How about small tweaks to Synapse?

Changing synapse TF is not a new idea, but I realize the devs are busy with so many other things that a major overhaul (a la Posi) isn't happening.

Instead of an overhaul, can we just get a couple of small tweaks? I don't think I will ever like an all clock TF, but if the devs just made 2-3 of the many (!) defeats all robots into defeat boss, it would help immensely. I only do synapse because of the accolade and I always hate the first 2/3 of it so much. Only Dr. Q makes me squirm more. Just give us a few less defeat alls and I could smile!

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Global Name: Denver Nugget
Playing since i3 on 8 servers

This is by no means the first time this has been suggested. Here are a few ideas I have had to stream line the TF and make it less tedious...

1. Eliminate mission #2 the defeat ten Clockwork hunt mission. Does very little to move the story along and half the time adds little xp.

2. As you mentioned eliminate or change one or two of the trio of defeat alls that follow that hunt to move things along a bit. There is no other reason behind this other than to make the tf take longer.. certainly isnt needed to obtain the gearsmasher badge .. most have that after finishing mission # 1. I would cut out one mission entirely and change the other two to defeat leader and minions.

3. Eliminate the patrols or at least one of them. They serve no real purpose and the reason behind them .. a search for info ... could easily be added to one of the door missions as a clue search. These things have no rewards attached at all and all they do is force teams to scurry around the zone trying to end them as quick as possible.

Overall try to reduce the required time to comlete to ninety minutes or less .. this seems to be an acceptable time limit for TFs and of course players will find ways to shorten that.

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I agree completely with any changes made to Synapse, currently it is the most annoying chore in making another toon, knowing that I have to spend 60-90 minutes of grinding at lvl 20 through defeat all after defeat all of clockworks.

Really all it needs is changes to the strings of defeat alls and/or removal of a couple defeat alls. The TF should be completable in under 60 minutes by most groups to put it more in line with the completion time of other TFC TFs.

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