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Srixxon Wants to thank a PUG for Statesman

Luna de Nocturne

By Luna de Nocturne,
Posted on: 2011-02-04 07:09 in Freedom

 

Posted

Hey Freedom,

Last night I met up with a very enjoyable PUG that was trying to get a whoopin' in on Recluse via the Statesman Task Force.

We took longer than I thought. Though my understanding is as a 'pure' pick up group, we at least were successful. (I think someone in the group said they had 3 goes at it that day and were unsuccessful)

I had to log fairly soon after we finished, because of the time it took us. I had such serious Wife aggro that Recluse was looking easier to take.

I didn't get the chance to thank the group. I was ready to pack it in as I watched my wife scurry across the house like Recluse and his tower beams.... and we finally pushed through.

So I don't know if you guys sweep the forums, probably not, but just in case: Thanks to

Statesman J R
ladebug
Unit Heals
Romindo (?)

I'm sorry I can't remember everyone's name.

You guys were a great, patient group. Really good for a PuG. No one got stupid. Even when it looked like we may not get it done in a reasonable amount of time... everyone stayed focused.

The healing was excellent considering our composition.... the tanking was truly great. Aggroing the AV's away from each other was some crazy stuff... but a great tactic.

I don't know if I can wing this with my blaster. I imagine with a 'well oiled machine' you could do this in an hour and a half? But this was a bit of a mini-marathon.

Nekron: Beam Rifle / Poison Corruptor and Slayer of Evil!! (Exalted)
Intergalaktic: Fire / Time Corruptor (Exalted)

 

Posted

Thanks I just wish I could remember everyone's name.

I realized halfway through that TF (I had never done that one before to add to the confusion) that with a mediocre crew, you really can't do it.

That being said I realize how lucky I got and I am hesitant to go through the same situation with my other 'main'. lol

Nekron: Beam Rifle / Poison Corruptor and Slayer of Evil!! (Exalted)
Intergalaktic: Fire / Time Corruptor (Exalted)

 

Posted

With a crew of good players, and the right mix of toons, it can be done easily in an hour, hour and a half. But if you lack damage, debuffs or heals, it takes a bit longer. An average run I've been on is around the 2 to 2.5 hour mark. If you do not have a good team mix, it can be impossible.

Just make sure you get on teams that have a leader who seems to know what they are talking about. Ideally you'd like to have a team with a tank, a dedicated debuffer (rad is usually nice, but dark works too), someone with single target heals, clear mind (or clarity) and rez (emp or thermal) and serious damage (couple blasters, or scrappers, etc.) If the team can get a few key spots filled, it won't matter what else people bring.

The key thing is to stick together as a team, and let the tank grab aggro first before applying debuffs and attacking.

Good luck on future runs =)

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Posted

Yea the balance of the team is huge. I think we were just a touch short on damage, but good balance otherwise, and once we got familiar with each other it got better.

To add to what you're saying, we had one person who knew what they were doing with TP friend. That was HUGE. Saved us a lot of 'where are you' kind of stuff.

But doing this did leave me with a feeling that a lot of people probably won't be finishing that task force.

I will saying doing something like this makes me miss my controller a lot, but this sort of thing is when everyone wanted him, but he could sit for hours without doing much otherwise.

I think out of the 50's I have, only 2 are going full incarnate....

Anyway, like I said, I have one more toon I want to get through it for sure.... you have 17? level 50's? Good luck! ;D

Nekron: Beam Rifle / Poison Corruptor and Slayer of Evil!! (Exalted)
Intergalaktic: Fire / Time Corruptor (Exalted)