DDQ 4* on Gamependium

was out much of last week. did they announce all that? wow, I missed a lot. that would be awesome if they did because I know where to put my iso now. all of the next 5 I have chances with (some better than others). it gets pretty shaky after that.

10/30- Starlord 5/1/4, 75 current, 213 cap
11/04- Kingpin 1/2/1, 70 current, 94 cap
11/09- Prof X 5/5/3, 200 current, 270 cap
11/14- Carnage don't have rostered
11/19- Thing 3/2/5, 150 current, 209 cap
11/24- Jean Grey 2/2/4, 131 current, 168 cap
11/29- Sam Wilson don't have rostered

ok, i'll play...

10/30- Starlord 4/2/2 level 145
11/04- Kingpin 3/1/3 level 121 (will be 145)
11/09- Prof X 3/1/4 level 145
11/14- Carnage 4/-/2 level 121 (will be 145)
11/19- Thing 1/2/3 level 121 (will be at least level capped at 131)
11/24- Jean Grey 4/2/2 level 111 (will be at least 145)
11/29- Sam Wilson 1/2/1 level 94 (this is where i'll be done for a while unless I pull some of these characters)

iceman -/1/1
Cyclops -/2/1
rulk 1/1/1

my prediction for me. first full run-through i'll miss on 6 of the current characters. only older character i'll have missed on was fury. xp, sam, ice, cyc, rulk = no dice, probably.

10/30- Starlord 5
11/04- Kingpin 4
11/09- Prof X 4
11/14- Carnage 6
11/19- Thing 4
11/24- Jean Grey 4
11/29- Sam Wilson 5
Mr. F 5
Iceman 4
Cyc 6
Rulk 3

I got really lucky with Cyc token pulls, but other than that I only have more than 4 covers on the worst characters.



I knew my 4*s were not near useable other than xfw and iw, but this really showed me how far off they are.

It's scary to me to see people struggling to do these with middle-covered 4 stars. Considering I have 0-2 covers for all of these, it's a dark, dark view on my MPQ future.

Then again, there's arguments for how people without a maxed 3 star roster don't deserve chances for the 4 star DDQ, so I guess I have a mixed reaction.

I thought that calendar was being maintained by a player and not the devs? So these are just guesses based on release order I think.

But to join in the fun:
10/30- Starlord - Level 100 (5/2/2) - I'll probably end up spending the ISO to level him up to 140, but I think this fight should be winnable - I have the most important 5 purple to do enough damage hopefully!
11/04- Kingpin - Level 90 (1/2/0) - No chance! My only damaging ability is 1 black, and with no CDs I don't think I have a chance.
11/09- Prof X - Level 70 (1/0/0) - No chance! Maybe if I had 1 cover of purple, and the opponent has no AoE.
11/14- Carnage - Level 90 (2/0/1) - Maybe, it's far away enough that I might get one or two more covers. Hopefully they're Red, or I guess maybe hopefully they are all Green. Either probably would work.
11/19- Thing - Level 94 (1/1/2) - Again, not a chance as it stands right now, but I'll probably pick up one or two more covers by the time of the DDQ. Should be in with a chance if I get more green covers.
11/24- Jean Grey - Level 94 (1/1/2) - Not a chance as it stands, but again I have long enough that I might get more covers.
11/29- Sam Wilson - Level 111 (0/3/1) - Awful cover distribution, blue is pretty much useless without a yellow cover, and 1 red cover will do no damage either. Don't think even picking up 1 or 2 covers by this DDQ I'll stand a chance.

Other 4*s:
Mr Fantastic - Level 111 (2/1/2) - Good chance of beating it, as long as I get 1 or 2 more covers.
Red Hulk - Level 94 (1/1/2) - Not looking good, need more green covers I think.
Iceman - Level 90 (0/1/2) - Need green to be able to win I think.
Cyke - Level 74 (0/1/1) - Missed his 1k, so still stuck with 2 covers. Not a chance of winning any time soon.

Look back at 4* DDQs already past:
XFW - Level 172 (1/5/4) - I won last time with only 4 black covers, so hopefully the next time will be easier!
Thor - Level 140 (5/2/1) - I won last time with this exact cover distribution, so hopefully I'll manage to do so again.
Deadpool - Level 140 (5/1/0) - I won last time with only 4 red covers, so hopefully this will be easier with 5. Maybe I'll even manage to pick up a purple cover before his next DDQ and I'll have an easier time.
Antman - Level 140 (4/0/2) - I won last time with this distribution of covers, but got an extremely lucky board. At least I know it's possible.
Elektra - Level 131 (2/1/3) - I won last time with these covers, was one of the easier DDQs.
IW - Level 120 (4/4/5) - I won last time with significantly less covers, and Legendary Tokens have been kind enough to help me max my first 4*! So this should be easy.
Devil Dino - Level 111 (1/2/2) - Don't think he'll be around until next year, but I still have my 3 to go from shield resupply, so will be even easier to win next time.
Nick Fury - Level 111 (2/2/1) - Had no chance with these covers, hopefully I'll pick up some more for the next time this rotates around.

In summary, it looks like Star Lord will be my last successful DDQ for a while - but maybe I'll have enough covers by the time of the later 4* DDQs.

OJSP wrote:

PeterGibbons316 wrote:

I will beat all of these, just like I beat all the ones before. Because I'd rather take on a challenge than throw in the towel and blame the devs for my short-comings.

Just an observation.. almost all of the 4*s on your list have at least 6 covers. I presume the ones already fought in the Crash of the Titans (CotT) also had at least 6?

If that's the case, then congratulations to you. You're in the sweet spot of having the roster strong enough for the challenge and win usable covers from the Legendary Token.

Otherwise, let's not dismiss other people's opinions simply because they're upset that their 3-4 covers 4* are struggling.

Simply observing the forum and my own experience:
1. yes, under covered characters can win their challenges, depending on the cover distribution and if we got seriously lucky with the board and cascades. (I won one of them, ,when he had only 6 covers)
2. 7-8 covers (again, depending on the distribution) would allow us to level the character to 166. That's probably the minimum numbers we need to comfortably beat the challenges. Anything less would require boosts, to increase our match damage +/- to be able to use our powers quicker. Also, to survive the opponent's match damage +/- powers.

So, I asked the question before CotT was introduced: who is this aimed at? I think I've found my answers now.

I agree that the 166 lvl is about where people can pretty confidently take down the 4* DDQ nodes, but they can also be won with underleveled and undercovered characters as well. I'd have to dig through all the threads, but I'm pretty sure that damn near every one has been beaten by a 1/1/1. I just can't stand this defeatist attitude where people would rather **** about how life isn't fair than attempt something that is difficult.

I love these nodes. Look at my upcoming character levels - most of them are level 70, and 4* characters that aren't currently usable for anything other than this 4* DDQ or essential nodes. So the challenge for me is beating the node investing as little ISO as possible. I don't want to take any of those upcoming 4* characters (Jean Grey and maybe Kingpin excluded) to a level any higher than I need to to beat the 4* node. It's hard, but it's supposed to be. For me it's this puzzle aspect of the game that makes it fun for me. I really look forward to these fights every 5 days.

BlackSheep101 wrote:

People spend hero points for boosts to win these things?

I know lots of people who do. I did the first couple of matches, but that got way too expensive. i'll throw all the iso boosts at it I need to but no more hp boosts for me - those are for pvp. one exception might be the match damage boost (only if I feel I'm close but having some trouble) - I never use those in pvp, but use the +2 all ap boosts during hops against 4* teams. I do use those rarely against hood in high pve nodes too (when I can't mirror him).

Pongie wrote:

Not sure should I continue to bring more 3* to 166 (currently have 16 with most of the remaining close to fully covered/need to respec) or start saving them for 4*.

my 3*s are on hold until i get my 4*s to about 145. that is what i feel gives them a chance without costing too much. looking at your roster, torch or daken might help some with depth, but not sure they'd make a huge difference in your performance. if you put that iso into kp, px, carnage, MFer, ice - you might get 2-4 LTs out of it.

sure I'd like to bump blade, witch, and falcon up a tier (and eventually gsbw and finish maxing hulk and loki), but to me getting my 4s to 145 is first right now.