Manticore
Yes, they were back last time I ran the TF. On a team that's strong on control and debuff, they're big bouncy sacks of inf and XP; without that, they can be a problem.
A greater concern is the fact that the timed security chief mission seems to send you very frequently to the AE building basement. Happened the last two tries I ran the TF. The first time, a GM completed the mission; on the second, the team disbanded after waiting 45 minutes or so.

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The AE building issue is random. It doesn't always send you to the same location. I did it 3 days ago and had no problems of that sort. We did have the level 40 Protectors.
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Ran one on Sat, Had Tons of them. Luckily we had a lot of rads on the team, they were worth 15-20k a piece for Exp and we were slaughtering them. So it was great leveling fun!!!
Is Manticore's TF still broken and spawning level 40 Protectors? I'm pretty sure it is still sending people to the AE building but is that a once-in-a-while thing or common?
The SG wants to run it but I don't want to go to the trouble if it is still bugged. BTW - I got sent to the AE building for a newspaper in IP over the weekend and the datastream turned out to be the door. |
On a side not, if we had not had the rads, it wouldn't have been so much fun.
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We encountered them in regular missions when this was happening earlier this year and they were loads of fun. We had no rads but lots of control. This new team however... well... doesn't.
Ran one on Sat, Had Tons of them. Luckily we had a lot of rads on the team, they were worth 15-20k a piece for Exp and we were slaughtering them. So it was great leveling fun!!!
On a side not, if we had not had the rads, it wouldn't have been so much fun. |

Besides, the old team was 35-36 and the new team is only 33rd. We'll have our hands full just handling the regular level 35 stuff.
Besides, if we did manage to struggle through it only to run into the bugged door mission it would be a huge disappointment.
I think we'll wait.
Is Manticore's TF still broken and spawning level 40 Protectors? I'm pretty sure it is still sending people to the AE building but is that a once-in-a-while thing or common?
The SG wants to run it but I don't want to go to the trouble if it is still bugged.
BTW - I got sent to the AE building for a newspaper in IP over the weekend and the datastream turned out to be the door.