Thick as Thieves

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Roya PQ wrote:

So if they are 26 hours, basing that on my current reading of 1d01h left... doesn't that mean you could in theory get 4 sets of refreshes if you're quick and exact?

As a sample example, at hours left:

25+,17+, 11+, 3+ (26 hour bracket)
vs
23+, 15+. 7+ (24 hour bracket)

In theory, but there's a high chance you'll be sleeping during one of those unless you want to wake up in the middle of the night to do an hour of grinding.

Nemek

Yes, you can get 4 refreshes in. I assume other people did. (I did...I really wanted those Patch covers...woke up early.)

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Does retreating lower all the missions or just the one you are retreating from?

TheVulture

Well this is turning out disappointing for a PvE event, and it started so well.

Presumably all this weirdness is intended to make the placements more competitive, but it seems like just farming 700-800 ISO and a standard token from opponents other than the standard PvP rosters has gone completely out the window with this set-up.
I did try taking on a 230 team without using Wolverine's 3 boosts - since that's 3 boosts x 2 rounds (if win both and don't waste any) x 3 missions = 27 per refresh, but it was just hopeless.

For science then, I'll just sit this one out and see if the levels come down.

19:33 UK time - Mission I L155, mission VIII L230.

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Psychosocial wrote:

Does retreating lower all the missions or just the one you are retreating from?

My experience, just the one you retreated from

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Doesn't look like I'll get Daredevil this time, or at all if the sub levels aren't a bug. I can't do enough to score much in this sub.

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wathombe wrote:

Phantron wrote:

For a point of reference, I retreated about 30 times and the mission that requires you to use Thor went from 230X3 to 120X3. The final mission was still 230X3 I believe, so don't count on that bailing you out of the hard missions. Keep in mind your roster will surely be depleted rather quickly, so it's almost a type of grinding in itself.

But wait a minute...didn't you have to burn 10 health packs reviving Thor? You can't start the match if Thor is dead, can you?

I used the loaned Thor. He's immortal.

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TheVulture wrote:

19:33 UK time - 1st mission L155, final 3 missions L230.

And mine starts from L230. Beay first two, but always got one or two strikes. Not lethal, but really painful. Oh well. Let's wait and see.

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jozier wrote:

The marginal gain for tanking seems slim. After one battle you'll probably jump back up no?

It's pretty slim but it gives you something to do if you're looking at 230 across the board. In retrospect if I just grinded out instead of spending 15 minutes retreating over and over I might have placed first, but of course there would be greater risk of failure too.

It does have a rather significant effect on the easy set of missions. The drop in difficulty from missions 1-5 was quite noticeable after 30 retreats. The final one was still unchanged at 230. I'd probably do it only when the easy missions become too tough to do effectively, which was the case for me on the Thor mission (Thor being required means you can't have Spiderman for stuns or you lose the Wolv/OBW synergy, so that one was especially tough for me).

Eddiemon

The big 3 missions require a Patch, a Spidey and an OBW. Doesn't look like they offer a ring in on any of them.

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Can't even get the storyline with this setup. Lame, lame, lame...

Spoit

Bah, tiny kitty. I can't add, and I thought I still had another hour for the sub. I'm probably kittied out of ever placing well for missing that last refresh now

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Psychosocial wrote:

Does retreating lower all the missions or just the one you are retreating from?

It seems to have a greater effect on the mission you retreated from, but it does affect other missions. It took a long time before the 6-9 dropped from their 230X3 status though when I was retreating on the Thor mission.

This is more like getting a breather than a reliable strategy to lower the difficulty.

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I've been alternating patch and 2* wolvie as well as OBW with BWGS.
They all worth together very well.

Wolvie strike tiles.
BWGS pink to do major damage , feed wolvie, and line up match 4's to destroy troublesome tiles.
More wolvie strike tiles.
Spidey stuns. Spidey heals. Game over.

My BWGS is like lvl 59 with 1 in green and kicking ****.

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Is that guy going to be deadpool? The one called empercist.

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Nemek wrote:

Yes, you can get 4 refreshes in. I assume other people did. (I did...I really wanted those Patch covers...woke up early.)

I saw your point total and was thinking there's almost no way you could've grinded about 50 missions to pass up TheReck with such a short time left. Did the missions just refresh in the final hour? Since I don't plan on waking up early I'm just going to wait until around 22h left and that should get me in a bracket where nobody can possibly do 4 refreshes.

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I doubt retreating is an intended strategy though. It would probably be better if retreating didn't reduce difficulty but difficulty resets after each sub event.

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I had a lot of fun fighting these battles. The mechanic seems to allow players the opportunity to play as much as they want. I saw that levels would occasionally go down but shoot back up. I'm thinking that the difficulty goes down with time.

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Divine was my worst pvp experience so far.
Now Thick at Thieves has ruined the event experience too.
I won 100 iso in the first round completion, and now i can't play anymore as thugs are way too powerful (lvl 100+) and for only 10 or 12 points...
Better play another game, at least one with decent gameplay and enjoyment, two things this one lacks of more & more.

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bughunt wrote:

I doubt retreating is an intended strategy though. It would probably be better if retreating didn't reduce difficulty but difficulty resets after each sub event.

I don't know if they intended for you to retreat as a strategy, but the hard missions sure are pretty resilient to this tactic. It's not like you'll be finding the final mission at anything other than level 230X3 anytime soon.