Deadly Apocalypse Misinformation
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Posted on: 2009-10-21 17:41 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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Not always the best option depending on how the banners are set up.
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Originally Posted by Mr. NoPants
You can click the banner icon int he navi to get it marked as a target, this means you can just go down the line from red down.
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"Null is as much an argument "for removing the cottage rule" as the moon being round is for buying tennis shoes." -Memphis Bill
Travel time can definitely make the 'gather on x' strategy not work well. IP is HORRIBLE for that.
In my opinion, having between 2 or 3 full teams is the best way to go. You have just enough to get everything started, but don't mow down the banners and/or GM before everyone gets enough shots in to count.
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When I posted this, I actually attempted to band together the people fighting the banners. All of Kings Row had six people, and five were on my team. Most of us were in our teens, and we got curb-stomped into next week. Not fun.|
Originally Posted by KaliMagdalene
On Champion last night, people were going from zone to zone, wherever it was. Level 50s in Atlas, King's Row, and the Hollows taking these down. I think that's the expectation.
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A while ago I spotted an event in Steel Canyon, Checking a whoall revealed six or seven people. I didn't bother to try. And I still have yet to see people fighting at a banner unless I brought them with me.
That's OK, though. To each his own. It just kind of sucks, because the event looks like it's cool, but the damb critters are too tough for a low-level Blaster to make much difference. I can barely kill a MINION, and I get killed all the time.
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
Samuel_Tow is the only poster that makes me want to punch him in the head more often when I'm agreeing with him than when I'm disagreeing with him.
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Spontaneous banner stomping in non prime times isn't likely on many servers. Just like a lot of things, this event works better if you're in an active global channel where people are going after this sort of thing.
"Null is as much an argument "for removing the cottage rule" as the moon being round is for buying tennis shoes." -Memphis Bill
A note on tactics:
With SSK, team members get sk'd up or down to the level of the leader. I would recommend the highest level team member having the star.
That way, everyone will have access to all of their powers.
Earlier today I was part of an attempt to fight the banners in Faultline. I joined a team whose leader was 19... I was 41... Guess how many powers I lost. 
Test Subject 42 - lvl 50 Sp/DA Scrapper
Oku No Te - lvl 50 MA/SR Scrapper
Borg Master - lvl 24 Bots/traps MM
Pinnacle
Nyghtfyre - lvl 50 DM/SR Scrapper
Champion
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This. Champion has the BMT channel (Badges, Monsters, Task Forces) through which a lot of stuff gets organized.
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Originally Posted by Lemur Lad
Spontaneous banner stomping in non prime times isn't likely on many servers. Just like a lot of things, this event works better if you're in an active global channel where people are going after this sort of thing.
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They should toss a random giant Marshmallow guy into the Aspect spawning pool ^_^.
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What the heck, it couldn't skate any closer to the edge of the trademark pool than... I dunno, all the scanner detectives. |
Originally Posted by Mr. NoPants
They should toss a random giant Marshmallow guy into the Aspect spawning pool ^_^.
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Don't put a hat on him and we'll be fine.
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Originally Posted by Captain_Photon
What the heck, it couldn't skate any closer to the edge of the trademark pool than... I dunno, all the scanner detectives.
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Here's one to prove/disprove-
I've noticed I am more likely to get a Treat if I have an empty slot in my Inspiration Tray. I've gotten Treat with full trays and Trick with half-empty ones, but leaving a spot for the small insp to drop seems to increase the chance of getting a Treat.
If I had to speculate, I would guess that Treats could take 3 forms-
a small/medium inspiration
a small/medium inspiration + a bonus costume power
a bonus costume power
If you have a full tray, it precludes the first two possibilities. If you don't get the third option, you get a Trick.
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I was noticing the same thing enough I was beginning to wonder over the last few days, before seeing this. Small sample size, memory bias, yadda yadda; but it seemed significant enough to pop out of the noise to me.
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Originally Posted by MaHaBone23
Here's one to prove/disprove-
I've noticed I am more likely to get a Treat if I have an empty slot in my Inspiration Tray. I've gotten Treat with full trays and Trick with half-empty ones, but leaving a spot for the small insp to drop seems to increase the chance of getting a Treat. |
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Actually, The treat is determined before checking your tray. If the treat is an inspiration, and your tray is full, then you appear to get nothing. (Well, actually, you do get nothing, it's just that the system thinks it gave you a treat.) |
Originally Posted by MaHaBone23
Here's one to prove/disprove-
I've noticed I am more likely to get a Treat if I have an empty slot in my Inspiration Tray. I've gotten Treat with full trays and Trick with half-empty ones, but leaving a spot for the small insp to drop seems to increase the chance of getting a Treat. If I had to speculate, I would guess that Treats could take 3 forms- a small/medium inspiration a small/medium inspiration + a bonus costume power a bonus costume power If you have a full tray, it precludes the first two possibilities. If you don't get the third option, you get a Trick. |
It's the same way with costume powers. Since you can only have one type of costume power, if the treat is a costume you already have, again it will award the costume. But, if you already have it, it won't double up.
Test Subject 42 - lvl 50 Sp/DA Scrapper
Oku No Te - lvl 50 MA/SR Scrapper
Borg Master - lvl 24 Bots/traps MM
Pinnacle
Nyghtfyre - lvl 50 DM/SR Scrapper
Champion
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I'm really disappointed that MissInformed hasn't posted in this thread.| Deadly Apocalypse Misinformation |
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Maybe she thought it would be redundant?
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Originally Posted by NuclearToast
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Test Subject 42 - lvl 50 Sp/DA Scrapper
Oku No Te - lvl 50 MA/SR Scrapper
Borg Master - lvl 24 Bots/traps MM
Pinnacle
Nyghtfyre - lvl 50 DM/SR Scrapper
Champion
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Does anyone know if a duplicate costume power counts towards the costumes badges?
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Originally Posted by Mutant_Mike
Actually, The treat is determined before checking your tray. If the treat is an inspiration, and your tray is full, then you appear to get nothing. (Well, actually, you do get nothing, it's just that the system thinks it gave you a treat.)
It's the same way with costume powers. Since you can only have one type of costume power, if the treat is a costume you already have, again it will award the costume. But, if you already have it, it won't double up. |
@craggy see me on Union for TFs, SFs (please!) or just some good ol fashioned teaming.
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From the wiki:|
Originally Posted by craggy
Does anyone know if a duplicate costume power counts towards the costumes badges?
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Note: receiving a duplicate costume will give no indication of the duplicate, but it will count towards the badges. Because of this, it will appear that fewer costume drops have occurred than are required for the badge.
Found here: http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Hallow...Trick_or_Treat
(My html-fu is weak...
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Test Subject 42 - lvl 50 Sp/DA Scrapper
Oku No Te - lvl 50 MA/SR Scrapper
Borg Master - lvl 24 Bots/traps MM
Pinnacle
Nyghtfyre - lvl 50 DM/SR Scrapper
Champion
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Yes.
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Originally Posted by craggy
Does anyone know if a duplicate costume power counts towards the costumes badges?
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"Null is as much an argument "for removing the cottage rule" as the moon being round is for buying tennis shoes." -Memphis Bill
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No, you just need someone at every banner to kill the monsters that spawn there. Even if it's one person killing the monsters it still counts, I soloed the monsters at one banner and we got them all to become vulnerable, I just couldn't scratch the banner itself on my own.|
Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
Right, so the event needs coordinated attacks across all banners at the same time? Well, there go my efforts to contribute. Let's hope someone is recruiting next time that happens.
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The only times this even fails is when you have a situation where no one is covering a banner at all. One time people were attacking the spawns at two of them for nearly five minutes and wondering why they weren't become vulnerable before anyone checked and saw that the other two were totally neglected.
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I was on a plane to Hero Con to see you! And I'm slow because I'm reading/posting from my iPhone. By the time I catch up with what's going on around here, it'll be time for Hero Con 2010.
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Originally Posted by NuclearToast
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If you have enough people in a zone to attack all banners at once, then sure go for it. However most of the time, you're going to see 1-3 teams, and in that case it's far easier to move one banner at a time.
"Null is as much an argument "for removing the cottage rule" as the moon being round is for buying tennis shoes." -Memphis Bill