PVE: Simulator (2016-06-02 to 2016-06-05)

rainkingucd

Looks like the double 3 covers as progression was indeed a mistake.

Event Info

The Simulator
Length of Event: 3 days
Sub-Events? Yes; Alliance Rewards in Sub-Events? Yes
Number of Sub-Events: 3 Length of Sub-Events: 24 hours
Main Nodes after Sub-Events End? No
Main Bracket Size: 1000 Sub Bracket Size: 1000
Unique Reward(s): 2000 ISO Reward - In each sub-event, the final node on the left branch has a 2000 ISO reward.
Other Notes:
Total number of sub-events and overall length of the event has varied.
Sub-Event Nodes: 10 Total. 7 Regular (repeatable); 3 Essential (repeatable)
Link to mags1587 PVE Format Guide

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(Essential)
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(Essential)

Progression awards:

100:
500: 100
1000: rainbow damage boost
1500:
2000: rainbow AP stockpile
2800: 140
3700:
5000: 140
6000:
7000: 140
8500:
10000: 250
11500: 25
13500: 250
15000:
17500: 500
20500: 25
24000:
28000: 1000
32000: 25

Placement rewards:

1-2: + rewards for 3-10
3-10: , 1500 , 50
11-20: , 1500 , 50
21-50: , 1000 , 50
51-100: , 1000 , 25
101-200: , 500 , 25
201-300: , 500
301-400: , 250
401-500: x 3, 250
501-600: x 2, 250
601-800: , 250
801-1000: 250

Alliance rewards:
1-2: , 2500 , 100
3-10: , 2500 , 50
11-25: , 1500 , 50
26-50: , 1000 , 50
51-100: , 500 , 25
101-250: 500 , 25
251-500: 250 , 25
501-1000: 250
1001-10000: 140

Ending Time Countdowns:

Slice 1
Slice 2
Slice 3
Slice 4
Slice 5

Links to previous runs
PVE: Simulator (2016-03-14 to 2016-03-16)
PVE: Simulator (2015-12-28 to 2015-12-31)
Simulator (Oct.12th-Oct.15th,2015) (no details; during 2nd anniversary, so linked to bracket size instead
PVE: Simulator (September 24-28)
PVE: Simulator (July 2-6)
Simulator (May 21 - 24)
The Simulator (April 19-24)
The Simulator - Mar 6 - 10
The Simulator - Dec 30 - Jan 7
The Simulator - Nov 11th-18th
The Simulator (September 3-10 2014)
Simulator - July 4 - 11
The Simulator (PvE) - (May 30 - June4)
The Simulator: April 29 - May 6

Quebbster

Way too much red, black and yellow on the 4* boosted list. *sigh* Thor and Storm is a good combo though...

Malcrof

Can't wait to play with my champed Nova, so much fun all rolled up into 1 char.

TxMoose

Malcrof wrote:

Can't wait to play with my champed Nova, so much fun all rolled up into 1 char.

yeah, he jumps to the front of my list if I can ever find 2 more yellows. mine has been 5/1/5 forever and have had to sell so many reds/blacks. him and quake - she's at 12, but probably getting iso for EotS coming up.

EleganceFlawed

Welp, I'll be grinding my @ off to get top 100...I want Kate!

Although I wish they wouldn't tease about Pizza Dog....they should give him his own cover.

ZootSax

I'd enjoy this event a whole lot more if the last node was a 1-time node instead of just a 1-award node (Thing/Switch/CreepyMan is one of my least favorite nodes as it is, much less doing it multiple times for no reward). In any case, hopefully it's not too bad just getting the progression. On first glance my bracket might be more reasonable for Top 100, but given how high Top 200 has been pushing since the test events started, I'm not even trying for the new Hawkeye unless I'm gifted an easy bracket.

Good luck, all.

PuceMoose

Speaking of that wretched creepsicle/Thing/Witch fight, I finally managed it in *** land with Hood, Captain America, and IM40.

slidecage

ZootSax wrote:

I'd enjoy this event a whole lot more if the last node was a 1-time node instead of just a 1-award node (Thing/Switch/CreepyMan is one of my least favorite nodes as it is, much less doing it multiple times for no reward). In any case, hopefully it's not too bad just getting the progression. On first glance my bracket might be more reasonable for Top 100, but given how high Top 200 has been pushing since the test events started, I'm not even trying for the new Hawkeye unless I'm gifted an easy bracket.

Good luck, all.

that is just plain stupid.i wonder how many will see that green check and think it was one and done.... im just going for what i do.. If i get kicked im done with pve

ZootSax

Puce Moose wrote:

Speaking of that wretched creepsicle/Thing/Witch fight, I finally managed it in *** land with Hood, Captain America, and IM40.

I originally meant to whale it and went with Deadpool/Mystique/4* Jean Grey (2/1/0--just there to prevent SWitch from going blue-->purple without interruption). I accidentally did a normal whale instead of auto-win whale and decided to play out the rest of it to see what would happen. I still won, but only barely. Not a team I'd recommend unless you have a better Jean than I do.

slidecage wrote:

that is just plain stupid.i wonder how many will see that green check and think it was one and done.... im just going for what i do.. If i get kicked im done with pve

It seems crazy, especially since other PVEs like Iso8 Brotherhood do have the one-and-done nodes, but that's how it's always been in Simulator. I think the moment everything in the game seems logical, I'll know I've lost my mind...

Smudge

Puce Moose wrote:

Speaking of that wretched creepsicle/Thing/Witch fight, I finally managed it in *** land with Hood, Captain America, and IM40.

I rolled with Hood, 3* Cap, and 3/4* Falcon in the Falcon required nodes for Civil War against that insane scaling. It's a super slow team, but you can really outpace the AI with those three. It didn't lose once for me with all that protect power. I might try it with 4* Falcon and those two since he's boosted this time and I have 8 covers for him now, but it's going to probably be my champed 4* Thor and her battery buddy.

DanBenZvi

Puce Moose wrote:

Speaking of that wretched creepsicle/Thing/Witch fight, I finally managed it in *** land with Hood, Captain America, and IM40.

Thank you *so* much. Hood, CA and IM40 got me through that fight with barely a scratch.

mckauhu

DanBenZvi wrote:

Puce Moose wrote:

Speaking of that wretched creepsicle/Thing/Witch fight, I finally managed it in *** land with Hood, Captain America, and IM40.

Thank you *so* much. Hood, CA and IM40 got me through that fight with barely a scratch.

Worked for me too! Didn't think that kind of combo could work but it does. Thanks for tip!

Cunneryn

I awon that fight fairly easily with patch/loki. Aim Patch green at someone else than the thing and steal those heavy protect tile for yourselves, doing 4k match damage afterwards

optimus2861

4hor (5/2/4), IM40, Storm got me through it. Barely. Bobby collected so many blue charged tiles that he had 29 AP at one point, I think, and I somehow kept getting enough blue for 4hor to keep him stunned. At one point I had 4hor stunned for 3 (after a Crush) and IM40 for 4 (after Snowman). After they woke up I kept hammering Thing with Smites until he dropped, finished Bobby, then Witch was just a mopup. Cast Hailstorm several times to bleed them all down, too. Storm was barely standing at the end, and IM not much better, but worth it for the 2K ISO.

BlackSheep101

Why not stun Thing and down Iceman first?

optimus2861

Guess I got stuck on the idea that I didn't want to accidentally trigger Thing's yellow, so decided to get him out of the way first.

Tatercat

BlackSheep101 wrote:

Why not stun Thing and down Iceman first?

That worked best for me. Used 4hor/JG/IM40, whittled down iceman until recharge had fired then stunned Thing before Smiting Iceman. Who ever you use, Ice should be first, he's too dangerous to leave alone unless you don't have a good stunner.

Also, a couple of order strategies for the hard ones in Round 2 that I've used in the past:

Sim 6: IF/SWtich/ Kingpin - it may seem smart to go after IF first, especially with SWitch feeding purple, but Kingpin is who you want to target first. By the time you down IF, KP will be ready to go with his powers and he will end you. Remember, with SWitch's countdown tile, he can finger poke you for 5K everytime he gets 6 black (Which IF will be spamming).

Sim 7: 4* Cyke/2* Storm/JG - Storm first before she gets windstorm. Then instead of JG, target Cyke. JG takes a while to get going and can be easily denied as long as you avoid 5 tile matches or cascades. Cyke can be quicker to match ending if he gets his yellow out.

And the most dangerous one, though its lowered level, is the 3* Cap essential, as its 4hor/HB/Falcap, which bars you from using the best boosted character in the event (4* Thor) and the best AP feeder in IM40. I've actually been targeting Falcap 1st here to avoid his Wings of Liberty getting out and dragging the match out further, but your mileage may vary. Any one of their red powers can end you if they get off so plan accordingly. I used JG/SWtich with Cap here but matching Hood with *3Cap like others have done so far would be a good idea too.

shadow310574

RHulk, XDP, Lady Thor

is killing me....

I finaly made it with Iceman, Ms. Marvel, Cyclops
but it was very close and i use all ap boosts

Now I need a few better working Teams, to save boosts and Hp

Oldboy

What's your roster like?

Marty17

I used




I gathered 6 to recharge & for to take down whilst stunlocking Occasionally matching to have to speed up both & countdown tiles.

Then I start on with the same tactic, at that point, you should more or less have enough & to stunlock both whilst chipping away their health with Cap's shield.

slidecage

iron man kahn works wonders