Sandolphan

DEMONS (MINION, LIEUTENANT, BOSS):



ADDENDUM: TEXT FILES FOR DEMON SUMMONING

GROUP FILES FOR DEMONS:
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ROOT FILE DEMONS:
c:\covbinds\DemonSumm.txt
MINIONS Demons:
c:\covbinds\Demonlings.txt
LIEUTENANTS Demons:
c:\covbinds\Demons.txt
BOSS Demons:
c:\covbinds\Prince.txt



ADDENDUM: COMMANDING SUBSETS OF DEMONS

Use the following chart to select and control two tiers of pets with one command (ie /petcom_pow S goto to control both tier 1 and 2 at the same time).

Well I can't help with the OS problems, but if the problem with using the numpad is personal preference (ie you don't want to take your hand off the mouse), try remapping the keys (perhaps to shift+qweasdzxcv).

To get around whatever is the issue with the /bindloadfile command, try using the bind chains...just copy and paste them into the chat window. Here's the all-pet bind for example (shown for the numpad, edit as desired):

/bind numpad0 "bind numpad4 petcomall agg$$bind numpad5 petcomall def$$bind numpad6 petcomall pass$$bind numpad7 petcomall att$$bind numpad8 petcomall fol$$bind numpad9 petcomall goto"

Not sure if that's any help, but it looks like you have others to assist on the technical issues if needed.

There's a bit more to it than just stealth.

Full mob invis is the important part. Stealth+stealthIO gives this, and this alone makes Stealth worthwhile (trumping any numbers CJ might offer). Numbers can be obtained from a lot of sources; agro control through full invis is worth a lot more.

For my perspective, one of the best things you can have in any game is options. Every character I make has some form of full invis (personally I prefer superspeed+IO). It's quite simply that useful.

Rikti forces struck at 5:00pm across Paragon City and the Rogue Isles. The surprise attack caught many off guard, but humanity marshaled sufficient forces to stave off this preliminary assault.

Rikti hubris in warning us of the impending attacks might have played a part, but the end will not be in doubt. They have been beaten back every time, and this time will be no different. It is perhaps their greatest flaw that they cannot learn this lesson.

Fareed Abdullah, on the Bastion Task Force.

Ok let's clear some things up...first the correct bind as requested:

/bind shift+lbutton petcompow bru goto agg


Now some further clarification...there's two different commands discussed in the thread:

/petcompow POWER
/petcomname NAME

The first sends a command or stance to all pets sharing the letters in powername POWER. The second sends a command or stance to all pets sharing the letters in NAME.

Hope that helps. You might want to look over some of the MM guides discussing the commands to get some longer explanations. Good luck!

It's to the point that I just write him off. While he's around, he's useful; but as soon as he runs in to brawl, he's dead for the duration unless I resummon the rest of the tier 1's at some point.

Would be very nice if the devs took a look at his attacks and adjusted them more towards his unique functions (ie get rid of brawl).

The same could be said about the dangers of team leadership, only applicable on a larger scale. People have to work things out once given the tools for grouping.

The way around the problem of unjust leadership is to have the players present in the zone elect the raid leader by voting, in a similar fashion to a group-kick in a first person shooter. There would have to be a quorum set by the devs to initiate the raid setup through player action, and then all in the raid listing would be transported to the instanced Hive/Abyss.

Then again, they already have a workable setup in game they could adapt for the raid: Arena.

Virtue does evac-less on both sides very smoothly (redside went even quicker than blue). Redside we also now rejoined the Masterminds with the raid, and brute/stalker-tank Hami.

The 'run faster' bit was held over from the Test Server practices, but some experimentation on early Virtue raids showed that if the raiders could get some support and cover right at the bloom from the alpha strike of blooming yellows, there'd be no need to evac. Stacked RA's blueside and the Warburg nukes redside provide this margin of safety. Plus we have a solid number of experienced melees (scrappers/tanks, brutes) who know the routine and can quickly grab the yellows as soon as they bloom. The two nuke raids were demonstration of this. They seemed to shake us out of our rut so as to try variations to 'the strategy'.

The last redside no-evac raid ran 22 mins from the start of the first countdown to Hami defeat, and it wasn't rushed at all for time. That shaves the raid duration to around half as long as an evac raid, depending how fast everyone regrouped after evac'ing.

I'd still recommend doing an evac raid to servers starting out. Once you have a core of experienced raiders who know what to expect, start running no-evac raids to make the whole thing run smoother and like clockwork.

I've visited several other servers to assist in starting Hami raids, as has Andra from the Angels. We learned early on that it takes a dedicated core group of leaders/raiders to get the ball rolling, who are willing to practice and understand the strategies needed. Once this group is trained, they can become the raid/team leaders and spread their knowledge and experience to whole teams of players and get the job done much smoother. This way, successful raids are created and participants won't go away discouraged or unwilling to try again (nothing kills raiding on a server faster than 8-hour failed attempts).

Kudos to all the Virtue raiders and leaders for making the Hami raid such fun. And thank you devs for a fun game element; it's greatly appreciated. (Now how about some more? )

Virtue Raids are scheduled:
Blue- Sat 6pm, Mon 8pm, Wed 8pm
Red- Sun 6pm, Tues 8pm.
Second runs are usually done immediately after the first if there is sufficient participation, which allows people who didn't get in to the first run to join in on the second. Best to arrive 30 mins early for a spot.

Sorry for the fast post/lack of conditional details. I believe the devs probably prefer simply, to the point suggestions. But here's some more info of where I'm coming from:

I almost always play with full teams. And yes usually we fight our way there, but nothing more than necessary to arrive (a nice direct path, nothing out of the way, clearing mobs as we go). Typically the team will arrive with 7-10 mins and fight the way through the bank to the vault. There's usually around 3-4 mins left after grabbing the money. Fight the vault door ambush, then await the LB/Hero ambush to win. Around 2 mins left at that point, but the hero often does not arrive on the scene.

Several tactical things can screw up the arrival. Team members don't stay together, and the ambush will scatter to attack their assigned targets. Someone might be in jail, and again some of the ambush designated to get them will be lost on the map. These can be overcome by insisting the team stay together in one spot (ambushing the ambushers in the vault room is good).

My suggestion of giving a time bonus for completion of the first objective was to overcome some of the built in problems with the ambush not arriving in a timely fashion. If the ambush is delayed because of systemic issues, it shouldn't be held against the successful team. The bonus time would offset the problem of ambushers not working correctly or smoothly for a team that is keeping together and ready for the challenge.

I'm only posting this because I have experienced this issue too many times (around a third of the time), usually on good teams facing the missions at a challenging level (no steam-rolling it). Two minutes left and the team awaiting the hero who never comes and thus failing the mission isn't fun.

Anyway, just a suggestion/request that seemed reasonable for them to look into.