Heart of Darkness (2017-09-28 to 2017-10-02)

Alfje17

Hearts of Darkness (with thanks to rainkingucd for use of the format)

Length of Event: 4 days
Sub-Events? Yes
Alliance Rewards in Sub-Events? Yes
Number of Sub-Events: 3 Length of Sub-Events: 24 or 48 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.

• Enemy Types (Main): Hand Goons, Maggia Goons

• Sub-Event 1: Unholy Alliance
• Length: 48 hours
• Sub-Event Nodes: 10 Total. 7 Regular (repeatable), including 2 Wave nodes; 3 Essential (repeatable)
• Enemy Types: Maggia Goons, The Hood, Hand Goons
• Unholy Alliance (4 waves)
  Kishu - Kishu - Shinobi
  Teisatsu - Konran - Teisatsu - Teisatsu - Konran
  Shinobi - Shinobi - Shinobi
  Kishu - Konran - Shinobi
• Hand in Hand (2 waves)
  Shinobi - Muscle - Shinobi - Hitman
  Maggia Don - Thug - Kishu - Thug - Thug
• 3* Essential (2 waves)
  Maggia Don - Teisatsu - Teisatsu
  Muscle - Maggia Don - Muscle
  

• Sub-Event 2: Dark Design
• Length: 24 hours
• Sub-Event Nodes: 10 Total. 7 Regular (repeatable), including 2 Wave nodes; 3 Essential (repeatable)
• Enemy Types: Hand Goons, Hammer Goons, Maggia Goons, The Hood
• Ninjas and Hired Guns (4 waves)
  Assassin - Pyro - Grenadier
  Teisatsu - Kishu - Teisatsu
  Soldier - Shinobi - Kishu - Shinobi - Commander
  Muscle - Maggia Don - Thug
• The Unimaginable Power (3 waves)
  The Hood  - Shinobi - Grenadier
  Soldier - Soldier - Assassin - Kishu - Shinobi - Thug - Hitman
  The Hood  - Muscle - Maggia Don
• 3* Essential (4 waves)
  Maggia Don - Teisatsu - Teisatsu
  Konran - Soldier - Soldier
  Grenadier - Pyro - Lieutenant
  Hitman - Assassin - Spy
  

• Sub-Event 3: Spirits of Vengenance
• Length: 24 hours
• Sub-Event Nodes: 10 Total. 7 Regular (repeatable), including 2 Wave nodes; 3 Essential (repeatable)
• Enemy Types: Hammer Goons, Bullseye (3*), Kingpin, Elektra, SHIELD Goons, Daken (2*), Cyclops (3*), Beast, Deadpool (3*), Colossus, Psylocke, Magneto (3*), Jean Grey (4*), Storm (2*), Hand Goons, Maggia Goons, Ghost Rider, Doctor Octopus, Daken (3*), Sentry, Loki, Mystique, Ares, Cyclops (4*), Professor X, Venom (1*), Ragnarok, Moonstone
• Family Business (3 waves)
  Daken  - Cyclops  - Beast 
  Deadpool  - Colossus  - Psylocke 
  Magneto  - Jean Grey  - Storm 
• The Rider Awakens (3 waves)
  Ghost Rider  - Doc Ock  - Daken 
  Sentry  - Loki  - Magneto  
  Mystique  - Bullseye  - Ares 
• 3* Essential (3 waves)
  Teisatsu - Thug - Soldier
  Shinobi - Lieutenant - Hitman
  Konran - Pyro - Maggia Don
  
  

This Event:

  Doctor Octopus
Mockingbird
 The Hood
 Storm

Previous Runs:

https://forums.d3go.com/discussion/67453/hearts-of-darkness-2017-09-07-to-2017-09-11

https://forums.d3go.com/discussion/65892/hearts-of-darkness-2017-06-26-to-2017-06-29

https://forums.d3go.com/discussion/64743/pve-hearts-of-darkness-2017-05-19-to-2017-05-22

2017-04-06 - Hearts of Darkness - New Character Release Event - Cloak & Dagger Classic

2017-01-23 - Hearts of Darkness
2016-12-01 - Hearts of Darkness - New Character Release Event - Inhuman Queen
2016-09-19 - Hearts of Darkness
2016-07-28 - Hearts of Darkness - New Character Release Event - Janet van Dyne
2016-05-12 - Hearts of Darkness
2016-02-15 - Hearts of Darkness
2015-11-26 - Hearts of Darkness - New Character Release Event - Johnny Blaze

TPF Alexis

Having The Hood as a featured character in this, of all events, feels really weird.

SupermanTampa

Need some help. I've been in the Top 5 every night before going to bed at 11pm EST. And every morning when I wake up, I'm below the Top 100. How is this possible? Also, there are people that are almost 20k above me in points. I don't understand how people are getting that many points? At this rate, I have about a zero chance of getting a Rogue Cover when the event ends.

Thank you.

bluewolf

SupermanTampa said:

Need some help. I've been in the Top 5 every night before going to bed at 11pm EST. And every morning when I wake up, I'm below the Top 100. How is this possible? Also, there are people that are almost 20k above me in points. I don't understand how people are getting that many points? At this rate, I have about a zero chance of getting a Rogue Cover when the event ends.

Thank you.

You don't say which time slice you are playing in.  The best way to play is this:  as soon as the sub opens, clear all normal nodes 4 times. (Waves just twice).  You want the timer bar to start, basically.  Then you wait until approximately 1- 1/2 hours before the sub ends and clear 3 more times. In HoD, there is a loaner node that you can clear more times for rewards.  I am ignoring nuances such as optimal clear order.

If you are, say, clearing 6x (green checks) and not trying to time your clears for optimal points, then you are basically jackrabbiting most players, or clearing early.  Even just 6 clears is often enough for T100 in a new release, if you play as I said.  Clearing early gives you less points as the recharge still has a while to go.

You also don't mention what SCL you chose and whether you have Doc Ock.  That would hurt you if you don't.

SupermanTampa

I choose SCL 7 and my time splice it supposed to end tomorrow (10.2.2017) at 0600 I believe.

bluewolf

If you are clearing before bed, that is pretty early for the slice (probably 7-8 hours), so that's what's happening. In the future you either need to pick a slice that allows you to play somewhat optimally (within 1-2 hours at worst) around the flip, or just ignore placement altogether.

Alfje17

bluewolf said:

If you are clearing before bed, that is pretty early for the slice (probably 7-8 hours), so that's what's happening. In the future you either need to pick a slice that allows you to play somewhat optimally (within 1-2 hours at worst) around the flip, or just ignore placement altogether.

Indeed, choose a slice where you can do 4 clears as early as possible, but most importantly one where you can do your last clears just before the end.

I always take the last slice as it starts at 7AM for me, I can do most clears in the morning (breakfast, commute and if I'm lucky some time at work) then do rest of the 4 clears on my way back, get up at 6AM and do the last 2-3 clears before the slice ends at 7AM.

Having said that, possessing Doc Ock's Cunning scheme is a huge help this time!