Discussion: Rikti Invasion: Coming!
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Posted on: 2012-07-25 14:09 in News, Events and Announcement Discussion
I love a good invasion!
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AWWWWWWW but I liked the laggy rikti in invading Atlas park!!! And watching n00bs get slaughtered as they were leveling!
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Originally Posted by Freitag
Unfortunately, I do not believe they will. Similarly, they won't be invading new Atlas Park either. Sorry!
~Freitag |
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Something for ppl to use Invasions are fun..but...can we at least have something different happen perhaps? How about a reverse Mothership Raid..where hordes of rikti come OFF the ship, and attack the Vanguard base? Or something.
Anything those of us who will be experiencing our first invasion should know?
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Sure - it works like this. (And looks like THIS.)|
Originally Posted by Sir Mason Stone
Anything those of us who will be experiencing our first invasion should know?
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When the invasion starts, the sky goes green, the War Walls come down, and the sirens start blaring. All the mobs on the street disappear.
About a minute or two later, a series of Rikti dropships begin flying through the zone, bombing everything in their path. Some bombs explode on impact, others sit delayed. You get a badge for blowing up the delayed ones.
That lasts about 5 minutes. Then waves of Rikti (based on the # of heroes in the zone) begin teleporting in AROUND you. For crowd control, this is why heroes/villains tend to gather in one spot. AoE is your friend. The more in one zone, the better the chance that the invaders will bust out the Heavy Armored Assault Suits (you get a badge for those as well).
Eventually the Walls come back up and they teleport away.
When you attack, they are automatically ranged to your level, so EVERYONE is on an equal playing field. This is a great chance for healing badges, debt badges, inf, prestige, etc.
If you're in a high populated server that's REALLY feeling motivated, you can put together a dropship team and go to town.
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Yawn. I hope the RICKETY bring something new to their invasion this time.
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They really didnt do their homework. Since their last invasion incarnates have become more incarnateee.|
Originally Posted by Jonny_B
Yawn. I hope the RICKETY bring something new to their invasion this time.
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I almost feel sorry for the poor aliens when they arrive.
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A little edit for greater truth?
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Originally Posted by mousedroid
When the Rikti invadeD, villains are eliminated by virtue of the fact that they have to set aside their villainy to work for the greater good.
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...and I'm all out of bubble gum.
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Believed those died when they started selling xp boosters.
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Originally Posted by GATE-keeper
So close to 2xp weekend?
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you forgot to mention how stealth powers ruin everything because the rikti can't see your numbers with their inferior tech so they never teleport down
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Originally Posted by Dark_Respite
Sure - it works like this. (And looks like THIS.)
When the invasion starts, the sky goes green, the War Walls come down, and the sirens start blaring. All the mobs on the street disappear. About a minute or two later, a series of Rikti dropships begin flying through the zone, bombing everything in their path. Some bombs explode on impact, others sit delayed. You get a badge for blowing up the delayed ones. That lasts about 5 minutes. Then waves of Rikti (based on the # of heroes in the zone) begin teleporting in AROUND you. For crowd control, this is why heroes/villains tend to gather in one spot. AoE is your friend. The more in one zone, the better the chance that the invaders will bust out the Heavy Armored Assault Suits (you get a badge for those as well). Eventually the Walls come back up and they teleport away. When you attack, they are automatically ranged to your level, so EVERYONE is on an equal playing field. This is a great chance for healing badges, debt badges, inf, prestige, etc. If you're in a high populated server that's REALLY feeling motivated, you can put together a dropship team and go to town. Michelle aka Samuraiko/Dark_Respite |
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Zombocalypses happen wherever players are and thus, could happen in any zone.|
Originally Posted by Necrotech_Master
i guess zombies must be special then since zombie invasions can still happen in DA
i *might* have seen a rikti invasion happen there too but i stopped paying attention to them a long while ago lol |
Rikti Invasions also have Rikti showing up wherever players are (if they are grounded and not sheltered and not traveling fast). However, Rikti invasions also have drop ship routines which have pre-planned flight paths. That pathing wasn't easy to do. In Beta (and at times when it's bugged), you could have drop ships stacking up on each other ten times over, or flying through buildings, or not show up, or going around in circles. The pathing needs to be created (and fixed) by hand.
Thus, no Rikti invasion for new Dark Astoria... the new zone never got a path... not worth coding it (since probably the devs who originally did that aren't around any more).
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Originally Posted by GPBunny
Believed those died when they started selling xp boosters.
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Now this may not be a bad thing, it is nice to have some zones that are not susceptible to invasion for those that are either done with the event or don't want to be involved. Sure there is always Pocket D and Ouro but in DA one could run incarnate missions or trials without invasions getting in the way.
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Originally Posted by Freitag
Unfortunately, I do not believe they will. Similarly, they won't be invading new Atlas Park either. Sorry!
~Freitag |
So awesome. I realy miss the days where they would invade more regularly. Thanks for this!
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Originally Posted by Zombie Man
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Rikti: Deluded|
Originally Posted by Freitag
Humanity: doomed. We: conquer.
Heroes: demoralized. Villains: eliminated. Preparations: commencing. Invasion: imminent. Expect: us. There will be a Rikti invasion taking place on all live servers next Friday, August 3rd, 2012, lasting from 6:00am PDT (9:00am EDT; 2:00pm BST; 15:00 CEST) until 6:00am PDT (9:00am EDT; 2:00pm BST; 15:00 CEST) on Monday, August 6th, 2012! Resistance: irrelevant. |
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Originally Posted by Olantern
It seems the Rikti are getting in the traditional forum pastime of "everyone's leaving the game!" threads!
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Originally Posted by mousedroid
When the Rikti invade, villains are eliminated by virtue of the fact that they have to set aside their villainy to work for the greater good.
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Originally Posted by Olantern
Boy, nobody likes Praetoria these days!
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Originally Posted by Demobot
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Wrong dates. From the linked post:|
Originally Posted by Ardrea
Mako-week starts with a Double-XP weekend from August 8th through August 10th.
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| Captain Mako Week kicks off a Double XP weekend from 8:00 AM CDT on Friday August 10 through 8:00 AM CDT on Monday, August 13 and continues throughout the week with in-game invasions and more! Join us in Paragon City and show Captain Mako who tops the food chain! |
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