November 30, 2012 Patch Notes

SPECIAL OPERATION 5: “The Wild Hunt”

Story: Loki is using Iso-8 to seize the minds and souls of the people of New York. Asgard has sent S.H.I.E.L.D. some backup in the form of one of their greatest warriors: Valkyrie.


 * Spec Ops 5 is live!

New Hero - Valkyrie
== Spec Op 5 Bosses==
 * Earn Valkyrie for completing all 25 tasks in Special Operation 5
 * Passive - Shield Maiden
 * Valkyrie protects party members who are low on health from single-target attacks
 * This may not trigger if the target is protected by Deathwatch or if Valkyrie is low on health
 * Passive - Escort of Souls
 * Valkyrie gains health when an ally falls in combat or when an ally is saved by Deathwatch
 * Geirr
 * Single-target enemy, 2 hits
 * Desperation attack
 * Does more damage depending on how low Valkyrie’s Health is
 * Dragonfang
 * Single-target enemy, 3 hits
 * Deathglow
 * Valkyrie places a mark on the enemy, sensing their impending death
 * When the target with Deathglow falls in combat, Valkyrie gains Blessing of Odin, restoring some health
 * Charged Attack
 * Triggers Static Charge on nearby enemies
 * Sacrifical Blessing
 * All allies, buff, 3 round cooldown
 * Deathwatch
 * The next time a character with Deathwatch would be KO’ed, they are instead healed to 25% Health
 * Valkyrie is guaranteed to gain Deathwatch on herself
 * Other party members also have a chance to gain Deathwatch
 * Flight of Valkyrie
 * All enemies, 1 hit
 * Off-balance
 * Removes and prevents Counter-Attack effects

The renegade Asgardians have new tricks up their sleeves!


 * Enchantress: Now has Jotun bodyguards that need to be KO’ed... unless you can slip by them!
 * Chance to drop the FLASHING EYE
 * Customized
 * Power is set by Agent level when acquired
 * Enchanted
 * The next attack will restore damage instead of causing damage
 * Executioner: Now switches attack stances, giving him different strengths and weaknesses
 * Chance to drop the SCREAMER
 * Customized
 * Power is set by Agent level when acquired
 * Berserker Rage
 * Gains extra attacks as HP is reduced
 * Loki: … this one you’ll have to discover for yourself!
 * Chance to drop the SWIFT LIAR
 * Customized
 * Power is set by Agent level when acquired
 * Reduced Potential
 * Prevents enemy from using a random set of ability types

New Daily Bonus Rewards

 * New Weapon: ROAR OF THE NORTH
 * Customized
 * Power is set by Agent level when acquired
 * Slow Reload
 * Deals extra damage but lose next turn
 * Runestone
 * HIGH PVP BONUS
 * Temporarily grants the “Asgardian” status to the team
 * Immune to Burning, Chilled, Poison, and Radiation
 * Golden Shield
 * HIGH PVP BONUS
 * Grants ally a damage absorption shield
 * Ally protects your team while shielded

Characters
Black Widow Grey Suit Improved Black Widow’s Grey Suit has received a refactor, adding two new passives depending on which class uniform you purchase.


 * Passive: Double Agent: Tactician
 * Appears on the Infiltrator version of the Grey Suit
 * Single-target attacks against targets with Marked for Revenge grant an extra turn
 * Passive: Double Agent: Infiltrator
 * Appears on the Tactician version of the Grey Suit
 * Counters enemy attacks
 * Attacks become Stealthy

Black Widow Improved Black Widow has also received some adjustments, making her fourth move (Revenge Tactics) a passive ability and adding a new support ability for her level 9 move.

== Character Bugs and Adjustments==
 * Passive: Revenge Tactics
 * When Black Widow is attacked, she places Marked For Revenge on the attacker
 * Marked for Revenge
 * Takes extra damage
 * Only one enemy can have Marked For Revenge at one time
 * No longer stacks
 * The amount of damage increase has been dramatically improved
 * Widowmaker
 * New 9th Level Ability
 * Quick Action
 * Applies Targeted to enemies
 * Guarantees attacks on the target will hit and be critical hits
 * Grants Widowmaker to Black Widow
 * Black Widow’s next attack has a chance to stun


 * Several moves are now considered Catastrophic
 * The following moves moves now have 100% chance to hit and cannot be intercepted by Protect abilities
 * Dr. Strange’s Vapors of Valtorr
 * Storm’s Blizzard
 * Storm’s Tornado
 * Thor’s Summon Thunder
 * The damage and hit chance for these moves have been adjusted accordingly
 * Hercules will no longer trigger Likes It Rough when he is at full Stamina
 * Ghost Rider will now correctly Recharge in PVP if he runs out of Stamina

Reference

 * Forum Playdom 11-30-12 Patch Notes