Square Enix's and Crystal Dynamics' controversial game, Marvel's Avengers has released a new 2.7.2 update. The patch addresses a number of issues that have plagued the game for some time. It will be one of the last updates for Marvel's Avengers.

In late 2020, Square Enix released Marvel's Avengers from developer Crystal Dynamics. One of the company's many live service games, the game was one of the publisher's more controversial projects. It was officially revealed earlier this month that support for Marvel's Avengers would soon be ending. However, Crystal Dynamics is still set to add a few new patches to the game before leaving it altogether.

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Earlier today, Crystal Dynamics released patch 2.7.2 which is the latest of many patches for Marvel's Avengers the developer has released over the years. This new patch addresses a number of little issues that have popped up in the game as post-launch content was released. This includes, but is not limited to, adjustments to the campaign and Initiative missions, as well as making sure Bucky Barnes will not appear in the Helicarrier as an NPC when players control The Winter Solider. Additional interface issues have been adjusted as have some of the game's combat issues. Various art and visual issues were also tweaked which includes distortion on Hawkeye's Modern outfit, the Hulk's 1,000,000 BC skin, and several others.

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From its initial reveal, Marvel's Avengers was a controversial game. The art direction confused gamers and the live service aspect of it caused concern among others. Ultimately, these concerns were justified, as Marvel's Avengers was released to a lukewarm reception and it, alongside the Guardians of the Galaxy game, may have lost Square Enix as much as $200 million dollars. Despite this, Square Enix and developer Crystal Dynamics continued to support the game for well over two years.

Since the game was released, the developer has released numerous pieces of DLC in the form of new story missions, characters, and new skins. The latest of these was the 1,000,000 BC Hulk Skin for the iconic character. Sadly, it appears that the expense of maintaining the game wasn't offset by whatever money it earned. With Crystal Dynamics' sale to Embracer Group AB, it seemed that the publisher finally decided that it was no longer worth pursuing. At the very least, the developer will continue to add a few new patches to the game before leaving it altogether.

Marvel's Avengers Update 2.7.2 Patch Notes

REASSEMBLE CAMPAIGN & AVENGERS INITIATIVE

  • We’ve adjusted Exotic gear and the Ultimo-Stone minor artifact stat growth at Power Levels 167, 171, and 175, which we found were undertuned. An example of this new stat growth is that exotic 2 stat gear can reach 132 per attribute.
  • Pym, Cryo, Gamma, and Web status can now fully stack on either of Monica’s Exos in the final encounter of ‘No Rest for the Wicked.’
  • We added several collision boxes during the final boss encounter in ‘No Rest for the Wicked’ to prevent clipping through the room.
  • That’s not canon! Bucky will no longer appear in the Helicarrier as an NPC when you play as the Winter Soldier.
  • We fixed an issue causing vendors not to carry certain gear if the player was PL 180 or above.

USER INTERFACE

  • The file icon that is displayed in the audio file reward banner is no longer off-center.
  • The Winter Soldier’s ‘Winter Kills’ mission chain now properly displays all rewards.

COMBAT

  • Players can now switch between the Winter Soldier’s ranged settings without the Hero becoming stuck.
  • We added the correct sounds to Winter Soldier’s in-air Ultimate Heroic.
  • The Winter Soldier’s sound effects when using the ‘Stone Cold Kick’ and ‘Explosive Entrance’ skills are now correct!
  • The Winter Soldier’s ‘Soldier Tech’ Heroic Support Skill no longer provides an invisibility buff that exceeds the stipulated time
  • Spider-Man can no longer perform Wreckage Takedowns on Monica’s Exos in ‘No Rest for the Wicked.’

ART AND ANIMATION

  • Fixed a distortion on the chest crest of Hawkeye’s ‘Modern’ Outfit.
  • The Starbrand on Hulk’s chest when wearing the ‘1,000,000 B.C.’ Outfit now illuminates properly.
  • We fixed the face skin weighting on multiple Heroes to prevent facial rig deforming.
  • Fixed an issue where equipping the High-Caliber loadout on Black Widow only granted one pistol for both hands during Takedowns. “No Such Thing As Too Much” and “A New Kind of Trust Fall” will now switch Black Widow to her pistols if she’s utilizing High-Caliber, only for the duration Takedown, and revert back to High-Caliber once finished.
  • We adjusted Thor’s Unhelmed Outfit inspired by ‘Marvel Studios’ Thor’ to prevent clipping when performing certain emotes.
  • The Winter Soldier’s ‘Galvanized Stealth’ skill will no longer cause other players to turn invisible when his ‘United in the Shadows’ skill isn’t active.
  • Mjolnir and Undrjarn now illuminate as intended when the Mighty Thor uses the ‘Mjolnir Chat’ emote in Outposts.

GEAR, CHALLENGES, & REWARDS

  • Hulks ‘Lethal Support Cryo Administrator’ perk now grants the correct nanites to allies.
  • Iron Man’s ‘Support Cryo Boost’ perk no longer grants nanites when activating Hulkbaster, as intended. This perk should only activate Arc Overload and not with entering Hulkbuster.
  • The ‘Lethal Ranged Plasma Administrator’ perk on the new Cloning Lab gear no longer overrides the ‘Ultimate Lethal Plasma Administrator’ perk.

Marvel's Avengers is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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Source: Avengers.Crystald.com