DrLazarus

Heh.... given the conflict between Defender Domination Dird Dursday and Forum Friends day, we'll move D4 (been upgraded by one full size) to 6/23. I'll justify it as saying its on the Dursday of the Dird (3rd) week of the month.

I'll make a new post about it soon.

Dr. Lazarus.

LOL! Thats my Boo Boo Kitty for you!

Dr. Lazarus.

The latest supergroup on Champion. Founded by the incorrigible Lisa Albright, the fiesty and fickle Princess Kitten, and the stunning Lady Z. Alpha Decay is the general manager. Website to be announced in the near future.

Dr. Lazarus.

Very well done Arcas. Superb guide and well thought out.

Dr. Lazarus.

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12) Pulling is slow and inefficient. I remember in the TV trial my group wanting to find ways to solo pull the Freak Tanks. I explained that you won't be able to solo pull them in the reactor. Charging in and controlling a fight is the best part. (ok, I'm a controller)

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There's the problem right there. Rule:

Don't pull the boss. It'll bring the whole group. Peel off minions.

Rule:
It's better to kill a minion than damage a boss. 4 or 5 whites will kill you faster than 3 yellows.

Rule:
The scariest looking enemy isn't always the most dangerous.

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This is an important lesson for low to mid level players to learn. (if you don't know this by the time you are in your 30s.... something is seriously wrong).

My rule when pulling is to pull from the bottom up. Underlings, minions, LTs, then bosses.

When in a team with a team member who can tank and keep the boss busy, I like to have the boss isolated by this team member while everyone else cleans up the minions. Then after minions are gone, beat up on the boss.

Dr. Lazarus

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X1 - Adapt. Figure out the strengths and style of your teammates and adapt your playstyle to fit there's. Some teams rush in for an alpha strike - others pull. Some lead with blaster AOEs - others lead with tanks and controllers. Some groups need to knock around foes to be most effective (energy torrent, repel, etc.) and others want mobs in tight groups for maximum effect (fire tankers, spines scrappers, AOE blasters). Figure it out fast and adapt your style to the style of the group at large. Working at odds to the team strategy is stupid.

X2 - Assign one field lead. Follow that lead. A team that is divided is a team that will suffer deaths. A team that is united behind one person will survive. You don't need the perfect plan - you just need a plan that everyone is implementing.

X3 - Let your buffbots buff you before starting a fight. It might take an extra 5 seconds as they cycle through the team hitting everyone with Increase Density and Speed Boost, but it makes fights that much easier.

X3.2 - If you are the buffbot, buff your teammates as soon as you start lining up for the next fight so everyone is at maximum efficiency when the fight begins.

X4 - Teamwork can overcome everything.

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Where the hell are all you guys! I love this! Wish I could find some guys like you all on Champion!

When I hunt with a team in a dangerous area (i.e. mobs are +1 to +2 or more above the highest level team member, or +2 / +3 above team average), and I am the team leader, I always have 2 simple rules for them all to follow:

A) Only one person calls the target group, i.e. only one person selects which group to attack. This is your X2 of having only one field lead. This is to make sure that the entire team KNOWS which group to attack, instead of going off and attacking multiple random groups expecting the whole team to be there.

B) Do not chase fleeing villians - When hunting in relatively open areas, chasing fleeing villians can mean the death of not only yourself but the entire team as buffs and auras may drop while fighting the second group. Or, you might encounter a higher level group that you can't handle.

Dr. Lazarus

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If one member of your team charges in ignoring the who-goes-first-for-the-team decision (*normally* a tanker, your mileage *will* vary) or ignoring the readiness state of the team (ie, someone said "afk" and hasn't come "back" yet) take your pick of just standing back and watching them die, or kicking them from the team.

An unready group is just chain debt collection waiting to happen. Better just him than him and everyone else, too.


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Related to above... if you have a player who chases a runner into the next spawn group, especially on a larger team... kick them. Another case of debt waiting to happen. I have yet to witness a case where this did *not* result within at least one player's death within 10 minutes.

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Recognize situations that are debt waiting to happen for what they are.

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Such intelligence and wisdom. Wish everyone followed these rules. Wish everyone would learn from them too. Unfortunately there are some hopeless people. *sigh*

What I also hate is when a team member aggros a mob, realizes they can't handle it, runs around like a mad man, and then runs right by an AFK team member causing the team member to die. GGRRRRR....

Dr. Lazarus

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Warm up any new team and build chemistry before taking on tough fights. It only takes a few battles, so you save a lot of time on debt reduction.

Ask the leader what your team's alpha strike is- If he doesn't know, you might need a new leader.

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This is sooooooo true! I hate when I have to repeatedly teach a team this! If the team can't remember a 4 step battle initiation plan (that only consists of 2 steps of prep and 2 steps of attack), then you need a new team or need to only attack easy groups of mobs.

Come on people! Its only 4 steps. Its not like its an AA 12 step plan.

Dr. Lazarus.

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13a) Try to keep within Aura radius of your defenders and controllers, else you wont be part of thier group powers, especially Healing Auras and Force Fields.

13b) If you can not stick close, stay in line of sight.

13c) If you can not stay line of sight or close to your empath, don't start complaining and telling the empath what to do... empaths dont like being told how to do thier jobs cause they can't chase one person while they are protecting the rest of the team.

13d) Dont tick off your empath, or you will DIE!!!

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LOL! 13d is great! Boy did I cause a big uproar in my team once when I got really ticked off.

Dr. Lazarus.

The Margarita Marauders!

Perhaps you have seen Tonan (Tanker) or myself around.

Dr. Lazarus