Lately, I have felt this year has been very lacking in new things and diversity. Things lately have just been lethargic and repeating former events/characters.
EVENTS:
Most recently, the Summer event was....dull. I don't know how many of you out there have been playing since beta, but the first summer of the game there was a similar event to the core one we just had, where sea shells dropped, and you could purchase items, like the Brutally Awesome Shades, Big Kahuna, etc, with them. This core event was literally the EXACT same thing but just with different items to pick up (cause we need more) and different color stacking buffs. Nothing about this event was new or felt exciting, at least to me.
Now the Civil War event is back. Woo. Omega? Sigh. Cosmic? What is even worth buying? ARMOR? At least it gives experience.
HEROES:
Last year Gazillion decided to postpone hero releases and reduce it to 8 (I think) to focus on quality over quality. Well......? Did that actually happen? Most recently Angela released, the fan-chosen poll winner for this pack a WHILE ago, and she has almost nothing unique to her. What's new about her? Her ribbons--nope, as the Living Ribbons toggle mimics War Machine/Iron Man. Also, a full ribbon build is nonviable and wonky, as the spender fails to lock onto targets. She has the stereotypical melee hybrid powers: crashdown leap, 1-2 CD layer abilities that exploit something, invulnerability dash-around ability, max defense passive. Let's not forget her signature that deserves to never be used ever again. Ultimate? Big, AoE, invulnerability power.
Green Goblin? Came out DEFINITELY not showing quality over quantity. I have maybe seen 4 since his release.
Elektra? Her Marked for Death mechanic is interesting and allows her to feel different when using those same melee, assassin moves.
Ultron? Another summoner; not too much unique compared to Doom.
Here's to hoping Black Bolt, Nick, and Beast bring something new to the table, yet I am quite sure Beast will have that same melee kit; Black Bolt will have a ranged/melee hybrid kit of a few AoEs with melee being more viable.
In general, it may sound like I need to take a break or just sound cynical, but I have taken MANY breaks this year, and it never gets better. The long gaps between heroes and new things combined with the recent lackluster kits that mimic others in the game or the terrible bugs that plague them just have really left a bad taste in my mouth. I know there is some massive reveal coming up, yet I am more skeptical than zealous. Hopefully Holo-Sim/Shield thing won't be "Do Holo-Sim waves and pick up this new currency to get MORE crimson boxes because nothing else is useful."
In general, I LOVE this game so much and plan to remain a fan as long as I can, yet as a veteran founder, I have felt really bored lately with the hiatus in new releases of the same characters I already play, just with new lines and new bugs. These events that have been running for years need vitality, and these new events actually need to be noteworthy; Limbo was fun the first time; now it is almost a chore.