Eye for an Eye - July 12 - 15 - Season XVI

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  • FierceKiwi
    FierceKiwi Posts: 505 Critical Contributor
    Only Carnage has been 'easier' to get and even then only if you're a PVE crazy.
  • Buret0
    Buret0 Posts: 1,591
    I'm running Cyclops/Hulkbuster/Carnage for the PvP right now. When you've got enough abilities producing nothing but Red, it becomes very difficult to deny it.

    Yellow = tutile.png are now redtile.png
    Blue = greentile.png are now redtile.png
    Black = strike.png plus 9 redtile.png AP

    Even the AI is going to have trouble screwing that team up. Regardless of whether you are spending the AP on Carnage or Cyclops, someone is going to regret making the attack I think.
  • Buret0
    Buret0 Posts: 1,591
    FierceKiwi wrote:
    Only Carnage has been 'easier' to get and even then only if you're a PVE crazy.

    Yeah, I rocked the Carnage PvE events and got 8 covers for it. Won two more green covers, but I was sitting at 3/3/5.

    I ended up whaling up and finishing the build with HP, and I don't regret it. icon_e_smile.gif

    Hulkbuster on the otherhand was 0/1/5 for awhile and I even ended up having to sell two hulkbuster blues. I still haven't managed to secure a single red cover.
  • Buret0
    Buret0 Posts: 1,591
    Though I have to say that the Cyc/HB/Carnage team actually seems slow. It might be because I've been hit with a few unlucky cascades that allowed the AI to get his Cyc's Bum power off before I do, but I've taken some huge losses with that team for some reason.
  • TxMoose
    TxMoose Posts: 4,319 Chairperson of the Boards
    Buret0 wrote:
    Though I have to say that the Cyc/HB/Carnage team actually seems slow. It might be because I've been hit with a few unlucky cascades that allowed the AI to get his Cyc's Bum power off before I do, but I've taken some huge losses with that team for some reason.
    I haven't found a good team here. started with fist and grocket but unless you get purple into black going early, that is not a fast team either, but has a chance. this is my first event trying to field a team without loki. although I played a team with loki and it was annoying as hell - they gathered black and I had to go all out to kill cyc and then loki flipped my grocket strikes. I may go back to loki with thor or something but that is slow too. cyc goes ok with lots of people but I haven't settled on who he's GREAT with (like mags/loki or patch/loki)
  • Buret0
    Buret0 Posts: 1,591
    TxMoose wrote:
    Buret0 wrote:
    Though I have to say that the Cyc/HB/Carnage team actually seems slow. It might be because I've been hit with a few unlucky cascades that allowed the AI to get his Cyc's Bum power off before I do, but I've taken some huge losses with that team for some reason.
    I haven't found a good team here. started with fist and grocket but unless you get purple into black going early, that is not a fast team either, but has a chance. this is my first event trying to field a team without loki. although I played a team with loki and it was annoying as hell - they gathered black and I had to go all out to kill cyc and then loki flipped my grocket strikes. I may go back to loki with thor or something but that is slow too. cyc goes ok with lots of people but I haven't settled on who he's GREAT with (like mags/loki or patch/loki)

    If my Iron Fist was leveled and covered properly, I'd bring him in for the triple battery power.

    purpletile.png -> blacktile.png -> Red AP + Strikes
    OR 13 Black AP = Full Blast
    yellowtile.png -> redtile.png
    bluetile.png -> redtile.png
    10 Red AP = Optic Blasts

    10 redtile.png = 7,359 Damage from Optic Blasts
    13 blacktile.png = 9,856 + 4,179 = 14,035

    However, without a proper Iron Fist, the Blue to Red and the Yellow to Red transitions have been failing due to the AI collecting a lot of red AP, leading to no cascades, or getting the yellow to red transition faster than me.

    If Captain Marvel were boosted she could tank a couple of colors to get the Red/Black going, but with cyc being the featured, she's not that useful except when they are using AoE damage.

    Instead I've been putting SW out as my third. She's level 240, so she's got some health. Her purple is still garbage, but sometimes it creates line crits that gather AP up for me and on D it gives the opponent something to go chase down. Also when it pops blues, it speeds up the red transition. Later, her green is an excellent way to turn green AP into something useful.
  • TxMoose
    TxMoose Posts: 4,319 Chairperson of the Boards
    TxMoose wrote:
    I haven't found a good team here. started with fist and grocket but unless you get purple into black going early, that is not a fast team either, but has a chance. this is my first event trying to field a team without loki. although I played a team with loki and it was annoying as hell - they gathered black and I had to go all out to kill cyc and then loki flipped my grocket strikes. I may go back to loki with thor or something but that is slow too. cyc goes ok with lots of people but I haven't settled on who he's GREAT with (like mags/loki or patch/loki)
    after a defensive win against a guy with 3-270s on his roster maybe I'll just stick with grocket/fist. I just know its a long match if its dry of purple and my grocket is 140 while my cyc is 245 and fist is 160 for now until LRs start tomorrow, so grocket doesn't even tank anything but blue, so its kinda jacked up.
  • Various38
    Various38 Posts: 101
    I'm still having trouble finding my defensive setup. I am a point-cow as raisinbman put it. I think I may have to jack up my Cyclops a bit and try him in a Blade combo. I really want that 1000, but I can go for the 800 too since I need to get Cyclops to max even if he isn't leveled.
  • TheRealJRad
    TheRealJRad Posts: 309 Mover and Shaker
    edited July 2015
    I think I'm in a similar boat as a few of ya'll. I can't find a combination that remains "engaging". My normal duo is Patch/Loki, but Cyclops' black is too good to pass up (which also scratches BP). Tried Thor/Falcon, Patch/Laken, Patch/Loki, Patch/CMags. My KK and SW aren't covered very well.

    Anyone have something they've been getting some variety out of? My roster is in my sig.


    Edit: DDQ has blessed with with 3 purple SW covers, putting her at 4. Running with SW, Thor and Clops now. They're slow, but once they're charged - ouch.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Various38 wrote:
    I'm still having trouble finding my defensive setup. I am a point-cow as raisinbman put it. I think I may have to jack up my Cyclops a bit and try him in a Blade combo. I really want that 1000, but I can go for the 800 too since I need to get Cyclops to max even if he isn't leveled.

    Blade is not a good fit with Cyclop, you want to match red to get Cyclop going, not leaving them on the board. Blade black is good, but Cyclop black is a lot better!
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    I'm currently rank 1, it'd be great for this event to be over now. Yes? Okay.

    I know I shouldn't have pushed this high so soon but I couldn't help it, I just learned that health packs regenerate. (I've been playing for less than 20 days so sue me, I thought everything cost money)

    I'm going to be pushed down so much but as long as I get cyclops and a good amount of HP I'll be fine.
  • Moon Roach
    Moon Roach Posts: 2,863 Chairperson of the Boards
    I don't need Fury or the placement covers, don't feel a need to push, so I'm leaving Moon Roach unshielded on 915.

    Daken and Kamala have got me 3 defensive wins and one defeat, let's see what happens...
  • IlDuderino
    IlDuderino Posts: 427 Mover and Shaker
    Pretty irrelevant to me but wondering why it is a Carnage cover at 1,300 - I guess because Thing will come around again soon (after Prof X I assume) they subbed in someone else, but not sure why Carnage got the nod
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    I reached 1000 for the second time in a row and this time things were much more relaxed. I guess reaching for the progression rewards 1d before the end is significantly easier. I used only a 8h shield at 940, so the cost is next to nothing. I am leaving myself open so feel free to hit for some high points without fearing for a retaliation.
  • Malcrof
    Malcrof Posts: 5,971 Chairperson of the Boards
    Working on this one, it is a tough road. Cyclops/Daken/SW the 30 point matches are easy enough, but everytime i take on a fistbuster team worth 50+ points, i don't last long.

    Cyc is 140 5/3/5, Daken is 166 5/3/5, SW is 127 4/4/3 (got 4th purple in DDQ today, so haven't tested her, need some iso, can bring her up more now)

    my poor IMHB is 1/4/3

    Any thoughts?
  • darkmagearcanis
    darkmagearcanis Posts: 401
    Quebbster wrote:
    I Wendy, I Wanda, I wonder if I should buy a 13th Scarlet Witch cover for this. Scott, Wanda and Daken seems like a good team for this.

    Yes, it is. I have had much success with it. I was using SW with IF and cyke. but daken has proven to be more useful.
  • Malcrof
    Malcrof Posts: 5,971 Chairperson of the Boards
    Will Captain Marvel tank any colors with Cyc boosted?
  • Ebolamonkey84
    Ebolamonkey84 Posts: 509 Critical Contributor
    Malcrof wrote:
    Will Captain Marvel tank any colors with Cyc boosted?

    No, they are both red/yellow/black in terms of tile strength, even though Marvel's powers are listed as red/black/yellow. So if the boost puts Cyclops over her, she gets nothing.
  • DrNitroman
    DrNitroman Posts: 966 Critical Contributor
    Narkon wrote:
    I reached 1000 for the second time in a row and this time things were much more relaxed. I guess reaching for the progression rewards 1d before the end is significantly easier. I used only a 8h shield at 940, so the cost is next to nothing. I am leaving myself open so feel free to hit for some high points without fearing for a retaliation.

    Usually I have the same strategy as you and push for 1000 at least 24h before the end. I felt this more easier too. However, I don't know if it's due to summer time but it's the second pvp in a row where I have difficulty to find matches worth more than 25 pts 24h before end.

    With so low point availability I prefer to stick just below 800 for some time: I don't want to run from 800 to 1000 in the open on only one leg, retaliations will catch me long before 1000! icon_e_surprised.gif
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Maybe everyone is having a hard time finding points in the other slices because there were points aplenty in slice one.

    I made an initial climb yesterday to around 800. One hit overnight from someone around 1000, but I didn't even bother with the retal because I climbed to 1206 on even bigger points before throwing down my first shield (3 hour), and evidently could have gone more since no hits came in until after I did my hop, which took me to 1375 (8 hour). Broke at the end and ended up with 1471. Which was only good enough for 7th. 1st in my bracket was 1812, top 5 cutoff was 1486, and 25th in the bracket was 1194.

    I've been taking in super easy this season and usually doing a last minute push to 1k then throwing down a 3 hour, so I haven't seen scores like these in a while. Crazy.

    At least my Carnage finally has a black cover and is perhaps mildly useful in low level pve at 3/1/4, and with 225 HP spent, I'll still turn an HP profit on this one.

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