ISO-8 Brotherhood Mar 28 - Apr 1

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POWERED UP:

Notable Progressions
4.5 MNOW!
12 Fishnets
20 Modern
36

Placement:
1-2 +
3-10
2-50
51-150
151-400 Johnny Storm
401-800
801-1000

Alliance:
1-100


Based on the length, I'm assuming we're working with this as a base:

Length of Event: 4.5 days
Sub-Events? Yes; Alliance Rewards in Sub-Events? Yes
Number of Sub-Events: 17 total: 4 (x2), 1, 4 (x2)
Length of Sub-Events: 12 hours
Main Nodes after Sub-Events End? No
Other Notes:

There are Main nodes to open up the sub-events. These nodes are one time only nodes.
All sub-events are 12 hours long. There are 4 rounds of 12 hour sub-events with 2 subs running side-by-side; then one 12 hour sub-event; then 4 more rounds of 12 hour sub-events (2 running side-by-side).
There are no global progress bars in the sub-events; the one-time node with the high ISO reward is unlocked as the other non-essential nodes are completed.

TaoSpoons

More like I so hate Brotherhood event, am I right?

... I'll show myself out.

In all seriousness, thanks for putting this up. It's really helpful to mull over the rewards I want to play for with the sub-event summary right there.

Unknown

ew 12 hour sub events...but I must have as many ms. marvels as possible....the struggle!

jffdougan

TaoSpoons wrote:

More like I so hate Brotherhood event, am I right?

... I'll show myself out.

In all seriousness, thanks for putting this up. It's really helpful to mull over the rewards I want to play for with the sub-event summary right there.

I've said elsewhere that I have a soft spot for this PVE. It drops tokens like crazy, and was also the first PVE I participated in, picking up 3 patch covers for placing 3rd.

Unknown

I like this better as a non-new character PVE. 12 hour subs, ending middle of the work week, is a nightmare for me. It ends up eating all my free time.

fmftint

Ben Grimm wrote:

I like this better as a non-new character PVE. 12 hour subs, ending middle of the work week, is a nightmare for me. It ends up eating all my free time.

I like this better, when it isn't being run at the end of a pvp season

fnedude

So great, another event for people that can only play 1 time per day gets screwed out of the rewards.

I wish they'd set up a portion/shard/whatever for people that can only play 1/day and let people that can play at-will in another (just to allow us to be competitive and play against similar players.

/endvent

Sigh.

ZootSax

I'm assuming I'll have no chance for the new character, unless I'm gifted an easy bracket, but between the progression (getting this will make my Blade 4/4/2, so one cycle through DDQ would cover-max him, even if he stays vaulted the whole time after this season) and the fact that my go-to Deadpool Daily team (MNThor/Blade/OBW) are all boosted here, I'm really looking forward to this event. Hopefully, the DDQ during this event don't use many Dark Avengers, so that my Dark Avengers can handle that while the A-team is running PVE...

IReallyHatePVP

Every time this event runs and isn't boosted, it really makes me miss the old days of MPQ, where 10-packs had a guaranteed cover and new story events happend once every 3-4 months. When was our last new story event again? SEP? OCT maybe?

Least no essential node trouble here. Just have to wait for the super-terrible 12-hour Monday work-day to go by and things should go fine.

See ya over at the bracket thread!

Unknown

IReallyHatePVP wrote:

Every time this event runs and isn't boosted, it really makes me miss the old days of MPQ, where 10-packs had a guaranteed cover and new story events happend once every 3-4 months. When was our last new story event again? SEP? OCT maybe?

Least no essential node trouble here. Just have to wait for the super-terrible 12-hour Monday work-day to go by and things should go fine.

See ya over at the bracket thread!

Last new one was probably Enemy of the State... December maybe? I seem to recall it corresponding with my winter break and I ended up playing way too much and grabbing all 3 Elektra covers... no idea why.

Quebbster

j12601 wrote:

IReallyHatePVP wrote:

Every time this event runs and isn't boosted, it really makes me miss the old days of MPQ, where 10-packs had a guaranteed cover and new story events happend once every 3-4 months. When was our last new story event again? SEP? OCT maybe?

Least no essential node trouble here. Just have to wait for the super-terrible 12-hour Monday work-day to go by and things should go fine.

See ya over at the bracket thread!

Last new one was probably Enemy of the State... December maybe? I seem to recall it corresponding with my winter break and I ended up playing way too much and grabbing all 3 Elektra covers... no idea why.

Yeah, I think Enemy of the state ran during Christmas.

Unknown

fnedude wrote:

So great, another event for people that can only play 1 time per day gets screwed out of the rewards.

I wish they'd set up a portion/shard/whatever for people that can only play 1/day and let people that can play at-will in another (just to allow us to be competitive and play against similar players.

/endvent

Sigh.

12 hour subs you really only need to play each node twice unless you're in some hardcore deathbattle bracket.

IReallyHatePVP wrote:

Every time this event runs and isn't boosted, it really makes me miss the old days of MPQ, where 10-packs had a guaranteed cover and new story events happend once every 3-4 months. When was our last new story event again? SEP? OCT maybe?

Least no essential node trouble here. Just have to wait for the super-terrible 12-hour Monday work-day to go by and things should go fine.

See ya over at the bracket thread!

Why release new events when you can just release new characters? 5*Thanos will be released during 30 day juggernaut heroic

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Speaking of 12 hour subs, how do u maximize your pts? Someone said play every 4 hour or something

Unknown

raisinbman wrote:

12 hour subs you really only need to play each node twice unless you're in some hardcore deathbattle bracket.

I have no idea where that idea came from. 12 hour subs with 8 hour refreshes means you play each node once, then 8 hours later, it's 4 hours of "hardcore death battle", no matter what bracket you're in. If you want to win more than one cover, you're devoting an 8 hour split shift to playing this obsessively.

I'm feeling ripped off by this. I didn't know it would be like this. I didn't know they'd ever be this cruel again, so I picked 6 o'clock end time. That means I'd have to get up at 2 every morning and play. I'm so f-ing screwed.

Unknown

Vertigozooropa wrote:

raisinbman wrote:

12 hour subs you really only need to play each node twice unless you're in some hardcore deathbattle bracket.

If you want to win more than one cover

Yes, its always been that way for non-joke PVEs.

If you're feeling ripped off, next time try looking at past events/this thread and let others dive in first. They rarely change events and Iso-8 has been 12 hours last 2-3 times IIRC

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raisinbman wrote:

fnedude wrote:

So great, another event for people that can only play 1 time per day gets screwed out of the rewards.

I wish they'd set up a portion/shard/whatever for people that can only play 1/day and let people that can play at-will in another (just to allow us to be competitive and play against similar players.

/endvent

Sigh.

12 hour subs you really only need to play each node twice unless you're in some hardcore deathbattle bracket.

IReallyHatePVP wrote:

Every time this event runs and isn't boosted, it really makes me miss the old days of MPQ, where 10-packs had a guaranteed cover and new story events happend once every 3-4 months. When was our last new story event again? SEP? OCT maybe?

Least no essential node trouble here. Just have to wait for the super-terrible 12-hour Monday work-day to go by and things should go fine.

See ya over at the bracket thread!

Why release new events when you can just release new characters? 5*Thanos will be released during 30 day juggernaut heroic

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Speaking of 12 hour subs, how do u maximize your pts? Someone said play every 4 hour or something

Seems I ended up in a hardcore deathbattle bracket.

Saying that, for the 2x 12-hour subs I'm splitting my hitting them, because I don't want to buy health packs. I'll hit both subs at start of the subs first, then hit the hard node 6-8 hours later, the easy sub 2 hours later (when it's fully refreshed), then hit hard sub once more 2 hours before the end and grind the easy sub to dust after that.

Hard subs seem to be easier to place near the top, and grinding only the easy sub to dust at the end let's me hit the new subs with enough health packs to run through them. I don't expect to place top 10, but 2 covers I should hopefully be able to get, as all my good characters are boosted for this event (go, Luke) and I have Blade as the essential.

Unknown

Tripwire wrote:

raisinbman wrote:

fnedude wrote:

So great, another event for people that can only play 1 time per day gets screwed out of the rewards.

I wish they'd set up a portion/shard/whatever for people that can only play 1/day and let people that can play at-will in another (just to allow us to be competitive and play against similar players.

/endvent

Sigh.

12 hour subs you really only need to play each node twice unless you're in some hardcore deathbattle bracket.

IReallyHatePVP wrote:

Every time this event runs and isn't boosted, it really makes me miss the old days of MPQ, where 10-packs had a guaranteed cover and new story events happend once every 3-4 months. When was our last new story event again? SEP? OCT maybe?

Least no essential node trouble here. Just have to wait for the super-terrible 12-hour Monday work-day to go by and things should go fine.

See ya over at the bracket thread!

Why release new events when you can just release new characters? 5*Thanos will be released during 30 day juggernaut heroic

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Speaking of 12 hour subs, how do u maximize your pts? Someone said play every 4 hour or something

Seems I ended up in a hardcore deathbattle bracket.

Saying that, for the 2x 12-hour subs I'm splitting my hitting them, because I don't want to buy health packs. I'll hit both subs at start of the subs first, then hit the hard node 6-8 hours later, the easy sub 2 hours later (when it's fully refreshed), then hit hard sub once more 2 hours before the end and grind the easy sub to dust after that.

Hard subs seem to be easier to place near the top, and grinding only the easy sub to dust at the end let's me hit the new subs with enough health packs to run through them. I don't expect to place top 10, but 2 covers I should hopefully be able to get, as all my good characters are boosted for this event (go, Luke) and I have Blade as the essential.

Yeah, it can go either way - but generally if you enter a PVE immediately when it starts, you'll get paired with the hardcore b/c that's when the hardcore have to start playing. Waiting for a new bracket can help greatly.

Well, I assume in most hard subs ppl don't even attempt the harder nodes, or have wiped out health packs on them. Those are at least definitely harder to grind.

puppychow

Ben Grimm wrote:

I like this better as a non-new character PVE. 12 hour subs, ending middle of the work week, is a nightmare for me. It ends up eating all my free time.

You play mpq. You're not entitled to any free time. Silly bear.

puppychow

raisinbman wrote:

Well, I assume in most hard subs ppl don't even attempt the harder nodes, or have wiped out health packs on them. Those are at least definitely harder to grind.

I have skipped some hard nodes on occasion if I'm doing good in terms of temporary placement for the desired cover(s). In the previous pve w/ a new cover release, the hunt w/ rag blue cover for example, I ended up placing 3rd even though I left a lot of points on the boards. If someone really wants to grind the nodes down to 1 point, be my guest.

puppychow

Vertigozooropa wrote:

raisinbman wrote:

12 hour subs you really only need to play each node twice unless you're in some hardcore deathbattle bracket.

I have no idea where that idea came from. 12 hour subs with 8 hour refreshes means you play each node once, then 8 hours later, it's 4 hours of "hardcore death battle", no matter what bracket you're in. If you want to win more than one cover, you're devoting an 8 hour split shift to playing this obsessively.

I'm feeling ripped off by this. I didn't know it would be like this. I didn't know they'd ever be this cruel again, so I picked 6 o'clock end time. That means I'd have to get up at 2 every morning and play. I'm so f-ing screwed.

Well, how many Kamala covers do you want? If it's more than one, then you gotta suffer for the next 5 days. It's either that, or buy several 42 cover packs and pray you'll get some kamalas.

Unknown

Welp I just got a Ms. Marvel from progression token so time to stop playing

....is what I would've said if she weren't really good!

On a more serious note, not sure if I'll be able to keep this pace but I would like more than 1(two now?) covers for her at event end. Grindin'

Sword user

With work this week and terrible luck joining the bracket, I'm thinking 1 Kamala might be better than I can hope for.

Also, does the scaling seem really high to anyone else on this one? Or did I slip up to the next scaling level via my last performance?, in which case, PVE is taking a huge nosedive in fun.