Marvel's Avengers has been teasing the Red Room Takeover since the game's first Road Map was revealed earlier this year, but actual details on the Black Widow-themed event have been pretty scarce. Now that May is finally here, players are learning a lot more about what to expect. First off, the event is broken into two phases, the first of which is already underway.
The Rooskaya Protocols event kicked off with last week's content rotation and introduced some brand new chain quests for players to power through while earning some exciting rewards. Similar to the recent Marvel's Avengers Tachyon Anomaly event, these event chains offer a nameplate for the first completion, but have XP and item incentives for players who have time to complete multiples.
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The Rooskaya Protocols event runs through May 20, so players still have a decent amount of time to jump in and power through some of the tasks at hand before part two, the Red Room Takeover, arrives. Details about part two are still pretty slim, but players can expect to learn a lot more within the next two weeks as that date approaches.
The Rooskaya Protocols will initiate from May 6 to May 20.
Unique mission chains will appear during the Rooskaya Protocols that each have multiple objectives. They range from defeating enemies with specific Heroics to completing a specific mission type like a Vault.
One of the main objectives in each of these missions is to defeat Synthoids in order to collect a number of Protocol Chips – these Protocol Chip objectives must be done with either the player, a Strike Team member, or a Companion in the role of Black Widow.
Completing these mission chains will reward you with either Upgrade Modules or Polychoron. Furthermore, the very first completion of any of these mission chains will reward you with a team Rooskaya Protocols animated nameplate.
May 6 – May 13: Iron Man, Ms. Marvel, Kate Bishop, Captain AmericaMay 13 – May 20: Black Widow, Hulk, Thor, Hawkeye
"We’re introducing a new outfit set: the Red Room Outfits. Forged in the unforgiving strife of its namesake, the Red Room Outfit set captures the darkness and cunning one needs to survive such a place in a combination of daunting, dangerous red and sleek, stoic black."
May 6 – May 13: Hulk, Thor, HawkeyeMay 13 – May 20: Iron Man, Ms. Marvel, Kate Bishop, Captain America
The Red Room Takeover itself will begin on May 20 where players will need to survive Yelena Belova’s deadly HARM Room – a difficult feat only the most agile can achieve.
That should be everything players need to know to jump into the Rooskaya Protocols activities and get started towards earning their in-game rewards.
Those are the most exciting updates this week, but players can visit the Marketplace itself to check out the full lineup, including the Red Room animated nameplates. If anything else pops up before the next rotation, we'll be sure to post an update. Be sure to check back frequently for more Marvel's Avengers news, guides, and updates.
Marvel's Avengers is out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
Source: Square Enix