Ironblade

I think the ITF will be huge when it's the WST since it is already very popular and run quite often. I think this is because:
1) A wide level range can join (35-50).
2) Incarnates can get shards.
3) Anyone can get purple recipes.
4) It's one of the better-written TF's.

I expect that the first sub-50 TF *AFTER* Issue 20 will also be huge, since we will be able to earn shards while exemped.

I'm happy with the way things have gone so far. My focus shifts over time. Before the Incarnate stuff, I was playing a lot of new toons and not playing my main (Ironblade) or other 50's much.

When we first got the Incarnate stuff, I gradually ran all my 50's through Ramiel's arc. I enjoyed revisiting all these toons (21 of them), some of whom I had not touched for weeks.

When we got the WST, I focused back on Ironblade. I got him the badge for assisting on 50 WST's a couple weeks ago. Now I'm looking at which 50's need the level shift (I think just 4) and how many need the Alpha slotted so they can do Apex and Tin Mage (2 or 3 others).

I'm still doing other stuff, also. Every Tuesday is a regularly scheduled villain night. Every week I run at least one character who can still earn XP through the WST.

The biggest change I'm seeing is that, on several global channels I'm on, the mantra is task force, task force, task force. This is not good for people who like to do other things. It's fine for me, though. I love doing task forces. I will point out, though, that I'm seeing a lot less focus on the WST than a month ago. I think we're moving back toward 'normal' play patterns. I don't think we'll ever go back to exactly the way things were a few months back, but that's to be expected. The game evolves. We form a new consensus of 'normal play'. Each major new feature causes a disruption, then it settles down. It may settle down with the new feature being under-utilized or the new feature may successfully integrate into the game as a whole and remain popular.

At least some aspects of the Incarnate system have integrated. Running Ramiel's arc is something that I intend to do with every single character, just as all my toons do the Midnighter arc and the Vanguard arc. This gives them the maximum range of options and qualifies them for the optional drops (Vanguard Merits and Incarnate Shards).

"Danger! Danger!"
In this context, I imagine that is to be followed by "The sky is falling!", rather than "Will Robinson".

I think Bobcat would be your main concern. After Neuron dies, she gets 'super vengeance'. I don't know how much to hit it gives her but, when she does hit, it's for about 7000 pts of damage.

It's worth point out that, since the wiki is updated by the players and not the devs, it could be wrong. Given the amount of information present, we can be certain at any time that SOME of it is wrong.

Also, were we ever told by a redname that the time is actually 15 minutes? Maybe they did datamining and came up with some oddball time like 14 or 17 minutes and that's why people have conflicting reports.

. . . and we got the Master badge in a single run.

Well, this task force isn't too hard. In fact, it can be completed by a team of poop-flinging monkeys. I could use a Notice on Taiga Tigress (WP/ice tank) or Lifeshadow (emp/dark defender). I'll bring one of them.