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Oh and double xp weekend announced for June 15th.

COME OUT TO TEST THIS WEEKEND OR ELSE!

Well as many of you know, the PvPEC is finally kicking off the first event (of three) of the summer Good versus Evil event.

A recap of the events the weekend of June 1-3 are as follows:
PLEASE NOTE THEY ARE ALL ON THE TEST SERVER
Click here to find out how to get on the Test server!


Friday, June 1st
Kickoff Party in Pocket D @ 6 pm pacific/9 pm eastern
Come join us for a bit of fun in Pocket D. Friday's events will be covered by Woot radio and there will special appearances by Lighthouse and ExLibris! There will be yellow titles given away as well as some CoX swag raffles!

Siren's Call Brawl @ 7pm PST/10pm EST
After the Kickoff Party, we will make haste to Siren's Call to kick the bejesus out of each other. This promises to be a smackdown of all smackdowns and you never know exactly who is going to show up to stomp on your face! ExLibris and Lighthouse wlll be in attendance for sure so make sure to come out and let them know how you feel about them moderating your last post!

Saturday, June 2nd
Lethal Lottery on Test
Noon PST/3 pm EST (lvl 22-27 ex-ing allowed)
& 7 pm PST/10 pm EST (lvl 40+)
This will be a Lethal Lottery of epic proportions! This will be a random draw for teams and there'll be prizes for the winners!

Sunday, June 3rd
Showcase 8x8 Event
Some of the top PvP teams we have on CoX will be showcasing their talents in the Pocket D arena so we encourage you to come down, observe the matches and check out their mad skills. We have also opened it up to those stout-hearted enough to want to try their mettle against them!

Please visit me in Pocket D (main dance floor) to talk more about Uprising or the PvPEC! Thanks!

I will be attending most of the events on Test this weekend. I will also be giving Ahne Toreph a spin in the Lethal Lottery Saturday night. I will be helping run the Lethal Lottery at noon as well and if you wanted a more casual event, this one is the one to attend. I have a few people on board to join me (like Deep, Violet, and Zero perhaps) so hopefully the rest of Debt Brigade will come out and support the event.

Stateman's Taskforce: Part the First

I did not fail; I merely advanced in the opposite direction.

Any good hero knows that a challenge, no matter what its size or scope, must be met with a steely resolve and brazen defiance. With the advent of Issue 9 a challenge of immense proportions was unveiled.

And the Debt Brigade rose to the challenge.

How’d we do?

Look Ma, I can see the debt cap from here!

The Devs sure weren’t fooling around when they set out to make a taskforce to challenge level 50 heroes. We discovered that the Statesman Taskforce calls for a fair amount of finesse and thinking while still providing a huge amount of smash-em-up slugfest fun.

For the first foray against Lord Recluse and his minions, the Brigade assembled in Independence Port and sallied forth to wreck some havoc in Grandville. And if it’s anything the Brigade knows, it’s havoc.

Anyone who wants a band-aid, raise your hand.

The first directive involved a search and destroy mission in the heart of the Fab, a neighborhood deep in the wilds of Grandville in the Rouge Isles. The Debt Brigade gleefully set to destroying Arachnos equipment and introducing Arachnos troops to the substandard healthcare prevalent in the area. Matters went quite smoothly, resources were rendered into their most natural states and Arbiter Sands, who was looking for a good cappuccino, was given a sound concussion.

Returning to Independence Port, Taskforce Guardian re-supplied and was promptly sent after the mad Doctor Aeon, who was responsible for the technologies in Lord Recluse’s latest scheme. Guardian fought it’s way through a force of Arachnos troops only to discover it had been routed to a potential future where Lord Recluse had re-decorated Atlas Plaza in something that should have been described as “Post Modern Trailer Park.” You’d think with Arachnos’ defense budget, someone would remember to buy a crate of brooms.

Clean up on Aisle 9!

Reveling in his newfound ability to communicate in cutscenes, the good Doctor kindly informed Guardian that four in-game lieutenants, namely Regent Korol, Shadow Spider, Viridian and Magus Mu’draken would need to be defeated before the Taskforce could escape. Guardian proceeded to prove that a well-honed team could take on just about anything. Regent Korol, Magus Mu’Draken and Shadow Spider were handily contained and summarily arrested with extreme prejudice. Viridian proved to be something of a surprise by cold-cocking the tank (ahem) while still on the approach. But a quick rez and the green-suited soap opera devotee joined his fellows in cuffs. The four pieces of the code were recovered and Taskforce Guardian took the portal back to Independence Port.

One exit, no waiting!

The next mission was rather familiar for anyone who had done the villain’s respec trial, clear out the Vines and steal the power of the Vine Tree to penetrate Aeon’s defenses. A mild Circle of Thorns snack as a palate cleanser and Taskforce Guardian promptly stripped the Tree of defenders, played a quick game of Weedwhacker and plundered, ahem, liberated the power of the Thorn Tree for the betterment of all Paragon City…

Dude, you hit that with a sedan...

Part Two in in the pipe! Stay tuned!

Meg

It Begins! No One is Neutral

Please note: I will be available in Pocket D on Wednesday May 30th at 7pm pacific to answer questions about the Uprising event and the PvPEC. Hopefully some of you will come out to support me! :grin:

New Power Sets? :squeal:

Cast your vote here for what you think would be the neatest 2 sets for tanks and scraps!

Then go here and click what defensive sets you'd most like to see!

Wow, that would freshen up the game considerably! At least hero-side. I can hear the villains boo-hooing already.

Good news, Uprising from the PvPEC will be held in early June! It'll be on test however, and some prizes are to be had. More on this later! Thursday night at 7pm Pacific, Brawl for It All in Recluse's Victory! Don't miss the beat down!

Roll Call...

...for Ice Mistral Strike Force!

Level 35 minimum to engage in evil, after 40 you get squat but the sheer sense of glee at causing DOOOM. Be there or be...stuck in yet another thing which is not this thing. I have never done this SF so not a clue what it holds and I kinda like it like that.

Sunday May 27, 2330Z
(That is 3:30 pm PST for you gamer civilians out on the hippie coast)

Happy Birthday Cap

Just wanted to extend a very Happy Birthday to Cap who turned the big 3-0 this past Thursday! Hope it was a special one!

Warburg Brawl - Tonight @ 6 pm Pacific

Come one, come all, it's a beatdown in Warburg.

I'll be on Ahne Toreph, so hurry up and get on his team! :smile:

Mask Maker Badge!

For the Death Brigade:

My psi dom has picked up the Facemaker Chemical mission. It grants the Mask Maker badge. Anyone missing it or any raving completists out there, let me know. I'll hold it for a week or so.

Meg

Failure Suits You, Hero

Well until our rads are PLed, the STF continues to elude us. Maybe Sword will take a break from RL and help us next time! LOL. I will give major props to the team for yet another valiant effort. The fates are against us it seems.

"Violet! Avenge me!"
I am happy however that I was finally able to knock out all my RV sig villain badges though. :)

Sister Pysche (20-25 for xp) TF, Saturday at 1 pm pacific. RSVP.

STF and PvP 101

Don't forget that PvP 101 is tonight at 6pm in pocket D! I'll be there since I'll take any and all help I can get! :grin: Thanks to those of you who came out last night to the Brawl for It All in Siren's Call. I got so annoyed with all the villains camping the hero base, I pulled Ahne and TP Foe'd/Trip Mined a bunch! GoooooOOoo Ahne! Don't forget next week is Warburg where you have no friends except your teammates.

Incidently a few people mentioned wanting to put a Capture the Flag team together. We need 5. I can't be one since I'm officiating, but sign up in the comments. Moon Freeze might put up a rare recipe or an HO.

This is who we have for the STF:

Tanks: Cap, Mrs. K (or baba, whoever they prefer)
Blasters: Colder, WT, Tzadkiel,
Trollers: Lumeir, Chynna

Megeara would also like to participate, and we have a backup in Incredible Sam. However more than 2 tanks is well, not good, so if Cap/Baba/Mrs. K can bring someone else, that'd be great.

We are doing this at 3 pm pacific. Please be on time AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A FULL SET OF SHIVANS!!

Statesman TF part 3

Tzadi stop standing on your head and fight this thing
Well, gonna try and set this up again for Sunday at 3 pm Pacific. Let's try to make a more optimal team this time. I'm thinking we can bring a tank, an emp, 3 blasters, 2 trollers, and a scrap? Baba will be coming and I can bring either Lumeir or Azrhiaz. I've asked Earl and Duchas if they'd like to come hold our hands since they've been successful at it.

Shivans are required so be prepared to go get some.

Tank:
Emp:
Trollers: Baba, Lumeir
Blasters: Millie, Colder
Scrap: Chaud

If you are interested!

No, it ain't the STF, but it might be less frustrating! Yeah, yeah, I'm here to push the PvPEC stuff this week!

Siren's Call Brawl Thursday night at 6 pm pacific. Casual zone event. We had over 35 people in Bloody Bay and everyone had a great time so come on out!

PvP 101 Seminar - Held this Friday in Pocket D Monkey Bar @ 6 pm pacific. This will be geared to beginners and novices and taught by a pro PvPer. Lecture, Q&A and some demonstrations will be included.

Oh and don't forget about the Invention Request board in the links to the right if you are looking for anything!

I can smell Victory...

...Now I want to taste it

Earlier this week a collection of our Coalitions finest put forth another go at Lord Recluse and his flunkies.

Mobs of Arachnos? No problem for a team of 8 heroes. We need more of a challenge.

Lord Recluse running to smash some heroes...I think we have a cure for that.

Curse you, Lord Recluse! He personally dropped me around 20 times I think. I shudder to consider the debt a toon below 50 would incur trying this TF.

The glowing recipient of all our love, Ghost Widow. Her AoE regen limits you from melee...the team I ran with last night had no blasters, ugh. Our stone tank held her aggro while we chipped away, anytime I managed a hold, the scrappers ran in for all damage they could muster. With our blaster support we had a much easier go at it.

A major nemesis...and it ain't Black Scorpion

This ugly boat kept coming back to pester and insure we feel short time and time again.

OK folks, I have done this TF like close to 10 times now, most of it on test. Never won it. But I come back for more, why? Fun. And a major dose of pride. Ran the STF again last night, with a earth/stone tank, a invul/SS tank, 3 scraps, a kin def, a dark/empath def, and myself. We managed to get as far as Lord Recluse. Our other empath ran out of time and that may have been the deciding factor. The Kinetic and the Stone tank managed to aggro LR for up to

5 minutes at a shot. We got the tower down to 1/4 then the flyer came by wiped us and the repairmen got it full in mere seconds. The lower it gets the faster and higher numbers the repairmen spawn. They repair it in about 3-5 SECONDS, so taking them out is HUGE.
The flyer was pointless to take out with our team...No Blasters = major pain to defeat it. I really liked this team set, but we needed Blasters bad. If we had some AoEs for the tower, I think we would have dropped it. Our team vowed to log off then try again today, hopefully everyone makes it.

I want to try again this weekend with our Coalition buddies, I forgot the times we talked about, Az do you remember?

Load up on Shivs and Nukes, they do make a difference. Save the shivs until last, they proved invaluable in tackling the tower.

Grand Poo Bah Massacre in Grandville

With all three GPBs dead by Ghost Widow's hands, it looks like Baba Kanoosh and Megeara are going to have to take up the reins! DoooOOooooom!

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No one wants to do Capture the Flag tomorrow? I'm hurt.... :sniffle: :)

Task Force Time!

Judging by the comments made in the last post, Friday seems like a good day to help ol'States out.

Is everyone cool with Friday 5 pacific? I'm pretty flexible Friday so I'm down for almost any time. I went with 5 pacific because Chaud mentioned she has nothing going on after that but I'd be down to start earlier (like 2 pacfic) if we could make it happen. If not, 5 is good for me.

I guess this means I need to make my SG uniform now :P

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Just a reminder the BB Brawl is tonight. There is also a Warburg Capture the Flag planned for Sunday at noon pacific, if there are 5 of you who would like to represent DB/coalies that would be awesome! Find the details here

I'm Rich!

Well, I couldn't help but push everything else off today to try out the new issue 9 stuff now on live! Woo ho! I made 9 million influence in about 4 hours of time from farming in the Rikti Crash Site. (PI was overrun with farmers) I got a nice super rare melee IO recipe and got 5 mill for it. Was the first one sold, and I'm wondering if I should've asked for more! LOL Greedy? Nah! So I never have to worry about my alts again, and never left SG mode! Woot!

When are we doing STF? Tonight? :)

Oh btw, there is a forum for invention requests over in the links to the right. If we can help each other out with salvage or recipes, that'd be great.