Marvel Avengers Alliance: Game Update 2012/02/01

Punisher Revealed!

• Generalist
• Passive - Always Prepared
  • Gains a random buff at the start of each round
• 1. CFJ-15 Assault Rifle
  • Single Target
  • Range
  • Target Focus
    • Increases damage taken by the next single-target attack
  • Lock-On
    • Taking additional damage from ranged attacks
• 2. Walking Armory
  • Self Buff
  • No Cooldown
  • Quick Action
  • Changes Punisher’s Class and Passive Ability
  • Swaps Weapons and gains new Abilities
• 3. Frag Grenade
  • Single Target
  • Range
  • Shrapnel
    • Targets not hit by the initial attack gain Bleeding
    • Targets with Bleeding take damage every round or after performing hostile actions
    • Applies Shred if the target/s are immune to Bleeding
    • Shred reduces Defense
    • Both effects can be applied 3 times
• 4. Battle Van
  • AOE
  • Melee
  • 2 Round Cooldown
  • Intimidated
    • Reduces Attack, Accuracy, and Evasion
  • Paragon Exploiter
    • Deals extra damage against targets with Bleeding, Burning, Chilled, Combo Setup, Dizzy, Exposed, Poisoned, Slowed, or Stun
• Alternate Class! Tactician
• Passive - Urban Warfare
  • Chance to join in on an ally's attack
  • Chance to retaliate when an ally is hit by single-target attacks
• 1. Dual WMI J'Woo
  • Single Target
  • Range
  • Cornered
    • Removes and prevents Protect effects
  • Dizzy
    • Accuracy reduced by 25%
• 3. Proximity Mine
  • Single Target
  • Range
  • 2 Round Cooldown
  • Stealthy
    • Does not trigger counter-attacks or protect abilities
  • Proximity Mine
    • Surrounded by motion-detecting explosives
    • Detonates if any offensive action is taken
    • Does not detonate on attacks that can't be countered
• Alternate Class! Infiltrator
• Passive - Fleet-footed
  • Chance to dodge melee attacks
• 1. CE-3 Sniper Rifle
  • Single Target
  • Range
  • Always Hits
    • 100% chance to hit...usually
  • High Crits
    • Increased chance of critical hits
  • Off-Balance
    • Removes and prevents Counter-Attack effects
  • Weakened
    • Attacks reduced by 25%
• 3. Smoke Grenade
  • AOE Buff
  • Range
  • 2 Round Cooldown
  • Hidden in Smoke
    • Concealment grants a chance to Avoid single-target attacks
• Alternate Class! Scrapper
• Passive - Eye for an Eye
  • Counters melee attacks with
  • Counters ranged attacks with a Tangler Grenade
• 1. Stoker Z-F Combat Dagger
  • Single Target
  • Melee, Slashing
  • Bleeding
    • Taking damage every round or after performing hostile actions
    • This effect can be applied 3 times
  • Ravaged
    • Takes increased damage from Bleeding
• 3. Tangler Grenade
  • Single Target
  • Range
  • 2 Round Cooldown
  • Webbed
    • Reduces Attack and Defense
  • Stun
    • Loses next turn
    • Reduced chance to dodge
• Alternate Class! Bruiser
• Passive - Bulletproof Jacket
  • Takes reduced damage from Ranged attacks
• 1. Reforged Batstone 2.357
  • AOE
  • Range
  • Exposed
    • Defense reduced by 25%
  • Staggered
    • Greatly reduced chance to dodge the next attack
• 3. EMP Grenade
  • AOE
  • Range
  • 2 Round Cooldown
  • Fried Circuits
    • Stuns enemies with Mechanical Bodies, and leaves them vulnerable to critical attacks
• Alternate Class! Blaster
• Passive - Always Prepared
  • Gains a random buff at the start of each round
• 1. The Migrant
  • Single Target
  • Range
  • Target Focus
    • Increases damage taken by the next single-target attack
  • Lock-On
    • Taking additional damage from ranged attacks
• 3. Nerve Gas
  • AOE
  • Range
  • 2 Round Cooldown
  • Poisoned
    • Taking damage every turn
    • Attack reduced
  • Blinded
    • Reduced accuracy on next attack

New Uniform - Blue Costume Quicksilver

• Classes - Scrapper, Generalist Scrapper (42CP) or Generalist (32CP)
• Time Displacement
  • Occasionally jumps into the future, randomly gaining a free attack during an enemy’s future turn.

 New Gear - Wave-Nullifier

• Single target
• Ranged, Gun, Energy
• Customized
• High Crits
  • Increased chance of critical hits
• Counter-attack
  • Chance to counter single-target attacks
• Residual Charge
  • Removes most beneficial status effects from the target and prevents new ones from being applied

Bug Fixes:

• Odin’s Cane and Odin’s Staff no longer miss, and are no longer affected by Iso-8 evasion effects
• Elite Localized Combat Nullifier now kills enemies instantly instead of waiting a turn
• Issues involving Human Torch’s Flame On! and Soulfire have been fixed
• Human Torch’s Ring of Fire now works correctly
• Gambit and Invisible Woman have had their PVP AI improved
• Hemorrhaging no longer triggers bleeds on item usage
• Techno-Organic Endoskeleton now grants immunity to Psychic attacks as intended
• Beast’s Grapes of Wrath move no longer grants Combat Expertise and now grants Combat Awareness
• Combat Awareness now counters against area attacks as well as single-target attacks

Known Issues:

• Punisher’s “The Migrant” is not being counted as fire damage