I thought it might be time to do another “Character Most Fun to Play” poll now that Mags had had his toys removed. Then I decided to break it into mechanics.
For least favorite powers, it’s easy to see that unreliable powers are unpopular. They fit into:
Cost too high to bring into a game.
Too situational to matter much. Temp Healing, Bubbles+Crush, Mutagen+Animal
Unlikely to ever trigger. Daredevil’s Traps, abilities which might remove counters
Random minor drain effects.
Weak, expensive defenses
For this poll, though, I’m covering the popular stuff. I’m seeing X-Force a lot in matches, and I wonder if that’s because he’s (1. Fun to play, 2. Fresh and interesting, 3. Powerful). Probably all three. I’m pretty sure he’s the new “Most fun to play” character right now. But let’s look at fun mechanics first.
Ive been running SuperSteve in Heavy Metal and I love the strategy of timing IMs recharge plus placing shields so they dont get matched or cascaded. I voted for MagsMN/BWGS for their tile placement ability.
Of course, Im one of the ones who was REALLY sad (curl up in bed, suck thumb, not shower…okay, j/k) when they nerfed CMag as I loved playing with his blue. Yes, it was over powered in that it was easy to chain over and over, but that was incredibly satisfying to be able to do. The two who do it best now…are just too fluffy.
For a Best Power in the Game poll, I’m thinking these are a good selection. World Rupture is broken, so I don’t list it. Which powers should I add/remove?
Speed Shot - Purple PASSIVE Pheremone Rage - Purple PASSIVE Dormammu’s Aid - Blue PASSIVE **A Little Off the Top - Red 6
** **Demolition - 10
** **Surgical Strike - 11
** **Wind Storm - Blue 11
** **Star Spangled Avenger - Red 11
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**Rage of the Panther - Black 12
** **Call The Storm - Green 14
** **Whales! Whales! Whales! - Purple 14
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Tentatively on the list Anger - Black PASSIVE **Flame Jet - Green 5
** **Avengers Assemble! - 12
** **Sniper Rifle - Green 15
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Possible substitution list Energy Absorption - Yellow PASSIVE Healing Factor - Yellow PASSIVE **Aggressive Recon - Purple 5
** **Supernova - 11 Red
** **Thunder Strike - Yellow 12
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Infinite chains on classic Magneto’s Magnetic Field!
Wait…
AP steal (Hood/oBW), then, and AP generation, be it through crazy cascades a la Storm/Juggernaut/Ragnarok/Loki/SexMagnet, or through colour conversion especially targeted like Doom/MMN/GSBW. Thor/Hulk are okay if random.
The most fun powers are board shakeups and the ones that make strike or attack tiles, but don’t flood the board with them (yes psylocke, no daken or storm). It makes for intense, strategic, and interactive battles.
The least fun powers are invisible/random traps and “get X AP, kill someone/everyone” powers
imo board shaking is the funniest kind of power
followed by ‘I don’t like these colors’ for the chance to shake the board and a bit of tactic
finally traps!
for the suspens and the potential game changer.
I know we are deeply divided regarding the traps. I belong to the tribe who firmly believe that Daredevil could be the funniest MPQ char if ever Demiurge wanted to fix his broken traps
I voted too for less fun but efficient powers that I like to use
AP steal
and generation
and … AOE ‘you all die now’
because it’s <mwahaha!> another kind of fun
It’s a bloody useful tactic but it’s kind of dull.
Personally I find the board smashing abilities the most fun, even if they aren’t all that effective. Traps can be a ton of fun too - there’s a metagame of setting up a board so that they go off when you want/need them too.
I like abilities that make me think. Ones where I place tiles, or have to figure out if I can use them safely, etc. Stuns are second because then I am at least considering which enemy to target with them.
I know she’s not very popular around here because of slowness, low hit points, and terrible AI usage, but I have the most fun with GSBW. Her
and
are great for strategic play. When done properly, the purple chains green into helpful critical tiles or destroys special tiles (through 4 in a row). Then when the Sniper Rifle is powered up, it turns into “And now you all die!” And if it’s PVE and the enemies have too high of hitpoints for one shot of SR, then the SR still can knock out a large percentage of enemy special tiles while avoiding my own.
So her abilities include board shakeup, destroy special tiles, don’t like these colors, and now you all die.
Also, when environmental tiles used to exist, she was a beast in the jungle. Her critical tiles that landed in environmental tiles would almost guarantee +5AP for the team. SR was even easier to shoot off then.
I use BWGS with Hood to speed up the process. And since Hood steals AP BWGS does not loose too much health. It is not a very strong defensive team, but is good for 2-3 wins before needing a health pack. In simulator I will use her, Hood, BP. That gives a kill them all attack.
On a side not shouldn’t we have a vote for suicide attacks with Sentry, Patch, Ares? Sentry and Patch have true everyone must Die attacks as they will kill allies and enemies?
