania will prevent it significantly more times than a Champion without the debuff.

Titania, above all other Intimidate users, has added safety built into her kit with her Unstoppable and Indestructible, where if the Opponent uses a Special, you're pretty much in the clear.

From a player POV, I recommend going for a 4 hit combo after SP3 before going for a heavy, as I anecdotally find it has a strong chance to get the Defender to turtle up for the incoming Heavy.

nice, the classic “actually, you're just using her wrong” dressed up with a PR bow and a side of condescension.

Nice one, but as above I don't want to play the mode.
Do you honestly think this is a fun experience? Like what's the point of the game?

I don’t get it, by your own admission you don’t like the mode so you probably wouldn’t have fun actually playing out the matches either, so why complain about people handing you free wins so you can move on with your life? That seems like the ideal outcome.

If you want competition, or as you describe it “matches that mean something”, you climb until you hit competitive tiers (should be easy if people keep forfeiting against you). If you don’t want that and are just grinding the objectives, don’t rush things and take the free wins as a blessing. Feels like you’re of two different minds here and haven’t reconciled that.