Hey all Derp here, Just wondering what everyone is doing in preparation of survival mode? I mean sure we PS users can watch vids till our eyes bleed but that won't really help when the content drops. Some will probably be doing EO runs, some may get more creative, I'm interested in hearing what people are doing. Last night my League started our prep to do so we decided to run older content while extremely under geared. We started with Kahn 5 man setup using blue faction gear and safe house weapons no tank. Managed to make it to Black Adam pretty quickly too I wasssurprised. After a few attempts we got SpicyMoonlight from Roleplayers to tank for us and this got much smoother. Thanks again Luna. It was honestly the most fun I've had in game for a while. We're probably going to attempt Outer next and I'll be sure to record this time so everyone can laugh with us or at us lol. So yeah anyone else have any prep stories or prep ideas? -Derp
I'm just doing a Deathmike on everything that got a Walking portal little by little (meaning, doing things solo). I started with the B4Earth duos long ago, then SoT Duos Alert of WT Containment Facility, Ace, Arkaham, etc. Next in my list is Trigons Prison and then going for FOS, Gates, and let's see how far I can make it. I'm just taking my time, no rush in this.
Yup most of those are on my daily list. They're pretty fun too! Haven't attempted the FOS solo yet but FOS2 will be interesting now that they fixed the doors so you actually have to split (2man'd it two weeks ago). I totally forgot that Trigon had a walk in portal thanks bud!
I would highly recommend some finger and wrist exercises to build their strength/tolerance/endurance!
Well I've been doing some training of my own: Every night I got to Gotham Wastelands and /sleep in the lava with Luna. Pretty sure I'll need to bring my fire to the next level for this survival mode
Hey Derpie, I think we need to try to do Wave in possibly T4 gear the way it was meant to be done. One of the issues were are bound to run into while practicing, is helping players get rid of their bad habits. The Troll or DPS who goes ahead of the tank. The Healer who stops healing to pick up someone while a Troll stands there. The DPS that literally tries to fight the bosses right next to the tank. I doubt we can do Outer with 5-6 and that gear like we did Khan, but "back to basics" is what we need to get everyone thinking about. So figuring out how to do that will be key. We also need everyone to participate, not have members not want to do something just because the rather be doing something else. That left a little sour taste in the mouth of those who did take the time to do it. Soloing, or 2 man'ing stuff will not get the "team" ready, nor will help develop the necessary communication. Doesn't help you learn tendencies of other players and actually takes you out of that "role" you are supposed to be playing because you have to do the work for multiple roles. Regards, Menelaos PS: Thx Luna!
Soloing or running content with fewer players probably wont help too much. The idea is you're going to be vastly undergeared for these fights. You will need to learn to make it up by other means. Also, for future reference with your practice runs, I suggest trying to limit SP use somehow as well. For T2 content, I probably would allow WM, but use no innate bonuses. This might make the runs far more noticeably difficult.
I think the best way to prepare, would be to run the WotL bounties and the WotL Ops. From there, you'll get an idea of how the boss fights work. It appears the mechanics of the fights are just about the same, although the bosses in SM obviously hit harder. It would be a good idea for tanks, especially to familiarize themselves with the combat mechanics of the game as it will be vitally important that they know how to for survivability. I don't think running lower tiered content will really help. Familiarizing yourself with the fights and knowing how to counter will greatly increase your chance for survival.
1. buy extra snacks-----CHECK! 2. Lock girlfriend,dogs and cats outside-------CHECK! 3. Move toilet into computer room ----------------uncheck 4.buy at least 50 extra controllers------CHECK Ok well i think i am ready.
You don't need to move a toilet into the computer room or your computer into the bathroom. Just load up on soda/beers and use the empty bottles. Lol jk
Then what the heck am i suppose to do with the bottles after i do my business? Throw it out the window and hope it doesn't hit someone? And what am i suppose to do if i have to go the other way? LOL
In my case I'm mainly DPS and Tank on emergencies. I'm doing Solo Content to improve my Tank Skills: - Rotation - Shield - Personal Dampening Fields - Auto Healing - WM Combo (this one is a very new concept and has been difficult for me to do in Tank Role, I normally used to do 1 or 2 hits and going back to Block). - Etc. In terms of teamwork I'm practicing more conversational English
I hope to be full T6 and hope people want to use my services. Pug Life . As a troll, I can usually counter from afar fairly well so ok there I hope.