Square wrote: Just finished it! I couldn't finish the last Gauntlet event. Sim 41 was the hardest for me: Level 295 Sentry, Hood and Hulk. Hulk isn't a worry, because I have LCap, but man, there was no way to kill Sentry (17,000 or so health) AFTER killing Hood (about 8000 health). It was simply impossible to get them both before Sentry Supernova'ed my team into annihilation. I suppose I could have tried a few times with OBW, but getting her purple would make her die way too fast. Anyway, Deadpool Whales with the bonus points. Killed the whole team. So glad that's done. I understand all the people who like prefer the Gauntlet to regular PVE, and I might too, but if my team gets killed five times on the same node, the difficulty may be ramped up too high. Challenging is great. A massive wall that you can't get past simply becomes frustration. This Gauntlet was a lot better balanced than the last though. That one, I gave up a lot earlier.
MattyMattMatt wrote: The gauntlet is hard and i did have to use mega whales twice... But i love it. I just wish the rewards were better. Standard tokens for nodes at twice my level? Thanks. Honestly, throw out gauntlet tokens or heroics instead of standards on the difficult nodes. Throw out alliance rewards. Do something more. I would grind for the 500 iso, but playing the same node a dozen times and still not getting any of the other rewards is very lame
DrStrange-616 wrote: Square wrote: DrStrange-616 wrote: Two more heavily boosted defeats. I'm giving up on Gauntlet. Couldn't finish second stage. One shy of Daken cover. Sucks but I've wasted so many boosts and the AI just wipes the floor with me. Hate to get so far and give up with one to go. /sad What team are you using? Who else is on your bench? It's not a pretty picture. I've pretty much been using Blade (buffed 135), Ares (buffed 134), and Capt. Marvel (buffed to 70 ) On the bench I have OBW (135) and a few 94s (Daken, MNMags, CStorm, Thor and Wolvie). Next highest is 80. Am facing 135s. I could try more with Ares and OBW, but just a few strike and she's toast. Any suggetions, if there are any to be had, would be welcome.
Square wrote: DrStrange-616 wrote: Two more heavily boosted defeats. I'm giving up on Gauntlet. Couldn't finish second stage. One shy of Daken cover. Sucks but I've wasted so many boosts and the AI just wipes the floor with me. Hate to get so far and give up with one to go. /sad What team are you using? Who else is on your bench?
DrStrange-616 wrote: Two more heavily boosted defeats. I'm giving up on Gauntlet. Couldn't finish second stage. One shy of Daken cover. Sucks but I've wasted so many boosts and the AI just wipes the floor with me. Hate to get so far and give up with one to go. /sad
DrStrange-616 wrote: Sorry, yes, it's the last essential (She-Hulk, Hulk and Colossus). I have to play Capt. Marvel. Unfortunately. That's what's killing me.
DrStrange-616 wrote: Sorry, yes, it's the last essential (She-Hulk, Hulk and Colossus). I have to play Capt. Marvel. Unfortunately. That's what's killing me. eta: And thank you both for the advice. I might not be able to apply it here, but it's all good to know for the future!
mizmrk wrote: DrStrange-616 wrote: Sorry, yes, it's the last essential (She-Hulk, Hulk and Colossus). I have to play Capt. Marvel. Unfortunately. That's what's killing me. eta: And thank you both for the advice. I might not be able to apply it here, but it's all good to know for the future! I don't know if this applies since I was in your situatio -> Ares(134)/OBW(134)/low-covered Capt.Marvel(70). I downed Colossus using OBW (espionage-steal, heal), then She-Hulk, lastly Hulk cuz if you attack him, he'll generate greens (which is what you don't want to do). I don't think I boosted any of my characters until the deadly nodes, if it helps, get a team-up(preferably one of 1000+ attack), 50% boost Blue/Purple and Green/Black. *Note that you need to save Ares's red last or else Hulk's stupid passive activates and use Sunder while you can. AND I was constantly looking at how much AP the other team was generating. It might be tedious, but it helps.
DrStrange-616 wrote: Just wiped out again in the last essential in in Alpine Tactics. Went in well-boosted and still got my booty handed to me. Again. Looks like I won't even be able to play a node in GD. It's no fun when you can't play.
DrStrange-616 wrote: mizmrk wrote: DrStrange-616 wrote: Sorry, yes, it's the last essential (She-Hulk, Hulk and Colossus). I have to play Capt. Marvel. Unfortunately. That's what's killing me. eta: And thank you both for the advice. I might not be able to apply it here, but it's all good to know for the future! I don't know if this applies since I was in your situatio -> Ares(134)/OBW(134)/low-covered Capt.Marvel(70). I downed Colossus using OBW (espionage-steal, heal), then She-Hulk, lastly Hulk cuz if you attack him, he'll generate greens (which is what you don't want to do). I don't think I boosted any of my characters until the deadly nodes, if it helps, get a team-up(preferably one of 1000+ attack), 50% boost Blue/Purple and Green/Black. *Note that you need to save Ares's red last or else Hulk's stupid passive activates and use Sunder while you can. AND I was constantly looking at how much AP the other team was generating. It might be tedious, but it helps. Ah, I see. Very helpful. I was doing a lot of things wrong. <---newb
GrumpySmurf1002 wrote: It's unconventional, but I would go in with +50% Purple/Blue and or +100% all match damage (or both). That will help accelerate downing one character. Those were the boosts I went to at the end, rather than the AP boost. In these crazy hard nodes relative to your own level, matches are more sustained, so an extra match or 2 worth of AP loses its effectiveness; you just can't KO characters quickly. But the extra damage sustains throughout the match, and will make it more likely when you get a kill shot prepped, it will actually be a kill shot.