Too many Babbages... or too many mad geniuses? IDK, you decide

[Dauntless]

lol I put it all in the title.

 

Saturday someone held an event to see how many Babbages they could queue up at once.  Apparently the record was 28, and we only got to 17 or so.  IDK, I'm just the hoi polloi.  But it was fun.  😄  

 

And I promised I'd upload the screenshot here.
 

[Frozen Burn]

14 hours ago, Dauntless said:

lol I put it all in the title.

 

Saturday someone held an event to see how many Babbages they could queue up at once.  Apparently the record was 28, and we only got to 17 or so.  IDK, I'm just the hoi polloi.  But it was fun.  😄  

 

And I promised I'd upload the screenshot here.
 

 

 

This is a weekly event held every Saturday night on Torchbearer starting at 8 PM EST.  Get there early to grab your spot on a Synapse league team so the TF can start right at 8 PM promptly.

[Oubliette_Red]

On 4/22/2024 at 1:16 PM, Frozen Burn said:

 

 

This is a weekly event held every Saturday night on Torchbearer starting at 8 PM EST.  Get there early to grab your spot on a Synapse league team so the TF can start right at 8 PM promptly.

 

And even if you don't want to participate in the TF or don't have the time, anyone came join in later on the overflow leagues for the Babbage Brawl when they are gathered.

 

[Dauntless]

I found this macro helpful, although I'd recommend spelling "Sprocket" correctly:

/macro Sproket target_custom_next enemy alive sprocket

 

Gives you something to do while you wait

[Dauntless]

And tonight they threw a Kronos Titan for good measure.

 

 

[wjrasmussen]

I didn't get the badge for kronos, but I will be return to play again.  Lots of fun. Even more lag

[Excraft]

On 4/28/2024 at 2:25 AM, wjrasmussen said:

I didn't get the badge for kronos, but I will be return to play again.  Lots of fun. Even more lag

 

I think the lag would be helped if people didn't go nuts and fire off every AoE they have, Incarnates, Lores etc. all at once.  Barring that, use the /noparticles command.  It does help.

[wjrasmussen]

I did.  I was the one telling people to do it in chat.

[Dauntless]

This was last night's Babbage haul, I think the reported number was 23.

 

Is this a horrible photo?  Yes, but it is the best one I have.  Ugh.  The 2nd photo is from earlier, but no where near the 23 Babbs yet.

 

 

 

 

[Kalikamata]

Hiya! I run that event. We start forming every Saturday night at 8pm ET. There are usually 2 main leagues that run the TF. And then 2 overflow Leagues who start forming around 9:15pm to help corral the Babbages. The patience and cooperation that everyone displays is remarkable. It takes a lot of time for 10+ teams to spawn and pull the Babbages before I give the GO.

 

Since the calendar on the forums is disabled. I'm posting the rules here:

1 - All teams in the league do the missions of a normal Synapse TF until we get to the "Defeat the Clockwork Lord" mission.

2 - Once the Clockwork Lord is defeated and the mission is completed, wait to exit until all other teams complete the mission. So bring your patience!

3 - This is not a race. The goal is to work together to spawn as many Babbages as we can and defeat them together. Nagging or taunting anyone for how fast or slow they reach the Clockwork Lord mission will not be tolerated.

4 - We will be staggering our exits. When the OK is given for your team to to exit, leave the mission and collect your Babbage.

5 - We then pull the Babbages to an open central area for a party! Since we're in league, it's easy to pick a spot that's central to all the teams. And Babbage will follow you anywhere... just be careful to keep him away from any police drones.

[Dauntless]

It is a fun event, thanks for organizing them.  😄

[shortguy on indom]

• FUN IN THE WAITING ROOM.

 

 

[Oubliette_Red]

I was not there but I hear the record was broken and 31 Babbages were dismantled last night. Outstanding folks!

 

[Techwright]

1 hour ago, Oubliette_Red said:

I was not there but I hear the record was broken and 31 Babbages were dismantled last night. Outstanding folks!

 

If those robots would actually put up a solid fight, I'd be greatly impressed.  Some of the most fun I've had in other MMOs was taking on a GM-equivalent that was truly capable of dismantling a league's worth of player characters, and actively proving it.  I realize 31 of those would make it either impossible or lasting hours as the players chipped away from the outer edge, but I'd still be intrigued.

[Galvanic Fist]

There was another record tonight at 36 Babbages which may or may not all be in this picture taken seconds after the call to attack.