Dormammu - Recruiting Now!

Spanntastic12

Yeah I'm doing these from my iPad too. And as soon as I get them tweaked I'll post the URL.

Unknown

Spanntastic12

I like Sean's.

PorkBelly

That's pretty cool.

I like it a lot.

We can all use the same one or they can be varied.

Unknown

we still have 4 people who haven't played in top gun at all, and 4 more with under 300 points

PorkBelly

Pbrown is starting late & I will be adding 500-800 later today.

Seaninut is at a conference today so I don't know what his contribution will be. Crocodiliac is in an overseas flight right now.

After the scores are in tonight, I'll see what the situation is and if we need to recruit any other members.

Unknown

What happened to the alliance?? I went back to the chat window and it was gone.

Beast1970

I know you found out already, but posting so others reading this are not alarmed. This is an occasional glitch in the app, if you restart everything restores, although it disturbed be also first time I saw it.

Unknown

PorkBelly wrote:

Pbrown is starting late & I will be adding 500-800 later today.

Seaninut is at a conference today so I don't know what his contribution will be. Crocodiliac is in an overseas flight right now.

After the scores are in tonight, I'll see what the situation is and if we need to recruit any other members.

I can see how those excueses work for one event but 4 players haven't participated at all in the current PVE and the 1st sub is already over meaning even if they start their contribution will be nearly pointless and those 4 are 4 of our bottom 5 players in season 1 for pvp, that just seems like general inactivity to me. the 4 players are:
crocodiliac
seppuku
GALACTU5
seaninut
Only way to have that low of points is they have been inactive or have just skipped events, which is not really what we should be looking for imo. Just replacing our inactive members might actually be enough to put is into top 100 for season 1, we are at 143 right now. also 203 in oscorp heroic and the daken cover goes to top 150 we aren't that far off with some members with higher points.

PorkBelly

seanarmstrong wrote:

PorkBelly wrote:

Pbrown is starting late & I will be adding 500-800 later today.

Seaninut is at a conference today so I don't know what his contribution will be. Crocodiliac is in an overseas flight right now.

After the scores are in tonight, I'll see what the situation is and if we need to recruit any other members.

I can see how those excueses work for one event but 4 players haven't participated at all in the current PVE and the 1st sub is already over meaning even if they start their contribution will be nearly pointless and those 4 are 4 of our bottom 5 players in season 1 for pvp, that just seems like general inactivity to me. the 4 players are:
crocodiliac
seppuku
GALACTU5
seaninut
Only way to have that low of points is they have been inactive or have just skipped events, which is not really what we should be looking for imo. Just replacing our inactive members might actually be enough to put is into top 100 for season 1, we are at 143 right now. also 203 in oscorp heroic and the daken cover goes to top 150 we aren't that far off with some members with higher points.

Hi Sean

Your concerns are valid & we are working on addressing them. You're most likely going to see some turnover in the next several days.

Also watch this space later today as Beast1970 is going to have a longer post regarding the current state of the alliance & what we're moving towards.

Beast1970

Ok, here goes my second "State of the Union" post.

Most of you probably read my last post on what I feel we stand for. If not, please take a moment, drop back to page 2, and give it a look. I am going to amplify on some of the things I spoke of in that post.

Some of you may have noticed some gaps in effort lately, indeed, some have commented on it. This post is designed to address this issue, which is actually two separate situations.

I stated in my first post that we are a competitive alliance, and as such, we want to place highly. To further define our goal, we are striving to be a regular top 100 finishing alliance. This is the break line that provides new covers to our members. Other than the covers, there isn't much difference between top 100 and top 250 (same HP, 1500 vice 2000 ISO, to be exact). Many of you are still developing rosters, and the ability of the alliance to deliver new covers is highly beneficial in furthering your goals. Another important aspect normally occurs in PVE, namely the introduction of new characters. This aspect is more important than many realize. Of course, having a single cover of a character isn't going to allow you to utilize him/her to vault to the top of the next PVP event. None the less, that single cover can be game changing in the next PVE event. Almost always, the following event will have three nodes that require the new character. These nodes are lower level and higher point value, and as such, the ability to obtain points from these WILL vault you up the PVE ladder rapidly. Having said all that, we value both PVP and PVE for these reasons. PVP is also becoming more important with the introduction of the Seasons, of which the current one also awards a new character only for alliance ranking. The alliance expectation is that we all participate in both types of events for the above stated reasons.

If you read my last post carefully, you will note that the one common theme throughout the post was communication. I don't mean you have to be on the chat 24/7 and must drop a post in this thread daily. What we would like is the occasional post in the chat so we know you are alive. We want you to take a moment and check in here, as this forum thread is underutilized to pass information between us. Most importantly, if you cannot play, we DO expect you to communicate with the Commanders. We have seen four members identified as non-participants. We know of the valid reasons for two, one of which communicated his upcoming commitment almost one month prior. That member is a proven dedicated grinder, most usually scoring in both PVE and PVP up around myself, Bucket, and PorkBelly. He put a lot of effort in and was one of the main reasons we got our first top 100 win for punisher covers. He stated he would be absent for about 2 weeks due to work, and we honored his request to not drop him in the meantime. We have two members (check that, one now) that have not communicated, not participated, and will likely be eliminated. This is not what we want to do, but it is unfair to carry members with no explanation for inactivity. Rest assured, when we see it happening, we will have commented in chat in game, sent PMs from the forum, and the Commanders will most likely have discussed in private as well before action is taken. You will have the opportunity to reply and fill us in, but a preemptive note from you can prevent a lot of bad feelings from the rest of the alliance.

The status of your roster is not limiting, there are many examples that prove that limited rosters do not equal limited contributions. If anyone wants to know how that works, ask pbrown, as he is our alliance's best example of this phenomenon. If you are unsure how to better your effectiveness, simply ask. All of us can check out your roster and provide input on what may work best for your situation. We can also direct you to other posts in the forum with in depth explanations of how to approach events, how to develop characters, and how to maximize rewards.

Again, I want to emphasize that we understand that there is a world out there beyond the game, and things do come up. As I have said before, I am in the military and will occasionally be out to sea, where I cannot participate. Others have jobs and families and commitments that have to be kept. Our number one overriding goal is to have fun, the rest of these expectations are designed to ensure we all are having fun, and can work together effectively towards this goal. We have seen other alliances fall apart due to overbearing commanders, dissatisfaction between members, and rampant in-fighting. We have no desire for this to happen here. As always, if you have a problem, bring it up (as has been done recently) and let us address it. Sometimes there is a valid reason for something that is happening, sometimes we may have missed something that happened. But if it is not discussed, it will lead to resentment and the possible loss of otherwise valuable members for reasons that may have been easily preventable. And once we arrive there, this is no longer fun. So lets participate, communicate, and dominate! And remember, have fun, its only a game.

Unknown

Hello guys! I owe you an apology and an explanation for being this inactive lately. Well, curently, I'm in my last year of highschool and it's almost over which means lots of periods with common exams and the final exams slowly but surely approaching. That means that the time i have to play is somewhat limited. I'm sorry, I know i should've announced I'm inactive.
Thing is, I'm playing as much as I can and this alliance has helped me getting my first 2* to max level which is a great realisation for me, as well as highly improving my roster.

I'd surely love to get back in the group cause you're a lovely bunch of people but I understand if you found someone more active which is in your and his interest.

Thanks for understanding. xoxo

Beast1970

Well, the servers appear to be down, can't log in to the game. Not sure what to do, I feel confused and afraid. What was that? I heard a noise! Wait, who are you? It looks like a child, probably about kindergarten age. What? I'm your father? I seem to have distant memories of a family, I suppose that is how this food gets here every night while I'm grinding away. So what powers do you have? I tried matching these three red crayons but you didn't do anything. How does this all work?? C'mon Devs, do your magic, I can't handle real life anymore!!!

PorkBelly

Beast1970 wrote:

Well, the servers appear to be down, can't log in to the game. Not sure what to do, I feel confused and afraid. What was that? I heard a noise! Wait, who are you? It looks like a child, probably about kindergarten age. What? I'm your father? I seem to have distant memories of a family, I suppose that is how this food gets here every night while I'm grinding away. So what powers do you have? I tried matching these three red crayons but you didn't do anything. How does this all work?? C'mon Devs, do your magic, I can't handle real life anymore!!!

lol

Didn't go down for me. I was doing PvE during that time.

PorkBelly

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to let everyone know that I'll be traveling for the next couple of weeks.

I will still be playing but I probably won't be as visible in chat or on the forum until I return.

I'll still be responding to PMs so if anything comes up feel free to send me one.

Beast1970

Trip for fun, or work? And you are not allowed to leave until Season 1 is done! Safe travels and hope you have fun.

Unknown

have a friend willing to join to boost our score in oscorp he's got more points than I do in it right now and i'm currently number 1 in the alliance. only issue is his season 1 score is barely over 4k, mostly because he is a newer player been playing for about a month. he is only willing to join if we can guarantee he won't be kicked until at least after season 1, personally I care more about the daken cover than the fury one considering how long it would take to max fury.

PorkBelly

Beast1970 wrote:

Trip for fun, or work? And you are not allowed to leave until Season 1 is done! Safe travels and hope you have fun.

A little bit of both.

I'm doing some research at Tufts University & then hanging out with friends in Boston.

& don't worry, I'll still be putting up points!

Beast1970

Great job and great push from everyone! Enjoy your alliance reward for the Top 75 finish in Oscorp, you all earned it! Next up, Season one! Don't wait till the last minute to try to buffer some points in Shield training, I expect the last day to get hectic in there as everyone tries to improve their standing outside the running PVP event. We are still trying to push for the Nick Fury cover, although that will provoke another tough decision by pbrown of who else to drop.

Again, great job, look forward to chatting in the game!

Unknown

Beast1970 wrote:

We are still trying to push for the Nick Fury cover, although that will provoke another tough decision by pbrown of who else to drop

Yeah, it will. I'm still trying to figure out what to do with Lazy Daken, and I pulled a green IW from the im40 pvp. And now if we get fury, I'm going to be full of tough decisions. lol.

BTW, since the bracketing change, I am grinding a little at a time and pray that I don't get attacked very often. I'm not using any HP to shield as I need it to open up another slot. And if I do well in this, then I have Rags to worry about. ****... I'm getting covers faster than slots. While I am on the topic, and I hope with approval from our fearless leaders, I would like to talk a little bit about prioritizing covers. I am not very good at explaining things, so if it seems long and winded, I apologize beforehand.

As Beast stated earlier, I have a few tough decisions coming up. Mainly on who I want to drop from my roster in order to make room for the new characters I am getting. If anyone is like me and cannot spend money on HP to open up slots, this will be an issue for many who are either transitioning from 2* to 3*, or if you're like me, jumping straight to 3* with minimal 2*. There is a great article that I think everyone should read, the link to it is: http://www.d3pforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3939 Based on who you have, the covers you have for them and the strength of the character will all play a factor in this. For example, with the 3 Lazy Daken covers I have, I need to look at who I might want to get rid of.

Based on the Tier list provided on the above mentioned page, I would want to get rid of Daredevil. For 2 reasons.
1) He is in the low tier. His traps are helpful yes, and red can do a lot of damage, but it is entirely situational and the AI has a way of avoiding them at all times.
2) I only have 2 covers for him. So not only is he as low as possible, but he is pretty useless at this level completely. I've only seen him buffed in PVE once. Unless the devs decide to release Electra, or someone else who correlates with him, I don't see him being very viable for me.

Another thing that I am looking at are some of the Mid-Tier characters that I only have one cover for and can't seem to get any more covers to save my life. I.e - Psylocke and HT from my roster. Hulk, BP and Hood are in the Mid-Tier as well, but I have more than one cover for them... Except Hood. I am keeping him just in case of a Villains Tourney which seems like it is coming soon.

Basically, use your discretion and look at the viability of the characters to make these tough decisions.

When it comes to 4* characters, (Wolvie, IW and now Nick Fury) it actually may be a little tougher to decide. I say "may" because if you get a 4* wolverine, you can sell it right away because he isn't the greatest. But for any 4* whether they are good or not, they are rare. There is only 1 Nick Fury cover that will be available for now. Anyway, you have to look at the viability of these as well. If you find an IW (I found one with token from im40 pvp last night), you may want to hang on to her for the week and see what happens with your HP. She is hard to get, but if you have every fought her at a higher level, she is tough. An extremely good defensive player and will help tremendously in fighting off PVP attacks. BUT you have to get her leveled first. You can't just have one cover and expect her to keep you from losing matches. Anyway, this was just an example. I hope everyone gets what I am trying to say.

If you read this, thank you and I hope it helps, if TL/DR: I don't blame you. I wouldn't want to read my **** either. Thanks to everyone for all of their help in the PVP and PVE events. Keep up the good work.