Why is Iron Man so hard to play?

[Veyroz]

I keep dying as Iron Man but I want to play him, because he's my favourite Marvel hero. I'm doing combos, I have a good gear but I'm always getting shot from somewhere and get downed. You guys have the same issue?

[😒]

Off screen damage is a problem for all characters. I find it more difficult with IM because I didn't get the hang of avoiding damage while flying.

I can only suggest practice with easy content, HARM maybe. This game is all about the dodge & parry.

[Mango]

Try fighting from the ground, you are less open this way

[☠Charles Vane☠]

for me it works to play him long range. try strafing the enemy with repulsor firepower and get away in time. make use of the arc reactor overcharge when surounded and the Hulk Buster when low on HP.

also what squiddy said. enemy long range users are annoying. try to kill them first.

I really hope that they adjust enemy long range weapons. its annoying when you avoid a rocket and it 180 turns just to hit you in the arse. thats just bad game design.

offtopic: fix the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ crashes! REEEE.

[Randy Marsh]

Do a lot of divebombing into takedowns, that usually does the trick.

[PlevisVesel]

The problem get exacerbated when all your enemies have ranged attacks, which is quite common on challenge 4.
If you're playing alone, the enemy AI focuses on you. So you enter a room and you are immediately targeted by drones, snipers, adaptoids, troopers, riot bots and synthoids.
Also some of them fire at you before you are in the actual room. Many a time I entered a room and before I even took off I had a rocket in my face. They need to relax the damn targeting.
When you're playing with people the enemy AI is more balanced, but when you're playing alone it's unfair as hell.
And since multiplayer is not an option, what with matchmaking not working and getting dropped or crashing while you're playing with friends, playing alone is pretty much all you have.
Why did they change make it this way? Are they trying to discourage people playing alone?
If that's the case, they should have made sure the MP part was working and shouldn't have put the best loot behind singleplayer missions.

[Acid]

Fix matchmaking.

[Darkness Muta]

Out of all the characters I personally feel Iron Man is the worse as his gameplay just feels off which is too bad since he was a lot of fun in Marvel Heroes. It could just be I did not find the right build for him yet but his gameplay just has not even made me want to get him to 130 yet as it just feels like a struggle compared to the other characters. At least going by the datamine of the DLC characters not a lot depend on a lot of flying so I am hopeful Captain Marvel does not also end up playing like Iron Man as I am looking forward to her.

[lefty1117]

He's squishy at first but as you unlock skills his power curve goes way up. He's a bit more complex than the others, you have to jump between ground and air (tip: stay in the air as much as you can!) and then the 3 attack options of repulsors, missiles and lasers. But boy is he a rewarding and fun character once you get used to the complexity.

[Aldorn]

i got him working farily well. only thing that isnt ideal for me is full flight mode.

but missiles all the way imao, those things are insanely op.

[Eyune]

its the way the game is balanced staying in the air is infinitely harder than fighting on the ground. Use the moves that get you to ground instantly they are your most important moves IMO.

[Chooon]

iron man main here:

- iron man is squishy but his specialty is flying and range attacks. His standing heavy attacks are ranged, for example
- iron man in flight mode = fighter jet. Just fly by and shoot enemies
- always air-to-air first, once you get rid of the annoyance, air-to-ground is easy
- dont be afraid to fly away if you are in trouble on the ground.
- use his Q to push enemies back (so you can fly away)
- hulkbuster is your panic button and your get-out-of-jail-free card. Play more cautiously if hulkbuster is not ready to go. Don't waste it randomly either.
- as a flying hero, you can really fly anywhere in this game. for example, you can hang out near the ceiling area. There are plenty 'safe spots' in maps once you are looking for them.

[Raum]

Originally posted by Darkness Muta:

Out of all the characters I personally feel Iron Man is the worse as his gameplay just feels off which is too bad since he was a lot of fun in Marvel Heroes. It could just be I did not find the right build for him yet but his gameplay just has not even made me want to get him to 130 yet as it just feels like a struggle compared to the other characters. At least going by the datamine of the DLC characters not a lot depend on a lot of flying so I am hopeful Captain Marvel does not also end up playing like Iron Man as I am looking forward to her.

Interesting how these things land differently for different people. I think Iron Man feels really great to play, I really enjoy him. I wish he would have a unique ability to perform takedowns at a greatly extended range to play more to his strengths, but I have a pretty good groove with him. I swap between rockets (splash damage and knockdowns are so hardy, delays their ranged attacks), and the lazers to shoot down incoming anus seeking plasma rounds.

[PlevisVesel]

Both IM and Thor should be given the ability to do takedowns in the air or air to ground.