Task Force Tuesdays with Polaris


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Now, I have to admit - Khan was fairly uninteresting as far as TFs go. The first mission was interesting, following the trail of Arachnos and then warping into the 5th Column caves. The fight with Reichsman was a little interesting with him summoning all those AVs, but fighting him specifically was incredibly boring. All the middle missions were extremely average. Nothing exciting at all.

I dunno. I don't know how often I'll run this one. Yeah, it was short, but Hess runs roughly the same time and is far more dynamic.
I agree, Khan is pretty bland, especially after the recent TFs they've done (STF, LGTF, ITF). The villain version (Barracuda), however, is a lot more interesting (with an awesome cutscene), but more difficult as well.


 

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I agree, Khan is pretty bland, especially after the recent TFs they've done (STF, LGTF, ITF). The villain version (Barracuda), however, is a lot more interesting (with an awesome cutscene), but more difficult as well.
The scrapper in me wishes there were waves and waves of ambushes heroside...


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...is that Kerri Strug being punched in the face by Chuck Norris?


 

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The scrapper in me wishes there were waves and waves of ambushes heroside...
I16 difficulty sliders, my friend.


 

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At least Kaaahnnn has less fedex/talk to missions, less travel, and less leading av's across the map.

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Yeah, that was one very nice thing about it: Virtually zero travel, with 4/5 missions being on the train.


 

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Another option for a pseudo TF is to do a story arc through Ouroboros. Just like on a TF, each person on the team earns merits. And I believe issue 16 includes a bump in merits for many of the arcs.

There's still a lot of arcs I haven't done. Especially in the 35+ range. On both hero and villain side.


 

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ooo yeah..thats not a half bad idea MP.


 

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Another option for a pseudo TF is to do a story arc through Ouroboros. Just like on a TF, each person on the team earns merits. And I believe issue 16 includes a bump in merits for many of the arcs.

There's still a lot of arcs I haven't done. Especially in the 35+ range. On both hero and villain side.
Interesting idea, I like it. I'd want to scout out some decent ones before hand though, but I do like it.


 

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Would could wiki them.


 

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...is that Kerri Strug being punched in the face by Chuck Norris?
Not sure, she gets hit too fast lol


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I16 difficulty sliders, my friend.
I can't recall ambushes heroside. Are you saying we can add them with the I16 changes?


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Interesting idea, I like it. I'd want to scout out some decent ones before hand though, but I do like it.
A quick rundown of some of the 35+ arcs on blue for ya, pol:

35-40
Mass Duplicity: nemesis, nemesis, and more nemesis. 8 missions, 3 kill alls. will be 28 merits.

A Path Into Darkness: Council. 11 missions, 1 kill all. lot of small caves though. Will be 27 merits.

Revenant Hero Project: Crey. Not really worth it. 10 missions, 5 of which are just fedexes. Will be 16 merits.

Terra Conspiracy: a pretty nice arc really, story wise, with DE. 10 missions, 3 kill alls, 1 AV at the end. will be 19 merits.

Envoy of Shadows: fun times. 8 missions, 3 AVs. CoT. Will be 15 merits.

Organ Grinders: Rikti. 3 kill all, 3 fedex, 12 total missions. Will be 21 merits.

40-45
As you get to the 40+ range, you tend to end up in the longer arcs (melvin and the mysterious malta, hero's hero, anything involving carnies...) As such, just going to toss out some of my personal preferences.

Eternal Nemesis: even more nemesis. 16 missions, 2 AVs, will be 29 merits.

Melvin and the Mysterious Malta Group: can't help it, it's a good arc. 20 total missions, 7 fedex, 3 kill all, no AV's. will be 35 merits.

45-50
Probably the only one that's worth anything in the 45-50 range is Hero's Hero, due to all of the AV's. Will be 36 merits. Otherwise, there's the carnie arc, more malta in Operation: Red Wide World, or the endless arc of Unai's.


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I can't recall ambushes heroside. Are you saying we can add them with the I16 changes?
Ahh, apologies, that was very unclear on my part. No, you can't add ambushes to missions or anything like that, but you can set missions to spawn for 8 people (and thus, lots of mobs). So it doesn't help that mission in particular, but you can get the "knee deep in mobs" feeling elsewhere - even solo.

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great stuff
Awesome, thanks, and noted. The I16 super-sidekicking feature will make running arcs like this (in favor of just TFs) even more palatable.

I'll still do TFs, but this opens up a giant world of possibilities. Great, great idea.


 

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Assuming that Issue 16 comes out tomorrow, would there still be interest in running a TF tomorrow night? I won't be offended if interest is low because of the new shinies. We can just pick up next week.


 

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I think I'm going to go ahead and run a TF tomorrow night, based on feedback from Victory IRC.


Sky Raider Respec Trial

Tuesday, September 14, 2009. 8:30PM

  • Levels 24-33 (if I16 hits, anyone over 24 will get XP)
  • Min team of 4
  • 3 missions
  • Worth 27 merits


Current Participants:
  1. Polaris
  2. Peppercat
  3. P-Dude
  4. SHamster


 

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  • Levels 24-33 (if I16 hits, anyone over 24 will get XP)
Shouldn't that be over 33?


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Shouldn't that be over 33?
Anyone over 33 is a subset of anyone over 24.


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With the I16 changes what level would a 50 be running this be? For the life of me I can't locate anything but the I16 overview.


Who do I have to *&^% around here to get more Targeted AoE recipes added?

Arc Name: Tsoo In Love
Arc ID: 413575

 

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With the I16 changes what level would a 50 be running this be? For the life of me I can't locate anything but the I16 overview.
Regular exemping levels (33 in this case), but you'd have access to +5 level powers to use now.


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Regular exemping levels (33 in this case), but you'd have access to +5 level powers to use now.
Thanks Voo


Who do I have to *&^% around here to get more Targeted AoE recipes added?

Arc Name: Tsoo In Love
Arc ID: 413575

 

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This is still happening, with plenty of slots. I'll be on around 8:15 to start gathering the troops!


 

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Originally Posted by SuckerPunch View Post
I think I'm going to go ahead and run a TF tomorrow night, based on feedback from Victory IRC.


Sky Raider Respec Trial

Tuesday, September 14, 2009. 8:30PM
  • Levels 24-33 (if I16 hits, anyone over 24 will get XP)
  • Min team of 4
  • 3 missions
  • Worth 27 merits
Current Participants:
  1. Polaris
  2. Peppercat
  3. P-Dude
  4. SHamster
Is that, Tuesday, September 14, 2009. 8:30PM, central, pacific, eastern?
and.... how do I time warp to the "14".......?

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There's only one time zone worth mentioning.