Hyperstrike

Of course!

Picked up a couple games.
Picked up the splefty new BattleTech T-Shirt and a new Shadowrun T-Shirt (DocWagon: Your money for your life), some dice and the latest trade of PS238. A small ***** with one of my college loan payments (taking double) sorta curtailed my spending though.

Hover won't help you with the Kismet. The power has to be active to get the ToHit bonus. Found out the hard way with my bubbler (who's still in need of a respec to fix that).

Hyperstrike's Corrolary: There is no "overkill", there are multiple values of "kill", with increasing levels of certitutde that "kill" has actually stuck.

- Infinity: Comic book death of a popular character
0: Average comic book death
1: Shot offscreen
2: Shot onscreen
3: Shot onscreen, hole visible
4: Death shown
5: Death shown, body buried
6: Death shown, body burned
7: Death shown, body dismembered and destroyed (meat grinder, strapped to a bomb, etc).
8: Death shown from first moment to expiration (your average slasher film victim, Star Trek red shirt, etc).
9: Dropped a celestial body on them (Chewbacca)
10: Blew up the planet they were on (Your average citizen of Alderaan)
11: Dropped a stellar body on them (or chucked them into the sun)
12: Dropped into a supernova or stellar ignition event
13: Dumped into a black hole (space suit optional).
14: Collapsed a galaxy on them.
15: Collapsed a galactic cluster on them
16: Collapsed the known universe on them
17: Collapsed the entire universe on them
18: Collapsed multiple universes/dimensions on them
19: Collapsed the omniverse on them
20: Killed yourself too and went after them just to make sure

Okay your build needs a bit of cleanup.

1. Active resists (Tough, Unyielding, Temp Invuln) should be the ones getting 4-slotted Reactive Armor.
2. Passive resists (anything that says "Resist X" should be 3 Aegis. End redux is NOT a concern with them.
3. As always with Invuln, SCREW PSI HOLE PATCHING! Your Ranged and AoE defense numbers cover you better.
4. You have almost no need of purples. I've left one set in because it makes sense.
5. Power choice order needs tweaking if you have ANY intent to exemp whatsoever.

Here's a quickie rework of your build, but defense capped with only 1 enemy in range, not 10.




Villain Plan by Mids' Villain Designer 1.956
http://www.cohplanner.com/

Ultimate Strength: Level 50 Magic Brute
Primary Power Set: Super Strength
Secondary Power Set: Invulnerability
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Leadership
Power Pool: Speed
Ancillary Pool: Energy Mastery

Villain Profile:
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Level 1: Punch SBrutesF-Acc/Dmg:35(A), SBrutesF-Dmg/Rchg:35(3), SBrutesF-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:35(3), HO:Nucle(5), HO:Nucle(5)
Level 1: Resist Physical Damage Aegis-ResDam:40(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx:40(7), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg:40(7), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+:30(9)
Level 2: Temp Invulnerability RctvArm-ResDam:40(A), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx:40(9), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg:40(11), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg:40(11), GA-3defTpProc:50(13)
Level 4: Haymaker Hectmb-Dmg:50(A), Hectmb-Dmg/Rchg:50(17), Hectmb-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(19), Hectmb-Acc/Rchg:50(19), Hectmb-Dmg/EndRdx:50(21)
Level 6: Dull Pain Dct'dW-Heal:50(A), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx:50(23), Dct'dW-EndRdx/Rchg:50(23), Dct'dW-Heal/Rchg:50(25), Dct'dW-Heal/EndRdx/Rchg:50(25)
Level 8: Super Jump Winter-ResSlow:50(A)
Level 10: Knockout Blow SBrutesF-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg:50(A), SBrutesF-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:35(21), SBrutesF-Rech/Fury:35(27), HO:Nucle(27), HO:Nucle(29), HO:Nucle(29)
Level 12: Boxing Empty(A)
Level 14: Maneuvers LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A), LkGmblr-Def:50(31), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(31)
Level 16: Unyielding RctvArm-ResDam:40(A), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx:40(31), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg:40(33), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg:40(33)
Level 18: Rage Rec'dRet-ToHit:20(A), Rec'dRet-ToHit/Rchg:20(33), RechRdx-I:50(34)
Level 20: Hasten RechRdx-I:50(A), RechRdx-I:50(34)
Level 22: Tough RctvArm-ResDam:40(A), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx:40(34), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg:40(36), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg:40(36)
Level 24: Resist Elements Aegis-ResDam:40(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx:40(36), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg:40(37)
Level 26: Weave LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A), LkGmblr-Def:50(37), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(37)
Level 28: Invincibility LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(A), LkGmblr-Def:50(39), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(39)
Level 30: Resist Energies Aegis-ResDam:50(A), Aegis-ResDam/EndRdx:50(39), Aegis-ResDam/Rchg:50(40)
Level 32: Foot Stomp Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:30(A), Erad-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:30(40), Erad-%Dam:30(40), M'Strk-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(42), M'Strk-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(42), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(42)
Level 35: Tough Hide LkGmblr-Def:50(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(43), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(43)
Level 38: Combat Jumping LkGmblr-Def:50(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+:50(43), LkGmblr-Def/EndRdx:50(45)
Level 41: Spring Attack Erad-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:30(A), Erad-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:30(45), Erad-Dmg/Rchg:30(45), C'ngBlow-Acc/Dmg:50(46), C'ngBlow-Dmg/EndRdx:50(46), C'ngBlow-Dmg/Rchg:50(46)
Level 44: Superior Conditioning P'Shift-End%:50(A)
Level 47: Laser Beam Eyes Thundr-Acc/Dmg:50(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx:50(48), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg:50(48), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg:50(48), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx:50(50), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg:50(50)
Level 49: Physical Perfection RgnTis-Regen+:30(A), P'Shift-End%:50(50)
Level 2: Swift Run-I:50(A)
Level 2: Health Mrcl-Rcvry+:30(A), Numna-Heal:40(13), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+:50(15)
Level 2: Hurdle Jump-I:50(A)
Level 2: Stamina Efficacy-EndMod:50(A), Efficacy-EndMod/Acc:50(15), Efficacy-EndMod/EndRdx:50(17)
Level 1: Brawl Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Dash Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Slide Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Quick Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Rush Empty(A)
Level 1: Prestige Power Surge Empty(A)
Level 1: Fury
Level 1: Sprint ULeap-Stlth:50(A)
Level 2: Rest RechRdx-I:50(A)
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 0: High Pain Threshold
Level 0: Invader
Level 0: Born In Battle
Level 0: Marshal
Level 50: Cardiac Core Paragon
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Unenhanceable.

And it still doesn't answer the issue that some players would essentially be allowed to run it "free" while others quite simply couldn't ever run it without sapping themselves.

My main machine is an old Core 2 Quad 2.5Ghz with a GTX 560 Ti.

It dual-boxes just fine with the settings cranked.

You may have a tiny lag swapping from one instance to the other, but for the most part you should be golden.

Authoritative sources PLEASE.

Of course it doesn't. Because any legitimate argument falls before the might of your emotional argument. Right?

And this means, precisely...WHAT?

Simply that your groups have failed. Simply because you failed doesn't mean it's "too hard". This early in the game, it can simply mean you guys weren't running the trial properly, leading to failure. Indeed, this is very likely what it means this early in the game.

For most of the people playing through this, the trial has been available a whopping TWO DAYS.

Let me repeat that.

THE TRIAL HAS BEEN AVAILABLE ONLY FOR TWO DAYS.

And, at most, a lot of these people have been giving the "old college try" to the trial for a couple hours of those two days. Max.

It stands to reason that EVERY group simply isn't dialed-in enough on the specifics of the trial to pull out a success every run.

Nobody said anything about how godly they or their PUG were. YOU just attempted to inject that so you can pretend to be offended and that your skills as a player were insulted.

The original Magisterium trial, and the The Really Hard Way badge were too easy. It was really quite possible to walk right over Tyrant without even touching the light pillars. It was no more difficult than beating down one of the AVs in the other trials.

Is it POSSIBLE that it snuck out the door with a flipped decimal place or an errantly entered number? Sure. However, there is enough success thus far to indicate that the trial is working as intended.

The "farms" are learned behavior. UG "is" farmed, as were BAF and Lambda. Basically, the first 99% of the trial is farmable, even with lowbie Incarnates. You just drop before the final AV/GM.

Now, the DEVS didn't teach people how to farm these. They learned all on their own.

And, like other trials, in a couple weeks, a bit of planning and people who'll actually LISTEN to directions it'll be old hat to go up and shake hands with Tyrant's face.

*Turns baseball cap around backwards*

Who doesn't look at a model with no thigh space whatsoever and think "Ooh! I could use a nice, oversized garter-of-pouches right now!"

And while you're at it, remove the models' feet below the ankles...