I19: Strike Pack!


CaptainMoodswing

 

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Eager to see the discussion of the strike pack after Ele told me about it, I rushed home to check the forums for Mental's post, only to be disappointed. We've had some posts in our forum, but no official thread? Sadface.

Well it's live. Yay!

Announcement:
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=251528

Information:
http://eu.cityofheroes.com/en/news/game_updates/C895

Strike target of the week:
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=251519

What I want the most now is a roaming link for a sig that would redirect to the new post for the TF of the week, so we don't have to roam the forums looking for it.


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I have failed.


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I don't think so, but you will get an honest promise that I will try to do better in the future.


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50 TFs coming up! You will likely see my "Any TFs forming" message changed to be "Forming WTF, PST for invite"


 

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Originally Posted by _Ryxx_ View Post
What I want the most now is a roaming link for a sig that would redirect to the new post for the TF of the week, so we don't have to roam the forums looking for it.
Looks like they are putting it in the Announcements section, so no need to roam around looking for it. Though it sounds like people were impatient for them to put it up earlier.

I think this is a good idea, especially if they encourage lower level TFs with it. Those 45+ ones have a lot of encouragement already, what with shards, etc. If not, it's not going to do all that much. Though it might encourage some people to try out some TFs they haven't done much. I've personally been avoiding the STF with the new Incarnate stuff, not sure why. So GP is going for it this weekend, I guess.


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Running lower level TFs for incarnates during which your incarnate stuff will be locked? I doubt it.


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hi everyone, we are aware that some users are experiencing issues losing connection to the mapserver and/or losing their rewards after completing the strike target when a team member has a rare alpha boost, or when crafting the rare on the mission map. We are currently investigating the issue, and we will keep you updated. For the time being, it is recommended that you unslot any rares, and do not attempt to craft or slot a rare while running the strike target.

Thank you all for your paience while we endeavour to resolve this issue.
fyi


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I'm hoping for a week where it's the KHTF!!

That 50 tf badge is gonna be brutal for me.


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The WTF should be posted in-game somewhere. At the very least on a MOTD or something.


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Originally Posted by Mental_Giant View Post
The WTF should be posted in-game somewhere. At the very least on a MOTD or something.
I believe/thought they were going to put it in the big window box of the game launcher.

Though I bypass that damn thing so I'll have to rely on the website


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Originally Posted by _Ryxx_ View Post
Running lower level TFs for incarnates during which your incarnate stuff will be locked? I doubt it.
Why is that odd? It encourages running of all levels of content, something CoH has been known for, what with Orobouros and all. If the Strike Target is just going to be a cycling of the 45+ TFs, they have a lot of incentive already. They're obviously going to use those, but only using those would be a mistake, in my opinion.

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I'm hoping for a week where it's the KHTF!!

That 50 tf badge is gonna be brutal for me.
Yeah, if they ever do the lower level stuff... I doubt Katie Hannon is ever going to get it... especially if they want to keep things somewhat on a level playing field between red and blue sides.

As for the 50 TF thing... yeah. At best, I don't think I would get that for a year or two... I only have enough time for TFs every week. I bet Death Conqueror twitched a bit when he saw that one.

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Originally Posted by Mental_Giant View Post
The WTF should be posted in-game somewhere. At the very least on a MOTD or something.
I thought it was going to be in the MotD as well. Nothing on the launcher right now.


Guide: Tanking, Wall of Fire Style (Updated for I19!), and the Four Rules of Tanking
Story Arc:
Belated Justice, #88003
Synopsis: Explore the fine line between justice and vengeance as you help a hero of Talos Island bring his friend's murderer to justice.
Grey Pilgrim: Fire/Fire Tanker (50), Victory

 

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Originally Posted by VoodooCompany View Post
fyi
I ran a complete STF While slotted with the damage rare. No issues for anyone involved.


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Originally Posted by CaptainMoodswing View Post
I ran a complete STF While slotted with the damage rare. No issues for anyone involved.
the issues are seemingly erratic, but signs are pointing to only affecting poeple who have pets which summon their own pets (ie tier 2 bots with seeker drones, phantasm summoning its own decoy, ect)

im just gonna store my rare boosts until the crashing has been fixed, most of my toons which have rares had enough shards on hand to make at least a common or uncommon again


 

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Does anyone have a spreadsheet of how many shards/what shards are needed for the new unlocked boosts? I wanna know how much I need to grind


 

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Originally Posted by ir0x0r View Post
Does anyone have a spreadsheet of how many shards/what shards are needed for the new unlocked boosts? I wanna know how much I need to grind
For the rares, you generally just need to run the target of the week to get the unique piece, then craft one or two of the normal bits.


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Originally Posted by Necrotech_Master View Post
the issues are seemingly erratic, but signs are pointing to only affecting poeple who have pets which summon their own pets (ie tier 2 bots with seeker drones, phantasm summoning its own decoy, ect)

im just gonna store my rare boosts until the crashing has been fixed, most of my toons which have rares had enough shards on hand to make at least a common or uncommon again
Yeah, I was gonna edit after I finished reading the thread. No need now! lol Thanks.


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If I did my math correct (50/50 chance), this is what I came up with:

Component Qty
Ancient Nictus Fragment 32
Dimensional Keystone 35
Drop of the Well 8
Essence of the Incarnate 37
Incarnate Infused Nictus 8
Favor of the Well 8
Infinite Tessellation 9
Notice of the Well 32
Penumbra of Rularuu 27
Vanguard DNA Metamatrix 7
Gr'ai Matter 33
Hero 1 DNA Sample 28

This is to unlock all boosts in the alpha slot. This accounts for crafting multiple regular boosts. This is also having nothing unlocked. 264 components.

I had all of the previous boosts unlocked, so if you were like me, you will need 216 components.

Component Qty
Ancient Nictus Fragment 24
Dimensional Keystone 28
Drop of the Well 6
Essence of the Incarnate 29
Incarnate Infused Nictus 6
Favor of the Well 8
Infinite Tessellation 7
Notice of the Well 32
Penumbra of Rularuu 23
Vanguard DNA Metamatrix 5
Gr'ai Matter 27
Hero 1 DNA Sample 21


weeeee, should be fun.


 

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http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showp...92&postcount=1

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Please be aware that there will be a hotfix for all live servers on Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011 starting at 1:30 p.m. Pacific / 4:30 p.m. Eastern / 9:30 p.m. GMT / 22:30 CET for a scheduled end at 3:30 p.m. Pacific / 6:30 p.m. Eastern / 11:30 p.m. GMT / 00:30 CET
Thank you for your patience with this matter!
Maybe it'll fix the issues some people were having with the level shifting going on.


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Just got to the choppah on the last mission of a STF when it went down.

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So with the patch, there didn't seem to be any ruckus about rares being slotted. So let's assume that's fixed. I held off on creating one until late last night and didn't get a chance to run around with my level shift pimpage though I did team with 1 or 2 who had it going on. The STF was pretty damn easy, and we weren't hand picked ATs/powers; now with 8 people level shifted, both the STF and LRSF are going to be, I believe, fairly noticeably easier. I won't know how level shift works in my favor until sometime tomorrow for my Scrapper, but unless it's some uber nuke or +4 AV anyway, he's not exactly easy to kill. The rare boost gave me a whopping 2 - 3 HP/sec on basic regen and maybe 20 HP to the heal :rollseyes:

Level shifted pets, however, look damn enticing to me and I just wish I could actually play other things to get them their lewt


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Reading how the level shift works, it's not supposed to affect your HP at all. Things like to hit and resistance due to level differences are affected. It's in all the descriptions of how the level shift works, so check it out. Not sure why your heal was changed at all, given that, unless those powers were affected by the alpha you slotted... or maybe heals do go up as you level. Don't recall if any are like that... I just know controls do change as you level (hold duration, etc.).


Guide: Tanking, Wall of Fire Style (Updated for I19!), and the Four Rules of Tanking
Story Arc:
Belated Justice, #88003
Synopsis: Explore the fine line between justice and vengeance as you help a hero of Talos Island bring his friend's murderer to justice.
Grey Pilgrim: Fire/Fire Tanker (50), Victory

 

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Using Spirituals, sorry. So heal enhancments and the 2/3rds past ED magic. Just saying it's nice, but not game changing; the level shift itself kind of makes things silly.


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so far im loving the level shifts, i have 4 toons level shifted, and running lvl 50 tfs and such is amazing fun when your +1 of everything that used to beat you down before