Weekly Indomitable Badge Runs

[Burnt Umber]

On 6/29/2024 at 3:14 PM, Glacier Peak said:

Sunday, July 7th - Worthy Opponent

 

I'll try to be there next week with Horrere - Sonic/Cold Corruptor.

 

And I goofed when I mentioned incarnate inspirations earlier today.  I think the team lead had stocked up on large team inspirations.  The major thing I remember from my runs from this is that the loss of set bonuses is definitely noticeable, so inspirations - team/dual/etc. - really help balance things a bit. Also, for those who have the cash, amplifiers/boosters from the ST.A.R.T. vendor really help.  This is the sort of thing where throwing everything you have saved up as temps. is sort of necessary.

[Glacier Peak]

4 minutes ago, Burnt Umber said:

I'll try to be there next week with Horrere - Sonic/Cold Corruptor.

 

And I goofed when I mentioned incarnate inspirations earlier today.  I think the team lead had stocked up on large team inspirations.  The major thing I remember from my runs from this is that the loss of set bonuses is definitely noticeable, so inspirations - team/dual/etc. - really help balance things a bit. Also, for those who have the cash, amplifiers/boosters from the ST.A.R.T. vendor really help.  This is the sort of thing where throwing everything you have saved up as temps. is sort of necessary.

Solid advice, I'll add you to the roster. 

[FrauleinMental]

I'll be there for Worthy Opponent with Fraulein Mental - Mind/Kin Controller.

[Midnyte]

On 6/30/2024 at 1:43 PM, Glacier Peak said:

Beat em' up in progress 😄 

 

 

Lol... Thing 1 and Thing 2 😁

 

Thanks again for this really well-run and entertaining event!

[Midnyte]

On 6/29/2024 at 3:14 PM, Glacier Peak said:

 Sign-Up for Sunday, July 21st - 'The Various Badges' Badge Run

1. @Glacier Peak

 

Sign me up for this one under my global @Midnyte, and of course I'll be cycling through the characters who have the mission. Some may be under my second account, @Parallel Midnyte. In the meantime, I'm going to get a solid list of the characters, post it here mainly to have a numerical count, and make sure they are all parked at the mission door and otherwise ready to roll. Another thing to point out is that this is solely for the badge and not necessarily XP, because most of these characters have progressed far beyond Roy Cooling so these are many many levels old.😊

[Midnyte]

On 6/29/2024 at 3:14 PM, Glacier Peak said:

Sign-Up for Sunday, July 7th - Worthy Opponent Badge Run:

Sign-Up for Sunday, July 14th - Advanced Mode Imperious Task Force Badge Run:

 

Glacier Peak, for both of these weeks I will bring Midnyte - Dark Melee/Willpower Brute

 

Can't wait! 😍

[Glacier Peak]

@Burnt Umber @FrauleinMental @Midnyte

 

For those of you who want to make the Worthy Opponent Indom Badge Run easier and have time/inf on their hands, I recommend doing the following:

• Change Alignment to Vigilante so that you get Positron when you use the Ranged Signature Summon
• Base Empowerment Temp powers have a 90-minute timer, I recommend the +recharge time
• The S.T.A.R.T. vendor offers three types of 2-hour long Amplifier temporary powers - buy them before the TF starts (or if you have them in your Character Items, use them as needed). Also pick up Envenomed Daggers to help with the -regen and Back Up Radio for additional dmg from pet.
• Speaking of Pet, snag either the Tank or the Ranged Signature Summon from the S.T.A.R.T. vendor
• Grab a Shivan Shard temporary power from Bloody Bay
• Warburg Nukes! Optional but nice to have in final mission
• Build Snowbeast: optional but can be useful

 

That said, we still have room for about three more players if anyone still wants to sign up for Sunday. If not, I will recruit once in-game on Sunday.

[Glacier Peak]

 Worthy Opponent

 

Well done all! Aside from me dying a few times, everyone else was fantastic. Big shout out to those who showed up and answered the call when we were short a few. Solid tanking, great pulls by @FrauleinMental and the teleports were on point the whole time. I thought it was going to take us two hours, but it was only 45 minutes!

 

 

 

On 6/29/2024 at 1:14 PM, Glacier Peak said:

Sunday, July 7th - Worthy Opponent: This run will consist of completing the Lord Recluse Strike Force using the Old School Challenge setting. This setting disables Incarnate powers, Enhancement Set Bonuses and Super Inspirations. It also reverts Mission 4's Vindicators fight to have all five heroes returned to their original level of 54, and Mission 5's Freedom Phalanx fight to have all eight heroes returned to their original level of 54. Due to this added difficulty, I will run it at -1 Mission Difficulty setting. No special Archetype or builds are required for this run, bring whomever you would like the badge on! Defeats will be likely and we will be going at a leisurely pace, so expect it to take 2-3 hours. We will meet in Ouroboros, I'll be there 15 minutes early to start inviting people. (Thanks for suggesting this @ZorkNemesis!)

 

Badges:

•  Worthy Opponent: Badge awarded for completion of "The Future of Freedom" Flashback with the "Old School Challenge" selected
•  Servant of Recluse: Badge awarded for completion Lord Recluse's Strike Force.
•  Master of Olympus: Badge awarded for defeating the Kronos Class Titan.
•  Annihilator: Badge awarded for defeating the Future Freedom Phalanx during the Lord Recluse Strike Force.
•  Archvillain: Defeat the Freedom Phalanx (in the last mission) within Lord Recluse's Strike Force.

 

Sign-Up for Sunday, July 7th - Worthy Opponent Badge Run:

1. @Glacier Peak Glacier Peak - Ice/Cold Corruptor
2. [RESERVED]
3. @Burnt Umber Horrere - Sonic/Cold Corruptor
4. @FrauleinMental Fraulein Mental - Mind/Kin Controller.
5. @Midnyte Midnyte - Dark Melee/Willpower Brute
6.  

 

Edited July 7 by Glacier Peak

[Glacier Peak]

Looks like we've only got two signed up for this weekend's Indom Badge Run. If we don't get at least 6 signed up, I will likely cancel this week's iteration due to lack of participation. If you need the Freezer Burn badge though, this is the right place to sign up!

 

[1100 PT / 1200 MT / 1300 CT / 1400 ET] Sunday, July 14th - Advanced Mode Imperious Task Force: This badge run will consist of running the Imperious Task Force at the 1-Star difficulty level (Malicious) in order to acquire a difficult new badge. This task force has new enemy mechanics and two unique enemy spawns not found anywhere else in the game (Aereus Colossi and final boss Romulus). Due to this added difficulty, I will run it at -1 Mission Difficulty setting. No special Archetype or builds are required for this run, bring whomever you would like the badge on! Defeats will be likely and we will be going at a leisurely pace, so expect it to take 2-3 hours. We will meet at Imperious, I'll be there 15 minutes early to start inviting people. It will be important to defeat the Cimeroran Surgeons in each mob before they buff up their mobs!

 

Badges:

•  Temporal Strife: Complete the Imperious Task Force
•  Freezer Burn: Defeat the two Aereus Colossi!

 

Sign-Up for Sunday, July 14th - Advanced Mode Imperious Task Force Badge Run:

1. @Glacier Peak Glacier Peak - Ice/Cold Corruptor
2.  @Midnyte Midnyte - Dark Melee/Willpower Brute
3. Casualty of War - fire/energy dominator
4. @Burnt Umber Hostia Usta - Fire/Dark Corruptor
5.  

Edited July 14 by Glacier Peak

[Midnyte]

9 hours ago, Glacier Peak said:

Looks like we've only got two signed up for this weekend's Indom Badge Run. If we don't get at least 6 signed up, I will likely cancel this week's iteration due to lack of participation. If you need the Freezer Burn badge though, this is the right place to sign up!

 

[1100 PT / 1200 MT / 1300 CT / 1400 ET] Sunday, July 14th - Advanced Mode Imperious Task Force: This badge run will consist of running the Imperious Task Force at the 1-Star difficulty level (Malicious) in order to acquire the a difficult new badge. This task force has new enemy mechanics and two unique enemy spawns not found anywhere else in the game (Aereus Colossi and final boss Romulus). Due to this added difficulty, I will run it at -1 Mission Difficulty setting. No special Archetype or builds are required for this run, bring whomever you would like the badge on! Defeats will be likely and we will be going at a leisurely pace, so expect it to take 2-3 hours. We will meet in Ouroboros, I'll be there 15 minutes early to start inviting people. It will be important to defeat the Cimeroran Surgeons in each mob before they buff up their mobs!

 

Badges:

•  Temporal Strife: Complete the Imperious Task Force
•  Freezer Burn: Defeat the two Aereus Colossi!

 

Sign-Up for Sunday, July 14th - Advanced Mode Imperious Task Force Badge Run:

1. @Glacier Peak Glacier Peak - Ice/Cold Corruptor
2.  @Midnyte Midnyte - Dark Melee/Willpower Brute

That would be a shame to have to cancel, but understandable. I'm sure there are plenty of badgers around who would join but simply don't read the forum. Where is our marketing committee when we need them? 😁

[Milrop]

I cannot make it, but Cece wants to bring Princess Cecilia - elec/elec blaster

[Burnt Umber]

On 7/12/2024 at 10:36 AM, Glacier Peak said:

1100 PT / 1200 MT / 1300 CT / 1400 ET] Sunday, July 14th - Advanced Mode Imperious Task Force

 

I'll try to be there with Hostia Usta - Fire/Dark Corr.  But I understand if we end up cancelling.

[Milrop]

Cece needs to update who she is bringing.  She wants to bring Casualty of War - fire/energy dominator

[Glacier Peak]

Successful Indom Badge weekend again!

 

 

 

On 7/12/2024 at 8:36 AM, Glacier Peak said:

Looks like we've only got two signed up for this weekend's Indom Badge Run. If we don't get at least 6 signed up, I will likely cancel this week's iteration due to lack of participation. If you need the Freezer Burn badge though, this is the right place to sign up!

 

[1100 PT / 1200 MT / 1300 CT / 1400 ET] Sunday, July 14th - Advanced Mode Imperious Task Force: This badge run will consist of running the Imperious Task Force at the 1-Star difficulty level (Malicious) in order to acquire a difficult new badge. This task force has new enemy mechanics and two unique enemy spawns not found anywhere else in the game (Aereus Colossi and final boss Romulus). Due to this added difficulty, I will run it at -1 Mission Difficulty setting. No special Archetype or builds are required for this run, bring whomever you would like the badge on! Defeats will be likely and we will be going at a leisurely pace, so expect it to take 2-3 hours. We will meet at Imperious, I'll be there 15 minutes early to start inviting people. It will be important to defeat the Cimeroran Surgeons in each mob before they buff up their mobs!

 

Badges:

•  Temporal Strife: Complete the Imperious Task Force
•  Freezer Burn: Defeat the two Aereus Colossi!

 

Sign-Up for Sunday, July 14th - Advanced Mode Imperious Task Force Badge Run:

1. @Glacier Peak Glacier Peak - Ice/Cold Corruptor
2.  @Midnyte Midnyte - Dark Melee/Willpower Brute
3. Casualty of War - fire/energy dominator
4. @Burnt Umber Hostia Usta - Fire/Dark Corruptor
5.  

 

[Milrop]

Cece wants to sign up Offbeat - Mind/Kinetic Controller for the 21st badges.

I would like to go too, but need to check my characters.

[Midnyte]

On 7/1/2024 at 8:42 PM, Midnyte said:

 

Sign me up for this one under my global @Midnyte, and of course I'll be cycling through the characters who have the mission. Some may be under my second account, @Parallel Midnyte. In the meantime, I'm going to get a solid list of the characters, post it here mainly to have a numerical count, and make sure they are all parked at the mission door and otherwise ready to roll. Another thing to point out is that this is solely for the badge and not necessarily XP, because most of these characters have progressed far beyond Roy Cooling so these are many many levels old.😊

Glacier Peak, I don't have this list finished yet but am working on it, for our planning purposes tomorrow. I thought I'd be working on it more this week but have had an out-of-town friend visiting and it was a whirlwind of IRL socializing. Ready for some down time in the "City" this weekend! 😄 

[Burnt Umber]

On 6/29/2024 at 3:14 PM, Glacier Peak said:

Sunday, July 21st - 'The Various Badges' Badge Run

 

While we're doing the Blueside ones, I'll bring my Illusion/FF controller.  Not sure who else I'll bring to the rest.

[Glacier Peak]

It's that time of the week again - time for the weekly Indom Badge Runs! We've got some space this week and we're not doing anything too difficult either. Feel free to sign up for one, two, or all three as you need.

 

[1100 PT / 1200 MT / 1300 CT / 1400 ET] Sunday, July 21st - 'The Various Badges' Badge Run: This badge run will consist of running various badge missions/defeat requirements for three specific badges. The first is the No One Left Behind badge which is difficult when solo, but with a team should be much easier! The second is Call of the Void, because it's an awesome badge and will be easy to snag on a team. The third is a trickier badge, 4 of the 6 we will defeat in the Abandon Sewers, then the other two we will snag through the Positron Task Force(s). Defeats will not be likely and we will be going at a leisurely pace, so expect it to take 2 hours max. We will meet in Ouroboros, I'll be there 15 minutes early to start inviting people. (Thanks for suggesting this @Midnyte!)

 

Badges:

•  No One Left Behind: Rescue all of the injured Rogue PPD in The Only Way mission for Roy Cooling. (Thanks for saving 5 instances of this badge run @Midnyte)
•  Call of the Void: Defeat 100 Void Hunters. (Vigilante mission "Cloud of Odorous Smoke set to -1/8 Mission Difficulty Setting).
• Epidemiologist: Defeat the notable leaders of Vahzilok - Pathogen, Malady, Salamander, Newt, Cortex, Grey Matter, Dr. Vahzilok, Doc Buzzsaw & Dr. Meinst.

 

Sign-Up for Sunday, July 21st - 'The Various Badges' Badge Run:

1. @Glacier Peak Glacier Peak - Ice/Cold Corruptor
2. @Midnyte
3. @Parallel Midnyte
4. @Cece - Offbeat - Mind/Kinetic Controller
5. @Milrop - TBD
6. @Burnt Umber Illusion/FF controller
7.  

 

***Abandoned Sewers Vahziloks Elite Bosses Spawn Locations***

 

Edited July 21 by Glacier Peak

[Glacier Peak]

Oh and I will also add that the following week is currently open to any ideas or Badges that folks want to go after. I can rerun the Arena All Star Accolade badge run for folks who need those tricky arena match badges too (it seemed to be the most popular Indom Badge run we've done, happy to run again if other characters need it).

 

Spoiler

PvP Badges: Tournament Victor and Pentad Victor take the most time, so we will be doing these first and once everyone has those two, we will proceed to the other three Arena badges. If you want to switch badgers after each attempt, you are more than welcome as needed. We will meet inside the Pocket D Arena area, I'll be there 15 minutes early to start inviting people. ***I'm locking the player count at 8 for this run to ensure I can respect the two hour time estimate for players who sign up.*** 

 

•  Arena Victor: Win any rated or unrated match in the Arena
•  Arena Duelist: Win a rated or unrated Duel match in the Arena
•  Tournament Victor: Win a rated or unrated Swiss Draw match in the Arena
•  Arena Survivalist: Win a rated or unrated Battle Royale match in the Arena
•  Pentad Victor: Win a rated or unrated Pentad or Septad match in the Arena
•  Arena All-Star: You've earned the Arena All-Star badge by winning all of the above types of Arena matches

 

[Midnyte]

23 hours ago, Glacier Peak said:

Oh and I will also add that the following week is currently open to any ideas or Badges that folks want to go after. I can rerun the Arena All Star Accolade badge run for folks who need those tricky arena match badges too (it seemed to be the most popular Indom Badge run we've done, happy to run again if other characters need it).

 

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PvP Badges: Tournament Victor and Pentad Victor take the most time, so we will be doing these first and once everyone has those two, we will proceed to the other three Arena badges. If you want to switch badgers after each attempt, you are more than welcome as needed. We will meet inside the Pocket D Arena area, I'll be there 15 minutes early to start inviting people. ***I'm locking the player count at 8 for this run to ensure I can respect the two hour time estimate for players who sign up.*** 

 

•  Arena Victor: Win any rated or unrated match in the Arena
•  Arena Duelist: Win a rated or unrated Duel match in the Arena
•  Tournament Victor: Win a rated or unrated Swiss Draw match in the Arena
•  Arena Survivalist: Win a rated or unrated Battle Royale match in the Arena
•  Pentad Victor: Win a rated or unrated Pentad or Septad match in the Arena
•  Arena All-Star: You've earned the Arena All-Star badge by winning all of the above types of Arena matches

 

I had to miss the pvp runs so would be glad to do those again sometime. I also have other ideas, such as Pyromaniac from Mr. G, another timed one, but that one I've gotten pretty good at being successful the first attempt. Also the two defeat badges from mayhem missions, Vandal and Impounder, I've learned to get those from Mr. G's mission "Cause Mayhem in Brickstown" and now I don't even bother with mayhem missions anymore. Just some ideas off the top of my head. Although, running that with my two accounts inside the mission, there might be an issue with only the active character getting credit for the defeats, but I'm still testing it.

[Glacier Peak]

DOUBLE HEADER!

 

[1100 PT / 1200 MT / 1300 CT / 1400 ET] Saturday, July 27th AND Sunday, July 28th - Arena All-Star: Back by popular demand, I will be running the Arena All-Star accolade badge on both Saturday and Sunday this week. Tournament Victor and Pentad Victor take the most time, so we will be doing these first and once everyone has those two, we will proceed to the other three Arena badges. If you want to switch badgers after each attempt, you are more than welcome as needed. We will meet inside the Pocket D Arena area, I'll be there 15 minutes early to start inviting people. ***I'm locking the player count at 8 for each run to ensure I can respect the two hour time estimate for players who sign up.*** If you are willing to wait until after folks are done with their badge run, I can invite you after and get them.

 

•  Arena Victor: Win any rated or unrated match in the Arena
•  Arena Duelist: Win a rated or unrated Duel match in the Arena
•  Tournament Victor: Win a rated or unrated Swiss Draw match in the Arena
•  Arena Survivalist: Win a rated or unrated Battle Royale match in the Arena
•  Pentad Victor: Win a rated or unrated Pentad or Septad match in the Arena
•  Arena All-Star: You've earned the Arena All-Star badge by winning all of the above types of Arena matches

Sign-Up for Saturday, July 27th - Badge Run:

1. @Glacier Peak Glacier Peak - Ice/Cold Corruptor
2. @Midnyte Forever Midnight - Night Widow
3. @lemming Nikita Tesla - Blaster
4. @Phantom_Hornet Phantom Hornet - Brute
5. Purple Enchantress
6. Precognitive Epsilon
7.  

 

Sign-Up for Sunday, July 28th - Badge Run:

1. @Glacier Peak Glacier Peak - Ice/Cold Corruptor
2. @Midnyte Ocean Goddess - Water/Regen Sentinel
3. [RESERVED]
4. Cece
5. Milrop
6. Lingering Sickness

 

Edited July 28 by Glacier Peak

[Glacier Peak]

I'll be on today and tomorrow for the double header folks! Haven't seen anyone sign up on the forums, but I've heard a lot of interest in game. 

[Midnyte]

1 hour ago, Glacier Peak said:

I'll be on today and tomorrow for the double header folks! Haven't seen anyone sign up on the forums, but I've heard a lot of interest in game. 

 

I'd like to join with Forever Midnight - Night Widow on Saturday, and on Sunday, Ocean Goddess - Water/Regen Sentinel

[Glacier Peak]

For the folks who will inevitably need to acquire the Arena All-Star Accolade (and it's five required badges) I wanted to put my notes/guide together for their use. Please see below for detail instructions and screenshots for how anyone can organize a successful Arena All-Star Accolade badge run!

 

Arena All-Star Accolade Badge Run

How to Get??? - Earn these badges:

Spoiler

	Arena Victor Badge	Win any match in the Arena
	Arena Duelist Badge	Win a Duel match in the Arena
	Tournament Victor Badge	Win a Swiss Draw match in the Arena
	Arena Survivalist Badge	Win a Battle Royale match in the Arena
	Pentad Victor Badge	Win a Pentad match in the Arena

 

 

Helpful Hint! - Invite all participants in to a League before beginning!

Arena Victor/Arena Duelist instructions (see Arena Match settings in image below):

• 2-Person Minimum
• Set up match as described in image
• Invite the player who needs badges
• Start match by clicking ‘List Event’ then ‘Start’ twice
• Enter match and be defeated by Designated Winner who needs badges
• Player who wins earns both badges (approx. 3 minutes per run)

 

Pentad Victor instructions (see Arena Match settings in image below):      

• 2-Person Minimum
• Set up match as described in image
• Invite the player who needs badges
• Start match by clicking ‘List Event’ then ‘Start’ twice
• Enter match and be defeated by Designated Winner who needs badges
• Player who wins earns the badge (approx. 3 minutes per run)

Arena Survivalist instructions (see Arena Match settings in image below):

• 3-Person Minimum
• Setup match as described in the image
• Invite the player who needs badges
• Start match by clicking ‘List Event’ then ‘Start’ twice
• Designated Winner stay in match after timer finishes countdown, the rest quit out. Designated Winner stay in match until badges are awarded.

Tournament Victor (Swiss Draw) instructions (see Arena Match settings in image below):

• 8-Person Minimum
• Setup match as described in the image
• Invite the player who needs badge and put in second slot of match only. Wait to ensure the designated winner has accepted the invitation and is showing in the arena screen before inviting the others
• Announce to all participants who the Designated Winner will be
• Recommended that all participants are within view of each other so organizer knows who has proceeded to the next match
• Designated Winner stays in match after timer finishes countdown, all others quit out once timer concludes.
• Occasionally, players advance to the next match but have no one to fight. It’s okay! The rounds will continue and the designated winner will still receive the badge at the end of the tournament.
• Lastly, after the 1^st and 2^nd rounds, at least 1 person (the Designated Winner) should see the following text announcement: "Round 2 begins in 2 minutes"

Edited July 27 by Glacier Peak

[Glacier Peak]

Just wanted to remind any interested folks that I'm running this again today for anyone who needs the Arena All-Star Accolade. Same time and place as yesterday.