Tom. night (3/6/12), DD iTrial run (and DD strategy)!
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Benchpresser,
Posted on: 2012-03-05 24:11 in Liberty
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Ion, no offense, but your definition of what a good team is, is *junk*. I've seen a lot of +3's who play like the gerbil in their heads' are on extended vacation. That, and I have seen (and often been one of the) +0's or +1's who can be counted on to know what needs to be done, and GET it done despite interference from people on the league who don't have a CLUE, even with all the info being relayed to them.|
Originally Posted by Energizing_Ion
Hello!
Edit: Oh and on a "good" team (with mostly +3s) the new itrial takes about 20-30 mins. It gives pretty good iXP and with it being a fast run, could be done just as fast/easily as a Lam/BAF I think. |
Level shifts are not an indicator of expertise. They are an indicator that that incarnate has been in a lot of itrials - nothing more, nothing less.
Even against certain death, it matters not how or if we fight, only that we do.
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Originally Posted by RavenSoul
Ion, no offense, but your definition of what a good team is, is *junk*. I've seen a lot of +3's who play like the gerbil in their heads' are on extended vacation. That, and I have seen (and often been one of the) +0's or +1's who can be counted on to know what needs to be done, and GET it done despite interference from people on the league who don't have a CLUE, even with all the info being relayed to them.
Level shifts are not an indicator of expertise. They are an indicator that that incarnate has been in a lot of itrials - nothing more, nothing less. |
Notice I didn't say good = +3s...or at least I wasn't trying to say that...
Meant to say +3s are helpful since mobs are lvl 54+2/+3.
I would "love" to see an all lvl 50 (no incarnate shifts) full league try to do the DD itrial. To be honest, I think it can be done but...I don't know. If I remember correctly there's no time limit (for final phase at least) so if you can get by the SoM phase, then you could win possibly.
Even with the best of my friends/teammates at +0, I think it'd be very hard to do the DD trial because of the lvl difference of mobs.
In beta I was on a team of 8 that tried to do the itrial by ourselves (8 is the min. needed to start). We had 6 that were +3 and 1 that was +1 or 2 and the other was just lvl 50.
We got to the SoM part but died/failed due to time restraints. We couldn't out-damage the SoM's regen.
Although we finally started to wittle him down but by the time we failed/timer ran out we had the SoM down to like 25 or 40/100 (forgot now).
So somewhat like the MoM trial, sure +0s, +1s are welcome (and I usually invite anyone), that lvl difference is huge when there is time involved (like the last phases of MoM).
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Yes I know what you are saying/implying, but I would have thought you would know that I can/will invite anyone regardless of lvl shifts.
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I'll be there, whenever you run it.
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@Ukase
I just wish they would have kept the end of DA arc mission that led into the new iTrial...
At any rate, I might be there depends on the time you decide to run it.
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Well, I was hoping that's what you meant, but these days, I try not to assume anything. Sorry for the misunderstanding. |
Originally Posted by Energizing_Ion
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Yes I know what you are saying/implying, but I would have thought you would know that I can/will invite anyone regardless of lvl shifts. |
Oh, and I'm hoping to attend, this is one of the things in Beta test I didn't get the chance to do.
Even against certain death, it matters not how or if we fight, only that we do.
Most amusing complement I've ever been paid on an outfit, from @Ukase regarding my Blue Eyed She-Devil Anson Maddocs "Fallen Angel" homage:
"She gives my ex-wife a run for the money."
"She gives my ex-wife a run for the money."
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...Does this mean that I have to run through all the arcs BEFORE this is run at 10:40 in order to get that one badge?|
Originally Posted by Mystic_Fortune
I just wish they would have kept the end of DA arc mission that led into the new iTrial...
At any rate, I might be there depends on the time you decide to run it. |
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*flips a coin to decide if I'll spend all day in CoH or ME3*
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*flips again*
Would help if I assigned a game for each side.
*Flip*
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Originally Posted by Shubbie
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I believe that -one- badge was removed completely.
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Originally Posted by DarkSideLeague
...Does this mean that I have to run through all the arcs BEFORE this is run at 10:40 in order to get that one badge?
... *flips a coin to decide if I'll spend all day in CoH or ME3* ... *flips again* Would help if I assigned a game for each side. *Flip* |
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Awesome Ion, I'll be there if you have room. 
I'll bring my main for the fun but if you need 'tank n spanks' I can do that too. I'm there to help out. Yeah, who'da thought... Tax E helps. 
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Originally Posted by Mystic_Fortune
I believe that -one- badge was removed completely.
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Correct; you do NOT need to do all of the arcs to do the new DD iTrial.
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I'm thinking it would have had to be(arc/badge requirement) removed. The short time I spent on Beta was doing that trial with you - and we succeeded. And my character hadn't done any of the other content.
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Originally Posted by Energizing_Ion
Correct; you do NOT need to do all of the arcs to do the new DD iTrial.
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"Most people that have no idea what they are doing have no idea that they don't know what they are doing." - John Cleese
@Ukase
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Originally Posted by Ukaserex
I'm thinking it would have had to be(arc/badge requirement) removed. The short time I spent on Beta was doing that trial with you - and we succeeded. And my character hadn't done any of the other content.
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Yes there was one mission at the end of each of the hero/villain story content that said, "go join a DD trial and win!" (basically)
If you had that mission and completed the DD itrial; you got a badge....they removed that badge/mission.
The DD itrial is like any other itrial; just join up via lfg/league
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Count me in tonight Ion.. just gotta decide who to bring first.....
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.. I'm in too as long as the sleepysand hasn't hit me by than.. |
Originally Posted by Benchpresser
Count me in tonight Ion.. just gotta decide who to bring first.....
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I'll be there if I get out of class soon enough.. Class runs till 10p est. I'll log in soon as I get in and hope you have a spot for me. Just let me know what AT you need I have shifted of each except a healer.
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Originally Posted by Cinder Frost
... Just let me know what AT you need I have shifted of each except a healer.
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I need a healer!
Oh wait...you don't have one!
Just kidding
I think the max # of people for the iTrial is 16 so...if you don't get in the first round I can run it again
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I'm in! Just hope I can get on the team.
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Well it was a great run and we all got the Master of DD badge
I may do another one tom. night...we'll see...one person missed out so...if he still needs it then I may lead it again
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Thanks again to all that came and made it a smooth process!
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Originally Posted by Energizing_Ion
Well it was a great run and we all got the Master of DD badge
I may do another one tom. night...we'll see...one person missed out so...if he still needs it then I may lead it again Edit: Thanks again to all that came and made it a smooth process! |
I need Mo also, so ill try and stay awake tonight and join u all. Work has been insane lately, so my gaming schedule is come and go atm.
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One of the easiest trials they've produced so far from right out of the box.
1. League clears each spine then break up 4x4 stop at 15/100 for coordination for the badge.
2. The heroes.... Free 4 - For the badge you must get: Aura of Decay (from Numina/Swan), Touch of Death (from Luminary/Sister Psyche), and Grasp of Death (from Citadel/Infernal), and then complete the trial.
3. Squish the bug. Fairly Easily.
4. Inside Mot: Withstand 5minutes of 30second ambushes. Again, easy. But don't die! you have 16/16 deaths or failure!
5. 4 Essences spawn every 30seconds(-5 for reaction time/cant be targeted when spawned) Any alive will give 10%hp to Diabolique. Once a Essence is defeated, and any fallen leaguemate die gets a rez. Once a Essence is consumed, you lose out on the badge.
Please note: All enemys are level 54+2, and AVs/Heroes will be 54+3.
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Originally Posted by Wonder Arrow
One of the easiest trials they've produced so far from right out of the box.
1. League clears each spine then break up 4x4 stop at 15/100 for coordination for the badge. 2. The heroes.... Free 4 - For the badge you must get: Aura of Decay (from Numina/Swan), Touch of Death (from Luminary/Sister Psyche), and Grasp of Death (from Citadel/Infernal), and then complete the trial. 3. Squish the bug. Fairly Easily. 4. Inside Mot: Withstand 5minutes of 30second ambushes. Again, easy. But don't die! you have 16/16 deaths or failure! 5. 4 Essences spawn every 30seconds(-5 for reaction time/cant be targeted when spawned) Any alive will give 10%hp to Diabolique. Once a Essence is defeated, and any fallen leaguemate die gets a rez. Once a Essence is consumed, you lose out on the badge. Please note: All enemys are level 54+2, and AVs/Heroes will be 54+3. |
Been there done that...
@Karmaa
Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death. -Sun Tzu
Hello!
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So Issue 22 is being released tomorrow and with that comes the new DD iTrial.
Strategy:
Tank-n-spank
No seriously, it's really easy (as long as most of the league is +2 or +3 since mobs are lvl 54+2 and +3). Nothing complicated. Hardest thing is at the end when fighting DD, there are little glowing green blobs in the room that get summoned every now and then.
They are called Lifegiving Essences...defeat them before DD "sucks them up" and heals herself...beyond that, nothing hard, no tricks.
Quick summary:
Phase 1: Make your way to each of the 4 "spires" and defeat the spires. Mobs have to be cleared away/defeated from the spires then the spires can be blown up.
Badge: Defeat all 4 spires within 1 min. of each other. Nothing too hard here, could just have the league take down all mobs and then split up and defeat spires...
Phase 2: Free the captured heroes. It says in the trial description that certain heroes give certain buffs to both the Sentinel of Mot and DD (key for certain badges) but the runs in beta that I've been a part of, never saw a huge buff so...just free 4 heroes.
Phase 3: Defeat Sentinel of Mot. Nothing hard, again tank-n-spank. There are some special attacks that the SoM does but...to be honest, no idea what they do beyond some minor damage, there is no "haha, you dieded in one hit" attack that he does.
The SoM does summon ambushes to him but...again, if most of the league is +3 and with enough buff/debuff/etc...everything is pretty smooth.
Phase 4: Go inside of Mot and withstand 3 mins of ambushes. Self-explanatory.
Phase 5: Defeat DD. Again this is where defeating the Lifegiving Essences comes in handy/becomes key. Also when people die here it gives DD (and the other 2 heroes that are with her still) a buff (to what I'm not sure...I forgot
The Essences don't attack, they look like green hami mitos...but a bit smaller. I think a total of like 6 spawn throughout the room.
You can defeat the 2 heroes that are with DD to make things easier or just kill DD and get a badge for keeping the other 2 heroes 'alive'.
So after work tomorrow; I'll be leading at least 1 run of the new itrial; who wants in? I'll be starting it around 10:40/10:45pm EST (unless I get off work early for some reason).
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Oh and on a "good" team (with mostly +3s) the new itrial takes about 20-30 mins. It gives pretty good iXP and with it being a fast run, could be done just as fast/easily as a Lam/BAF I think.
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