PVE: Deadpool v MPQ

LordXberk

I have a question about grinding optimally. I'm in Slice 2 (12pm EST end), but can't commit to the necessary 4am pass in order to play the event perfectly. I also can't do the final full grind Monday from 10a-12p. What is my best strategy for maximizing points?

So far, I've cleared one pass yesterday at 12p (by 1p technically), then knowing I wouldn't be able to do 4am, I did a pass around 7p, then 12a. Had a few minutes this morning, so played the 3 essentials and seems like the non-essentials will be at full pts by noon. How should I finish the first sub-event now that I'm not on the 'optimal path' any longer? Just let each node reset full and then play or am I better off grinding a bit more now that I'm not playing optimally?

And, how should I play the 2nd sub-event knowing that I won't be awake from 1am - 7am and that I can probably only play from 11:15a-12p during the final hours?

Any help is appreciated. I'd love to get Top 20, but just want to make sure I'm Top 100. Sitting at 26 with 10,060 right now, but no idea if that's good or bad.

Oh, while I'm at it, does anyone have the calculations (or answer) to what a perfect score would be assuming playing the whole event optimally and being able to grind nodes down to 1 at the end?

Malcrof

MrGaunt25 wrote:

I have a question about grinding optimally. I'm in Slice 2 (12pm EST end), but can't commit to the necessary 4am pass in order to play the event perfectly. I also can't do the final full grind Monday from 10a-12p. What is my best strategy for maximizing points?

So far, I've cleared one pass yesterday at 12p (by 1p technically), then knowing I wouldn't be able to do 4am, I did a pass around 7p, then 12a. Had a few minutes this morning, so played the 3 essentials and seems like the non-essentials will be at full pts by noon. How should I finish the first sub-event now that I'm not on the 'optimal path' any longer? Just let each node reset full and then play or am I better off grinding a bit more now that I'm not playing optimally?

And, how should I play the 2nd sub-event knowing that I won't be awake from 1am - 7am and that I can probably only play from 11:15a-12p during the final hours?

Any help is appreciated. I'd love to get Top 20, but just want to make sure I'm Top 100. Sitting at 26 with 10,060 right now, but no idea if that's good or bad.

Oh, while I'm at it, does anyone have the calculations (or answer) to what a perfect score would be assuming playing the whole event optimally and being able to grind nodes down to 1 at the end?

Do 2 clears, then sleep.. when you wake up, you will have time to ddq, then in an hour, points are back to max.. clear down from there.

areacode212

I linkified the ending times in case this is more convenient for people:

Slice 1

Slice 2

Slice 3

Slice 4

Slice 5

slidecage

MrGaunt25 wrote:

I have a question about grinding optimally. I'm in Slice 2 (12pm EST end), but can't commit to the necessary 4am pass in order to play the event perfectly. I also can't do the final full grind Monday from 10a-12p. What is my best strategy for maximizing points?

So far, I've cleared one pass yesterday at 12p (by 1p technically), then knowing I wouldn't be able to do 4am, I did a pass around 7p, then 12a. Had a few minutes this morning, so played the 3 essentials and seems like the non-essentials will be at full pts by noon. How should I finish the first sub-event now that I'm not on the 'optimal path' any longer? Just let each node reset full and then play or am I better off grinding a bit more now that I'm not playing optimally?

And, how should I play the 2nd sub-event knowing that I won't be awake from 1am - 7am and that I can probably only play from 11:15a-12p during the final hours?

Any help is appreciated. I'd love to get Top 20, but just want to make sure I'm Top 100. Sitting at 26 with 10,060 right now, but no idea if that's good or bad.

Oh, while I'm at it, does anyone have the calculations (or answer) to what a perfect score would be assuming playing the whole event optimally and being able to grind nodes down to 1 at the end?

wonder what slice you got in (first bracket, 2nd bracket, 3rd bracket (doubtful more then 3rd with 10k)

Im in slice 2 bracket 2 Leader KF with little over 11k.. If your rank 26 with 10k im glad i didnt get into that bracket it just sounds weird. (pts are way too high)

right now im like 11th with 9800 pts little shocked you would have 10k and be that low


I do 2 clears then wait 16 hours and then (when its 48) hit once .. THen hit twice then grind at the end .

puppychow

I chose a 11 pm starting time precisely to avoid a refresh at 3 am. 11 pm gives refresh at 7 am, then 3 pm. Works great for me personally, and I've been able to get at least top 20 placement since switching to this format.

puppychow

But to answer the question of how to deal w/ a 3 am refresh time, my advice is to do the second clear right before you go to bed, whether it's 10 pm, 11 pm, or midnite or later. Don't allow your timer to sit at full past 3 am until you're up in the morning. That will leave points on the table, and you can't afford it if you're seeking more than one cover.

LordXberk

Malcrof wrote:

MrGaunt25 wrote:

I have a question about grinding optimally. I'm in Slice 2 (12pm EST end), but can't commit to the necessary 4am pass in order to play the event perfectly. I also can't do the final full grind Monday from 10a-12p. What is my best strategy for maximizing points?

So far, I've cleared one pass yesterday at 12p (by 1p technically), then knowing I wouldn't be able to do 4am, I did a pass around 7p, then 12a. Had a few minutes this morning, so played the 3 essentials and seems like the non-essentials will be at full pts by noon. How should I finish the first sub-event now that I'm not on the 'optimal path' any longer? Just let each node reset full and then play or am I better off grinding a bit more now that I'm not playing optimally?

And, how should I play the 2nd sub-event knowing that I won't be awake from 1am - 7am and that I can probably only play from 11:15a-12p during the final hours?

Any help is appreciated. I'd love to get Top 20, but just want to make sure I'm Top 100. Sitting at 26 with 10,060 right now, but no idea if that's good or bad.

Oh, while I'm at it, does anyone have the calculations (or answer) to what a perfect score would be assuming playing the whole event optimally and being able to grind nodes down to 1 at the end?

Do 2 clears, then sleep.. when you wake up, you will have time to ddq, then in an hour, points are back to max.. clear down from there.

Malcrof,
First, thanks for answering several of my posts over the past couple of weeks. Trying to improve my MPQ strategy, along with my roster, and it's nice having experienced users helping out the new players.

Second, as for the "2 clears, then sleep, then grind" process, I can see how that works for a 24hr sub, but for the 48hr, do I just repeat the process (2 clears, then wait until full, and then grind the last 2hrs)? For example, on Saturday at 12p when the second DP sub opens, I play 2x, then ignore the event until Sunday morning and once the nodes are full again, clear them 2x, then wait until full, and grind away once they're full again? Maybe I'm over complicating this, but I hate the feeling of grinding away but not doing it optimally and then losing t20 (or t100) bcs I couldn't play on the game's schedule. Is the simplified process if you can't play optimally (clear once every 8hrs, grind the last 2hrs) just to do 2 clears at the start and then wait until full and either repeat the 2 clears (48hrs event) OR grind until the end (24hr)?

Thanks.
MrG

LordXberk

puppychow wrote:

But to answer the question of how to deal w/ a 3 am refresh time, my advice is to do the second clear right before you go to bed, whether it's 10 pm, 11 pm, or midnite or later. Don't allow your timer to sit at full past 3 am until you're up in the morning. That will leave points on the table, and you can't afford it if you're seeking more than one cover.

Puppy,
I'd like to avoid the 3am refresh if I could, but I can't do the 7am and 3pm grinds I'd need to do for the 11p start time. And, it sounds like the shortened version of my last post to Malcrof is that if I can't hit the next refresh right away, then do a second clear, as one extra grind is always better than leaving timers at full points, as long as I'm not just grinding away nodes to 1pt until the very end?
Thanks,
-MrG

slidecage

MrGaunt25 wrote:

puppychow wrote:

But to answer the question of how to deal w/ a 3 am refresh time, my advice is to do the second clear right before you go to bed, whether it's 10 pm, 11 pm, or midnite or later. Don't allow your timer to sit at full past 3 am until you're up in the morning. That will leave points on the table, and you can't afford it if you're seeking more than one cover.

Puppy,
I'd like to avoid the 3am refresh if I could, but I can't do the 7am and 3pm grinds I'd need to do for the 11p start time. And, it sounds like the shortened version of my last post to Malcrof is that if I can't hit the next refresh right away, then do a second clear, as one extra grind is always better than leaving timers at full points, as long as I'm not just grinding away nodes to 1pt until the very end?
Thanks,
-MrG

this is what sucks about 48 hour nods ... 24 hour nodes you can hit all nodes twice wait 16 hours and then then Grind the nods down to under 100 (sometimes 170) and you will take top 50 without a problem. with just 2 grinds you have to grind all nods to almost 1 to stand a chance

This event is going to come down to

A... Those who can get up every 8 hours
B... whoever spends the most on health packs in the final grind since there are only 2 grinds instead of 4.

Malcrof

MrGaunt25 wrote:

Second, as for the "2 clears, then sleep, then grind" process, I can see how that works for a 24hr sub, but for the 48hr, do I just repeat the process (2 clears, then wait until full, and then grind the last 2hrs)? For example, on Saturday at 12p when the second DP sub opens, I play 2x, then ignore the event until Sunday morning and once the nodes are full again, clear them 2x, then wait until full, and grind away once they're full again? Maybe I'm over complicating this, but I hate the feeling of grinding away but not doing it optimally and then losing t20 (or t100) bcs I couldn't play on the game's schedule. Is the simplified process if you can't play optimally (clear once every 8hrs, grind the last 2hrs) just to do 2 clears at the start and then wait until full and either repeat the 2 clears (48hrs event) OR grind until the end (24hr)?

Thanks.
MrG

It is working great for the 48 hour subs as well. Will work better with it being a weekend. Just repeat the process. With the next sub starting at noon, grind the previous one as best as possible after your final full clear. Start with grey nodes, grind them to nothing, they go very fast, and you can get 1k+ faster than clearing 2 clears of the 4* node (twice the points, no health packs wasted), then work on the essentials (tend to be higher points), if you still have time, get as many points for as few health packs as you can.

Having enough health packs to do your clears at the beginning of the next sub is going to be AS important, if not MORE than getting the big nodes at the end of the previous sub. You are going for most points in smallest amount of time. Those trivial nodes add up quickly, and stalling on the initial clear in round 2 (which is worth loads more points) will hurt you more than missing a single large extra clear node in sub 1.

Unknown

Wait, just reading this thread and want to clarify. It's better to do a clear 2 hours early, then wait 8 hours, rather than wait 2 hours after your refresh finishes, then again in 8 hours?

Bowgentle

Haetron wrote:

Wait, just reading this thread and want to clarify. It's better to do a clear 2 hours early, then wait 8 hours, rather than wait 2 hours after your refresh finishes, then again in 8 hours?

You never want to leave nodes full.
Better clear early instead of letting nodes sit at full value.

Unknown

Bowgentle wrote:

Haetron wrote:

Wait, just reading this thread and want to clarify. It's better to do a clear 2 hours early, then wait 8 hours, rather than wait 2 hours after your refresh finishes, then again in 8 hours?

You never want to leave nodes full.
Better clear early instead of letting nodes sit at full value.

... crud.

My work schedule disagrees, but I might be able to hit the essentials before they refresh to avoid them sitting at full for 2 hours.

Malcrof

Haetron wrote:

Bowgentle wrote:

Haetron wrote:

Wait, just reading this thread and want to clarify. It's better to do a clear 2 hours early, then wait 8 hours, rather than wait 2 hours after your refresh finishes, then again in 8 hours?

You never want to leave nodes full.
Better clear early instead of letting nodes sit at full value.

... crud.

My work schedule disagrees, but I might be able to hit the essentials before they refresh to avoid them sitting at full for 2 hours.

This is why when they are full, i do 2 clears (usually wait an hour between).. for the current sub, they will be full again around 6pm, so will clear at 6, then again around 8, they will then be full around 10am sat morning.. will do a clear at that point, and wait until 2:30 and start grinding as they will be over 3/4 full again and sub ends at 5pm

gotten me T10 in last 3 events.. so it works for me, but 2 of them were skin-o-my-teeth t10's. I have a 1+ hour commute to and home from work, so i have to work around that.

udonomefoo

I should have waited, my s5 bracket is crazy. I double tapped all but essentials last night, cleared essentials this morning. 5 hours til my timers are all down again and I'm at #92

Score difference between #10 and #100 is 700 points. This is gonna be interesting.

Also realized this morning that I'm going out tomorrow night during the sub flip. Might be my second new release miss in a row (tried to late join the last one and it was a bloodbath, ended just outside t100)

Unknown

Malcrof wrote:

This is why when they are full, i do 2 clears (usually wait an hour between).. for the current sub, they will be full again around 6pm, so will clear at 6, then again around 8, they will then be full around 10am sat morning.. will do a clear at that point, and wait until 2:30 and start grinding as they will be over 3/4 full again and sub ends at 5pm

gotten me T10 in last 3 events.. so it works for me, but 2 of them were skin-o-my-teeth t10's. I have a 1+ hour commute to and home from work, so i have to work around that.

My characters barely make it through one clear without needing health packs and being out <_<

This may explain why I have been doing so poorly on 48 hour subs though. My work schedule is 9am to 7pm, so on 24 hour subs, I do a clear at 11PM to start, 7am in the morning, 7am after work, and then grind in the last hour a bit if needed.

Unknown

I'm just having fun with it, if I place, that's great. My slice is pretty intense.

Started kind of late so I'm still working through my first full clear to see the lay of the land.

Unknown

Ill still honestly consider top 150 a win, I can use that yellow KK cover too.

TazFTW

DD crotch kicking Prof. X seems so wrong and yet it feels so right.

Malcrof

TazFTW wrote:

DD crotch kicking Prof. X seems so wrong and yet it feels so right.