Our story so far, templates, and mission drops.

Marvel Puzzle Quest MPQ Events, Tournaments, and Missions
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With the announcement that episode 4.5 is coming soon, I realized that I’m starting to forget which episode was which and what happened in them. So for easy reference I’m putting it up here; obviously if you haven’t played the events yet, this thread will be chock-full of spoilers!

[spoiler]Prologue: Norman Osborne convinces the World Security Council to turn over the SHIELD building and assets to him and his new group, HAMMER. It turns out he’s assembled a group of villains called the Dark Avengers.

Episode 1, Unstable ISO-8: It turns out there’s a red variant of ISO-8 that is even more powerful and unstable. SHIELD and the Avengers race HAMMER and the Dark Avengers around the world, each trying to identify and capture caches of red ISO-8 first.

Episode 2, The Hunt: HAMMER and the Dark Avengers try to kidnap Nick Fury, chasing him to SHIELD bases in Alaska, Florida, and finally cornering him in the Savage Land. But Nick has a surprise for them…

Episode 2.5, The Hulk: SHIELD and HAMMER both want to recruit the Hulk, but Hulk has plans of his own. SHIELD discovers Osborne has a hit list, and Punisher is on it. In return, Punisher decides he’s got a hit list too, and all the Dark Avengers and Osborne are on it. Though he’s foiled in his bid to add Hulk, Osborne says he’s got Victoria Hand working for him.

Episode 3, Thick as Thieves: The criminal underground is holding an auction for (Osborne’s?) list, and SHIELD tries to break up the meeting. While turning over some other Maggia hideouts and hotbeds of criminal activity in order to find the access codes, they run into some ISO-powered mutants. Eventually they get into the meeting and discover it’s actually a “business transaction” between The Hood, who has taken control of the Maggia, and Magneto.

Episode 4, ISO-8 Brotherhood: Magneto has been working with Osborne, but it turns out Osborne is the one experimenting with ISO-8 on mutants. Magneto quits and comes over to SHIELD to help free his mutant brethren and stop the experiments, but is he on the level? Fury recruits telepath Psylocke to find out, but then he gets kidnapped by Doctor Doom, who’s also working with Osborne in a new group called the Cabal.

Episode 4.5, Prodigal Sun: Osborne tries to get Sentry to come work for him by sending the Dark Avengers to fight the Maggia and promising to help him control the Void. When Punisher shows up on the scene, acting on his own accord, Moonstone convinces Sentry that he was sent by SHIELD to kill Sentry. Sentry and Daken team up to raze SHIELD bases all over the world, culminating in a showdown at Thunderbolt Mountain, where Sentry chooses sides once and for all.[/spoiler]
Any important details that I missed?

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i took a break from this game during episode 3 so i cant really help u out here…ill just wait patiently until someone updates you with the info icon_e_wink.gif

EDIT – And here’s a template.

Instead of rewriting all those ranks each time, I prepared something simple, yet I think effective. It contains all the rewards which are the same for all the current PvPs (unless they change something), with the place after the coma to add tournament specific rewards. You can check how it looks like in the current Webslinger tournament first post.

So if You’re the OP about the current PvP, just copy-paste the code, add covers and the name of Recruit Token, et voila!

Note: 4* are included as well, just add the proper color. Remember that 50% of the time they need to change places icon_e_wink.gif

[b]Single Player Rewards[/b]

1. All rewards from the previous rank + IW 
2-5. 5000 ISO, 100 HP, 
6-10. 2000 ISO, 100 HP, 
11-25. 1000 ISO, 50 HP, 
26-50. 1000 ISO, 50 HP, 
51-100. 500 ISO, 25 HP, 
101-200. 500 ISO,
201-300. 250 ISO, 
301-400. 2x Standard Token, 140 ISO
401-500. Standard Token, 70 ISO

[b]Progression Rewards:[/b]

25. Standard Token
50. 100 ISO
100. +3 All Boosts
200. 250 ISO
300. Recruit Token - 
400. 25 HP
500. 
600. 25 HP
700. 1000 ISO
800. 50 HP
900. Recruit Token - 
1000. 1000 ISO
1100. 
1200. 1000 ISO
1300. X-Force

[b]Alliance rewards:[/b]

1-2. 5000 ISO, 250 HP, 
3-10. 5000 ISO, 100 HP, 
11-25. 3000 ISO, 100 HP, 
25-50. 2000 ISO, 100 HP, 
51-100. 1000 ISO, 50 HP, 
101-250. 1000 ISO, 50 HP
251-500. 500 ISO, 25 HP
501-1000. 500 ISO
1001-10000. 250 ISO

BTW: I did not change the colour of the text, as I find it harder to read when in 1 line there’s a mix of colours. Example:
2-5. 5000 ISO, 100 HP, Human Torch Black, Red and Green.

(obviously I’m open to suggestions)

Hope it helps icon_e_smile.gif

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Spoilered for courtesy.

[spoiler]Thick As Thieves: Nick Fury has information that a list (The List? I think this might be Osborne’s hit list? I’m fairly certain this was a big Dark Reign reference that I didn’t get.) that is going to be auctioned off by some underworld types. This is a covert op, so discretion is key. While turning over some other Maggia hideouts and hotbeds of criminal activity in order to find the access codes for the warehouse, the Avengers/SHIELD run into some ISO powered mutants. Eventually they get into the meeting and discover it’s actually a “business transaction” between The Hood, who has taken control of the Maggia, and Magneto.

I’m fairly certain that first mention of Victoria Hand was at the end of Hulk, however ISO-8 Brotherhood was definitely the first mention of The Cabal.[/spoiler]

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I didn’t read through the story of the current PVE so far, but Cap said “Good to see you, Carol” in the Ms. Marvel node. Are we going to see Ms. Marvel next?

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He somewhat sarcastically “mistakes” Moonstone for Carol Danvers.

EDIT: And here are all of the Mission Drops in the Prologue.

[spoiler]Chapter 1 - H.A.M.M.E.R.

  • Avenger’s Tower, Attacked!

    • Iron Man (Model 35) Yellow

    A Little Neighborly Help

    • 1x Health Pack
      1x Health Pack
      100 Iso-8
      100 Iso-8

    Not the Red One

    • 1x Health Pack
      1x Health Pack
      100 Iso-8
      100 Iso-8

    Top Floor

    • 50 Hero Points
      50 Hero Points

    Tony’s Private Office

    • Hawkeye (Classic) Purple
      Recruit Token (Standard)

    Battle of the Baxter Building

    • Storm (Modern) Black

    Robot Invasion

    • 1x Health Pack
      1x Health Pack
      100 Iso-8
      100 Iso-8

    Collateral Damage

    • 1x Health Pack
      1x Health Pack
      100 Iso-8
      100 Iso-8

    Final Doom

    • 50 Hero Points
      50 Hero Points

Chapter 2 - Juggernaut

  • The Juggernaut

    • Iron Man (Model 35) Yellow

    Stop

    • Hawkeye (Classic) Red

    Osborn’s Goons

    • Boost +20% Yellow/Red Damage
      Boost +20% Blue/Purple Damage
      Boost +20% Green/Black Damage
      500 Iso-8

    Rooftop Lookout

    • Boost +20% Yellow/Red Damage
      100 Iso-8
      250 Iso-8
      500 Iso-8

    Early Departure

    • Recruit Token (Standard)
      Recruit Token (Standard)
      100 Iso-8
      250 Iso-8

    Stop or We’ll Stop You

    • Black Widow (Modern) Blue
      Recruit Token (Standard)

    Heads Up

    • Boost +20% Yellow/Red Damage
      Boost +20% Blue/Purple Damage
      Boost +20% Green/Black Damage
      500 Iso-8

    Ear to the Ground

    • Boost +20% Yellow/Red Damage
      100 Iso-8
      250 Iso-8
      500 Iso-8

    Guilty By Association

    • Black Widow (Modern) Purple
      Black Widow (Modern) Purple
      Black Widow (Modern) Blue
      50 Hero Points

    Imposter

    • Recruit Token (Standard)
      Boost +10% Match Damage
      250 Iso-8
      50 Hero Points

    Tracking Thor

    • Hawkeye (Classic) Purple
      Hawkeye (Classic) Purple
      Hawkeye (Classic) Red
      Recruit Token (Standard)

    Goldilocks

    • Storm (Modern) Red
      Storm (Modern) Red
      Recruit Token (Standard)
      Boost +20% Green/Purple Damage

    Full Stop

    • Recruit Token (Standard)
      Recruit Token (Standard)
      Recruit Token (Standard)
      250 Iso-8

    Digging Deeper

    • Iron Man (Model 35) Blue
      Iron Man (Model 35) Blue
      Boost +20% Yellow/Red Damage
      250 Iso-8

    Who Is This Clown

    • Thor (Marvel NOW!) Green
      Thor (Marvel NOW!) Green
      50 Hero Points
      50 Hero Points

Chapter 3 - Venom

  • Tall, Dark and Nasty

    • Spider-Man (Bag-Man) Blue
      Spider-Man (Bag-Man) Purple
      Spider-Man (Bag-Man) Yellow
      Boost +3 Blue/Purple AP

    The Search Is On

    • Juggernaut (Classic) Green
      Juggernaut (Classic) Red
      Black Widow (Modern) Blue
      Boost +3 Yellow/Red AP

    Black Widow Imposter

    • Storm (Classic) Blue
      Storm (Classic) Green
      Storm (Classic) Yellow
      50 Hero Points

    A Game of Stones

    • Boost +3 Blue/Purple AP
      100 Iso-8
      250 Iso-8
      500 Iso-8

    Kidnapping

    • Recruit Token (Standard)
      Recruit Token (Standard)
      Recruit Token (Standard)
      Boost +3 Green/Black AP

    A Tasty Treat

    • Boost +3 Yellow/Red AP
      100 Iso-8
      250 Iso-8
      500 Iso-8

    From Russia

    • 100 Iso-8
      250 Iso-8
      500 Iso-8
      50 Hero Points

    Great Responsibility

    • Boost +3 Blue/Purple AP
      100 Iso-8
      250 Iso-8
      500 Iso-8

    Stolen Data

    • Recruit Token (Standard)
      Recruit Token (Standard)
      Recruit Token (Standard)
      Boost +3 Green/Black AP

    The New Face of War

    • Boost +3 Yellow/Red AP
      100 Iso-8
      250 Iso-8
      500 Iso-8

    Iso-lated

    • Boost +3 Blue/Purple AP
      100 Iso-8
      250 Iso-8
      500 Iso-8

    Interference

    • Juggernaut (Classic) Green
      Juggernaut (Classic) Red
      Black Widow (Modern) Blue
      Boost +3 Yellow/Red AP

    Rescue Mary Jane

    • Recruit Token (Standard)
      Recruit Token (Standard)
      Recruit Token (Standard)
      50 Hero Points

    Yelena Belova

    • Hawkeye (Classic) Red
      Thor (Marvel NOW!) Yellow
      50 Hero Points
      50 Hero Points

Chapter 4 - Oscorp

  • Investigating Osborn

    • Juggernaut (Classic) Green
      Juggernaut (Classic) Green
      Juggernaut (Classic) Red
      Boost +20% Green/Black Damage

    Daken

    • 100 Iso-8
      250 Iso-8
      500 Iso-8
      50 Hero Points

    Runaway

    • Recruit Token (Standard)
      Recruit Token (Standard)
      Recruit Token (Standard)
      Boost +10% Match Damage

    Rocket Men

    • 100 Iso-8
      250 Iso-8
      500 Iso-8
      Boost +25% Critical Damage

    Swords to Plowshares

    • Recruit Token (Standard)
      Recruit Token (Standard)
      Recruit Token (Standard)
      Boost +20% Yellow/Red Damage

    The Big Bang

    • Juggernaut (Classic) Green
      Juggernaut (Classic) Green
      Juggernaut (Classic) Red
      Boost +20% Green/Black Damage

    The Oscorp Connection

    • Black Widow (Modern) Blue
      Hawkeye (Classic) Purple
      Iron Man (Model 35) Blue
      Boost +20% H.A.M.M.E.R. Damage

    Ghost of Russia’s Past

    • 100 Iso-8
      250 Iso-8
      500 Iso-8
      Recruit Token (Standard)

    Critical Data

    • 100 Iso-8
      250 Iso-8
      500 Iso-8
      Boost +20% Blue/Purple Damage

    Futile Resistance

    • Recruit Token (Standard)
      Recruit Token (Standard)
      Recruit Token (Standard)
      Boost +20% Yellow/Red Damage

    Like Father Like Son

    • Storm (Modern) Red
      Yelena Belova (Dark Avengers Widow) Black
      Yelena Belova (Dark Avengers Widow) Purple
      250 Iso-8

    Pale Little Spider

    • Venom (Dark Avengers Spider-Man) Black
      Venom (Dark Avengers Spider-Man) Purple
      250 Iso-8
      50 Hero Points

    Imposters Assemble

    • Recruit Token (Standard)
      Recruit Token (Standard)
      Recruit Token (Standard)
      500 Iso-8

    Time For Some Answers

    • Recruit Token (Standard)
      Recruit Token (Standard)
      Recruit Token (Standard)
      500 Iso-8

    Arrested

    • Recruit Token (Standard)
      Recruit Token (Standard)
      50 Hero Points
      50 Hero Points

    Symbiote Showdown

    • Daken (Dark Avengers Wolverine) Black
      Daken (Dark Avengers Wolverine) Purple
      Daken (Dark Avengers Wolverine) Purple
      500 Iso-8

Chapter 5 - Dark Avengers

  • Grand Scheme

    • Recruit Token (Standard)
      Recruit Token (Standard)
      Recruit Token (Standard)
      Boost +3 Yellow/Red AP

    The Big Guns

    • Venom (Dark Avengers Spider-Man) Black
      Venom (Dark Avengers Spider-Man) Black
      Venom (Dark Avengers Spider-Man) Purple
      Boost +3 Blue/Purple AP

    Security Forces

    • 100 Iso-8
      250 Iso-8
      500 Iso-8
      Boost +3 Green/Black AP

    Iso-8 Delivery

    • Yelena Belova (Dark Avengers Widow) Black
      Yelena Belova (Dark Avengers Widow) Purple
      Yelena Belova (Dark Avengers Widow) Purple
      Boost +20% Green/Black Damage

    Personal Security

    • Recruit Token (Standard)
      Recruit Token (Standard)
      Recruit Token (Standard)
      Boost +10% Match Damage

    Incoming V.I.P.

    • 100 Iso-8
      250 Iso-8
      500 Iso-8
      Boost +25% Critical Damage

    Dead Air

    • Hawkeye (Classic) Purple
      Iron Man (Model 35) Red
      Storm (Modern) Green
      Boost +20% Yellow/Red Damage

    The Family

    • Recruit Token (Standard)
      Recruit Token (Standard)
      Recruit Token (Standard)
      Boost +3 Yellow/Red AP

    The Maggia

    • 100 Iso-8
      250 Iso-8
      500 Iso-8
      Boost +3 Green/Black AP

    Daken and Venom

    • 100 Iso-8
      250 Iso-8
      500 Iso-8
      50 Hero Points

    Yelena and Venom

    • Recruit Token (Standard)
      Recruit Token (Standard)
      Recruit Token (Standard)
      50 Hero Points

    Dark Avengers

    • Wolverine (Astonishing X-Men) Green
      Wolverine (Astonishing X-Men) Red
      Wolverine (Astonishing X-Men) Yellow
      50 Hero Points

    Special Equipment

    • Recruit Token (Standard)
      Recruit Token (Standard)
      Recruit Token (Standard)
      Boost +20% Blue/Purple Damage

    Thor’s Hammer

    • Black Widow (Modern) Purple
      Juggernaut (Classic) Red
      500 Iso-8
      500 Iso-8

    Call Him Ragnarok

    • Recruit Token (Standard)
      Recruit Token (Standard)
      50 Hero Points
      50 Hero Points

[/spoiler]

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DOH! icon_e_sad.gif
So chance of Ms.Marvel (Carol Danvers) making an appearance anytime soon?

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As much of a chance as anyone else I suppose. ::Puts on PR hat:: We have no announcements at this time. ::Takes off PR hat::

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Added Mawtful’s story notes; thanks!

9

Somewhere, I would think the Simulator was like a #.5.5 episode or I could be wrong. Maybe it’s the equivalent of what heroics are considered.

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This is really good. Could you wade into the Tournaments forum, and make links from the chapters to the various events?

This thread might be better over in that forum, but I’ll let Mischief Maker decide that.

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I hope so, but it certainly makes more sense that she would appear. I’m guessing it was a timing issue though. Carol Danvers is now Captain Marvel and Ms Marvel is a new book that just premiered with a new young woman (from Pakistan, I think…?) and it’s got a lot of non-industry eyes on it right now. It’s for the best that D3 doesn’t confuse things, they should probably clarify later on that Carol is Captain Marvel.

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I get there is a loose affiliation between then but the episodes do not flow in my eyes. I don’t see how they would officially join together, why anything in ep1 is related to any other ep except maybe 4.

Maybe they do in the comics, dunno. Id like a little more chat bubble, there is a lot of blank missions.

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They could introduce the new Ms. Marvel as the (Marvel NOW) or (Kamala Khan) version, but she’s so new that I’d be surprised to see her in any licensed media for another year.

If they introduce Carol Danvers as Ms. Marvel instead of Captain Marvel (Marvel NOW), I’ll be disappointed. Her new costume and name are so much better than her Ms. incarnations.

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All posts unrelated to the story thus far in MPQ are subject to moderation deletion.

Discussion of wanted characters should go to The List: Most Wanted New Characters.

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Here are discussion links for the Story events, so far.
Prologue
Episode 1, Unstable ISO-8
Episode 2, The Hunt
Episode 2.5, The Hulk
Episode 3, Thick as Thieves
Episode 4, ISO-8 Brotherhood

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IN the prologue we can go back and “reread” the story. Is there any plan to make the story of the other episodes rereadable in any way?

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Ah, so it’s going to be that kind of moderation then. Well, if y’all are going to super specifically semantic then prepare yourselves, I’ll work up a really long list of suggestions of how I think this forum should be easier to find necessary answers. Use all the tools at my disposal, is my motto.

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I know that during the first couple event, people were taking screenshots to chronicle it. Maybe check the wiki if you want the story text?

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I’ve been addicted to this game since day 1 but I find my interest fading somewhat and I think that is because the storyline seems to have stalled…

In the recap above of the Hulk event, it ends with the teaser that Victoria Hand is up to something…but now, multiple episodes later, it seems like they’ve forgotten about that?

I also don’t understand adding characters that have nothing to do with the story and/or not explaining their role? unless I missed it, have Loki, Ares, Black Panther, Invisible Woman (and now Torch) been part of the story?

Anyway, I understand that there are certain economic realities that the devs have to deal with and that’s fine…I just hope the devs don’t forget that the story is really their most valuable asset

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Ares was quietly introduced in the second Hunt as a new member of the Dark Avengers. He didn’t have any lines though.