https://www.marvelstrikeforce.com/updates/blog-update-8-26-22

RED ALERTAUGUST 26, 2022

GREETINGS COMMANDERS,

RED HULK

Red Hulk is charging toward a battlefield near you soon, and today, we're going to meet the monster leaving a wave of Gamma radiation in his wake. As we mentioned in a recent blog, this raging red giant is Apocalypse's War Horseman and he'll be leading the Gamma team to Alliance War supremacy. We'll have details surrounding the War Scourge Event in the future, for now, it's time to see what happens when Red Hulk gets angry…

General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross spent years pursuing the Hulk, an obsession that eventually led to the death of his daughter, Betty. He allied himself with the supervillains Leader and M.O.D.O.K. in a pact to seek vengeance against the Hulk in exchange for bringing Betty back from the dead. Using the Hulk's body and energy, Ross was transformed into the monstrous Red Hulk – a red-skinned beast with similar size and strength to that of the regular Hulk. Unlike the Hulk, Ross can consciously transform into the Red Hulk, along with possessing the powers to absorb energy and emit fiery Gamma Radiation.

Red Hulk is the Legendary Brawler for the Gamma team and features high Damage and Health stats. He crushes foes with big attacks, clears enemy Revive Once, and applies negative effects, including Trauma and Heal Block. In Alliance War, this red menace grows even more powerful. Along with damage reduction for himself and Gamma allies, Red Hulk also has a powerful Charge Mechanic in War that fills up his Ultimate's Ability Energy. His Ultimate Ability, "Meteor Crash," is where you'll find Red Hulk's devastating Gamma Radiation Battlefield Effect.

Battlefield Effects are a new ability mechanic being introduced with Red Hulk. They're applied to a specific side of the battlefield (enemy side or the player side), last until the end of the match, and each side can only have one active Battlefield Effect.

Red Hulk's Gamma Radiation Battlefield Effect is applied to the enemy side of the battle and causes enemies to be attacked and gain 3 Bleed on their turn.

Traits: Hero, Global, Bio, Brawler, Gamma, Horseman, Legendary

Basic - Fiery Fist

• Attack primary target for 275% damage + flip 1 positive effect to a negative effect.
• Repeat this attack 1 additional time.
• In WAR, repeat this attack 2 additional times instead.
• When this character performs a Counterattack or Assist and has 5 or more Charged, that Counterattack or Assist gains +100% Damage and flips 1 additional positive effect to a negative effect.

Special - Pavement Pummel

• Energy Cost: 3/3
• Clear Barrier on primary and adjacent targets.
• Attack primary and adjacent targets for 350% damage, apply Offense Down for 2 turns, and reduce Speed Bar by 10%.
• Clear Revive Once on the primary target.
• Repeat this attack 1 additional time.
• In WAR, repeat this attack 2 additional times instead.

Ultimate - Meteor Crash

• Energy Cost: 0/8
• Attack all enemies for 450% damage + flip all positive effects into negative effects.
• Apply Trauma for 2 turns and Heal Block for 2 turns to all enemies.
• Gain 500% Extra Focus for this attack.
• This attack ignores Defense Up and cannot be blocked or dodged.
• Clear all Battlefield Effects on the enemy side and apply the Battlefield Effect,Gamma Radiation, to the enemy side.
• Gamma Radiation:
• > On enemy Turn, attack that enemy for 250% Piercing damage + apply 3 Bleed.
• > Attacks from this Battlefield Effect are unavoidable.
• > This Battlefield Effect lasts until cleared or until the end of the match.

Passive - Seeing Red

• On Spawn, if Charged, clear Charged.
• On Spawn, if Hulk is an ally, gain Safeguard and Immunity.
• On Turn, Heal self for 20% of this character's Max Health.
• At the end of any turn, when this character has 5 or more Charged, gain 7 ability energy and fill this character's Speed Bar by 50%. This can only trigger once per match.
• When an enemy attacks this character, gain +1 Charged, up to a maximum of 5.
• Gain +60% Focus. GAMMA allies gain +60% Focus.
• For each Charged, gain +10% Speed, +20% Block Chance, and +20% chance to Counterattack.
• In WAR:
• On Spawn, fill Speed Bar by 10% + 10% per GAMMA ally.
• If this character has 3 or more GAMMA allies, when an enemy attacks this character, gain an additional +1 Charged, up to a maximum of 5.
• When an enemy attacks a GAMMA ally, gain +1 Charged, up to a maximum of 5.
• Gain +50% Damage Reduction. GAMMA allies gain +50% Damage Reduction.
• Gain +50% Resistance. GAMMA allies gain +50% Resistance.
• Defense Up and Minor Defense Up cannot be applied to self or any GAMMA allies.

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HULK HUNTER

Create a monster roster with the next month-long milestone event: Hulk Hunter. Your Gamma-infused September will consist of:

• 4 Main Milestone Events
• 4 Quick Rumble Milestones
• 2 Alliance Milestones

Making progress in these 10 events will earn points toward Hulk Hunter, which is your chance to recruit the Gamma team's ruthless Brawler, Abomination, along with his fully crafted Gear Tier 16 gear.

You’ll also earn event progress by participating in a Daily Web Milestone, so be on the hunt for it each day. Get prepared by linking your game to your Scopely Account in the “Options” menu. Then you’ll be ready to earn and collect your rewards on the web by visiting the “Milestones” page.

EVENT SCHEDULE

Below is the September Hulk Hunter schedule. There will be more information closer to the release dates of each event, so check back here each week for all the details. Dates listed below are in PDT (Pacific Daylight Time):

Main Milestone Events

• Stark R&D: August 31 - September 5
• Power of Attorney: September 7 - September 12
• Brains as Brawn: September 14 - September 19
• Ethereal Arms: September 21 - September 27

Quick Rumble Milestone Events

• Operation Gamma - (S.H.I.E.L.D.): September 1
• X-Termination - (Weapon X): September 8
• Radioactive Renegades - (Ravagers): September 15
• Quick Rumble - (TBD Trait): September 23

Coordinated Assault Alliance Milestones

• September 4 - September 10
• September 17 - September 23

POINTS

Earn points by collecting the special items Mutated Cells, Imperfect Serum, Irradiated Blood, Reptoid Fin, and Indestructible Pants from September events. Completing the Hulk Hunter Milestones earns Gamma Goliath Orbs, which have a chance to drop 100 shards of Abomination. The milestone also provides Teal Mutant Gear and his fully crafted Gear Tier 16 pieces.

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LEADERBOARD

Earn at least 200,000 points to qualify for this Leaderboard. Leaderboard rewards have been updated to include Armory 17 Orb Fragments for the top 25 players and Training Orb Fragments and Gold Promotion Credits for the top 50 on the leaderboard. Competitors at other ranks can earn Gold Orb Fragments, Teal and Orange Raid Orbs, Milestone II Orb Fragments, and Silver Promotion Credits.

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STARK R&D

The first main Hulk Hunter milestone event launches on August 31st at 2:00PM (PDT) with the Stark R&D Event. Along with being your first opportunity to earn Mutated Cells for Hulk Hunter progress, you can also get your hands on Augmented Gamma Radiation – Teal Unique Gear for Abomination – and other big rewards. Here's how it works:

Stark R&D Milestone

Earn points toward this 1-day milestone that takes place 6 times in succession (6 days total) by unleashing your roster in Blitz and by spending Gold. You'll earn more points using Bionic Avengers and even more points if your Bionic Avengers are Gear Tier 13 and above. Rewards up for grabs include:

• Imperfect Serum
• Augmented Gamma Radiation
• Elite 5 Credits
• Training Modules
• Ability Materials
• Orange Gear

During this event, the High Roller Milestone will be integrated into the milestone, so head to the Stark R&D Milestone to claim rewards for spending Gold.

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Joint Venture Web Milestone

Rack up rewards for your Alliance generosity with this 6-day milestone. Collect Stark Tech Credits via Alliance Donations or select Offers to earn points and then head to the Web Milestone to claim your rewards: Gold Orb Fragments, Legacy III Orb Fragments, and T2 L4 Blue Ions.

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Leaderboard

Earn at least 125,000 points to qualify for this blind Leaderboard and reap the rewards: Elite 4, 5, and 6 Credits, Augmented Gamma Radiation, Imperfect Serum, Training Orb Fragments, and Red Star Orb Fragments.

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PESTILENCE SCOURGE EVENT

Your next opportunity to make character shard magic happen for Morgan Le Fay arrives on August 31st at 2:00PM (PDT) with the return of the Pestilence Scourge Event. Whether you're adding another star to this Darkhold Legend or recruiting her to your roster, you don't want to miss this opportunity. Prep now by powering up your Web-Warriors and Dark Hunters in order to tackle Nodes 5 and 10 on Difficulty 5+. And just like last time, players that already have 810 Morgan Le Fay character shards will be moved to the separate Champion’s Bracket where there will be separate Milestone Rewards that don't include Morgan Le Fay shards.

POCKET DIMENSION

Bursting into existence on August 26th at 5:00PM (PDT) is a new Pocket Dimension! For this edition of Pocket Dimension, Commanders Level 65+ can enter with five characters with the limited-time "Heavy Metal" trait. There are no other additional requirements, but be sure to power up your Heavy Metal characters in order to conquer these series of missions. Just like Dark Dimension, you can use Dark Health Packs or Power Cores to Heal or Revive characters who were eliminated during battle. Node rewards include: Gold Orb Fragments, Training Orb Fragments, Silver and Gold Promotion Credits, Orange Stat Catalyst Parts, Orange Basic Catalyst Parts, Iso-8 Orbs, and T2 Iso-8 Credits.

For those who complete the First Time Run:

• 6 Fully Crafted Superior Gear for Tier 15
• 3 Fully Crafted Augmented Gear
• 175 Silver Promotion Credits
• 1,250 Random Gear Pieces (Superior and Augmented)

And if you’re able to complete the Timed Run before the event timer expires, you’ll additionally receive:

• 6 Fully Crafted Superior Gear for Tier 15
• 3 Fully Crafted Augmented Gear
• 55 Gold Promotion Credits
• 1,450 Random Gear Pieces (Superior and Augmented)

You'll only have five days to earn these rewards, so keep an eye out for the start of this Pocket Dimension!

UPDATE TO EVENT START TIMES

Since the launch of MARVEL Strike Force, we've typically had events start at 5:00PM (PDT) Pacific Time. Going forward, we'll be updating the start times of select events to 2:00PM (PDT). 5:00PM (PDT) is typically the end of the work day for most of our team, so we expect that the earlier time will increase the quality of events by giving us more time and resources to address event details and issues that may arise the day they occur. This update, along with several updates to internal processes, is to put a greater focus on game stability and a smooth play experience.

WAR UPDATES

We are excited to inform you that there will be a blog on Saturday, August 27th at 1:00PM (PDT), laying out changes that will be coming to war this season which starts at 1:00PM (PDT). There will be an increase to War rewards as well as some offense War teams that will buffs! Please check back Saturday for the juicy details.

RED STAR AVAILABILITY

Power up Deathlok and Valkyrie with their upcoming move to the Elite Store. Starting on August 30th at 2:00PM (PDT), you'll be able to promote these two characters one Red Star higher than their current rank using Silver and Gold Promotion Credits.

Power up the relentless Ultron with his 6th Red Star, entering the store on August 27th at 5:00PM (PDT) at the cost of 3,500 Dark Promotion Credits.

CHARACTER AVAILABILITY

The Current Raid Season ending on September 4th at 2:00PM (PDT) will be the last season to get Ghost-Spider character shards in the rewards. We intended her and Silver Surfer to be a special reward in the raid season milestones, so going forward we do not plan to put another character in.

On August 30th at 5:00PM (PDT) the Houngan Supreme, Doctor Voodoo, will be replacing Hand Sentry on Mystic Node 1-6. Hand Sentry will go into the Arena Store for 250 Arena Credits. 

WEEKLY EVENTS

Knowhere Heist

• Start Date: August 26th at 5:00PM (PDT)
• Required Characters: Kitty Pryde, Rocket Raccoon, Doctor Octopus, Invisible Woman, and Star-Lord.
• Rewards: Dark Promotion Credits, Elite 7 Credits, and Gold

Relic Hunt Flash Event

• Start Date: August 26th at 5:00PM (PDT)
• Rewards: Catalyst Parts
• Required Characters: Hand

Tough Skin Blitz

• Start Date: August 28th at 5:00PM (PDT)
• Rewards: Emma Frost character shards

Until next time…

Good luck, Commanders!

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