Although I'll give this guy credit: it looks like he's got Ghost Rider with Spiderman on a leash (it's actually not - just a strange placement, but nevertheless funny...)
Showing posts with label Avengers Alliance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Avengers Alliance. Show all posts
Friday, November 16, 2012
Avengers Alliance PVP Time-Wasting
Playing Avengers Alliance has taught me that time-wasting can be a deep, bottomless well, especially when you're in player-vs-player mode, where there are some many other people out there in the world who waste just as much time as you do, if not more.
Although I'll give this guy credit: it looks like he's got Ghost Rider with Spiderman on a leash (it's actually not - just a strange placement, but nevertheless funny...)
Although I'll give this guy credit: it looks like he's got Ghost Rider with Spiderman on a leash (it's actually not - just a strange placement, but nevertheless funny...)
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Human Torch vs. Human Torch
Marvel Avengers Alliance - a tremendously fun time-waster. PVP - even more addictive. But found a serious drag in PVP combat, and that's when Human Torch is paired against the Human Torch. Both characters have a "flame on!" ability that causes them to regenerate health, so when it's down to these two clowns, the fight can really, really drag...
Friday, October 26, 2012
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
You don't mess with Quicksilver!
Boom! Captain America simply stands back and watches as Quicksilver goes on a bad-guy bashing holiday. Yes, this game is a total time-waster, but man that guy can clear a level fast!
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Hidden Beatles Faces in Avengers Alliance!
I have discovered the super-secretive Beatles faces in the Avengers Alliance Facebook life-draining game. Having just beaten some baddies in a bank, I couldn't help but notice that bags of money to the upper right look exactly like three of the Beatles heads! (wonder what the connection could be between the Beatles and massive bags of money?)
Anyhow, here... decide for yourself!
Anyhow, here... decide for yourself!
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Cyclops Level 9
"Hey Rational, wasting a lot of time on that stupid Avengers Alliance game, eh?"
"Bah, don't bother me, cuz' Cyclops just hit level 9!"
Oh yeah, level 9. Bad guys are gonna pay for messin' with the mutants!
"Come on, generic thugs... you're no match for Cyclops level 9!"
"Get ready for Cyclops action!" ZAARKKK!!!
Dangit, I've got other stuff I should be working on...
"Bah, don't bother me, cuz' Cyclops just hit level 9!"
Oh yeah, level 9. Bad guys are gonna pay for messin' with the mutants!
"Come on, generic thugs... you're no match for Cyclops level 9!"
"Get ready for Cyclops action!" ZAARKKK!!!
Dangit, I've got other stuff I should be working on...
Monday, August 20, 2012
Frustrations with Avengers Alliance
Blasted Facebook has me hooked on the awful Avengers Alliance game. It's quite entertaining, if not perfect. Here are a few frustrating details of the game I've observed so far, that I'm going to vent about to myself:
The lousy gift-giving
Why can you only give one gift at a time per person? This used to be considerably higher, and now you can only give one gift at a time? Bah, me no like.
Freebie gold earning that doesn't work
Most of the things I try to sign up for, like surveys or email distributions, that supposedly offer free gold, either don't work, or they tell me I'm ineligible in my area. Bah!
The ridiculously-overpriced characters
I suppose this is part of the "sales and marketing" department, but making Captain America and Spiderman the most ridiculously overpriced characters is frustrating, when if you play as a freeloader like me and you don't waste the money buying gold, then you're left with cheapie characters are "Sue Storm." Bah.
Pointless prizes when visiting other friend's maps
You can add friends in the game and visit their cities, but when you click on various buildings for prizes, many of them are completely lame like "30 silver coins", which, when you're near level 30 in the game, is mostly worthless when most of your expenses are in the tens of thousands of silver coins. Suggestion: upgrade the prizes when visiting friend's screens when your character has leveled up.
Language and Innuendo
Come on Marvel, you're owned by Disney now. Keep the language clean in the between-battle dialog. Nick Fury is a grizzled old vet, I know, but you can mind his language a little.
It's also telling to me that Marvel has to capitalize on the more virtuous of the heroes for a game like this. For instance, where are the 'X-Statix' characters? Oh yeah, that book was awful, and all of the characters morally debase, so they get left out in place of more lovably characters like "Nightcrawler" who, although he sounds like an earth worm, at least was a character with more virtue than the Punisher (another Marvel character left out of this game.)
The lousy gift-giving
Why can you only give one gift at a time per person? This used to be considerably higher, and now you can only give one gift at a time? Bah, me no like.
Freebie gold earning that doesn't work
Most of the things I try to sign up for, like surveys or email distributions, that supposedly offer free gold, either don't work, or they tell me I'm ineligible in my area. Bah!
The ridiculously-overpriced characters
I suppose this is part of the "sales and marketing" department, but making Captain America and Spiderman the most ridiculously overpriced characters is frustrating, when if you play as a freeloader like me and you don't waste the money buying gold, then you're left with cheapie characters are "Sue Storm." Bah.
Pointless prizes when visiting other friend's maps
You can add friends in the game and visit their cities, but when you click on various buildings for prizes, many of them are completely lame like "30 silver coins", which, when you're near level 30 in the game, is mostly worthless when most of your expenses are in the tens of thousands of silver coins. Suggestion: upgrade the prizes when visiting friend's screens when your character has leveled up.
Language and Innuendo
Come on Marvel, you're owned by Disney now. Keep the language clean in the between-battle dialog. Nick Fury is a grizzled old vet, I know, but you can mind his language a little.
It's also telling to me that Marvel has to capitalize on the more virtuous of the heroes for a game like this. For instance, where are the 'X-Statix' characters? Oh yeah, that book was awful, and all of the characters morally debase, so they get left out in place of more lovably characters like "Nightcrawler" who, although he sounds like an earth worm, at least was a character with more virtue than the Punisher (another Marvel character left out of this game.)
If you are looking for a good time-wasting avenue that requires wasting time that should be used for more productive endeavors, then check out Avengers Alliance. Yeah, it can be played well as a free-loader, but you will only be able to play for limited windows of time at once (limited energy) which is probably better, or I'd waste the whole day playing...
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