OG Cap to get new VFX ahead of potential buff in February?

What do y'all think?

Full patch notes can be found here: https://playcontestofchampions.com/news/v33-2-release-notes/?s=09

Comments

That's what I was thinking when I saw it. I remember Colossus' animations got updated like a month before his buff went live. Although since in this case he's only getting new vfx and not animations

Wicket329

I just sent that same screenshot to my alliance thinking the same thing. I really hope so, that’d be a great one to see. Few champs more deserving and in need.

TheBoogyMan

Loving the fact that Dr Doom informed Dragon man that he cannot borrow his SP1 description...lol

Third from bottom.

AverageDesi

This is from last month. What exactly does this do?

FluffyPigMonster

I’m so excited. Tempering expectations but it Cap gets a buff….!!…

Kabam Miike

Sorry to burst the bubble, but I know what happens when we let expectations get too high and then it doesn't amount to what was speculated.

magnus_xix

This is from last month. What exactly does this do?

When you first start playing the game there's a short motion comic that can't be skipped I think it refers to that but not 100% sure

magnus_xix

Sorry to burst the bubble, but I know what happens when we let expectations get too high and then it doesn't amount to what was speculated.

What about in March?

BitterSteel

@Kabam Miike only confirmed it isn’t for a February buff, nothing about future months though!

More seriously, I’m curious on the rationale behind updating the profile and VFX, was this just something quick the team fancied doing? Or can we expect more OG champs to get a little refresh?

AverageDesi

@Kabam Miike only confirmed it isn’t for a February buff, nothing about future months though!

More seriously, I’m curious on the rationale behind updating the profile and VFX, was this just something quick the team fancied doing? Or can we expect more OG champs to get a little refresh?

I just hope it does not make him harder to fight. He's one of the simplest champs to fight now

firemoon712

This is from last month. What exactly does this do?
When you first start playing the game there's a short motion comic that can't be skipped I think it refers to that but not 100% sure

Wasn't that already skippable or am I just losing my marbles again?

Kerneas

Sorry to burst the bubble, but I know what happens when we let expectations get too high and then it doesn't amount to what was speculated.

Appreciate the quick response. Sad but honest, and that is valuable

Texas_11

Sorry to burst the bubble, but I know what happens when we let expectations get too high and then it doesn't amount to what was speculated.

Who do you think is getting buffed February?

FluffyPigMonster

Sorry to burst the bubble, but I know what happens when we let expectations get too high and then it doesn't amount to what was speculated.

Well, at least this was nipped in the bud early.

PastorAmerica

At least I’m getting a new profile pic! Hope those new effects are awesome.

J0eySn0w

personally, I prefer solo champions we have in-game to get buffs than those we have multiple versions, some of them being very good. Of course a few exceptions like Iron and DPXF since their other versions are more like trophy champ and are not obtained normally. One reason Gamora buff was painful and annoying is we have 1 version of her and wasted the opportunity to make her relevant. But looking forward buffs to some of these old champs:
Rocket Raccoon
Drax
Juggernaut
Rhino
Agent Venom
Moonlight
Elektra
Nightcrawler could use a value update + utility
Yondu, etc

FluffyPigMonster

Funny, he used a Skrull to say no.

Back to speculation-town

RiderofHell

I'm more interested in this haha. Also loving the new overhaul you guys made to your website much better and easier to read!

H3t3r

Sorry to burst the bubble, but I know what happens when we let expectations get too high and then it doesn't amount to what was speculated.

Would you guys every do a champion update roadmap. Similar to how you guys did the 2022 story roadmap that gave hints about possible new champions.

Shadowstrike

@Kabam Miike only confirmed it isn’t for a February buff, nothing about future months though!

More seriously, I’m curious on the rationale behind updating the profile and VFX, was this just something quick the team fancied doing? Or can we expect more OG champs to get a little refresh?

They probably wanted to make a couple of changes because he and WWII cap have the exact same animations so it might be something to help differentiate them

Shadowstrike

Sorry to burst the bubble, but I know what happens when we let expectations get too high and then it doesn't amount to what was speculated.
Would you guys every do a champion update roadmap. Similar to how you guys did the 2022 story roadmap that gave hints about possible new champions.

As much as we would love to have a full rundown of their projected Buffs for the entire year, they're never going to give us that heads up I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that kind of like with Mike pointed out here, if you saw on a list that a Champion was in line to get buffed but they didn't specify what kind of buff it would be and then you start ranking that champion up expecting an overhaul and him to become Beyond god tier and then all the sudden you find out it was only a value only buff and he's still going to be the same, you're going to get mad and demand rank down tickets and then people are going to be yelling out the rooftops about being lied and deceived to, even though Kabam said nothing except this was the list of people we wanted to buff.

FluffyPigMonster

@Kabam Miike only confirmed it isn’t for a February buff, nothing about future months though!

More seriously, I’m curious on the rationale behind updating the profile and VFX, was this just something quick the team fancied doing? Or can we expect more OG champs to get a little refresh?
They probably wanted to make a couple of changes because he and WWII cap have the exact same animations so it might be something to help differentiate them

Cyclopes?

Iron Man & SIM?

All the deadpool variants?

Spidey OG and Sym Spidey?

Why change only Cap?

Shadowstrike

@Kabam Miike only confirmed it isn’t for a February buff, nothing about future months though!

More seriously, I’m curious on the rationale behind updating the profile and VFX, was this just something quick the team fancied doing? Or can we expect more OG champs to get a little refresh?
They probably wanted to make a couple of changes because he and WWII cap have the exact same animations so it might be something to help differentiate them
Cyclopes?

Iron Man & SIM?

All the deadpool variants?

Spidey OG and Sym Spidey?

Why change only Cap?

Because it still takes time, they probably figured they can make one or two tweeks to Cap and just call it a day but this is different than wanted to do like a numbers bump or anything else.

BitterSteel

Sorry to burst the bubble, but I know what happens when we let expectations get too high and then it doesn't amount to what was speculated.
Would you guys every do a champion update roadmap. Similar to how you guys did the 2022 story roadmap that gave hints about possible new champions.
if you saw on a list that a Champion was in line to get buffed but they didn't specify what kind of buff it would be and then you start ranking that champion up expecting an overhaul and him to become Beyond god tier and then all the sudden you find out it was only a value only buff and he's still going to be the same

Just remember that overhaul doesn’t mean they will be better than a tune up. The level of buff doesn’t indicate final product, it simply means how much work is necessary in regards to abilities to get them to a good level of use.

I’m sure you know that already and didn’t mean to imply otherwise, but I just wanted to point that out as we do hear a lot of people claiming it. A tune up could take a champ from the bottom of the heap to the top, like Moleman. And an overhaul could provide a nice bump to a champ like BP OG. Neither one is necessarily a game breaker simply because of the level of buff

Shadowstrike

Sorry to burst the bubble, but I know what happens when we let expectations get too high and then it doesn't amount to what was speculated.
Would you guys every do a champion update roadmap. Similar to how you guys did the 2022 story roadmap that gave hints about possible new champions.
if you saw on a list that a Champion was in line to get buffed but they didn't specify what kind of buff it would be and then you start ranking that champion up expecting an overhaul and him to become Beyond god tier and then all the sudden you find out it was only a value only buff and he's still going to be the same
Just remember that overhaul doesn’t mean they will be better than a tune up. The level of buff doesn’t indicate final product, it simply means how much work is necessary in regards to abilities to get them to a good level of use.

I’m sure you know that already and didn’t mean to imply otherwise, but I just wanted to point that out as we do hear a lot of people claiming it. A tune up could take a champ from the bottom of the heap to the top, like Moleman. And an overhaul could provide a nice bump to a champ like BP OG. Neither one is necessarily a game breaker simply because of the level of buff

I understand where you're coming from and I agree that on certain Champions a tune-up or even a small update to their kit could do wonders for them but if they're not going to give us an in-depth step-by-step detail of how they're going to change their kits and we just saw a name on a list then we go back to my original point which was really about people creating unrealistic expectations and start preemptively ranking of Champions and using up resources and possibly themselves up for disappointment.

SandeepS

Sorry to burst the bubble, but I know what happens when we let expectations get too high and then it doesn't amount to what was speculated.

It doesn't explicitly say no, more suggestive.

DrZola

At the risk of getting spammed with negative reactions, let me say I am enjoying the increased presence of @Kabam Miike of late in threads like this one—even if the answer isn’t what we might wish.

Stick around and pull up a chair, Miike. We aren’t as bad as everyone says (well, some of us anyway).

Dr. Zola

Rookiie

At the risk of getting spammed with negative reactions, let me say I am enjoying the increased presence of @Kabam Miike of late in threads like this one—even if the answer isn’t what we might wish.

Stick around and pull up a chair, Miike. We aren’t as bad as everyone says (well, some of us anyway).

Dr. Zola

+1 Agree

GrandOldKai

I'm curious about the "second shield" Cap WWII had.

I stopped using him years ago, so I'm surprised this was even noticed.