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This!

I know I must be missing something or not getting the whole picture because for the life of me I can't fathom the reasoning behind the decision to put Sissy P as this week's WST. Not when there are still a few level "50" TFs to cover.

But then there are the disconnects some folks always seem to have during the other raids. I shutter to think of the lag that these multiple teams will cause. The lag may also end up preventing players from completing all stages of the event due to lag death and/or too many mezzes. I'll always join if someone like Masque or Madame P is forming one and needs one of my toons. Aside from that, much like the Hami and ship raids I'll pass even though I'd love to take part.

Not knowing the mechanics I'm not sure how much of a win this is. How will the rewards differ for a player that spends a majority of their time buffing a 48 man team as opposed to a player with 3-5 AoEs? Think a non slacking Kin or Emp versus a Fire blaster.

The Kin or Emp is busy buffing/healing me which is a crucial part of the encounter/survivability, if I go around spamming Fireball and RoF will my rewards be greater?

The problem isn't with the build. The problem is between the chair and keyboard

I don't agree with the difficulty being a reason for the Well to take "notice" of you because future TFs/SFs will also give Notices. My logic may be flawed, but once the level shift is applied TFs like the ITF will be much much easier and the Well will still "notice" me for these much simpler feats. The cynical side of me says they chose the STF and LRSF because they are some of the least ran level 50 TFs. There were probably more people running those TFs this week than the entire last year.

Which is why personally I probably won't be running any non 50 TFs for notices, I'll run them if I need them for an accolade. My 50s don't need merits, I don't random roll because I don't like the random roll mechanics, no purples and no shards (and we will need a collective asston when it's all said and done). But that's just me and my opinion which is probably in the minority.


I missed speed runs though, so thank you devs for helping bring them back!

And so have I, but was it a PUG? I'd bet it wasn't or at least the core wasn't and had enough -res and -def already.


IMO The STF isn't difficult provided you have at least 6 competent players (any team makeup) the difficult part is convincing PUGs to let go of their stigmas and just roll.


My 3 favorite scrappers are DM/SR, Kat/SR and Claws/SR, they've all completed all scrapper STFs before. However those STFs were pre-planned with players that understood the game mechanics. It's a bit more difficult to convince a PUG that GW isn't a problem because I have 50% melee defense or that I'm packing -Res procs as an added bonus. The idea of can't heal if she doesn't hit just doesn't register.

Personally, I decided just to wait until the ITF and Khan TFs are on the menu. They at least don't have the "Must have Tankorz, Must have healorz" stigma.

8 Scrappers with nukes, shivs etc.

People have a stigma that you need a tank on the STF. Preferably a stone tank, and they try to shy away from too many melee toons because of GW (hard as heck to get on a STF with a scrapper). When in fact some scrappers as well as some controllers can tank him effectively. Then there is also the option of just ignoring him and taking out the towers if you have enough support.

These TFs are a lot less complicated than players make them out to be IMO. It is for this reason I think it wasn't the best idea to make them the first WTF. A better choice would have been LGTF or ITF which all 4 alignments can partake in.

On the bright side, at least it's a level 50 TF/SF and not Sister P where you lose access to your alpha and higher tier powers, and have no chance for shards/purples.

Thanks for pointing this out. It's often overlooked.

Someone mentioned that yesterday I can't recall how many times I typed /gmotd. The severs were up I'd say about 9AM EST I was off work so I was on then. No pop up message came up as of 3ish yesterday. I'd rather have the info before hand, but I probably won't be off any Tuesday's anytime soon so I guess it doesn't matter

I think most people in game yesterday morning found out first through trial and error then passed it on to the player base. As usual the patch notes took a long time to come out, had to be 4 or more hours after the servers went live. I'm hoping the weekly WTF is announced sooner in the future or if we can get two weeks advanced notice like this week.

My MacBook says different, but I've learned since I19 to expect lag and crashes anytime the server is status is at least yellow. So it's par for the course as far as I'm concerned.



Wishing the devs developed a system for solo players to gain rare alpha slots =/= screaming bloody murder. Or at least not in my world.

Yummy! That new flavor is lagalicious! Crashtastic even!

A new issue or feature always brings out more players, however I somewhat agree with the OP about focusing on one/two TF a week. Zone lag is ridiculous.

The devs should have also considered that not everyone wants to team or has the time to team and should have considered solo rewards instead of making that an after thought.

On the bright side... Welcome back speed runs!

Okay, thought it was just me. And the day I renewed my main account... Guess I'll try again tomorrow.

That's part of the new booster called "The Pigeon Pack"

Seriously though, if they have an option for a real out of combat pet like a dog (Shiba please), cat or bird then I'll buy it, I'm not really into animal heads but I know a lot of people are. Hope they enjoy!

First off welcome! Second thing is there is no such thing as "spoil all the surprises". We WANT to know!

Ahh didn't know that, but I can certainly understand why they are allowed. Does this also extend to other temp powers such as O portal, Ninja Run etc?

My guess is the next tier will cost two uncommons, one common unless they release "rare" components.

Anyways I don't think it's a waste at all. By choosing the nerve boost you may be able to free up another power or two. I picked up Nerve Radial on my DM/SR, this allowed me to drop the leadership pool and pick up the presence pool.