January 21, 2016 Patch Notes

Spec Op 32: Follow the Leader
Family and friends are always in danger when Hulks are involved. But will S.H.I.E.L.D. be able to keep playing follow the leader while contending with gamma fueled family feuds and mind control? One thing is for sure, S.H.I.E.L.D. has its work cut out for it.

Features
Spec Op 32 features Red She-Hulk and Winter Soldier.

Dates

 * Start: 1/21/2016
 * End: 2/18/2016 @ 14:00 Pacific (21:00 UTC)

Rewards

 * Red She-Hulk
 * Contaminated Set

Spec Op 32 Reward Hero: Red She-Hulk
Bio – Betty Ross's life has been consumed by a battle between two men, her father and Bruce Banner. Even before the gamma accident turned Bruce Banner into the Hulk, Betty's attraction to him led to her father developing a disdain for the brilliant scientist. Despite her father's best efforts, Betty and Bruce were eventually married. But after her father was transformed into the Red Hulk and the Abomination tried to poison her, Betty and Bruce's relationship suffered, and they separated. Betty was later abducted and transformed into the Red She-Hulk by the Leader.

Class: Generalist Action 1: Body Blow Action 2: Cage Fight Action 3: Curb Stomp Action 4: Savage Strike
 * Passive: Beat the Heat
 * Protects against Single Target Energy and Radiation Attacks
 * Passive: Gamma Girl
 * Gains Gamma Energy when Attacked
 * Immune to Radiation Effects
 * Passive: Gamma Energy
 * Increases Attack, Defense, Accuracy and Evasion
 * Restores some health and stamina when gained
 * Unlocked at Level 1
 * Targets One Enemy
 * Type: ,
 * One Enemy
 * Exhausted (1 round)
 * Cannot take extra turns
 * Quick Actions become Normal Actions
 * Free Actions become Quick Actions
 * Self
 * Gamma Energy
 * Increases Attack, Defense, Accuracy and Evasion
 * Restores some health and stamina when gained
 * Unlocked at Level 2
 * Targets One Enemy
 * Type: ,
 * One Enemy
 * Flanked (1 round)
 * Single-target attacks against this target grant a follow-up attack
 * Staggered (3 rounds)
 * Cannot dodge most attacks
 * Ignores most Avoidance effects
 * Off-balance (1 round)
 * Removes and prevents Counter-Attack effects
 * Self
 * Gamma Energy
 * Increases Attack, Defense, Accuracy and Evasion
 * Restores some health and stamina when gained
 * Unlocked at Level 6
 * Targets All Enemies
 * 1 Round Cooldown
 * Type: ,
 * Special Properties
 * Ground Attack
 * Ignores most protect and Avoidance effects
 * All Enemies
 * Aftershock (2 rounds)
 * Deals Ground Damage to affected character's team before the next action
 * Removed after Aftershock is triggered
 * Hobbled (1 round)
 * Attacks cannot be Stealthy
 * Winded (1 round)
 * Removes and prevents Follow-Up attacks
 * Self
 * Gamma Energy
 * Increases Attack, Defense, Accuracy and Evasion
 * Restores some health and stamina when gained
 * Unlocked at Level 9
 * Targets One Enemy
 * 2 round cooldown
 * Type: ,
 * Special Properties
 * Exploit Opportunity
 * Deals increased damage against targets with Cornered, Exhausted, Impaired, Neutralized, Off-Balance, Staggered, or Winded
 * Ignore Defense
 * Damage ignores enemy's Defense stat
 * Attacks penetrate Shield statuses
 * Unleash Anger
 * Consumes all stacks of Gamma Energy to deal extra damage

New Lockbox Hero: Winter Soldier
Bio - James "Bucky" Barnes became fast friends with Steve Rogers after rescuing the scrawny Steve from bullies. After Pearl Harbor, the two friends enlisted in the army where Bucky became a Sergeant in the 107th infantry. Bucky was captured by HYDRA, and this time it was Steve, as Captain America, who rescued Bucky. Bucky fought alongside Captain America as a member of Cap's Howling Commandos, an elite crew fighting against HYDRA and the Nazis. Once believed to have been killed in action, Bucky was captured and brainwashed by HYDRA and the Soviets, becoming the assassin known as the Winter Soldier.

Special Notes regarding Mines:
 * Fixer and Winter Soldier can detonate each other's mines
 * Winter Soldiers magnetic mines will replace Fixers regular mines
 * Magnetic Mines can be detonated by Magnetized (i.e. Magneto)

Class: Infiltrator Action 1: Aimed Shot Action 2: Revolutionary Strike Action 3: Magnetized Mines Magnetized Blast Mine Magnetized Irradiated Frag Mine Magnetized Chemical Mine Detonate Action 4: Knife Assault
 * Passive: Cold War
 * Allies gain Advantage, Dealing Increased damage to enemies with Locked-out moves
 * Passive: Counter Offensive
 * Counter-Attacks and Follow-Up Attacks deal increased damage
 * Passive: Sense of Control
 * Immune to Delirium Effects
 * Unlocked at Level 1
 * Targets One Enemy
 * Type: ,
 * One Enemy
 * Pain (3 rounds)
 * Increases damage taken by 15%
 * This effect stacks up to 3 times
 * Hobbled (1 round)
 * Attacks cannot be Stealthy
 * Self
 * Retaliation (2 rounds)
 * Counter-attacks when an ally is attacked
 * Unlocked at Level 2
 * Targets One Enemy
 * Type: ,
 * One Enemy
 * Reduced Potential (2 rounds)
 * Chance to Lock Out Melee, Range, Buff, or Debuff Abilities
 * Self
 * Revolution (2 rounds)
 * Joins in on an ally's single-target attack
 * Unlocked at Level 6
 * Special Properties
 * Multi-Function
 * Can be used to perform different actions
 * Magnetized Mines (Magnetized Blast Mine, Magnetized Irradiated Frag Mine, Magnetized Chemical Mine)
 * Detonates if Magnetized or Detonated
 * Targets All Enemies
 * 1 Round Cooldown
 * Type: ,
 * Special Properties
 * Subtle
 * Does not trigger most status effects
 * All Enemies
 * Magnetized Blast Mine
 * Surrounded by blast explosives
 * Explodes when Magnetized or Detonated
 * Does not detonate on counter-attacks or follow-ups
 * Triggered Explosion gains Paragon Exploiter, Exploit Attrition, and ignores defense
 * Targets All Enemies
 * 1 round cooldown
 * Type: ,
 * Special Properties
 * Subtle
 * Does not trigger most status effects
 * All Enemies
 * Magnetized Irradiated Frag Mine
 * Surrounded by irradiated explosives
 * Explodes when Magnetized or Detonated
 * Does not detonate on counter-attacks of follow-ups
 * Target gains 1-2 applications of Radiation Exposure and Bleeding when detonated
 * Targets All Enemies
 * 1 round cooldown
 * Type: ,
 * Special Properties
 * Subtle
 * Does not trigger most status effects
 * All Enemies
 * Magnetized Chemical Mine
 * Surrounded by chemical explosives
 * Explodes when Magnetized or Detonated
 * Does not detonate on counter-attacks or follow-ups
 * Target gains Dizzy, Exposed, Slowed, Weakened, and Incapacitation when detonated
 * Targets One Enemy
 * 1 round cooldown
 * Type:
 * Special Properties
 * Detonator
 * Detonates explosives on enemy targets
 * Subtle
 * Does not trigger most status effects
 * Unlocked at Level 9
 * Targets One Enemy
 * Type:
 * Special Properties
 * Brutal Strike
 * Damage cannot be prevented by resurrection effects
 * Guaranteed Hit
 * 100% chance to hit… usually
 * Ignore Defense
 * Damage ignores enemy's Defense stat
 * Attacks penetrate Shield statuses
 * One Enemy
 * Fatal Blow
 * Defeats normal enemies with less than 20% health
 * Greatly damages bosses with less than 20% health

Group Boss: Zzzax
Zzzax was created in an accident at a nuclear power plant. The psionic being incinerated everyone nearby, absorbing their collective intelligence. Zzzax sought to kill more people to increase its intelligence further, often conflicting with the Hulk.

New Villain: The Leader
High school dropout, Samuel Sterns, worked in a chemical plant when an accident exposed him to gamma radiation, leaving him with a voracity for knowledge. Now as the Leader, he seeks to conquer the world; shaping it as he sees fit.

New Empowered Iso-8

 * Gamma Inducing E-Iso-8
 * Radiation Charge E-Iso-8
 * Radiation Resistant E-Iso-8
 * Strong Will E-Iso-8

New Augmented Iso-8

 * Gamma Blade A-Iso
 * Gamma Charged A-Iso
 * Irradiated A-Iso
 * Isotope Focused A-Iso
 * Mine Master Radiant A-Iso
 * Radiologic Knowledge A-Iso

Gear

 * Damage increased
 * Combo breaker damage reduced
 * Combo breaker hit chance increased
 * Combo breaker no longer applies Rattled and Cognitive Strain


 * Damage reduced

Effects

 * Changed description
 * From: • Triggered Explosion gains Paragon Exploiter, Exploit Attrition, and ignores the defense stat
 * To: • Triggered Explosion gains Paragon Exploiter, Exploit Attrition, and ignores defense
 * Blast Wave damage reduced


 * Changed description
 * From: • When an enemy attempts to perform a counter-attack or follow-up attack, Character has a chance to prevent and counter that attack.
 * To: • Chance to prevent and counter enemy counter-attacks and follow-ups


 * Changed description
 * From: • Deals extra damage against targets with Radiation Exposure
 * To: • Deals extra damage against targets with Radiation Exposure, Irradiated, or Radiation Fatigue


 * Changed description
 * From: • Enemies caught in the explosion gain 1-2 applications of Radiation Exposure and Bleeding
 * To: • Target gains 1-2 applications of Radiation Exposure and Bleeding when detonated
 * Irradiated Shrapnel Blast added Radiation type.


 * Changed description
 * From: • Taking less damage from Radiation Exposure
 * To: • Taking less damage from Radiation Effects


 * Changed name from Resist Radiation Exposure to Resist Radiation Effects
 * Changed description
 * From: • Prevents new applications of Radiation Exposure
 * To: • Prevents new applications of Radiation Effects

Heroes

 * Added type to the following hero abilities:

Villains

 * Quaff Iso-Ade
 * Added Stealthy
 * Radiate
 * Added Stealthy

Team-Up Bonuses
TUBs Added:
 * SHIELD BEARERS
 * Added to Falcon, Captain America
 * MAN ON THE WALL
 * Added to Quake
 * FELLOW TRAVELERS
 * Added to Black Widow
 * CODE RED
 * Added to Thundra, Elektra, Deadpool
 * TILL DEATH DO US PART
 * Added to Hulk
 * RED RELATION
 * Added to Red Hulk
 * RED HERRING
 * Added to Thundra, Elektra
 * EXPLOSIVE RELATION
 * Added to Red Hulk, Hulk

Miscellaneous

 * Duck-in-a-Box sorts correctly on the Collections page.