Marvel Avengers Alliance: Special Operation 26 Patch Note

A sudden rise in global terrorist attacks by U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M. has been effective at keeping S.H.I.E.L.D. busy...perhaps a little too busy. What started as a series of seemingly random attacks now feels like a systematic exploration of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s responses, like pawns testing an opponent's defenses. It's time for the Avengers to assemble, as a familiar foe makes his calculated rise to power, threatening the world.

Features
Spec Op 26 features a bonus Epic Battle, with exclusive Empowered Iso-8 rewards.

Dates
Start: 4/23/2015
End: 5/25/2015 @ 11:00 Pacific (18:00 UTC)

Rewards
Iron Man MK. 43 Armor with Hulkbuster Uniform
New Empowered Iso-8
Legionnaire Gear Set

Details

Spec Op 26 Reward Uniform: Iron Man Mark 43 & Hulkbuster
Rewards both a Blaster and Bruiser version

Bio – Visionary, playboy, billionaire, Tony Stark is one of the founding Avengers and—thanks to the constantly evolving Iron Man armor—one of the more formidable combat assets in S.H.I.E.L.D.’s arsenal. His cynical demeanor disguises a deep belief in himself and the power of the human mind to invent its way out of problems.

Mark 43 Mode
Classes Mark 43 : Blaster OR Bruiser

• Passives :
  
  • Advanced Shield Algorithm
    
    • Has a chance to create a shield before being attacked
  • Powering Up
    
    • Increases Power Level by 10% every round
  • Auto-Targeting Interface
    
    • Chance for attacks to have 100% chance to hit, crit, and gain True Strike
  • Flying
    
    • Immune to ground attacks
  • Pays the Bills
    
    • Grants Boon Buster to attacks for all allies featured in The Avengers: Age of Ultron
    • Not active in the Hulkbuster Armor
• Action 1 : Repulsor Ray
  
  • Unlocked at Level One
  • Targets One Enemy
  • Type: Ranged, Energy, Tech
  • Special Properties
    
    • Follow-up Attack
      
      • 60% chance to perform a follow-up attack
  • One Enemy
    
    • Lock-On
      
      • Taking additional damage from ranged attacks
      • Lasts 3 Rounds
    • Radiation Exposure
      
      • Deals damage every turn
      • Increases damage taken from energy attacks
      • Lasts 3 Rounds
  • Self
    
    • Power Up: 20%
      
      • Increases Power Level by 20%
• Action 2 : Digger Missiles
  
  • Unlocked at Level Two
  • Targets All Enemies
  • Type: Explosion, Ranged, Ground
  • Special Properties
    
    • Ground Attack
      
      • Ignores most protect and Avoidance effects
    • Stealthy
      
      • Does not trigger counter-attacks or protect abilities
  • All Enemies
    
    • Open Wound
      
      • Chance to apply Ravaged and up to 3 applications of Bleeding
    • Burning
      
      • Taking damage every turn
      • Defense reduced
      • Cancelled by chilled
      • Lasts 2 Rounds
  • Self
    
    • Power Up: 20%
      
      • Increases Power Level by 20%
• Action 3 : High Energy Laser
  
  • Unlocked at Level Six
  • Targets All Enemies
  • Type: Ranged, Energy, Tech
  • Special Properties
    
    • Combustible
      
      • Attacks against Burning targets are guaranteed to crit
    • Ignore Defense
      
      • Damage ignores enemy’s Defense stat
      • Attacks penetrate Shield statuses
  • All Enemies
    
    • Melt Armor
      
      • All attacks against this target ignore the defense stat
      • Lasts 2 Rounds
  • Self
    
    • Power Up: 10%
      
      • Increases Power Level by 10%
• Action 4 : Unibeam
  
  • Unlocked at Level Nine
  • Targets One Enemy
  • Type: Ranged, Energy, Tech
  • Special Properties
    
    • Deadly Crits
      
      • Deals extra damage on critical hits
    • Exploits Shields
      
      • Bypasses and deals extra damage against targets that are protected by Shields
  • One Enemy
    
    • Shield Breaker
      
      • Removes and prevents new shields
      • Lasts 1 Round
  • Self
    
    • Unibeam Focus
      
      • Increases the damage and accuracy of Unibeams and Hulkbuster's Repulsor Blast
      • Removed if not refreshed each round
• Rest Multi-Action : Armor Up
  
  • Unlocked at Level One
  • Targets Self
  • Special Properties
    
    • Quick Action
      
      • Grants an immediate free turn after using
      • Does not trigger most status effects
    • Subtle
      
      • Does not trigger most status effects
    • More Power!
      
      • Unlocks at or above Power Level: 50%
  • Self
    
    • Hulk Countermeasures
      
      • Grants Hulkbuster to attacks for all Avengers: Age of Ultron Allies
        
        • Hulkbuster
          
          • Deals extra damage against Hulks
      • Not active in the Mark 43 Armor
    • Hulkbuster Armor
      
      • Counts as both a Blaster and Bruiser, gaining the advantages and disadvantages of both

Hulkbuster Mode
Classes Hulkbuster : Blaster AND Bruiser

• Passives :
  
  • Advanced Shield Algorithm
    
    • Has a chance to create a shield before being attacked
  • Auto-Targeting Interface
    
    • Chance for attacks to have 100% chance to hit, crit, and gain True Strike
  • Flying
    
    • Immune to ground attacks
  • Hulk Countermeasures
    
    • Grants Hulkbuster to attacks for all Avengers: Age of Ultron Allies
      
      • Hulkbuster
        
        • Deals extra damage against Hulks
    • Not active in the Mark 43 Armor
  • Hulkbuster Armor
    
    • Counts as both a Blaster and Bruiser, gaining the advantages and disadvantages of both
• Action 1 : Iron Pummel
  
  • Unlocked at Level One
  • Targets One Enemy
  • Type: Melee
  • One Enemy
    
    • Staggered
      
      • Cannot dodge most attacks
      • Ignores most Avoidance effects
      • Lasts 3 Rounds
    • Exhausted
      
      • Cannot take extra turns
      • Quick Actions become normal actions
      • Lasts 1 Round
  • Self
    
    • Power Drain: 10%
      
      • Requires at or above Power Level: 10%
      • Consumes 10% of current Power Level
• Action 2 : Repulsor Blast
  
  • Unlocked at Level Two
  • Targets One Enemy
  • Type: Ranged, Energy, Tech
  • One Enemy
    
    • Neutralized
  • Self
    
    • Unibeam Focus
      
      • Increases the damage and accuracy of Unibeams and Hulkbuster's Repulsor Blast
      • Removed if not refreshed each round
    • Power Drain: 20%
      
      • Requires at or above Power Level: 20%
      • Consumes 10% of current Power Level
• Action 3 Multi-Action: Rockets
  
  • Unlocked at Level Six
  • Action 3A : Penetrator Rockets
    
    • Targets One Enemy
    • Type: Ranged, Explosion
    • Special Properties
      
      • Combustible
        
        • Attacks against Burning targets are guaranteed to crit
      • Bring the Rain
        
        • Fires until Power Level is below 30%
    • All Enemies
      
      • Straining
        
        • Losing Stamina every round or after performing hostile actions
        • Lowers Evasion
        • This effect can be applied 3 times
    • Self
      
      • Power Drain: 30%
        
        • Requires at or above Power Level: 30%
        • Consumes 10% of current Power Level
  • Action 3B : Rocket Barrage
    
    • Targets All Enemies
    • Type: Ranged, Explosion
    • Special Properties
      
      • Combustible
        
        • Attacks against Burning targets are guaranteed to crit
      • Bring the Rain
        
        • Fires until Power Level is below 30%
    • All Enemies
      
      • Straining
        
        • Losing Stamina every round or after performing hostile actions
        • Lowers Evasion
        • This effect can be applied 3 times
    • Self
      
      • Power Drain: 30%
        
        • Requires at or above Power Level: 30%
        • Consumes 10% of current Power Level
• Action 4 : Iron Slam
  
  • Unlocked at Level Nine
  • Targets One Enemy
  • Type: Melee, Tech
  • Special Properties
    
    • Catastrophic
      
      • Can’t be Protected against
      • Ignores most Avoidance effects
      • Guaranteed to hit
    • Deadly Crits
      
      • Deals extra damage on critical hits
    • Exploits Strain
      
      • Deals extra damage against Straining targets
  • Self
    
    • Power Drain: 50%
      
      • Requires at or above Power Level: 50%
      • Consumes 10% of current Power Level

New Villain: Ultimate Ultron
After the Pulse, an intelligent anomaly was detected in worldwide telecommunications networks. Hoping to control it, Hank Pym gave the anomaly a body and a name: Ultron. It rebelled against Pym, using its new capabilities to attempt world domination.

New Villain Faction: Ultron Sentries
Ultimate Ultron’s upgraded Sentries.

Post Spec Op Covert Task: Grudge Match
After Completing the Spec Op, a new set of tasks will appear, which will ultimately unlock the Avengers: Age of Ultron Hulk uniforms for purchase.

Dates
Start: After Completing Spec Op: Age of Ultron
End: 5/25/2015 @ 11:00 Pacific (18:00 UTC)

Task 1: Machine Vs Man
Defeat Epic Hulk - Take the shiny, new Hulkbuster armor and square off against the Hulk in an Epic one on one battle.

Task 2: Man vs Machine
Complete the Hulk Simulator - Make sure Hulk has regained his senses, and give him a chance to smash some Ultron Sentries, by sending him into the S.H.I.E.L.D. Simulator.

Hulk Uniform (Avengers: Age of Ultron)

Class: Tactician OR Bruiser

• Passives :
  
  • That’s My Secret...
    
    • Gains 2 Hulk Up each round
    • Gains Hulk Up when attacked
      
      • Hulk Up
        
        • Increases Hulk’s attack and accuracy
        • This effect can be applied up to 5 times
  • We Have a Hulk
    
    • Avengers: Age of Ultron Avengers’ attacks cannot be interrupted as long as Hulk is present
• Action 1 : Incredible Rage Punch
  
  • Unlocked at Level One
  • Targets One Enemy
  • Type: Melee, Unarmed
  • Special Properties
    
    • Anger Management
      
      • Consumes one Hulk Up to gain an extra action
    • High Crits
      
      • Increased chance of Critical Hits
• Action 2 : Monster-Size Thunder Clap
  
  • Unlocked at Level Two
  • Targets All Enemies
  • Type: Range, Sonic
  • Special Properties
    
    • Anger Management
      
      • Consumes one Hulk Up to gain an extra action
  • All Enemies
    
    • Staggered
      
      • Cannot dodge most attacks
      • Ignores most Avoidance effects
      • Lasts 3 Rounds
    • Pressure Points
      
      • Has a chance to cause Dizzy, Exposed, Slowed, or Weakened
• Action 3 : Indestructible Titanic Hurl
  
  • Unlocked at Level Six
  • Targets All Enemies
  • Type: Ranged
  • Special Properties
    
    • Anger Management
      
      • Consumes one Hulk Up to gain an extra action
  • Self
    
    • Breakthrough
      
      • The next attack that hits is guaranteed to be a critical hit
      • Lasts 1 Round
    • Wind-Up
      
      • Next attack does 25% more damage
      • Lasts 1 Round
• Action 4 : Giant-Size Hulk Smash
  
  • Unlocked at Level Nine
  • Targets One Enemy
  • Type: Melee, Unarmed
  • Special Properties
    
    • Catastrophic
      
      • Can’t be Protected against
      • Ignores most Avoidance effects
      • Guaranteed to hit
    • Deadly Crits
      
      • Deals extra damage on critical hits
    • Paragon Exploiter
      
      • Deals extra damage against targets with Combo Setup, Dizzy, Exposed, Slowed, Stunned, or Weakened
    • Strongest One There Is!
      
      • Consumes all stacks of Hulk Up for extra damage

Bugs and Balance Fixes

• Fixed an issue that prevented Cross-Examination from properly interrupting enemy attacks with She-Hulk’s Objecting Empowered Iso-8