~HWfRV: Imperious TF - Wednesday, March 16~


Capt_Power

 

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A Mr E-Man Production

Heroic Wednesdays for Reformed Villains


Featuring Mr E-Villain

Mission: Imperious Task Force – Time’s Arrow
Contact: Imperious
Location: Cimerora

Date & Time: Wednesday, March 16 @ 10:30PM Eastern / 7:30PM Pacific

Level Range: 35-50

Villains: 5th Column, Nictus, Cimeroran Traitors

Arch-Villain(s): Requiem, Romulus Augustus, Romulus Augustus (Nictus Infused)

Current Team Roster:

1: Mr E-Villain: SS/Inv Brute *
2: Luna: TBA *
3: Paragon: TBA *
4: Supreme Soviet: Bots/Traps Mastermind *
5: Queen of Underworld: Fire/Therm Corruptor *
6: D Mon Destroyer: Demon/Pain Mastermind *
7: Storm Claud: Elec/Dark Brute
8: Customs: TBA
9: Bluman: SS/DA Brute
10: Postagulous: TBA
11: Blankie: TBA
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Alternates:

Muse of Destruction: Crab *
Aza: TBA


Task Force Info & Stats:

  • This Task Force requires an 6-person team to start
  • 4 missions
  • Badge(s): Temporal Strife
  • Merit Reward: 26
  • Unlock Roman Gear (if you haven’t done so already)
  • You do not need to be a Reformed Villain to join
  • We will be using MB’s Rom-Breaking Method
  • This is going to be a non-speed run – pretty much clearing the majority of the mobs as we go
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I was not planning on running the ITF for HWfRV since it is availble for both factions, but since it is the WST, I figured why not...

So the rest of the schedule will be pushed back by a week.


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Storm Claud could really use the shards so I am on for this...


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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Put me down for this, my schedule is starting to clear up so I can actually play. I'll bring Bluman SS/DA Brute level 50.


 

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I can't make up my mind right now. It depends on if I incarnate up my scrapper. If I don't, it'll be Saltier the blaster or my FRad.

But, I'm in.


 

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I'm assuming with the interest in this TF in general, that I'll be leading the second team tomorrow night. Both toons I'm parking in the zone will be 50's who can lead.

Either ArtemisMoon: Archery/MM Blaster or Project Trinity: Earth/Rad Controller

And as a general warning, if you want a speed run, make sure you ask E to not put you on my team, cause I'm running it the same way I always do! Fight through to the objectives


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Originally Posted by Luna de Nocturne View Post
And as a general warning, if you want a speed run, make sure you ask E to not put you on my team, cause I'm running it the same way I always do! Fight through to the objectives
From my post:

This is going to be a non-speed run – pretty much clearing the majority of the mobs as we go

So, if you are looking for a speed run - I'm not your man either.


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Originally Posted by Mr E-Man View Post
From my post:

This is going to be a non-speed run – pretty much clearing the majority of the mobs as we go

So, if you are looking for a speed run - I'm not your man either.
Woot! I am down with that, don't like the speed runs particularly with
my squishy brute or my squishies in general. Should we go for a master run?


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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Ok - so apparently my brain must have froze over - Wednesday is actually March 16, not 17 - sorry about the confusion...

I adjusted the date in the OP.


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im in for this


I was relieved of my previous position for telling the truth. Now I make my living translating the lies of other men.
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I'm in on this one E, Not sure if I'll be on CP or someone else tonight, but I'm in regardless. =D


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Originally Posted by Mr E-Man View Post
From my post:

This is going to be a non-speed run – pretty much clearing the majority of the mobs as we go

So, if you are looking for a speed run - I'm not your man either.
:Smirk: Yeah I saw that after I posted my comment lol. I'm not confident enough to lead an Master of Team for this, but I do guarantee lots of death and mayhem! =) And hopefully shards!


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I'm parked and ready next to The Big I himself. See you all tonight.


 

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I will be there, might bring my Cold/Ice Defender Takeo to get some more progress on the weekly strike target badge.


 

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I enjoyed our run with Luna, I got to see the different mechanics of the run a little closer up (although she wouldn't let me watch.....=P......wow, that didn't come out right.) So I could see how the Mo run will work on Sat.

I've run this TF the most out of all, and it is always my favorite, although some of the other TF's have a better story or game mechanics, this one is always the most fun for me.

Thanks for the fun run E and Luna!!!!


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Originally Posted by Capt_Power View Post
I enjoyed our run with Luna, I got to see the different mechanics of the run a little closer up (although she wouldn't let me watch.....=P......wow, that didn't come out right.) So I could see how the Mo run will work on Sat.

I've run this TF the most out of all, and it is always my favorite, although some of the other TF's have a better story or game mechanics, this one is always the most fun for me.

Thanks for the fun run E and Luna!!!!
Ahhhh, you shoulda said something about wanting to watch it. I didn't know. I just didn't want the whole team rushing the platform while I was trying to break Romy. =)

Thanks to: Captain Power, Ex Iferis, Sevenpenny, Caliburst, Bluman, Storm Claud, and Psilox for a great team. I didn't write down the specifics, but I think we finished in 1:36 with around 42 deaths.

The way I ran it is about how we run it on an MO attempt CP:

Mission 1: Stick together, let the tank/brute grab aggro, free the chics . Once outside, fly straight up, let the brute/tank grab aggro, clear the side of the platform closest too us. Don't go past the center portion, otherwise it tends to aggro the novas and dwarfs. Free the yappy priestess, exit as soon as you can.

Mission 2: Stick together, take down the cyst crystals LAST. Watch out for pets exploding the crystals too soon. Watch that squishies stay away from the crystals. Grab the ambushes before moving on.

Mission 3: This one is really up to the team leader how they want to run it. I've been on teams with E where we've run it several different ways. I'm not sure which method he's going to use on the Mo. What I did last night was have everyone fly to the computer first in an attempt to stop ambushes chasing us around the map. On an MO attempt, we stop and take down the robots at each wave. Since last night was not an MO, and I like chaos I had us push thru. I've seen the computer get taken down many time without bothering to fight the robots. We were just a little too low damage for that. Depending on what kind of heals and buffs we have, we sometimes stand up near the computer (like last night). But sometimes the squishies stay back to the side while fighting. Again, just listen to what E has to say on how it wants to run it. Then I had the AV's pulled down to us, and we took them down. I then had us go back to the bridge. This is probably where E will have us fight the Generals at.

Mission 4: Again, it's open to how Eman wants us to fight it. Usually we clear the first bridge like we did last night. Then someone will go and attempt to break Romy before someone else aggros him too soon. We usually do it early in the mission just in case. Then the team either fights Romy and clears rooftops, or they clear the bridge up to the left to the platform (what we did last night) and then takes down Romy. I like that method because it avoids the laggy rooftops. It's slower, but more Bosses and EB's for shard drops, and less extreme lag.

Now this is my understanding on how to break Romy. Again, you should probably have MB instruct you further, cause he is the king of it. I've only attempted it 3 times and so far I've been successful each time. But I always doubt myself when I try it =P

One person goes to the hill in front of Romy. As soon as they are close enough, the cut scene triggers. Once the cut scene ends, that person goes up to Romy, and whaps him with a single target attack and then backs off. Avoid taunts and AoE attacks. Basically this breaks his Nictus from following him around. Now you have to be careful when you go to attack him again that you pull him down from the stairs with a single target attack. I've seen the nictus kind of get reattached to him when people have used taunts and AoE attacks to pull him. If he is broken, his pets will stay on the stairs. Be careful to keep Romy in line of site of his pets when he is defeated. That way he can use them to Rez. If he is out of line of site of them, you'll have to take the pets down yourself, and that can suck! Last night Romy disappeared for a good half minute after the cut scene and I got a little worried that it didn't work right. But he was broken when we finally got back to him. When fighting Romy, get out of line of site of him when he rezzes if you are squishy. My favorite method is to back down the stairs. That way I can see him jump up in the air after he rezzes, but he doesn't stun me.

Hope that helps CP =)


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Originally Posted by Luna de Nocturne View Post
One person goes to the hill in front of Romy. As soon as they are close enough, the cut scene triggers. Once the cut scene ends, that person goes up to Romy, and whaps him with a single target attack and then backs off. Avoid taunts and AoE attacks. Basically this breaks his Nictus from following him around. Now you have to be careful when you go to attack him again that you pull him down from the stairs with a single target attack. I've seen the nictus kind of get reattached to him when people have used taunts and AoE attacks to pull him. If he is broken, his pets will stay on the stairs. Be careful to keep Romy in line of site of his pets when he is defeated. That way he can use them to Rez. If he is out of line of site of them, you'll have to take the pets down yourself, and that can suck! Last night Romy disappeared for a good half minute after the cut scene and I got a little worried that it didn't work right. But he was broken when we finally got back to him. When fighting Romy, get out of line of site of him when he rezzes if you are squishy. My favorite method is to back down the stairs. That way I can see him jump up in the air after he rezzes, but he doesn't stun me.

Hope that helps CP =)
Actually I usually use an AoE attack (if I have one) when I break Romy - this avoids the problem of Romy "not being there" to target.

The one thing I've found to be useful is to wait a half-second after the cut-scene ends before jumping in...just about every time I've gone in too quickly, he doesn't break. This is especially true if you are using SS for travel.

I would get out of LoS of Romy even if you are not squishy when he rezzes - that stun lasts quite a while - I got stunned on the first rez last night on my brute.

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Anyway - it was a good run last night - we actually fought our way up the hill in the first mission & spawned the ambushes to get some extra drops for everyone.

I neglected to take a screenshot, so I have no stats (we decided to fight all of the EBs in the last mission after we finished up...just for fun).

Next Wednesday we are back to the Shadow Shard for Justin Augustine's - The Saga of Faathim Task Force

And, as announced last night, this week's Master of... attempt(s) will be back-to-back (maybe even -to-back) MoITFs - I will have the post up in just a bit.

Thanks for joining everyone - it was a fun night as always!


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This was my first time doing this TF and it was a blast. Thanks to Luna and the rest of my team. It was a good run.