MSTF

First is a very late upload and post for the run back on the 5th of August. Congratulations to Alaza, Tastes Like Chicken, Onyx-5 MysticTroller, and Mage Raijin on MSTF badges. It was the first time Alaza had attempted MSTF with us.

Onyx-5 MysticTroller had been wanting to attempt this for a while and Mage Raijin had mentioned wanting to get the badge before Going Rogue went live.

Aletia (controller)
Gaelic Storm (controller)
Onyx-5 MysticTroller (controller)
Impyre (tank)
Tastes Like Chicken (blaster)
ConsiderPhlebas (defender)
Mage Raijin (scrapper)
Alaza (scrapper)

team pic

With Going Rogue live, I had anticipated skipping the first Thursday but I had received a request this past week from Boris that he'd like to run because it would be his last availability for a Thursday night for several months. We had an early turnout with the team filled just before 6pm. The team looked a bit different than any I'd seen before attempting a MSTF but I couldn't quite put my finger on it (sarcasm). We ran at a leisurely place while I made the team's ears bleed with my attempts at humor.

Congratulations to the former villains (Widow, 2 Soldiers, and a Brute): Ghost Prey, Crab Prey, Midnight Renegade, and Corbin Shadow on earning their MSTF badges.

The team was made up of Ghost Prey Corbin Shadow, Midnight Renegade, Crab Prey, back row: Jessie Purr, Boris the Badger, Mystic Fusion, Doc Jen.

Congratulations on the win! Sorry I missed the boat heh heh.

Grats!

Thanks All. Had a blast last night running this with my Widow! The best part was when Impyre said the Widow could go in the front in the vine room but not the Brute

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As usual...great congrats! I miss having this fun...

I hope I can come on one maybe next month guys, I've missed playing with you all...

Hope to see you on a run soon, Vor.

With a little recruiting we had enough to run two teams this past Thursday with a total death count of 1 between the two runs.

I was fortunate enough to lead the team that won. We had a couple of regulars, Phoebe and ConsiderPhlebas, who helped lead and instruct the team. It was a very smooth run with the team following our lead throughout. The only closest call we had was probably overlooked by the rest of the team. Aeon agro'd slightly early and I was watching a cosmic burst lobbed by one of his pets coming my way before I was able to pop my preparatory inspirations and accolade. I chose to be a bit more methodical about the run than usual, doing a few extra preps/clears that we rarely do anymore, including clearing a patch to the Inner Circle so that we had a path to run from multiple AVs. Special thanks to Crimson Cobra for alting from badge toon to help the teams balance.

Thanks again for all the interest from the Protector population and for the support from the regular attendees (especially when you step up to lead other teams); we'll be running again this Thursday as usual.

Phoebe: Kin/Elec Defender
Malakai: Elec/Shield Scrapper
Electric Torch: Elec/Fire Blaster
Carnada: Bots/FF Mastermind
Hero Man: BS/SR Scrapper
Crimson Cobra: Dark/Elec Defender
ConsiderPhlebas: Emp/Rad Defender
Impyre: Fire/Fire Tanker

team pic

My son (Electric Torch) was very happy that he finally got to get the badge, after trying 3 times in the last 6 months (his schedule and mine didn't allow for more attempts unfortunately, as he often works Thursday evenings).

Much appreciated, Impyre and everyone on the team.

Thanks again for having me along.

Again, once I get Demon Shell (Dual/Dark) up to a safer level, I'd love to come along just to help.

Any possibility we can plan some MoLRSF runs in the near future? I'm sure I am not the only badger who has moved their hero redside since GR came out...

I need that and Master of the 5th column on Ura as well as a bunch of others that I haven't bothered with in the past year of so.

Me too! MoLRSF run please.

is anybody planning on doing those runs on an Euro Friendly time?
I know, my problem, but never hurts to ask :-)

MoLRSF runs are done most Sunday mornings at 11 am central. I've been on the last two and both have been great fun and sucessful.

Okay! Had a successful run tonight!

Granted, we were all mostly running in excess of 100% defense, but hey!

New badgers were:

Bubbleshot
Hypnagogia
Bounty-Killer
Manic Sonja

Pics or it didn't happen?

Pics here.








Thanks again Imp, for the leadership (and not talking the pool power).

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Grats to everyone on the successful run!

Congratulations to Manic Sonja, Bounty-Killer, Crimson Mystique, Bubbleshot, Hypnagogia, and Guardian Meatos on MSTF badges plus Saved the World for a few also.

It was a really smooth run clocking in at 1:40. We had tremendous defense buffs with many of the team often in triple digits. Thanks for joining in everyone. Next scheduled run at the usual time next Thursday.

Team pics are also in the usual location but I won't link them since we have screenshots are already posted.

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Okay, we had two teams this week. And, being my team's tanker I was offered the lead.



I...



Err, I took the job, as I want to be able to lead them eventually anyhoo. Luckily I was with a fairly experienced team, so they didn't need much hand-holding.

I'd LOVE to say that we pulled it off.

No such luck.

We had a false-start when during mission 2, someone ran into a corner full of mobs on the way to the surface. We decided to just restart and go again.

Sands. Cooked.
Mu'Drakhan. Cooked.
Korol. Cooked.
Shadow Spider. Cooked.
Viridian. Cooked.

The thorns room I had a bit of trouble. I was on my stoner and I'm not a very...graceful player to begin with. My team picked up the slack though.

Thorn Tree. Cooked.

On the next mish we got lucky as hell and the Security Chief was in the first mob.

Wretch. Cooked.
Silver Mantis.. Cooked.
Barracuda. Cooked.
Ice Mistral. Cooked.

We got to Aeon, and I asked if everyone was ready. Unfortunately, I probably didn't beg for buffs on myself as much as I should have. I got in, dropped Aeon's shield, and got slapped down. Like INSTANTLY.



You said it Homer!

Meanwhile, my team stepped up again and proceeded to put that smarmy scientist into the hurt locker for me. I was touched. Seriously. No. Seriously! And I'm suing the pervy...ahem. Where was I?

At this point, the gloves came off and caution kinda went to the wind.

We charged in and annihilated the mobs just in front of the AVs.

We didn't really have anyone with a sniper shot, so I opted to just waltz up and burp in their faces. It actually worked okay after the first time.

On the first pull, we got Ghost Widow and Scirocco. We fell back (as I wasn't quite certain we'd handle both simultaneously). On the return trip, I was able to capture Ghost Widow before she got back in position. I pulled her out and we slapped her down in double extra quick time. Rads and traps and SoA/Widows OH MY!

Scirocco came next. Cooked.

Black Scorpion. Cooked.

Captain Mako. FISH FRY!

We cleared the mobs around Recluse's statue and were going to just go for a two-fer on the Flyer. We hopped at it, everyone got about one shot off and it despawned.

So we ran back around and got it as it spawned in. Wiped and done.

Up next. Recluse himself. Holding him wasn't much of a challenge at all. I backed up against one of the pillars and just kept him there. When the first two pillars went down I decided to back up to the other pillar. As my SB had long worn off, this took a bit longer...

At that point, it was "Stomp The Spider" time. My support controller went down to a bit of badly controlled (on my part) Bane aggro, but we still managed to slap Recluse silly (well, sillier).

All in all, a failed MoSTF, but a fairly nicely (and speedily, on our way out, we passed the second team going into their last mish) STF. With the same team next week, we could quite easily curb-stomp our way to an Mo badge.

• Tectonica
• Lady Illusio
• Lyrina Kyton
• Gizmo the Gopher
• Operative Dante
• Bike Thief
• Dauphine
• Juicy Fruit

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This was my first time to play a STF as Juicy'Fruit, but have played many times with other toons. I must say, I have never been on a team that dealt so much damage so fast. GW went down faster than I EVER seen her go, often times teams can't even get past her. This was a great team, and I hope my schedule allows me to participate next Thursday with as many of this team as possible. Absolutely stellar teamwork, and but for a fluke event, we would have had our MSTF badges.

Oh, excellent write-up Hyperstrike. Reading it was like I was there all over again!