Consolidated list of TF/SF betterment suggestions

I just wish we could have the minimum required to start lowered to 2.
I enjoy duoing with my RL buddy and it's annoying to have to try and find 2 or more people willing to join and then log off...

I understand 100% why it's not soloable, being a task force and all implies more than one.
But we're Heroes, When Superman needs a little help he turns to Batman and the two of them can achieve amazing things. He doesn't say, Hang on Bats, lets stand around and see if we can find the Titans and maybe Flash before we tackle this threat.

Scenes like that are reserved for the really big threats, planetary invasions and the like.

Since they altered the difficulty settings maybe this is possible down the line.

Would this be a good place to put my ideas for updating the Manti TF, based on the recent Posi updates? Or shall i start a new thread?

Allow SOME TF/SFs/Trials to be unlocked for soloing. Modified reards (maybe no merit/respec w/o teaming). Spawns at whatever the min amount of players is, but perhaps a very slight tweak (if necessary) tot he end boss for possible completion. Yellow or White/Red or Purple EB.
Still a dubious challenge, not feasible for farming since hte rewards are nerfed, and allows soloists and casual players to enjoy the content and get a badge that is required for a good accolade WITHOUT forced teaming.

Allow us to Solo TF/SF, Please pretty Please, . Maybe even update them to work like the Oro type TF were we can set difficulty, temp/no temp powers type thing.

This was actually inspired by something Bill Z Bubba said in another thread, so he deserves the credit (or the condemnation :-).

When a character reaches 50, she unlocks access to TFs/SFs and other team-exclusive missions through the Flashback system. However, the Flashback versions have no minimum team size requirements and the difficulty and reward levels are reduced to the level of story arcs.

The purpose of this is to allow players who simply prefer to solo or who for some reason can't schedule the time for the regular TFs and SFs to still play through the content and enjoy the storylines.

This seems like it would have little to no negative impact on the current TF/SF system. The actual TFs and SFs would remain exclusive, special content, with high-level rewards, both in loot and prestige, for those willing to dedicate the time and effort to them. The Flashback versions only provide easier access to the story content.

An added benefit is that this would also significantly expand end game content, at least for those players who didn't do the regular TFs (which I'm thinking is at least a large chunk of the player base, if not a majority). And best of all, it does so by using the wonderful powers of the Flashback system to recycle existing content :-)

I actualy had an Idea about using the prison in Bricks for a Trial or TF. We have a little used zone with a giant prison in it. Might as well use it. They fixed the Positron TF to use the Damn in Faultline. So I know this can be done.

As a villain, I'd love to assault the Terra Volta reactor and have waves of heroes trying to defend it.

I think its sad that this next moths weekly strike targets have the ice mistral tf on it twice.
To me this denotes the need to add a few more SF to red side as to make it more interesting. You have so many great charectors on redside that making a few decent beliveable ones that span a few level ranges seems like a semi simple thing to try.

I don't know if this has been brought up yet, but ever since the Fifth Column came back to Boomtown and started putting the smack down on the Council there, the "Defeat Council in Boomtown" mission in Numina's TF has been a lot harder to do; it's tricky to find enough Council before the Fifth Column mobs defeat them.

Solution: make it "Defeat Fifth Column or Council in Boomtown." (They're going to have to change the TF anyway to take out Galaxy...)

I'd love it if we had an option for more of an experience boost as a reward for doing TFs and trials. I know I probably wouldn't farm as much if regular content gave me an option (and yes, I know about WSTs) to help level my characters a bit faster.

This is what starting TF looks like.



This is the way I would like it to be





This is the current LFG



This is how it would look with the change




Make sense?

I want to see some more high end task forces. At the moment, with all the iContent there should be a bit more high end stuff. In total, we have 4 TFs at max level on each side, but max level is the paragon level, where everyone aims for, so more content there would be nice.

How about a Nemesis one where we have various missions, and each time we do one we have an oh damnit moment, as we realise Nemesis has played us for a fool, until we have an eruka moment, do something that isn't a Nemesis plot and give him a suprise. It is, of course, a Nemesis clone, but make it feel like we might have a chance to pull one over on him.

I realize that this is for tf/sf's, but I think iTrials might fit in this category. If not, please redirect me.

I just finished a UGT - and I had about 4 people get caught up in the Will of the Earth.

My suggestion would be for the player warning to be a little larger, and linger on the screen a little longer. For whatever reason, a lot of my teammates were having trouble seeing the whirling circle at their feet. I don't know if it's a graphic issue, but if it could show up in a dark red font about 3/4 inch tall, it might help.

I know I could just choose folks that are literate, but the smart folks really don't always tell the best jokes. :P

Just my two cents.

Eden Trial: Make the four rescued heroes be follow-pets, like the cops in Safeguard missions or the jailbroken villain in Mayhem missions. People could rescue the heroes first, then have the heroes help in clearing the room or fighting the Titan.

Eden trial - bump the level range. Make it 39-50, or 35-50. I absolutely -adore- the map in the Titan mission and it would be awesome to take a full team of incarnates down there and clearing the place. It'd be great for shard farming, at the least. Plus, 39 - 41 is such an odd and extremely narrow level range >>

Unlockable costume pieces for every tf ala katie hannon. Synapse's speed aura, moonfire's sash etc.

Some sort of tangible costume reward, or an accolade for completing all of the Shadow Shard TFs. maybe get the Rulu shin costume pieces for beating all of the shadow shard TFs and completing the Cathedral of Pain?