4,225,060 iso, 16,775 hp and 145 empty roster slots

Marvel Puzzle Quest MPQ General Discussion
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Thats what was left after selling all of my roster. And now the game has been uninstalled.

Its been dawning on me, slowly, that this game just isnt good for me. And that the developers certainly dont care for me as a human being, only a potential financial resource.

Ive already dialled back my play considerably. It hit me at one point that I was spending 3 hours a day on MPQ.

24 hours - ONE FULL DAY - out of every week. Matching coloured tiles so that comic book characters could make attacks against each other. Upward of 60 matches a day.

Ridiculous, isnt it?

Since then, with recent changes, its become clear just how deep into MPQ some people have sunk. Talk of spending thousands, genuinely, has disgusted me - and made me worry for those involved. Talk of how to play. The way people are just far too invested…

Its been weighing on me. So Im out.

Why did I sell my entire roster? MPQ is insidious. It worms its way into your life, becomes such a habitual part of it that it almost serves as an addiction. Quite honestly, if I just uninstalled - theres every chance Ill re-install and carry on in a while. Selling removes that option. Now this is conclusive.

I know, even if only subconsciously, that I schedule my day around this game - and the times it demands I play. At 11 I take a break at work. Not because I need a break, but because I need to hit DDQ. At lunch I play PVP, not because I want to. At around 9pm I play PVE (final clears before new nodes at 10pm), so lunch is the only time I get to hit PVP… You see how it is?

I have(had) a roster of 145. All 5* except thor, All 4* except Hulk (half champed), all 3* (champed), all 2* - farming.

And for what? All in service of playing extreme amounts of a childs game in the service of collecting more covers.

This isnt a response to the PVP rollback, rather a response to many changes over time, and the attitude they show.

There is, potentially, an amazing game in there somewhere. I have no faith in the devs ever realising that though, they have proven they dont have it in them.

This isnt high drama, Im not looking for masses of attention. And, this being the internet, Ive no doubt there will be many a snarky remark left behind.

Why am I posting, instead of just leaving?

For the small chance someone might read this and make a change themselves.

That is all. If someone reads this, identifies, and moves on from MPQ to something more constructive - this post was well worth it.

For all those that will delight in putting me down, taking offence, or commenting on some perceived weakness in this post - go for it. I hope the game makes you happy, and I hope when the day comes that you find it doesnt quite bring you joy that you are able to ditch it and move onto other things.

Until then, enjoy.

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<insert “he’s right you know” meme here.

I realized this about halfway thru champing 4 stars, but I gotta do something while my girlfriend watches the cooking channel lol.

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Don’t forget to update your roster on gamependium.

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I believe you’ve made the right choice. Once a game is not fun for you anymore, it is the time to move on. There are plenty of good games out there that you can enjoy. Good luck out there. :slight_smile:

PS: Say hi to ‘aa25’ if you run into me in other games. Not sure if my ign is unique enough though. lol.

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Congrats on the escape. I should do the same, but I’m not quite there yet.

Enjoy the returning 3 hours a day. Hopefully whatever you fill them with will be more enjoyable or at least fulfilling.

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Well … ummm … congrats on joining a long running MPQ tradition! I guess. All that’s missing is the YouTube video.

Good luck!

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lol I remember when one of the mods rage quit and did a deletion video. Miss those from the old days

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i know i shouldn’t play as much as i do. i tried to get out once. not quite there yet.

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Can I haz ur stuff?

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With the changes to PvP I’m considering the same. I don’t know what the end game is but having at least rostered everyone (not even close to all max changed) I’m about there too. Finishing the collecting of covers for toons I don’t even play because they are well below the meta doesn’t excite me at all.

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Only 3 hours a day? Weekdays I easily spend 4-5 hours. An hour during each way during my commute to/from work. Then roughly 2-3 hours before I sleep grinding/clearing pve.

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@Moon_Roach
Hilarious

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I had the same feeling playing Crime City. It became a chore and bc of the syndicate stuff it took a lot of time, at sometimes most inopportune times (different time zones etc). Glad i deleted that game.
Even though i spend quite some time on this game too, this game feels more comfortable should i miss a day/event/reward. Also, MPQ isnt victim of the stat inflation that wrecked CC. If you’d miss a month of play, you can pick it up again without much trouble

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Let me be the bad guy, and help you overcome one addiction with another. If you are still in the superheroes genre, Injustice 2 for Mobile is pretty interesting. Somewhat similar concept, but there you actually fight (Mortal Kombat style) and it seems to not be so much grind. Of course, it’s DC and not Marvel, but it seems lighter and could serve as a casual game. Cheers :).

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Well, let me add this (for what is worth).
I have been in the same alliance wit sh81.
He has been a good player and a good mate.
I am sad for my alliance but happy for him because he just realized that this game was not worth is time…anymore.
Wish him good luck :wink:

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My main problem with these kind of posts is this whole victim’s mentality that if they hadn’t been spending all this time on this game, they would have put it to better use. That somehow this game was holding them back from being constructive.

Let’s be honest. The type of person who is unable to quit a game without burning his account to the ground is pretty unlikely to have the willpower to convert his free time into something constructive in the first place.

I’m willing to bet that in a couple weeks this guy will be back to “wasting” his time doing something equally trivial. Be it another game, or sitting on a couch watching TV.

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do people have to be constructive 24hrs/day (or any free time they have, should it be constructive).
from OP I can say this person is constructive, as he mention he play game during work break, he have work/job, so a constructive person in the society.

there isn’t anything wrong with wasting time, sitting on a couch watching TV, or playing some games, watching sports, etc.

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First, I’m happy for the OP if that’s what they are happiest with/most comfortable with. Never do anything you think is addictive, or is harmful to your life, and it sounds as though it’s best for him.

Secondly, I play the game probably 2 hours a day on average. I don’t drink much, don’t smoke or anything, and I commute around 90 minutes a day by public transport, so this game fills a lot of that time for me. As the previous poster said, it’s not wrong to play any game, and I cut back on playing if there are other things to be done (eg work). This game, like literally any other game, can be bad for you if you play too much.

Be cool, enjoy what you like to do, and stop if you ever don’t like it.

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It is hard to avoid feeling judged, even when that is no one’s intent, when someone decides that an activity you enjoy is “bad” or a waste of time. Doubly so if you sometimes think the activity IS a waste of time.

As much as I enjoy the game, I sometimes feel bad when I go for PVE placement and end up 11th or so. Like, wow, that was a lot of time for some 3* covers and some CP which may just be champ level 377 for some 4*. Or at the end of the day, you think, what did I accomplish? And realize you played MPQ a lot, and not much else.

OP isn’t saying stop playing exactly. He is saying to make sure you are comfortable with what you are doing with the game. But he definitely could have picked a less reductive way to describe the game.

BTW, last time I sat on the couch, no one said “good job! Keep sitting there and every so often I will make you marginally more comfortable! But first here’s some annoying sounds to listen to.” To try to make an analogy. I just sit and relax and get up when I want to.

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Are you competing with 6 other people for 5 places on that couch?