*** The Hood (Classic) ***

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  • Spoit
    Spoit Posts: 3,441 Chairperson of the Boards
    Honestly, I think the 5 black not accidentally matching away the strike tile is overrated. I only have that happen like maybe once a week. And the extra time you save not having a cascade isn't worth the extra time trying to make 2 blacktile.png matchs as well (or the money to waste boosts only going high enough to need 1 match)
  • ClydeFrog76
    ClydeFrog76 Posts: 1,350 Chairperson of the Boards
    Not sure if it's been mentioned, but as someone who's still using a 5 green Patch in pretty much every PVP, 5 yellow is a great way of taking out the enemy strike tiles if they're placed badly.
  • Spoit
    Spoit Posts: 3,441 Chairperson of the Boards
    ClydeFrog76 wrote:
    Not sure if it's been mentioned, but as someone who's still using a 5 green Patch in pretty much every PVP, 5 yellow is a great way of taking out the enemy strike tiles if they're placed badly.
    That seems even more awkward than the 11 black needed for the loki combo
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Spoit wrote:
    ClydeFrog76 wrote:
    Not sure if it's been mentioned, but as someone who's still using a 5 green Patch in pretty much every PVP, 5 yellow is a great way of taking out the enemy strike tiles if they're placed badly.
    That seems even more awkward than the 11 black needed for the loki combo

    meh. but loki just sits around picking his nose until this situation arises. Theoretically, Hood an actually do something while you scoop up 14Y.

    that said, Patch seems to have totally disappeared now that everyone and their mother has an X-Force...
  • hurcules
    hurcules Posts: 519
    coffeeandbacon wrote:
    that said, Patch seems to have totally disappeared now that everyone and their mother has an X-Force...
    Until Goddess Thor is released. There were so many Patch during GT LR.
  • thbrown81
    thbrown81 Posts: 61 Match Maker
    Has anyone had success teaming Hood w/ 3* Cap? Seems like the reduction on your own countdown tiles matches well with Steve. But if the 3rd card is OBW, then you end up forfeiting all the green tiles. I'm just wondering. ATM, after Cap, I have more Hood covers than any other 3*. But he doesn't seem to blend as well as X-Force Wolvie as the 3rd with Cap and OBW.
  • eidehua
    eidehua Posts: 521 Critical Contributor
    For this PVE I'm doing Hood, 3* Cap, X force. Hood is there to steal for x force and cap, plus use his yellow. Most of the tile control comes from board shake ups from xforce followed by targeted cap tiles. There is flexibility between using xforce black and hood black (usually x force black). So strong red/green/black, good uitility blues and decent yellow for AP gain.
  • Phaserhawk
    Phaserhawk Posts: 2,676 Chairperson of the Boards
    locked wrote:
    I am most probably going to spec my dupe Hood same as my primary Hood, 5/5/3. There are not enough CD characters to warrant 5 black (Sentry is just one character), and I have been hopping just fine with 3 black. Besides, Goddess likes Hood with 5 yellow, and X-Force already does as well. That yellow ability is one of the best skills in the entire game but it suffers from the seemingly high price tag, same as GSBW and her Sniper Rifle. The only other yellow ability that I can use *almost* always over Pistols is Thunder Strike and I don't run lazy Thor much at all recently.


    I suppose you could, but why not keep your second one 3/5/5 in case you choose to pair him with a very strong yellow user where you would never want Pistols not to mention you would have a 5/5/3 Hood to grind PvP and then use a 3/5/5 for Sentry bombing only, and don't forget 5 black does get a damage boost.

    I'm just waiting for the Sentry nerf before I switch him back to 5/5/3, since by that time the new degenerative combo will be Hood/Thor 4*
  • ClydeFrog76
    ClydeFrog76 Posts: 1,350 Chairperson of the Boards
    coffeeandbacon wrote:
    Spoit wrote:
    ClydeFrog76 wrote:
    Not sure if it's been mentioned, but as someone who's still using a 5 green Patch in pretty much every PVP, 5 yellow is a great way of taking out the enemy strike tiles if they're placed badly.
    That seems even more awkward than the 11 black needed for the loki combo

    meh. but loki just sits around picking his nose until this situation arises. Theoretically, Hood an actually do something while you scoop up 14Y.

    that said, Patch seems to have totally disappeared now that everyone and their mother has an X-Force...

    My X-Force is only 5/1/1 so I'm still using ol' Patchy icon_e_biggrin.gif
  • over_clocked
    over_clocked Posts: 3,961
    Phaserhawk wrote:
    locked wrote:
    I am most probably going to spec my dupe Hood same as my primary Hood, 5/5/3. There are not enough CD characters to warrant 5 black (Sentry is just one character), and I have been hopping just fine with 3 black. Besides, Goddess likes Hood with 5 yellow, and X-Force already does as well. That yellow ability is one of the best skills in the entire game but it suffers from the seemingly high price tag, same as GSBW and her Sniper Rifle. The only other yellow ability that I can use *almost* always over Pistols is Thunder Strike and I don't run lazy Thor much at all recently.


    I suppose you could, but why not keep your second one 3/5/5 in case you choose to pair him with a very strong yellow user where you would never want Pistols not to mention you would have a 5/5/3 Hood to grind PvP and then use a 3/5/5 for Sentry bombing only, and don't forget 5 black does get a damage boost.

    I'm just waiting for the Sentry nerf before I switch him back to 5/5/3, since by that time the new degenerative combo will be Hood/Thor 4*
    Too much respec for my liking, and I already deem 5/5/3 the better build, and damage on black is so piddling, maxed covers or not. I would like to try 3/5/5 with Sentry bombing but I very rarely boost all AP (I never buy HP boosts and only spend ones I earn) and don't focus black matches either.
  • Spoit
    Spoit Posts: 3,441 Chairperson of the Boards
    thbrown81 wrote:
    Has anyone had success teaming Hood w/ 3* Cap? Seems like the reduction on your own countdown tiles matches well with Steve. But if the 3rd card is OBW, then you end up forfeiting all the green tiles. I'm just wondering. ATM, after Cap, I have more Hood covers than any other 3*. But he doesn't seem to blend as well as X-Force Wolvie as the 3rd with Cap and OBW.
    Yeah, a low yellow IM40 and hood are LC's BFFs in PvE
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Ok, my Hood is 5/5/3 and I love to run him with lazy cap in PVE and use his yellow but I'm switching to 3/5/5 after the covers drop from this pvp. I'm currently sentry bombing up to 1300 and (for the second pvp in a row) have just been having too much go wrong with unlucky cascades killing the strike tile, etc and costing me HP. Sure it's a niche role and sure I don't shield hop in most events, but boy would it be nice for it to be more reliable. See you again when they nerf Sentry, 5/5/3.
  • Phaserhawk
    Phaserhawk Posts: 2,676 Chairperson of the Boards
    I made the switch and honestly I don't miss the Twin Pistols. The fact of the matter is, you generally use Twin Pistols in PvE, since yellow is better used other places in PvP. Now I usually on use Hood in PvE when the levels get insane and you need to delay them or he's featured. Now if you end up running him against 3 goons, ending the turn with Twin Pistols doesnt' matter since Goons don't match damage you thus no worries and more than likely you destroyed any CD tile threats with it, the only thing you really lose is the AP reduction at higher levels, for me I rarely used Twin Pistols anyways, so losing it wasn't a big deal, and being able to Sentry bomb has been much more helpful getting 4* covers than a 5/5/3 Hood in PvE ever could.
  • NorthernPolarity
    NorthernPolarity Posts: 3,531 Chairperson of the Boards
    Phaserhawk wrote:
    I made the switch and honestly I don't miss the Twin Pistols. The fact of the matter is, you generally use Twin Pistols in PvE, since yellow is better used other places in PvP. Now I usually on use Hood in PvE when the levels get insane and you need to delay them or he's featured. Now if you end up running him against 3 goons, ending the turn with Twin Pistols doesnt' matter since Goons don't match damage you thus no worries and more than likely you destroyed any CD tile threats with it, the only thing you really lose is the AP reduction at higher levels, for me I rarely used Twin Pistols anyways, so losing it wasn't a big deal, and being able to Sentry bomb has been much more helpful getting 4* covers than a 5/5/3 Hood in PvE ever could.

    Eh, Twin Pistols is essential to continue the X-Force - C. Mags cascade lock vs high end PvE nodes involving villains as well. You don't want your pistols giving the enemy an level 400 enemy team extra turns when each turn can mean your death. I
  • scottee
    scottee Posts: 1,610 Chairperson of the Boards
    NorthernPolarity wrote:
    Phaserhawk wrote:
    I made the switch and honestly I don't miss the Twin Pistols. The fact of the matter is, you generally use Twin Pistols in PvE, since yellow is better used other places in PvP. Now I usually on use Hood in PvE when the levels get insane and you need to delay them or he's featured. Now if you end up running him against 3 goons, ending the turn with Twin Pistols doesnt' matter since Goons don't match damage you thus no worries and more than likely you destroyed any CD tile threats with it, the only thing you really lose is the AP reduction at higher levels, for me I rarely used Twin Pistols anyways, so losing it wasn't a big deal, and being able to Sentry bomb has been much more helpful getting 4* covers than a 5/5/3 Hood in PvE ever could.

    Eh, Twin Pistols is essential to continue the X-Force - C. Mags cascade lock vs high end PvE nodes involving villains as well. You don't want your pistols giving the enemy an level 400 enemy team extra turns when each turn can mean your death. I

    Plus 5 in yellow is necessary for the new infinite loop turns with 4* Thor coming.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    with Hood + Sentry combo on most pvp nights, does anyone know if hood's yellow becomes useless defensively as AI always almost throw down sacrifice every time?
  • Nellyson
    Nellyson Posts: 354 Mover and Shaker
    silverrex wrote:
    with Hood + Sentry combo on most pvp nights, does anyone know if hood's yellow becomes useless defensively as AI always almost throw down sacrifice every time?

    As long as you're running anyone with a cheaper yellow than icon_hood.png , he's never going to use Twin Pistols on defense...unless there is a cascade of 19 yellowtile.png AP, which sadly enough does happen.


    Side note....Hood is a cheap MF! Everyone meet your new OBW! I rarely see any team without icon_hood.png now. Good balance, right?
  • Deathclaw
    Deathclaw Posts: 59
    Now that X-Force is a stud, are more people going into a 5/5/3 build? Or still 5 black for Sentry Bombing?

    This last PvP I just got my X-Force (Level 176) to 5/5/3, and all three Hood covers, and my Hood is currently 4/5/4 and level 125. I also have a 166 Sentry. I am exactly on the perfect precipice of this debate! Wracked with indecision!

    I'm leaning toward Yellow because I don't shield hop much, but i'm also getting to the point where I am aiming for more 4 stars...ugh. Help me internet!
  • Nellyson
    Nellyson Posts: 354 Mover and Shaker
    Deathclaw wrote:
    Now that X-Force is a stud, are more people going into a 5/5/3 build? Or still 5 black for Sentry Bombing?

    This last PvP I just got my X-Force (Level 176) to 5/5/3, and all three Hood covers, and my Hood is currently 4/5/4 and level 125. I also have a 166 Sentry. I am exactly on the perfect precipice of this debate! Wracked with indecision!

    I'm leaning toward Yellow because I don't shield hop much, but i'm also getting to the point where I am aiming for more 4 stars...ugh. Help me internet!

    You need 2 icon_hood.pngs. One for icon_sentry.png with a 3/5/5 and one for X-Force at 5/5/3. Although honestly, he'll never use those Pistols on defense. So if you want to actually use Pistols while pairing him with X, then go 5/5/3.
  • CrookedKnight
    CrookedKnight Posts: 2,579 Chairperson of the Boards
    He'll never use the pistols on defense, but what are the odds he'll use Intimidate intelligently?

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