Itrial/ Strike Force Poll

I just had to ask this as the Incarate trials have gotten me intrigued to ask this question. Anyways, what are people's favorite Itrials and Strike Forces?

My favorite Task Force is Statesman's Task Force, followed closely by the revamped Positron task forces.

Favorite trial? They're all great, but The Underground is what I like to run whenever I can for the chance for rare/very rare. Mechanics-wise I've got to hand it to the Minds of Mayhem trial; you can burn through it quickly or take your time, and the action/dialogue comes at a pace you control. I like that.

itrial MOM and keyes. TF/SF LRSF and Barracuda.

Generally you're not supposed to post "polls" on the forums, but all you're really doing is asking people's opinions on what they like, so I don't think you'll get in any trouble.

Personally, I like the Katie Hannon TF, Apex TF and Imperious TF the best, with the Mortimer Kal SF being my favorite redside-specific one.

As far as iTrials go, I'm weird in that I think I like the Keyes Trial the best (as long as we're not doing a badge run), and probably Lambda second best.

FYI, the order the story takes for Incarnate content is: Apex TF -> Tin Mage TF -> BAF/Lambda -> Keyes -> Underground -> TPN -> Minds of Mayhem -> Dilemma Diabolique. (Then, obviously, the new Magisterium trial coming in Issue 23, which ends the Emperor Cole story arc.)

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I really enjoy the ITF for its frenzied action and Sutter for the mix of enemies and fun factor. Villainside I really enjoy the Barracuda, LRSF, Ice Mistral, Silver Mantis, and Operative Renault SFs.

As for favorite incarnate trial, its currently Dilemma Diabolique (preferably master run for some badge goodness).

For redside strike forces, I like LRSF, Barracuda and Mortimer Kal.

Truth be told, I'd never turn down running something if I had the time to complete it.

Itrial: Minds of Mayhem.

The reason why I like this trial is because the entire trial feels like one gigantic boss fight. Most AVs I encounter on teams are cases of done-and-over-with; the AV is dead in 20 seconds and it doesn't feel like we've truly accomplished anything. But in this trial, the whole battle feels like an active engagement with different parts that you have to pay attention to. I truly feel like I have accomplished something when Mayhem finally drops. The difficulty is high enough that the chance for failure is a reality, and thus pressure adds to the situation.


TF/SF: Barracuda/Dr. Kahn.

As mentioned above, I like the long and hard AV fights. I like Barracuda much better than Dr. Kahn, since it is more well put together and the final fight is more interesting. During that battle with The Reichsman, I love how hordes of nearly endless 5th column pours in while you beat the snot out of an enemy that feels invincible. The whole time, you yourself are super-charged, so you end up plowing through those endless hordes. The whole thing is dynamic.

TFs: Apex, ITF, New Posi, Mortimer Kal.

iTrial: none.

TFs: STF, LRSF, Apex, Sutter, Khal

iTrials: UG(Don't hurt me), BAF, MoM, DD

For TFs - no question, Apex. It's like playing CoH and Dodge ball all at the same time. It was really hard my first two times running this, and then I upgraded my system and was able to see and hear the warning signs of the blue patches coming down. And, for 40 merits, it makes 20-25 minutes pretty productive!

For iTrials, the best told story is UGT. (not the best story necessarily, but the story told in the best way) The best trial rewards are UGT. The only thing is it's a little bit long. I like the bomb challenges, and the way there are different ways to do this.

MoDD gives a great deal of Astrals which also make it lucrative, but with the 60 thread bonus and guaranteed rare/very rare, I'd take UGT.

MoM is exceptional. If they scaled it down so I could solo it, I'd take that one every time, assuming I could "hold" Shalice Tillman and Heal Aurora and damage the avs fast enough. For leagues, it seems to require several different powersets which may not be in the league at the time. Several times I wanted to run this but couldn't because we didn't have one component of the puzzle in the league. (need a reliable pull/taunt for Storm Voids, and for getting AV out of the pink patches, holds for Shalice, Heals for Aurora Borealis, Debuffs/Buffs to tackle final AV in three minutes. )

Favorite TF is the STF
Favorite Sf is Mortimer Kal
I havent done any iTrials so can't vote there

KKAAAHHHHNNN!!!! for the name :P and shadow shards cause of their non speed times....
for trials id have to say UG again for its length
(im not to fond of speed stuff)