At one point it was stated that there would be monthly boss/alliance events. That seems to have fallen by the wayside and we no longer get boss events beyond the rare occurrence. Can these be brought back on a consistent basis? I’m not even asking for any new ones, just run the ones we’ve played before again, those are fun!
April is the first time in a while that we haven’t had a monthly boss event. The previous month without a boss event was… the previous April, in 2020. The March, January, and November before that didn’t have boss events, but October 2019 had two, and December 2019 had Civil War.
So I’d say they’re mostly sticking to the “monthly” thing pretty well. It has been a bit longer than usual since the last one, and it’s been a bit since we had a new boss event (Battle at the Basilica barely counts, in my opinion, leaned too heavily on being a tie-in event and not enough on being a good event).
Clearly a 5* player point of view.
For 4* players and below, Boss events are a massive reward upgrade since you get 3 4* cover rewards which you can’t get from a normal PvE event. You can also potentially earn 2 LTs if your alliance can manage round 8 vs the loss of 20-30 cp depending on which CL you play. All for WAY less time and effort than grinding 6-7 clears in a normal PvE event on set schedules (if you are trying for placement).
I love boss events.
Yeah, i also really enjoy the boss events, sure they could do with a slight overhaul to the rewards (adding an exra round for some 5* shards would be great) but it’s still nice to get a break from the daily grind. The total lack of communication about any upcoming events on d3’s part coupled with the recent gameboard changes is making me increasingly frustrated with the game.
As an ex-4* competitive player, I preferred solo events because I get more 4* covers by getting top placements. My alliance have problem hitting 3 covers due to low participation.
After jumping into 5*, I appreciate alliance events more, even though I might not get as many covers. It’s more like taking sabbatical leave.
My alliance is pretty casual so we have many starting players, they really like the rewards so it’s the only reason I bother. Nothing there for me anymore.
It would be amazing if we got Sinister Six with updated bosses based on those added to the game since! Call me old skool but I always felt that Venom & Carnage were second class SS members - it would be awesome to have boss version of Scorpion, Kraven or if the new 4* matches guesses are right, him!
Do a second event. Same format, Spider-Man vs the Sinister Six. But it’s Miles Morales, and boss versions of Prowler, Scorpion, Kraven, Mysterio, Lizard, and…maybe we get one more?
You’re right that Venom/Carnage aren’t really classic SinSix, but Lizard isn’t really either. So instead of making one updated event with an updated (maybe more comic accurate?) Sinister Six team, do a second event, so we can have both.
We really need an Electro, don’t we?
As for the events themselves, I think it would be neat if they’d add a Round 9/10 on top of the existing format. So the same effort as before would get you the same rewards, but you would also have harder boss rounds for additional round rewards (purely additional, round 8 should still reward a Legendary Token), and maybe add some extra rewards for personal progression as well. People who want to take a break don’t lose anything from the new format, and people willing to push past have something to go for.
But maybe take a look at the side node scaling anyways, because it’s silly that those get to be harder than the boss itself.
I, and many in my alliance, are longtime 5* players, and we enjoy boss events. Having the weekend off is always a good thing, and I’d rather get the LTs, since Latest Legends pulls are fixed and I’d prefer to spend a token on that rather than 25CP.