This week is an example of why I still play the game

ESF

Hey, everyone — hope all is well!

You know, whether you came in as a fan of the comics or the movies or a combination of both, I think it’s fair to say that if you have been a participant in this game long enough, you have seen some things, been through some ups and downs.

I truly think this game is gonna make it to 10 years. Totally serious. It’s amazing to think about.

Think about that, for those of us here since the very beginning. Before 4-stars. Before dupes. Before Masteries and Arenas. When multiple characters shared animations — Black Panther and Wolverine were basically the same except for SP1 and SP3, for example — and had either Armor Up or Armor Break or Fury. I think Wolverine was the only character who could Regen. Scarlet Witch’s Nullify barely procced.

Stuff like that. It’s almost impossible to believe that we’re still going…but this week is a reminder of why I, for one, am still here.

I am not saying every single person loves every single thing about the game or the kits.

But I am saying that if you were here at the beginning, you almost can’t believe how Juggernaut and Quicksilver are today — it’s almost like another lifetime.

I have played video games for a long time, now. It’s really hard to make characters with super strength and super speed feel “right,” especially in a fighting game where Hawkeye fights the Hulk.

But this week is why I still play this game, because while sometimes they miss — because they’re human — when Kabam nails a character and the kit, like I feel they did Juggernaut’s rework and Quicksilver, they REALLY NAIL IT.

Glad I am still here to see it and plan to keep right on going — nice work, Kabam

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@ESF — I have only been playing for 1 year or so but totally agree. Kabam devs are actually doing some great things if you can get through all the noise and really think about it. The recent EQ and SQ rewards are tremendously helpful to an account like mine. Very much enjoying the challenge :-)

ESF

mata2021 said:

@ESF — I have only been playing for 1 year or so but totally agree. Kabam devs are actually doing some great things if you can get through all the noise and really think about it. The recent EQ and SQ rewards are tremendously helpful to an account like mine. Very much enjoying the challenge :-)

That’s it, exactly: We’re all human. Nobody’s perfect. The game isn’t going to be perfect. But you gotta sift through the noise and recognize that there’s a whole lot of tremendous stuff they’ve done over the years — that’s just the truth. You can’t look at OG Iron Man and Silver Centurion and say that there’s not been significant growth

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@ESF — I only recently became Cavalier and I can’t tell you how much I struggled with the “No Retreat” node. I was ready to quit the game. But even then I still appreciated all the work the character design and development teams at Kabam put into the game. I even sent an email via tech support to let them know that there are still plenty of us who are still happy to play the game and have a genuine respect for their time and effort. Thanks for posting this!

Kabam Jax

ESF said:

Hey, everyone — hope all is well!
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But this week is why I still play this game, because while sometimes they miss — because they’re human — when Kabam nails a character and the kit, like I feel they did Juggernaut’s rework and Quicksilver, they REALLY NAIL IT.

Glad I am still here to see it and plan to keep right on going — nice work, Kabam

Helloo Summoners!

We love to see the positive feedback. I'll actually pass it along to the character design team, I don't think they get enough opportunities to hear directly from he community! Loving the energy in here today.

Keep it up!

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When you really stop and think about what the Design and Developer teams have to do — and the Content teams, too, if they exist — it is actually pretty amazing. Think about how complicated the whole buff/debuff/rank/power structure is. Not everything comes from the comics or movies — simply because a lot of this kind of thing does not exist — so it is up to these teams to try to be faithful to the spirit of the characters and story while providing an entertaining gaming experience. I think they do a really good job when you consider all the factors that go into such a complex system.

XSquad

I always tend to think that these posts are just to try to improve crystal pull luck...

Hope it worked

ESF

XSquad said:

I always tend to think that these posts are just to try to improve crystal pull luck...

Hope it worked

LOL Really? How? The game is pure RNG — I have had hot streaks and cold streaks, like everyone, and honestly, neither affects me overly much because I am not in an alliance and I don’t play the game for content completion, have no worries about prestige or things like that

I also still rank up and enjoy playing with 5-stars and am older, so I prefer more classic characters

For example: While some people would want, IDK, whoever the best character in the game is, what I am looking for most right now is to dupe my 6-star…Super-Skrull

Pretty sure nobody at Kabam is overly concerned about me breaking the game with that one 😅😅

ESF

mata2021 said:

When you really stop and think about what the Design and Developer teams have to do — and the Content teams, too, if they exist — it is actually pretty amazing. Think about how complicated the whole buff/debuff/rank/power structure is. Not everything comes from the comics or movies — simply because a lot of this kind of thing does not exist — so it is up to these teams to try to be faithful to the spirit of the characters and story while providing an entertaining gaming experience. I think they do a really good job when you consider all the factors that go into such a complex system.

Agree — they have to walk a fine line here. I do understand why they need some characters to be simpler for new players, for example.

I like Silver Surfer quite a bit, for instance. But that’s not the easiest kit to play — I think some people think it’s harder than it actually is, but at the same time, it’s not as easy as OG Wolverine or OG Scarlet Witch, right?

We might not all agree on what they do, and there are times when I have been critical. But at the same time, this game has 200 characters! It’s hard to balance all of it, and they do a good job overall

winterthur

ESF said:

mata2021 said:

When you really stop and think about what the Design and Developer teams have to do — and the Content teams, too, if they exist — it is actually pretty amazing. Think about how complicated the whole buff/debuff/rank/power structure is. Not everything comes from the comics or movies — simply because a lot of this kind of thing does not exist — so it is up to these teams to try to be faithful to the spirit of the characters and story while providing an entertaining gaming experience. I think they do a really good job when you consider all the factors that go into such a complex system.

It’s hard to balance all of it, and they do a good job overall

Ermmm. Maybe another look at Psycho Man is required.