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Our first event was smaller than I had hoped, but we ended up with enough people to run a pair of 12-man trials: BAF and Lambda.
The B.A.F. we easily stomped and got the "Keep 'Em Separated" badge requirement. We actually messed up a bit on the timing of killing both AVs so we had to kill them twice. But, that didn't really bother us because the second time went by so fast. Unfortunately, we didn't have enough people to manage getting the "Strong and Pretty" badge. Still, the B.A.F. is clearly a Mastermind's playground!
The Lambda run was a little more difficult for us with trying to stealth around and get all the containers. But, we nearly got the entire "Master" badge in one round. Someone accidentally used one of the Pacify Grenades which robbed us of the final badge. But, the fight with Marauder was so easy. His "army" was dead the moment they even tried to help leaving Marauder to fend for himself. Defeating him without grenades is something of a joke for us with 12 people all wielding good debuffs and pets that do enough damage types to eat him.
One thing to note is that Marauder's Nova Fist really didn't bother us. We had enough heals, buffs, and debuffs running that his Nova Fist might as well be called "Better than Average Footstomp".
All in all, we had a great time. A few of us finished up the event with an Imperious TF, which is pretty much a joke for that many Masterminds.
Anyways... this event I will host weekly and anyone is welcome to attend with their 50+ Mastermind!
@ Dr Gemini
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Dang, I missed this event and haven't yet got a lvl 50 MM on this server.
Any lower levels want to get together this week and work towards 50?
SevTheMind: Ninja/Force Field Mastermind (main), SevTheSav: Stone/Regen Brute SevTheShocker: Claws/Electric Brute,SevTheComet: Fire/Pain Corruptor,SevTheSaint: Illusion/Radiation Controller,SevTheShaft: Dual Pistols/Devices Blaster,SevTheSuave: Mind/Dark Dominator,SevTheDevv: Demon/Dark Mastermind (redside),SevTheCinder: Fire/Fire Blaster (Praetoria)
Sounds like a good time DrGemini - might be time to get a mastermind leveled on Freedom!
Do you remember what the combinations were that showed up?
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Sounds like a good time DrGemini - might be time to get a mastermind leveled on Freedom!
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@ Dr Gemini
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Bah...only made it to 42 as of this afternoon. I don't think my merc/pain will make it by tomorrow, but next week....
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Even though it is Father's Day, I will be attempting to run some kind of event today for Masterminds.
I'll wait to see how many people turn out before deciding exactly what kind of trials or missions we do.
@ Dr Gemini
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I have no MMs currently on Freedom. Any chance of forming a Junior MM league to help some of us level up so we can join you guys?
"Comics, you're not a Mastermind...you're an Overlord!"
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I have some low-40s, high-30s MMs that could help PM me "@Stormy Sensei"
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I have no MMs currently on Freedom. Any chance of forming a Junior MM league to help some of us level up so we can join you guys?
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When is the next time this is gonna happen?
Proton Sentry Peacebringer:lvl 50+++ - Human Build / Triform Build
Quasar Sentry Warshade:lvl 50+- Human Build / Triform Build
Red Katipo Arachnos Soldier:lvl 50+++ - Crab Build / Bane Build
Black Katipo Arachnos Widowlvl 50+++ - Fortunata Build / Night Widow Build
Yeah, these are fun let's do another.
The development team and this community deserved better than this from NC Soft. Best wishes on your search.
Wanted to provide an update to this event which has been happening for several weeks now.
So far, we have run every trial except Magisterium with great success. Here are some notes about tactics and strategies we've found...
BAF trial is basically a snooze fest for our average 16+ masterminds. We can easily achieve every badge toward the "Master of" in one run. Most sessions we run a BAF as a warm up prior to the week's feature.
Lambda trial is a bit more tricky with running around the warehouse/lab. But, given that your pets tend to keep up with you, it is still fairly simple to hit the objectives without any issues. Similar to BAF, this trial is easy for 16 masterminds to get ALL of the badges in one run. Marauder isn't even a challenge for us because of all our debuffs. And, Marauder's Nova Fist barely phases us!
Keyes Trial. Same theme here, not really a challenge for an army of masterminds. We are usually done with the reactors before Anti-Matter even shows up. Or, we are significantly far enough along that he is nothing but a fly. We have attempted to get "Avoids the Green Stuff" since our pets don't count in terms of getting caught. But, all those pets are a little counter productive because the lag makes it difficult to see the green target area.
Underground Trial. This trial was literally built for Masterminds to love. We ran this with close to 24 Masterminds and it might as well have been a giant wave of piranhas consuming everything in its path. The bomb phase is the only part that is challenging due to being unable to see them due to all the bodies. Otherwise, every AV in the mission just gets eaten.
TPN trial we've only done one time but it turned out to be a lot easier than expected. We use pulling tactics to avoid killing cameras outside. Otherwise, 16+ Masterminds handle the TPN as well as any other group. Perhaps we do it better because the terminals are cleared so fast we don't really lose any PO points.
Minds of Mayhem is something of a joke for us. The part of the trial involving the DOT circles doesn't really bother us because pets are immune to it. The parts of the trial where mobs need to be pulled are made easy if a few of the Masterminds have Provoke in their build.
Dilemma Diabolique is a trial we actually haven't been able to complete due to a bug. We experienced a bug where Diabolique was either consuming the Essences too fast or we just couldn't see them to target them. Otherwise, this trial went off without any problems.
General notes:
1. Provoke is really a great power to have on a couple of the people for an All Mastermind run. It makes it easier to handle the mobs that need to be pulled. And, it allows you to maintain Bodyguard and tank while the rest of the group focuses on damage.
2. Incandescence is useful for this kind of group. But, you have to use it wisely otherwise you can rob people of pets for bodyguard. Though this does boost the effectiveness of the healing bubble and keeps everyone going strong.
3. There really as much lag as people expect. There are some situations where all the bodies and powers make it difficult to see certain things but with that many pets obliterating stuff you don't really need to see much!
4. Our group literally makes other people jealous that they can't join us. I will get angry tells from people who play characters that have "lots of pets" but I have to turn them away because they aren't Masterminds. So, you can take heart knowing that people are jealous of how easy we run these trials!
Anyways, I hope this update encourages more people to turn out on Sunday afternoons. It really is a fun event!
My eventual goal is to put together an All Mastermind raid on the Rikti Mother Ship! That should be really fun and make a lot of people jealous of our power!
@ Dr Gemini
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That would be fantastic! I would be disappointed with anything less than 3000 Vanguard merits, single run, on an all MM team. I have a 50 Bots/Traps and 50 Thugs/Dark MM on Freedom. Both old and running on SOs. I just may transfer one over to join in on the action.
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My eventual goal is to put together an All Mastermind raid on the Rikti Mother Ship! That should be really fun and make a lot of people jealous of our power!
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By my estimation, an All Mastermind MSR would be amazing. However, it would be something that requires some significant pre-planning so people can make it.
@ Dr Gemini
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Sounds like fun...I'll try to be available this Sunday to join in on the fun with Unit 342, my Level 50+2 (or+3 not sure) Bots/FF MM.
'Lo, there do I see my father.
'Lo, there do I see my mother, and my sisters, and my brothers.
'Lo, there do I see the line of my people, back to the beginning.
'Lo, they do call to me.
They bid me take my place among them.
In the halls of Valhalla, where the brave may live forever.
Just so everyone knows. There may not be an event this coming weekend due to me being away.
@ Dr Gemini
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It has been a while, but now it is time to revive a well-loved event after a break...
Re-Introducing...
All Mastermind Incarnate Trials
Sundays @ 3 PM Eastern
Freedom Server
The objective of the event is to gather at least 16 Masterminds and run a couple of the Incarnate trials together. This will give us the grand opportunity to demonstrate the glory and power Masterminds have!
We will be starting from the top with the B.A.F trial and Lambda as well. The goal will be to achieve the "Master of" requirements for both trials. Last time we got these requirements very easily!
Anyways... look forward to seeing fellow Masterminds again this week!
@ Dr Gemini