Eight Is Enough - Dec 5 - 7 - Season VIII

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Fievel wrote:

If you don't need the covers, why would you go for first? That's messed up. Some people might actually need that IW.

Not sure if serious or not, but...


I think seven people in my bracket hit the 1100 cover and with a spread of 1215 (me) down to 1077 (since I think I saw Sophixin hit 1100, then get hit back below it) . Since those of us who went for the cover would be considered being in contention for first, here's how our rosters looked in terms of :invisiblewomen: with what seems to be the 3/5/5 build as "ideal"
Me - already completed
Mikeng - already completed
Ryz - already completed
Sixshooter - already completed
aped1886 - already completed
Bobby Digi - 4/4/1 - Probably didn't want another
Sophixin - 3/4/5 - I'd assume the same here.

8 & 9 didn't need the cover, it's not until 10th, who finished at 911 points, with a 2/3/2, where the cover would have actually been used instead of sold.

Personally, I hit 1155 before shielding, and then broke at the very end just for more points, not for taking first away (by 3 points) from Mikeng. Getting the cover that none of us needed, was incidental . As evidenced by everyone basically stopping and shielding out once they hit 1100, no one cared about first.

So for 1 and no boosts, I'm pretty happy with that, and the extra is just gravy.

Unknown

Half-serious, really. In your case, you weren't really pushing for first, it was more incidental that in the rush for the top progression, you grabbed it. I have no qualms with that, especially since nobody in contention seemed to need it. However actively seeking to get first when the cover is useless for you is kind of a **** thing to do.

ZeiramMR

I just wrapped the Doc Ock tournament, and it has been my worst performance for a PVP tournament in months. (not counting tournaments in which I was purposely lax or skipped).

1) Personal matters meant I had to unexpectedly travel for most of the day, so I had to join with 1:40 to go.
2) That put me in a well-established bracket (#491 out of 500) with Top 10 positions starting at 1100+.
3) I have had more AI Cascade of Dooms today than I can recall in any day of playing, so bye-bye health packs. And it was almost never caused by Manipulation, since I'd half-expect that sort of thing to occur from time to time with a board shuffle.
4) My last two matches were a loss, and a win that ended after the tournament ended.

#102 placement, with #100 being 1 point higher in score than what I had.

Ducky

Fievel wrote:

Half-serious, really. In your case, you weren't really pushing for first, it was more incidental that in the rush for the top progression, you grabbed it. I have no qualms with that, especially since nobody in contention seemed to need it. However actively seeking to get first when the cover is useless for you is kind of a **** thing to do.

1000 iso isn't exactly useless. More useful than IW, I'd say.

squirrel1120

PeterGibbons316 wrote:

I'm just starting the 2->3 transition and struggle to do well in PvP events. For this event I tried something a little different - I didn't even pick my time until like 90 minutes before the event ended. There were only 266 people in my bracket and I managed to get 500 points and finish in the top 100 - probably higher than I have ever finished.

I remember placing top10 with ~800 with a ** roster. Boy, those were the days. *shakes angry fist at true-healing*.

It was the first time I'd placed top10, then true healing hit. Then all the other changes, including teamups hit... now I spend 75hp on every pvp just to keep a top100 placement. ... and that's with a 153 5/2/5 hulk + 142 5/5/1 punisher or a hulk + 140 5/5/2 black panther as my defense team. Still barely miss cracking 600 most of the time. Don't think its going to get any better for quite a while.

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The last time I got first - which was so long ago I only had about 850 points - I didn't need the cover and only got first on, essentially, accident. I had shielded way out - I think it ended midday Wednesday and I shielded the night before - and never got passed.

Pwuz_

Ben Grimm wrote:

The last time I got first - which was so long ago I only had about 850 points - I didn't need the cover and only got first on, essentially, accident. I had shielded way out - I think it ended midday Wednesday and I shielded the night before - and never got passed.

I've never gotten 1st place. I've been close, but never have I reached that magical position. Though in all fairness my highest scores have capped out at the 900 point progression reward, and I can't remember the last time I saw #1 in my bracket with less than 11K.

Unknown

I gotta say, I'm having fun taking out 40-50 point Level 230+ 4*Thor+XForce with Deadpool+Hood. Having to use healthpacks for match damage, but the only power they regularly get off is Recovery

I'm not even using Super Whales, or any boosts except +TU ones, and only have had to use team ups in 2 fights out of 6 or so. Not a single loss.

Granted, I'm taking a pounding on the defense, and lost 90 points over 30 minutes when I forgot my shield expired.

Pwuz_ wrote:

Ben Grimm wrote:

The last time I got first - which was so long ago I only had about 850 points - I didn't need the cover and only got first on, essentially, accident. I had shielded way out - I think it ended midday Wednesday and I shielded the night before - and never got passed.

I've never gotten 1st place. I've been close, but never have I reached that magical position. Though in all fairness my highest scores have capped out at the 900 point progression reward, and I can't remember the last time I saw #1 in my bracket with less than 11K.

The only PVP I ever got first in was one of those 200HP Buy-In tournaments. Was not even starting my 3* transition back then, and all the won HP was highly appreciated

And the only time I came in first at a PVE was the first Deadpool vs. MPQ, so I got a soft spot for this guy.

Edit: Dangit, #26 with 993, only 16 points behind #25. Last fight finished too late - if I'd known it was this close, I'd've used Super Whales instead of the regular kind...

Quebbster

Fievel wrote:

If you don't need the covers, why would you go for first? That's messed up. Some people might actually need that IW.

I didn't go for first, I was just making an end of season rush. My post was basically "huh, that was closer than I realized ", but maybe I did not phrase it well. The guy who did get first did need the cover, so I am happy I did not take it from him.

d0nk3y

Did anyone else's Season 8 tournament end early? Mine was supposed to end at 0200 local time based on its counter, but it ended at 2300 (6 minutes ago).

energythief

d0nk3y wrote:

Did anyone else's Season 8 tournament end early? Mine was supposed to end at 0200 local time based on its counter, but it ended at 2300 (6 minutes ago).

Yes, mine just ended, and I was about to grind out the last few hours!

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d0nk3y wrote:

Did anyone else's Season 8 tournament end early? Mine was supposed to end at 0200 local time based on its counter, but it ended at 2300 (6 minutes ago).

Yeah, I remember that my Season 8 was supposed to end 2 or 3 hours after the Dock PVP, but it ended at the same time instead.

JamieMadrox

22 points between 1st and 5th. What a fight.

JamieMadrox

d0nk3y wrote:

Did anyone else's Season 8 tournament end early? Mine was supposed to end at 0200 local time based on its counter, but it ended at 2300 (6 minutes ago).

See here:
http://www.d3pforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=20035

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Sheesh, 4* Thor is a real piece of work to go up against, more dangerous then X-force if you let her go for a bit. Hit a wall of them fully covered. D3 should put a limit on to how many covers you can buy in a time span just to let us get use to the characters being out there.

As it is if you concentrate on her first...

PeterGibbons316

Pwuz_ wrote:

Ben Grimm wrote:

The last time I got first - which was so long ago I only had about 850 points - I didn't need the cover and only got first on, essentially, accident. I had shielded way out - I think it ended midday Wednesday and I shielded the night before - and never got passed.

I've never gotten 1st place. I've been close, but never have I reached that magical position. Though in all fairness my highest scores have capped out at the 900 point progression reward, and I can't remember the last time I saw #1 in my bracket with less than 11K.

I started playing the week of the balance of power event, and that was the only time I ever got top 5. I still have no idea how I did it - I was too new to understand what was going on, was just having fun making matches and headbutting people with my ridiculously OP lvl 270 Juggernaut.

Beast1970

Jamie Madrox wrote:

22 points between 1st and 5th. What a fight.

I know exactly how you felt, 32 point difference here! My condolences to Hawk002 of DeadpoolsTacos, I jumped into 5th at about the 9 minute mark, right after he jumped me. He saw that, unshielded to try to regain 5th, and got slammed for a net loss of about 65 points right at the wire.