TwoEyeBlack Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 I run a lot of themed task forces (99% ITF because it is reasonably fast and everyone knows it) on Everlasting. By themed I mean things like all one AT (Blaster, Defender, etc) or all one type of toon (all Electricity, all Fire, etc). I find these types of teams often do much better than a standard PUG. My favorites are usually all Def/Corr or all Electric (especially since the update to electric blast). Does anyone else enjoy doing these and if yes, what are you favorites to run and what have you found that really works well and don't work particularly well? This week is ITF week, but I think I want to try others. One thing I do want to do is setup an all Corruptors team Vs. and all Defenders team to run a +4 ITF (kill most) race to see who finishes first. Still trying to figure out how to do that without going crazy. Any ever done anything like this? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaizenSoze Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Just now, TwoEyeBlack said: I run a lot of themed task forces (99% ITF because it is reasonably fast and everyone knows it) on Everlasting. By themed I mean things like all one AT (Blaster, Defender, etc) or all one type of toon (all Electricity, all Fire, etc). I find these types of teams often do much better than a standard PUG. My favorites are usually all Def/Corr or all Electric (especially since the update to electric blast). Does anyone else enjoy doing these and if yes, what are you favorites to run and what have you found that really works well and don't work particularly well? This week is ITF week, but I think I want to try others. One thing I do want to do is setup an all Corruptors team Vs. and all Defenders team to run a +4 ITF (kill most) race to see who finishes first. Still trying to figure out how to do that without going crazy. Any ever done anything like this? Comic Council on Excelsior runs internal themed ITFs weekly. They are always recruiting. Night Pixie on Excelsior Introduction to Arachnos Widows - Night/Blood/Fortunata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Z Bubba Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 10 minutes ago, TwoEyeBlack said: Does anyone else enjoy doing these and if yes, what are you favorites to run and what have you found that really works well and don't work particularly well? This week is ITF week, but I think I want to try others. Our SG does this as well. We've even had some pure costume based runs. All scrapper ITFs have always and will always be my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeraphimKensai Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 I've also hosted/participated in a lot of themed task forces on Everlasting, largely in part to my cadre of alts. I find themed task forces work pretty well with the one consideration if using a particular AT, that it's usually a good idea to have someone with Provoke so the team doesn't have to chase the AVs all over kingdom come. Regarding a potential race between defenders/corruptors, I feel the corruptors will win because with a full team of 8 corruptors the team will still be fairly well buffed and mobs debuffed while having corruptor damage and scourge. The defenders would have to get lucky with a lot of proc bomb slotting to have a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperPlyx Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Have always found themed TFs fun to do. Been waiting to see someone put an all Earth themed ITF together. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurora_Girl Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 49 minutes ago, TwoEyeBlack said: I run a lot of themed task forces (99% ITF because it is reasonably fast and everyone knows it) on Everlasting. By themed I mean things like all one AT (Blaster, Defender, etc) or all one type of toon (all Electricity, all Fire, etc). I find these types of teams often do much better than a standard PUG. My favorites are usually all Def/Corr or all Electric (especially since the update to electric blast). Does anyone else enjoy doing these and if yes, what are you favorites to run and what have you found that really works well and don't work particularly well? This week is ITF week, but I think I want to try others. One thing I do want to do is setup an all Corruptors team Vs. and all Defenders team to run a +4 ITF (kill most) race to see who finishes first. Still trying to figure out how to do that without going crazy. Any ever done anything like this? The corruptor team wins in a landslide. We've done it. @Aurora Girl - Excelsior - BSOD Aurora Girl (Blaster)- Energy/Atomic, Queen of Faceplants and former Mayor of Pinnacle Server Straye (Brute)- Savage/SR, Survivor of +4 ITF Nictus Crystals and Bobcat's Bane Aurora Snow (Corruptor) - Ice/Cold, AV Humiliator Terraflux (Controller) - Earth/Rad, Bass Exploder Spynerette (Arachnos Soldier) - Night Widow, Super Spy of Sneakiness and Stabbing Snowberrie (Tank) - Ice/Spines, Disco Ball and Lady of Winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Warpact Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 My VG does a @sshole themed one every week, because, well we all are. I should make a toon named "I don't PUG well" or a VG named "We don't PUG". Back to the OP question, we've done all VEAT and MM ones, things tend to die quickly on them. https://www.twitch.tv/boomie373 The Revenants twitch channel, come watch us face plant, talk smack, and attempt to be world class villains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraumaTrain Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 We do theme team TFs and SFs every Saturday on Indomitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBot Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Our SG has done this as well with the ITF. It is a lot of fun and gives an excuse to try different ATs/power sets when coming up with new alts. We've also done costumed themed ones as well just for fun. I think my fav out of all of them was definitely the all fire farmer meaning no changing the build that was used in normal AE fire farms. While no single one of us could really handle the alpha all that well when we were bunched together stuff just melted away. Even the annoying MoG from the cyclops was nothing. I think the entire kill most run took about 30 minutes. Good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srmalloy Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 2 hours ago, TwoEyeBlack said: all one type of toon (all Electricity, all Fire, etc) I remember the all Kinetic ITF that Kay ran back on Live; it was insane, with all the pets zooming around like hummingbirds on meth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uun Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 I've done them a lot. I prefer all one AT to themed (i.e., all ice). All controller ITF is a lot of fun, as is all blaster. Uuniverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasperStone Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 I know on Indom @Eda runs themed instanced MSRs sometimes. I was on the all MM one ....pretty hilarious! Particularly anyone running Thugs/ and hitting Gangwar 🤣 Forums - a place, meeting, or medium where ideas and views on a particular issue can be exchanged. "it will be a forum for consumers to exchange their views on medical research" Spam Response- Spam, in the context of cybersecurity, refers to any unsolicited and often irrelevant or inappropriate messages sent over the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 If you guys run them regularly, why not post screen cap of your time at the end? Make it a competition, and give something for other groups to strive for ph yeah - make them kill alls - not speed runs 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomguide2005 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Aurora_Girl said: The corruptor team wins in a landslide. We've done it. A +100% damage buff will tend to make the difference all other things not withstanding. -->Corruptor damage cap vs Defender. I'd bet both teams tend to cap damage at size 8. It would certainly take very little effort to do so. Repeat Offenders on Live once did an "Olympics" style event between their various Defender SG's running a series of TF. The only thing I recall was the Empaths of Green Machine had a rough time. No regen debuffs and no /Sonic's on a 5-man team spelled disaster. Edited January 20, 2022 by Doomguide2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZemX Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 I once did an all-Stalker ITF way back before the Issue 22 stalker buffs... I kid.. it was surprisingly fun. Lot more so these days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sakai Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 1 hour ago, ZemX said: I once did an all-Stalker ITF way back before the Issue 22 stalker buffs... I kid.. it was surprisingly fun. Lot more so these days. Oh Johnny Dangerously. How awesome you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtjunkie Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 I like running themed Penny Yin TFs on Everlasting. I've done the following all ATs: Blasters, Kheldians, Defenders, Dominators, Sentinels, Stalkers, Tanks. All were great fun. Here are some of my other favorite themes: Stormers! Hold the door! All Gun Fun Run The Kin Yin! (Kinetics or Kinetic Melee) BURN THE DOOR (Fire something) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironblade Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 We see these on Everlasting often enough. I was an an all-defender Dilemma Diabolique. It was embarrassing - for the enemies. Not a single player died. Even the Sentinel of Mot couldn't touch us. Just one or two days before that, I saw someone advertising an all-radiation (primary or secondary) ITF. Originally on Infinity. I have Ironblade on every shard. - My only AE arc: The Origin of Mark IV (ID 48002) Link to the story of Toggle Man, since I keep having to track down my original post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ukase Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 17 hours ago, TwoEyeBlack said: I run a lot of themed task forces (99% ITF because it is reasonably fast and everyone knows it) on Everlasting. By themed I mean things like all one AT (Blaster, Defender, etc) or all one type of toon (all Electricity, all Fire, etc). I find these types of teams often do much better than a standard PUG. My favorites are usually all Def/Corr or all Electric (especially since the update to electric blast). Does anyone else enjoy doing these and if yes, what are you favorites to run and what have you found that really works well and don't work particularly well? This week is ITF week, but I think I want to try others. One thing I do want to do is setup an all Corruptors team Vs. and all Defenders team to run a +4 ITF (kill most) race to see who finishes first. Still trying to figure out how to do that without going crazy. Any ever done anything like this? Our SG does these on Thursday. Literally, every damn Thursday, it's something vs. something in yet another ITF. Corrs vs Defenders. Melee vs Ranged, Fire vs ice, rad vs dark, etc. It's happened so often I've stopped attending. Never was a fan of itf. That said, a themed group can be more fun, if folks stick together and let the buffs stack. There's no point in a team of 8 fire/ rad corruptors if half of them are split in 4 different paths and you can't stack AM. Finding that, even in the same SG can be a bit of a challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoEyeBlack Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 13 hours ago, Ironblade said: We see these on Everlasting often enough. I was an an all-defender Dilemma Diabolique. It was embarrassing - for the enemies. Not a single player died. Even the Sentinel of Mot couldn't touch us. Just one or two days before that, I saw someone advertising an all-radiation (primary or secondary) ITF. I was also on the all Def DD. As you said, it was silly easy. And the all Rad ITF was me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nihilii Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 I love themed task forces! I've run all-scrappers, all-blasters, all-dominators, all-tankers... Pretty much every AT. If I'm running a task force, 99% of the time it's a themed task force. Granted, that might be because I'm the only one on the team. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal_General Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 I have seen one advertised for all short characters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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