ADAPTIVE DIFFICULTY EVENT QUEST - IMMEDIATE UPDATE
Greetings Summoners,
Thank you for all of your feedback on the new Adaptive Difficulty Event Quests. We’ve heard you loud and clear, and we will be making changes to address your concerns.
In years past, the addition of new Event Quest difficulties offered new heights for both challenge and progression. In today's Contest, frequent Everest content and new game modes have repositioned monthly Event Quests as a more casual experience. We recognize that the new Adaptive Difficulty system has unintentionally restricted access for many players due to updated progression milestones, and the removal of player choice in difficulty selection. We also acknowledge that Event Quests are the primary content for many Summoners, and we admittedly misjudged the impact of these changes.
As far as rewards go, the introduction of Adaptive Difficulty resulted in lower rewards for some Valiant and Paragon players than they had received previously when they completed the Valiant Gauntlet over the past few months. Our goal is to ensure that Adaptive Difficulty Event Quests, paired with the Daily Quest update, deliver better value than before. The current milestone reward system, with backloaded rewards, falls short of this goal. We will be rebalancing Etherion milestones to make gradual progress feel rewarding and meaningful as you move through the content.
Difficulty Adjustments: Classic and Elder difficulties will BOTH be significantly reduced to better align with a more casual, sustainable monthly experience.
Reward Re-Tuning: Etherion reward milestones will be reworked to ensure lower milestones feel meaningful, addressing the backloaded rewards, and reduced payouts for some Valiant/Paragon players.
Timeline:
The CURRENT Adaptive EQ will end early, on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th. If you choose, you can still complete it and claim rewards up until that point. A new version with updated difficulty and rewards will launch after, running until WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8th.
"Soooo... I can earn Rewards twice...? 👀"
Yes, if you choose to complete the active Quest and its replacement, you can claim the Rewards twice.
Compensation consisting of Energy Refills, Revives, and Potions will be distributed.
Please note, the Compensation packages for final AW placements and the general connection instability are still in progress.
We will continue to evaluate future changes to the Adaptive Difficulty system. Up next, we'll be exploring systemic changes to let players opt into lower difficulty content for lesser rewards.
We have said multiple times, we're listening to your feedback, and we want to make the best game possible for all of you. Sometimes we miss the mark - but we’re committed to making Event Quests enjoyable and rewarding for all. Keep sharing your feedback. It’s invaluable.
Thank you for your passion and dedication to the contest.
The Marvel Contest of Champions Team.
