Marvel Heroes

[krooton]

Diablo-esque action rpg in the Marvel universe... looks interesting.

https://marvelheroes.com/

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[krooton]

Lol, I just bought a premium pack, payday ftw!

 

[krooton]

Is this similar to marvel alliance except its an mmorpg?

Looks kinda like a cross between MAA and Diablo.

 

[krooton]

So is there PvP or what? Debating buying that £120 pack.

Yep

http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/0...el-heroes-releases-june-4th-will-have-pvp-on/

Regarding PvP, the team recently announced some new information about what it will be like. PvP is faction-based; your account will be aligned with one of three factions. The three factions will battle it out in a contested area with a variety of overall objectives. As for endgame, after players finish the storyline, there are a number of challenges that players will face, many of them centering around the idea that all the characters have an ultimate power. Players who finish the storyline (usually around level 30) can unlock this ultimate power by collecting tokens that drop from various bosses. There will be some endgame content that's for smaller, coordinated groups, and then there is content that requires much larger numbers of players, although it's very inclusive in that multiple parties can all participate together and players can jump in at any point.

 

[krooton]

So when does this go live?

4th of June

 

[krooton]

I'm liking it, but I think your choice of starting character can make or break your view of the game, some start out weak and it is a chore to play.

 

[krooton]

So the founders package, that literally gives you like 20 chars to play, the ability to buy some costumes cheaper and 5% exp increase? So if I want other packs etc I have to buy them? But what do I use the in game cash for? The Deadpool pack is £40 but you get £36 of in game currency? Confused

In game cash can be used for heroes, costumes and boosts.

Essentially RP if this were LoL

 

[krooton]

Right ok, so even though it's £40 to get the pack and I get £36 of in game currency does that mean I'm £4 short of buying another pack or is there different values?

I don't think these packs will exist once the game is launched, and no idea if there will be packs in game or what they would cost.

I got the X-Force pack, so I get 4 heroes and an extra costume for each for essentially £4, and £36 to spend on other things once the game goes live.

How big is the client? Dunno if its worth downloading for one night.

10GB

 

[krooton]

So, point and click? that seems a bit weird for a third person mmo?

It's not a 3rd person MMO though, it's fixed isometric camera ala Diablo, with large public maps, smaller group instances, and solo instances.

 

[krooton]

Says it's no longer available, any idea if it'll come back on it's release?

The £12.99 packs were for a limited time per hero, until a full £40 pack for them is released, so all the greyed out ones now have £40 uber packs.

If you just want to play Ironman, you need to buy him on his own when the game launches.

 

[krooton]

Ordered a premium pack last week and still no beta invite. Probably for the best though as I have an assignment due next week I need to start!

Just grab a beta key from the link earlier in the thread and redeem that in your account, that's how I managed to play over the weekend.

 

[krooton]

Current roster:

Scarlet Witch lvl 17
Cyclops lvl 16
Ms Marvel lvl 7
Rocket Raccoon lvl 6
Colossus lvl 4
Hawkeye/Blank Panther lvl 1

Switched my founders pack from X-Force to Marvel Now, as Cyclops is great, Rocket Raccoon apparently rocks at high level, and Thor seems powerful.

Also learning some tricks for the proper launch, like keeping a stock of level 3 gamma particles (I had upgraded a bunch to level 4).

The level 3 gammas are used to upgrade your blues to purples

To do this though, you need to donate loads of loots to your crafters.

 

[krooton]

Couple of queries,

Is it subscription based ie - fee each month when it comes out officially?

Is play still more like WoW or Diablo?

Totally Free to Play, in-game purchases similar to LoL.

Plays like Diablo.

 

[krooton]

Hmmm reading this makes me want this game may have to look into this game a little more.
How are people finding it? What are the 4 people unlocked when u first start the game?

Thing (tank)
Daredevil (melee)
Storm (mage)
Scarlet Witch (AOE mage/debuffer)
Hawkeye (ranged)

 

[krooton]

but you have to be careful, the ones you don't pick are then subsequently only available via the store or drops? is that right?

Correct, whichever you pick becomes yours and the others are no longer available. The only way to test the other starting ones is to create a new account.

There is plenty of discussion surrounding this on the forums, so if we are lucky they might change things for go live, but at the moment this is how it is.

General feedback on the starters is to avoid Daredevil, that Hawkeye/Thing only become fun to play after level 20, and Storm/SW are generally the best starters.

 

[krooton]

thanks for the confirmation. bit stingy that I think, the game really doesn't make that clear either. has anyone ever seen a new character drop from anything in game?

Well I don't know how different the beta drop rates will be compared to launch, but of all the heroes I have, I found Hawkeye/BP/Cyke as drops.

 

[krooton]

ah cool, were they from specific bosses or just in general play?

All general play for me, that is the way of RNGs.

Pookie - You missed the boat, if you had purchased a premium pack by last weekend, you got additional in-game currency, meaning you could buy the hero or two that aren't in your pack.

Sadly, that early bonus expired.

Furbs - No idea, possibly, though I would be surprised if it didn't have some sort of monetary aspect, and fair play to Gazillion, if you want to put no money in, then grind for your life.

 

[krooton]

They are asking on the forums for people to help with server stress testing, so if possible, please try and log on and play for a bit from 8pm tomorrow evening.

 

[krooton]

Nope, I don't watch dev streams if I'm honest.

Is there a lot of end game content being added then? Is there a list? I'm locked down pretty hard at work so can't view any google results -.- Is it solo friendly or am I forced to play with others?

No-one knows yet, ultimate powers should also be in that beta patch.

 

[krooton]

Hit 30 before, killed Dr.Doom. The game is easy as hell and there is no end game beyond some PvP. A very nice level of polish to it however so it's a damn shame.

A. The game is currently coded to increase xp gain, gear drop rates, and the enemies are easy-mode. This is so that beta testers can blitz through the content and test things. It will be fairly different on launch.

B. The end-game content isn't even available yet, it will be patched in the closed beta next week.