Rikti Invasion Event - Drop Ship Raid


Baalat

 

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I am interested in hosting another Rikti Drop Ship (yes, not Mothership - Drop Ship) raid during the upcoming invasion week sometime either this Saturday or Sunday. Currently, I'm testing the waters for collective community interest so please let me know if you would be willing to join in on this activity and, if so, which day and time preference (afternoon, evening, night, etc) you would prefer. If I think we can pull the numbers then I will announce the raid schedule Friday evening.

http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/news/n...ion_coming.php

Drop Ships scale to player level, so everyone is invited! However, while I'm hoping we'll have some folks around with Group Fly, I would recommend you pick up one of the many temporary flight powers available in the game if you do not presently have the Fly power in your build.

Thank you everyone. Let's give the Rikti an Incarnate beatdown!

P.S. - Here's a taste of what you have to look forward to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHPk6oGXXcw


Raid Leader of Task Force Vendetta "Steel 70", who defeated the first nine Drop Ships in the Second Rikti War.
70 Heroes, 9 Drop Ships, 7 Minutes. The Aliens never knew what hit them.
Now soloing: GM-Class enemy Adamaster, with a Tanker!

 

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This is something my SG might be interested in. I'll ask them about it when we meet on Friday.


Otherwise known as EF

 

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I'm certainly interested.

I'll be sure to post the schedule in the JFA MoTD when it's available!


 

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Hell's, yeah!


 

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I was there for the very, very first one, and if i'm at home tonight at the right time, I'll be there for this one, too. I've pointed some non-forum using folks at this thread and will see about spreading the news otherwise.

good luck.

aaaand by "tonight," i mean tomorrow or sunday...


@Ba'alat/@Zizka

"Plausibility is nothing compared to nerdrage." --PumBumbler

 

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Thanks everyone!

I'm going to begin assembling the league in Talos Island at 3pm CST today (Saturday). I'm not 100% sure when the next invasion event will hit the zone after that but I'm aiming for the attack to take place around 4-5 pm CST. I'll be on earlier in the day to gauge the invasion timers (they tend to be around every 2 hours).

I'll be on Sylph Knight per the usual. Send me a tell if you're interested in joining around that time.


Raid Leader of Task Force Vendetta "Steel 70", who defeated the first nine Drop Ships in the Second Rikti War.
70 Heroes, 9 Drop Ships, 7 Minutes. The Aliens never knew what hit them.
Now soloing: GM-Class enemy Adamaster, with a Tanker!

 

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Thanks for organizing that Sylph, it was a lot of fun and well worth the wait!

If we hadn't have split when theships went in different directions we might have got more than 2(.5)...but I can only imagine that herding cats is easier than leading that kind of league.

I know it can be true of regular trial leagues!


 

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Indeed, but at least that's two more Drop Ships on the server's kill count. Thanks again to everyone who contributed!

Sadly that will probably be the last Drop Ship Raid I will ever run. The time, resources, and coordination required are becoming increasingly impossible to amass with the direction the game is going at present. Still, given we had around 45 people, it was a good haul and a grand opportunity for some people who had never seen a Drop Ship destroyed before to participate.


Raid Leader of Task Force Vendetta "Steel 70", who defeated the first nine Drop Ships in the Second Rikti War.
70 Heroes, 9 Drop Ships, 7 Minutes. The Aliens never knew what hit them.
Now soloing: GM-Class enemy Adamaster, with a Tanker!

 

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I think I see myself on the screenshot!

Thanks again for organising the raid, Sylph. Since I am still pretty new to the game (~ 14 months) I was quite impressed with a) a league consisting of 50 people and b) seeing two drop ships explode.
Well worth the wait and now I have something to brag about.


 

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I was close enough to read the bumperstickers on that Rikti heap when it blew ... my toon is probably lost in that blast!
Thanks again to Sylph Knight and everyone who hung in till the ships came in!
(edit) And an honorary CatHerder badge to Sylph!