PVE: Thick as Thieves (2016-05-29 to 2016-06-02)

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rainkingucd
rainkingucd Posts: 1,520 Chairperson of the Boards
edited June 2016 in MPQ Events, Tournaments, and Missions
Do my eyes deceive me? It looks like two 3 star.png progression rewards. Wonder if that's new, and if it sticks.

Event Info:
Episode 3: Thick as Thieves
Length of Event: 4 days
Sub-Events? Yes; Alliance Rewards in Sub-Events? Yes
Number of Sub-Events: 4 Length of Sub-Events: 24 hours
Main Bracket Size: 1000 Sub Bracket Size: 1000
Unique Reward(s): None
Other Notes:
  • One node in Main (a team-up node) is repeatable and playable for points throughout the event.
  • Enemy Types (Main): Maggia Goons
  • Sub-Event 1: Family Reunion
    • Length: 24 hours
    • Sub-Event Nodes: 10 Total. 6 Regular (repeatable); 3 Essential (repeatable); 1 One-Time Only
    • Enemy Types: Ares, Bullseye (2*), Daken (2*) Iron Man (1*), Magneto (3*), Moonstone, Ragnarok, Venom, Hammer Goons, Maggia Goons
  • Sub-Event 2: Anderson, Inc.
    • Length: 24 hours
    • Sub-Event Nodes: 10 Total. 6 Regular (repeatable); 3 Essential (repeatable); 1 One-Time Only
    • Enemy Types: Ares, Bullseye (2*), Daken (2*), Moonstone, Ragnarok, Venom, Yelena Belova, ISO-8 Goons, Maggia Goons
  • Sub-Event 3: Scotland Yard
    • Length: 24 hours
    • Sub-Event Nodes: 9 Total. 6 Regular (repeatable); 3 Essential (repeatable)
    • Enemy Types: Ares, Bullseye (2*) Daken (2*), Juggernaut, Moonstone, Venom, Yelena Belova, Hammer Goons, Maggia Goons
  • Sub-Event 4: The Meeting
    • Length: 24 hours
    • Sub-Event Nodes: 12 Total. 6 Regular (repeatable); 3 Essential (repeatable); 3 One-Time Only
    • Enemy Types: Ares, Bullseye (2*), Daken (2*), Hood, Magneto, Moonstone, Ragnarok, Yelena Belova, ISO-8 Goons, Maggia Goons

Link to mags1587 PVE Format Guide:
https://d3go.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=14484

Powered Up:
:star:star.pngstar.pngstar.png
icon_thing.png (Essential)
icon_warmachine.png (new)
icon_cyclops.png
icon_x23.png
icon_professorx.png
icon_jeangrey.png

star.pngstar.pngstar.png
icon_blade.png (Essential)
icon_beast.png
icon_colossus_new.png
icon_mystique.png
icon_psylocke.png

star.pngstar.png
icon_ms_marvel.png (Essential)
icon_magneto.png
icon_wolverine.png

star.png
icon_storm.png
icon_blackwidow.png

Progression awards:
100: token_standard.png
500: 100 iso8.png
1000: rainbow damage boost
1600: healthpack.png
2700: rainbow AP stockpile
4100: 140 iso8.png
5800: star.pngstar.pngicon_ms_marvel.pngredflag.png
7500: 140 iso8.png
10000: token_event.png
12000: 140 iso8.png
14500: star.pngstar.pngstar.pngicon_mystique.pngblueflag.png
17000: 250 iso8.png
20000: 25 imcoin.png
23000: 250 iso8.png
26000: star.pngstar.pngstar.pngicon_blade.pngpurpleflag.png
29000: 500 iso8.png
33500: 25 imcoin.png
38500: token_event.png
44000: 1000 iso8.png
50000: 25 commandpointsbig.png

Placement rewards:
1: icon_elektra.pngredflag.png + rewards for 2-5
2-5: icon_elektra.pngpurpleflag.png + rewards for 6-10
6-10: icon_elektra.pngblackflag.png + rewards for 11-20
11-20: icon_captainamerica.pngyellowflag.pngblueflag.pngredflag.png , 1500 iso8.png, 50 imcoin.png
21-50: icon_captainamerica.pngyellowflag.pngblueflag.pngredflag.png , 1000 iso8.png, 50 imcoin.png
51-100: icon_captainamerica.pngblueflag.pngredflag.png , 1000 iso8.png, 25 imcoin.png
101-200: icon_captainamerica.pngredflag.png , 500 iso8.png, 25 imcoin.png
201-300: icon_thor.pngredflag.png , 500 iso8.png
301-400: icon_thor.pngredflag.png , 250 iso8.png
401-500: token_standard.png x 3, 250 iso8.png
501-500: token_standard.png x 2, 250 iso8.png
601-800: token_standard.png, 250 iso8.png
801-1000: 250 iso8.png


Alliance rewards:
1-2: icon_captainamerica.pngredflag.png , 2500 iso8.png, 100 imcoin.png
3-10: icon_captainamerica.pngredflag.png , 2500 iso8.png, 50 imcoin.png
11-25: icon_captainamerica.pngredflag.png , 1500 iso8.png, 50 imcoin.png
26-50: icon_captainamerica.pngredflag.png , 1000 iso8.png, 50 imcoin.png
51-100: icon_captainamerica.pngredflag.png , 500 iso8.png, 25 imcoin.png
101-250: 500 iso8.png, 25 imcoin.png
251-500: 250 iso8.png, 25 imcoin.png
501-1000: 250 iso8.png
1001-10000: 140 iso8.png

Previous runs
PVE: Thick as Thieves (2016-03-10 to 2016-03-14)
PVE: Thick as Thieves (2015-12-10 to 2015-12-14)
PVE: Thick as Thieves (September 28 - October 2)
PVE: Thick as Thieves (July 16-21)
Thick as Thieves - May 7 - May 12
Thick as Thieves (1 Apr - 8 Apr 2015)
Thick As Thieves: Jan 26 - Feb 3
Thick As Thieves: Nov 19th - Nov 25th
Thick as Thieves - Aug 5-11

Comments

  • UNC_Samurai
    UNC_Samurai Posts: 402 Mover and Shaker
    You've got Mystique lited as a 2* cover. And have they given out multiple 3* covers in normal PvE progression before (not counting Gauntlet)?
  • rainkingucd
    rainkingucd Posts: 1,520 Chairperson of the Boards
    UNC_Samurai wrote:
    You've got Mystique lited as a 2* cover. And have they given out multiple 3* covers in normal PvE progression before (not counting Gauntlet)?


    oops. Thanks, corrected.

    I have only seen it once before, and that was when 3 star.pngicon_humantorch.png was accidentally awarded instead of 2 star.pngicon_humantorch.png , and that was definitely a mistake.
  • Lemminkäinen
    Lemminkäinen Posts: 378 Mover and Shaker
    Welcome to the X-Men week!
  • DReynolds86
    DReynolds86 Posts: 1
    Ah, this answered my question as to whether or not placing in the top 10 got one the icon_elektra.png cover as well as the three icon_captainamerica.png covers.
  • mazerat
    mazerat Posts: 118
    Dunno if it's just a bad slice or if people suddenly have the hots for Elektra but I'm in 111th with 14003 after one clear of sub-2. Did not see this coming.
  • Leeroid86
    Leeroid86 Posts: 22 Just Dropped In
    Yes I agree No matter which team I pick the two muscles plus Yelena are pretty much unbeatable. Wherever the countdown tiles for muscle appear they are unmatchable and add like 800+ strength to attacks. So my whole team is downed in about two moves!! Ridiculous!!
  • BlackSheep101
    BlackSheep101 Posts: 2,025 Chairperson of the Boards
    My only advice is to prioritize managing those countdowns and special tiles, and choose a team that maximizes your ability to do so over your highest level characters.. There are characters at various tiers that let you do that.
  • We_are_Venom
    We_are_Venom Posts: 308 Mover and Shaker
    mazerat wrote:
    Dunno if it's just a bad slice or if people suddenly have the hots for Elektra but I'm in 111th with 14003 after one clear of sub-2. Did not see this coming.

    Yeah I'm in the same situation. Why is it so competitive for Elektra when this PvE is so awful because of muscle?
  • ZootSax
    ZootSax Posts: 1,819 Chairperson of the Boards
    Leeroid86 wrote:
    Yes I agree No matter which team I pick the two muscles plus Yelena are pretty much unbeatable. Wherever the countdown tiles for muscle appear they are unmatchable and add like 800+ strength to attacks. So my whole team is downed in about two moves!! Ridiculous!!

    Yeah, I ran out of health packs trying to clear that this morning, so that essentially ended my chances at Top 200. Hopefully I can make up points later to still get the 25CP. I guess my alliance did too well in Civil War, because scaling is through the roof...
  • Tatercat
    Tatercat Posts: 930 Critical Contributor
    edited June 2016
    We_are_Venom wrote:
    mazerat wrote:
    Dunno if it's just a bad slice or if people suddenly have the hots for Elektra but I'm in 111th with 14003 after one clear of sub-2. Did not see this coming.

    Yeah I'm in the same situation. Why is it so competitive for Elektra when this PvE is so awful because of muscle?

    I think players may just be ISO farming like mad this week to take advantage of covers they got from Civil War (I know I am). Plus if you have a workable Jean Grey 4*, this event becomes much much easier, especially if you have a S. Witch feeding her purple. When boosted, a champ JG does 6900 (purple) or 6000 (green) AOE damage, and does it quickly. Those players are going to town on this event, I'd imagine. (again, I know I am icon_e_smile.gif )

    And probably a bad slice too, as Mazerat mentioned. I think a lot of players who weren't in a strong alliance in Civil War, jumped in on this one early once the scaling just shut them out of that event. I've found success jumping in 3 hours after a slice starts for a new event, placing higher without anymore effort than I usually do (and still hitting progression). If your schedule allows, try that next PVE and see how it works for you (just for the first sub at the start of the event, treat the other subs as normal, jumping in as soon as you can).
  • ClydeFrog76
    ClydeFrog76 Posts: 1,350 Chairperson of the Boards
    Just when I'm close to forgetting how much I hate Muscle goons TaT roles around again and reminds me OH SO WELL.
  • ClydeFrog76
    ClydeFrog76 Posts: 1,350 Chairperson of the Boards
    ZootSax wrote:
    Leeroid86 wrote:
    Yes I agree No matter which team I pick the two muscles plus Yelena are pretty much unbeatable. Wherever the countdown tiles for muscle appear they are unmatchable and add like 800+ strength to attacks. So my whole team is downed in about two moves!! Ridiculous!!

    Yeah, I ran out of health packs trying to clear that this morning, so that essentially ended my chances at Top 200. Hopefully I can make up points later to still get the 25CP. I guess my alliance did too well in Civil War, because scaling is through the roof...

    Forget all the boosted characters and get OBW back on your team. Her blue is your only chance. I went from wiping constantly to hardly taking any damage.
  • bbf2
    bbf2 Posts: 109 Tile Toppler
    ClydeFrog76 wrote:
    ZootSax wrote:
    Leeroid86 wrote:
    Yes I agree No matter which team I pick the two muscles plus Yelena are pretty much unbeatable. Wherever the countdown tiles for muscle appear they are unmatchable and add like 800+ strength to attacks. So my whole team is downed in about two moves!! Ridiculous!!

    Yeah, I ran out of health packs trying to clear that this morning, so that essentially ended my chances at Top 200. Hopefully I can make up points later to still get the 25CP. I guess my alliance did too well in Civil War, because scaling is through the roof...

    Forget all the boosted characters and get OBW back on your team. Her blue is your only chance. I went from wiping constantly to hardly taking any damage.

    OBW + IM40 + someone who can do damage in both red and green that's boosted will work wonders for all-goon nodes.
  • Cunneryn
    Cunneryn Posts: 112
    Match damage of 6K is insane. How are the muscles still unchanged. all it needs is a really short cd tile that cost almost no ap to spawn EEXXtremely powerful strike tile. Not only that, but in takes forever to kill them with their EEXXtremely high HP
  • optimus2861
    optimus2861 Posts: 1,234 Chairperson of the Boards
    I gotta say, I am really enjoying running the boosted pair of icon_blade.pngicon_beast.png this event. With icon_cyclops.png using up the red, if needed. Beast spams out specials pretty fast, and with Blade filling up the board with strike.png , enemies just start melting. My best attack.png damage so far has been 4K/turn after a cast of Blade's purpleflag.png . Even Moonstone can't steal all that damage away.

    And my icon_thing.png is just usable enough at 3/0/1 that he can run with Beast & Blade too for his essential nodes.

    Crazy slice I'm in, though. I've done about 3x/clears per sub and I'm not even T200. Oh well. The iso8.png comes in handy as always. I've still got 10x 3* characters left to champ.
  • JarvisJackrabbit
    JarvisJackrabbit Posts: 232 Tile Toppler
    I've been using Ant Man's blue and Daredevil's purple to steal and eliminate the strike tiles from the Threaten CD's, then rounding out the team with 2* Wolvie. These matches have been quick and easy with those three.
  • mazerat
    mazerat Posts: 118
    Tatercat wrote:
    We_are_Venom wrote:
    mazerat wrote:
    Dunno if it's just a bad slice or if people suddenly have the hots for Elektra but I'm in 111th with 14003 after one clear of sub-2. Did not see this coming.

    Yeah I'm in the same situation. Why is it so competitive for Elektra when this PvE is so awful because of muscle?

    I think players may just be ISO farming like mad this week to take advantage of covers they got from Civil War (I know I am). Plus if you have a workable Jean Grey 4*, this event becomes much much easier, especially if you have a S. Witch feeding her purple. When boosted, a champ JG does 6900 (purple) or 6000 (green) AOE damage, and does it quickly. Those players are going to town on this event, I'd imagine. (again, I know I am icon_e_smile.gif )

    And probably a bad slice too, as Mazerat mentioned. I think a lot of players who weren't in a strong alliance in Civil War, jumped in on this one early once the scaling just shut them out of that event. I've found success jumping in 3 hours after a slice starts for a new event, placing higher without anymore effort than I usually do (and still hitting progression). If your schedule allows, try that next PVE and see how it works for you (just for the first sub at the start of the event, treat the other subs as normal, jumping in as soon as you can).

    Definitely going to try that on Simulator. 61k on TaT was only good for top-100 icon_neutral.gif
  • Cousin Simpson
    Cousin Simpson Posts: 1,086 Chairperson of the Boards
    mazerat wrote:
    Dunno if it's just a bad slice or if people suddenly have the hots for Elektra but I'm in 111th with 14003 after one clear of sub-2. Did not see this coming.

    It's part of an A/B test where the cover art for some players shows Elodie Yung.

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