PVE Heroic: Venom (2016-08-15 to 2016-08-18)

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  • rowdster
    rowdster Posts: 114 Tile Toppler
    I don't think it's possible. Without something "funny" going on.
  • Realstuff_NameChange
    Realstuff_NameChange Posts: 64 Match Maker
    So, if I'm at 13,000 points at the beginning of sub 3, is there any chance of even hitting progression or should I just give it up?
  • Alsmir
    Alsmir Posts: 508 Critical Contributor
    I think it might be possible, but I'm not entirely sure.

    I have 2 essentials and in sub 2 with 5 clears I was able to get ~16k points (sorry, can't check right now, how many exactly). You need 18k for progression. If I'm not mistaken sub 3 should award more points than sub 2, can someone confirm this?
  • Bowgentle
    Bowgentle Posts: 7,926 Chairperson of the Boards
    Realcrap wrote:
    So, if I'm at 13,000 points at the beginning of sub 3, is there any chance of even hitting progression or should I just give it up?
    Four clears of Sub 3 are 19.300 points.
  • Realstuff_NameChange
    Realstuff_NameChange Posts: 64 Match Maker
    Awesome, thanks! icon_e_biggrin.gif


    Oh hell, I forgot round 3 was carnage icon_e_surprised.gif
  • Alsmir
    Alsmir Posts: 508 Critical Contributor
    Who are the reinforcements?
  • Realstuff_NameChange
    Realstuff_NameChange Posts: 64 Match Maker
    Alsmir wrote:
    Who are the reinforcements?


    Umm looks like

    ***Vision
    **Cap
    *Black Widow

    ?

    I don't see any new powered up 4*, but might just be someone I don't have rostered.
  • Moon Roach
    Moon Roach Posts: 2,863 Chairperson of the Boards
    Well, I've hit the 25 CP progression reward with 4 clears of the trivial nodes of sub 3, seen Carnage + goons, looked at the placement rewards, considered the effort to get the 2 CP on offer, decided to take the rest of the event off.

    It's nice that they've neutered Venom so much that he's now a lovable kitten, but Carnage is a different kettle of goo, and I don't need the grief.
  • ZootSax
    ZootSax Posts: 1,819 Chairperson of the Boards
    Realcrap wrote:
    Alsmir wrote:
    Who are the reinforcements?


    Umm looks like

    ***Vision
    **Cap
    *Black Widow

    ?

    I don't see any new powered up 4*, but might just be someone I don't have rostered.

    They still don't have 4* reinforcements for some reason. The event rules in the subs (but not the main event) list the reinforcements, for what it's worth.
  • atomzed
    atomzed Posts: 1,753 Chairperson of the Boards
    Moon Roach wrote:
    Well, I've hit the 25 CP progression reward with 4 clears of the trivial nodes of sub 3, seen Carnage + goons, looked at the placement rewards, considered the effort to get the 2 CP on offer, decided to take the rest of the event off.

    It's nice that they've neutered Venom so much that he's now a lovable kitten, but Carnage is a different kettle of goo, and I don't need the grief.

    That carnage + maggia node is a tiny kitty hell.

    Maggia will be able to lay down CD tiles on T3, triggering alien symbiote. And it triggers every single turn.

    If you can remove the threaten tile, you are going to be taking 1-3k dmg (depends on scaling) every single turn.

    Plus Tommy gun? And carnage red? In a heroic?!

    Damn it's tough. I am just glad I don't need to grind it.
  • sambrookjm
    sambrookjm Posts: 2,166 Chairperson of the Boards
    So the non-required character node to give you the CP is Carnage, Doc Ock, and 1-star Venom. I'm using Hulkbuster (to take out Carnage quickly), Iceman (to stun Carnage quickly), and Nick Fury (mainly for his Yellow, so I can do *something* with it). I get ten blue very quickly, thanks to a wonderful series of cascades (in my favor for once!) and decide to try something a little different: Demolition. Seven traps show up, and then Carnage does his thing. Two traps get overwritten. Next turn, Doc Ock matches one of the attack tiles that Carnage made for me. Two more black attack tiles show up, overwriting a third trap tile from Demolition. The rest of the match goes downhill very, very quickly, and includes a couple of Armed and Dangerous and a Devour. Three Repulsor Punches later, the end result of the match is Hulkbuster takes about 10K damage, Iceman another 6K, Nick Fury takes about 4 K. All for 500 ISO.

    The moral of this story - Deal with Carnage ASAP.
  • Quebbster
    Quebbster Posts: 8,070 Chairperson of the Boards
    sambrookjm wrote:
    So the non-required character node to give you the CP is Carnage, Doc Ock, and 1-star Venom. I'm using Hulkbuster (to take out Carnage quickly), Iceman (to stun Carnage quickly), and Nick Fury (mainly for his Yellow, so I can do *something* with it). I get ten blue very quickly, thanks to a wonderful series of cascades (in my favor for once!) and decide to try something a little different: Demolition. Seven traps show up, and then Carnage does his thing. Two traps get overwritten. Next turn, Doc Ock matches one of the attack tiles that Carnage made for me. Two more black attack tiles show up, overwriting a third trap tile from Demolition. The rest of the match goes downhill very, very quickly, and includes a couple of Armed and Dangerous and a Devour. Three Repulsor Punches later, the end result of the match is Hulkbuster takes about 10K damage, Iceman another 6K, Nick Fury takes about 4 K. All for 500 ISO.

    The moral of this story - Deal with Carnage ASAP.
    I'm using Sam Wilson as a yellow outlet. The Shields can help a bit against Carnage and his passive can boost your attack tiles.
  • Realstuff_NameChange
    Realstuff_NameChange Posts: 64 Match Maker
    ZootSax wrote:
    Realcrap wrote:
    Alsmir wrote:
    Who are the reinforcements?


    Umm looks like

    ***Vision
    **Cap
    *Black Widow

    ?

    I don't see any new powered up 4*, but might just be someone I don't have rostered.

    They still don't have 4* reinforcements for some reason. The event rules in the subs (but not the main event) list the reinforcements, for what it's worth.


    Ah thanks, I don't think I've ever actually looked at the rules for a sub before icon_e_biggrin.gif
  • ZootSax
    ZootSax Posts: 1,819 Chairperson of the Boards
    Realcrap wrote:
    Ah thanks, I don't think I've ever actually looked at the rules for a sub before icon_e_biggrin.gif

    Yeah, this is the one and only time it's remotely useful icon_e_smile.gif
  • Spidurman27
    Spidurman27 Posts: 184 Tile Toppler
    Pretty sure I'm going to see Alien Instincts in my sleep after that set of nodes lol. That was total carnage
  • Alsmir
    Alsmir Posts: 508 Critical Contributor
    I'm soo happy, that sub 2 included 3* Thor and 2* Hawkeye as reinforcements. I was able to do 5 clears and that gave me enough points to ignore every single Carnage node and still get 25 CP. Feels good.

    I had champed 2* Storm, Panther with 4 covers and no Falcap. Out of boosted chars I just had a whooping 6 cover Iron Fist and similar garbage. Reinforcements saved my **** icon_e_smile.gif

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