biryon said: I haven't seen anyone mention the fact that they completely removed the AP boost and health pack from progression. I don't think they're as big a deal as the CP being moved, but I also can't fathom why they were just removed entirely.
SpringSoldier said: biryon said: I haven't seen anyone mention the fact that they completely removed the AP boost and health pack from progression. I don't think they're as big a deal as the CP being moved, but I also can't fathom why they were just removed entirely. I'm glad they removed them. Boosts are easy to win and I rarely even use them; not even health packs aren't that useful in PVE. Not to mention that it's the only prize I pretty much lose if I don't keep playing constantly. I, for one, am happy with this.
mexus said: Bonus Rewards, are they still a thing? Made a purchase this morning, blasted through all the nodes twice and got only 1 Bonus Reward (the first guaranteed one). Guess I'm having a bad luck.
SpringSoldier said: I'm in the same position. Before the change, I would get packs of 1000 ISO a couple of time per day and 100 hp almost every day. Now it's just 500 iso and 10 cp. But at least I'm getting better rewards from progression...
Rick OShay said: SpringSoldier said: I'm in the same position. Before the change, I would get packs of 1000 ISO a couple of time per day and 100 hp almost every day. Now it's just 500 iso and 10 cp. But at least I'm getting better rewards from progression... You certainly mean HP, not CP, right?
WalrusGooner said: A McB said: DeNappa said: Just another data point here. I did reach max progression in the Hunt, but just barely (i didn't have the Gamora required at the start, but earned the progression cover in the 2nd day). I was also so worn out from grinding i promptly quit the app afterwards and didn't reopen it until the day after, making me miss the DDQ for the first time in months.I don't see myself doing that very often in the future.Meh. I had a similar experience. Although I ate my daily tacos ;-) Me three -- felt VERY burnt out after The Hunt, and if DP vs. MPQ hadn't opened with a 2-Day sub, I probably wouldn't have come close to max progression in it. As it was, I ended up less than 1k short due to starting my last grind late. I am NOT enjoying this new structure, and will probably be scaling back my play in the near future. Very disappointing.
A McB said: DeNappa said: Just another data point here. I did reach max progression in the Hunt, but just barely (i didn't have the Gamora required at the start, but earned the progression cover in the 2nd day). I was also so worn out from grinding i promptly quit the app afterwards and didn't reopen it until the day after, making me miss the DDQ for the first time in months.I don't see myself doing that very often in the future.Meh. I had a similar experience. Although I ate my daily tacos ;-)
DeNappa said: Just another data point here. I did reach max progression in the Hunt, but just barely (i didn't have the Gamora required at the start, but earned the progression cover in the 2nd day). I was also so worn out from grinding i promptly quit the app afterwards and didn't reopen it until the day after, making me miss the DDQ for the first time in months.I don't see myself doing that very often in the future.Meh.
Dotproduct said: WalrusGooner said: A McB said: DeNappa said: Just another data point here. I did reach max progression in the Hunt, but just barely (i didn't have the Gamora required at the start, but earned the progression cover in the 2nd day). I was also so worn out from grinding i promptly quit the app afterwards and didn't reopen it until the day after, making me miss the DDQ for the first time in months.I don't see myself doing that very often in the future.Meh. I had a similar experience. Although I ate my daily tacos ;-) Me three -- felt VERY burnt out after The Hunt, and if DP vs. MPQ hadn't opened with a 2-Day sub, I probably wouldn't have come close to max progression in it. As it was, I ended up less than 1k short due to starting my last grind late. I am NOT enjoying this new structure, and will probably be scaling back my play in the near future. Very disappointing. At day 6/7 in the current event I'm feeling it too. I made max (just barely) in the last event due to late commitment and I am barely making 4x in the current but really feeling it. If the next event doesn't have a good 4* I'm going to take a break.
DeNappa said: My impression is that you can breeze through SCL8 This event does not run any scaling tests, so the enemy level should be based on your roster and not SCL.(...)
mexus said: escart85 said: DeNappa said: My impression is that you can breeze through SCL8 This event does not run any scaling tests, so the enemy level should be based on your roster and not SCL.(...) OK I see your point. Thick as Thieves is supposed to be another scaling test. I'll try SCL8 again even if just to get wrecked. I think Blade's boosted again so if you have him, you'll be fine in CL8.
escart85 said: DeNappa said: My impression is that you can breeze through SCL8 This event does not run any scaling tests, so the enemy level should be based on your roster and not SCL.(...) OK I see your point. Thick as Thieves is supposed to be another scaling test. I'll try SCL8 again even if just to get wrecked.
zodiac339 said: mexus said: escart85 said: DeNappa said: My impression is that you can breeze through SCL8 This event does not run any scaling tests, so the enemy level should be based on your roster and not SCL.(...) OK I see your point. Thick as Thieves is supposed to be another scaling test. I'll try SCL8 again even if just to get wrecked. I think Blade's boosted again so if you have him, you'll be fine in CL8. This is the one with the Hood, Magneto mission on the last day. Nothing will make that mission fine. Although Blade may still be the best bet I suppose. If there's enough red to keep Blade from getting to 9 red AP, there's enough for him to throw down the strike tiles. Just watch out for Magneto's burst. Blade can easily die to that, no matter how boosted he is.
bluewolf said: I finally hit progression after clearing the first two easy nodes on day 7. This was after doing 6 clears on days 1-3 and SEVEN on days 4-6. I did semi-optimal clears days 1-3, much closer last few days, and hovering near T10. Something doesn't feel right when I grind that much - 1 to 2 clears beyond "required for max" and still need to play all 7 days before max progression is finally achieved.
Its cause you're dropping the wrong days, points steadily increase in subs across the event. You would probably have been fine starting on day 3 doing near optimal clears and be able to skip 2 full subs while still making progression... but you just cant skip the last sub as its more valuable than the rest with more points to be had...
I only mean to sound like you're doing it wrong if your intention is to maximize laziness... its not really that big a deal
MissChinch said: bluewolf said: I finally hit progression after clearing the first two easy nodes on day 7. This was after doing 6 clears on days 1-3 and SEVEN on days 4-6. I did semi-optimal clears days 1-3, much closer last few days, and hovering near T10. Something doesn't feel right when I grind that much - 1 to 2 clears beyond "required for max" and still need to play all 7 days before max progression is finally achieved. Its cause you're dropping the wrong days, points steadily increase in subs across the event. You would probably have been fine starting on day 3 doing near optimal clears and be able to skip 2 full subs while still making progression... but you just cant skip the last sub as its more valuable than the rest with more points to be had...I only mean to sound like you're doing it wrong if your intention is to maximize laziness... its not really that big a deal
keitterman said: MissChinch said: bluewolf said: I finally hit progression after clearing the first two easy nodes on day 7. This was after doing 6 clears on days 1-3 and SEVEN on days 4-6. I did semi-optimal clears days 1-3, much closer last few days, and hovering near T10. Something doesn't feel right when I grind that much - 1 to 2 clears beyond "required for max" and still need to play all 7 days before max progression is finally achieved. Its cause you're dropping the wrong days, points steadily increase in subs across the event. You would probably have been fine starting on day 3 doing near optimal clears and be able to skip 2 full subs while still making progression... but you just cant skip the last sub as its more valuable than the rest with more points to be had...I only mean to sound like you're doing it wrong if your intention is to maximize laziness... its not really that big a deal I'm reading his story a bit different. It sounds like he should have been way past full progression. Optimal would be clearing them four times within the hour upon turn-over, and clearing up to seven times the final hour of the event. Semi-optimal would mean they just cleared 6-7 times with some sort of break between 4 and 5.So I tally his progress at:day 1-3: 6 clears day 4-6: 7 clearsday 7: 2 easy nodesI know I personally did six clears on day 6, yielding 20k, if I had cleared only 5 times, I would have had about 18kmax progression is 125k for a seven day event. The average a day should yield is just under 18kIf they only expect you to clear 5 times (no break between 4 and 5) for max progression, the second-to-last day of a seven day event being on par with the average won't work. It seems a bit over-tuned.