4-Star Iron Fist (Lin Lie) Known Issues

TheMigz
TheMigz ADMINISTRATORS Posts: 21 Site Admin
in MPQ General Discussion

Hey folks,

There are a few known issues with our new buddy Iron Fist (Lin Lie) that we are aware of and will be fixing ASAP:

  • Yellow enemy special tiles are targeted instead of only non-Yellow tiles when converting enemy special tiles to Yellow for Fist of the Chosen
  • The Protect tiles created by Divine Heritage remain the same strength instead of increasing when leveling up Iron Fist (Lin Lie) in the Roster
  • Ability animations are missing (which we did know about, just due to time constraints on this particular release, we had to put the animations in separately)

Due to a number of factors, this fella just came in hot. We don't expect to be doing this for upcoming characters moving forward. But (again) thank you for your patience while this is resolved.

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  • MCPenance
    MCPenance Posts: 73 Match Maker

    I second Painmongers sentiment. Really appreciate you guys communicating, it means a lot.

  • SaltnPeppa
    SaltnPeppa Posts: 438 Mover and Shaker
    edited 23 January 2026, 00:46

    Small thing, but it means a lot for those that work on the comics themselves and the history of the comics. But can you please add the cover artist like the other comic covers?

    Cover Art: Philip Tan

  • TheMigz
    TheMigz ADMINISTRATORS Posts: 21 Site Admin

    @SaltnPeppa said:
    Small thing, but it means a lot for those that work on the comics themselves and the history of the comics. But can you please add the cover artist like the other comic covers?

    Cover Art: Philip Tan

    If they're missing that would be another bug for my list.
    Do you have a screenshot? I am seeing those details on my account when I view the cover.
    (Iron Fist #1 2022 - Artist Jim Cheung)

  • bluewolf
    bluewolf Posts: 6,932 Chairperson of the Boards

    @TheMigz said:

    @SaltnPeppa said:
    Small thing, but it means a lot for those that work on the comics themselves and the history of the comics. But can you please add the cover artist like the other comic covers?

    Cover Art: Philip Tan

    If they're missing that would be another bug for my list.
    Do you have a screenshot? I am seeing those details on my account when I view the cover.
    (Iron Fist #1 2022 - Artist Jim Cheung)

    I see the cover in my game you list, and Jim Cheung was indeed the artist. Fantastic cover. Looks good to me.

    A different note....not a character bug, but the standard events for new releases include a PVP leading into the new person's PVP. That preceding PVP always rewards the new person in placement.

    So the 3* High Evol PVP happening now should give us some covers/shards for new IF in placement (presuming you place high enough etc), but it's giving Sandman in placement instead, who was/is next in the alphabetical order that usually drives who is rewarded as a 4 (also true for 5s) in PVP.

    Presumably the next PVP after 3 High Evo will be Lin IF. It's disappointing to not get the opportunity to earn covers for him in this one.

    (The Lin IF PVP should have his cover/shards in progression.)

    Thanks!

  • bluewolf
    bluewolf Posts: 6,932 Chairperson of the Boards
    edited 23 January 2026, 14:14

    Another question: Is 3 Iron Fist supposed to feed this new Lin Lei Iron Fist? He feeds 4* Danny IF right now and Karnak, so you could swap in Lin IF for Karnak to him as a secondary feeder.

    Not sure if that's in the plans and just hasn't been done yet, or not.

  • SaltnPeppa
    SaltnPeppa Posts: 438 Mover and Shaker

    @TheMigz said:

    @SaltnPeppa said:
    Small thing, but it means a lot for those that work on the comics themselves and the history of the comics. But can you please add the cover artist like the other comic covers?

    Cover Art: Philip Tan

    If they're missing that would be another bug for my list.
    Do you have a screenshot? I am seeing those details on my account when I view the cover.
    (Iron Fist #1 2022 - Artist Jim Cheung)

    Nevermind, I figured out what happened. I clicked on the shards and it only shows one cover, which doesn't show the Cover Artist. I have to click on the actual cover itself for the name to show up. Thanks for checking into this!

  • Jormagund
    Jormagund Posts: 176 Tile Toppler
    edited 25 January 2026, 13:45

    +1: Enemy protects are appearing after Lin Lie is downed.

    Edit:
    Managed to check it in another match, Lin Lie downed, remaining enemy matched yellow, power still fired.

    If it was the Immortal Iron Fist I could understand the powers from beyond the grave, but can't see it in Lin Lie's kit.

  • ThaRoadWarrior
    ThaRoadWarrior Posts: 9,650 Chairperson of the Boards

    He doesn’t count as an Iron Fist for the purposes of the Win 15 missions with an Iron Fist on your team quest; at least the loaner in welcome to shield doesn’t. So maybe it’s an in-owned character thing

  • kuntilanak
    kuntilanak Posts: 321 Mover and Shaker

    @ThaRoadWarrior said:
    He doesn’t count as an Iron Fist for the purposes of the Win 15 missions with an Iron Fist on your team quest; at least the loaner in welcome to shield doesn’t. So maybe it’s an in-owned character thing

    Yeah... Used him in Welcome to Sim and he's not counted as the IF gang... Hmm...

  • LavaManLee
    LavaManLee Posts: 1,894 Chairperson of the Boards

    Part of it is that the descriptions they use for the quest are never complete. They are missing the part that you can only use the particular Iron First (can't remember his name) who starts as a 3* and you can ascend from there. The other two don't count for the quest. They have had issues with descriptions of quests ever since the new devs took over in early January.

  • Hellblazer666
    Hellblazer666 Posts: 456 Mover and Shaker

    lol one thing I haven’t missed since it’s mostly been 5 stars is welcome to shield

  • ThaRoadWarrior
    ThaRoadWarrior Posts: 9,650 Chairperson of the Boards

    @LavaManLee said:
    Part of it is that the descriptions they use for the quest are never complete. They are missing the part that you can only use the particular Iron First (can't remember his name) who starts as a 3* and you can ascend from there. The other two don't count for the quest. They have had issues with descriptions of quests ever since the new devs took over in early January.

    Hobofist seems to count towards it.

  • trenchdigger
    trenchdigger Posts: 269 Mover and Shaker

    4* Danny Rand counted as well as 3* Immortal Weapon

  • LavaManLee
    LavaManLee Posts: 1,894 Chairperson of the Boards

    Ah, interesting. Thanks. I just tried Immortal Weapon and didn't bother Hobo.

  • DonnieBrooke
    DonnieBrooke Posts: 102 Tile Toppler

    @TheMigz

    Something else that seems odd:

    Lin Lie is in the Sweet vault for 4*s

    At the position for character that would be in DDQ "Crash of the Titans" next week.

    I am not sure if he would be in the rotation for that event already or if this cover position matters anymore.

  • bluewolf
    bluewolf Posts: 6,932 Chairperson of the Boards
    edited 26 January 2026 14:22

    I suppose these items belong here:

    1. The new Unstable iso-8 PVE doesn't have a vault associated with it. PVE vaults have the essentials populated in them so the 4E being new IF means you'd have a cover for him in the vault to use your pulls/HP on. Instead we got what appears to be something like a release store version of the Unstable iso 8 store with The Maker in it at slightly higher odds along with Quake, 3 Goose and Bob being weighted as if they were essentials.
    2. The new DDQ vault always has the current crash's 4 in it as the first 4, then the next week's crash as the second 4. (Third is random). New IF is the second 4 for the new vault so that suggests that maybe his crash is set in the schedule for next week already? Also under the current pattern, next week should be a dual crash week (they alternate between single and dual crashes). Anyway if the schedule thinks next week should be Lin IF's crash already that will be a bit of a challenge, I assume, and very off schedule which always follows the "alphabetical order yb sub name and add new 4s into the order when they fall into the order" so Lin shouldn't have a Crash until we are into the Ls (we are on the A's now) so that's probably sometime in late 2027 or early 2028.

    edit: ha ha, @DonnieBrooke made the same point about the crash as I was typing it up.

  • Hellblazer666
    Hellblazer666 Posts: 456 Mover and Shaker

    Why are we doing unstable iso8 again? We literally just did that a week ago albeit it had the same stuff as strange sights

  • DonnieBrooke
    DonnieBrooke Posts: 102 Tile Toppler

    @bluewolf thanks for providing more clear verbiage ans more thorough informattion on what I was trying to convey

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