Anniversary - Combined Arms - 13 - 15 Oct

squirrel1120

The cutoff from where I saw creampuff teams (which can still hurt quite a bit tbh) to where they are all max'd, including the ***'s is about 500. Maybe I should just be braver, and start taking some of them on, but the option of wiping out several times and having to be done for hours is just less appealing than just not playing for some reason. Rags rewards? probably. Constantly bleeding points? probably. The entire PVP system is just more frustrating than fun until you have both the max level roster and wads of HP to blow on shield hopping. Meanwhile, 6 months into playing this game I still don't have even one max level character. I'm getting rather sick of the same 6 2* characters D3... Events like this *would* be more fun if your silly MMR system didn't lock us into battles tilting the scales against us at such a low level.

IlDuderino

wymtime wrote:

GRRR I just lost 120 points in this PVP..

I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for top 10 placement, I can tell you, you don't have the HP. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my defensive team go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will Sentry bomb you....

"Please understand it was all business ... It wasn't personal"
"It was all personal to me" [gunshot]

Note to self, don't hit Wymtime in pvp

Unknown

The things I do for a 10-pack.

I'm doing boosted sentrybombs, at a cost of 240 ISO and 30 HP each, but I pushed to 808 and threw up a three hour. Got nodes lined up for 48, 43, and 36, will hit them, shield for 24 hours, and wash my hands of this nightmare.

On the plus side, I'll be very well positioned to get my ten-pack. I'll need less than 800 on BoP, and I want to try to get that Thursday since I suspect Friday will be psychotic nightmare night. Also, Friday is my wife's birthday, plus token day, plus lightning round day, and I want to be able to leave this alone. And I just need to cross 800 (or 700-something); not stay above it.

Unknown

Classic Storm is a pretty good/infuriating counter to Sentry bombing

danae

soursenseless wrote:

Classic Storm is a pretty good/infuriating counter to Sentry bombing

Shhh...

I find it annoying though that I'm not getting any attacks at all when shielded. I always feel like I wasted a shield when I don't get any attacks bouncing off my shields.

y2fitzy

Genuinely cannot believe I've just spend HP shielding in a PVP where Rags are the rewards. No matter. Passed 600 which gets me that sweet DP cover, and now I can wash my hands of the whole sordid affair and get up my hopes of bagging a Cap Blue

over_clocked

Clever 900 points people hitting a player trying to cross 1100 when there are 1300+ targets around.

atomzed

Ben Grimm wrote:

The things I do for a 10-pack.

I'm doing boosted sentrybombs, at a cost of 240 ISO and 30 HP each, but I pushed to 808 and threw up a three hour. Got nodes lined up for 48, 43, and 36, will hit them, shield for 24 hours, and wash my hands of this nightmare.

On the plus side, I'll be very well positioned to get my ten-pack. I'll need less than 800 on BoP, and I want to try to get that Thursday since I suspect Friday will be psychotic nightmare night. Also, Friday is my wife's birthday, plus token day, plus lightning round day, and I want to be able to leave this alone. And I just need to cross 800 (or 700-something); not stay above it.

I did the same too. I spend so much hp sentry bombing on a pvp with rags... but since I was at 900 and near to 1300, I decided I should go for the fury purple. Just 1 more hop and I would get it.

Have gotten my progression 10 pack already. I wonder whether I can keep to within top 25. Planning not to shield in BoP

Unknown

I shielded before bed at 902, and got a whole +2 off a defensive win since then. Yay me.

Probably won't break shields - maybe a last minute if it'll make a difference. Only need to cross 774 in BoP for my 10-pack.

Unknown

Ben Grimm wrote:

The things I do for a 10-pack.

I'm doing boosted sentrybombs, at a cost of 240 ISO and 30 HP each, but I pushed to 808 and threw up a three hour. Got nodes lined up for 48, 43, and 36, will hit them, shield for 24 hours, and wash my hands of this nightmare.

On the plus side, I'll be very well positioned to get my ten-pack. I'll need less than 800 on BoP, and I want to try to get that Thursday since I suspect Friday will be psychotic nightmare night. Also, Friday is my wife's birthday, plus token day, plus lightning round day, and I want to be able to leave this alone. And I just need to cross 800 (or 700-something); not stay above it.

You can save yourself 40 and 10 per fight by boosting 3 , 2 , and 2 +all.
Still need just one and one match, and it does add up over time.

Also - I made it up to 1300 for and I'm done for the tournament. Hit me if you've got me.

Unknown

j12601 wrote:

Ben Grimm wrote:

The things I do for a 10-pack.

I'm doing boosted sentrybombs, at a cost of 240 ISO and 30 HP each, but I pushed to 808 and threw up a three hour. Got nodes lined up for 48, 43, and 36, will hit them, shield for 24 hours, and wash my hands of this nightmare.

On the plus side, I'll be very well positioned to get my ten-pack. I'll need less than 800 on BoP, and I want to try to get that Thursday since I suspect Friday will be psychotic nightmare night. Also, Friday is my wife's birthday, plus token day, plus lightning round day, and I want to be able to leave this alone. And I just need to cross 800 (or 700-something); not stay above it.

You can save yourself 40 and 10 per fight by boosting 3 , 2 , and 2 +all.
Still need just one and one match, and it does add up over time.

Also - I made it up to 1300 for and I'm done for the tournament. Hit me if you've got me.

I know, and that's what I usually do, but on about 1/3rd of matches, this saves time - I can get a match 4 or something that gets me more than the standard tiles, or there's a hood on the other side and the numbers are different, or I want OBW insurance in case of insane cascade, etc. I recognize I'm wasting a bit this way, but not enough to truly trouble me. I shield hop rarely enough that I'll spend a bit extra when I do.

ironsmudgie

Ben Grimm wrote:

The things I do for a 10-pack.

I'm doing boosted sentrybombs, at a cost of 240 ISO and 30 HP each, but I pushed to 808 and threw up a three hour. Got nodes lined up for 48, 43, and 36, will hit them, shield for 24 hours, and wash my hands of this nightmare.

On the plus side, I'll be very well positioned to get my ten-pack. I'll need less than 800 on BoP, and I want to try to get that Thursday since I suspect Friday will be psychotic nightmare night. Also, Friday is my wife's birthday, plus token day, plus lightning round day, and I want to be able to leave this alone. And I just need to cross 800 (or 700-something); not stay above it.

I'm in almost exactly the same boat. Pushed WAY harder for this than I wanted because my inlaws will be in town Friday for my wife's birthday. Now I need less than 600 to get my 10 pack, then I can be done.

Unknown

Was above 600 for a good while and holding strong. Then one fight as I was watching (2*)Hawkeye's Blast Arrow counting down the enemy team pulls a teamup out of their ****...Moonstone's Control Shift. I was decimated. Since then I kept trying to fight teams and more of the same out of control stuff started happening, lucky drops for the opposing team, the exact teamups they needed. It's been like an omen. I'm currently shielded at 537 points ranked 75th and licking my wounds. Not sure if I'll try anymore, the game has spoken... and it does not want my time.

gambl0r312

Got my Purple mochi Fury Cover, & Shielded for the Rest of the PvP!

Many Thank you-s to X-men, Army of Sparta, Immortal Rage, 5Deadlies, SHIELD, etc. who pushed before me to provide high pt targets for everybody else!

Hit me if you got me in nodes, no fear of Retals!

Good luck to all still pushing!

Ryz-aus

gambl0r312 wrote:

Got my Purple mochi Fury Cover, & Shielded for the Rest of the PvP!

Many Thank you-s to X-men, Army of Sparta, Immortal Rage, 5Deadlies, SHIELD, etc. who pushed before me to provide high pt targets for everybody else!

Hit me if you got me in nodes, no fear of Retals!

Good luck to all still pushing!

Ditto. Also got my 10 pack, which was nice.

Unknown

ironsmudgie wrote:

Ben Grimm wrote:

The things I do for a 10-pack.

I'm doing boosted sentrybombs, at a cost of 240 ISO and 30 HP each, but I pushed to 808 and threw up a three hour. Got nodes lined up for 48, 43, and 36, will hit them, shield for 24 hours, and wash my hands of this nightmare.

On the plus side, I'll be very well positioned to get my ten-pack. I'll need less than 800 on BoP, and I want to try to get that Thursday since I suspect Friday will be psychotic nightmare night. Also, Friday is my wife's birthday, plus token day, plus lightning round day, and I want to be able to leave this alone. And I just need to cross 800 (or 700-something); not stay above it.

I'm in almost exactly the same boat. Pushed WAY harder for this than I wanted because my inlaws will be in town Friday for my wife's birthday. Now I need less than 600 to get my 10 pack, then I can be done.

Watch out Hairy Dave, someone is challenging you for best cute cat-themed sig

djpt05

I've fired up Combined Arms on my Galaxy S3 a few times today and each time the colored tiles are completely transparent. I can see the symbols of my characters but not the colors.

Anyone else experiencing this? I forced stop my App but it still happened on re-launch.
I played a round in prologue to test and the colors appeared correctly there.

franckynight

i cant believe ppl actually ask again to go through arguably one of the worst event ever.. i'd rather face 395 goons with bagman than face one more time maxed obw/jugg/sentry.. and what pleases me even more is that the slugfest is not over..next its BOP.. happy birthday!!!

Unknown

This was brutal. Spent 225HP on shields in an event giving Rag covers, and only made it to 1k, which isn't enough for top 10. Hopefully will be enough for top 25

On the plus side, this means I have <900 points to get in Balace of Power for the 3k reward - hopefully I can make it....

Would level 270 Hulk / Juggs / Hood be enough of a deterrent to sentry bombing?

danae wrote:

soursenseless wrote:

Classic Storm is a pretty good/infuriating counter to Sentry bombing

Shhh...

I find it annoying though that I'm not getting any attacks at all when shielded. I always feel like I wasted a shield when I don't get any attacks bouncing off my shields.

Hmm, maybe will try Storm as well. But hey, I got 47 points in defensive wins overnight (8 hour shield) with BP/OBW/Juggs

Unknown

kalirion wrote:

Would level 270 Hulk / Juggs / Hood be enough of a deterrent to sentry bombing?

People would probably prefer to fight someone else, but there are half a dozen ways to deal with them. If Sentry has boosts, only the Hulk is a problem at all, and, with boosts, they could take a Spider-Man or someone to stun him and shut down anger (it would just need one blue match if they're running a +2 all anyway).

I tended to avoid Hulk teams in Combine Arms, but they're not terrifying, just slightly riskier. Nothing is immune to Sentrybombing, especially when Sentry has extra levels.