SCL10 Mission Changes
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PiMacleod said:When I play a PvE to progression, I'm always in top 200 or higher. I play in the first "slice", but not right away in the morning. Usually, I'll join in around 10 AM, or even later sometimes. And I run it casually throughout the day, just doing hits (while working)... I'm doing it as fast as I can, but without trying to stress myself.
So, I'm intrigued to report that for Simulator (where I hit full progression again), I'm in 273rd place. Not top 200... lower. This isn't normal. It doesn't happen EVER in my recollection. Don't read too deeply on this -- I'm not upset at all. Once again, I do not care about placement.
HOWEVER -- if SOOOOOO many people drop down to lower SCLs due to Simulator's difficulty, it sure is not reflected here. If anything, it tells me that MORE people got in on the grind this time. Someone might argue that the 5* shards were worth it this time -- but I'd find that very hard to believe. It was 5* Hawkeye for placement. Sure, he's nice for completing those challenge nodes, and the countdown-powered meta team, but he's no Okoye, Kitty, BRB, etc, etc... you get my point.
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Dropping to 9 for Simulator was excellent.
15-17min clears and less than 20 minute grinds.
And T1 placement. So double the amount of LTs and about 20% of the work with no hassle vs the awful Carnage teams on the X nodes.
Going to 9 is worth it of you get top placement.The progression rewards in 10 don't often beat the placement rewards in 10 and the time saved/hassle free environment of 9 is still better.
PUT BETTER PROGRESSION REWARDS in 10 rather than placement as @SnowcaTT suggested and you can eliminate most of the issues with time investment.
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TPF Alexis said:PiMacleod said:When I play a PvE to progression, I'm always in top 200 or higher. I play in the first "slice", but not right away in the morning. Usually, I'll join in around 10 AM, or even later sometimes. And I run it casually throughout the day, just doing hits (while working)... I'm doing it as fast as I can, but without trying to stress myself.
So, I'm intrigued to report that for Simulator (where I hit full progression again), I'm in 273rd place. Not top 200... lower. This isn't normal. It doesn't happen EVER in my recollection. Don't read too deeply on this -- I'm not upset at all. Once again, I do not care about placement.
HOWEVER -- if SOOOOOO many people drop down to lower SCLs due to Simulator's difficulty, it sure is not reflected here. If anything, it tells me that MORE people got in on the grind this time. Someone might argue that the 5* shards were worth it this time -- but I'd find that very hard to believe. It was 5* Hawkeye for placement. Sure, he's nice for completing those challenge nodes, and the countdown-powered meta team, but he's no Okoye, Kitty, BRB, etc, etc... you get my point.1 -
I will say one thing , Hammerhawk in SCL 10 5E this event is a massacre , Okoye boost naturally. This is why I’ll remain loyal to level 10, I’ve gotten a 5 cover completed every PvE so far (3).1
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TPF Alexis said:PiMacleod said:When I play a PvE to progression, I'm always in top 200 or higher. I play in the first "slice", but not right away in the morning. Usually, I'll join in around 10 AM, or even later sometimes. And I run it casually throughout the day, just doing hits (while working)... I'm doing it as fast as I can, but without trying to stress myself.
So, I'm intrigued to report that for Simulator (where I hit full progression again), I'm in 273rd place. Not top 200... lower. This isn't normal. It doesn't happen EVER in my recollection. Don't read too deeply on this -- I'm not upset at all. Once again, I do not care about placement.
HOWEVER -- if SOOOOOO many people drop down to lower SCLs due to Simulator's difficulty, it sure is not reflected here. If anything, it tells me that MORE people got in on the grind this time. Someone might argue that the 5* shards were worth it this time -- but I'd find that very hard to believe. It was 5* Hawkeye for placement. Sure, he's nice for completing those challenge nodes, and the countdown-powered meta team, but he's no Okoye, Kitty, BRB, etc, etc... you get my point.
I guess the whole reason I stated this was just as a point of data. People like to generalize a LOT, but when something I see goes against these generalizations, I'd like to share the experience, to let people know that it's not always as it seems. Of course, the best data is probably in-house for D3, so whatever we THINK we're seeing on our end, might be just the proverbial tip of the iceberg.
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Speaking of Hawkeye, mine is 3/2/1 with enough shards saved to add 1 more cover with 150 left over toward the next cover (Kate Bishop at L301).Would you buy the Blue for 250 cp (I have 3K CP and 300 LTs in my hoard)? I'm still in late 4* stage (Okoye, Kitty fully covered, Apoc at 12, BRB and Thor at 11 plus several mid tier characters like DD, ICE, Storm, Bolt, Strange also fully covered). Or is he niche enough with what I have already in the 5* tier that I can wait and hope he is in a special store?KGB0
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KGB said:Would you buy the Blue for 250 cp (I have 3K CP and 300 LTs in my hoard)? I'm still in late 4* stage (Okoye, Kitty fully covered, Apoc at 12, BRB and Thor at 11 plus several mid tier characters like DD, ICE, Storm, Bolt, Strange also fully covered). Or is he niche enough with what I have already in the 5* tier that I can wait and hope he is in a special store?KGB1
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Bad said:KGB said:Would you buy the Blue for 250 cp (I have 3K CP and 300 LTs in my hoard)? I'm still in late 4* stage (Okoye, Kitty fully covered, Apoc at 12, BRB and Thor at 11 plus several mid tier characters like DD, ICE, Storm, Bolt, Strange also fully covered). Or is he niche enough with what I have already in the 5* tier that I can wait and hope he is in a special store?KGB
Also, be careful about HE. There is a rumored nerf to both Bishop and WorthyCap. Without Cap, HE goes back to the dust bin because he is just too slow and too weak.
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Even without Worthy, you can run HE with Coulson and Gamora on some of the CNs where you need stunlocks. Some use Peggy and HE too.Gamora works better in some ways because she stuns two people each time.1
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Just get max progression and I’m usually out of there, new changes are great. I’m reading more , watching my shows etc. I play everyday, get the VIP, buy some HP or some packages once in a while it’s a win win. I’m not in there as much, they make the same amount of money.0
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KGB said:Speaking of Hawkeye, mine is 3/2/1 with enough shards saved to add 1 more cover with 150 left over toward the next cover (Kate Bishop at L301).Would you buy the Blue for 250 cp (I have 3K CP and 300 LTs in my hoard)? I'm still in late 4* stage (Okoye, Kitty fully covered, Apoc at 12, BRB and Thor at 11 plus several mid tier characters like DD, ICE, Storm, Bolt, Strange also fully covered). Or is he niche enough with what I have already in the 5* tier that I can wait and hope he is in a special store?KGB0
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bluewolf said:Even without Worthy, you can run HE with Coulson and Gamora on some of the CNs where you need stunlocks. Some use Peggy and HE too.Gamora works better in some ways because she stuns two people each time.0
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grunth13 said:bluewolf said:Even without Worthy, you can run HE with Coulson and Gamora on some of the CNs where you need stunlocks. Some use Peggy and HE too.Gamora works better in some ways because she stuns two people each time.2
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I admit the Gamora option isn’t good for attempting an end grind with a baby champ Hawkeye. What can you do though?
The devs obviously created these nodes to be very hard to beat, especially at the end. Which is why the points do not matter for hitting progression.Sometimes the CN is too hard for your roster. Oh well, maybe I don’t get an extra 25 5* shards or something in placement. Or an LT which is 85% of the time one of a hundred different 4* covers.1 -
nwahs086 said:grunth13 said:bluewolf said:Even without Worthy, you can run HE with Coulson and Gamora on some of the CNs where you need stunlocks. Some use Peggy and HE too.Gamora works better in some ways because she stuns two people each time.0
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grunth13 said:nwahs086 said:grunth13 said:bluewolf said:Even without Worthy, you can run HE with Coulson and Gamora on some of the CNs where you need stunlocks. Some use Peggy and HE too.Gamora works better in some ways because she stuns two people each time.1
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Didn't mention this, but good supports are essential to surviving SCL 10, especially the challenge node. I have 3 star Kimoyo beads on Hawkeye for Blue AP and 3 star Wong on Gamora to remove special tiles. Wong is the best way to survive Carnage. I have 4 star Avengers Tower on Coulson, which helps fortifying special tiles.5
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nwahs086 said:grunth13 said:nwahs086 said:grunth13 said:bluewolf said:Even without Worthy, you can run HE with Coulson and Gamora on some of the CNs where you need stunlocks. Some use Peggy and HE too.Gamora works better in some ways because she stuns two people each time.1
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grunth13 said:nwahs086 said:grunth13 said:nwahs086 said:grunth13 said:bluewolf said:Even without Worthy, you can run HE with Coulson and Gamora on some of the CNs where you need stunlocks. Some use Peggy and HE too.Gamora works better in some ways because she stuns two people each time.
The big thing I like about this is that the engine keeps going with all the enemy team in stun lock, whereas for the Worth Cap version you tend to need to let some of the enemy out of stun so they can damage Worth and let him generate the next batch of count down tiles. I would rather occasionally wipe in the first two turns and start again than go the Worthy Cap route and wipe after a ten minute fight. I very seldom use a health pack for the HE/Coulson/Gamora combo on challenge node, but I would always use a health when I replace Coulson with Worthy Cap (and would also occasionally wipe late in a fight with the Worthy Cap version).
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i have to agree. Sure, I don't run for placement -- just progression... but I run 3 of these challenge nodes each time...
with my 7 cover HE. I only generate 2 blue and red each CD tiles.
HE/Coulson/Gamora for me. It still works. I don't even use the AP boosts for the first win. Y'all talkin' about blue AP, when you don't even mention that RED is an option to get blue. You go for blue -- of course! But if there's none, you go for red. Shoot a red arrow. There's 2 CDs out there, one which will generate you 4 AP next turn.
Of course, this is worst case scenario stuff. I mean, if there's NO blue or red matches... well, I think ANY HE-based team is gonna have a hard time!
Plus, it was already mentioned, but supports mean so much! I have my Wong (heh) on HE, and Gamora has the rank 3 Milano (45% chance to start with 3 black [easier to get 6 purple specials out], and nearly 40% chance of making an extra purple strike tile when she uses an active power). Along with Wong, this allows me to remove enemy specials, and replace with with my own so much more efficiently, to allow Gamora to insta-kill someone. More often than not, I'm purposely matching my own fortified CDs when all the purples are mine, so that less tiles will drop from above... making for better odds of getting that kill.
And yes, I know some people are talking about optimal placement winning. Well, I'd like to think that this might be on equal terms, and maybe I just don't know better -- but here's my reasoning --
With Worthy, you are guaranteed more blue/red off the bat, sure. But you gotta wait for EACH AND EVERY CD to expire, and also the tile cascades they may cause. It takes a decent amount of time for that to happen. Sure, you might get full stocked 30 blue AP, but sometimes not. And if you don't take them out within that stock of 30 blue AP, Cap is gonna get hit again. I hope he can take it!
With Coulson/Gamora, the trouble is right in the beginning, not the middle/end. If you can get the first 6 blue AP (4 of which can be guaranteed with boosts), there are no worries the rest of the fight... just manage your stuns and blue AP correctly. No blue? Get red! You'll make the blue. Sometimes it takes a turn or two, but your HE should be able to take a hit or two, as long as YOU are matching intelligently (i.e. don't leave a match 4 for them; against Carn5ge match one or two of your own tiles when its an option; etc, etc). As long as you can match the tiles correctly for the first turn or two, you can get 6 blue, stun the RIGHT ENEMY first (i.e. the one that'll cause the most headaches), and follow up from there. Also, don't just keep spamming arrows because you can. Once you get about 15+ blue AP, stop it. Only fire them as needed to generate AP. This'll stop CDs from counting down, and less purples can generate too. Also, use Coulson's purple to purposely match purples, which trims down from the purple population on the board. More often than not, I end up winning these CNs with only 1 - 3 special purples on the board, because I focus on their population count. Less arrows will make the turns go faster. And don't forget -- Coulson's yellow makes ONE special purple tile. If your Gamora is in front, she'll go first for her passive... so she can count his purple special tile, kill the enemy before Coulson's countdowns tick down. This is all in an effort to kill the enemy as fast as possible.
I don't say any of this to "stir the pot". These are things I experienced myself. I don't have a ton of time to play every day... it takes long enough for me to do full progression. So, after a lot of dedicated Worthy/Gamora teams, I decided to try this riskier Coulson/Gamora stuff. It took a few fights for me to figure out, but once I did, I ain't going back.
Besides... if I'm gonna lose the fight and have to start over, I'd like to find out in the beginning, when the board screws me over, instead of late game, when I ran out of blue AP, and Cap has to take a hit again... that's a lot of time wasted just to find out you're gonna lose.8
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