New update to adjust XP and withdrawal mechanics
Developer Crystal Dynamics and publisher Square Enix announced a new update for their comic book epic Marvel Avengers. Released on March 18, the new patch will slow down the amount of XP delivered to the player, slowing down the progression of each individual character and making it a little longer to assemble Avengers.
In a statement on its official blog, Crystal Dynamics stated that the reason behind this move was to prevent players from being overwhelmed with skill points and attributes at the beginning of character building. By slowing down the leveling process, players will have the opportunity to explore a hero’s skills and abilities at a more relaxed pace, rather than attacking them with, hypothetically, a choice of six new moves after a single boss fight. .
“In most RPGs, the amount of XP you need to level up increases as you gain levels on a curve, but our system is a straight line. This has led to pace problems, such as skill points being rewarded Very fast, which can be confusing and overwhelming for younger players. We want every decision to invest in a skill or Hero to be more meaningful. “
This line of thinking does make a little sense – slowing the flow of skills and abilities will encourage more experimentation with character building. But the problem here is that the people who to have time dedicated to playing Marvel Avengers it will now be in the rhythm of the “flow” of the title. Implementing a major change of pace at the end of the day risks irritating the dedicated player base, of which Marvel Avengers‘is already smaller than Square Enix would like. Any positive points of this update are likely to be more suitable for anyone who is starting the game over again – perhaps with the launch of the PS5 and Xbox Series X – but if a new community of players still exists on a totally different subject.
In a strange double-talk tone, the statement also suggests that players who want to quickly maximize their heroes at level 50 hurry up and do it before the update drops, implying that the current XP rate It is the goal adopted for the game, and only serves to make the change received seem even more intrusive to the gaming community.
In addition, the new update will also bring changes to Marvel Avengers withdrawal system. As explained by Crystal Dynamics, players will no longer receive random cosmetic drops through methods such as leveling up, completing missions and opening vault. Instead, certain rare items will be made available for purchase with Units directly from the game’s seller, Chastity McBryde. The Chastity store will be redesigned to allow for this. Crystal Dynamics hopes that this will provide players with more agency in the rewards they earn.
