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~Master of Barracuda SF - Sat, Jan 16~

Gearford

By Gearford,
Posted on: 2010-01-11 07:31 in Freedom

 

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A Mr E-Man Production

Featuring Cold Satisfaction

Mission: Master of the Barracuda Strike Force – Thus Spoke the Reichsman
Contact: Barracuda
Location: Grandville

Date & Time: Saturday, January 16 @ 10:30PM Eastern/7:30PM Pacific

Level Range: 45-50

Combatants: 5th Column, Freedom Phalanx, Longbow, Paragon Police Department

Arch-Villain(s)/Hero(es): Ms Liberty, Numina, Schadenfreude, Invincible Reichsman, Black Scorpion, Scirocco, Captain Mako, Ghost Widow, Reichsman

Current Team Roster:

1: Cold Satisfaction: Ice/Dark Corruptor
2: Nericus: EM/Stone Brute
3: Soviet Supreme: Bots/Traps Mastermind
4: Whitestar Scrapper: EM/Inv Brute
5: Kotchie: Stone/Stone Brute
6: Fuzzball: TBA
7: Ghoost: TBA
8: Teh Corrupted One: Rad/Dark Corruptor

Alternates:






Strike Force Stats & Info:
  • This Strike Force requires a 4-person team to start & I will set it to No Temp Powers (which includes Veteran Reward Powers) & 0 Defeats
  • 9 missions (4 talks)
  • Badge(s): Arbiter & Master of the 5th Column Strike Force for No Deaths/No Temp Powers (no guarantees :smirk: )
  • Merit Reward: 30
  • Please note, this SF ends after the final Recluse Talk (not after the Reichsman mission)
  • I will switch off to Mr E-Lectric if we require a brute for the run
Mr E-Man’s MoBSF Mission Notes:
  • General Instructions: Stick together, listen to instructions & do not be afraid to offer your opinion on strategy!
  • Mission One: Clear the ambushes in the end room (before going out to Ms Liberty).
  • Mission Two: Pull Numina out of the room to be cautious.
  • Mission Three: Talk
  • Mission Four: Use the Ouro portals or the Flyer to exit after Invincible Reichsman spawns - the mission will time-out without anyone in
  • Mission Five: Stick together & clear until the key drops - doing so around the dig area is best since the door is there.
  • Mission Six: Talk
  • Mission Seven: Talk
  • Mission Eight - Part One: While this mission is not so much hard, there are a lot of chances for deaths to occur. First clear out all of the 5th Column & take care of any ambushes that occur when one of the AVs is rescued. Sac the AV, find the next AV, take out the ambush, etc.
  • Mission Eight - Part Two: Grab your temp powers & don't be afraid to use them - you can recharge them (all except the Fail Safe Guns -4 uses- which only Stalkers can use). Stalkers gain Max Stealth to enter the two gun rooms to nuke the ambushes, Corruptors/Dominators have attack/holds for the ambushes, Brutes/Veats gain a team End Drain resistance power, MMs can keep Reichsman from phasing.
  • Mission Eight - Part Three: Depending on the team make-up, we may exit to Ouroboros when the ambushes spawn. Also, it has been determined that Reichsman will not leave the end room, so exiting into the tunnels may be a viable move to take out the ambushes in a confined area.
  • Mission Nine: Talk (Remember the SF completes after this talk, not after Reichsman is defeated)
  • Obviously this is still a work in progress.
Join in the fun & try to become the Master! Sign-up here or send a global to @Mr E-Man

Paragon Wiki: Thus Spoke the Reichsman Strike Force

Mr E-Man ~ Mr E-Villain
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Sign me up on Whitestar Scrapper (EM/Inv Brute) again.

 

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sign me up Kotchie Stone/Stone Brute

 

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I'll join in on this one. I can bring a Corruptor if more support is needed, or a Stalker if you want one for zapping the ambushes. I haven't run this SF that many times, but my impression is that there are so many waves of ambushes that wiping them four times isn't really that much help.

 

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Originally Posted by Supernumiphone View Post
I'll join in on this one. I can bring a Corruptor if more support is needed, or a Stalker if you want one for zapping the ambushes. I haven't run this SF that many times, but my impression is that there are so many waves of ambushes that wiping them four times isn't really that much help.
It is all a matter of timing with the ambushes.

If we choose to Ouro out - we could leave the stalker behind to do a wipe before exiting.

Or we can wipe & move out of the big room to take on the ambushes in a confined area.

But corruptors are nice as well...

So...bring whoever you would like - I am OK with anyone you choose.

Mr E-Man ~ Mr E-Villain
XBL GamerTag: il Radd

 

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Originally Posted by Mr E-Man View Post
It is all a matter of timing with the ambushes.

If we choose to Ouro out - we could leave the stalker behind to do a wipe before exiting.
Not a good idea, the ambushes can still see the Stalker despite any stealth boost from the machine. Let the Stalker zap a wave of ambushers then we jump out, or we just jump out and regroup.

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Or we can wipe & move out of the big room to take on the ambushes in a confined area.

But corruptors are nice as well...

So...bring whoever you would like - I am OK with anyone you choose.
Reichsman will not leave the machine room. It's best IMO to gather in a spot on the map and let the ambushes come to us for disposal.

Also the combo of dominator's super hold power and corr's sand storm can wipe out the ambushes pretty nicely.

 

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Hey E! stick me in there. What i bring is still in the air.




Prometheus: ... so what I told you was true, from a certain point of view.
Me: From a certain point of view?
Prometheus: You're going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on your point of view.
Me: You're right about that. Power Blast is very pretty from a certain point of view. But that point of view is not head-on. <Kaboom> - Arcanaville.

 

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We still have an open spot on this SF if anyone is interested in joining...

Mr E-Man ~ Mr E-Villain
XBL GamerTag: il Radd

 

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Yes I'm game

Teh Corrupted one rad/dark corruptor lvl 50

 

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Just a little reminder...


This is scheduled for tonight!

Have a good Saturday & I will see everyone later tonight!

Mr E-Man ~ Mr E-Villain
XBL GamerTag: il Radd

 

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Okay I checked and I need this on one of my Stalkers. I was tempted to bring a Corruptor but given the lineup we've got so far I doubt that will be necessary. So I'll be bringing Killcupine, a Spines/Ninjitsu Stalker, subject to change of course depending on circumstances.

 

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DAMN, missed it...

"you'll be ack."
"back, even."

guess you were right lol

 

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Originally Posted by Turgenev View Post
Er, no you didn't?
8/8 slots full, not the time.

 

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Yeah my impression is that it's not all that unusual to have a no-show or two. I've had E PM me a few times when I put myself down as an alt and someone didn't show.

 

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Well, not the best of runs / not the worse of runs...

Attempt #1 ended during the Ms Liberty fight...

Attempt #2 ended in City Hall...

You see a pattern here?

Attempt #3 ended in Mission #5 before we even reached Schadenfreude...

We continued on from that point - we had a few deaths during the Reichsman battle/ambushes, but we were playing it much looser at that point.

We tallied up a total of 9 defeats by the end of the SF.



Failed Master of the Barracuda SF: 1/16/2010


The Team:

Cold Satisfaction
Childe
Deus Ex Stone
Killcupine
Supreme Soviet
Teh Corrupted one
Whitestar Scrapper
Kotchie (attempt #1)
Malis Ocarnim (attempts #2 & #3)

I thought we had a good shot last night, but it just wasn't meant to be.

Thanks for joining everyone - I think I am going to keep with the same two events for next week...practice makes perfect?

Wednesday, January 20: Master of Dr Kahn TF
Saturday, January 23: Master of Barracuda SF

I'll post the sign-ups later today.

Mr E-Man ~ Mr E-Villain
XBL GamerTag: il Radd

 

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Sorry you all didn't get it last night =(

I'll be along again for the Kahn. If we have too many show up, I'll back out to give others the chance on the main team.

I'll bring either Radiant Flame Imp (Fire/Rad Con) or ArtemisMoon (Archery/MM Blaster) depending on what the team needs the most.

Edit: And notice how I will continue to avoid the MoBarracuda SF like the plague =)

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