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Arc 72334 Roman Abuse
Arc 72334 Roman Abuse
#1
No -real- story behind this mission, its more just for challange or farming honestly. Its Atta's Cave map with maximum allowed mobs Its a custom group of
nothing but Prefectius Roman bosses, I did add a brief warning that its difficult with all bosses inbound. If you can handle the Monotonous mobs for a few
hours..You do get a fair amount of tickets and influence *grin* I'd figure Exp wouldn't be too bad either.

On my Main tanker it took me upwards of 4 hours to complete solo on Unyeilding

8+Million Influence

and bout 7700 Tickets total

I honestly have no idea how this mission would run with a group..but fair warning..Bring Someone who can saturate hits..or get your defence well over softcap
then you should be ok Smile
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#2
Bring the Big Three Tanks, Clank and Largo, and we'd be a Blender on that map.
---

The Master said: "It is all in vain! I have never yet seen a man who can perceive his own faults and bring the charge home against himself."

>Analects: Book V, Chaper XXVI
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#3
DO WANT.

Sunday evening?
"No can brain today. Want cheezeburger."
From NGE: Nobody Dies, by Gregg Landsman
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5579457/1/NGE_Nobody_Dies
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#4
oooh, I'd be up for that
-Terry
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"so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today"
TF2: Spy
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#5
Mmmm this sounds diabolic and delicious all at once. Zen's good with Romans, count me in. -points at Wire- have him hit me when we go live.
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#6
Mm. Maybe you guys could use Evangelia on that run?
-- Bob
---------
Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
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#7
oh very much so.

I may bring Lost, BS would be wonderful vs. all those beautiful bosses.
"No can brain today. Want cheezeburger."
From NGE: Nobody Dies, by Gregg Landsman
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5579457/1/NGE_Nobody_Dies
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#8
Sweno said three FF Masterminds handled Lord Recluse Strike Force just fine. I figure two should be sufficient for a bunch of pansy Romans. Count me in.
---
"Oh, silver blade, forged in the depths of the beyond. Heed my summons and purge those who stand in my way. Lay
waste."
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#9
We should be able to softcap with 2 MMs if we keep on top of bubbling people.

Clank can put out (with all three bubbles up):

Smashing, Lethal, Melee, Toxic, Fire, Cold, Energy, Negative Energy, Ranged, and AOE Defense 29.9% (and I can toss in an extra 6% if really needed with
stealth)

Stun, Hold, Immob Protection: 5.2

Recovery Resistance: 151%

And people wonder why I love Bots/FF, you can't kill what you can't hit.
-Terry
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"so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today"
TF2: Spy
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#10
I... may want to bring someone to this party, if you don't mind a faithful hound of a sidekick dogging your heels.

(Yes, that's a set of horrible puns about Ruff. I know, I should be put down. Oooh, there's another!)

Yes/no/get lost?

--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs
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#11
Yesssssssssssss

now I have to bring Lost
"No can brain today. Want cheezeburger."
From NGE: Nobody Dies, by Gregg Landsman
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5579457/1/NGE_Nobody_Dies
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#12
I'd love to come, but unfortunately I work Sunday so I won't be around.
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#13
ok, we did an early run, OMG that was fun.
I think we all died several times, but it was chaotic and crazy and fun.
I'll post a few pics I took later

And I have new found respect for Force Bubble.
Double or triple stacked it can keep anyone and everyone away.
We had the three MMs and Tish huddled in a little group in the center, the boundaries were clearly delineated by the WALL of romans wanting to stomp on us Smile
Mag, Terr, and (the electric brute who's name I forget) got to frolic with the romans, we were forced to watch the bots lay down lazery death.

If the run tomorrow doesn't start untill after 5:30 pst I can make it.
I might even bring Decay.

ETA: Pics (click for larger versions)
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-Terry
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"so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today"
TF2: Spy
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#14
That was also a Mag, Taser this time
"No can brain today. Want cheezeburger."
From NGE: Nobody Dies, by Gregg Landsman
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5579457/1/NGE_Nobody_Dies
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#15
I should be thankful to Terr.

He's helping his unknowing nemesis, what with Largo jumping from level 45 to level 49 by the time we finished that map.
---
"Oh, silver blade, forged in the depths of the beyond. Heed my summons and purge those who stand in my way. Lay
waste."
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#16
I might be good for the Sunday run. IF it's THAT good on the XPs I might bring Emi or Nervie out. I need a blueside 50 that's not Wide Big Grin
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''

-- James Nicoll
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#17
So, when on Sunday evening?
-- Bob
---------
Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
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#18
Is it possible to do co-op villain and hero on MA missions?
--
Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.
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#19
Yes, in co-op zones with an AE office (RWZ only right now)
--
"[T]he secret to high uptimes is no one to use the network, no
 one to manage the network and no one to maintain the network"
     Chris Hacking, the Scary Devil Monastery
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#20
Written after I half-jokingly suggested it, and Terr thought it was a good idea. Wink
(get the 'zomg dis eez just a farm!' complaints from people off his back, at least)
Suggested 'Story For The Sake Of Story!!' Text:
Mission Introduction Dialog:
Hey, you...you're a hero, right? I hope you are, anyway. I mean, with that getup you're wearing, it's either you're a hero or I gotta arrest you for crimes against fashion.
Huh, $name? Never heard of ya. Enh, whatever. Guess you can't all be Statesman. You'll do. See, we have a problem.
Y'know how everyone's talking about the 5th Column coming back? And I'm sure you've heard the rumors 'bout how they have a base waaaay back in the past? Around the time of ancient Rome?
Right, see, there's been a bit of a mix-up. Apparently the 5th Column were supposed to return today. But they had an accident with their time travel thingy, and...well, they kinda sent a bunch of Romans through instead.
So instead of fascist stormtroopers, we got Romans in Paragon City. Guess who's the lucky hero who gets to beat 'em up send 'em home?
Mission Accept Text: Who, me?
Mission Send-Off Dialog:
Yeah. Congratulations, you're our lucky winner.
We've tracked our lost Romans down. Looks like they've moved into the Hollows. Which isn't surprising, really. Half the frickin' gangs in the city are there, what's one more? Go into the tunnels and clean 'em out.
You might wanna bring some friends, though. We asked a history geek at the university, see. These guys are supposed to be some kinda Elite Legion. Personal guards of some dude named Romulus. Apparently the black armor's distinctive.
And here I was thinking they were just extra emo. Whatever. Go get 'em. Just don't die. I might lose my badge or something.
Still Busy:
Look, get going already. Those Romans aren't gonna beat themselves up, y'know.
Yeah, they're Italian. But this isn't a pizza place. They don't do delivery.
Return Success Dialog:
Huh. You're alive? Er...I mean, of course you are, yeah. I had complete faith in you, and absolutely positively was not running a betting pool with my fellow police officers about whether you'd survive. Nope, I was backing you one hundred percent, absolutely.
I suppose we'd better see about getting these Romans back to their own time. Wouldn't wanna mess up history or anything. I'm not sure how we'll send these guys into the past, but we'll figure something out.
Though if you happen to see a flying phone booth, police box, or car, lemme know, okay?
* * *
-- Acyl
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#21
Well there we go, I edited the dialog and the whatnot *grin* its much better than the phail that was my filler for wordage, so thanks alot Acyl for giving me
something that is credible to why Sooo Many Roman bosses are playing in paragon now heh, and it helps the dialog Is pretty darn amuseing to me hehe, the help
is appriciated Smile
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#22
While I'm on the 'protect this from being deleted by GMs' kick...
Terr, I've been cruising the official forums, looking at threads from folks whose stuff has been killed for farming and exploit reports.
While it's not universally clear what criteria's being used yet ... I would strongly suggest taking down the 'No story required' bracketed gag in the mission's title.
'No story' actually does seem to annoy the GMs - one thing that CAN save stuff that's been reported for farming is precisely story; there have been cases where stuff reported as farm maps were allowed to continue by the GMs...after actual mish text and NPC dialogue was added.
Aside from removing the 'no story' thing in the mission title, I'd also suggest changing the desc that displays in the search window. In your notes, call it a challenge mission, and say it's all bosses with the map maxed out for patrols - you can be overwhelmed if not careful.
Mention the patrols. Because that may well be your saving grace in presenting this as a difficult thing rather than an exploit map.
(and it is, of course, true...as anyone who's experienced the madness on an eight-man team can attest.)
-- Acyl
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#23
I'm so firmly in Acyl's camp on this, he's wondering when I'm going to get off the damn couch and get a job.
"No can brain today. Want cheezeburger."
From NGE: Nobody Dies, by Gregg Landsman
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5579457/1/NGE_Nobody_Dies
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#24
Yeah, well, there's a lot of folks with an axe to grind - the report to GMs button is gettin' a lot of action, it seems.
And since the criteria GMs use ain't terribly clear, it's probably best to make sure it's not presented badly in any way shape or form.
Two reasons: one, prevent people from reporting it in the first place, and two, if it is reported, drastically reduce the chances of the GMs actually taking action.
Taking out the 'no story required' gag is probably a good idea; it's too blatant a title, even if it's accurate and funny. Wink
Placing something like WARNING: Challenge Mission! All enemies are hard bosses. Very large map with MAX patrols - you can be overwhelmed if not careful! in the search description would probably kill most issues up front, as well...while also being a purely accurate description.
This thing is ridiculously tough, challenging, and a blast, so I'd hate to see it get ganked or Terr to get a black mark with the GMs. Wink
-- Acyl
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#25
There's always going to be griefers, and getting missions killed for claims of farming is an easy target for such retards. Best to make it so the GMs
don't get convinced to give them what they want Tongue
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