July 13, 2013 Patch Notes

A message from the M:AA Development team:
We know that many of you have been anxiously awaiting the debut of Season 2 for Avengers Alliance. Admittedly it has been “Coming Soon” for too long now. We are excited to report that it is getting very close and we want to make sure not to rush it and take time to make it as polished and fun as possible. There will be a lot of new content to enjoy. We’ll be giving more updates on what Season 2 will include in the days to come. Keep an eye on San Diego Comic Con. Thanks for your patience! While we’re still working on Season 2, we hope you enjoy our latest SpecOp! See below for more details.

Thanks for your continued support! M:AA Development Team

Updated Newspage
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SpecOp 11 - Sins of the Fathers
Briefing - Portals to the infernal realms have unleashed demons onto the streets of San Francisco! S.H.I.E.L.D will have to fight fire with fire... by summoning a few hell spawn of our own.

Spec Op 11 Reward Hero: Daimon Hellstrom
Bio – Seeking to acquire influence on Earth, the demon lord Marduk Kurios sired a son with a human woman. That son became Daimon Hellstrom, who rejected his father's plans, traveled to the infernal realms himself, and stole his father's Netheraneum trident, which allowed him to tap into his own vast mystical abilities. In order to control the dark side of his heritage, Daimon became an expert in sorcery and the occult, as well as a powerful warrior in the fight against Demonkind.


 * Blaster
 * Self Passive : Darksoul
 * Reduces damage taken from damage over time effects
 * While Burning is applied, counter attacks with fire damage
 * While Dark Void is applied, attacks restore health
 * Self Passive : Netheranium Spire
 * 50% chance to nullify magic attacks against all allies
 * Restores Stamina and gains Burning and Dark Void after nullifying a magic attack
 * Level 1 : From Hell’s Heart
 * One Enemy
 * Melee, Slashing
 * Soulfire
 * Taking Magic damage every turn
 * Removes beneficial statuses when applied
 * Counts as Burning for actions that affect Burning targets
 * Lasts 2 Rounds
 * Burning Soul
 * Applies Burning to Daimon Hellstrom
 * Level 2 : Cloaked in Shadows
 * All Allies
 * Buff
 * Skittering Darkness
 * 50% Chance to Avoid attacks
 * Attacks become Stealthy
 * Dark Soul
 * Applies Dark Void to Daimon Hellstrom
 * 2 Round Cooldown
 * Level 6 : Succubus
 * Gifted Soul
 * Burning and Dark Void unlock more powerful summons
 * Consumes Burning and Dark Void
 * Tier 1 : Amorous Congress
 * Cannot have Burning or Dark Void
 * All Enemies
 * Magic
 * Subtle
 * Does not trigger most status effects
 * Mind Control
 * 70% Chance
 * Psychic effect causing this character to sometimes protect enemies from teammates’ attacks
 * Lasts 2 Rounds
 * 2 Round Cooldown
 * Tier 2 : La Petite Mort
 * Requires Burning or Dark Void to Unlock, Cannot have both
 * One Enemy
 * Melee
 * Stealthy
 * Does not trigger counter-attacks or protect abilities
 * Poisoned
 * Taking damage every turn
 * Attack reduced
 * Lasts 2 Rounds
 * Despair
 * Removes and prevents resurrection effect while active
 * Prevents most healing while active
 * Lasts 2 Rounds
 * Tier 3 : Beast With Two Backs
 * Requires Burning and Dark Void to Unlock
 * All Enemies
 * Ranged, Magic
 * Catastrophic
 * Can’t be Protected against
 * Ignores most Avoidance effects
 * Guaranteed to hit
 * Exploit Corruption
 * Deals extra damage while affected by most debuffs
 * 4 Round Cooldown
 * Level 9 : Purifying Flames
 * One Ally
 * Magic, Heal
 * Purifying Flames
 * Restores Health each turn
 * Removes and Prevents Debuffs
 * Does not remove Burning or Dark Void from Daimon Hellstrom
 * 3 Round Cooldown

Featured Spec Op 11 Bosses
Taskmaster (chance to drop Mimic) Mimic (Single Target Melee)
 * 2 round cooldown
 * Photographic Reflexes
 * Chance to protect allies from single target or area attacks
 * Gains a turn and absorbs the positive aspects of the target's class when protecting

Venom (chance to drop Crooked Grin) Crooked Grin (Single Target Melee)
 * Bleeding
 * Hemmorhaging Attack
 * Desperation Attack

Blackheart (chance to drop the Brute) Brute
 * Single Target Melee Magic
 * Despair
 * Rapid Psychosis

Group Boss
We are introducing yet another group boss villain to Avengers Alliance with Spec Op 11, Blackheart. Like Ultron and Red Skull, users will recruit their friends to help defeat Blackheart. The functionality of this group boss will be similar to that of the last group boss encounter.

Demonic Lockboxes
The new lockboxes debuting in this Spec Op will be the Demonic Lockbox. Just like the lockboxes in previous spec ops, these new boxes can be obtained through various tasks and for participation in Blackheart Group Boss fights. They will have a new look that differentiates them from the previous lockboxes (which will remain available in the store, not be replaced). Just like our previous lockboxes, they will have a chance to reward a rare comic cover from our new Collection, or contain a less-rare but useful powerup or consumable. Perhaps even some old but powerful weapons!

Demonic Collection
Collections are made up of 8 classic comic book covers that, when combined, will unlock a special character. There will be a “Collections” screen where players can view their collections and view which pieces they are missing. Players can then buy Lockboxes or earn them from fighting Blackheart to try to find the rest of the Collection! Each comic book cover comes with a new piece of story written specifically for MAA from that character’s perspective. The new collection reward for the Demonic Lockboxes is Satana (details below).

Satana
Bio – While her brother Daimon rejected his demonic parentage, Satana Hellstrom embraced it wholeheartedly. Trained in the black arts by her father's demonic subjects, she preys on unsuspecting men and feeds on their souls. After she discovered Mephisto's plans to harvest her life essence, she fled the infernal realms to seek protection from S.H.I.E.L.D.... though she is anything but repentant.


 * Infiltrator
 * Party Passive : Dark Pact
 * Raises stats when affected by Dizzy, Exposed, **Slowed, or Weakened
 * Removed when Satana is KO’ed
 * Dizzy increases Attack
 * Exposed increases Evasion
 * Slowed increases Accuracy
 * Weakened increases Defense
 * Self Passive : Sinful Thoughts
 * Chance to gain Sin when attacking
 * Increases damage done while affected by Sin
 * Chance to apply Soulfire on all attacks while affected by Bane
 * Level 1 : Fiery Fists
 * One Enemy
 * Melee, Unarmed, Fire, Magic
 * Withered
 * Reduces damage done by 10%
 * This effect can be applied 3 times
 * Lasts 3 Rounds
 * Irredeemable
 * Applies Sin to Satana
 * Lasts 1 Turn
 * Infernal Magicks
 * Applies Slowed to all Allies
 * Lasts 1 Turn
 * Level 2 : Fires of Hell
 * All Enemies
 * Ranged, Fire, Magic
 * Bane
 * Taking additional damage from Magic attacks and effects
 * Lasts 3 Rounds
 * Melt Armor
 * All attacks against this target ignore the defense stat
 * Lasts 2 Rounds
 * Witchcraft
 * Applies Bane to Satana
 * Lasts 1 Turn
 * Infernal Magicks
 * Applies Dizzy to all Allies
 * 2 Round Cooldown
 * Level 6 : Enthralled Guardian
 * Corrupt Offering
 * Bane and Sin unlock more powerful summons
 * Consumes Bane and Sin
 * Infernal Magicks
 * Applies Exposed to all Allies
 * Tier 1 : Bound Blade
 * Cannot have Bane or Sin
 * One Enemy
 * Melee, Slashing, Magic
 * Stealthy
 * Does not trigger counter-attacks or protect abilities
 * Exploits Protection
 * Deals extra damage against targets that are Protecting
 * Cornered
 * Removes and prevents Protect effects
 * Lasts 1 Round
 * Tier 2 (Sin or Bane) - Stab Ground Spell
 * Requires Bane or Sin to Unlock, Cannot have both
 * All Allies
 * Heal, Magic
 * Raise Hellth
 * Restores health
 * 2 Round Cooldown
 * Tier 3 : Dark Invocation
 * Requires Bane and Sin to Unlock
 * All Enemies
 * Ranged, Magic
 * Catastrophic
 * Can’t be Protected against
 * Ignores most Avoidance effects
 * Guaranteed to hit
 * Exploit Corruption
 * Deals extra damage while affected by most debuffs
 * 4 Round Cooldown
 * Level 9 : Soul Kiss
 * Brutal Strike
 * Damage cannot be prevented by resurrection effects
 * Fatal Blow
 * Defeats normal enemies with less than 30% health
 * Greatly damages bosses with less than 30% health
 * Lasts 1 Turn
 * Soul Drain
 * Restores a small amount of health
 * Restores more health when an enemy dies from this attack
 * Lasts 1 Turn
 * Infernal Magicks
 * Applies Weakened to all Allies
 * 1 Round Cooldown