June 10, 2015 Patch Notes

Spec Op 27: Along Came the Spiders

Alternate versions of Spider-Man from multiple dimensions are gathering on Earth, looking for strength in numbers while staying one step ahead of their pursuers - a family of Spider-eating Inheritors. As the Spiders flee from the Inheritors, they find themselves up against the Sinister Six, who are wielding a powerful, Spider-fueled machine capable of altering the universe. Faced with becoming food or fuel, Superior Spider-Man and Ultimate Spider-Man join the fight!

Features

Spec Op 27 features Ultimate Spider-Man and Electro, and Superior Spider-Man is the lockbox reward for battling Karn, the group boss encounter.

Dates

Start: 6/9/2015 End: 7/6/2015 @ 11:00 Pacific (18:00 UTC)

Rewards

Ultimate Spider-Man
Superior Spider-Man
Arachnid Set

Spec Op 27 Reward Hero: Ultimate Spider-Man aka Miles Morales

Bio – This alternate Ultimate Spider-Man is Miles Morales. He was also bitten by a radioactive spider which gave him abilities similar to our own Spider-Man. Miles initially refused to become a Super Hero, wishing to live a normal life, but after he witnessed the death of his predecessor, he decided to use his abilities to help others and live to the very mantra that it seems most Spiders live by, that with great power comes great responsibility.

Class: Infiltrator

• Passive: Ultimate Spider-Sense
  • 20% Chance to cloak, avoiding attacks and then countering them
    • Counters with the Venom Sting
• Passive: Spider Successor
  • Ultimate Spider-Man has a chance to protect an ally from an oncoming attack
  • Can even protect all allies from area attacks

Action 1: Ultimate Webbing

• Unlocked at Level 1
• Targets One Enemy
• Type: Ranged
• One Enemy
  • Webbed
    • Cannot dodge most attacks
    • Attacks against this target are guaranteed crits
    • A second application of Webbed applies Tangled Web

Action 2: Venom Sting

• Unlocked at Level 2
• Targets One Enemy
• Type: Melee, Bio, Electric, Energy
• Special Properties
  • Bio Attack
    • Does not work against mechanical targets
  • Stealthy
    • Does not trigger counter-attacks or protect abilities
• One Enemy
  • Envenomed
    • Taking damage every turnReduces Attack
    • Counts as Poison for other effects
  • Incapacitation
    • Chance to lose a turn
    • Counts as Stun for actions that affect those targets
  • Straining
    • Losing Stamina every round of after performing hostile actions
    • Lowers Evasion
    • This effect can be applied 3 times

Action 3: Ultimate Combo

• Unlocked at Level 6
• Targets One Enemy
• Type: Unarmed, Melee
• Special Properties
  • Deadly Crits
    • Deals extra damage on critical hits
  • Exploit Webbing
    • Deals extra damage against webbed targets
  • Exploits Stun
    • Deals extra damage against Stunned targets
• One Enemy
  • Combo Setup
    • The next unarmed attack against this target attack against this target deals extra damage

Action 4: Web Bomb

• Unlocked at Level 9
• Targets All Enemies
• 4 Round Cooldown
• Starts Cooled Down
• Type: Energy, Ranged
• Special Properties
  • Catastrophic
    • Can’t be Protected against
    • Ignores most Avoidance effects
    • Guaranteed to hit
  • High Crits
    • Increased chance of critical hits
• All Enemies
  • Stun
    • Loses next turn
    • Reduced chance to dodge
• Self
  • Kicks Like a Mule
    • Lose next turn

New Lockbox Hero: Superior Spider-Man

Bio: On first glance, this alternate Spider-Man appears to be a more aggressive and condescending version of Peter Parker. This is only partially true as this version of Spider-Man is actually possessed by the mind of Dr. Otto Octavius, a.k.a. Doctor Octopus. Evading death by possessing the body of his arch-nemesis, Octavius was infused with the memories of his predecessor and became determined to show the world what a Superior Spider-Man was capable of while hiding his true identity, especially from other Spiders.

Class: Tactician

• Passive 1: Cunning Plan
  • Gains Combat Expertise each round
  • Chance to gain Epiphany each round
• Passive 2: Superior
  • Chance to counter attacks with a devastating monologue

Action 1: Superior Webbing

• Unlocked at Level 1
• Targets One Enemy
• Type: Ranged
• One Enemy
  • Webbed
    • Cannot dodge most attacks
    • Attacks against this target are guaranteed crits
    • A second application of Webbed applies Tangles Web
  • Fumbling
    • Single-target attacks provoke a counter-attack

Action 2: Superior Swing

• Unlocked at Level 2
• Targets One Enemy
• Type: Melee
• Special Properties
  • Deadly Crits
    • Deals extra damage on critical hits
  • Exploits Bleeds
    • Deals extra damage against Bleeding targets
• One Enemy
  • Fatal Blow
    • Defeats normal enemies with less than 20% health
    • Greatly damages bosses with less than 20% health

Action 3: Superior Armaments

• Unlocked at Level 6
• Targets One Enemy
• Type: Ranged
• Special Properties
  • High Crits
    • Increased chance of critical hits
• One Enemy
  • Open Wound
    • Chance to apply Ravaged and up to 3 applications of Bleeding

Action 4: Dr. Arachnid

• Unlocked at Level 9
• Targets All Enemies
• Type: Unarmed, Melee
• Special Properties
  • Adamantium
    • Attacks ignore the defense stat
    • Attacks do not bypass shields
  • Hemorrhaging Attack
    • Causes all applications of Bleeding to trigger
• All Enemies
  • Impaired
    • Attacks do 20% less damage and cannot crit
    • Cancelled by Restrain or Subdue
  • Downgrade
    • Prevents Technology attacks
    • Removes beneficial Technology status effects
    • Affected metal targets gain Magnetized

New Group Boss: Karn

As an exiled member of the Inheritors, Karn seeks to redeem himself for the death of his mother in the eyes of his family by hunting all Spider-Totems across the Multiverse. However, his fate may also lie in the great web of life and destiny.

New Villain: Electro

Maxwell Dillon felt like a loser most of his life, but that all changed the day he was struck by lightning. With a new mastery of electricity, Maxwell Dillon set out on a life of crime as Electro. Electro's incredible powers make him a considerable and dangerous threat.

Bug Fixes:

• Fantomex’s Sensing A-iso has been fixed, so that EVA precounters before using the PreEVA attack
• The Puncturing A-iso can now be socketed into X-23’s Horseman of War Uniform
• Shatterstar’s Painful A-iso will now apply Pain Train on follow up or counterattacks
• Magik’s Charged A-iso appropriately grants two stacks of Soul Charge
• Legion Particle Accelerator will no longer counter allies with Radiation Exposure
• Adjusted damage for Agent items, First Blood, Caltrop Launcher, and Hunting Rifle, to intended level.

Undocumented Changes

Effects

 Thunder Watch

• No longer immune to electricity attacks, now receives reduced damage instead.
• Counter attack is no longer guaranteed, down to 60%.

 Doom

• Doom damage no longer reduced when affected by
  
   Blessing
• Doom damage can now reduced by DoT reduction effects

 Webbed

• No longer applies
  
   Staggered and
  
   Constricted
• Added Description:
  • Reduces Evasion
  • Attacks do 20% less damage and cannot crit

 Tangled Web

• No longer applies
  
   Hobbled
• Added description:
  • Chance for attacks to fail
  • Unable to use Melee abilities

 Binding Web

• No longer applies
  
   Stun
• Added description:
  • Unable to use Range, Buff or Debuff abilities

Villain Archive Update

The Villain Archive has been updated with more villains:

• Electro
• Flag-Smasher
• Hela
• Karn
• Kraven
• Kuurth
• Maximus the Mad
• Surtur
• Ultimate Ultron
• Ymir

External Links

• Patch Notes link to PD Forums