Seasick Pirate wrote: I'm going to hijack this thread because I'm in a similar situation myself. If I should create my own topic, let me know and I will. I normally break 700, get scared, and shield for the rest of the event. But I'm desperate for a yellow. Hood cover aAnd want to hit 1100 pts this event. This terrifies me. Honestly, I don't really know if my roster is good enough for his currently, but I feel it would be worth the effort if I succeed. What sort of tactics can I use? I'm sitting at just over 600 pts with 26 hours left, ranked #10. Should I be searching out targets worth a certain amount of points (are 15 pt targets okay?)? Should I look to my score or my rank to determine when to take breaks? I'm fine with finishing at any rank. I've been using a variety of teammates with Hood, but I don't feel my Sentry or Patch are species well enough to rely on. From my roster, who can I rely on to help the most (best defensive team)? I have pleanty of ISO saved to level a few folks if needed. Thanks for any advise. The pressure I'm putting on myself over this is making me anxious so sorry if that comes shining through my post.
Seasick Pirate wrote: ^Haha! - sorry about that. It souns like we're in near-identical situations in terms of wanting to improve our performances. I've been having good luck with Hulk & Panther with Hood. But I'm often wondering if I should level up my Hulk a bit more. Currently, I have him at lvl 130 and he has 9000 health. Would pushing him to 10,000hp be helpful or do I benefit more by having his anger trigger more often? Also, by "soft-capping" my Sentry, do you mean leveling him up as much as I can? Sorry for this dumb question - I suck at the meta aspects of this game.
Seasick Pirate wrote: Well, I learned my lesson. I'll go back and sit in the corner like a good boy. I don't think I'm ready for his. Before I could break 700 I hit a wall of maxed Sentry/Daken and/or X-Force teams. Nothing I want to mess with. I was ranked #4 in my bracket. I went un-shielded over night thinking any losses I suffer might help me find better-suited opponents. Dropped to 560 points,now ranked #30, but keep seeing the same teams. Why are there so many maxed X-Forces?! Will my rank affect the kind of opponents I face? Or does my current score have more to do with that? Or is it soley MMR?I told you I have little to no grasp on the meta game.
AznLyte wrote: Well, I've spent about 600HP in shields trying to learn how to shield hop and get to the Xforce cover, and what it's shown me is I get sniped too often. In 2 matches under 5 minutes, I will still get attacked in the 1st match. I guess the irony of trying to get Xforce is that I can't move up without having him...
AznLyte wrote: I'm not using Xforce to hop. I use a 153 Sentry and a 166 Hood. Yeah, well, I agree. 600 HP poorly spent. I guess I shouldn't try again for a few months. I started hopping really early, I guess I just didn't have enough hp to hop 5 times and use 300 to get to the end.