Weekly periplo (formerly problems getting in content? Come in)

100% agree that people should do solos when possible. Ideally no one should be asking for help on alerts or raids till they've handled a good portion of the solo things. My point was that this was a post to gather interest in running content for feats. You can't run a group for solos, so while solos are important, it's not really the focus of a feat 'group'.

Look at the title 'Trouble getting into content?'. If you are having issues getting into solo content, well that's another issue entirely and needs a bug report.

Decíamos ayer (it's somekind of a motto in spanish, means "we were telling yesterday"). A couple of hours after writting this i just get in the game to just pick the daily coin of episode 44 and....just for fun i also queued on Brainiac's bottle ship, two minutes later i was on the raid and after a wipe on Zod, a couple of failures on the "four circles room", other couple (or three i don't remember) failures with the computers, one wipe on Brainiac and 65 minutes....I got my briefs, the two feats i listed on this thread (Edge of extintion and Analog age) and the raid finished.

It's just funny how life works sometimes.


Personally while doing the raid i feel people listen more than the other times i did this raid, i believe that since people didn't have too much fire power it made people think something wasn't working and start to read the chat, or maybe it has been a long time since i did this raid and people are different.

NAPS i guess it's North America Play Station, right? Then it's perfect because i play on computer on USA. I'll be glad you join me any time you can and on the raids you want (i mean if you don't want to do a normal raid, you don't have to), A tank is always welcome and a healer and a controller and a dps, i mean if in your tank you have the feats, you can join with other character (i'll play mostly as Cyfaill on this but...if i don't need the feat on her or i need it on other i may play with other character).

Just in case someone thinks this is something only for PC, Playstation, etc it is not, this is a reference point which can work for any platform (Xbox, Switch, Europe, etc), to prepare yourselves, in my case i didn't get in the Brainiac's raid the day i wanted but since i know what i need (briefs and feats) i didn't need to check it on the moment and could explain the feat easily to the others.

PS: Just in case you are curious about the story behind "decíamos ayer", essentially long time ago a professor went to jail for some years, when he went out and resume his lessons he started with the "decíamos ayer".

I'm finding hard to add the alerts to the schedule, i didn't think about it really, there are so much before episodes, some episodes with alerts and no raids, since i want to keep with my idea of doing the alert and raid of an episode the same weekend, it could be a little messy at the beginning, from Amazon Fury III on it'll be easy to do it (all have alert and sometimes even two raids), for the rest of episodes we'll go in order and fill the alerts when there is an spot for them.

I've decided to do two alerts on friday at the same time we do raids (there is an exception), we'll struggle with people doing weeklies but it's a more short content so it should work, also it has to be friday because i want to avoid a situation in which the alert hasn't ended and it's time for the raid.

This weekend schedule:
At 15:00 GMT in Europe servers and at 23:00 GMT USA servers (which is 15:00 pacific time i believe), giving to each feat three (3) tries (after that just go for next boss or finish the raid).
As we'll do two alerts and since both cannot be done at the same time one will be scheduled two hours before and after (this mean the second alert will have two tries so all people have a 'good' time to do it but is not necesary to queue both times, just go for the one who suit better your time). So for first alert the hour will be at 15:00 GMT in Europe servers and at 23:00 GMT USA servers and for the second one At 13:00 & 17:00 GMT in Europe servers and at 21:00 & 1:00 GMT USA servers

The 18/11/2022 we'll do two alerts:
Area 51 [At 15:00 GMT in Europe and 23:00 GMT in USA as usual]
The feats we'll do:

• No feats, just remember to explore the area if you don't have it.

Ace chemicals [at 13:00 & 17:00 in Europe and at 21:00 & 1:00 in USA as commented above]
The feats we'll do:

• No feats.

The 19/11/2022 we'll do Batcave: Outer caverns.
The feats we'll do:

• Sometimes you just can't get rid of a bomb: To take down the shield of RCP [first boss] before the flashbang drone self-destruct. If i'm not wrong is to kill thos flashbang and use the bomb they left behind on the RCP.
• The family that shields together: I don't remember about this one, is the classic to kill all enemies at the same time on the final boss?

The 20/11/2022 we'll do Darkseid's war factory.
The feats we'll do:

• Fire prevention: On first boss, to avoid the parademos ignite, so...to kill them fast.
• The trail not taken: On second boss, to avoid being damaged by the firepit. So...better if fire users avoid the power that sets a field of fire. This should be easy after all, people usually avoid fire hehe.
• Droning off: On second boss, to avoid the Demolition drones self-destruct, more fast killing
• Omega 13: To be killed 13 times (between all characters not each character) by the omega attack of Darkseid, the dying part should be easy, the reviving, to count to 13 or to slow the death of Darkseid i'm not so sure... Maybe the Oraclebot ally it's worthy here.

The 21/11/2022 we'll do Darkseid's war factory [Elite].
The feats we'll do:

• Omega and omega: To just die 8 times (or more) by the omega attack of Darkseid.

PS: Why one alert have two tries and the other only one? It's due to the incovenience of having other time to do and not being able to keep the same routine in all.
PPS: For the "Lost and grounded" in Darkseid's war factory (the normal) is to avoid to kill restrictor drones but i'm not sure if they appear through all raid, only on the corridors or only in boss fight so...let leave it for the future.
PPPS: For the "Grounded for life" in Darkseid's war factory (the elite), is the same case in the normal so...to the future.

The following is to keep track of past raids/alerts, since i cannot edit my post and...to ask every week to an admin to do it is...tedious for the admin and for me so...here will be.
Alerts

• [Nothing for the moment]

Raids

• Khandaq.
• [...]
• Brainiac's bottle ship.

The best part is that the Area 51 and the Ace Chemicals where a success (i still need a brief on Ace but....well i'll get it on a next run i hope), just Ace was a little slow until it pop but...it was good to do some dailies.

The worse part was the Batcave: The outer caverns raid, why no one told me is not accebile at the moment? It doesn't apperas on the on duty menu, neither on the hall of doom [or watchtower] portal, anyone knows why it doesn't appear?

Darkseid war factory was almost perfect, good teamwork, killing here and there, waiting but with the "Omega 13" feat one player didn't listen and he killed Darkseid when we were at 8 deaths, almost after the fight he saw the chatbox and i'm sure for the next time he'll be more carefull in that sense, but not everything was lost, almost now I know the "restriction drones" only appears on the boss fights so it'll be an easy feat on the next time.

Hmm.. I can confirm that the outer caverns watchtower portal is disabled and the raid is not in the on duty menu. I dont think this is well known yet and it could be just a glitch. I will put this issue in the Bug Forum.

Ha....I would have joined on that run as I need the fire trails one, but was out last night. Good stuff getting it done though. Congrats.

Dang! Well, it'll be more raids to join for the health of the Cyfaill's feats game (hehe).

This weekend schedule:
At 15:00 GMT in Europe servers and at 23:00 GMT USA servers (which is 15:00 pacific time i believe), giving to each feat three (3) tries (after that just go for next boss or finish the raid).
As we'll do two alerts and since both cannot be done at the same time one will be scheduled two hours before and after (this mean the second alert will have two tries so all people have a 'good' time to do it but is not necesary to queue both times, just go for the one who suit better your time). So for first alert the hour will be at 15:00 GMT in Europe servers and at 23:00 GMT USA servers and for the second one At 13:00 & 17:00 GMT in Europe servers and at 21:00 & 1:00 GMT USA servers

The 25/11/2022 we'll do two alerts:
Bludhaven [At 15:00 GMT in Europe and 23:00 GMT in USA as usual]
The feats we'll do:

• No feats, just remember to explore the area if you don't have it.

Gorilla island [at 13:00 & 17:00 in Europe and at 21:00 & 1:00 in USA as commented above]

The feats we'll do:

• No feats, just remember to explore the area if you don't have it.

The 26/11/2022 we'll do Batcave: Inner sanctum.

The feats we'll do:

• Zetta testers wanted: On Zetta boss, to kill it before 5 waves of enemies come, so to kill it fast.
• A feast for the eye: On final boss, to kill it before it aborbs 10 enemies, so to kill them before they are absorbed.

The 27/11/2022 we'll do Kandor central tower.

The feats we'll do:

• Kryptonian hat trick: On Zod, to use the electric field to damage 3 crystal consoles in less than ten seconds so when someone have that electric aura to run and get close to the three crystals.
• A Connor conundrum: On second boss, to avoid Superboy switch sides, to not kill him if i'm not mistaken.
• Resistance is futile: On Doomsday, to not take off his adaptative resitance, so....to not do anything but kill him.
• Waiting is the hardest part: On Doomsday, to not mark him for a Kryptonian airship strike, so...again to not anything but kill him.

PS: "Integration complete" is a list of enemies absorbeds by ARC so be lucky and replay until you get them.

The following is to keep track of past raids/alerts, since i cannot edit my post and...to ask every week to an admin to do it is...tedious for the admin and for me so...here will be.
Alerts

• Area 51.
• Ace chemicals.

Raids

• Khandaq.
• Batcave: Outer caverns.
• [...]
• Brainiac's bottle ship.
• Darkseid's war factory.

Just a quick note on these, before you have an issue....On 2nd boss it's a 1st attempt, and you can't make Superboy switch sides either by burning him or throwing the crystal at him. If he switches on his own, it's ok. Single target Lex (or Superman if villain) and it'll be fine.

In, 'Resistance is futile', whichever adaptive resistance he has (troll, tank, heal or dps) those players cannot hit him till it comes off, so either everyone blocks (safer), or at least those players who fit the resistance that round have to block, and he will likely come out of the chute with one on...so have the tank throw 1 shot, then block. The symbol for which resistance he has will come up over his head. Healers and trolls can still drop group moves, like AOE heals, power dump, just nothing that is an 'attack' like a debuff or stun, but I normally turn away from him and do dumps so there is no chance I can accidentally hit him...and drop target lock. Safer to just have everyone block...the resistance will clear on it's own after 30-45 seconds. Normally you'd hit him with the cannon to remove it, but the 'waiting' feat prohibits this.

You may already know all this, but 'do not do anything but kill him' will not get it done, for 'resistance' at least. I watched a lot of people goof both of these up during KCTs turn in STU content.

Good hunting.

I didn't know about the crystal. So just one try, this is one of those feats that you would try i guess, maybe i'll see you then...hehehe.

Thanks for all the details, i didn't know it, i believe i haven't tried this feat before (i don't think i have but...if i do it's due to be lucky) so i was going to try it on the fly hehe, well to make people stop hitting is going to be hard but....as always i'll try.

I didn't, i believe Kandor is one of those raids that i strangely have played very little so not much experience with it. Just in case, any advice/tip (from anyone) is always welcome, ALWAYS, period, so feel free to help, it doesn't matter if i know it or not, it could help to the readers.

This weekend was an easy one. Bludhaven went pacefully without any issues. Gorilla island wasn't so pacefully, it took some time to get in, a guy didn't move at all by the time we were on the third boss, it was the hardest instance to complete on the weekend for sure. Batcave II [Inner sanctum] was an easy one, i didn't ask for the feats but they were completed without problems. For Kandor central tower i had to wait about 15 mins to get in (i thouht this was more played) and sadly no feats were done, people weren't reading or weren't interested, so half success here.

PS: "Weekend run" is so boring....i believe i'm going to start calling it "Cyfaill's periplo" or maybe "Run's periplo" or "periplo's time", i have to give it a thought.

I strangely forgot to put this the wednesday but...never is too late:

At 15:00 GMT in Europe servers and at 23:00 GMT USA servers (which is 15:00 pacific time i believe), giving to each feat three (3) tries (after that just go for next boss or finish the raid).
As we'll do two alerts and since both cannot be done at the same time one will be scheduled two hours before and after (this mean the second alert will have two tries so all people have a 'good' time to do it but is not necesary to queue both times, just go for the one who suit better your time). So for first alert the hour will be at 15:00 GMT in Europe servers and at 23:00 GMT USA servers and for the second one At 13:00 & 17:00 GMT in Europe servers and at 21:00 & 1:00 GMT USA servers

The 02/12/2022 we'll do two alerts:
Watchtower containment facility or The hall of doom armory (depending on your side, there are so few side instances that is not worthy to separate them) [At 15:00 GMT in Europe and 23:00 GMT in USA as usual]
The feats we'll do:

• [Watchtower] Don't fight the power: To kill eradicator without destroy drones.
• [Hall of doom] Breaking the chain command: Kill iron statue before bronze.

Underworld trials[at 13:00 & 17:00 in Europe and at 21:00 & 1:00 in USA as commented above]
The feats we'll do:

• Stampede: To trap the Minotaur before he does 5 charges. So to lure him to break the chains and then to get him inside the room.
• Phoenix of vengeance: To just pick two eggs, kill phoenix and kill him on final fight.
• If looks could kill: Avoid to be transformed into stone by Medusa, her skull attack if i remember it rightly.

The 03/12/2022 we'll do Batcave: Brainiac subconstruct.
The feats we'll do:

• No feats?

The 04/12/2022 we'll do Olympus.
The feats we'll do:

• Divided and conquered: This are three objetives on Athena. To no let build any ballistae on her fight (when she divides the room in four) i believe is the only one that you cannot get by just playing so....that one.
• Dusk till dusk till...: To reach three new moon phases before killing Hecate. Slow killing should be enough...
• Unsafe waters: On Zeus, to avoid the charged pool.

The 04/12/2022 we'll do Olympus [Elite].
The feats we'll do:

• Athena artifice avoidance: To deactivate her traps.
• Elitist elixir: On Zeus, to avoid be killed by the Zeus widespread.

PS: "Poached" would have been my option but i guess it's easier to do "Phoenix of vengeance". For poached if i remember it right was [on labirinth] to go left side continue there until get 3 eggs, then to the beginning to go right side to kill phoenix. After the killing each member has to be in one of the four circles, someone will go to a room to gather the fourth egg, after that to continue forward for the five egg and...feat done.
PPS: "Lunar lunacy", to not reach a new moon phase, it should be easy with all the overpower we have, so i guess is better to try the other.
PPPS: "Bobbing for golden apples", will be on the next try.

The following is to keep track of past raids/alerts, since i cannot edit my post and...to ask every week to an admin to do it is...tedious for the admin and for me so...here will be.
Alerts

• Area 51.
• Ace chemicals.
• Bludhaven.
• Gorilla island.

Raids

• Khandaq.
• Batcave: Outer caverns.
• Batcave: Inner sanctum.
• [...]
• Brainiac's bottle ship.
• Darkseid's war factory.
• Kandor central tower.

On this weekend, while we take a break from the winter event...

At 15:00 GMT in Europe servers and at 23:00 GMT USA servers (which is 15:00 pacific time i believe), giving to each feat three (3) tries (after that just go for next boss or finish the raid).
As we'll do two alerts and since both cannot be done at the same time one will be scheduled two hours before and after (this mean the second alert will have two tries so all people have a 'good' time to do it but is not necesary to queue both times, just go for the one who suit better your time). So for first alert the hour will be at 15:00 GMT in Europe servers and at 23:00 GMT USA servers and for the second one At 13:00 & 17:00 GMT in Europe servers and at 21:00 & 1:00 GMT USA servers

The 09/12/2022 we'll do two alerts:
Smallville [At 15:00 GMT in Europe and 23:00 GMT in USA as usual]
The feats we'll do:

• No feats.

Oolong Island [at 13:00 & 17:00 in Europe and at 21:00 & 1:00 in USA as commented above]

The feats we'll do:

• No feats.

The 10/12/2022 we'll do Fortress of solitude: Chasm.

The feats we'll do:

• But scorpions don't lay eggs: To broke/interact with the crystals he drops.
• Not a dog person: To not release Krypto.

The 11/12/2022 we'll do God of monsters.

The feats we'll do:

• Last cyclops standing: To kill an specific cyclops as the last. This time i suggest to leave as last: Steropes.
• In an orderly fashion: To kill bosses in an specific order. Tank should take away minotaur (it puts a shield on everyone) and the rest to focus on the target. This time the order could be: Phoenix, Monitaur, Harpy, Gorgon.
• No eggist: On last boss, to not let any egg to hatch.

The 12/12/2022 we'll do God of monsters [Elite].

The feats we'll do:

• Last cyclops standing...again: To kill an specific cyclops as the last. This time i suggest to leave as last: Steropes.
• In a similar fashion: To kill bosses in an specific order. Tank should take away minotaur (it puts a shield on everyone) and the rest to focus on the target. This time the order could be: Phoenixes, Monitaurs, Harpies, Gorgons.
• Low eggspectations: On last boss, to not let any egg to hatch.

PS: This week seems to be easy feats, the only concern is too see if people remember how to form a straight line..

The following is to keep track of past raids/alerts, since i cannot edit my post and...to ask every week to an admin to do it is...tedious for the admin and for me so...here will be.
Alerts

• Area 51.
• Ace chemicals.
• Bludhaven.
• Gorilla island.
• Watchtower cointainment facility & The hall of doom.
• [...]
• Underworld trials.

Raids

• Khandaq.
• Batcave: Outer caverns.
• Batcave: Inner sanctum.
• Batcave: Brainiac sub-construct.
• [...]
• Brainiac's bottle ship.
• Darkseid's war factory.
• Kandor central tower.
• Olympus.

Wouldn't it be easier to do scheduling via a shared document instead of via a forum thread?

You mean like using the excel from google docs? One tab for the calendar and maybe other for the raid/alerts feats planned?
It's not a bad idea but i'll have to announce that shared document on this thread so it'll be the same. I'm using the forum is for three reasons:

• Since the game has an officiall forum, i prefer to use it; probably google docs won't close but who knows, while the forum won't close until the game does.
• You don't need to install or register anywhere to see the thread, just search the forum, the thread and to read.
• When people are stuck in some part of the game, one of the sites their searcher will take them will be this forum so it seems a good choice to put it here.

All that said, i could do a calendar and post the picture here, the raids are not a problem (pretty easy which one is going to be the next) but the alerts can be a little bit more confusing (since i'm jumping from back and forward).

I'm thinking more along the lines of scheduling.

Its probably easier for people to check up shared document on a phone / tablet versus looking up a forum thread. And the data can be in like a calendar format so its easy to look with just 1 glance.

Also easier to lets say...... people can write what days they usually log in (wkday or wkend), what time (in what timezone), specific feat(s) that they are having a particularly hard time with. Then when they log into DCUO, they can send tells eg "Anyone need X feat?"

Just thinking out loud here.

It's a nice idea but in this case i'm trying to do like a meeting point, since everyone will have their own free time and to arrange that every week (not everyone will be available) i do prefer to settle an hour that way people allways now at which time it's done and they can sort their time to join, even if they haven't said a word about playing it or just are bored and remmeber this time hour and join to fight.

About the feats, for the moment i'm picking the easy ones and in the future to change for the other feat, the reason is trying to create an habit to try them, but as soon as i write anyone can ask for other without problem; for example last weekend i got in "god of monsters" and i asked to do the order i wrote in this thread for the "in an orderly fashion" feat but someone wasn't reading and the minotaur was all the time recovering its health so I just said to forget the feat and to kill the phoenix first (and someone put to try the order in which phoneix is the first), we didn't get the order done but...it was worthy the try (i mean, the world was going to reset so...we couldn't spent time wiping at all).

Probably i could skip some raids/alerts and some feats but...i do them just in case.

Well, if you go the fixed route / meeting point route all the time, the onus kinda ends up on your shoulders alone. You'd have to take on the task of spreading the word around ie make it a sticky thread in all the sub-forums on DCUO, asking ppl to spread the word to their online DCUO ppl / leaguemates / rare randoms in pug groups who know what they are doing and are chill enough and cooperative enough.

Versus trying to make it drive itself, where ppl discuss / provide logistical or scheduling input in Whatsapp / Telegram / Discard groups etc.

What can i say, you are totally right, this way i don't have to disturb anyone but who knows, maybe on the future i change my mind (never says never).