What is the ambush nerd?

But what really killed AE farming? The release of Issue 21 (with all the new content to explore instead of AE farming), MARTy, or the Boss Rez nerf?

Ok, I'm going to double check this - but I just came from an AE farm.

1. I never gobble red candy before I zone into the mission. I gobble it when I'm already in the mission. If you have 30 seconds from the time you gobbled to the time you got in the mission, that's why they're gone - possibly. But, I'm gonna double check this, because 1. It's undocumented as someone stated above, and 2. I could be mistaken.

Ok, here's how it works. True - your candy buffs disappear when you enter. But, because they're only good for 30 seconds, use them inside - where there's no problem at all.

And, the ambush nerf? If you're going for tickets, it shouldn't affect you very much. I know running at +2, I got my ticket cap before the second ambush started.

As for xp - just reset often, or go to regular mission farm.

First - to the OP.

If I offended, I apologize. That was not my intent.

2. 60 Seconds? They seem to fade faster than that to me. Even so, between leaving the candy dispenser and zoning in, I don't think you're gonna have much time left, but load times vary.

By using inspiration combining binds, I'm able to reach my tanks 300% dam cap a 2nd time right at the time when the first bunch starts to fade. After that, it gets a little slower, but by that time, it's almost time to end the mission because i've reached the cap. (adding the bonus)

My solo lowbie farming days are over. I'm too lazy to reset after 2 ambushes so it'll be back to the big zone spawn to spawn style for me. Premium account put to good use at least. Maybe if I make more Brutes with low-level damage auras I can use em to get to level 10 or something. That shouldn't take too long.

The insp stripping is there to stop farming, it will do good at it to.

I was playing around with the CEBR thread a bit back, and basically the concept is, set yourself to +1x8, get a specific mission thats basically two triggers with 3-4 ambushes at once each, hardcapped at level 1.

buff to the damage cap, like 675 or so with a brute, cap out defense / resistance too. Hit clickies (hasten and some level 32 elec power), and charge the mission.

You one shot even the +1 bosses with a spin aoe attack, and your aura 1shots the minions. You generally get enough replacement inspirations to maintain your damage / defense buffs, especially if you build macros to combine un-needed insps. Each mission lasts maybe 2 minutes tops (and caps out tickets).

This method I played around with for maybe 3-4 in game hours, including learning curve, just to see how it went. the character is level 36 or so, the speed to 20 was silly, like 3-4 missions or so, then like 1 level every other mission to 30, and every third to 36.

Its quite boring, but very effective. It makes DFB seem slow even with its crazy xp rate. Anyone at all can do it, you dont even need enhancements in your powers, you can buy up recipes or rare salvage to make money at a reasonably good clip as well.

This is the behavior they were looking to stamp out, and these changes should soundly do so with the least real impact on players using AE correctly.

To address the original question: The ambush nerd is clearly whichever mission designer came up with the second mission in Who Will Die? Episode 1. I mean, what the hell.

Someone should make that into a new AE farm.."Beware the Ambush Nerd".