PVE Heroic: Oscorp (2016-08-29 to 2016-09-01)

rainkingucd
rainkingucd Posts: 1,433 Chairperson of the Boards
Oops. A bit late on this one.

Event Info
Heroic Oscorp
Length of Event: 3 days
Sub-Events? Yes
Number of Sub-Events: 3 Length of Sub-Events: 24 hours
Main Bracket Size: 1000 Sub Bracket Size: 1000
Unique Reward(s): None
Other Notes:
  • There are Main nodes to open up the sub-events. These nodes are one time only nodes.
  • One node in Main (a team-up node) is repeatable and playable for points throughout the event.
  • Enemy Types (Main): Bullseye (2*), Daken (2*), Yelena Belova, Hammer Goons
  • Sub-Event 1: Oscorp: Heroic - City
    • Number of Main Nodes to Open Sub-Event: 4
    • Sub-Event Nodes: 9 Total. 6 Regular (repeatable); 3 Essential (repeatable)
    • Enemy Types: Ares, Bullseye (2*), Daken (2*), Juggernaut, Moonstone, Ragnarok, Venom, Yelena Belova, Hammer Goons
  • Sub-Event 2: Oscorp: Heroic - Tower
    • Number of Main Nodes to Open Sub-Event: 3
    • Sub-Event Nodes: 9 Total. 6 Regular (repeatable); 3 Essential (repeatable)
    • Enemy Types: Ares, Bullseye (2*), Daken (2*), Juggernaut, Moonstone, Ragnarok, Venom, Yelena Belova, Hammer Goons
  • Sub-Event 2: Oscorp: Heroic - Tower II
    • Number of Main Nodes to Open Sub-Event: 3
    • Sub-Event Nodes: 9 Total. 6 Regular (repeatable); 3 Essential (repeatable)
    • Enemy Types: Ares, Bullseye (2*), Daken (2* & 3*), Moonstone, Venom, Yelena Belova, Hammer Goons
Link to mags1587 PVE Format Guide

Powered Up (and only usable characters)
:star:star.pngstar.pngstar.png
SpiderWoman_icon.PNG (Essential)
icon_invisiblewoman.png
icon_carnage.png
icon_warmachine.png
icon_miles.png

star.pngstar.pngstar.png
icon_humantorch.png (Essential)
icon_captainamerica.png
icon_loki.png
icon_daredevil.png
icon_squirrelgirl.png


star.pngstar.png
icon_captainamerica.png (Essential)
icon_wolverine.png
icon_ares.png

star.png
icon_ironman.png
icon_storm.png

Progression awards:
100: token_standard.png
500: 100 iso8big.png
1000: rainbow damage boost
1500: healthpackbig.png
2400: rainbow AP stockpile
3500: 140 iso8big.png
4800: star.pngstar.pngicon_captainamerica.pngblueflag.png
6500: 140 iso8big.png
8000: token_event.png
10000: 140 iso8big.png
12000: star.pngstar.pngicon_ares.pngredflag.png
14000: 250 iso8big.png
16000: 25 heropointsbig.png
18500: 250 iso8big.png
21000: star.pngstar.pngstar.pngicon_humantorch.pngblackflag.png
23500: 500 iso8big.png
27000: 25 heropointsbig.png
31000: token_event.png
35500: 1000 iso8big.png
40000: 25 commandpointsbig.png

Placement rewards:
1: icon_quake.pngyellowflag.png + rewards for 2-5
2-5: icon_quake.pngblueflag.png + rewards for 6-10
6-10: icon_quake.pnggreenflag.png + rewards for 11-20
11-20: icon_falcon.pngyellowflag.pngblueflag.pngpurpleflag.png , 1500 iso8big.png, 50 heropointsbig.png
21-50: icon_falcon.pngyellowflag.pngblueflag.pngpurpleflag.png , 1000 iso8big.png, 50 heropointsbig.png
51-100: icon_falcon.pngblueflag.pngpurpleflag.png , 1000 iso8big.png, 25 heropointsbig.png
101-200: icon_falcon.pngpurpleflag.png , 500 iso8big.png, 25 heropointsbig.png
201-300: icon_hawkeye.pngblueflag.png , 500 iso8big.png
301-400: icon_hawkeye.pngblueflag.png , 250 iso8big.png
401-500: token_standard.png x 3, 250 iso8big.png
501-600: token_standard.png x 2, 250 iso8big.png
601-800: token_standard.png, 250 iso8big.png
801-1000: 250 iso8big.png


Alliance rewards:
1-2: icon_falcon.pngpurpleflag.png , 2500 iso8big.png, 100 heropointsbig.png
3-10: icon_falcon.pngpurpleflag.png , 2500 iso8big.png, 50 heropointsbig.png
11-25: icon_falcon.pngpurpleflag.png , 1500 iso8big.png, 50 heropointsbig.png
26-50: icon_falcon.pngpurpleflag.png , 1000 iso8big.png, 50 heropointsbig.png
51-100: icon_falcon.pngpurpleflag.png , 500 iso8big.png, 25 heropointsbig.png
101-250: 500 iso8big.png, 25 heropointsbig.png
251-500: 250 iso8big.png, 25 heropointsbig.png
501-1000: 250 iso8big.png
1001-10000: 140 iso8big.png

Sub-Event Placement Rewards
1-2: token_event.png x2, 1000 iso8big.png, 100 heropointsbig.png , 2 commandpointsbig.png
3-10: token_event.png , 1000 iso8big.png, 100 heropointsbig.png , 1 commandpointsbig.png
11-50: token_event.png , 1000 iso8big.png, 50 heropointsbig.png
51-100: token_event.png , 1000 iso8big.png
101-200: token_event.png , 500 iso8big.png
201-300: token_event.png , 250 iso8big.png
301-400: token_heroic.png , 250 iso8big.png
401-500: token_standard.png x3, 250 iso8big.png
5ß1-600: token_standard.png x2, 250 iso8big.png
601-800: token_standard.png , 250 iso8big.png
801-900: 140 iso8big.png
901-1000: 70 iso8big.png

Alliance
1-10: token_event.png , 250 iso8big.png
11-50: token_event.png , 100 iso8big.png
51-100: token_heroic.png , 100 iso8big.png
101-250: token_heroic.png ,70 iso8big.png
251-1000: token_standard.png x3, 70 iso8big.png
1001-2000: token_standard.png x2, 70 iso8big.png
2001-5000: token_standard.png , 70 iso8big.png
5001-10000: token_standard.png

Reinforcements (will update as known)
Sub 1: Oscorp: Heroic - City
star.pngstar.pngstar.pngicon_falcon.png
star.pngstar.pngicon_storm.png
star.pngicon_spiderman.png

Sub 2: Oscorp: Heroic - Tower
star.pngstar.pngstar.pngicon_psylocke.png
star.pngstar.pngicon_blackwidow.png
star.pngicon_hawkeye.png

Sub 3: Oscorp: Heroic - Tower II
star.pngstar.pngstar.png
star.pngstar.png
star.png

Previous runs
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Comments

  • Quebbster
    Quebbster Posts: 8,070 Chairperson of the Boards
    Tempted to grind for the Quake covers. Probably not doable in a mid-week event though. icon_e_sad.gif
  • ZootSax
    ZootSax Posts: 1,819 Chairperson of the Boards
    Sub 1 Reinforcements:
    star.pngstar.pngstar.pngicon_falcon.png
    star.pngstar.pngicon_storm.png
    star.pngicon_spiderman.png

    Also, thanks rainkingucd for getting this thread up. It's not letting me give your posts reputation for some reason.

    Finally, a much, much less sincere "thanks" to whoever let RNG determine boosted characters instead of looking at the actual event, as the CP node is much more difficult for a limited-roster event that still relies on 2* characters when Ares is an opponent...

    Edited to complain about Ares being an opponent, after using Cap, Squirrel Girl & Ares as my "A" team this event, so far.
  • Quebbster
    Quebbster Posts: 8,070 Chairperson of the Boards
    Is four clears of each node still needed to get the CP?
  • thanos8587
    thanos8587 Posts: 653
    Quebbster wrote:
    Is four clears of each node still needed to get the CP?

    4/6 on the first sub and the 4 main page nodes is just over 13k. should be fine getting to 40k. seems the days of the easy easy cp are gone however. icon_redface.gif
  • Sluggo
    Sluggo Posts: 504 Critical Contributor
    My rough math, assuming numbers remain consistent with the previous runs:

    3 clears/day x 9 nodes = 10k + 13k + 17k = 40k

    4 clears/day x 8 nodes (missing Spider-Woman) = 11k + 14k + 18k = 43k.

    This doesn't even include the main page nodes, so max progression should be a cakewalk this event (assuming the limited roster doesn't kill you).
  • SnowcaTT
    SnowcaTT Posts: 3,487 Chairperson of the Boards
    thanos8587 wrote:
    Quebbster wrote:
    Is four clears of each node still needed to get the CP?

    4/6 on the first sub and the 4 main page nodes is just over 13k. should be fine getting to 40k. seems the days of the easy easy cp are gone however. icon_redface.gif

    That's a bummer. Want to talk about quality of life...three clears for progression was fantastic. Devs should go back to that now that there is a reward for full clears (XP).
  • DTStump
    DTStump Posts: 273 Mover and Shaker
    SnowcaTT wrote:
    thanos8587 wrote:
    Quebbster wrote:
    Is four clears of each node still needed to get the CP?

    4/6 on the first sub and the 4 main page nodes is just over 13k. should be fine getting to 40k. seems the days of the easy easy cp are gone however. icon_redface.gif

    That's a bummer. Want to talk about quality of life...three clears for progression was fantastic. Devs should go back to that now that there is a reward for full clears (XP).

    According to my calculations...

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    So if you have all three essentials, including Jessica, you probably don't need 4 full clears in every sub. This is slightly less work than Venom Bomb.

    Method:
    • The number of available points is the same as the last run.
    • The essential node values are unknown - I calculated the 4* values as the value of the 3* divided by 0.93, and the 2* node decreased by the same amount of points
    • I conservatively assumed a maximum amount of points obtained from the loaner node as twice the initial value. E.g. if the node is worth 100 pts, I assumed 200 pts regardless of the number of clears.
    • The repeatable node in the main event was considered to be worth a total of 300 pts regardless of the number of clears
    • The fifth clear was set at 80% of the full clear value.
  • madsalad
    madsalad Posts: 815 Critical Contributor
    Anyone want to talk about what lineup they are using on this run because, wow, this is some bad stuff here. I used up all my health packs grinding out 4 clears on each node (granted, I was using my newly champed Carnage a lot, mostly because he has 30K health and mostly because he's the only one worth a damn in this lineup). LCap and 2* Wolvie helped out but I basically exhausted the entire lineup just trying to get the 4 clears. I'm not excited for the end-of-timer grind, and then Sub 2.
  • DTStump
    DTStump Posts: 273 Mover and Shaker
    madsalad wrote:
    Anyone want to talk about what lineup they are using on this run because, wow, this is some bad stuff here. I used up all my health packs grinding out 4 clears on each node (granted, I was using my newly champed Carnage a lot, mostly because he has 30K health and mostly because he's the only one worth a damn in this lineup). LCap and 2* Wolvie helped out but I basically exhausted the entire lineup just trying to get the 4 clears. I'm not excited for the end-of-timer grind, and then Sub 2.

    The restrictions are terrible for everyone. I don't think there are any great solutions...

    As a general principle, I like to think of the available characters as counters to different enemies:

    goons: Lazy Cap (red, blue)
    Moonstone: Human Torch (red, green)
    Bullseye: Daredevil (purple, blue), Loki (black)
    Daken: Squirrel Girl (purple), Loki (black). Don't use Daredevil red when facing Daken!
    Yelena: whatever, just ignore her
    Venom: same as Yelena
    Ares: a good green user (HT or SG)
    Juggernaut: Human Torch (red), Daredevil (red, blue)

    Besides that, I think Squirrel Girl purple works well with Carnage.

    I haven't given much thought to 4* options though, because my roster is not quite there yet.
  • waywreth
    waywreth Posts: 303 Mover and Shaker
    I usually enjoy the Heroics, since you get to use some odd teams, but with the higher scaling and the fact there's really no synergy on any of the teams you can run, it's just grinding for AP until you can fire powers. It also doesn't help that the 4* options are either fairly new characters, or trash tier (yeah we're looking at you icon_invisiblewoman.png).
  • Sluggo
    Sluggo Posts: 504 Critical Contributor
    Sub 2 reinforcements, for anyone wondering:
    (3*) Psylocke
    (2*) Black Widow
    (1*) Hawkeye
  • ZootSax
    ZootSax Posts: 1,819 Chairperson of the Boards
    Between this event and Venom Bomb, I've renewed my appreciate for Squirrel Girl. She's clearly not top tier, but I'm not sure I could clear some of the harder nodes here (or the deadly Carnage nodes in Venom Bomb) without her.
  • spatenfloot
    spatenfloot Posts: 665 Critical Contributor
    ZootSax wrote:
    Between this event and Venom Bomb, I've renewed my appreciate for Squirrel Girl. She's clearly not top tier, but I'm not sure I could clear some of the harder nodes here (or the deadly Carnage nodes in Venom Bomb) without her.
    Yes, she is pretty good against certain enemies as is Doc Ock. I was using them both on the Venom/Carnage nodes
  • Black Duke
    Black Duke Posts: 694 Critical Contributor
    Reinforcements for Sub3:

    star.pngstar.pngstar.png
    icon_beast.png

    star.pngstar.png
    icon_ms_marvel.png

    Which 1* is boosted, I don`t know (because I have only in my roster).
  • madsalad
    madsalad Posts: 815 Critical Contributor
    Black Duke wrote:
    Reinforcements for Sub3:

    star.pngstar.pngstar.png
    icon_beast.png

    star.pngstar.png
    icon_ms_marvel.png

    Which 1* is boosted, I don`t know (because I have only in my roster).

    Sweet. Beast will bring much needed strike tiles and AoE.
  • ZootSax
    ZootSax Posts: 1,819 Chairperson of the Boards
    Black Duke wrote:
    Which 1* is boosted, I don`t know (because I have only in my roster).

    Sub 3 hasn't started for me, yet, but it's a safe bet that the boosted 1* reinforcement is Modern Black Widow. At least I'd like to hope it is, as IM35, Storm, Spiderman and Hawkeye have already been used, so mBW's the last non-Dark Avenger left in 1* land.
  • Sluggo
    Sluggo Posts: 504 Critical Contributor
    Yep, reinforcements for Sub 3 are 3* Beast, 2* Cap Marvel and 1* Black Widow.

    (For players who might not know, during heroic events like this, you can see reinforcements for that sub by pulling up rewards for that day and then looking at Event Rules.)
  • mckauhu
    mckauhu Posts: 740 Critical Contributor
    Finally some BLACK user (Capt Marvel) and Beast + CM goes well together in this one.
  • rowdster
    rowdster Posts: 114 Tile Toppler
    mckauhu wrote:
    Finally some BLACK user (Capt Marvel) and Beast + CM goes well together in this one.

    I can't seem to make much use of beast and captain marvel. Even with full color boosts, not against the higher match ups.
  • Haxis
    Haxis Posts: 41 Just Dropped In
    winnning team has been Cap 3, HT 3 and SG