Because the forums seem to like to log me out if I get too long winded, I'll be brief.
For The Really Hard Way badge:
Be tier 4 in all incarnate slots. No buts! If you don't have it, stay home.
Ultimates: Bring 3 plus however many times you typically die. If that new total is more than 6, find out why and try to put a stop to it. Do not rely on your league mates, you are an incarnate - get them in Ouros or from the AH. They're cheap either way.
Be sure you've done this trial on the character in question several times - all characters do not play the same way. Be practised.
Be familiar with the purple patch so you can understand why ultimates are NECESSARY, not just recommended. They effectively double your damage - and decrease the damage you take.
If you routinely suffer from lag, get it fixed. It's not fair to the other 23 players if "you can't move" because of lag. CoH support WILL work with you to get the problem resolved. If you need to upgrade, then upgrade. If you can't afford to, save your money until you can. But, seriously, if lag for you is so bad you can't move - don't tell the league this. If you're practised in this trial, you know it ahead of time. Log off and do something else. Your character standing there dead or doing nothing because of lag does noone any good.
In short, bring your A game. Play on the edge of your seat. If you're too shy of points to get precise imbuements - ask yourself if you really want this badge. Do you really want it? Or, do you just think it would be nice to have it?
Realize that some folks REALLY want this badge. It's what they think about when they log in and when they log off. No, that's not your fault - but is it your fault that they don't have it? Did you bring a character that wasn't tier 4 in all incarnate slots?
Did you die repeatedly because you didn't remember to use your ultimates?
These thought may or may not be mainstream. They are expressed to assist those who don't have the badge and WANT it. They want this badge. Not "They kinda want it" or "They sorta want it." They want the badge. They want this badge more than you want purples to drop from the sky.
I have gotten the badge already, twice. I dare say I have a clue about what's needed to get it.
Use -resist procs. They help a little bit.
Pop an ultimate, spawn lores, spam destinies. In that order. When the leader says (typically after the air has crackled).
Don't wait around for a rez. Your mother doesn't play here. (Unless you're @Steele Magnolia) Hit the hospital or rez yourself. Get that dps back on track. When the air is crackling - you only have to move to a spot where noone was before - you don't have to vacate the entire coliseum floor. Just move 30 feet away from where everyone was. Then reengage ASAP.
Bring a corruptor if you can, for that yummy scourgeness. But, again, be tier 4 in all slots, hybrid too.
I post this just in case some were unaware of how truly challenging this badge effort is in practice.
For those of you that are really hardcore, do a second build or respec and get leadership pool. I know on my ice blaster, I took off ice patch and shiver for Tactics and Assault. I even took out Bitter Freeze Ray and got Vengeance. I'm sure every AT has some mitigation attacks that have slow animations when better powers could be chosen.
Bring your A game. You have to want this badge. Not just kinda or sorta.
If you're not in this category - it doesn't mean your stupid or inadequate. You have different wants/needs/ideas of fun. Nothing wrong with that.
Just understand that more effort is required for this badge than what you're willing to contribute. Leave the league and let someone else in who wants the badge. Really wants it.
Again, these are just my thoughts after some chats with three folks who want this badge but don't have it. I have it. I'm only posting this so folks who don't might have a better idea of what's required.
If you have questions, ask.
"Most people that have no idea what they are doing have no idea that they don't know what they are doing." - John Cleese
Because the forums seem to like to log me out if I get too long winded, I'll be brief.
For The Really Hard Way badge:
Be tier 4 in all incarnate slots. No buts! If you don't have it, stay home.
Ultimates: Bring 3 plus however many times you typically die. If that new total is more than 6, find out why and try to put a stop to it. Do not rely on your league mates, you are an incarnate - get them in Ouros or from the AH. They're cheap either way.
Be sure you've done this trial on the character in question several times - all characters do not play the same way. Be practised.
Be familiar with the purple patch so you can understand why ultimates are NECESSARY, not just recommended. They effectively double your damage - and decrease the damage you take.
If you routinely suffer from lag, get it fixed. It's not fair to the other 23 players if "you can't move" because of lag. CoH support WILL work with you to get the problem resolved. If you need to upgrade, then upgrade. If you can't afford to, save your money until you can. But, seriously, if lag for you is so bad you can't move - don't tell the league this. If you're practised in this trial, you know it ahead of time. Log off and do something else. Your character standing there dead or doing nothing because of lag does noone any good.
In short, bring your A game. Play on the edge of your seat. If you're too shy of points to get precise imbuements - ask yourself if you really want this badge. Do you really want it? Or, do you just think it would be nice to have it?
Realize that some folks REALLY want this badge. It's what they think about when they log in and when they log off. No, that's not your fault - but is it your fault that they don't have it? Did you bring a character that wasn't tier 4 in all incarnate slots?
Did you die repeatedly because you didn't remember to use your ultimates?
These thought may or may not be mainstream. They are expressed to assist those who don't have the badge and WANT it. They want this badge. Not "They kinda want it" or "They sorta want it." They want the badge. They want this badge more than you want purples to drop from the sky.
I have gotten the badge already, twice. I dare say I have a clue about what's needed to get it.
Use -resist procs. They help a little bit.
Pop an ultimate, spawn lores, spam destinies. In that order. When the leader says (typically after the air has crackled).
Don't wait around for a rez. Your mother doesn't play here. (Unless you're @Steele Magnolia) Hit the hospital or rez yourself. Get that dps back on track. When the air is crackling - you only have to move to a spot where noone was before - you don't have to vacate the entire coliseum floor. Just move 30 feet away from where everyone was. Then reengage ASAP.
Bring a corruptor if you can, for that yummy scourgeness. But, again, be tier 4 in all slots, hybrid too.
I post this just in case some were unaware of how truly challenging this badge effort is in practice.
For those of you that are really hardcore, do a second build or respec and get leadership pool. I know on my ice blaster, I took off ice patch and shiver for Tactics and Assault. I even took out Bitter Freeze Ray and got Vengeance. I'm sure every AT has some mitigation attacks that have slow animations when better powers could be chosen.
Bring your A game. You have to want this badge. Not just kinda or sorta.
If you're not in this category - it doesn't mean your stupid or inadequate. You have different wants/needs/ideas of fun. Nothing wrong with that.
Just understand that more effort is required for this badge than what you're willing to contribute. Leave the league and let someone else in who wants the badge. Really wants it.
Again, these are just my thoughts after some chats with three folks who want this badge but don't have it. I have it. I'm only posting this so folks who don't might have a better idea of what's required.
If you have questions, ask.
"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