Marvel Puzzle Quest R275 Release Notes (04/10/23)

S0kun
S0kun ADMINISTRATORS Posts: 1,041 Chairperson of the Boards
in MPQ General Discussion

Patch hasn't gone live yet, but sharing with the forums a little early. :)

“Returnal Flame...”

  • Comic Cover Swaps hot off the press! Watch out for some fun alternate Comic Covers in-game.
  • CRAZY VIP SALE! There’s never been a better time to become an MPQ VIP.
  • The brand new Support “Hellfire Club” is here! Boost your favorite Super Heroes today!
  • Compete in the PVP Season of Power for exclusive rewards!

Thank you for playing!

«13

Comments

  • SaltnPeppa
    SaltnPeppa Posts: 428 Mover and Shaker
    edited April 2023

    @AnkhWarrior said:
    Madelyne Pryor! No doubt about it. The resurrected clone of Jean Grey and the Black Queen of the Hellfire Club. Very strong possibility she'll feed Emma Frost as well. I'm super excited for them!

    Good catch! I was about to say the same. Question is, which version of her? The villain or the anti-hero after Krakoa version?

    I'd suggest to use the final issue of Hellions as the cover.

    If it is the anti-hero Goblin Queen, then it's got to be the upcoming Dark X-Men Series.

  • Tiger_Wong
    Tiger_Wong Posts: 1,102 Chairperson of the Boards

    Is this a 4* or 5*?

  • liminal_lad
    liminal_lad Posts: 499 Mover and Shaker

    @Tiger_Wong said:
    Is this a 4* or 5*?

    4* based on timing.

  • Seph1roth5
    Seph1roth5 Posts: 488 Mover and Shaker

    Not sure if there was ever any info put out, but are these new supports going to be added to the support token pool at any point?

  • HoundofShadow
    HoundofShadow Posts: 8,004 Chairperson of the Boards

    Yes, Krakoa should be added this coming end of the season, unless they have finished support shards and rewards update ahead of time or slower than expected.

  • Bowgentle
    Bowgentle Posts: 7,926 Chairperson of the Boards

    Can we please keep the Spidey cover?

  • DAZ0273
    DAZ0273 Posts: 11,792 Chairperson of the Boards

    @HoundofShadow said:
    Yes, Krakoa should be added this coming end of the season, unless they have finished support shards and rewards update ahead of time or slower than expected.

    We are getting support shards & rewards?!?!?

  • HoundofShadow
    HoundofShadow Posts: 8,004 Chairperson of the Boards

    The dev posted this in reddit about 3 weeks ago:

    At the next season shift this support will go to the support store. Depending on the timeframe of release for support shards, it will either rotate in on Puzzle Ops or benefit from the next reward structure overhaul that improves support accessibility for all.

    this support refers to the first new support related to Wong: Kamar-Taj. It's not referring to Krakoa. My bad.

  • DAZ0273
    DAZ0273 Posts: 11,792 Chairperson of the Boards

    Hmm. Well not gonna knock back potential Support-mas so I shall await information moving forward (Hi Devs - remember these forums? Thanks!)

    On cover swaps:

    Mighty Thor - It's a nice cover but I really liked the old one, so mixed feelings, especially as the art style is very much like the 4* version.
    Gwenpool - I like this one a lot.
    Deadpool - Definitely different, definitely fits him on MPQ. Thumbs up.
    Spider-Man - Ha ha, awesome!
    She Hulk - it's a nice cover and I think better than her other one.

    Think that is all of them? If so I think they are pretty much all winners.

  • jffdougan
    jffdougan Posts: 733 Critical Contributor

    @SaltnPeppa said:

    @AnkhWarrior said:
    Madelyne Pryor! No doubt about it. The resurrected clone of Jean Grey and the Black Queen of the Hellfire Club. Very strong possibility she'll feed Emma Frost as well. I'm super excited for them!

    Good catch! I was about to say the same. Question is, which version of her? The villain or the anti-hero after Krakoa version?

    I'd suggest to use the final issue of Hellions as the cover.

    If it is the anti-hero Goblin Queen, then it's got to be the upcoming Dark X-Men Series.

    The game is rated E-10+. Not the top cover.

  • DAZ0273
    DAZ0273 Posts: 11,792 Chairperson of the Boards

    Goblin Queen's "costume" doesn't really get any more kid friendly though, does it? At least that cover bad as it is, is less sexually suggestive than the Namora one.

  • DAZ0273
    DAZ0273 Posts: 11,792 Chairperson of the Boards

    It's bad from the stance if you are attempting to not display a sexualised image of a female comic book character. I doubt there are many good options for evil Madelyne though, as the costume was little more than rags from it's debut in Inferno.

  • fight4thedream
    fight4thedream Posts: 2,017 Chairperson of the Boards

    Mod note: Please refrain from using insults. It is a violation of rule 7. Thank you.

  • DAZ0273
    DAZ0273 Posts: 11,792 Chairperson of the Boards
    edited April 2023

    Where did I use an insult?!?!?!

    Edit to add: The E10+ guidelines are really not all that clear where they reference "partial nudity" as to what that specifically means as to not being not allowed but they talk about games like Minecraft and Sonic as being appropriate for this tier. It explains why games like Sony's Spider-Man are rated 16 even though there is nothing really in them you could call problematic for younger teen audiences.

  • fight4thedream
    fight4thedream Posts: 2,017 Chairperson of the Boards

    Not you @DAZ0273 , you're good. o:)

  • DAZ0273
    DAZ0273 Posts: 11,792 Chairperson of the Boards

    OK cool!

  • hygge_hound
    hygge_hound Posts: 55 Match Maker

    There are plenty of younger people, and girls, who play this game, so I 100% appreciate the devs not sexualizing and objectifying the characters.

  • hygge_hound
    hygge_hound Posts: 55 Match Maker

    Ask Djinn. Also, my niece plays (well, played I think she's back on Minecraft now).

  • DAZ0273
    DAZ0273 Posts: 11,792 Chairperson of the Boards

    The thing is it doesn't matter if there are kids playing or not. If the Devs got MPQ an E10+ rating they are bound by what that means. It would only take one "concerned parent" to make a complaint and they have a headache they don't need. My earlier point was never about whether the cover was inappropriate by my standards, it was whether the cover would potentially fall foul of the games age rating category. I don't know if it would or not but it certainly flags up one of the criteria that the guide brings up as being a red flag.

    I definitely find it an interesting situation that games seem to have a far stricter definition of what is appropriate for a teenage audience than other mediums such as comic books do. The Uncanny X-Men had plenty of "obscured nudity" in it during Chris Claremont's run (maybe to the point where you wondered what these guys clothes were made of as they fell apart so easily) and was seemingly published without too much concern even during Jim Shooter's tenure and his restrictive view of what you could do with the characters in terms of pushing adult themes.

Categories