Spec Ops Reward Heroes – General Release Dates

At the end of each Spec Ops the players are rewarded with a special new hero that would NOT be available after the Spec Ops ends.    Unlike PVP reward heroes these characters would not be available for quite some time.  The first Spec Ops reward hero, Mockingbird, for example was not released to the general public until one year and half later!   However, she was made available for limited purchases between then (ie. Black Friday sales etc.)

The good news is that the wait time for the release of these characters has been dropping each year (contrary to the release of PVP reward heroes).   Back in 2012 the average wait time was 13 months.   Now this year 2016, it is down to 4 months.    If you do not get Blue Marvel or Lady Thor during this spec ops you may be able purchase them as early as September 2016. (see graph below)

However, I still recommend trying to get them now while you can!  Because for whatever reasons Spec Ops reward heroes are the most expensive in the game.   Even though they are easier to obtain than PVP heroes their cost is much higher.   They will cost 200 CP (command points) if you decide to recruit them later.   Compare that to the 135 CP you pay for PVP reward heroes.

Why do they cost so much?   Who knows?   Maybe it is because they are easier to obtain.  It is just punishment for missing out on the opportunity.   However, I believe it may have been the precedent started by Mockingbird.   Unlike subsequent reward heroes after her, Agent Bobbi Morse was quite the “meta changer” at the time and sparked a hot debate to those who earned her the hard way.    200 CP seemed steep enough a price to balance that envy.   Yet some were still bothered that she was made available at all.    My opinion is that Playdom has handled this very fairly.   What is yours?

	Days Avg	Month Avg
2012	410	13.66666667
2013	318.7	10.62333333
2014	263.5	8.783333333
2015	178.5714	5.952380952
2016	127	4.23

Intro Date		Character	Class	General Release	Days	Months
5/15/2012		Mockingbird	Generalist	10/15/2013	518	17.26667
7/24/2012		Emma Frost	Tactician	10/15/2013	448	14.93333
9/20/2012		Magik	Scrapper	10/22/2013	397	13.23333
10/26/2012		Ghost Rider	Scrapper	10/22/2013	361	12.03333
11/30/2012		Valkyrie	Bruiser	10/22/2013	326	10.86667
1/28/2013		Havoc	Blaster	12/24/2013	330	11
3/8/2013		Hank Pym	Tactician	1/28/2014	326	10.86667
4/5/2013		Vision	Blaster	3/18/2014	347	11.56667
5/1/2013		Rescue	Tactician	3/28/2014	331	11.03333
6/11/2013		Wonder Man	Bruiser	4/18/2014	311	10.36667
7/13/2013		Daimon Hellstrom	Blaster	5/6/2014	297	9.9
8/23/2013		Ares	Bruiser	7/16/2014	327	10.9
9/20/2013		Black Bolt	Tactician	8/8/2014	322	10.73333
10/28/2013		Heimdall	Bruiser	9/1/2014	308	10.26667
12/16/2013		Nico Minoru	Blaster	9/30/2014	288	9.6
2/7/2014		Iceman	Blaster	11/12/2014	278	9.266667
4/2/2014		Falcon	Infiltrator	1/9/2015	282	9.4
5/19/2014		Anti-Venom	Bruiser	2/6/2015	263	8.766667
7/10/2014		Cannonbal	Blaster	3/23/2015	256	8.533333
7/30/2014		Star Lord	Infiltrator	4/21/2015	265	8.833333
9/26/2014		Ka-Zar	Scrapper/Bruiser	6/1/2015	248	8.266667
10/28/2014		Blade	Scrapper	7/9/2015	254	8.466667
12/16/2014		Crystal	Blaster	9/4/2015	262	8.733333
2/18/2015		Beta Ray Bill	Blaster/Bruiser	10/14/2015	238	7.933333
3/23/2015		Chase Stein	Scrapper	11/18/2015	240	8
6/10/2015		Ultimate Spiderman	Infiltrator	12/25/2015	198	6.6
7/10/2015		Ant-Man (Scott Laing)	Infiltrator	12/26/2015	169	5.633333
9/4/2015		Silk	Generalist	12/26/2015	113	3.766667
10/23/2015		Spitfire	Scrapper	4/2/2016	162	5.4
11/24/2015		Jessica Jones	Bruiser	4/2/2016	130	4.333333
1/21/2016		Red She Hulk	Generalist	5/27/2016	127	4.233
3/14/2016		Cammi	Tactician	7/29/2016	137	4.501
5/3/2016		Lady Thor	Scrapper	7/29/2016	87	2.86
5/3/2016		Blue Marvel	Generalist	7/29/2016	87	2.86

>>ALL CHARACTER RELEASE TIMELINE<<

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