Really great year, totally agree with everything you said. I love the Necropolis, and Crucible and newer Carina's Challenges that get us to go back to previous content. Content wise that's my favorite thing to do. I enjoy BGs also, and new champs have been almost universally VERY good. Being a part of the tier list and the larger community in your Discord has also been very enjoyable for me. The #1 thing I think that keeps me excited to log in and play is the 7 star acquisition and progression. The various crystals are cool, events have been good like you said the Saga chases and free giveaways have been great. Just overall it feels fun to open crystals, I'm always checking how close I am to the next titan or even basic, because it can STILL give me really good champions I don't have, or awakenings I need. But I don't feel handicapped by not having everything it's just a good balance right now I think. I also like that we're just barely getting to r4's, whales obviously have an advantage but it feels pretty fair balance wise. BG's for example it's not like a whale will have a deck of 7r6 vs a F2P with 7r2's. It's a lot more fair than it has felt in the past.
Idc what anyone says, this game had a STELLAR year overall. 10/10 compared to the last 3 yrs before it. The last 3 yrs before 2024 could have killed this game if not for the loyal fan base. The last ceo did not care the way this one does and it shows. Hiring guys also that play the game and are the most knowledgeable is something I said they should have done 5 yrs ago. It’s really nice to see this game clicking on all cylinders. Happy New Year, Vega! Thank you for all your entertainment and imparted wisdom to the contest. We appreciate you!
My favorite thing about 2024 has been the community entanglement. What I mean is before if felt like it was an Us v. Them situation, where we would get mad and fire back that 'they don't even play the game'. However now, it feels like there are enough high level players working at Kabam in various areas that it feels just like 'us' now. It's especially present in your Discord. I enjoy and appreciate it.
My problem is that there are high level players on high level teams and they dont buff rewards meaning event quest BGs all the stores get buffed later then sooner. They think everything is fine where it's at. How can they not see it.
I just like watching these videos because I envision Vega sitting at the tiki bar while a bunch of other vacationers look at the crazy guy talking to his phone about a mobile game.
It's kinda crazy to think but I think the best thing I am taking away from 2024 is not even in the game at all, but the people I have met on social media that also love the game. I missed out on a lot in game over the last two years because of my job, but I have met a bunch of really great people and that means more to me than the game itself.
Everyone is thinking it so I’m just gonna say it… one of the best moves they made this year was getting rid of a certain Community Leader and putting in a true man of the community. Nobody can tell me the relationship with the community to Kabam didn’t almost immediately improve.
Great video commending Kabam for this GREAT GAME that on our worst days, we all have to admit, we truly love. It's become a healthy escape for many over the years and an opportunity to meet really cool people (Vega and others). Cheers to MCOC and more fun in 2025!!! #THANOSISCOMING
From my perspective, this has easily been the best year of all time for mcoc when it comes to QoL/Pro-Community moves outside of the gameplay. The DSE is a fantastic addition, more ways to acquire seven stars (saga chase champs, deathless champs, etc.), numerous QoL changes like being able to directly level champs with iso from your stash, a seemingly bigger attempt at community interaction and listening to feedback (a big example that comes to mind was lowering the aoa energy cost from 5 to 3), and there’s probably some other big pro player moves I’m forgetting. But if I’m being honest, I’m still a bit shakier on the future of the game than I’d like to be. The near guarantee that we’re going to get at least one new champ (and likely 2-3 if we’re being realistic) on the level of bullseye and serpent and enchantress in 2025 really makes me dread the future quite a bit. These no fun defense champs ruin the game for me personally although I understand their purpose. I’m also not loving the overall champion design trend of the game at the moment. Some champs feel like they’re only in the game for countering a single champ which is silly to me. Some champs have mechanics that are troubling if the design team continues to push in this direction (leader’s “severe” debuffs that can’t be shrugged for whatever reason). And like I mentioned, some champs seem to purely be in the game to frustrate the player when they have to fight them. Don’t get me wrong, some solid champs have come out this year. I’m a big fan of ironheart personally. But the trend is what worries me most. The AI problems also make me worry a bit. They have 100% gotten better recently, but kabam’s reluctance to admit that there was an issue, while understandable, reminded me of the old kabam that didn’t communicate with its player base very much and perpetuated this divide between the game team and the players. The AI thing specifically is a touchy issue, but I didn’t think it was handled very well personally. Sorry for the long comment, but I love this game and just sort of wanted to air out my current feelings on it. All in all, I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that the game has never been better than it is now. In fact, it’s probably objectively correct. But I think my worries are valid and are sentiments that other players share. I’m going into 2025 fairly wary and prepared for some bs champs, but I hope that they at least learned some lessons from this year and will make 2025 even better than 2024. Only time will tell though.
As exiting as pc mcoc is to me personally I HATE that they havent even slightly hinted about possible release timeline, they hyped it up, if releasing it is months away thats not good
@@barbar1an_ yeah tbh I’m not sure on all that. I’ve been so busy with end of the year items I didn’t even think about it. I thought it was already available on Steam but I very much could be wrong there
🚨 3xTier 4 Alpha is extra & soon expiring without the possibility to trade or sell, those rewards I get only because I spent money 💵 and is so disappointing & disgusting to see I cannot benefit from those rewards as per my progression probably in 2026 I’m able to Rank 7* to use this rewards… so why expiring rewards and not sale for gold or trade for something else’s Those things put off so many players to spend money or to play this game, lack of respect for people and their hard work
Idk if I'd use the word Peak mcoc especially for the month of December omg this month had to be one or the worst month of bugs that this game has had the visual bugs are just silly ridiculous the sun blocks our vision against the pig blurry screen vs Nimrod, Photon and Shuris specials are still invisible Ironheart and Galan are glowing white and Absman in magma glows all types of colors lol and then the Banquet omg dont get me started on this Banquet event god those crystals are trash lol but great vid non the less Vega keep up the good work buddy ❤
i challenge you and the rest of the mcoc youtubers to get better with the community as well.. talk so much smack about kabam but don't look in the mirror is horrendous self realization.. I've commented twice on this channel in the last year after being quiet for years.. 1 comment was to EDUCATE on the origins of "let him cook" and instead of acknowledging the correctness of it when you clearly aren't aware of slang and where its born you contentious with me 2 i commented on wanting a "where do i pour my SEVEN STAR SIG STONES into.. you brushed me off with a wave of the hand and referred me to a DATED video about sigs being WASTED on 6*s.. i can take my viewership elsewhere... the same way kabam needed to improve their customer service is the way the entire youtuber community needs to.. you guys are wildly defensive and sensitive about honesty but love to give your honesty about what u hate about kabam, apple, the community... clearly u guys aren't looking in the mirror... if your only job is youtube? take more time to engage PROPERLY with the community.. take the time to respond to ppls comments that take the time to comment.. u can go back to NOT youtubing
also lol i deal with actually famous ppl and FRIENDs.. i work in the music industry.. its hiilarious af watching youtubers with LESS than 1 million subs act like they got 10M subs channel lmao like wtf at the delusions of grandeur
@@TheDutchVegaShow hey dude, I’m sorry you’ve been so offended by my actions. That wasn’t and isn’t my intentions. I recall the let him cook conversation and my only point was/is that Andy brought it to MCoC. Of course I don’t believe Andy was the first person in the world to use that term. As for the sig stone video, I went back and checked on it as I came see previous comments from a viewer. At that time I hearted your comment and provided that two weeks earlier I’d done a similar video. I was attempting to be helpful as I thought you had a genuine question. I hope this is helpful and you feel properly responded too. Since you have a channel yourself and also work with busy people I’m confident you understand that reading and responding to each comment isn’t possible and not responding isn’t intended to be a sign of disrespect.
@@TheDutchVegaShowon the other side we can't demand something when it is being given for free. We should also respect the creator's time and interest as well. It's nice to get a detailed a response back, but don't expect it. No person regardless of the subscribers should have any ideas of grandeur. I've never seen Vega have such delusions in comments or videos. Given that you didn't know Vega has another full time job I wonder how much you really listen to him.
@@mandkshields I own and run a company with 100+ employees, I also am a member of a music group and a podcast besides being married for 20yrs successfully and happily while maintaining and making time for ALLLLL my friends oh and can’t forget my blood family and I still make time for everyone and everything. In 2025 the entire world works in “customer service” btwn x yelp google reviews RUclips reviews etc etc even if u work in an office there’s apps and sites made for reviewing the environment.. The same scrutiny the mcoc community keeps for Kabam is applicable to the entire yt community.. if ur not ready to deal with that then u or any RUclipsr should get out the business of trying to win humans over to support their channel and videos with viewership .. I made a challenge to all RUclipsrs.. I’m overall tired of complaining RUclipsrs and I voiced my .02, the same way you voiced yours to me. The same way RUclipsrs do with mcoc.. Vega can speak for himself, you can’t fight his fights irl or in these comments.. he responded, I take his response and move on and continue my viewership and leaving likes on every video and eventually I will comment again. It shall be a clean slate from there as he has already explained the two incidents to me. The end
WORST THING - THIS GREEDY COMPANY. I JUST WANTED MEDUSA. THATS LITERALLY ALL I WANTED FROM THIS EVENT. BOUGHT THE VALIANT BUNDLE FOR 3 MORE SHOTS AT HER AND GOT A SENTRY. Then realized we only had one shot at it, I was ready to buy it 3 times for Medusa. THEY COULD'VE MADE THE LIMIT ON THOSE BUNDLES 3 so we could max it out for $150 BUT THEY MADE IT 1 SO YOU THEN HAVE TO PURCHASE AN ODIN WHICH COST DOUBLE FOR THE VALUE OF 1 KEY. THEY'RE ABSOLUTELY SELFISH AND HIKE UP THE PRICES BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY CAN. I have always looked up to kabam and defended them even with their controversial decisions but they're simply just GREEDY and I will never be spending another cent on this game.
@Nonyabizz1234 hey I’m genuinely extremely sorry that happened. It is a massive downside to the way games are monetized these days. I’ve come to accept it but that doesn’t mean I like it as much as the way things were a long time ago
There are 3 keys in the various milestones (Solo, alliance and realm). All 3 are very accessible. Then you bought a deal to get an extra key. 4 keys for 6 champs. Those are good odds. It is true that an Odin was double the cost of the key deal but buying it also gave an Odin worth of units. I am sorry that you did not get the champ that you wanted.
Really great year, totally agree with everything you said. I love the Necropolis, and Crucible and newer Carina's Challenges that get us to go back to previous content. Content wise that's my favorite thing to do. I enjoy BGs also, and new champs have been almost universally VERY good. Being a part of the tier list and the larger community in your Discord has also been very enjoyable for me.
The #1 thing I think that keeps me excited to log in and play is the 7 star acquisition and progression. The various crystals are cool, events have been good like you said the Saga chases and free giveaways have been great. Just overall it feels fun to open crystals, I'm always checking how close I am to the next titan or even basic, because it can STILL give me really good champions I don't have, or awakenings I need. But I don't feel handicapped by not having everything it's just a good balance right now I think. I also like that we're just barely getting to r4's, whales obviously have an advantage but it feels pretty fair balance wise. BG's for example it's not like a whale will have a deck of 7r6 vs a F2P with 7r2's. It's a lot more fair than it has felt in the past.
@@adamantium711 that is really cool to read. All of it. Really glad and grateful to have you on board!!!
Totally agree with all of it
Happy New Year Vega…hope you feel better soon. Being sick on vacation is the worst.
@@OsFan8 thank you, OsFan! Yeah it’s sucked to be this sick here. Happy New Year to you and your loved ones!!!
Thanks. For my wife and her mom this is the big family holiday of the year.
Idc what anyone says, this game had a STELLAR year overall. 10/10 compared to the last 3 yrs before it. The last 3 yrs before 2024 could have killed this game if not for the loyal fan base. The last ceo did not care the way this one does and it shows. Hiring guys also that play the game and are the most knowledgeable is something I said they should have done 5 yrs ago. It’s really nice to see this game clicking on all cylinders. Happy New Year, Vega! Thank you for all your entertainment and imparted wisdom to the contest. We appreciate you!
Agree right before 60 fps the game ran so shit that I almost hung it up
My favorite thing about 2024 has been the community entanglement. What I mean is before if felt like it was an Us v. Them situation, where we would get mad and fire back that 'they don't even play the game'. However now, it feels like there are enough high level players working at Kabam in various areas that it feels just like 'us' now. It's especially present in your Discord. I enjoy and appreciate it.
My problem is that there are high level players on high level teams and they dont buff rewards meaning event quest BGs all the stores get buffed later then sooner. They think everything is fine where it's at. How can they not see it.
More entangled than Jada Pinket
Smith and Will smith.
The best thing i personally like is the 60fps its a long overdue but yeah its here.
I just like watching these videos because I envision Vega sitting at the tiki bar while a bunch of other vacationers look at the crazy guy talking to his phone about a mobile game.
@@stink7777 story of my life right there
Good one Stink! Yeah, paradise needs to get some security for our resident You Tube Celebrity. Protect this man at all costs!
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It's kinda crazy to think but I think the best thing I am taking away from 2024 is not even in the game at all, but the people I have met on social media that also love the game. I missed out on a lot in game over the last two years because of my job, but I have met a bunch of really great people and that means more to me than the game itself.
Everyone is thinking it so I’m just gonna say it… one of the best moves they made this year was getting rid of a certain Community Leader and putting in a true man of the community. Nobody can tell me the relationship with the community to Kabam didn’t almost immediately improve.
@@-TroyStory-
Great video commending Kabam for this GREAT GAME that on our worst days, we all have to admit, we truly love. It's become a healthy escape for many over the years and an opportunity to meet really cool people (Vega and others). Cheers to MCOC and more fun in 2025!!! #THANOSISCOMING
@@OYC2316 love that hashtag!!! Cheers, OYC!
Crucible and poolies event were excellent
For real and I agree.
Crucible was difficult but also fun. It didn’t feel like Everest level like Necro either which was a huge plus.
Gotta say I’m enjoying it too. These buffed champs are awesome. Especially Medusa. Man she’s great!!!
Happy New Year!
Hey man great vid! Always appreciate your honest takes whether positive negative or neutral
@@CampoMC101 thank you, Campo! So pumped to play and cover MCoC alongside you in 2025!!!
All the best for 2025 and beyond bro keep up the insightful and educational work 👍
After 10 years the game is still relevant and fun to play. Thanks for all the great content ✌️
From my perspective, this has easily been the best year of all time for mcoc when it comes to QoL/Pro-Community moves outside of the gameplay. The DSE is a fantastic addition, more ways to acquire seven stars (saga chase champs, deathless champs, etc.), numerous QoL changes like being able to directly level champs with iso from your stash, a seemingly bigger attempt at community interaction and listening to feedback (a big example that comes to mind was lowering the aoa energy cost from 5 to 3), and there’s probably some other big pro player moves I’m forgetting.
But if I’m being honest, I’m still a bit shakier on the future of the game than I’d like to be. The near guarantee that we’re going to get at least one new champ (and likely 2-3 if we’re being realistic) on the level of bullseye and serpent and enchantress in 2025 really makes me dread the future quite a bit. These no fun defense champs ruin the game for me personally although I understand their purpose. I’m also not loving the overall champion design trend of the game at the moment. Some champs feel like they’re only in the game for countering a single champ which is silly to me. Some champs have mechanics that are troubling if the design team continues to push in this direction (leader’s “severe” debuffs that can’t be shrugged for whatever reason). And like I mentioned, some champs seem to purely be in the game to frustrate the player when they have to fight them. Don’t get me wrong, some solid champs have come out this year. I’m a big fan of ironheart personally. But the trend is what worries me most.
The AI problems also make me worry a bit. They have 100% gotten better recently, but kabam’s reluctance to admit that there was an issue, while understandable, reminded me of the old kabam that didn’t communicate with its player base very much and perpetuated this divide between the game team and the players. The AI thing specifically is a touchy issue, but I didn’t think it was handled very well personally.
Sorry for the long comment, but I love this game and just sort of wanted to air out my current feelings on it. All in all, I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that the game has never been better than it is now. In fact, it’s probably objectively correct. But I think my worries are valid and are sentiments that other players share. I’m going into 2025 fairly wary and prepared for some bs champs, but I hope that they at least learned some lessons from this year and will make 2025 even better than 2024. Only time will tell though.
@@Goodjoe2049 your worries are definitely valid and I appreciate you sharing them.
0:02 ha haa😂😂😂😂
The real question is... did Vega offer Sentinel anything to drink when he saw him ramping up for 2 days??
That sounds like thirsty work to me! 😂 lol
Mexico? Wish I could trade my cold, wet, dark PNW for a little Palapa time right now.
Also sometimes a staff change can refresh the whole company vibe, or so it seems.
As exiting as pc mcoc is to me personally I HATE that they havent even slightly hinted about possible release timeline, they hyped it up, if releasing it is months away thats not good
@@barbar1an_ yeah tbh I’m not sure on all that. I’ve been so busy with end of the year items I didn’t even think about it. I thought it was already available on Steam but I very much could be wrong there
@Vega583 its only available in sweden, australia and new zealand as far as I know, other than that you might get invited completely randomly
First here! The dazzler card Vega! Puhlease!!
🚨 3xTier 4 Alpha is extra & soon expiring without the possibility to trade or sell, those rewards I get only because I spent money 💵 and is so disappointing & disgusting to see I cannot benefit from those rewards as per my progression probably in 2026 I’m able to Rank 7* to use this rewards… so why expiring rewards and not sale for gold or trade for something else’s
Those things put off so many players to spend money or to play this game, lack of respect for people and their hard work
Vega 583 Don't brag Iam pissed you fool
Idk if I'd use the word Peak mcoc especially for the month of December omg this month had to be one or the worst month of bugs that this game has had the visual bugs are just silly ridiculous the sun blocks our vision against the pig blurry screen vs Nimrod, Photon and Shuris specials are still invisible Ironheart and Galan are glowing white and Absman in magma glows all types of colors lol and then the Banquet omg dont get me started on this Banquet event god those crystals are trash lol but great vid non the less Vega keep up the good work buddy ❤
@@faustoutloud okay I like Rave Galan but I hear you
i challenge you and the rest of the mcoc youtubers to get better with the community as well.. talk so much smack about kabam but don't look in the mirror is horrendous self realization.. I've commented twice on this channel in the last year after being quiet for years..
1 comment was to EDUCATE on the origins of "let him cook" and instead of acknowledging the correctness of it when you clearly aren't aware of slang and where its born you contentious with me
2 i commented on wanting a "where do i pour my SEVEN STAR SIG STONES into.. you brushed me off with a wave of the hand and referred me to a DATED video about sigs being WASTED on 6*s..
i can take my viewership elsewhere... the same way kabam needed to improve their customer service is the way the entire youtuber community needs to.. you guys are wildly defensive and sensitive about honesty but love to give your honesty about what u hate about kabam, apple, the community... clearly u guys aren't looking in the mirror...
if your only job is youtube? take more time to engage PROPERLY with the community.. take the time to respond to ppls comments that take the time to comment.. u can go back to NOT youtubing
also lol i deal with actually famous ppl and FRIENDs.. i work in the music industry.. its hiilarious af watching youtubers with LESS than 1 million subs act like they got 10M subs channel lmao like wtf at the delusions of grandeur
@@TheDutchVegaShow hey dude, I’m sorry you’ve been so offended by my actions. That wasn’t and isn’t my intentions. I recall the let him cook conversation and my only point was/is that Andy brought it to MCoC. Of course I don’t believe Andy was the first person in the world to use that term.
As for the sig stone video, I went back and checked on it as I came see previous comments from a viewer. At that time I hearted your comment and provided that two weeks earlier I’d done a similar video. I was attempting to be helpful as I thought you had a genuine question.
I hope this is helpful and you feel properly responded too. Since you have a channel yourself and also work with busy people I’m confident you understand that reading and responding to each comment isn’t possible and not responding isn’t intended to be a sign of disrespect.
@@TheDutchVegaShowon the other side we can't demand something when it is being given for free. We should also respect the creator's time and interest as well. It's nice to get a detailed a response back, but don't expect it.
No person regardless of the subscribers should have any ideas of grandeur. I've never seen Vega have such delusions in comments or videos. Given that you didn't know Vega has another full time job I wonder how much you really listen to him.
@@mandkshields I own and run a company with 100+ employees, I also am a member of a music group and a podcast besides being married for 20yrs successfully and happily while maintaining and making time for ALLLLL my friends oh and can’t forget my blood family and I still make time for everyone and everything.
In 2025 the entire world works in “customer service” btwn x yelp google reviews RUclips reviews etc etc even if u work in an office there’s apps and sites made for reviewing the environment..
The same scrutiny the mcoc community keeps for Kabam is applicable to the entire yt community.. if ur not ready to deal with that then u or any RUclipsr should get out the business of trying to win humans over to support their channel and videos with viewership ..
I made a challenge to all RUclipsrs.. I’m overall tired of complaining RUclipsrs and I voiced my .02, the same way you voiced yours to me. The same way RUclipsrs do with mcoc.. Vega can speak for himself, you can’t fight his fights irl or in these comments.. he responded, I take his response and move on and continue my viewership and leaving likes on every video and eventually I will comment again. It shall be a clean slate from there as he has already explained the two incidents to me.
The end
@@mandkshields but I can comment or “demand” whatever I want. I can do what I want with myself as you can do with yourself
WORST THING - THIS GREEDY COMPANY. I JUST WANTED MEDUSA. THATS LITERALLY ALL I WANTED FROM THIS EVENT.
BOUGHT THE VALIANT BUNDLE FOR 3 MORE SHOTS AT HER AND GOT A SENTRY. Then realized we only had one shot at it, I was ready to buy it 3 times for Medusa.
THEY COULD'VE MADE THE LIMIT ON THOSE BUNDLES 3 so we could max it out for $150 BUT THEY MADE IT 1 SO YOU THEN HAVE TO PURCHASE AN ODIN WHICH COST DOUBLE FOR THE VALUE OF 1 KEY.
THEY'RE ABSOLUTELY SELFISH AND HIKE UP THE PRICES BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY CAN.
I have always looked up to kabam and defended them even with their controversial decisions but they're simply just GREEDY and I will never be spending another cent on this game.
Lol
@Nonyabizz1234 hey I’m genuinely extremely sorry that happened. It is a massive downside to the way games are monetized these days. I’ve come to accept it but that doesn’t mean I like it as much as the way things were a long time ago
lol cry
There are 3 keys in the various milestones (Solo, alliance and realm). All 3 are very accessible. Then you bought a deal to get an extra key. 4 keys for 6 champs. Those are good odds.
It is true that an Odin was double the cost of the key deal but buying it also gave an Odin worth of units. I am sorry that you did not get the champ that you wanted.