Lack of acid

thoughts ...

I have run many Lambdas as team lead and as a player and have never had one where we have enough acid to close the doors. Even when we get all 10 we end up with 7-8.

Now this could be that players have them and just don't notice for sure, but given the amount of times this happens I am wondering if something else is going on.

Is it possible that a player on the acid team who is defeated or in the hospital at the time of a container destruction gets selected for acid but can not receive it and thus none gets awarded?

Given the ridiculous number of temps older characters can have, I wouldn't be surprised if many people look and just don't see it. It's a massive pain to check.

The revision of the Powers tab is another matter altogether and is definitely a QoL issue that needs to be addressed.

I have picked up an acid while returning to the Warehouse as part of the grenade team on the way back from the hospital. It just popped up as I came through the main room, I didn't go into the lab at all. I noticed it happening, but perhaps not everyone does.

I'm sorry...
But this thread title keeps making me think of that night when a horde of Grateful Dead fans suddenly didn't enjoy the music so much.

I can say from first hand experience that I've seen 2 acids used on the same door.

On a run a couple of days ago a teammate and I used an acid on the same door at the same time. I watched his animate at more or less the same time as mine and both temps were used.

(I can't be 100% sure on this as the other player could have lied or been ignorant, but I will take the players side in this considering I watched his character go through the grenade throw animation)

So, in my experience, it's possible to get all 10 grenades in the sabotage phase, have all of the grenades used on doors and still have doors needing acid due too bad timing.

As far as actually noticing/finding the temp powers, I always keep spots open on my power tray just so I can see any temp powers that may fall. Sure, it means I end up having extra trays open to cover all the important (to me) powers in easy reach, but it's a price I'm willing to pay to make things run smoother on these trials.

In all seriousness, this is why I think the best idea is to have everyone trade all of their acid to one designated player before heading to that part of the trial.
It removes any of those dangers.
People just need to NOT rush to the courtyard. Trade the temp powers to the designated character... and then all ten should be ready and used properly.

At the least, it removes the chance of two (or more) people tossing them on the same door at the same time.

My only question has been if taking the time before heading to the courtyard is harmful at all.

I have experienced the same thing Ynaught has, 2 (or more) acids on one portal when your timing is synchronized. The Acid temps are used, but only one portal is disabled.

A good suggestion for the minority that read the forums is to alert your league mates to check for other players near a portal before using the temp. Over time, this information will probably trickle down to the rest of the players.

Im not handing my acids to anyone, heard too much about griefing.

Hand all the acids to one player. Player quits League. Trial now has no doors closed and must deal with huge waves of enemies, or must farm weapons shipments until enough acids drop to close the doors (weathering massive waves of foes in the meantime). With a limited amount of time to do so, the team may well fail without the initial collection of acids.

Hehehe...
Well, I suppose on a PuG, maybe you could concern yourself with such possibilities (although, it's such a low risk that the person you've chosen would actually do such a thing... it's only 30 minutes or so of your time and you're playing and having fun and earning rewards regardless), but (when possible) I would choose a player that I could trust for the job.

Personally, I'd extend that trust to another player, as opposed to suspecting anyone I don't know to be willing to do such a thing.

Just my opinions, of course.

I don't recommend giving all the temps to one player for two reasons. 1. Grieving. 2. Player DC's with all the temps. That happened to me and I was the player with the temps. Very unfortunate. Maybe when all the bugs are fixed it won't be an issue. But once people know what to do, it shouldn't be a problem.

Frankly i think they should put more containment cells inside so we get more than the 10 doors. Just sayin'.

Also, while I never have, I've noticed that often one or two players get dropped (crash, game bugs out and zones them out, etc) during marauder's cut scene.

And sometimes people get a little too close to Marauder&friends when using temps on the two portals closest to the mobs, and can sometimes spend 30+ seconds in the hospital due to the timer, while still holding an acid. It doesn't sound like that long, but it's practically forever while waiting for the portals to go down.