Thick as Thieves - Aug 5-11

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  • Unknown
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    Malcoran wrote:
    Sumilea wrote:
    pantsmessiah wrote:
    Woke up to the already iffy Anderson Bio-Technic V node being nearly impossible with a 92/93/92 levels -.-

    I being Lazy this event so PatchNeto already out and slices thought the lvl 150's without a care in the world. Already nearly at 15K points so 40K progress rewards in the bag.

    Hello Sumilea, we are meeting again icon_e_smile.gif

    And for hard nodes DakenoPatch with Sentry for me, we will see Magneto nerf earlier than I will see his covers icon_lol.gif

    Hi I'm in the bracket with both of you. Malcoran, will you be pushing for the IW reward? I'd like to try for top 2 if the scaling doesn't get too crazy.

    Good luck to you both & thank you Sumilea for PVE tips in your posts over the last few months icon_e_smile.gif
  • morgh
    morgh Posts: 539 Critical Contributor
    40 minutes of play time (started sub only 40 minutes before end) to get into top 10 for the 100 HP is a good deal ^_^
  • Unknown
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    It looks like 40K is easily obtainable once the main nodes open for a about 3 refreshes, but currently I'm not sure if the main nodes will open on time, or even at all.
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    Phantron wrote:
    It looks like 40K is easily obtainable once the main nodes open for a about 3 refreshes, but currently I'm not sure if the main nodes will open on time, or even at all.

    They'll open. The pacing is well above what is needed to unlock the main nodes.

    That said, current pacing is projecting the main nodes not to open until the final sub, as the majority of points earned during the first lap around the three subs were earned on the third sub alone. If that is the case, then the expectation is to only have 12-18 hours of global rubberband time on the main map for everyone to catch up to 40k.
  • Unknown
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    Sumilea wrote:
    Don't worry I am stopping at 40K. I will get another top 10 in the fourth sub, which will push me over 40K, then ignore the last two as they finish at 3am and 5am my time so just do them for a bit of ISO.

    My plan also. I don't see any reason why I should sweat this PvE after i get that Deadpool cover. Well okay, maybe I'll still harvest some ISO after 40k but I most definitely will not worry about my final placement in the main bracket.

    Spidey covers, pffffft. icon_rolleyes.gif
  • mohio
    mohio Posts: 1,690 Chairperson of the Boards
    Ariakos wrote:
    Sumilea wrote:
    Don't worry I am stopping at 40K. I will get another top 10 in the fourth sub, which will push me over 40K, then ignore the last two as they finish at 3am and 5am my time so just do them for a bit of ISO.

    My plan also. I don't see any reason why I should sweat this PvE after i get that Deadpool cover. Well okay, maybe I'll still harvest some ISO after 40k but I most definitely will not worry about my final placement in the main bracket.

    Spidey covers, pffffft. icon_rolleyes.gif
    I even "need" the spidey covers and can't be bothered with it. I remember the last version of this all too fondly where I barely held onto top placement after grinding the first few days more than necessary. Learned my lesson and hoping to rubberband up to that progression reward this time. And if not? No big deal really.
  • HairyDave
    HairyDave Posts: 1,574
    I just did this to the last node:

    StrikeTilesforEverybody_sml.jpg

    (Click on it to make it a little easier to see)

    There's a few tiles that are still basic so there's room for improvement - but not much icon_e_biggrin.gif
  • Moon Roach
    Moon Roach Posts: 2,863 Chairperson of the Boards
    Why does the Hitman look like Joe Bonamassa?
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    HairyDave wrote:
    I just did this to the last node:

    (Click on it to make it a little easier to see)

    There's a few tiles that are still basic so there's room for improvement - but not much icon_e_biggrin.gif

    I'm just skipping that one. I'm at about 32k so I'll definitely get the 40k, I only need one blue Spidey to finish respeccing him, and my priority at this point is just keeping my scaling reined in for the next PVE, since it will probably introduce someone new.
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    Red Panda wrote:
    Hi I'm in the bracket with both of you. Malcoran, will you be pushing for the IW reward? I'd like to try for top 2 if the scaling doesn't get too crazy.

    Good luck to you both & thank you Sumilea for PVE tips in your posts over the last few months icon_e_smile.gif

    You mean pushing for 1 k ISO? Rather not...although youre constantly attacking me during LR so maybe I should be a jerk and repay you? icon_razz.gif Nah, joking.
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    Malcoran wrote:

    You mean pushing for 1 k ISO? Rather not...although youre constantly attacking me during LR so maybe I should be a jerk and repay you? icon_razz.gif Nah, joking.

    Sorry about that, you're usually one of the few players that shows up in my mmr with higher points when I push for 250 points (I usually just stop there) I'll retreat to you the next few times I see you, okay? icon_e_wink.gif should be cheaper that repeatedly skipping you (-5 points probably compared to valuable ISO)
  • Unknown
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    Malcoran wrote:
    Red Panda wrote:
    Hi I'm in the bracket with both of you. Malcoran, will you be pushing for the IW reward? I'd like to try for top 2 if the scaling doesn't get too crazy.

    Good luck to you both & thank you Sumilea for PVE tips in your posts over the last few months icon_e_smile.gif

    You mean pushing for 1 k ISO? Rather not...although youre constantly attacking me during LR so maybe I should be a jerk and repay you? icon_razz.gif Nah, joking.

    Well you should see me drop out of the top 10 now. Finished in the top 10 of the fourth sub - not worth the time to push to top 2 hence why I am on the forums not bashing out nodes. Looks like everyone should get 40K if they put in any effort at all in this event.
  • reckless442
    reckless442 Posts: 532 Critical Contributor
    These brackets are so tinykitty. I was going to skip this PVE entirely, but decided to do a little and figured if I joined today, I might get into a relatively easy main bracket. So I joined about four hours ago, only to find that the leader was already at 20k points, an insurmountable lead unless there is massive RB at the end of the event in the main nodes. To add to that, in the last 3.5 hours, only 100 people have been added to the bracket. I don't recognize many of the leaders and the current leader is far behind the highest scores in the PVE, so I can't say that I've been sharded into a death bracket. But it sure doesn't make any sense.
  • morgh
    morgh Posts: 539 Critical Contributor
    Well I started in the last 40 minutes and easily landed in top 5 or so. Best way to get 100 HP and 750 ISO icon_e_wink.gif
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    reckless442 wrote:
    These brackets are so tinykitty. I was going to skip this PVE entirely, but decided to do a little and figured if I joined today, I might get into a relatively easy main bracket. So I joined about four hours ago, only to find that the leader was already at 20k points, an insurmountable lead unless there is massive RB at the end of the event in the main nodes. To add to that, in the last 3.5 hours, only 100 people have been added to the bracket. I don't recognize many of the leaders and the current leader is far behind the highest scores in the PVE, so I can't say that I've been sharded into a death bracket. But it sure doesn't make any sense.

    Either one of the two outcomes happened:

    1) You were sharded into a mid/high PvE MMR bracket, in which the system is only looking for mid/high PvE MMR players to fill.
    2) Less than 2000 players have joined the main event since the bracket opened.

    Personally, #2 seems highly implausible. Especially since 20k points was not possible from the last sub alone, which would mean that the bracket has been open for at least 26+ hours without filling.

    The system is definitely filtering you away from everyone else into a "latecomer's penalty box". Fortunately, pacing is suggesting 30-36 hours of global rubberband, which should be plenty to catch up with the 20k leader. Still, sharding to protect the "new player experience" from the "evil" 166s is a rather dubious practice at best.
  • Unknown
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    So, the Bullseye/Ares/Empiricist node has them at 159/160/160 for me without having ever touched it

    I have TWO maxed two stars, Thor and OBW, next closest is lvl 70 MNmags and 60 Hood.

    What the hell is going on?
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    saurus wrote:
    So, the Bullseye/Ares/Empiricist node has them at 159/160/160 for me without having ever touched it

    I have TWO maxed two stars, Thor and OBW, next closest is lvl 70 MNmags and 60 Hood.

    What the hell is going on?
    It's a challenge is what it is. Your Thor is buffed and Bullseye doesn't have any good offensive skills. Countdown tiles are never going off with 5 Blue Widow so put in some boosts and take 'em down icon_e_wink.gif
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    PPPlaya wrote:
    saurus wrote:
    So, the Bullseye/Ares/Empiricist node has them at 159/160/160 for me without having ever touched it

    I have TWO maxed two stars, Thor and OBW, next closest is lvl 70 MNmags and 60 Hood.

    What the hell is going on?
    It's a challenge is what it is. Your Thor is buffed and Bullseye doesn't have any good offensive skills. Countdown tiles are never going off with 5 Blue Widow so put in some boosts and take 'em down icon_e_wink.gif
    I mean, I can beat them, its just not particularly worth it. A bad cascade will kill me or stop me from doing any match damage, and even if I do win, im going to be down three health packs.

    I just dont get why its so high, and its only going to get higher.
  • Unknown
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    saurus wrote:
    PPPlaya wrote:
    saurus wrote:
    So, the Bullseye/Ares/Empiricist node has them at 159/160/160 for me without having ever touched it

    I have TWO maxed two stars, Thor and OBW, next closest is lvl 70 MNmags and 60 Hood.

    What the hell is going on?
    It's a challenge is what it is. Your Thor is buffed and Bullseye doesn't have any good offensive skills. Countdown tiles are never going off with 5 Blue Widow so put in some boosts and take 'em down icon_e_wink.gif
    I mean, I can beat them, its just not particularly worth it. A bad cascade will kill me or stop me from doing any match damage, and even if I do win, im going to be down three health packs.

    I just dont get why its so high, and its only going to get higher.

    Lol, that node is only slightly higher for me - 163/164/163 - and even I find it chancy with my transitioning 3* roster (and maxed Patch). I usually take Thor, Patch and OBW to it, and Thor and OBW are often either dead or in serious need of healhpacks afterwards.
  • Unknown
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    Well, I think it's somewhat unreasonable to expect to breeze through any PvE sub without encountering at least one health pack-inducing node. Aside from the fact that high level nodes are basically the only way the game can challenge players atm, they have been pushing for health pack usage for quite some time now

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