IceIX wrote: Edit: Added some reasoning from further in the thread One of the intentions with this change is to cut down on things like Prologue Healing, which prolongs play time through something that is pretty obviously just a time intensive process that doesn't involve actual strong gameplay. It's something people do because it's there, much like tanking. It's not something that's fun. It's not something that's enjoyable. It's something that exists and is taken advantage of because of pure efficiency. What we intend, and continue to drill in on is that we want players to have a broad mix of characters instead of a Top 3 that is their sole team to play with.
However, in Events, we continually buff different characters,
What we want players to do is to play with the breadth of their roster instead of using Spider-Man or Black Widow as necessary crutches and only building 3 other characters.
This change is intended to result in exactly this as players see that they can't just rely on in-battle healing and look for other ways besides spending Health Packs to continue playing.
Budget Player Cadet wrote: Look, everyone (and I do mean everyone) already knows what this is about. Leveling new heroes costs ISO. Roster slots cost hero points. Health packs cost hero points, and without the ability to heal, they'll become mandatory to score well in PvP. It's a cash grab. Pure and simple. Don't play this up as some huge noble thing.
Budget Player Cadet wrote: Yes, because PvE is always such a great return on investment. Because working for 10 days for the same tinykitty you could get in 12 hours is totally sensible. Most alliances ignore PvE. I'll leave it up to the geniuses at D3 to figure out why.
Budget Player Cadet wrote: Well, guess what. That STILL ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN. What's going to happen instead is that "the breadth of their roster" is expanded to accommodate a third, fourth, maybe even fifth copy of OBW, plus a spare thor, ares, wolvie, whatever. Because, as has been pointed out time and time again, most of the 2*s suck. "Oh, my OBW and Ares are downed, let me switch to my backup team... Okay, Moonstone, Captain America, you're up!" This week, in things people will never say in Marvel Puzzle Quest.