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Back at it this Sunday, going for The Really Hard Way. We should also get Shadow Master and The Hard Way (even if The Really Hard Way doesn't work out); Ready to Rumble is certainly possible, but I won't be actively trying for it on either of the first two runs. The first run won't use Ultimates, so we can practice dodging lightning and see where we start hitting the regen wall, then we'll go for the badge on the second try. Time and interest permitting, I could do a third run to try to get either Triple Threat or Ready to Rumble.

If you'd like me to save you a spot, post below or let me know in-game.

Requirements

• +3 level shift.
• Hybrid unlocked and slotted.
• Completed the Magisterium trial.
• At least 6 Ultimates. There may be some available at the event, but please try to bring your own. You can get them from:
  • Astral Christy in Ouroboros for 2 Astral Merits each.
  • Wentworth's. I haven't checked prices lately but last time I did they were running between 7 and 10 million.

Other considerations

• If your badge character needs it, by all means, bring them.
• General Incarnate suggestions:
  • Judgement: Try to avoid Vorpal (he resists smashing).
  • Interface: One with a damage proc. Reactive and Degenerative have nice other effects, but don't overdo them as they can only stack a few times.
  • Lore: High single-target DPS (List at ParagonWiki for comparison) and/or exotic damage. Note that Cimerorans are getting brought into line (i.e., nerfed) in i24, so be careful if you choose to make them.
  • Destiny: Barrier or Rebirth.
  • Hybrid: Assault (Radial) or Support.
  • If you can't change to one of these, anything's better than nothing. Also, don't change from an ability with a level shift to one without.
• Overall, the main concern is being able to do steady damage to Tyrant. Stacking Barrier and Rebirth destinies should be enough to keep the league alive.
• The best things to bring are damage, AoE damage and tohit buffs, and defense and resistance debuffs for Tyrant.
• Corruptors are good, between the buff/debuffs and Scourge.
• Leadership powers, particularly Assault and Tactics, are useful.
• For filling the non-Ultimate slots in your tray: reds (although we'll hopefully be pushing the damage cap without them), greens, or team yellows (or red/yellows).

This will be Sunday, August 19. I'll start forming in Pocket D at 3:00 PM EDT and launch when we fill. I'll hold reserved spots until 3:30 EDT.

I don't need the badge, but if you need help, you know where to find me.

Edit: Looking over the roster, we seem to have tanking and emping covered. (I can still bring a tank or emp if that's what's most needed, though.) So a quick rundown of the characters who I think add the most to the roster:

• Elec/elec blaster. Has stealth and Recall, and a snipe.
• Ice/storm controller.
• Plant/TA controller. Only rare Hybrid, Interface, Judgement, and Lore.
• Mind/psi dominator. Now (barely) perma without outside buffs; still building. Has a snipe. Will have rare Alpha, uncommon Destiny, Interface, Judgement, and Lore.

Empath (for Primals) or Death's Jailer (for Praetorians). Same badge names for heroes and villains.

Grats to Pinnacle on finally getting RHW!

As one might guess by the other posts, we had a good day. First run got only Shadow Master but was close on the others we tried for, second run got Triple Threat and The Hard Way, and the third run got Ready to Rumble and an extra The Hard Way for good measure.

So that's Master of Magisterium for everyone who was around for the last two runs

Grats on the badges all, and thanks for coming out.

I'm taking next week off for double XP, then probably going to start back up trying to get The Really Hard Way again.

Grats on the badge, all!

My guess is it's roughly in chronological order of release. Here's my best stab at it:

• All 1-20 content introduced since GR.
• Rift enclosures. (Praetorians go to Primal earth.)
• 20-29 tip missions, Drowning in Blood, Issue 17 & 19 arcs (Keith Nance/Jenni Adair/Roy Cooling; Dean MacArthur/Leonard/Vincent Ross).
• 30-39 tip missions.
• 40-50 tip missions.
• The Instant Army (Tina Macintyre, new arc).
• A Hero's Epic (Maria Jenkins, new arc; impossible to place post-retcon because Penelope Yin (as a member of the Freedom Phalanx), Battle Maiden, and Mother Mayhem are all in it.)
• Power Overwhelming (Mender Ramiel).
• Alpha Strike (Apex Task Force).
• The Praetorian Offensive (Tin Mage Task Force).
• The Sky Is Falling (Admiral Sutter Task Force).
• Wizard's Weakness / The Fire and the Flames (Mortimer Kal Strike Force).
• Behavioral Adjustment Facility trial.
• Lambda Sector trial.
• The first round of Praetorian invasions.
• Keyes Island Reactor trial.
• The second round of Praetorian invasions.
• First Ward.
• The Underground trial. (Statesman is still alive at this point.)
• TPN Campus trial.
• Night Ward. (At least starts before MoM; it makes no sense to free Katie from the Seer Network after dismantling it.)
• Minds of Mayhem trial.
• Who Will Die.
• A Clamor for the People. (Penelope Yin Task Force.)
• Pandora's Box. (Guess based on the presence of the Talons of Vengeance, who were severely weakened in Dark Astoria.)
• Dark Astoria.
• Dilemma Diabolique.
• The Emperor's Sword. (Belladonna Vetrano.)
• The Last Line of the Law. (Emperor Cole's personal story.)
• The Magisterium trial.

A lot of those can slide around fairly easily, and some of the ongoing ones can stretch a bit.

Good luck to those participating in this!

As of now I see no reason to doubt I'll be there tomorrow afternoon. I'll try to say something here and in-game if that changes.

Assuming it doesn't, see you all tomorrow afternoon.

I've had a real-world issue pop up, and while I should be able to play Sunday afternoon, I may not be able to, perhaps with little to no warning. Apologies in advance if that's the case.

(The last week for me, ever since I came home and discovered my Internet connection was down, can generously be described as "crappy." At this point, if my luck evens out, Chimera, Pendragon, and Shadow Hunter will just die of pity when they show up, for the easiest badge ever.)

/em pokewithstick (at modem)

Okay, I think I'm good.

Same plan as the last few weeks:

• Triple Threat is still the focus.
• If people need The Hard Way, we can try for it without extra complication.
• Ready to Rumble doesn't play nice with Triple Threat, so it'll have to wait.
• I assume most people will have Shadow Master. If not, we should pick it up along the way anyway.
• Still not planning on trying for The Really Hard Way. Once Triple Threat is done, I'll start trying for that again.

Hopefully we can get all the badges in two runs. If not, I'll stay as long as I can and there's still people interested.

I'm going to require that everyone be +3. Experience with the trial and Hybrid unlocked and slotted are nice, but not required. Please sign up below or send me a tell in-game if you'd like me to save you a spot.

This will be Sunday, August 5. I'll start forming in Pocket D at 3:00 PM EDT and launch when we fill. I'll hold reserved spots until 3:30 EDT.

I don't need the badge, but I can help out with a mastermind if needed.

As of now, it looks like my Internet won't be fixed until Monday at the earliest. I'm going to try one more thing tomorrow, but if that doesn't work I almost certainly won't be able to do this.

If anyone would like to run this if I can't make it, feel free. @Craz Dragoon and @ReDorothy have asked me to save them spots.

Hope to see you all tomorrow; if not, I'm sorry, and good luck if you do try.