Line helps but isn’t really necessary. Until your OML is scary enough to be a true deterrent, you need to spend HP and ISO to get there.
You need to start early so you can get a few shield hops in. Once you fly to 1000, shield and start looking for new targets but don’t hit anyone yet. Wait until you get 2 or 3 targets worth at least 50 points each. If you’re lucky, you can find a cupcake or 2. If you do, don’t hit them right away - that’s bad form and gets people angry at you unnecessarily. OML/JG/Hulkbuster is good enough for some quick hops. I wouldn’t try to hit more than 2 people before shielding again. If you get the right targets, you can gain 100-150 points in each hop. So 2 or 3 hops from 1000 to 1300.
Yes, this can take quite a bit of HP to hop that many times, but that 25 CP is worth it. Don’t get greedy and try hitting 3 people. Nothing is worse than seeing you’ve been hit 3 times during your last fight.
I personally use slice 3 or 5. Slice 4 has a lot of big guns that mean big points, but it also means a higher chance of you being hit during your hops. I tend to get hit pretty hard when I’m in slice 4.
I have experience in 1, 3 and 4. don’t know much about 2 or 5. I would rank them for points = 4, 3, 1. I’ve heard 2 and 5 are much lower (that’s why I haven’t ventured there much), but are easier to place high. I’ve heard 1K making t10 in a vet bracket in S2.
I’m no liner like others, so what I do is join early. climb to a floating point (usually 600-700) and make a big push anywhere from 11 to 20 hours from event end. then start a 3/8/3/… shield schedule. I usually use 3-4 shields per event. it makes a difference when the big boys for each different slice are active. 3 is villains and 4 is x men. 1 is a conglomeration and is more heavily filled with big boys during the weekend events. my pushes usually get me to anywhere from 1000-1200. I usually end up anywhere from 1450 to 1800.
don’t have any experience with logan (yellow would be great - mine is 2/-/5). jeanbuster is good enough to get you there, but logan and jean might be better (barring boosted).
I went straight to 1300, no shield hopping, almost every single PVP with a L345 (2/3/1) OML + 4*JG (max) or HB (max) depending on featured character. Shard 4