~Master of the Barracuda SF - Sat, March 13~


CrankYanker

 

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A Mr E-Man Production

Featuring Dark Willow or Mr E-Lectric

Mission: Master of the 5th Column Strike Force – Thus Spoke the Reichsman
Contact: Barracuda
Location: Grandville

Date & Time: Saturday, March 13 @ 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: Dark Willow: Grav/Psi Dominator -or- Mr E-Lectric: Elec/Elec Brute
2: Nericus: TBA
3: Paragon: TBA
4: Illegal Copyrighter: Thugs/Poison Mastermind
5: Marvel: TBA Brute
6: Warlocks: SS/Inv Brute
7: Torq: TBA Brute or MM
8: Scruffy: TBA /Kin Cor or Stalker

Alternates:

Robin Rogue: Dark/Kin Corruptor
Supernumiphone: TBA
Traumathon: SS/Inv Brute



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: We will be using the tunnel method. Reichsman will not leave the end room, so exiting into the tunnels when the ambushes start will keep them confined in a small area, making it easier for us to take them out safely. Everyone stay close & keep buffs/heals/debuffs running.
  • 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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I'll either be on my Dom (if we have a Brute) or my Brute (if we don't).


 

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I can help out on Robin, but I'll gladly stand aside for people who need the badge.. so I guess that means you can ALT me again so you can fill the team.


 

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Originally Posted by Master-Blade View Post
I can help out on Robin, but I'll gladly stand aside for people who need the badge.. so I guess that means you can ALT me again so you can fill the team.
Did you ever get the badge on your stalker?


Mr E-Man ~ Mr E-Villain
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This looks like it will be fun, I'll go with either my 50 Thug/Poison MM, Illegal Copyrighter, or my 50 SoA, Crimson Soldier X


I was relieved of my previous position for telling the truth. Now I make my living translating the lies of other men.
Global:@Ex Iferis

 

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I have not done this one so I could bring either my SS/Fire Brute (PawPa) or my SM/Elec Brute (Tallil Mok). Which ever you think would be better for the team and mish.


@MarvelatMee and @COL Burn

24 - 50s
Too many ALTs

 

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I would like to join on my SS/invul brute (lvl 50 name: Warlocks) I have needed this badge for a while and would love to join. He is currently at 565 badge count so explains why he is the only toon I've listed that I would like to use. He is very capable = )


 

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Originally Posted by metalhead300 View Post
This looks like it will be fun, I'll go with either my 50 Thug/Poison MM, Illegal Copyrighter, or my 50 SoA, Crimson Soldier X
Either is cool, but it is nice to have an MM along to keep Reichs from phasing.


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Originally Posted by MarvelatMee View Post
I have not done this one so I could bring either my SS/Fire Brute (PawPa) or my SM/Elec Brute (Tallil Mok). Which ever you think would be better for the team and mish.
Either is fine, whichever one you want to bring.


Mr E-Man ~ Mr E-Villain
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I'll go with my MM (Illegal Copyrighter) in that case, his poison set has some good hold, slow and debuff powers


I was relieved of my previous position for telling the truth. Now I make my living translating the lies of other men.
Global:@Ex Iferis

 

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Originally Posted by Mr E-Man View Post
Did you ever get the badge on your stalker?
The only one I care about villainside is Robin, even though the site keeps track of all my other toons too. I almost never play my Stalker. I suppose if you are making a request, I can certainly bring that one instead.. but I can't promise how my performance will be. haha

But seriously, I'm always willing to bring whatever you want.

Edit to add:
Assuming MBs' profile is up to date, she does not have any of the Mo badges.

That reminds me. I should probably relog all my toons and make sure their profiles are all accurate before i17 and GR come around with the new sets. Uggh. lol


 

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Sign me up with Storm Claud, its about time he got dusted off
or if you want a MM I can bring Kananga I think he just dinged 45


Torque "There are people in this world who do not love their fellow man and I HATE people like that!" -- Tom Leher
Dr. Awe 50++ Sonic/Dark Corr
Intra Venus 50 Mind/Psi Dom
Storm Claud lvl 50+ Elec/Dark Brute

 

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Originally Posted by thetorquenator View Post
Sign me up with Storm Claud, its about time he got dusted off
or if you want a MM I can bring Kananga I think he just dinged 45


Either is fine.


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

 

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If there's still room, please list my kin corr or my stalker.


 

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You can put me down as an alt also. I could bring whatever. Probably a Stalker since it looks like you won't have one.


 

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Just got home & am just logging in now.


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

 

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Well, a long drawn out TF thanks partially to me as I was quite tired.

Kananga was the first one down to foil our master of plans even before the last mission. Then I was literally falling asleep trying to follow people around in the tunnels in one mission. Finally I started to get a second wind as things got hot and heavy against the Reichsman who is super tough. Way tougher than any other enemy I have ever fought. We had a fair amount of debuffing going on but it took TONS of time to whittle him down. The ambush spawns were nasty as well. I would be focusing on keeping my pets and the team healed and buffed and then I would look up, where did everybody go? splat!
THEN I would see the chat saying to move into the corridor - DOH!

On the plus side, gots lots of xp and a purple drop, not a great purple but only my 2nd purple drop ever!


Torque "There are people in this world who do not love their fellow man and I HATE people like that!" -- Tom Leher
Dr. Awe 50++ Sonic/Dark Corr
Intra Venus 50 Mind/Psi Dom
Storm Claud lvl 50+ Elec/Dark Brute

 

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It was a very rough run, but we did have three players along that never did the SF before, so it was more of a learning experience for them, hopefully it wasn't too painful.

I did not take a screenshot - I was somewhat distracted at the time, but I believe we finished with 49 deaths - not sure of the time, but it took a while.

I am not running anything next weekend & I am also cancelling out this week's Villainous Wednesday run...I need to take a break from CoH this week.

Villainous Wednesday will return on March 24 & I will also run something on the following weekend (day tba).

Thanks for joining everyone.


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

 

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2:52:52 maybe? That sounds like a familiar number, though it could have been for one of the other TFs I was on this weekend....

Anyway, it was a rough night, but that final mission is ALWAYS bad if the ambushes manage to overwhelm the team (which happens far too often). That SF was just poorly designed, there's no other way to put it.

Take a breather E and come back when you're ready. We'll still be here, lol.


 

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Thanks for adding me last minute E, even knowing it was my first time running that SF. I learned a lot and hope to do it again with you and the others some time soon.


 

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Man how many hit points did that sucker have????


@MarvelatMee and @COL Burn

24 - 50s
Too many ALTs

 

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Originally Posted by MarvelatMee View Post
Man how many hit points did that sucker have????
I'm not sure of the exact number, but Paragon wiki lists it as 200,000+. I *think* it's somewhere in the 250,000 range. I'm sure someone better informed will be along to tell ya =)


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Man! All know is my clicky finger became numb from all the Brute action.


@MarvelatMee and @COL Burn

24 - 50s
Too many ALTs

 

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Originally Posted by Luna de Nocturne View Post
I'm not sure of the exact number, but Paragon wiki lists it as 200,000+. I *think* it's somewhere in the 250,000 range. I'm sure someone better informed will be along to tell ya =)
Well, I have the Heroside numbers written down:

100% : 226,175
80% (first AV attacks) : 180,940
60% (2nd AV attacks) : 135,705
40% (3rd AV attacks) : 90,470
20% (4th AV attacks) : 45,235

I suppose the number may differ depending on which lvl he spawns at, but since it's currently a fixed number, it's probably the same every time. For now, I'm going to assume the Villainside version has the same value as well, but I could be wrong.


 

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I *hate* the ambushes villain side. I would much rather take on the 4 AV's that you get Hero Side. The ambushes are just too much. The rest of the villain side SF is great IMO, but the final mission ruins my enjoyment of this SF.


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