Themed Task Forces

[TwoEyeBlack]

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?

[KaizenSoze]

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.

[Bill Z Bubba]

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.

[SeraphimKensai]

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.

[SuperPlyx]

Have always found themed TFs fun to do. Been waiting to see someone put an all Earth themed ITF together.

[Aurora_Girl]

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. 

[The_Warpact]

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. 

[TraumaTrain]

We do theme team TFs and SFs every Saturday on Indomitable.

 

 

 

[iBot]

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.

[srmalloy]

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.

[Uun]

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.

[JasperStone]

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 🤣

 

[Ghost]

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 🙂

[Doomguide2005]

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

[ZemX]

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.

[Sakai]

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. 

[dtjunkie]

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)

 

[Ironblade]

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.

[Ukase]

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. 
 

[TwoEyeBlack]

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.

[nihilii]

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.

[Marshal_General]

I have seen one advertised for all short characters.