LOL Yep, that’s a good rework

ESF

Folks. I’m just saying.

I’ve tested maybe…five different ways and synergies with the OG Iron Man rework, and all I can say is L O L

Get that man a Crit team and watch him cook

Good job, Kabam. Damn good work, there

ESF

It can literally be as simple as SP1 for the massive armor break, then heavy crits

The yellow numbers. LOL

GrandOldKai

What synergy teams were you using?

He seems to be rather spicy just by himself

ESF

GrandOldKai said:

What synergy teams were you using?

He seems to be rather spicy just by himself

There’s three that I really like as an old-schooler who likes the lore of the source material; I will post screenshots and offer descriptions of why

Bendy

The buff is nice i just took my 5 from r4 to r5 and its nice id never thought to see the day a 2014 champ hitting 10ks so nicely

ESF

This is basically the Bronze Age Avengers (plus War Machine) that I grew up reading:



What makes this Synergy team sneaky-good for OG Iron Man:

1. He gets Armor Rating increases from Cap and Vision. OMG. If he’s Awakened and you’re just playing normally, you’re probably gonna have anywhere between 5-15 Armor Ups at a time. He just doesn’t take damage. It’s incredible to watch, honestly 😅

2. He gets Crit Rating from Cap and War Machine. What this guy does when he Crits, especially when the opponent has 3 or more Armor Breaks…I was critting 12K on each hit of the two-hit heavy, consistently. It’s just staggering, how much damage capacity is inside this kit

3. He gets increased Power Gain from Vision and Scarlet Witch. That matters because if you can pop more SP1s, you can get as many as 9 Armor Breaks up for as long as a full combo. I routinely had 6 up for that and heavies

ESF

This is the House Party Protocol, plus OG Cap:



Why this is sneaky-good for OG Iron Man:

1. Superior Iron Man, War Machine and OG Cap bring multiple Crit Rating enhancements. OMG. People. Just try this one. OK? Just try it. Look at all Yellow Number Goodness. LOL

2. OG Iron Man, again, is getting Armor Rating increases as well. The guy is just a freaking tank. Here’s some data points:



See what I mean? Chip damage? No, son — not today.

This build is a R3/45 6-star. I was just casually Critting for 18K mediums. See the right corner, with highest hit? Those were just Crits, man

Magrailothos

It's a good buff. A lot like War Machine's: a big damage boost, a bit of utility and huge tankiness.

ESF

Magrailothos said:

It's a good buff. A lot like War Machine's: a big damage boost, a bit of utility and huge tankiness.

It’s really funny — there’s a bit of Punisher 2099, Viv Vision and War Machine in there, and it’s all good

Magrailothos

Yes, but that's not surprising though, @ESF -
1 - coming up with completely new ideas for buffed champs is a lot harder than finding creative new ways to package old ideas. I do pretty much the same thing in my own buff thread - repackage/repurpose old mechanics to suggest buffs that are less demanding for the design team. (Have a read - I'd love your feedback!)
2 - Canonically, this Iron Man armour should be quite similar to the War Machine and simpler than the IMIW armour, shouldn't it? It's the Mark-III, after all.

Having had a little time to think about it, I really like how (for example) the Armour abilities to not be Nullified, and Power Lock when Armour buffs expire effectively mimic the abilities of the passive armour IMIW has.

Gogeta91199

Yea the buff crazy good. He is definitely a tank now! Took him to incursions and he shreds fights once armor breaks are up!

AverageDesi

Magrailothos said:

Yes, but that's not surprising though, @ESF -
1 - coming up with completely new ideas for buffed champs is a lot harder than finding creative new ways to package old ideas. I do pretty much the same thing in my own buff thread - repackage/repurpose old mechanics to suggest buffs that are less demanding for the design team. (Have a read - I'd love your feedback!)
2 - Canonically, this Iron Man armour should be quite similar to the War Machine and simpler than the IMIW armour, shouldn't it? It's the Mark-III, after all.

Having had a little time to think about it, I really like how (for example) the Armour abilities to not be Nullified, and Power Lock when Armour buffs expire effectively mimic the abilities of the passive armour IMIW has.

The power lock on armour expiry is such a brilliant piece of ability. It's something only someone who played the champ or the game a lot could come up with

gladiatorjak

the buff is best suited for non-suicide users. spamming specials is our worst enemy. if they retain his old style regen that triggers per fight instead of per quest, then i think it is ok. but if you use like five sp1s, that's 25% of health removed from recoil damage alone that's just from a single fight.

i believe it's high time for the devs to consider easier mastery editing quality of life update so we can turn on/off whatever masteries we like very quickly