Quote (kuramatd @ May 11 2015 05:06pm)
Greetings Etek3,
Thought I would weigh in on the discussion. Neither Gambit nor Nightcrawler are top tier, as you already know. Personally, Gambit is one of my top two favorite X-Men, so he was one of my first purchases. He's much better than he used to be, but you need some pretty stellar gear to make him competitive. The same can be said for Nightcrawler--once he is DECKED out, he's good. But it's a huge investment to get him there.
As far as your other question, regarding top tier heroes. The top five would look something like this, in no particular order:
Venom
Scarlet Witch
Hulk
Captain America
Iceman
It all depends on what type of playstyle you like in games. Mages, tanks, bruisers, glass cannons, etc. If you give me more information I can try to steer you in the right direction.
P.S. Starlord is pretty decent with average gear.
Is iceman really better than punisher?