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5s | Rudy's Marvel Strike Force community and |
8s | welcome to strike time your community |
10s | update show we've got an absolutely |
12s | stacked program today so let's jump |
15s | right into our first interview we have a |
17s | very special guest with us here in the |
19s | studio today Mr Ryan Jacobson the |
21s | general manager for Marvel Strike Force |
23s | thank you for being here I'm doing well |
25s | cerebral thanks for setting this up it |
27s | is absolutely my pleasure as the general |
30s | manager for a video game do you play a |
32s | lot of video games yourself yes I'm a |
34s | hardcore video game player uh ever since |
37s | I was a little kid you know my mom never |
39s | really wanted to buy me a console so I |
41s | was one of those kids who would go over |
43s | to friends houses and literally play all |
45s | night on their consoles until I could |
47s | eventually get an NES a yes I play games |
50s | literally every single day whether |
53s | that's mobile games or console games I |
55s | try and find at least two to three hours |
56s | per day and right now I would say I'm |
59s | playing a lot of Diablo and then of |
61s | course I play a ton of Marvel Strike |
63s | Force this being a Marvel video game |
65s | many of our players love hearing from |
67s | our studio members who some of their |
69s | favorite characters are what are some of |
71s | the teams that you're favoring recently |
72s | in the game well I think it's uh that's |
74s | a two-prong question right because I |
76s | think uh for me I actually love a lot of |
79s | characters I don't necessarily get to |
80s | play with unfortunately you know too |
82s | often it's one of the things we've been |
84s | talking a lot about with the design team |
86s | of course I'm using a lot of Masters of |
88s | evil right now right I use various |
90s | combos uh really with Kang for me Marvel |
93s | characters I actually love Moon Knight |
95s | he's probably one of my favorite |
96s | characters ever since I was a little kid |
98s | not kind of the new hype around Moon |
100s | Knight I love Oscar Isaac and what he |
101s | kind of did for the show but he's always |
103s | been one of those characters that I |
104s | thought was just really fascinating this |
106s | kind of hero type mercenary guy who kind |
109s | of doesn't know what's really reality |
111s | what's not now I am glad you brought up |
113s | Moon Knight because I'm fairly certain |
115s | that his costume of Mr Knight is not |
118s | currently available in the game is that |
121s | something you can address for us yeah |
122s | let's do that I'll make that a top |
124s | priority we'll make sure that we get |
125s | that out there all right cool I've got |
127s | one more question about you and then I |
129s | want to jump into our Marquee topic here |
131s | what does the general manager of a video |
134s | game do that's a great question I don't |
137s | know uh no in all honesty uh I'm pretty |
140s | much responsible for everything right so |
142s | the business side the team what we're |
144s | developing why we're developing those |
146s | priorities uh working very |
148s | collaboratively with the design team the |
150s | product team on trying to execute our |
151s | goals trying to really put on an amazing |
153s | player experience came from a production |
155s | background and sometimes the the common |
157s | term there is kind of hurting cats this |
159s | is kind of hurting groups hurting team |
161s | members and kind of making sure that |
162s | we're all aligned on the goals that |
164s | we're trying to achieve for the the game |
166s | in the project um so you also want to |
168s | listen to a lot of those opinions taking |
169s | a lot of people's different perspective |
171s | and try and really think about what we |
172s | should be doing that's going to provide |
174s | the best experience for our player base |
176s | all right let's get into one of the main |
177s | reasons I invited you today which is the |
179s | formation of the brand new player voice |
182s | counsel what is that and what are we |
186s | going to be doing with it yeah I think |
187s | the player voice counsel you know came |
189s | together there was a player report that |
192s | was sent to us as a you know a 40 page |
194s | report of kind of everything that they |
196s | felt like we probably could or should be |
198s | aware of and potentially be looking at |
199s | changing |
200s | um from their perspective of just kind |
202s | of how much they love and how much |
204s | passion and engagement they have towards |
205s | this game and really what we're trying |
208s | to accomplish is is kind of allowing the |
212s | community in a little bit right I think |
213s | we've been a pretty closed off studio |
215s | and kind of thought hey we're the |
216s | smartest guys we know what we're doing |
218s | we're going to develop what we believe |
219s | in |
220s | um and not really necessarily listening |
221s | to a lot of our players and I think that |
224s | you know while I do believe we have a |
225s | lot of smart people on this team |
227s | sometimes we can go a direction that |
229s | maybe the players don't necessarily |
231s | agree with and so I think what we're |
232s | trying to accomplish and really achieve |
234s | is allowing a lot of that community in |
237s | to what we're developing why we think |
239s | we're what we're doing might be right |
241s | for the game game and also trying to |
243s | really build a an inclusive environment |
245s | think of every player type and kind of |
248s | what is that ultimate player experience |
250s | that we're trying to deliver for those |
251s | free to play players the the players who |
253s | might spend a little bit of their |
254s | hard-earned money and then the players |
255s | that you know are willing to spend a lot |
257s | of their disposable income in the game |
258s | the community knows what they really |
261s | want out of this game and so for us it's |
263s | actually a lot of just listening you |
265s | know and kind of hearing their |
266s | perspective and kind of understanding |
268s | what their thoughts are what their |
270s | concerns are and then us kind of going |
272s | back and looking at well should we be |
274s | making adjustments and if so and you |
276s | know what are those adjustments and why |
278s | and do we believe in them really you can |
279s | just see the passion that they have |
282s | towards this game and when some of them |
283s | read off how many days they've been |
285s | playing this app it amazes me so yeah |
289s | I'm just really excited that we kind of |
290s | can collaborate closely with that group |
293s | on kind of what the future of Marvel |
294s | Strike Force looks like so the |
296s | representatives that we are speaking to |
298s | how are they chosen there's three leads |
302s | for the council itself right and they go |
306s | in and they kind of take in a lot of |
308s | players who actually want to be a part |
309s | of this Council they kind of say hey I |
311s | would like to be a part of this and then |
313s | they really look at who those players |
314s | are what those player types are to again |
317s | try and create that really diverse group |
319s | so we have no control over who is kind |
321s | of in the council rather they bring a |
324s | perspective to us of hey we would like |
326s | these types of players and these player |
327s | buckets to kind of come in and be a |
329s | voice of the council and then we just |
330s | say okay cool awesome let's bring them |
332s | on in and let's have a conversation can |
334s | you share some of the Highlight topics |
336s | that you've covered so far and maybe any |
337s | actions that we're taking because of it |
339s | you know the ones that stand out the |
340s | most for me is kind of events right and |
342s | kind of how we've been operating the |
344s | game on the event side and really |
346s | listening to what the community finds is |
349s | enjoyable and I think we've kind of |
350s | deviated a little bit from that path |
352s | right so I think we've you know been |
354s | pretty clear where we're stopping kind |
356s | of gold orb opening events and training |
358s | orb opening events I know as a player |
360s | myself I don't really like when I have |
362s | to wait for an event to come up to open |
364s | orbs so that I'm gaining points inside |
366s | of those events I'm very pinched on gold |
368s | so I know kind of how that feels as a |
371s | player and so we're trying to loosen |
372s | some of that up so you can get a little |
374s | bit more of that for free inside of the |
376s | game player agency and Theory crafting |
378s | you know I look back at kind of some of |
381s | those early videos that Zach did with |
383s | you right around kind of cosmic Crucible |
385s | and what that mode was supposed to |
386s | really deliver for our player base and |
389s | we really became very prescriptive right |
391s | on kind of what you could bring in and |
392s | the value add that you would get from |
394s | various teams um so we're trying to |
396s | figure out that right balance right and |
397s | I think we haven't Struck it yet but I |
399s | think we're making major changes to the |
401s | the way we operate this game and the |
403s | experience we wanted to deliver to our |
405s | players and I think there's a lot more |
407s | changes to come in the future so what's |
409s | going to be the best way for our players |
411s | to stay informed on an ongoing basis |
413s | about the topics in the player voice |
415s | Council and some of the actions that the |
417s | team is taking well I would say it's uh |
419s | your blog cerebral right like you gotta |
422s | always uh push people to the game right |
423s | and push people to our blog um I think |
426s | that's one of the ways our Friday blog |
428s | that comes out is a great way to always |
429s | stay informed on the latest uh |
431s | information that's happening in Marvel |
432s | Strike Force well this sounds great uh |
435s | I'm really excited that we're |
436s | communicating directly with players and |
438s | that we're going to keep the community |
439s | at large updated uh is there anything |
441s | that we didn't cover about the council |
443s | that maybe you wanted to touch on no I |
445s | wouldn't say necessarily I would say |
447s | this is going to be ongoing right I |
449s | think that's what I'm I'm really excited |
451s | about is kind of building this |
453s | relationship and this rapport with that |
455s | group and kind of again keeping them |
457s | very informed on kind of where we're |
459s | headed and why and kind of the features |
461s | we're thinking about new initiatives |
462s | that we want to be building inside of |
464s | Strikeforce they're kind of the the |
465s | first group that kind of gets a taste of |
467s | what we might be doing and we get their |
469s | feedback and then we potentially adjust |
471s | pivot uh off of kind of the feedback |
473s | that they've been giving us but I just |
475s | really do look forward to kind of |
477s | continuing that relationship of having |
479s | kind of a partner in where we're filling |
481s | and where Marvel Strike Force is headed |
483s | in the future thanks a lot Ryan |
484s | appreciate the info and we look forward |
487s | to keeping the players informed about |
489s | the player voice counsel thank you |
491s | awesome thank you cerebro have a good |
493s | one all right I am super happy to have |
496s | back with us on the show principal game |
498s | designer Matt danuzer Grant how are you |
501s | good sir good great to be back so we |
504s | were just talking before the show here |
506s | about where your Affinity with Marvel |
510s | actually started and I think it's pretty |
512s | interesting would you mind sharing that |
514s | story with us |
515s | yeah so it was a combination of a few |
518s | things definitely the X-Men animated |
520s | series was |
522s | I Believe In My Memory the first my very |
524s | first Contact point but what made it |
527s | that love grow very fast was this |
530s | gigantic pile of cards uh not this |
533s | specific pile of cards I got these as an |
535s | adult but all of the different Marvel |
537s | trading cards that were coming out in |
539s | the early 90s that really taught me a |
541s | lot about the all of the different |
543s | characters and you know every card had |
546s | the little stat line on the back so you |
547s | could be like oh this character can do |
549s | that this character can do that I have |
552s | one right here you can see Doctor |
553s | Strange's little stat bars there barely |
558s | um and I even found |
559s | a little black cat that's cool in the |
561s | binder so yeah that's cool uh I always |
564s | wondered like when I saw those like how |
567s | how scientific that was right because |
569s | they're usually represented like |
571s | visually like with bars and stuff I was |
573s | like I wonder what the yes the process |
575s | is for figuring that out I don't know |
577s | but I can tell you Doctor Strange has |
580s | six mental Powers that's what this is |
583s | wow well it's interesting that you |
585s | mentioned black cat because we announced |
589s | that that character is coming to the |
590s | game as part of a grander team the |
593s | secret Defenders uh if you could do us a |
597s | solid and let us all know who are the |
600s | secret Defenders yeah so the the secret |
603s | Defenders are a team that is uh it's |
607s | darker Strange's kind of emergency task |
611s | force so if something scary is happening |
614s | like maybe dormammu is around the corner |
617s | uh Doctor Strange will pull together |
618s | Secret agents if you will of superheroes |
622s | that he deems necessary to get things |
624s | done so in this iteration he calls |
627s | together uh Black Cat Miss Marvel hard |
631s | Light Ghost Writer Robbie Reyes and |
633s | photo so like this iteration uh this is |
636s | like the the strike force version right |
639s | like usually when we bring characters in |
641s | the game well sometimes put a little bit |
643s | of a spin on it or you know a slightly |
645s | unique story this is very much the msf |
649s | version of secret Defenders right that's |
651s | right that's correct but yeah this is |
653s | our take on the secret defenders in the |
656s | lore of Strikeforce at this current time |
658s | in the story I was just looking through |
660s | my binder of cards and saw some really |
663s | old teams that had the same names but |
665s | they were like totally different rosters |
668s | so it feels baked into the DNA well that |
670s | is quite an Eclectic group I think |
672s | Doctor Strange is going to have his |
674s | hands full |
676s | one of the characters uh Ghost Writer |
679s | Robbie the the hell Charger Vehicle that |
682s | he's got it looks amazing is that going |
686s | to be part of the animations like some |
688s | of the other vehicles in the game |
690s | sure is it's super cool uh so we're |
695s | usually testing these things |
697s | before the art is ready so I still |
699s | remember the first day I was just |
701s | testing in my own environment and all of |
703s | a sudden the car appeared and it was |
706s | glorious |
707s | every time it shows up you're very happy |
709s | to see it just plowing through the the |
712s | enemy team uh credit to the art team on |
714s | that one yeah it's almost kind of like |
717s | the unofficial sixth member I feel like |
720s | I like to imagine that's how they drive |
722s | around the world the secret Defenders |
724s | they all Pile in like a clown car all |
727s | right everybody |
731s | all right so the full kits are now there |
734s | in their Glory over on Marvel |
736s | strikeforce.com so you can go there over |
738s | there and read the full details we're |
740s | not going to do that here but if you |
743s | could give us kind of a high level |
744s | description of the team and how they all |
747s | synergize yeah for sure so the secret |
751s | Defenders are an apex arena team so |
755s | they're they're intended place in The |
756s | Meta is that of a dark hold or the |
759s | horsemen so you'll be you'll be wanting |
762s | them to continue |
765s | your dominance in the arena we we do |
768s | test them in in many different modes and |
770s | I can I can tell you they they're pretty |
772s | good in war as well all right so Arena |
775s | meta right now we're seeing a lot of |
778s | apocalypse and Horsemen how is secret |
783s | Defenders going to fare against some of |
785s | those other teams we're seeing at the |
786s | top right now uh well if I did my job |
789s | right you should win those matchups with |
792s | full with full secret Defenders you know |
795s | the the arena meta is such that we want |
797s | to encourage some amount of of theory |
799s | crafting so I I won't I won't say flat |
802s | out that the full five secret Defenders |
803s | are the absolute best best but you will |
806s | definitely need a couple secret |
807s | Defenders mixed in with your Arena teams |
810s | if you want to uh win so we've got uh |
814s | Doctor Strange wework coming he will get |
817s | a little stat boost as we usually do |
820s | with these reworks also his special |
822s | ability will now deal damage because it |
825s | looks like it should so now it does and |
828s | he also gained some secret Defender |
830s | specific synergies some Arena call |
833s | outsole Khan Miss Marvel she is pretty |
836s | quick she has a mechanic that lets her |
840s | go first most of the time and then she |
843s | also on her ultimate ability has a taunt |
845s | clear so you really want to use that to |
850s | to get out ahead of the other team clear |
852s | their taunts and then your next members |
854s | can can do more damage to the |
856s | appropriate enemies she's also the |
858s | protector of the team so she will be |
860s | taunting and providing defense up and |
864s | some Safeguard to everyone Safeguard |
866s | ends up being very important to Black |
868s | Cat let's talk about black cat she is |
871s | the legendary of the team and she |
873s | actually starts with nine Death Proof |
876s | on her passive ability called Nine Lives |
879s | it's very cute love it and uh she can |
883s | also generate her own Safeguard to |
885s | protect those those uh death proofs and |
888s | aside from being very difficult to kill |
890s | uh black cat's primary mechanic is |
893s | thievery she will steal everything that |
897s | is possible to steal in the game almost |
899s | that was kind of her Core Design so |
901s | you'll see a lot of got it transferring |
903s | and stealing and if the enemy has this I |
906s | get that as a legendary brawler she just |
910s | does plenty of damage pretty often |
911s | playline as you open with Kamala Khan |
914s | and she's usually a skirmisher we'll |
916s | talk more about isos later but you get |
918s | the skirmisher hit right off the bat and |
919s | then black cat follows up with the |
921s | striker hit and then we've got Robbie |
923s | Ray is Ghost Rider he is a blaster on |
926s | the team as he blasts through people |
929s | with his sweet car he applies a lot of |
931s | bleeds and whenever any enemy gains |
934s | bleed he gains some speed bar so he's |
936s | got some race car stuff going on he does |
939s | a ton of damage with the bleeds and all |
942s | of his attacks do some some form of AOE |
945s | so even his basically does a little |
946s | chain attack he has a charge mechanic |
948s | actually every character has a charge |
949s | mechanic but Robbie's is when he has |
951s | five charged he does a attack all which |
954s | applies disrupted to to the all enemies |
957s | and the way he gains charges is when his |
959s | allies are attacked so you're kind of on |
961s | a timer when you're facing him you want |
963s | to be very careful when you spring that |
966s | disrupted trap and last there is Photon |
970s | who is kind of the master of light and |
974s | she has some an AOE blind on her special |
977s | she generally does a bunch of damage and |
979s | very special about photon is she's |
982s | actually on two teams which is a |
985s | uncommon but very cool thing for her so |
988s | she is on the secret Defenders but she |
990s | is also a fifth member for the a-force |
993s | team that kind of splinters out into a |
995s | whole other discussion that we can of |
996s | later in addition to being a awesome |
999s | fifth member for your secret Defenders |
1001s | team once you start thinking about war |
1003s | you can have a full five a force team as |
1006s | well all right so you mentioned that |
1008s | photon is also has the a-force trait |
1012s | which means that if we're doing war |
1015s | attacks that opens up a slot |
1018s | on the secret Defenders team so is that |
1022s | that uh some potential for Theory |
1024s | crafting there |
1025s | yeah for sure and more specifically you |
1028s | you may you may want to keep photon with |
1030s | your senior Defenders maybe you have a |
1032s | fifth you really like with a force I I |
1034s | know Doom has always been a popular |
1037s | choice there but Doom's awesome maybe |
1039s | you want to move move Doom around |
1040s | somewhere else you can put Photon on a |
1043s | force and then that leaves you with a |
1045s | fifth spot on your secret Defenders team |
1048s | which since they are a new Apex team |
1051s | maybe you want to put another Apex uh |
1055s | plug and play with them to really really |
1057s | take down some |
1059s | big enemy teams so for ISO 8 always have |
1062s | to say subjective but in your testing |
1065s | what are you personally favoring for ISO |
1068s | 8 classes for each of the secret |
1070s | Defenders start with Dr Strange he is |
1073s | now a pretty good healer I feel and the |
1076s | team overall when you have Doctor |
1078s | Strange with them does get a lot of use |
1080s | out of that healing but he can also be a |
1082s | skirmisher certainly for just extra |
1085s | vulnerables Miss Marvel hard light |
1087s | almost certainly want her as a |
1089s | skirmisher because she very often goes |
1091s | first and you want to be placing that |
1094s | initial vulnerable strategically but she |
1098s | also works as a fortifier because she |
1101s | has lots of barrier in her kit so it |
1103s | helps kind of magnify that Robbie Ray is |
1106s | Ghost Rider I I ran him as a Raider most |
1110s | of the time due to his AOE attacks but I |
1113s | know some of my my teammates prefer him |
1116s | as a striker just for the more more |
1119s | damage Photon can also be a striker or a |
1122s | skirmisher she's pretty good at both but |
1125s | yeah you want to just balance out your |
1126s | vulnerables versus Strikers there and |
1129s | speaking of Strikers black cat just want |
1131s | you want her as a striker 95 of the time |
1135s | I will say |
1137s | um don't want to completely throw 94 95. |
1141s | but yeah as the legendary and primary |
1143s | damage dealer yeah you want her as a |
1145s | striker all right I'm stoked for this |
1148s | team Matt when are we going to be able |
1150s | to get our hands on the secret defenders |
1152s | in the game you will be able to acquire |
1155s | the secret defenders in version 7.3 |
1158s | releasing soon all right Matt thank you |
1162s | so much for taking the time out of your |
1164s | busy schedule to come here and chat with |
1165s | us and uh tell us about this team really |
1168s | appreciate it my pleasure always love |
1170s | doing this and go community |
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1329s | favorites next up we have your |
1331s | accomplishments first up we have how |
1333s | bite la who pulled a seven red star core |
1337s | off the Conqueror he said anti-brag on |
1339s | there but hey take good use of him on |
1342s | the cree Lane and Gamma raid right and |
1344s | then next up we have someone who G18 a |
1347s | character oh and it is |
1352s | and Archer |
1355s | it's an interesting choice interesting |
1357s | choice okay uh moving on uh next and |
1360s | finally we have Benjamin who got an |
1363s | amazing |
1365s | 100 Shard Nova pull dude |
1369s | fist bump thank you so much for |
1371s | submitting your artwork and your |
1373s | accomplishments we're going to leave you |
1375s | with this question in Marvel Strike |
1377s | Force what character got announced that |
1381s | made you the most excited please go to |
1383s | the comments and answer and we'll show |
1385s | them all for the next episode thank you |
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1401s | what's wrong with the crown there are |
1403s | plenty of Marvel characters that have |
1405s | worn crowns |
1406s | well maybe Halloween should be in July |