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dbe

Couple of questions, just started playing.

Is there a character planner somewhere? Even if it's not "pretty" and just tells you in text form what things do at various levels. Also what is the max level and max number of points after all quests are complete?

The store seems crazy expensive. $3 to respec a character - each time? $10 for one new character? $5 for one extra stash tab. $1.50 for an hour of extra experience? Who on earth would buy that? The points respec is the biggest WTF for me - this is something people like to do hundreds of times to test things out. This really takes a huge part of the game away.

The new character price seems not too bad because people will pick one they like. Everything else in the store may as well not exists, the price makes it not worth it.

What is the daily challenge and why does it need a key? The key in the store is $1. Why would something meant to be done daily need a key each time?

Is there something I'm not understanding about the movement system? Why not WASD movement? Do people like this kind of movement?

Thanks in advance.

Posted Jun 10, 2013, 9:45 PM UTC

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wKarrde•

Play the game before freaking out. The movement is classic arpg style and people like it, nuff said. Everything in the store can drop from enemies. Retcon devices for respec are awarded to you just for playing through the story. Experience and rarity buffs are also drops, and at least in my experience not that rare. All the daily quests are open to do as many times as you like, with identical, more difficult versions available to unlock with the keys if you desire. Ive had no difficulty picking up keys from boss drops. The heros are pretty expensive, agreed. And very rare as drops. Kind of irritating.

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xtkbilly•

There are also a few points from the side quests, isn't there?

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xtkbilly•

Ah okay, I see now. I just assumed 60*2=120, but forgot you don't actually level up to 1. Thanks.

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rawbamatic•

Pretty much everything in the store can be found via drop. Retconn devices drop at a decent enough rate and are obtained from quests for characters as well so that's not an issue if you play enough.

The store prices may be a little high, but remember that this game is a free to play. You don't have to buy things from the store so why complain about a game you don't even need to drop a cent on?

Also, "w" is movement.

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Pillsbury_Broboy•

The movement style is the same point and click that ARPGs have had for awhile. You can still hold down W to move toward the pointer which I find pretty acceptable having played mostly MMOs previously. And you get Retcon devices (respecs) from certain story missions that can be reset for each character. But considering the game is free, say you do want to buy a couple characters and then a few retcons later, you pay like $30 as opposed to the normal $60 for a game which is reasonable. I do feel the heroes and costumes are overpriced but as the game progresses and more options become available I think costs will taper down.

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xtkbilly•

The skill tree builder from Marvel Base is still very much incomplete. You can't see how strong abilities are at certain ranks yet, and the level requirements for those ranks aren't ready (e.g. at level 10, you would have 20 points to use, but you can't focus all those points on one ability immediately).

Prices are pretty expensive, but you can find most/all of those items from drops. It'll take a while longer, but that's price you pay (time in game vs. money).

There are three kinds of terminals once you reach end-game: green, red, and purple. The green terminal is "solo", and does not require a key. You don't need a group to run it, but you can have one. The red terminal is similar to the green terminal, but requires a key and is far more difficult (I think it's group-recommended). The purple terminal is group challenges, which also require a key.

The challenges can be run multiple times a day, but only drop a Cube Shard once a day. The first time you kill a boss each day, they have an increased drop rate for special items, such as hero tokens and costumes. These are why they are called "dailies". Keys can drop from green and red bosses (not sure about purple) at any time.

The movement system is one that has been in use in many isometric games, such as Diablo 2, which this game is styled after. You use left-click for movement, but it uses basic attacks if you are hovering over an enemy. Right click has an ability on it. You also have a hotbar that can hold up to 6 powers.

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dbeOP•

Okay, had no idea lots of those things were drops.

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