"The sleep of the innocent. The perfect place for Nightmare to play..." Our descent into Nightmare's dark plans has begun! Now it is your turn to play.
Before we dive into our first ever(!!) MARVEL Mystic Mayhem Dev Talk, we'd like to extend our deepest gratitude to our Alpha testers, our incredible developers, and all of you that have poured out your excitement for the upcoming game and community that is MARVEL Mystic Mayhem. Without your interest, enthusiasm and passion, none of this would be possible.
Alpha Test Roundup
For those who missed out on the Alpha test, fear not! We have more tests coming before launch, and they may just be in a territory near you. Stay tuned for updates!
Each test, and each participant, is crucial on the road to launch. By testing with a small group of players, we gain critical feedback and establish close communication channels to understand player preferences, playstyles, and just figure out what feels fun for everyone... and what things break easily.
Player Feedback and Dev Feedback
Most common and impactful feedback received from players:
1. Great art style
2. Love the cast of characters
3. Gameplay is fun, varied and rewarding
4. Iconic soundtrack
However, players have suggested that the game could use some balancing regarding team compositions and the stats of skills or items.
This community's enthusiasm has been so gratifying. We hear you loud and clear that we should curate a special space for you to strategize and connect with others who love MARVEL Mystic Mayhem.
How Feedback Influences Game Design
Player feedback is the foundation of our game. We want to create an experience that you’ll come back to for years, one that you're excited to tell everyone you know to come play with us. This test and the future tests will inform key decisions regarding art style, characters, story, music, gameplay, and more. Essentially, it informs every aspect of the game. We want this to be a journey into the beloved Marvel IP we all take together.
Performance & Data collection
During the Closed Alpha Test, our participants engaged in a total of 69060 battles with a win-to-loss ratio is 86:14. The most frequently drawn Super Heroes were Doppelganger, Sleepwalker, Man-Thing and Lady Bullseye. In terms of artifacts, the top draws were Evil Eye, Gungnir and Darkhold.
Standout moments
We are thrilled to see the competitive yet supportive nature of Nightfall leaderboards. Seeing players post screenshots of high scores back and forth, one-upping each other was a delight. We hope to see this healthy competition continue in our future tests.
Bugs, Patches, and Technical Challenges
Our devs responded quickly with daily patches to the issues our Alpha testers brought to our attention. Some systems, like PVP, didn't work initially, but we're committed to fixing what's broken.
Mystic Clash crashes - It is important to us that our community can play together and push each other to min/max the best team. Keeping Mystic Clash fun and engaging, but most importantly operational, is at the top of our list of priorities.
Since the CAT launch, we have accumulated over 50 bug fixes and game optimizations. In the 5 days prior to the launch, we maintained a daily update frequency for bug fixes and optimizations. We are grateful to the CAT players for their valuable feedback, which has greatly assisted the development team.
Roadmap and Future Development
We will address several frequent issues raised by players, such as early-game stamina limitations leading to getting stuck at specific levels, AI improvements, lack of corresponding star-level animations in the card draw process, hero awakening costs, and future plans to introduce more new Super Heroes and storylines to optimize and iterate on the game.
As the game is in the development, we will continue to release new development content in the future. Please stay tuned for updates!
FAQ
1. What's next for MARVEL Mystic Mayhem?
We will conduct Closed Beta Test in the near future. For detailed information, please follow our official Discord. It won't be long.
2. Will I get a chance to play MARVEL Mystic Mayhem before its global release?
Yes, as mentioned above, stay tuned for the Closed Beta Test.
3. How do I stay up to date on the latest MARVEL Mystic Mayhem news?
Follow us on social media: X, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook
Closing Thoughts
That's it for our first Dev Talk! We truly value your feedback during this Closed Alpha Test and will carefully assess your suggestions for future updates. On behalf of the team, thanks again for your continued support.
