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Spec Ops 14 launched today for Marvel Avengers Alliance. This one features a tie-in with the upcoming Thor: The Dark World movie and as such the Heimdall is yours for the taking if you finish this round of tasks. There's a group boss again this time. It's Kurse, the dark elf lieutenant and if you get lucky with the collected lockbox, you'll recruit Loki. Here are the full patch notes released today:

Phoenix got a bit of a nerf to her resurrection and Phoenix fire ability in the latest round of "bug fixes" in Marvel Avengers Alliance . Basically, she now only has a 50% chance of preventing an ally (or herself) from dying and the ability no longer gives her a damage buff. Phoenix Fire no longer removes buffs from enemies. Here are the full notes:

The 11th Season of PVP has launched for Marvel Avengers Alliance with Spiral up for grabs this time around if you manage to hit Adamantium League by the season's end. Along with the new season, Magnetic Boxes are on sale in case you haven't gotten Magneto yet. They're doing away with them after the sale (but I'm sure they'll bring it back for future sales) as the "Lockbox" tab is beginning to look quite crowded. Five heroes got an overhaul with this patch and look to be slightly to significantly better. They are: Cable, Deadpool, Gambit, Rogue, and Spider Woman. Here are the full patch notes: