Themed TF/SF Saturdays

[Bananiac]

Will not be there with you this weekend. Good hunting!
 

 

[FrauleinMental]

Since it was asked last time, here's a link to the wiki for the Hess TF:  Ernesto Hess Task Force - Unofficial Homecoming Wiki

 

It's relatively straightforward until the end.  It's Council, and even the defeat-alls (first and second-to-last missions) only require defeating the last room.  It's 9 missions total, counting each of the 4 radar stations as a separate mission.

 

Probably the most complicated part of the TF is the AV fight (Archon Burkholder).  It's the giant Mech room, with the Mech surrounded by the circular scaffolding, and Burkholder is up on one of the scaffold levels above (IIRC).  He's not obvious until you get close, and there are tons of other Council and pop-up turrets, so it's easy to get separated.

 

There's a side door we'll run past as we make the final bend to enter the Mech room--that's the door we need to leave when the Mech self-destructs.  If you don't make it out in time, I think it defeats you, but I don't recall for sure.

 

Completion of the TF awards the Burkholder's Bane accomplishment badge.

 

[Midnyte]

3 hours ago, FrauleinMental said:

There's a side door we'll run past as we make the final bend to enter the Mech room--that's the door we need to leave when the Mech self-destructs.  If you don't make it out in time, I think it defeats you, but I don't recall for sure.

 

The several times I've done it with Rich in the past, we pull him to that door so that we're right there once we defeat him. I think we will be successful no matter what happens. You still get the badge if you don't exit in time, IIRC.

[BillyButternuts]

How about an 80s Cartoon Theme?

[Midnyte]

25 minutes ago, BillyButternuts said:

How about an 80s Cartoon Theme?

I don't know 80s cartoons, it was after I grew up but before I had kids! So I know 70s or 90s cartoons. LOL. Maybe we could keep the decade looser. 🙂 Now I'm thinking I want to make a Josie and the Pussycats character!

[Midnyte]

Ernesto Hess TF - Hippie costumes - All controller/dominator ATs

Saturday, 5/21/2022

 

Lots of pictures from this one..... I was having much fun with all the frisbee playing!

 

 

Drum Circle

 

 

Peaceful protest

 

Having a sit-in

 

Hippies doing what hippies do.... playing frisbee

 

Jamming to Hendrix

Edited May 21, 2022 by Midnyte

[TygerDarkstorm]

Sorry for keeping y'all waiting yesterday! I had a total brain fart about this event. >_< My brain got all scrambled trying to adjust for a last minute change in my Saturday plans to go up to see my parents instead of being at home. 

 

The pics look great @Midnyte! Fun seeing how everyone interpreted the hippie theme. 🙂

[TraumaTrain]

2 minutes ago, TygerDarkstorm said:

The pics look great @Midnyte! Fun seeing how everyone interpreted the hippie theme. 🙂

 

I interpreted the all Dominators and Controllers portion of the theme as Tanker. 😞

 

[Midnyte]

Reminder to my Theme Team friends.... log on all your characters during the month of May for the anniversary badge, Unquenchable, and 5 charges of Experienced. And visit Luna in Ouro to buy previous anniversary badges.

 

 

[TrixieKixx]

May 7 – Mairenn MacGregor (Level 35-50 – Blue Side: Atlas Park) – Neon costumes so we can see each other in the tunnels! One AT of each type.  

May 14 – Woodsman (Level 39-41 – Blue Side: Eden) – Punk Rocker costumes – Any AT  

May 21 – Ernesto Hess (Level 25-30 – Blue Side: Striga Isle) – Hippie costumes – All Controller/Dominator team  

May 28 – Mortimer Kal (Level 20-40 – Red Side: Sharkhead Isle) – You choose your costume! All Spider/Widow team 

 

@TrixieKixx Evil Goddess - Night Widow

@TygerDarkstorm Foxie Heart - Crab Spider

@TraumaTrain Devil's Workshop - Crab Spider

@Midnyte Forever Midnight - Night Widow

@Burnt Umber Veneficio - Crab Spider/Bane Hybrid

@Bananiac Reverend Mother - Widow

@Jaxman100 Union Jax II - Huntsman Spider

 

Edited May 27, 2022 by TrixieKixx

[Bananiac]

Great set of pics, @Midnyte! Thanks a lot! 
I am always looking forward to see them when I missed a run. Seems like everybody had a lot of fun with this theme 😄

[TygerDarkstorm]

8 minutes ago, TrixieKixx said:

May 7 – Mairenn MacGregor (Level 35-50 – Blue Side: Atlas Park) – Neon costumes so we can see each other in the tunnels! One AT of each type.  

May 14 – Woodsman (Level 39-41 – Blue Side: Eden) – Punk Rocker costumes – Any AT  

May 21 – Ernesto Hess (Level 25-30 – Blue Side: Striga Isle) – Hippie costumes – All Controller/Dominator team  

May 28 – Mortimer Kal (Level 20-40 – Red Side: Sharkhead Isle) – You choose your costume! All Crab/Widow team 

 

@TrixieKixx Evil Goddess - Widow

I don't think Kal takes too long; I should be able to be there on Foxie Heart - Crab Spider (or whatever it's called lol)

[TraumaTrain]

@TrixieKixx

 

I will bring Devil's Workshop to the Morty McKal theme. He's a crabby soldier.

 

[TrixieKixx]

Hi All! Here are our themes for June! Enjoy 🙂 Please let me know if you are unclear of any concept. I made it all about the costumes this month.

 

 

June 4 – Moonfire (Level 23-28 - Blue Side: Striga Isle) – Medieval Costumes – Any AT (I need a lead for this as I will be out of town.)

June 11 – Numina (Level 35-40 - Blue Side: Founders Falls) – Cartoon Character Costumes from any decade – Any AT

June 18 – Barracuda (Level 45-50 – Red Side: Grandville) – Wedding Costumes – Any AT

June 25 – Tree of Thorns Respec #1 Sparcetriel (Level 24-33 – Red Side: Nerva Archipelago) – 50's Sock Hop Costumes – Any AT

[Midnyte]

I love all the June themes, this will be fun! Thanks Trixie 🙂 

[Midnyte]

On 5/22/2022 at 4:49 PM, TygerDarkstorm said:

I don't think Kal takes too long; I should be able to be there on Foxie Heart - Crab Spider (or whatever it's called lol)

 

Glad you can join us again, Tyger. I think you're right, it's one of the shorter ones, esp with the super easy traveling to the ferry just across the water. And Crab Spider is right, unless you're a Bane Spider. 🙂 

[Midnyte]

@TrixieKixx: For the all-SoA Kal, I'll be bringing Forever Midnight - Night Widow

[TygerDarkstorm]

1 hour ago, Midnyte said:

 

Glad you can join us again, Tyger. I think you're right, it's one of the shorter ones, esp with the super easy traveling to the ferry just across the water. And Crab Spider is right, unless you're a Bane Spider. 🙂 

Thank you. 🙂 We're going up to my grandma's house this weekend for swimming and a BBQ for the holiday weekend, but since that's supposed to be at 1pm, I should have enough time to run Kal with y'all. ^_^ And thank you again; crab sounded right, but then I let myself brain fart and didn't want to login to clarify. 😅 

 

Looking forward to the June themes @TrixieKixx!

[Burnt Umber]

I'll join the club this Saturday, bringing my Crab Spider/Bane Hybrid Veneficio.

[FrauleinMental]

Between vacation and work, I'll be out the next three weekends.  I should be back for 18 June.

[TraumaTrain]

On 5/24/2022 at 8:27 PM, FrauleinMental said:

Between vacation and work, I'll be out the next three weekends.  I should be back for 18 June.

 

Enjoy your vacation! I hope you have something wonderful planned.

 

[Bananiac]

Can recommend musical cruises with subsequent Theme Team Meet-Ups! 👍

[Bananiac]

@TrixieKixx planning to bring Reverend Mother, when I can get her to 20 until saturday. Not sure if she will get to any kind of specialisation  at that point, have never played a widow beyond lvl6 or so…

[TygerDarkstorm]

2 hours ago, Bananiac said:

@TrixieKixx planning to bring Reverend Mother, when I can get her to 20 until saturday. Not sure if she will get to any kind of specialisation  at that point, have never played a widow beyond lvl6 or so…

You don't get to specialize a soldier or widow until they hit level 24. At 24 you get a forced respec so you can choose which specialty to get into.

[Burnt Umber]

9 hours ago, Bananiac said:

have never played a widow beyond lvl6 or so…

 

I absolutely love my multi-build widow, Nox.  On her, I have a Night Widow build, Fortunata build, and a widow/fortunata hybrid build.  So I can share so of my thoughts which hopefully help.

 

If you like being a stalker, Night Widows are very similar as a specialization.  But they also get a few mental blast powers and play a bit more scrapper-y after the first strike from hide (Spin from hide is great fun).  At the same time, Night Widows haven't been touched since their launch back in Issue 12, so they feel a little like Stalker 1.5 compared to the current Stalkers 2.0.  Further, of the specializations, I find my Night Widow was a bit less AoE-centric and a bit more of an Endurance hog.

 

If you like being a dominator, Fortunatas are very similar as a specialization.  But they also get a great deal more survivability and ranged AoE.  At the same time, you don't get many of the great controls until you are in your late 20s, and your single-target attacks can feel lacking with slightly longer than average animations.  Further, psionic attacks can be a bit all-or-nothing:  some enemies have a psionic-hole in their protection, if not a weakness; others, such as the various robot mobs, have a resistance to psionics.

 

The Widow/Fortunata build uses the Fortunata specialization but, instead of using the mental blast powers exclusively, it mixes both the Blood Widow attacks and the Fortunata attacks/controls.  It's a bit idiosyncratic because which powers you pick can effect how it plays.  For example, on mine, I maintained the Blood Widow single-target attacks and mixed in the Fortunata controls and the psionic nuke.  There are many builds to be found on the forums here.