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NighteyesGrisu

qtquazar wrote:

I stole the win in Heroes this morning Snuck by 850 at the last minute this morning. Another Green X trophy/icon.

I had 850 too and only finished 10th #1 had over 1000 points

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Guys,

How are you playing the Human torch event? I'm a bit lost... I'm using my usual approach of laying off the nodes for 12 hours, but these nodes disappear. The rubberbanding is in play, I've seen the points, etc... but with disappearing nodes, should we be playing this like the simulator or have a different approach? I had that event down (not that I enjoy the mechanics, but I understood them), but I'm not sure about this.

Forgive my outcry, but WHY WONT DEVS JUST TELL US HOW THE EVENT WORKS?! Any player can choose to play however they like it, but explaining the system goes a long way. I feel like we have to guess and they come up with these wierd systems, such as the 12 hour node clock with rubberband action. So freaking weird, you can't get ahead of anyone if you want to win, you must play during the last 2 hours of the event to place well or win. Compare that to a regular PVP tournament, you can play for 6 hours straight on day 1, grind people for 10 points per victory, get to 900 points, shield for 1 day, then shield for another day and win your bracket. Therefore, you can play more or better (or both) and win. For these PVE events (and I love PVE, I really like the dynamic better that PVP), just play the clock and remember to do you last round 2 hours before the end of the event.

I don't get why the Devs would choose this....

Again, sorry for the rant.

Cheers,
NazgulPrime

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Play the same as the Simulator. The nodes disappear every 24 hours at noon EST, and refresh every 12 hours (same refresh as Sim) so grind them down as close to that time as possible to maximize rubberbanding, and then do them at least 12 hours before that too.

Hopefully they don't throw a curve ball and change the nodes to disappear every 36 or 48 hours

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NazgulPrime wrote:

Guys,

How are you playing the Human torch event? I'm a bit lost... I'm using my usual approach of laying off the nodes for 12 hours, but these nodes disappear. The rubberbanding is in play, I've seen the points, etc... but with disappearing nodes, should we be playing this like the simulator or have a different approach? I had that event down (not that I enjoy the mechanics, but I understood them), but I'm not sure about this.

Forgive my outcry, but WHY WONT DEVS JUST TELL US HOW THE EVENT WORKS?! Any player can choose to play however they like it, but explaining the system goes a long way. I feel like we have to guess and they come up with these wierd systems, such as the 12 hour node clock with rubberband action. So freaking weird, you can't get ahead of anyone if you want to win, you must play during the last 2 hours of the event to place well or win. Compare that to a regular PVP tournament, you can play for 6 hours straight on day 1, grind people for 10 points per victory, get to 900 points, shield for 1 day, then shield for another day and win your bracket. Therefore, you can play more or better (or both) and win. For these PVE events (and I love PVE, I really like the dynamic better that PVP), just play the clock and remember to do you last round 2 hours before the end of the event.

I don't get why the Devs would choose this....

Again, sorry for the rant.

Cheers,
NazgulPrime

i agree with this, if they explain the rules of the game to us it would be alot more fun.

also i don't like that whoever can play the last hour before a pve event ends wins it.
they should really change that system!

TheHueyFreeman

Pve: 17500 and 1st
PvP: 400 and 8th

I also agree about how odd this rubberbanding has made it.

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UPD. Lol, statistic is broken.

NighteyesGrisu

TheHueyFreeman wrote:

Pve: 17500 and 1st
PvP: 400 and 8th

I also agree about how odd this rubberbanding has made it.

looks like we're in the same bracket in the PVP...you're currently 1st in my bracket, I'm 8th

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NighteyesGrisu wrote:

qtquazar wrote:

I stole the win in Heroes this morning Snuck by 850 at the last minute this morning. Another Green X trophy/icon.

I had 850 too and only finished 10th #1 had over 1000 points

You may be joining too early. I usually come in 24-36 hours before the PvP's end, make one push to 300-400pts, and then a second at either the 9.5hr or 6.5hr mark before end, and then a final at about the 2hr mark. Shielding after the 9.5/6.5 hr run depends on if I think I can win/place.

RATIONALES:

1. The people who are going to blow HP go in early, and the veteran players go in late, so I split the difference.

2. NEVER play around the 8 hour mark if you can avoid it. Everyone and their dog serious about that PvP tourney is going to be going for the 8 hour shield to maximize HP efficiency. Play either an hour-and-a-half early (if you need to make up more points) or an hour-and-a-half late. May need to adjust based on sleep times.

3. Same as above--avoid the 3 hr mark--this is the fiercest competition, with the possible exception of the last 15 minutes. Come in late so you're not facing insta-retaliation, but not so late that you catch the last-minute rushers in the final hour.



personal note: 81 covers needed to complete a fully powered roster of chars.

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BWAHAHAHAHA!

Yes, please, EVERYBODY. KEEP bringing your fishnetty widows to a clawfight. Fishnets are obviously the best defense against an enraged Wolverine.

I love you, MPQ PvPers.

Arogntbastrd

5dp has more points than 5dv



Cheers to the "little" guys kicking butt

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And lo, your founder was faithful to Patch; and lo Patch didst reward him, at the 300th point annunciation, with another Green X-Force icon.

Hahaha... dammit Arrogant, nice timing

TheHueyFreeman

774 and holding. This has been loads of fun!

My Patch's bloodlust may never be quenched but tonight it was pleased.

Dreylin

TheHueyFreeman wrote:

774 and holding. This has been loads of fun!

My Patch's bloodlust may never be quenched but tonight it was pleased.

Just shielded at 801 because I couldn't get a decent match ... well except for this TheHueyFreeman guy!

Did my alliance duty and skipped!

Arogntbastrd

Whoops, double post

Arogntbastrd

qtquazar wrote:

And lo, your founder was faithful to Patch; and lo Patch didst reward him, at the 300th point annunciation, with another Green X-Force icon.

Hahaha... dammit Arrogant, nice timing

Dreylin wrote:

jozier wrote:

WolfmanX25 wrote:

Leader in my bracket is Jachdo, so I also suffer from "no shot at first" syndrome.

Would be nice to know in advance when exactly the crazies enter an event.

Alliances have ruined that too. Every possible entry time will have someone because alliances try and coordinate not to step on each other's toes.

They do!?

Note to self: suggest that in the next Alliance meeting....

Dreylin wrote:

TheHueyFreeman wrote:

774 and holding. This has been loads of fun!

My Patch's bloodlust may never be quenched but tonight it was pleased.

Just shielded at 801 because I couldn't get a decent match ... well except for this TheHueyFreeman guy!

Did my alliance duty and skipped!

See, I told you and Huey we shouldn't have skipped Dreylin's meeting for the django kabob thing

TheHueyFreeman

Dreylin wrote:

TheHueyFreeman wrote:

774 and holding. This has been loads of fun!

My Patch's bloodlust may never be quenched but tonight it was pleased.

Just shielded at 801 because I couldn't get a decent match ... well except for this TheHueyFreeman guy!

Did my alliance duty and skipped!

Same. I saw you too.

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I'm stopping at 620 for tonight.

I haven't had a single person challenge or retaliate on my entire run. Never had that happen before.

Arogntbastrd

qtquazar wrote:

I'm stopping at 620 for tonight.

I haven't had a single person challenge or retaliate on my entire run. Never had that happen before.

You're at 550 now so it seems someone found you

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Hey Guys,

This report is from a couple of hours ago, but I forgot to post before running out to dinner. I was sitting at #1 with 21,446 points in the Human Torch event and at #1 in my bracket with 650 points for our Savior's event. I've decided to shield for 24 hours and quit playing this event though. I've been stuck at 600 for 2 hours, so I've given up on climbing further than 650 as every time I got to 680 ou 690, 3 people would hit me before I crossed into 700 A bunch of people using our Savior at level 281 to beat my **** raw was a bit much for me.

Also, on the great news department, I got extremely very lucky and got 2 patch covers I needed on x2 two star tokens Our savior watches over me! Hallelujah!!!

Cheers,
NazgulPrime

P.S. - Thanks Arogntbastrd for confirming I was playing the Human Torch event correctly! Your message was very useful in combating my doubts about my approach to the event. If anyone has any doubts, please follow his lead.

NighteyesGrisu

qtquazar wrote:

You may be joining too early. I usually come in 24-36 hours before the PvP's end, make one push to 300-400pts, and then a second at either the 9.5hr or 6.5hr mark before end, and then a final at about the 2hr mark. Shielding after the 9.5/6.5 hr run depends on if I think I can win/place.

That's probably true...problem is: I have absolutely no self-restraint...."oh a new tournament...MUST SLAY ENEMIES NOW!!!"

qtquazar wrote:

personal note: 81 covers needed to complete a fully powered roster of chars.

Just made myself a Roster-Spreadsheed Turns out, I'm currently missing 80 covers (though that'll be 92 once the current event ends )

My Roster

Also, I've got 2073 Levels left to upgrade until I have a fully maxed Roster