Back Issues #8: Deadpoolooza!

Once upon a time, I made the best quest ever!

That's right, you thought some stuffy old designer was going to write this message, but it was ME!

It’s time for Back Issues #8, smacking you in the face on Wednesday, November 10th!

Just like those other dusty old Back Issues we dig out of the closest, THE EXCEPTIONAL DEADPOOLOOZA will let all of my lovely little Summoners relive a classic quest from the good 'ol days, available in TWO TASTY FLAVOURS:

The classic difficulty is a recreation of the original quest. While not completely 1:1, the layouts, difficulty, and dialogue are all the same as you remember. Look back with smug impunity at how easy the game used to be and flex those muscles!

The variant difficulty is a new spin on the quest, available for Summoners level 45 and up. This version features difficult challenges, new opponents, some map layout updates, and buffs that will empower your #Mercenary Champions... and ME!

... as well as those other slackers who're biting the Deadpool brand.

That means all your #Mercenary and Deadpool-family buddies are going to be juiced up and ready to fight, but all other Champions can't do much more than show up! That's right, it's MY quest, so I made it exclusively for those with excellent taste, dubious morals, or both!

The Variant Challenge

Like I literally just said, this Quest is all about me and all the wannabes. So here’s the sitch, we’ve got Global buffs for me and my homies, and we’ve got new Cross Fight buffs for all the other Mercs. Check em out!

Global Buffs

Mercs for Money: The Defender reduces all incoming damage by {95}%, unless the Attacker is #Mercenary, Deadpool, Deadpool (X-Force), Goldpool, Platinumpool, Gwenpool, Venompool, or Masacre.

Star of the Show: Obviously I should get a huge buff in these quests, I'm the original! Let's pump up all my stats, and finally put something on my SP1. (This buff supplies Deadpool (and ONLY Deadpool) bonus attack, bonus armor, bonus crit rate, increased regeneration potency, and applies a Degen effect to the Defender on a successful SP1)

We Should All Have This Power Anyways: This doesn't make sense. Why don't all my copies have the same abilities as me!? Grant Attacking Deadpool (X-Force), Goldpool, Platinumpool, Gwenpool, Venompool, or Masacre permanent Passive Regeneration of [120]% of their Max Health per minute, scaling with their Power.

Cross Fight Ability Buffs

“But Mr Thrillson!”, you might say, and I would say “Yes my sweet little cherub?”, “These don’t benefit the other #Mercenaries at all!”. And you’d be right! I did things differently this time since this is my quest and will be better than all of the other Back Issues, periodt.

Defeating Deadpooloids throughout the Quest will grant you special abilities that you can carry forward into the rest of the quest, making your Mercs stronger and stronger!

Here’s what you’ve got:

Strapped Up (Skill Deadpooloid): Defeating this Defender grants the Attacker a permanent "Strapped Up" Cross-Fight ability. "Strapped Up" causes the Attacker's Special Attacks to randomly inflict additional Debuffs for the remainder of the quest.

Starlight Acrobatics (Cosmic Deadpooloid): Defeating this Defender grants the Attacker a permanent "Starlight Acrobatics" Cross-Fight ability. "Starlight Acrobatics" grants the Attacker a Phase Passive when they dash back and hold block, causing incoming Attacks to Miss.

Bad Breath (Science Deadpooloid): Defeating this Defender grants the Attacker a permanent "Bad Breath" Cross-Fight ability. "Bad Breath" causes the Attacker to inflict Poison Debuffs on Opponents who are near them.

Sucker Punch (Mutant Deadpooloid): Defeating this Defender grants the Attacker a permanent "Sucker Punch" Cross-Fight ability. "Sucker Punch" makes the Attacker permanently Unblockable while the Opponent is above a certain HP threshold.

You Shall Not Cast (Mystic Deadpooloid): Defeating this Defender grants the Attacker a permanent "You Shall Not Cast" Cross-Fight ability. "You Shall Not Cast" grants Power Steal to the Attacker's Heavy and Special Attacks.

Cyber Hive (Tech Deadpooloid): Defeating this Defender grants the Attacker a permanent "Cyber Hive" Cross-Fight ability. "Cyber Hive" grants all of the Attacker's attacks a chance to Poison and Shock the Opponent.
Rewards
For Total Completion and Mastery of Classic Difficulty, I’ll give you...

Tier 3 Basic ISO x5
Tier 4 Basic ISO x7
Tier 2 Skill ISO x5
Tier 2 Science ISO x5
Tier 2 Tech ISO x5
Tier 2 Cosmic ISO x5
Tier 2 Mystic ISO x5
Tier 2 Mutant ISO x5
Tier 2 Basic Catalyst x3
Tier 1 Alpha Catalyst x1
Tier 4 Basic Catalyst Fragments x2700
3-Star Venom x1
Gold x9575
Units x150
Premium Hero Crystal Shards x4600
3-Star Hero Crystal Shards x2000

For Total Completion and Mastery of Variant Difficulty, you’ll score…

5-Star Rank 2 → 3 Gem x3
5-Star Rank 3 → 4 Gem (<2017 Champions) x3
5-Star Rank 4 → 5 Gem Crystal x1
5-Star Awakening Gem Crystal x1
5-Star Crystal Shards x25000
Tier 5 Basic Catalysts x3
Tier 5 Class Catalyst Fragment Crystal (25%) x1
6-Star Crystal Shards x5000
5-Star Signature Stone Crystal x48
Gold x4,000,000
Units x360

See you soon,

XOXO Thrillhouse

Comments

Raganator

This will be the first variant I probably won't bother doing 100%. Not finding it enjoyable and the 100% rewards probably aren't worth finishing the content.

Crimson8399

Deadpool X Force boss is ONLY using SP3. Suppose to be -100 chance to use specials which means no specials. Plz fix asap.

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AlexBossu

Great design for venompool boss. I just want my time back.🥲

StevieManWonder

Absolutely terrible content. Terrible final boss (Can’t beat him with any of the intended champs, need Apoc and Mr. F).
Deadpool X Force fight is bugged.
Not any real good benefits for using the intended champs either

benshb

Gonna say, this Venompool boss is the most stupid thing ever. Even if you can apply 10 debuffs, and degen down 10% health, he still have 20 seconds of steady 1% regen.... What is the catch here?

mgj0630

Yep...I'm gonna join the choir here and state that this is definitely the worst Variant we've seen in a while. Hands down worse than V2 through V7, and it rivals V1.

And that's just the nodes...nevermind the bugs.

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StevieManWonder

the hardest resource by far for end game players to acquire is t5b, and this quest gives 3 full t5b!
Maybe for you, I'm constantly having an abundance of t5b, what I'm always lacking is the right t4cc class for any given rank up
really? i've been able to stay around 250 t4cc crystals, but i try to be somewhat careful and not waste it on 5*

I don’t rank up 5 stars unless it’s a rare exception, but when it takes 15 T4CCs to take up a six star to r3 from r1, you burn through them really fast

AntzRodz

He keeps on regenerating.. what's the use when we can even scratch him with any of the mentioned champs.. his regeneration is massive compared to the damage done via 10% degeneration as well .. that 1% alone is enough to over power that 10% degeneration in a couple of seconds as u cannot do any damage on him due to purify for 30 seconds.. such a sad boss node design...
What about the resources used to try and get him Down @Kabam Miike

StevieManWonder

Rewards are weak for state of game
This isn't endgame content anymore either. If you're looking for T6B and T3A, ask Carina for a new Challenge!
The final bossfight is harder than every boss fight in Act 7. Lol!

Yeah, literally only two counters: one that requires two champs and one that require three champs
You can use: Apoc with Mister Fantastic prefights or Sabretooth with KM and Mister Fantastic
Literally the worst fight in the game and it’s not even close

KILLMФИGЕЯ

Variant 8 is easily on par with variant 1 for worst variant. Bad design, horrible nodes, insanely limited champ selection and bugs, bugs, bugs lol

StevieManWonder

DPX boss throws Sp3.
Absolutely terrible content. Terrible final boss (Can’t beat him with any of the intended champs, need Apoc and Mr. F).
Deadpool X Force fight is bugged.
Not any real good benefits for using the intended champs either
I’m making run #3 at DPX boss (Sp3’d previous times) and I refuse to use items to brute force my way through this kind of trash.

Not tested. Not vetted. Not fun. I’m at the point of calling it a day and checking back in 2022. How any self-respecting enterprise can continue to release faulty products and not be absolutely kissing its loyal customers’ a$$3$ is beyond me.

Dr. Zola

Only reason why I bothered using items was because there’s nothing else for me to use items on anymore. And in light of how **** the final boss is, I legitimately want the revives I wasted getting to him back.
It’s astounding that he got past the initial planning phase. I can understand the bug with xforce slipping by but VP never should have made it past the concept stage. I’m baffled that someone created this fight, thought that this node combination was a good idea, and then somehow managed to get by every other tester—assuming they still have testers.
Worst content in the game.

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Renaxqq

So bad variant. Not enjoyable at all.

Rowst

Complaining about the X Force boss is dumb.

It says a 100% less chance to throw a special, this doesn't include ability accuracy etc. It isn't a flat 100%. He's immune to AAR meaning he technically still has a chance to throw special attacks.

The venompool wasn't even difficult provided you are like myself and other end game players and hapoen to have the correct mastery and champion set up. It should NOT be that way.

Had zero issues in with the Lifecycle boss either so not sure where the issue is there.

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Rowst

I am lucky to have r3 taskmaster also for havoc

Interesting which merc is able to do havoc on kinetic according to kabam
And what they think how many so called non end game guys have big fat taskmaster ?

Domino worked fine for me.

DrZola

Complaining about the X Force boss is dumb.

It says a 100% less chance to throw a special, this doesn't include ability accuracy etc. It isn't a flat 100%. He's immune to AAR meaning he technically still has a chance to throw special attacks.

The venompool wasn't even difficult provided you are like myself and other end game players and hapoen to have the correct mastery and champion set up. It should NOT be that way.

Had zero issues in with the Lifecycle boss either so not sure where the issue is there.

You’re correct about the -100% aspect. Were you able to get him to throw anything other than a Sp3? If so, how and using whom?

Dr. Zola

Eb0ny-O-M4w

We're back to the "use this champion/class or you will deal 99% less damage and degenerate" type of content. No benefits for the intended champions, or at least none that is relevant.

For future variants, please consider not to "lock" 90% of the champions from be usable. In fact don't lock any from be used

DracarysXXII

Does Kabam have new Gamedesigners ?
It’s a long time since we got enjoyable Content…
This Variant makes no fun at all and I can’t remember when we had a enjoyable Sidequest …
Edit: and Act 7.3 writing novels for the nodes was also an awful idea

Rowst

Complaining about the X Force boss is dumb.

It says a 100% less chance to throw a special, this doesn't include ability accuracy etc. It isn't a flat 100%. He's immune to AAR meaning he technically still has a chance to throw special attacks.

The venompool wasn't even difficult provided you are like myself and other end game players and hapoen to have the correct mastery and champion set up. It should NOT be that way.

Had zero issues in with the Lifecycle boss either so not sure where the issue is there.

You’re correct about the -100% aspect. Were you able to get him to throw anything other than a Sp3? If so, how and using whom?

Dr. Zola

Difficult to get him to throw specials admittedly. I basically treated it like All or Nothing.

Get him down before he gets the SP3 lol.

StanleyChristo_0301

Bugged venompool boss in variant 8....Snack

charge not working as mentioned...lost many revives n units....

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DalBot

DPX isn't bad with Nebula and the Proxima synergy. Eat some blocks and maybe even take a shot or two (she can usually regen it back)to get to SP2 before he does. Hit that bad boy with the 20 shocks and watch him melt

Graves_3

We're back to the "use this champion/class or you will deal 99% less damage and degenerate" type of content. No benefits for the intended champions, or at least none that is relevant.

For future variants, please consider not to "lock" 90% of the champions from be usable. In fact don't lock any from be used

This right here 👆

Chikel

I am lucky to have r3 taskmaster also for havoc

Interesting which merc is able to do havoc on kinetic according to kabam
And what they think how many so called non end game guys have big fat taskmaster ?

Venomopool with Iceman synergy

Ronny_

I can’t beat first boss that deadpool took 0 dmg when shield is down
Tried 4-5 times (first though my mistake )
now don’t want to open game
(Sry for bad english)

DrDrill

Bugged venompool boss in variant 8....Snack
charge not working as mentioned...lost many revives n units....

Don't worry, they will send you humangus
compensation in 5 months, which includes couple revives and potions

Glc79

Absolutely worst variant, terrible design. Rewards don’t justify the difficulty. What idiots gave ok to this????