Thick As Thieves: Jan 26 - Feb 3

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I have a 2* roster and my Scotland Yard 7 node is deadly with level 275 goons. Anyone else experiencing similar scaling?

Not that I really care on that node, because once they hit level 160+ sniper rifle one shots everyone anyway.

dkffiv

Mau-- wrote:

I have a 2* roster and my Scotland Yard 7 node is deadly with level 275 goons. Anyone else experiencing similar scaling?

Not that I really care on that node, because once they hit level 160+ sniper rifle one shots everyone anyway.

1 day 10 hours to go 3x 270's 16x 166's and mine is 292 so maybe they finally toned down scaling. Previously I would've expected all my nodes to be 395 by now.

russreid91

fmftint wrote:

russreid91 wrote:

Sumilea wrote:

Wobby wrote:

I have no clue how you two jumped 9-10,000 points on this. As long as I keep top 5 it's cool but I'm floored.
Good luck gentlemen,

Additionally, we have an update we can share regarding this issue. It has been determined that the players who had access to the event during the short time it was active had very little impact on the overall rankings and we believe there is a more than fair chance for other users to catch/pass these users on the leader boards. As such, we will not be taking any additional actions regarding this issue.

Are you kidding me I am currently in 6th, one of the guys in front of me gained over 8k in points from SY. If you took those off I would be in 5th. Unless he messes up there is no way I can make that up.

I am in no way upset at the guys that have those points. The sub was open and they cleared it. The responsibility is completely on D3 and that is a terrible response. I was planning on waiting until after the event to give them a chance to do the right thing, but bid they are already wiping there hands of it then I guess it is time to try and get IceIX or Will or Dave to help out.

ZootSax

Mau-- wrote:

I have a 2* roster and my Scotland Yard 7 node is deadly with level 275 goons. Anyone else experiencing similar scaling?

Not that I really care on that node, because once they hit level 160+ sniper rifle one shots everyone anyway.

I also have a 2* roster (my max 3* only has 4 covers, and my couple 4*'s only have 1 cover each) and that node was at ~275-280 (I honestly forget the exact number) when I did my last clear. I just checked now and it had dropped to 259, so maybe the scaling has finally capped out. I was sure this would be 395 before the sub event ended by the rate it was going up yesterday...

Oddly, the first node has only gone from level 22 to level 24 over that same time...maybe it has to do with the comment someone made earlier about trivial nodes not affecting scaling. Who knows?

Unknown

StevO-J wrote:

Switchman wrote:

I don't know how T1 ppl do it. I was on track to get Top 1 this event but this other guy just does not sleep. I was so burnt out from 3 days of this **** during work week that I crashed last night and missed a clear.

That feel when you just do not want to open this game anymore.

Yeah, I sympathise with you. I'm in your bracket, and I had that moment of hubris where I thought I might get top 5 in this event, but I just can't seem to keep up with some other people clearly more dedicated to regular clearing than me. I missed the opening of the third sub by about 1.5 hours and that kinda did me in for top 5 I guess although I'm stil trying to keep up for top 10 at least (fingers crossed, knock on wood, etc.).

During the first sub I think I was sort of on pace with you, but toward the end of that sub I knew I couldn't keep up. And to be frank I have no real long time need of Star-Lord yet as I'm still transitioning to 3*, but since I have the time to play for it I might as well go for that second cover is my reasoning, always might come in handy in he next PVE.

Anyway, good luck trying to get top 1, I really hope you get it! May the luck of the cascades be with you...

StevOJ what' s up man! lol I'm running on fumes. This is my last PVE before going to PVP, but also the first PVE i've ever been able to get into right at the start. I'm just really burnt out on PVE and about to not be able to play as much. This is kind of my last horrah for the foreseeable future.

Good luck to you, I really wanna knock this NYC guy down!

fmftint

Mau-- wrote:

I have a 2* roster and my Scotland Yard 7 node is deadly with level 275 goons. Anyone else experiencing similar scaling?

Not that I really care on that node, because once they hit level 160+ sniper rifle one shots everyone anyway.

Strange, i capped my roster at 102, event boosted max is 134 and that node for me is at 227

ZootSax

ZootSax wrote:

Mau-- wrote:

I have a 2* roster and my Scotland Yard 7 node is deadly with level 275 goons. Anyone else experiencing similar scaling?

Not that I really care on that node, because once they hit level 160+ sniper rifle one shots everyone anyway.

I also have a 2* roster (my max 3* only has 4 covers, and my couple 4*'s only have 1 cover each) and that node was at ~275-280 (I honestly forget the exact number) when I did my last clear. I just checked now and it had dropped to 259, so maybe the scaling has finally capped out. I was sure this would be 395 before the sub event ended by the rate it was going up yesterday...

Oddly, the first node has only gone from level 22 to level 24 over that same time...maybe it has to do with the comment someone made earlier about trivial nodes not affecting scaling. Who knows?

Actually, I was wrong. When I checked earlier, it was in between refreshes. Now it's at 280. Here goes nothing...

Unknown

Are the nodes on the last day repeatable or one time only? I am currently first in my bracket witha nice lead, but i wish the grind would end tomorrow lol.

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primakov wrote:

Are the nodes on the last day repeatable or one time only? I am currently first in my bracket witha nice lead, but i wish the grind would end tomorrow lol.

And the Magic 8 balls Says.....

But seriously they probably be repeatable and depending on the points per clear you might have a big lead or a small one.

Unknown

fmftint wrote:

russreid91 wrote:

Sumilea wrote:

Wobby wrote:

I have no clue how you two jumped 9-10,000 points on this. As long as I keep top 5 it's cool but I'm floored.
Good luck gentlemen,

D3 killed my chances of first after they let everyone keep their points when sub 3 opened for those 2 hours. Just going to put the points on the board over the weekend so I can avoid having to deal with the hood when the main fires up.

I see you in first right now great work. I feel the same way about top 5 but I'm creeping up there. Might be able to sneak in but not having those early points is really hurting me. Still hoping for some kind of response from D3 at the end.

viewtopic.php?f=9&t=22766&p=288932#p288865
over in the bug forum someone posted their ticket response,
Thank you for contacting D3P Customer Support.

We are truly sorry for any inconvenience that has been caused to you, and are thankful for the feedback you have submitted.

Rest assured that the email you received about possible widespread compensation was not an automated reply. While it may not look like it at first glance, it did directly address your issue.

Additionally, we have an update we can share regarding this issue. It has been determined that the players who had access to the event during the short time it was active had very little impact on the overall rankings and we believe there is a more than fair chance for other users to catch/pass these users on the leader boards. As such, we will not be taking any additional actions regarding this issue.

Lol, if they think players aren't "impacted", they've never actually played MPQ before. Imagine if everyone's shield broke for even 10 minutes in PVP randomly.

Unknown

Hey guys can anyone lemme know again the point total for top50 alliance whoever can see it of course

Trisul

raisinbman wrote:

Lol, if they think players aren't "impacted", they've never actually played MPQ before. Imagine if everyone's shield broke for even 10 minutes in PVP randomly.

They are obviously impacted, but it's nothing like shielding. The difference between #1 and #10 is often tens of thousands of points.

StevO-J

Switchman wrote:

StevOJ what' s up man! lol I'm running on fumes. This is my last PVE before going to PVP, but also the first PVE i've ever been able to get into right at the start. I'm just really burnt out on PVE and about to not be able to play as much. This is kind of my last horrah for the foreseeable future.

Good luck to you, I really wanna knock this NYC guy down!

Yeah, grinding 2 day subs as often as I can is really wearing me down too, not in the least because the scaling is getting well out of hand... My roster is lvl 64-70 and the opposition on the hardest goon nodes just hit 280, which is fine as long as you don't make any mistakes but sometimes I'm just getting kinda unlucky and wipe almost instantly. I just hope that all people are getting the same degree of difficulty but I'll see if I can hang on to top 10. Really happy I max covered LCap (3/5/5) about a week ago, he's an absolute lifesaver in the goon nodes.

Vankysher

StevO-J wrote:

Yeah, grinding 2 day subs as often as I can is really wearing me down too, not in the least because the scaling is getting well out of hand... My roster is lvl 64-70 and the opposition on the hardest goon nodes just hit 280, which is fine as long as you don't make any mistakes but sometimes I'm just getting kinda unlucky and wipe almost instantly. I just hope that all people are getting the same degree of difficulty but I'll see if I can hang on to top 10. Really happy I max covered LCap (3/5/5) about a week ago, he's an absolute lifesaver in the goon nodes.

My roster level is about the same and SY VI & VII nodes are up there. Using Storm-neto/mHawk to easily clear those nodes early on pushed the scaling up pretty fast where now even iso-boosted one mistake ends it all. Now my Ares nodes haven't scaled up too bad but enough where I need to use all my health packs to clear them out which has now caused me to skip the two goon nodes.

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The worst place to be in the mpq universe is sitting at number 10 with 6 or 7 people behind you within a 1000 points and the top 9 out of reach. I believe this to be a universal truth. It's like throwing a group of hungry wolves in a room with a single juicy steak.

rbdragon

I really don't understand this event - I hit every refresh at 3 hours, clear every node, and yet today each clear I am losing ranks instead of gaining....I was in 3rd this morning, now am in 6th.....I haven't missed a beat...the guys/ladies ahead of me must have found some nodes I haven't

Vankysher

rbdragon wrote:

I really don't understand this event - I hit every refresh at 3 hours, clear every node, and yet today each clear I am losing ranks instead of gaining....I was in 3rd this morning, now am in 6th.....I haven't missed a beat...the guys/ladies ahead of me must have found some nodes I haven't

Most likely they are attempting to grind down all the nodes to 1.

Ebolamonkey84

rbdragon wrote:

I really don't understand this event - I hit every refresh at 3 hours, clear every node, and yet today each clear I am losing ranks instead of gaining....I was in 3rd this morning, now am in 6th.....I haven't missed a beat...the guys/ladies ahead of me must have found some nodes I haven't

Are you hitting the repeatable node in the main as well?

Dragon_Nexus

Scaling in this sub event is nuts. I've seen the minions go up literally 100 levels in 24 hours.
When this sub event started, the hardest minion node had them about level 150, now they're level 321. It's madness, I tells ya. Every refresh they've gained between 8 and 30 levels.

Unknown

rbdragon wrote:

I really don't understand this event - I hit every refresh at 3 hours, clear every node, and yet today each clear I am losing ranks instead of gaining....I was in 3rd this morning, now am in 6th.....I haven't missed a beat...the guys/ladies ahead of me must have found some nodes I haven't

The speed you clear the nodes can impact your overall standing too when things are tightly contested like this.