PVE: Thick as Thieves (September 28 - October 2)

Marvel Puzzle Quest MPQ Events, Tournaments, and Missions
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End times (Central Daylight Time):
Thursday, October 1st 6:00 AM / 11:00 AM / 4:00 PM / 10:00 PM / 1:00 AM on Friday, October 2nd

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Elektra (Essential) icon_iceman.png
Iceman icon_mrfantastic.png
Mr. Fantastic icon_thing.png
The Thing icon_starlord.png
Star-Lord

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icon_shehulk.png
She-Hulk (Essential) icon_loki.png
Loki icon_mystique.png
Mystique icon_caroldanvers.png
Captain Marvel icon_cyclops.png
Cyclops icon_daredevil.png
Daredevil

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Wolverine (Essential) icon_storm.png
Storm icon_humantorch.png
Human Torch

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Black Widow icon_juggernaut.png
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Progression awards:

[spoiler]100: token_standard.png

500: 100 iso8.png
1000: rainbow damage boost
1600: healthpack.png

2600: rainbow AP stockpile
3900: 140 iso8.png
5400: icon_humantorch.png
Human Torch blackflag.png

7000: 140 iso8.png
9000: token_event.png

11000: 140 iso8.png
13500: icon_wolverine.png
Wolverine greenflag.png

16000: 250 iso8.png
18500: 25 imcoin.png
21000: 250 iso8.png
24000: icon_shehulk.png
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27000: 500 iso8.png
31500: 25 imcoin.png

36500: token_event.png

42000: 1000 iso8.png

48000: token_legendary.png
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Placement rewards:

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  • rewards for 3-10
    3-10: icon_storm.png
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    yellowflag.png
    blackflag.png
    , 1500 iso8.png
    , 50 imcoin.png

11-20: icon_storm.png
Storm yellowflag.png
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, 1500 iso8.png
, 50 imcoin.png

21-50: icon_storm.png
Storm yellowflag.png
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, 1000 iso8.png
, 50 imcoin.png
51-100: icon_storm.png
Storm blackflag.png
, 1000 iso8.png
, 25 imcoin.png
101-150: icon_storm.png
Storm blackflag.png
, 500 iso8.png
, 25 imcoin.png
151-200: icon_blackwidow.png
Black Widow blackflag.png
, 500 iso8.png
, 25 imcoin.png
201-300: icon_blackwidow.png
Black Widow blackflag.png
, 500 iso8.png
301-400: icon_blackwidow.png
Black Widow blackflag.png
, 250 iso8.png
401-500: token_standard.png
x 3, 250 iso8.png
501-600: token_standard.png
x 2, 250 iso8.png
601-800: token_standard.png
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801-1000: 250 iso8.png

Alliance rewards:
1-2: icon_storm.png
Storm blackflag.png
, 2500 iso8.png
, 100 imcoin.png
3-10: icon_storm.png
Storm blackflag.png
, 2500 iso8.png
, 50 imcoin.png
11-25: icon_storm.png
Storm blackflag.png
, 1500 iso8.png
, 50 imcoin.png
26-50: icon_storm.png
Storm blackflag.png
, 1000 iso8.png
, 50 imcoin.png
51-100: icon_storm.png
Storm blackflag.png
, 500 iso8.png
, 25 imcoin.png
101-250: 500 iso8.png
, 25 imcoin.png
251-500: 250 iso8.png
, 25 imcoin.png
501-1000: 250 iso8.png
1001-10000: 140 iso8.png
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Previous runs

PVE: Thick as Thieves (July 16-21)
Thick as Thieves - May 7 - May 12
Thick as Thieves (1 Apr - 8 Apr 2015)
Thick As Thieves: Jan 26 - Feb 3
Thick As Thieves: Nov 19th - Nov 25th
Thick as Thieves - Aug 5-11

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Not sure if 44K is even obtainable… I’ve done 3 clears of the first sub (not optimal ) and I’m at 9K

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Point values go up each node, and WAY up on the final, i think i hit 50k for a t50 last time it was run.

Trying to go off memory here, but keep trucking, you will snag it.

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First clear of sub 2 gives you 3530, with one of the nodes being non-repeatable, so 3330 pr clear.

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It always looks that way in the first sub. The points will rise…

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Yeah, like in the last 50 PVEs, 25% increase from one sub to the next.
As soon as you’ve done your first clear in sub 1 you know exactly how many clears in every sub you need to do.

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If i remember correctly, the hardest node in all of PVE (Business Partners) is worth like 800 points by itself.

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Best team ups for this event? I’m doing o.k. with 240 daredevil, 235 Cyclops, 234 she-hulk, but it seems like I could do better, needing just a little less healing to clear a set.

My ~strategy~ is to use cyclops yellow to get reds for DD, and occasionally she-hulk them with green, and a cyclops black if I get a good run. And sometimes I get to rarely stun with DD blue.

My “B” team is patch/loki with whoever, or patch/loki/falcon for the goons.

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Glad they took the Don out of the Magneto/IM node

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I was wondering the same. I had to start late and missed one clear, but the points are really, really low. Hopefully, as others have mentioned, we see some bigger boosts in the last sub.

Currently have 9125. I did a double clear of the first sub last night and some grinding close to the end, then a clear of the second sub. I don’t have A-Wolvie anymore and my Elektra is sitting on the bench, waiting for HP, so that probably hurts as well.

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Pve improved a lot. Now lack new scenarios and villains. No more tournaments a week. Thus other players have more opportunities to acquire new rewards. I play it by legendary token and sometimes for some 4-star reward. For me only lack the covers of 3 stars: Quicksilver, Vision and Kamala Khan.

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I seem to be getting along faster using Cyclops yellow to repeatedly red-bash with she-hulk. I have electra in the mix as well, but maybe there’s a better 3rd team member?

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An old alliance-mate had 87k the last time this ran, though a majority of us were in the 60-70k range. There are big points later on, especially in the final sub. Don’t sweat it; even without wolvie, you’ll make it no problem

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As far as teams for this event, I’m mainly sticking with my Cyclops (lv 89), Captain America (lv 142), and other character (ranges from 2* Human Torch (lv 150) to IM40 (lv 166) to tank red matches for Cap. or She-Hulk (lv 247) for her Green and Red abilities). It’s been working pretty well for the stronger nodes.
On the lower level nodes, I stick with my 2* Daken (lv 94), 2* Wolvie (lv 150), and a misc. 2* in order to save on health packs and for the quick clears.
When my main team dies, I usually try to sub with GSBW (lv 166) and Scarlet Witch (lv 127) to farm Purple tiles. It has amazing synergy when you can finally get it going.
Other teams I’ve tried are Blade/Black Panther for their strike tiles and Doc. Ock. just because I leveled him up to 140 from the last event and I’m trying to justify it icon_e_biggrin.gif
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I’ve been getting away with Astonishing Wolverine, Falcon and Black Panther for the most part

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I’ve been using Cyc, Mystique, and Loki/Falcon.

Played around with Shulk on a few of the goon nodes, helpful in draining that goon AP so the tiles don’t get spammed so much.

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Easy nodes :2* daken, thor, doom.

Hard :2* wolvie, C Storm, 2* Johnny storm

So far it’s not been too bad

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So far I’ve done really well in this PvE with She Hulk ~120, Cyclops 127, Surfer 270 (red). Cyclops pumps red to She Hulk, Surfer makes it so my regular matches do big damage, and She Hulk does basically all the work with damage, tile steal, AP drain. Works better because She Hulk only tanks green which I only match if there’s nothing else.

For easier nodes I just play with lv91 IF and random other people.

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Any advice on the Anderson Bio- Technic VII?
My strongest characters are Cyclops, KK, IF, GSBW (maxed) and DD/ She-Hulk (near max).
I keep getting wiped when threaten goes off (791/tile at 207). Maybe I just have lousy luck getting matches but I end up getting overwhelmed pretty quickly.

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I’ve been running Cyke & Loki (maxed) with She-Hulk (cover-maxed) and have been having no issues. Between Loki and She Hulk converting tiles, I find myself letting the Threaten countdown tiles resolve just so I can steal them.