April 7, 2016 Patch Notes

NEW COVERT TASK: Q/A Testing

Recruit Death Locket by completing her covert task; collect 20 VK Machines to do so. VK machines can be found through the daily missions and through special timed quests.

Starts: 4/8/2016 @ 02:00 Pacific
Ends: 4/23/2016 @ 01:40 Pacific

• Task 1: Fetch Death Locket
  • Sent any hero on a flight deck mission
• Task 2: Reverse Turing Test
  • Collect 20 VK Machines
    • VK Machines may be earned by completing Daily Missions. They can also be purchased in the store.
• Task 3: Administer Turing Test
  • Administer the Reverse Turing test through the research lab
• Task 4: Robo Rumble
  • Defeat the Doom Bots in the Simulator using Death Locket
• Task 5: Cybernetic Combat
  • Defeat the Iso-saurs in the Simulator using Death Locket
• Task 6: Masked Menace
  • Defeat Madame Masque in the Simulator using Death Locket

New Covert Hero: Death Locket

BIO: A failed assassination attempt on Rebecca Ryker's father by rebels from the future left Rebecca seriously injured. Using his knowledge of cybernetics, Rebecca's father turned his daughter into a Deathlok in order to save her life.

• Class: Blaster
  • Passive 1: Cybernetic
    • Immune to Bleeding, Burning, Chilled, and Obsolete Tech
    • Very high crit resistance
  • Passive 2: Recon AI
    • Attacks Apply Combat Data
    • Gain Combat Intel when enemies attack
    • Snipe Gains Despair & Remove Buffs
  • Passive 3: Combat AI
    • Gains Follow-ups and Counters single Target attacks, costing 1 Combat Intel
    • Attack actions gian Combat Assessment
    • Mega Blast gains Fatal Blow
• Action 1: Rapid Fire
  • Unlocked at Level 1
  • Targets One Enemy
  • Type: Ranged, Gun, Energy, Radiation
  • One Enemy
    • Radiation Exposure x2 (3 rounds)
      • Deals damage every turn
      • Increases damage taken from energy attacks
    • Combat Assessment
      • Dealing extra damage for each Combat Data
    • Combat Data
      • Reduces Accuracy and Evasion
      • Attacks against this target are more likely to critically hit
• Action 2a: Combat Subroutine
  • Unlocked at Level 2
  • 2 Round Cooldown
  • Type: Buff
  • Special Properties
    • Multi-Function
      • Can be used to perform different action
    • Quick Action
      • Grants an immediate free turn after using
      • Does not trigger follow-up attacks
      • Can only use 1 Quick Action each round
    • Subtle
      • Does not trigger most status effects
  • Self
    • Combat AI
      • Gains Follow-ups and Counters, costing 1 Combat Intel
      • Attack actions gain Combat Assessment
      • Mega Blast gains Fatal Blow
    • Remove Debuffs
      • Removes harmful status effects from the target
    • Stamina Recharge
      • Restores stamina
• Action 2b: Recon Subroutine
  • 2 Round Cool down
  • Type: Buff
  • Special Properties
    • Quick Action
      • Grants an immediate free turn after using
      • Does not trigger follow-up attacks
      • Can only use 1 Quick Action each round
    • Subtle
      • Does not trigger most status effects
  • Self
    • Recon AI
      • Attacks Apply Combat Data
      • Gain Combat Intel when enemies attack
      • Snipe Gains Despair & Remove Buffs
    • Stamina Recharge
      • Restores stamina
• Action 3: Flamethrower
  • Unlocked at Level 6
  • Targets All Enemies
  • 1 Round Cooldown
  • Type: Energy, Fire, Ranged
  • Special Properties
    • Scorched
      • Applies Scorched to enemies with Burning
  • All Enemies
    • Burning (2 rounds)
      • Taking damage every turn
      • Defense reduced
      • Cancelled by chilled
    • Superior Firepower
      • Has a chance to cause Intimidated, Melt Armor, and Shell Shocked
    • Combat Assessment
      • Dealing extra damage for each Combat Data
    • Combat Data
      • Reduces Accuracy and Evasion
      • Attacks against this target are more likely to critically hit
• Action 4a: Mega Blast
  • Unlocked at Level 9
  • Targets All Enemies
  • 2 Round Cooldown
  • Type: Ranged, Energy, Radiation
  • Special Properties
    • Exploit Radiation
      • Deals extra damage against targets with Radiation Exposure, Irradiated, or Radiation Fatigue
    • Multi-Function
    • Can be used to perform different actions
  • All Enemies
    • Fatal Blow
      • Defeats normal enemies with less than 20% health
      • Greatly damages bosses with less than 20% health
    • Combat Assessment
      • Dealing extra damage for each Combat Data
    • Combat Data
      • Reduces Accuracy and Evasion
      • Attacks against this target are more likely to critically hit
• Action 4b: Snipe
  • Targets One Enemy
  • 2 Round Cooldown
  • Type: Ranged, Gun
  • Special Properties
    • Guaranteed Hit
      • 100% chance to hit… usually
  • One Enemy
    • Despair (2 rounds)
      • Removes and prevents resurrection effects while active
      • Prevents most healing while active
    • Remove Buffs
      • Removes beneficial status effects from the target
    • Combat Data
      • Reduces Accuracy and Evasion
      • Attacks against this target are more likely to critically hit

Undocumented

Effects

 Combat AI

• Changed description
  • From: • Gains Follow-ups and Counters, costing 1 Combat Intel; • Attack actions gain Combat Assesment
  • To: • Gains Follow-ups and Counters, costing 1 Combat Intel; • Attack actions gain Combat Assessment; • Mega Blast gains Fatal Blow

 Gamma Exposure

• No longer displayed on tooltips

Team-Up Bonuses

• Masters of Evil TUB
  • Added for Enchantress, Wonder Man, Constrictor, Taskmaster, Blizzard, Moonstone, Satana, Daimon Hellstrom, Boomerang, Black Knight, Fixer
• Avengers Undercover
  • Added for Chase Stein, Nico Minoru, Cammi
• Terminators
  • Added for Deathlok
• Little Buddies
  • Description updated
    • From 'bring' to bringing
• Sidekicks
  • Description updated
    • From: Bonus for bring characters that have been side-kicks.
    • To: Bonus for bringing characters that have been sidekicks
• Paradoxical Questions
  • Removed period

Enemies

• Death Locket's Quick Shot now has damage
  • Changed type from Melee to Ranged Gun Energy Radiation
  • Changed effects from Fumbling to Ionized and Radiation Exposure

April 13, 2016 Update

• Many PVP Tournament Uniforms were added to the Store:
  • Power Armors are available for 20 Gold each.
  • Aegis Armors are available for 24 Gold each.
  • Safeguard Suits are available for 44 Gold each.
• Many Uniforms that were available for Gold in the Store had their prices reduced:
  • DermoSteel Jumpsuits are available for 4 Gold each. (Previous prices were 8 / 10 Gold)
  • BetaCloth TechSuits are available for 6 Gold each. (Previous prices were 12 / 14 Gold)
  • SpecOp Impact Suits are available for 8 Gold each. (Previous prices were 16 / 18 Gold)
  • S.Tech Alpha Armors are available for 10 Gold each. (Previous prices were 19 / 21 Gold)
  • Commander Trenches are available for 12 Gold each. (Previous prices were 22 / 24 Gold)

External Links

• Original Patch Notes on Playdom Forums.