Mega-Destroid Invasion Preview - Starts Thursday!

trailturtle · September 2013

This weekend, Millennium City is going to be attacked by Mega-Destroids! Every hour, face these champions of robotic evil with your entire server - earn tons of rewards from this open-world event, starting Thursday after maintenance.

Get more details in the blog...

Possible rewards:

Questionite bag
Temporary Backup device - summon one of the Champions for a few high-powered attacks
Permanent Backup device - summon one of the Champions for a few high-powered attacks
Become device: Resistance Command Leaderbot
Become device: Black Talon Mk II

Times:

Starts Thursday after maintenance, around 9am PDT
Ends Monday at 10am PDT
Event happens every hour.

jonsills · September 2013

...you'll be ready to turn the tide against him -- if he ever shows his mask again...

Fixed that for you.

crypticbuxom · September 2013

=D

Every hour, [only] three Mega-Destroids will spawn and attack Champions HQ.

D=

/10char

jonsills · September 2013

crypticbuxom wrote: »

=D

D=

/10char

Well, that might have been tied to the Level 1 bug...

agentnx5 · September 2013

I'm looking forward toward getting some permanent backups! Unfortunately, I won't be online much until Sunday due to my work schedule. It'll be nice to see all the extremely powerful hero characters all fighting together, just like old times.

Good special event rewards and Zone events like these always generate more turnout (until people farm themselves into insomnia and wear out

)

PS: Cryptic, please make sure your servers can handle the traffic this time? Excessive lag and only a few instances makes for a lot of frustration.

PPS: How come the other zones never get cool events? It'd be really cool to have some major events going on in places that are NOT Millennium City.

jonsills wrote: »

Well, that might have been tied to the Level 1 bug...

I'm extremely interested if this bug has been fixed or not. Last year this was... well... catastrophic (as in so bad of a bug the event needed to be canceled, and it was)

mithrosnomore · September 2013

Random rewards for all participants or will the people that do the most damage get the best rewards?

dr490nbr347hi · September 2013

agentnx5 wrote: »

PPS: How come the other zones never get cool events? It'd be really cool to have some major events going on in places that are NOT Millennium City.

+1. Other zones need love too.

flamingbunnyman · September 2013

Will the end of the Mega D event also mark the end of the Destroid daily mission, or will that continue?

Or does it end with maintenance so that the Mega Ds can replace it?

monaahiru · September 2013

Suggestion.

If some rare item drop when we defeat Buckups! summoned by someone in duel, it will be nice. :biggrin:

I want Champions' costume.

theravenforce · September 2013

Only three this time? Hmm

That means doing this event four times for the Mega Destroid AF and perk. Cewl! :biggrin:

theravenforce · September 2013

flamingbunnyman wrote: »

Will the end of the Mega D event also mark the end of the Destroid daily mission, or will that continue?

Or does it end with maintenance so that the Mega Ds can replace it?

Says on Le Blog Post:

(Remember: The regular Destroid Invasion event is ongoing, with a daily Questionite reward from the Drifter. It'll run alongside the Mega-Destroid Invasion as well.)

So don't try to back up too far or you'll get double destroids :P

serendipitynow · September 2013

Random rewards for all participants or will the people that do the most damage get the best rewards?

Last time you got resources based on damage, and all drops (devices etc) were random

flamingbunnyman · September 2013

theravenforce wrote: »

Says on Le Blog Post:

That's what I get for just reading the forum post, and not the blog.

Still curious about the end date. The fact that it was accidentally turned off during last week's maintenance shows that it is a temporary event, and not a permanent addition like the Fatal Error stuff was. Though I'd happily have another source of Questionite made permanent. :biggrin:

flyingfinn · September 2013

Meh.......

theravenforce · September 2013

flamingbunnyman wrote: »

Still curious about the end date. The fact that it was accidentally turned off during last week's maintenance shows that it is a temporary event, and not a permanent addition like the Fatal Error stuff was. Though I'd happily have another source of Questionite made permanent. :biggrin:

Le Blog Post:

Starts Thursday after maintenance, around 9am PDT
Ends Monday at 10am PDT
Event happens every hour.

roughbearmattach · September 2013

Awards from Event missions are random--have been for quite some time.

flamingbunnyman · September 2013

theravenforce wrote: »

Le Blog Post:

Not the right answer this time.

I'm looking for the end date for the Drifter's mission, not the big Ds.

theravenforce · September 2013

flamingbunnyman wrote: »

Not the right answer this time.

I'm looking for the end date for the Drifter's mission, not the big Ds.

aah, I reckon maybe the early part of next month? October 12th maybe?

It would be a nice albeit annoying addition

I just hope the perk and AF rewards are linked up properly for this event. i.e.

12 Mega D's taken down = AF is hooked up correctly so there are no issues.

somebob · September 2013

flamingbunnyman wrote: »

I'm looking for the end date for the Drifter's mission, not the big Ds.

I'm gonna guess Monday at 10am, the same time they turn off the Mega-Ds. Because there won't be an attack any more as we have 'won'.

trailturtle · September 2013

agentnx5 wrote: »

PPS: How come the other zones never get cool events? It'd be really cool to have some major events going on in places that are NOT Millennium City.

Population, mainly. In the past, on other games, I've had events in zones other than the main hubs, and they got way fewer people. RenCen is where everyone's concentrated, so for as many people to play an event as possible, you have to site it in/near RenCen.

crypticbuxom wrote: »

D=/10char

Er, maybe I'm misremembering... but I'm pretty sure there were only three Mega-Ds in the event last year. I based the blog off my memory of last year, so let me know if it's incorrect.

mithrosnomore wrote: »

Random rewards for all participants or will the people that do the most damage get the best rewards?

The important stuff will go to all the participants. There may be resources awarded based on score.

flamingbunnyman wrote: »

Will the end of the Mega D event also mark the end of the Destroid daily mission, or will that continue?

Or does it end with maintenance so that the Mega Ds can replace it?

The Destroid invasion will continue, but as to when the Destroid invasion will actually end -- good question. I don't have an answer right now, but I don't think it ends with the Mega-Ds.

nemez1s · September 2013

love this event.. MD for breakfast, MD for lunch and guess whats for dinner?!?!

MMMMDDDDD!!! :biggrin:

crypticbuxom · September 2013

Last time I was on PTS it was 2 on each end and at the front for a total of 6.

If you reduce the number it only makes farming for the rewards easier though.

theravenforce · September 2013

crypticbuxom wrote: »

Last time I was on PTS it was 2 on each end and at the front for a total of 6.

If you reduce the number it only makes farming for the rewards easier though.

Tru dat.

A lot of people I have spoken to cannot wait for three Mega Ds...last time I check on PTS only 2 showed up at a time...on the three points on the Champs HQ..

but the total was 6 Destroids

mithrosnomore · September 2013

serendipitynow wrote: »

Last time you got resources based on damage, and all drops (devices etc) were random

Thank you....

trailturtle wrote: »

The important stuff will go to all the participants. There may be resources awarded based on score.

... And thank you.

That sounds good to me.
No pressure to replace my character with a tricked out vehicle. :cool:

zedbrightlander1 · September 2013

I am excited about this leg of the event for three reasons:

1) Last one ended abruptly due to level dropping issue. Felt like a story arch without a proper resolution.

2) My new computer should be able to handle this leg of the event far better that my old one did last year.

3) I have several solidly made Freeform 40s { <---- Thank you KenpoJuJitsu, supercollide, and Tammy Waffles. } who should be able to really help against these bad boys and not just distract them with "Indian Burns" and "Noogies."

zedbrightlander1 · September 2013

gradii wrote: »

My Quarry dps toon is pretty good vs high defense enemies, with her penetration specs, high crit severity, and DU core, with 2gm. but when I try the event with her, I'll block when the mega D's use the blast wave thing. just in case :biggrin:

Always a good precaution regardless of your hero's Heath number.

agentnx5 · September 2013

trailturtle wrote: »

agentnx5 wrote:

PPS: How come the other zones never get cool events? It'd be really cool to have some major events going on in places that are NOT Millennium City.

Population, mainly. In the past, on other games, I've had events in zones other than the main hubs, and they got way fewer people. RenCen is where everyone's concentrated, so for as many people to play an event as possible, you have to site it in/near RenCen.

That will never change unless you give people incentives to go to other zones... Monster Island and Vibora Bay are two of my favorite zones. And Canada and the Desert are cool, but lacking in reasons for high levels to go there, especially since UNITY missions are no longer as nearly appealing since the advent of Legion Gear (of course that could change IF you could purchase useful stuff from Recog Vendors, such as specific mod types).

As I recall the werewolf v. hunter stuff is actually fairly popular (in-spite of some balance issues), and that's a non-Millenium City part of the Blood Moon event. That said, the most of the action and rewards are focused in Millenium City even for that. So it'd be nice to change things up again and have some major open mission events going on in other areas of the Champions Online world.

( Also, why avoid the other two questions I asked? :-S The post-post script was a secondary afterthought, and not my main point in writing my reply)

trailturtle wrote: »

The important stuff will go to all the participants. There may be resources awarded based on score.

Yep. This is an "open mission" format, where score ONLY affects your resource reward, not the random loot prize at the end for a successfully completed open mission. This is a very fair way of doing things, and I'm glad Cryptic didn't change it (as TrailTurtle is saying here).

Most of all, I like how it brings people together for these showdowns. The pre-game chatter before the open mission resets is often fun, as you get to see friends you don't see as often who log in just for the special event things.

zedbrightlander1 · September 2013

dr490nbr347hi wrote: »

+1. Other zones need love too.

What came to mind reading the above. :redface:

lioch · September 2013

trailturtle wrote: »

Population, mainly. In the past, on other games, I've had events in zones other than the main hubs, and they got way fewer people. RenCen is where everyone's concentrated, so for as many people to play an event as possible, you have to site it in/near RenCen.

Not to mention the little detail that every zone has a crisis, mission or level requirement. While some can be skipped, MC is pretty much the only place everyone can get to regardless of level/story progression. (Unless a special zone is made for events, which I do not see happening.)

crypticbuxom · September 2013

trailturtle wrote: »

Population, mainly. In the past, on other games, I've had events in zones other than the main hubs, and they got way fewer people. RenCen is where everyone's concentrated, so for as many people to play an event as possible, you have to site it in/near RenCen.

Cryptic keeps making the mistake that when something isn't populated or used often that its not desired to go there. Not many people play this game because there isn't much of anything new to do that captivates them for days on end. Not many people go to other zones because all the content is accessible in Millennium City. Not many people buy things in the Zen Store because everything new comes from boxes.

Your spreadsheets are only going to show things being favored if you only work on those very things. You aren't going to see numbers in unexpected places if you don't actually work on those low numbered results.

Make the devs stop wasting their time with their personal projects like we're their guinea pigs and make them actually put something in that will make the game worth playing again and something we all can enjoy.

Vehicles are dead. Either give us content to use them or drop it and work on character advancement and zones again.

wimpazoid · September 2013

The trick is not to do an event specially for the less populated zone, but to have concurrent but different activities themed around the same event in MC and the other zones.

Next time you guys do an event, think about splitting the activities around the zones instead of having them appear in phases around MC, that should be less development as well.

trailturtle · September 2013

Oh yeahhh, it was six, two at each of the three points. Good memory. Fixed that in the blog posts.

jerax1011 · September 2013

crypticbuxom wrote: »

Your spreadsheets are only going to show things being favored if you only work on those very things. You aren't going to see numbers in unexpected places if you don't actually work on those low numbered results.

Why am I suddenly reminded of Jurassic Park? They expected only a set number of dinos, and never bothered to look for more until it was too late... ><

zer0x0ne · September 2013

You know what would be nice? A timer on the open mission...

Edit: Never mind. The open missions are just broken in general. You know, like they were on Test. The only time you actually catch one unbroken is when a new instance spawns.

I killed enough Destroids for the perk though, so I guess I don't really care; I'm done beating my head against that particular brick wall.

flyingfinn · September 2013

You know what actually be nice? Working event....

zer0x0ne · September 2013

flyingfinn wrote: »

You know what actually be nice? Working event....

Yep. I edited.

Further proof that Test doesn't matter, unless they're looking to collect data.

zedbrightlander1 · September 2013

zer0x0ne wrote: »

You know what would be nice? A timer on the open mission...

Edit: Never mind. The open missions are just broken in general. You know, like they were on Test. The only time you actually catch one unbroken is when a new instance spawns.

I killed enough Destroids for the perk though, so I guess I don't really care; I'm done beating my head against that particular brick wall.

Plenty more Rogues Gallery Perks to complete where that came from. :biggrin:

It's not easy to get all of them. It can get boring really fast trying to bash any of the Westside Gangs after you've leveled past those missions. Still, I've made it my goal to complete 5000 on each of them on at least one of my heroes.

Can you image if the Devs added a 10,000 tier on each RGP? :eek:

trailturtle · September 2013

Due to an issue with the rewards not granting properly, we've disabled the event for the moment. We'll be having a maintenance around 2pm to resolve this, after which it'll be back in action.

zedulon · September 2013

The Drifter mission Destroids seem to have gone missing, contrary to the oft-quoted notice in the blog...

(Edit: at least the ones around RenCen are gone.)

icx23 · September 2013

The event was destroyed with the resource nerf. All of that and only 3 G? Even the regular Mega-Ds at the museum still drop more resources.

The pitiful drops (greens and a box of Q? really). Event was better last year even with the deleveling bug. This morning for it's brief lifespan was ok as well. Not sure why the resources were nerfed but, it was a unpopular solution to something that wasn't a problem.

btw, yes I can hit at near or at the top of the scoreboard. Doesn't make any difference.

smoothrogue · September 2013

This is my first Mega-D event, and my mid-20's level characters are not overly effective against them, but I am absolutely loving working with all of the other heroes to take down massive threats. Too bad there isn't a monthly "Mega" event, requiring all heroes to respond and work together.

(Why were the rewards nerfed?)

cellarrat33 · September 2013

Stick around.

Hopefully we will have The Bloodmoon event for Halloween.

zedbrightlander1 · September 2013

cellarrat33 wrote: »

Stick around.

Hopefully we will have The Bloodmoon event for Halloween.

And after that, there will be lot's more fun with Clarence during the Winter Event.

"Hugs are fun, but smashing is better!"

Yup. He's a real joy. }} shivers {{

Mega-Destroid Invasion Preview - Starts Thursday!

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