[IN DEPTH GUIDE] Alternate Outfits Thread

[Gamma Burst]

Wich alt suit should i buy for WW Hulk? Bruiser or Scrapper?

I'd go with bruiser: the enraged buff against scrappers is always great.

[sbmma]

I'd go with bruiser: the enraged buff against scrappers is always great.

Here is my opinion on each of the character classes:

Iron Man: Tactician is better, very useful against Blaster bosses, Unibeam x 2, teamed up with Captain America against a Blaster Boss he is a powerful hero
Black Cat: Scrapper, her attack is quite low, but the bonus attack means she deals 5 x bleeding to Infiltrators
Captain America: Keep as a tactician, he is arguably the best tactician there is, particularly good against a blaster, as he will counter attacks and gets 2 turns
Colossus: keep as a bruiser, his Steel Fortress will allow him to get enraged x 2, then use skill 1 followed by skill 3 for devastating damage against a scrapper
Ms Marvel: Keep as a Blaster, She can't compare to Thor, Hulk, Colossus and Sif (see below)
Sif: Bruiser, to get most use out of tempered steel - use her second skill when enraged x 2
Hulk: Bruiser, if it aint broke, don't fix it, the best offensive Bruiser in the game, a couple of stacks of Hulk up coupled with enraged gives massive attack
Kitty Pryde Keep as Infiltrator, her attack isn't enough to make her a decent Scrapper
Spiderman: Keep as Infiltrator. Thor, Hulk, Colossus and Sif have you covered in the Bruiser department
Thor: as with Hulk, if it aint broke don't fix it, Might of Mjolnir coupled with enraged will deal huge damage


as an added bonus to this thread, here are my top heroes per class:

Tac: WWII Cap, Mark V Iron Man, Cyclops
Inf: Black Spiderman, Shadowcat Kitty Pryde, Invisible Woman
Scr: Daredevil, Claws Black Cat, Iron Fist
Bru: WW Hulk, Modern Thor, Modern Sif
Bla: Scarlet Witch, Classic Ms Marvel, Dr Strange

[kanny_agathon]

you should add your agent level when you take the screenshots and the isos you equipped to the uniforms

[Gamma Burst]

Here is my opinion on each of the character classes:

Iron Man: Tactician is better, very useful against Blaster bosses, Unibeam x 2, teamed up with Captain America against a Blaster Boss he is a powerful hero
Black Cat: Scrapper, her attack is quite low, but the bonus attack means she deals 5 x bleeding to Infiltrators
Captain America: Keep as a tactician, he is arguably the best tactician there is, particularly good against a blaster, as he will counter attacks and gets 2 turns
Colossus: keep as a bruiser, his Steel Fortress will allow him to get enraged x 2, then use skill 1 followed by skill 3 for devastating damage against a scrapper
Ms Marvel: Keep as a Blaster, She can't compare to Thor, Hulk, Colossus and Sif (see below)
Sif: Bruiser, to get most use out of tempered steel - use her second skill when enraged x 2
Hulk: Bruiser, if it aint broke, don't fix it, the best offensive Bruiser in the game, a couple of stacks of Hulk up coupled with enraged gives massive attack
Kitty Pryde Keep as Infiltrator, her attack isn't enough to make her a decent Scrapper
Spiderman: Keep as Infiltrator. Thor, Hulk, Colossus and Sif have you covered in the Bruiser department
Thor: as with Hulk, if it aint broke don't fix it, Might of Mjolnir coupled with enraged will deal huge damage


as an added bonus to this thread, here are my top heroes per class:

Tac: WWII Cap, Mark V Iron Man, Cyclops
Inf: Black Spiderman, Shadowcat Kitty Pryde, Invisible Woman
Scr: Daredevil, Claws Black Cat, Iron Fist
Bru: WW Hulk, Modern Thor, Modern Sif
Bla: Scarlet Witch, Classic Ms Marvel, Dr Strange

I couldn't have said it better, sbmma.

[matt_in_a_hat]

Here is my opinion on each of the character classes:

Iron Man: Tactician is better, very useful against Blaster bosses, Unibeam x 2, teamed up with Captain America against a Blaster Boss he is a powerful hero
Black Cat: Scrapper, her attack is quite low, but the bonus attack means she deals 5 x bleeding to Infiltrators
Captain America: Keep as a tactician, he is arguably the best tactician there is, particularly good against a blaster, as he will counter attacks and gets 2 turns
Colossus: keep as a bruiser, his Steel Fortress will allow him to get enraged x 2, then use skill 1 followed by skill 3 for devastating damage against a scrapper
Ms Marvel: Keep as a Blaster, She can't compare to Thor, Hulk, Colossus and Sif (see below)
Sif: Bruiser, to get most use out of tempered steel - use her second skill when enraged x 2
Hulk: Bruiser, if it aint broke, don't fix it, the best offensive Bruiser in the game, a couple of stacks of Hulk up coupled with enraged gives massive attack
Kitty Pryde Keep as Infiltrator, her attack isn't enough to make her a decent Scrapper
Spiderman: Keep as Infiltrator. Thor, Hulk, Colossus and Sif have you covered in the Bruiser department
Thor: as with Hulk, if it aint broke don't fix it, Might of Mjolnir coupled with enraged will deal huge damage


as an added bonus to this thread, here are my top heroes per class:

Tac: WWII Cap, Mark V Iron Man, Cyclops
Inf: Black Spiderman, Shadowcat Kitty Pryde, Invisible Woman
Scr: Daredevil, Claws Black Cat, Iron Fist
Bru: WW Hulk, Modern Thor, Modern Sif
Bla: Scarlet Witch, Classic Ms Marvel, Dr Strange

Well it is a matter of opinion.

Ironman can be good as a blaster too. Unibeams have deadly crit, so its auto-deadly crits against bruisers. Tactician lets him charge unibeams faster, but it also makes him use his stamina so fast that my xanthine alkaloid injector has problems keeping up sometimes. Between blaster and tactician I would say they are about equal and situational.

Scrapper modern armor Sif is just as dangerous if not better as her follow-up attack is also auto-crit. Her bruiser modern armor requires her to get focused early by scrappers to fully utilize the enrage + tempered steel (which only lasts 3 turns). Scrapper gets my vote for practical reasons, bruiser is for fun (a bruiser that bleeds? lulz)

As for Kitty's costume buff, it fits her better as scrapper. If you're using her as infiltrator, the counter-attack portion of her passive is wasted. Why not choose a scrapper that can follow-up attack and counter-attack? Oh wait, sounds like daredevil... >_>

[marphod]

I put this together mostly for my own reference, but I figured it'd be useful for others as well.

I'm also relatively new at this, so the question marks are for characters I don't have, and therefore have no idea how much they cost for the various alternate uniforms. (I've earned a total of 47 CP so far. The higher costs are kinda daunting.)

(And yes, either Hawkeye or Black Widow technically costs 1 CP, but you're required to get them and cannot advance the game without doing so during the tutorial. Currently, only Ms. Marvel of the 5-potentially free characters (Ms Marvel, Iron Fist, She-Hulk, Invisible Woman, Cyclops) has an alternative uniform, but that's why she's marked 15/Free.)

Character	Cost	Class	Uniform/Type	Bonus Power(s)
Black Cat	23	Infiltrator	Classic	♥
♥ Black Cat (alt)	45	Scrapper	Claws	Catty (3 stacks of bleeding, rather than 1)
♥ Black Cat (alt)	32	Infiltrator	Claws	Catty (3 stacks of bleeding, rather than 1)
Black Widow	Free	Infiltrator	Classic	♥
♥ Black Widow (Alt)	32	Tactician	Grey Suit	♥
♥ Black Widow (Alt)	21	Infiltrator	Grey Suit	♥
♥ Black Widow (Alt, Av)	Expired (35)	Tactician	Avengers	Avengers Assemble (Grants Coordinated Attack with allies, Grants Coordinated Defense with 2 Avengers Present)
♥ Black Widow (Alt, Av))	Expired (28)	Infiltrator	Avengers	Avengers Assemble (Grants Coordinated Attack with allies, Grants Coordinated Defense with 2 Avengers Present)
Captain America	90	Tactician	Classic	Lead the Charge, Inspirational Leadership
♥ Captain America (Alt)	48	Bruiser	WWII	Lead the Charge, Inspirational Leadership, Shield Guard (3 turns, Guard allies from single/multi target attacks, Increased chance to block, counters with shield guard)
♥ Captain America (Alt)	34	Tactician	WWII	Lead the Charge, Inspirational Leadership, Shield Guard (3 turns, Guard allies from single/multi target attacks, Increased chance to block, counters with shield guard)
♥ Captain America (Alt, Av)	Expired (48)	Bruiser	Avengers	Lead the Charge, Inspirational Leadership, Avengers Assemble (Grants Coordinated Attack with allies, Grants Coordinated Defense with 2 Avengers Present)
♥ Captain America (Alt, Av)	Expired (34)	Tactician	Avengers	Lead the Charge, Inspirational Leadership, Avengers Assemble (Grants Coordinated Attack with allies, Grants Coordinated Defense with 2 Avengers Present)
Colossus	23	Bruiser	Classic	Unbreakable Skin
♥ Colossus (Alt)	42	Scrapper	Modern	Unbreakable Skin, Steel Fortress (3 turns, protects allies from single-target attacks the first 3 rounds of combat, Takes reduced damage)
♥ Colossus (Alt)	32	Bruiser	Modern	Unbreakable Skin, Steel Fortress (3 turns, protects allies from single-target attacks the first 3 rounds of combat, Takes reduced damage)
Hawkeye	Free	Tactician	Classic	Master Marksman
♥ Hawkeye (Alt)	42	Blaster	Heroic Age	Master Marksman
♥ Hawkeye (Alt)	27	Tactician	Heroic Age	Master Marksman
♥ Hawkeye (Alt, Av)	Expired (38)	Infiltrator	Avengers	Master Marksman, Avengers Assemble (Grants Coordinated Attack with allies, Grants Coordinated Defense with 2 Avengers Present)
♥ Hawkeye (Alt, Av)	Expired (30)	Tactician	Avengers	Master Marksman, Avengers Assemble (Grants Coordinated Attack with allies, Grants Coordinated Defense with 2 Avengers Present)
Hulk	90	Bruiser	Savage	Getting Angry
♥ Hulk (Alt)	74	Scrapper	World War	Getting Angry, Warbringer (Allies get War Frenzy when attacked), War Frenzy (increases attack and damage)
♥ Hulk (Alt)	63	Bruiser	World War	Getting Angry, Warbringer (Allies get War Frenzy when attacked), War Frenzy (increases attack and damage)
♥ Hulk (Alt, Av)	Expired (74)	Scrapper	Avengers	Getting Angry, Avengers Assemble (Grants Coordinated Attack with allies, Grants Coordinated Defense with 2 Avengers Present)
♥ Hulk (Alt, Av)	Expired (63)	Bruiser	Avengers	Getting Angry, Avengers Assemble (Grants Coordinated Attack with allies, Grants Coordinated Defense with 2 Avengers Present)
Iron Man	Free	Blaster	Armor Model 35	Flying
♥ Iron Man (Alt)	60	Tactician	Mark 5 Armor	Flying, Energized Shield (3 turns, Immune Stun, Absorbs Damage, Restores Stamina)
♥ Iron Man (Alt)	45	Blaster	Mark 5 Armor	Flying, Energized Shield (3 turns, Immune Stun, Absorbs Damage, Restores Stamina)
♥ Iron Man (Alt, Av)	Expired (66)	Tactician	Avengers	Flying, Avengers Assemble (Grants Coordinated Attack with allies, Grants Coordinated Defense with 2 Avengers Present)
♥ Iron Man (Alt, Av)	Expired (50)	Blaster	Avengers	Flying, Avengers Assemble (Grants Coordinated Attack with allies, Grants Coordinated Defense with 2 Avengers Present)
Kitty Pride	33	Infiltrator	Classic X-Men	Lockheed
♥ Kitty Pride (Alt)	45	Scrapper	Shadowcat	Lockheed, Strike from the Shadows (Starts combat phased, counters all attacks for first 3 rounds),
♥ Kitty Pride (Alt)	32	Infiltrator	Shadowcat	Lockheed, Strike from the Shadows (Starts combat phased, counters all attacks for first 3 rounds),
Ms. Marvel	15 (Free)	Blaster	Modern	Flying, Hidden Potential
♥ Ms. Marvel (alt)	42	Bruiser	Original	Flying, Hidden Potential, Seventh Sense (25% dodge attacks and gain extra turn)
♥ Ms. Marvel (alt)	30	Blaster	Original	Flying, Hidden Potential, Seventh Sense (25% dodge attacks and gain extra turn)
Phoenix	48	Blaster	Classic	Flying
♥ Phoenix (Alt)	45	Infiltrator	White Crown	Flying
♥ Phoenix (Alt)	32	Blaster	White Crown	Flying
Sif	23	Scrapper	Classic	Asgardian
♥ Sif (Alt)	32	Scrapper	Modern Armor	Asgardian, Tempered Steel (Attacks are Crits for first 3 rounds)
♥ Sif (Alt)	42	Bruiser	Modern Armor	Asgardian, Tempered Steel (Attacks are Crits for first 3 rounds)
Spiderman	90	Infiltrator	Classic	Great Responsibility
♥ Spiderman (Alt)	63	Bruiser	Black Suit	Great Responsibility, Exploits Webs (All attacks deal extra damage to webbed targets)
♥ Spiderman (Alt)	74	Infiltrator	Black Suit	Great Responsibility, Exploits Webs (All attacks deal extra damage to webbed targets)
Storm	48	Blaster	Modern	Flying
♥ Storm (Alt)	45	Tactician	Classic	Flying
♥ Storm (Alt)	32	Blaster	Classic	Flying
Thor	90	Bruiser	Classic	Asgardian
♥ Thor (Alt)	66	Blaster	Modern Armor	Asgardian, Starts with 2x Might of Mjolnir
♥ Thor (Alt)	51	Bruiser	Modern Armor	Asgardian, Starts with 2x Might of Mjolnir
♥ Thor (Alt, Av)	Expired (70)	Blaster	Avengers	Asgardian, Avengers Assemble (Grants Coordinated Attack with allies, Grants Coordinated Defense with 2 Avengers Present)
♥ Thor (Alt, Av)	Expired (51)	Bruiser	Avengers	Asgardian, Avengers Assemble (Grants Coordinated Attack with allies, Grants Coordinated Defense with 2 Avengers Present)
Wolverine	90	Scrapper	Yellow and Blue	Adamant, Healing Factor
♥ Wolverine (Alt)	87	Infiltrator	Brown-and-Tan	Adamant, Healing Factor
♥ Wolverine (Alt)	68	Scrapper	Brown-and-Tan	Adamant, Healing Factor

[Pyromaniac42]

Black Cat: 32/45 Infiltrator/Scrapper
WWII Captain America & Avengers Captain America: 34/48 Tactician/Bruiser
Colossus: 32/42 Bruiser/Scrapper
World War Hulk and Avengers Hulk: 63/74 Bruiser/Scrapper
Shadowcat Kitty Pryde: 32/45 Infiltrator/Scrapper
Phoenix: 32/45 Blaster/Infiltrator
Sif: 42/32 Scrapper/Bruiser
Spider-Man: 63/74 Infiltrator/Bruiser
Storm: 32/45 Blaster/Tactician
Modern Armor Thor: 51/66 Bruiser/Blaster
Avengers Thor: 51/70 Bruiser/Blaster
Wolverine: 68/87 Scrapper/Infiltrator

[sbmma]

Well it is a matter of opinion.

I'll explain my choices:

I prefer Iron Man as a Tactician because I have 2 tough blasters (Ms Marvel and Scarlet Witch), but only one really awesome Tactician (Captain America), this may change when I unlock Emma Frost, I may experiment with Iron Man as a blaster again

The reason I have Kitty as an infiltrator is she is my second strongest of that class (Spiderman being strongest), until I have a tougher Infiltrator available I would keep Kitty in that class

Aside from Thor and Hulk, Sif is one of the better Bruisers in the game (probably tied with Colossus for his defensive qualities), she is the strongest Offensive Bruiser available prior to unlocking the 90CP heroes, and there are better Scrappers (for example Daredevil, Black Cat and Iron Fist

for me its very much about having a balanced team

[matt_in_a_hat]

Fair enough justifications. I used She-Hulk as my early bruiser back then and Sif's bruiser is fairly new so I didn't really look at it that way. Thinking long-term lvl 9-12 character practicality here.

I put this together mostly for my own reference, but I figured it'd be useful for others as well.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who has files/list/spreadsheets/etc for MAA in-game references. Nice work.

[marphod]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who has files/list/spreadsheets/etc for MAA in-game references. Nice work.

I do that for all sorts of things; it mostly drives my wife mildly nuts. =)


(Updated the list with the additional costs.)

So, as I expected, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of rhyme or reason to the costs other than 'more expensive heroes have more expensive alternate uniforms':

For instance, Wolverine as an Infiltrator (and no new powers) costs 87 points, or you could spend 3 more and get base Spiderman. Wolverine is bad-ass, but that seems overpriced.
Wolverine's alternate uniform comes with no new powers costs 68 points, whereas World War Hulk gets (what sounds like) awesome buffs for fewer points, and only a few more points to add in a class shift.
Ms. Marvel's uniform change may be the best deal -- class shift and (what appears from PvP to be) an awesome ability, for the same price as Storm's uniform changes, which come with no new powers.