PVE: The Simulator (2017-03-16) to (2017-03-19)

PVE: The Simulator (2017-03-16) to (2017-03-19)

Event Info:

The Simulator
Length of Event: 3 days
Sub-Events? Yes; Alliance Rewards in Sub-Events? Yes
Number of Sub-Events: 3 Length of Sub-Events: 24 hours
Main Nodes after Sub-Events End? No
Main Bracket Size: 1000 Sub Bracket Size: 1000
Unique Reward(s): 3500 ISO Reward - In each sub-event, the final node on the left branch has a 3500 ISO reward.
Other Notes:
Total number of sub-events and overall length of the event has varied.
Sub-Event Nodes: 10 Total. 6 Regular (repeatable); 3 Essential (repeatable); 1 One-Time Only
Link to mags1587 PVE Format Guide

This Event:

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Peggy Carter Captain America
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Hero For Hire
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Original

New Characters:
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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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Hawkguy

This Week:

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Ironheart
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Gwen Poole
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Hawkeye
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Legendary Outlaw
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Classic

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Patch
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Wanda Maximoff
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Classic
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Immortal Weapon
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Classic

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Dark Avengers
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Dark Avengers

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Modern
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Modern[/spoiler]

Level 8

[spoiler]Single Player Rewards

1: 5000 iso8big.png
, 150 heropointsbig.png
, 3 x elitetoken_icon.png
, 2 x token_heroic.png
, star.png
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star.png
star.png
icon_blade.png
blackflag.png
, & Previous Rank Covers
2-5: 4500 iso8big.png
, 150 heropointsbig.png
, 3 x elitetoken_icon.png
, token_heroic.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_blade.png
blackflag.png
, & Previous Rank Covers
6-10: 4500 iso8big.png
, 150 heropointsbig.png
, 3 x elitetoken_icon.png
, token_heroic.png
, star.png
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icon_blade.png
redflag.png
, star.png
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icon_blade.png
greenflag.png
, & Previous Rank Covers
11-20: 4000 iso8big.png
, 100 heropointsbig.png
, 3 x elitetoken_icon.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
blackflag.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
purpleflag.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
blueflag.png
21-50: 3500 iso8big.png
, 100 heropointsbig.png
, 3 x elitetoken_icon.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
blackflag.png
, star.png
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star.png
icon_mystique.png
purpleflag.png
, star.png
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icon_mystique.png
blueflag.png
51-100: 3500 iso8big.png
, 100 heropointsbig.png
, 3 x elitetoken_icon.png
, star.png
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icon_mystique.png
purpleflag.png
, star.png
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icon_mystique.png
blueflag.png
,
101-200: 3000 iso8big.png
, 100 heropointsbig.png
, elitetoken_icon.png
, star.png
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icon_mystique.png
purpleflag.png
, star.png
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icon_mystique.png
blueflag.png
,
201-300: 2750 iso8big.png
, 100 heropointsbig.png
, , star.png
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star.png
icon_mystique.png
blueflag.png
, ,
301-400: 2500 iso8big.png
, , 3 x elitetoken_icon.png
, , ,
401-500: 2250 iso8big.png
, , 2 x elitetoken_icon.png
, , ,
501-600: 2000 iso8big.png
, , 3 x token_standard.png
, , ,
601-800: 1750 iso8big.png
, , 2 x token_standard.png
, , ,
801-1000: 1500 iso8big.png
, , token_standard.png
, , ,

    **Progression Rewards:**

100: 400 iso8big.png
500: +3 Stockpile redtile.png
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greentile.png
blacktile.png
bluetile.png
purpletile.png
1000: 400 iso8big.png
3000: healthpackbig.png
4500: 400 iso8big.png
6000: 600 iso8big.png
7500: star.png
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icon_lukecage.png
blackflag.png
9000: 5 commandpointsbig.png
10500: token_heroic.png
12000: 750 iso8big.png
13500: star.png
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icon_lukecage.png
yellowflag.png
15000: 5 commandpointsbig.png
16500: 50 heropointsbig.png
18000: 750 iso8big.png
19500: 100 heropointsbig.png
21000: 1000 iso8big.png
22500: star.png
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icon_peggycarter.png
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30500: token_event.png
35500: 1250 iso8big.png
42000: 15 commandpointsbig.png

    **Alliance Rewards:**

1-2: 4000 iso8big.png
, 175 heropointsbig.png
, 3 x token_event.png
, star.png
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icon_mystique.png
blueflag.png
3-10: 3500 iso8big.png
, 175 heropointsbig.png
, 2 x token_event.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
blueflag.png
11-25: 3000 iso8big.png
, 150 heropointsbig.png
, 2 x token_heroic.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
blueflag.png
26-50: 2750 iso8big.png
, 100 heropointsbig.png
, 2 x token_heroic.png
, star.png
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icon_mystique.png
blueflag.png
51-100: 2500 iso8big.png
, 100 heropointsbig.png
, 2 x token_heroic.png
, star.png
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icon_mystique.png
blueflag.png
101-250: 2500 iso8big.png
, 50 heropointsbig.png
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251-500: 2250 iso8big.png
, 50 heropointsbig.png
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501-100: 2250 iso8big.png
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1001-10000: 1500 iso8big.png
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Level 7

[spoiler]Single Player Rewards

1: 4500 iso8big.png
, 150 heropointsbig.png
, 3 x elitetoken_icon.png
, token_heroic.png
, star.png
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star.png
star.png
icon_blade.png
blackflag.png
, & Previous Rank Covers
2-5: 4000 iso8big.png
, 150 heropointsbig.png
, 3 x elitetoken_icon.png
, token_heroic.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_blade.png
redflag.png
, & Previous Rank Covers
6-10: 4000 iso8big.png
, 100 heropointsbig.png
, 3 x elitetoken_icon.png
, token_heroic.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_blade.png
greenflag.png
, & Previous Rank Covers
11-20: 3500 iso8big.png
, 100 heropointsbig.png
, 3 x elitetoken_icon.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
blackflag.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
purpleflag.png
, star.png
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star.png
icon_mystique.png
blueflag.png
21-50: 3500 iso8big.png
, 100 heropointsbig.png
, 2 x elitetoken_icon.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
purpleflag.png
, star.png
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icon_mystique.png
blueflag.png
,
51-100: 3000 iso8big.png
, 50 heropointsbig.png
, 3 x elitetoken_icon.png
, 3 x token_standard.png
, ,
101-200: 2750 iso8big.png
, 50 heropointsbig.png
, 3 x elitetoken_icon.png
, token_standard.png
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201-300: 2500 iso8big.png
, 50 heropointsbig.png
, 2 x elitetoken_icon.png
, , ,
301-400: 2250 iso8big.png
, , 2 x elitetoken_icon.png
, , ,
401-500: 2000 iso8big.png
, , elitetoken_icon.png
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501-600: 1750 iso8big.png
, , 3 x token_standard.png
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601-800: 1500 iso8big.png
, , 2 x token_standard.png
, , ,
801-1000: 1250 iso8big.png
, , token_standard.png
, , ,

    **Progression Rewards:**

100: 400 iso8big.png
500: +3 Stockpile redtile.png
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greentile.png
blacktile.png
bluetile.png
purpletile.png
1000: 400 iso8big.png
3000: healthpackbig.png
4500: 400 iso8big.png
6000: 600 iso8big.png
7500: star.png
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icon_lukecage.png
blackflag.png
9000: 5 commandpointsbig.png
10500: token_heroic.png
12000: 600 iso8big.png
13500: star.png
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icon_lukecage.png
yellowflag.png
15000: 5 commandpointsbig.png
16500: 50 heropointsbig.png
18000: 750 iso8big.png
19500: 50 heropointsbig.png
21000: 1000 iso8big.png
22500: star.png
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icon_peggycarter.png
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30500: token_event.png
35500: 1000 iso8big.png
42000: 15 commandpointsbig.png

    **Alliance Rewards:**

1-2: 3500 iso8big.png
, 150 heropointsbig.png
, 3 x token_heroic.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
blueflag.png
3-10: 2750 iso8big.png
, 150 heropointsbig.png
, 2 x token_heroic.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
blueflag.png
11-25: 2500 iso8big.png
, 100 heropointsbig.png
, 2 x token_heroic.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
blueflag.png
26-50: 2000 iso8big.png
, 100 heropointsbig.png
, 2 x token_heroic.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
blueflag.png
51-100: 1750 iso8big.png
, 50 heropointsbig.png
, 2 x elitetoken_icon.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
blueflag.png
101-250: 1250 iso8big.png
, 50 heropointsbig.png
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251-500: 1000 iso8big.png
, 25 heropointsbig.png
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501-100: 750 iso8big.png
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1001-10000: 700 iso8big.png
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Level 6

[spoiler]Single Player Rewards

1: 4000 iso8big.png
, 100 heropointsbig.png
, 3 x elitetoken_icon.png
, token_heroic.png
, star.png
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star.png
star.png
icon_blade.png
greenflag.png
, & Previous Rank Covers,
2-5: 3500 iso8big.png
, 100 heropointsbig.png
, 3 x elitetoken_icon.png
, token_heroic.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
blackflag.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
purpleflag.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
blueflag.png
6-10: 3250 iso8big.png
, 100 heropointsbig.png
, 3 x elitetoken_icon.png
, token_heroic.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
blackflag.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
purpleflag.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
blueflag.png
11-20: 3000 iso8big.png
, 100 heropointsbig.png
, 3 x elitetoken_icon.png
, , star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
purpleflag.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
blueflag.png
,
21-50: 2500 iso8big.png
, 100 heropointsbig.png
, 3 x elitetoken_icon.png
, , , ,
51-100: 2000 iso8big.png
, 50 heropointsbig.png
, 3 x elitetoken_icon.png
, , , ,
101-200: 1750 iso8big.png
, 50 heropointsbig.png
, 2 x elitetoken_icon.png
, , , ,
201-300: 1500 iso8big.png
, 25 heropointsbig.png
, 2 x elitetoken_icon.png
, , , ,
301-400: 1250 iso8big.png
, , 2 x elitetoken_icon.png
, , , ,
401-500: 1000 iso8big.png
, , 3 x token_standard.png
, , , ,
501-600: 750 iso8big.png
, , 2 x token_standard.png
, , , ,
601-800: 600 iso8big.png
, , token_standard.png
, , , ,
801-1000: 500 iso8big.png
, , token_standard.png
, , , ,

    **Progression Rewards:**

100: 400 iso8big.png
500: +3 Stockpile redtile.png
yellowtile.png
greentile.png
blacktile.png
bluetile.png
purpletile.png
1000: 400 iso8big.png
3000: healthpackbig.png
4500: token_standard.png
6000: 500 iso8big.png
7500: star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_lukecage.png
blackflag.png
9000: 5 commandpointsbig.png
10500: token_heroic.png
12000: 500 iso8big.png
13500: elitetoken_icon.png

15000: 5 commandpointsbig.png
16500: 50 heropointsbig.png
18000: 750 iso8big.png
19500: 50 heropointsbig.png
21000: 750 iso8big.png
22500: star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_lukecage.png
yellowflag.png
30500: token_event.png
35500: 1000 iso8big.png
42000: 15 commandpointsbig.png

    **Alliance Rewards:**

1-2: 3000 iso8big.png
, 150 heropointsbig.png
, 2 x token_heroic.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
blueflag.png
3-10: 2250 iso8big.png
, 100 heropointsbig.png
, 2 x token_heroic.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
blueflag.png
11-25: 2000 iso8big.png
, 100 heropointsbig.png
, 2 x token_heroic.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
blueflag.png
26-50: 1500 iso8big.png
, 100 heropointsbig.png
, 2 x elitetoken_icon.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
blueflag.png
51-100: 1250 iso8big.png
, 50 heropointsbig.png
, 2 x elitetoken_icon.png
, 2 x token_standard.png
101-250: 1000 iso8big.png
, 50 heropointsbig.png
, ,
251-500: 750 iso8big.png
, 25 heropointsbig.png
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501-100: 700 iso8big.png
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1001-10000: 600 iso8big.png
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Level 5

[spoiler]Single Player Rewards

1: 3500 iso8big.png
, 100 heropointsbig.png
, 3 x elitetoken_icon.png
, token_heroic.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
blackflag.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
purpleflag.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
blueflag.png
2-5: 3250 iso8big.png
, 100 heropointsbig.png
, 3 x elitetoken_icon.png
, token_heroic.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
blackflag.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
purpleflag.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
blueflag.png
6-10: 3000 iso8big.png
, 100 heropointsbig.png
, 3 x elitetoken_icon.png
, token_heroic.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
blueflag.png
, ,
11-20: 2750 iso8big.png
, 50 heropointsbig.png
, 3 x elitetoken_icon.png
, , , ,
21-50: 2500 iso8big.png
, 50 heropointsbig.png
, 2 x elitetoken_icon.png
, , , ,
51-100: 2000 iso8big.png
, 25 heropointsbig.png
, 2 x elitetoken_icon.png
, , , ,
101-200: 1750 iso8big.png
, 25 heropointsbig.png
, 2 x elitetoken_icon.png
, , , ,
201-300: 1500 iso8big.png
, 25 heropointsbig.png
, 2 x elitetoken_icon.png
, , , ,
301-400: 1250 iso8big.png
, , 3 x token_standard.png
, , , ,
401-500: 1000 iso8big.png
, , 3 x token_standard.png
, , , ,
501-600: 750 iso8big.png
, , 2 x token_standard.png
, , , ,
601-800: 600 iso8big.png
, , token_standard.png
, , , ,
801-1000: 500 iso8big.png
, , , , , ,

    **Progression Rewards:**

100: Rainbow Damage Boost
500: 400 iso8big.png
1000: +3 Stockpile redtile.png
yellowtile.png
greentile.png
blacktile.png
bluetile.png
purpletile.png
3000: healthpackbig.png
4500: token_standard.png
6000: 500 iso8big.png
7500: star.png
star.png
icon_blackwidow.png
purpleflag.png
9000: 5 commandpointsbig.png
10500: token_heroic.png
12000: 500 iso8big.png
13500: elitetoken_icon.png

15000: 5 commandpointsbig.png
16500: 50 heropointsbig.png
18000: 500 iso8big.png
19500: 25 heropointsbig.png
21000: 500 iso8big.png
22500: star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_lukecage.png
blackflag.png
30500: token_event.png
35500: 500 iso8big.png
42000: 15 commandpointsbig.png

    **Alliance Rewards:**

1-2: 2500 iso8big.png
, 50 heropointsbig.png
, token_heroic.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
blueflag.png
3-10: 1750 iso8big.png
, 50 heropointsbig.png
, token_heroic.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
blueflag.png
11-25: 1500 iso8big.png
, 50 heropointsbig.png
, token_heroic.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
blueflag.png
26-50: 1000 iso8big.png
, 50 heropointsbig.png
, 2 x elitetoken_icon.png
, token_standard.png
51-100: 750 iso8big.png
, 50 heropointsbig.png
, 2 x elitetoken_icon.png
, token_standard.png
101-250: 750 iso8big.png
, 25 heropointsbig.png
, ,
251-500: 600 iso8big.png
, 25 heropointsbig.png
, ,
501-100: 600 iso8big.png
, , ,
1001-10000: 500 iso8big.png
, , ,[/spoiler]

Level 4

[spoiler]Single Player Rewards

1: 3000 iso8big.png
, 50 heropointsbig.png
, 3 x token_standard.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
blackflag.png
, & Previous Rank Covers,
2-5: 2750 iso8big.png
, 50 heropointsbig.png
, 3 x token_standard.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
purpleflag.png
, & Previous Rank Covers,
6-10: 2750 iso8big.png
, 50 heropointsbig.png
, 3 x token_standard.png
, star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_mystique.png
blueflag.png
, & Previous Rank Covers,
11-20: 2500 iso8big.png
, 25 heropointsbig.png
, , star.png
star.png
icon_storm.png
yellowflag.png
, star.png
star.png
icon_storm.png
greenflag.png
, star.png
star.png
icon_storm.png
blueflag.png
21-50: 2250 iso8big.png
, 25 heropointsbig.png
, , star.png
star.png
icon_storm.png
greenflag.png
, star.png
star.png
icon_storm.png
blueflag.png
,
51-100: 2000 iso8big.png
, 25 heropointsbig.png
, , star.png
star.png
icon_storm.png
blueflag.png
, ,
101-200: 1500 iso8big.png
, 10
[/spoiler]

Hard nodes and Essentials in Sub 1:

Sim 4: Ares/2Storm/2 Bullseye
Sim 5: R&Groot/3* Punisher/4* Cyclops
Sim 6: Xpool/Gwenpool/She-Hulk
Sim 7: 4* Cage/Wasp/Iron Fist

Essential Peggy: 3Storm/S Witch/Iceman
Essential 3
Cage: Colossus/X-23/Nova
Essential OBW: 3* Punisher/3* Doc Strange/R&Groot

That sounds downright evil.

It was my Fist Bump PVP team from this week, come back to haunt me in PVE. I’m just glad that one locks after one complete, I’d had to see it scaled. Peggy to slow Wasp down is a must.

Doesn’t that node come back as the 4* essential for the next sub?

I don’t think so, but I’m not sure. I checked one of the older threads (Kate Bishop release) where it didn’t repeat as the essential in the next sub, but that one was 9 months ago so they may have changed it last time. (And I couldn’t find enough notes in the other threads since then).

Sub 2

Sim 4: 3* Cap/Daredevil/GSBW
Sim 5: 3* Spiderman/Quicksilver/3Blade
Sim 6: Invisible Woman/Miles/Howard
Sim 7: 4
Carol/Coulson/Starlord ( icon_eek.gif
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YIKES! The Countdown bug personified!)

Essential Peggy: Kamala/Moon Knight/IM40
Essential 3* Cage: Falcap/Antman/Carnage
Essential OBW: Hood/3* Panther/Loki

Looks like it didn’t. I thought it used to, but sub 2 isn’t looking any nicer with the last two nodes.

I remember back when Simulator had 2 subs at the same time, an easy, and a hard, the easy sub became the hard the next day. Maybe it was that?

Yeah, I remember that too! That must be why’s its ringing such a bell.

I’m ready for this one to be over with. Ugh. icon_e_sad.gif

I have to admit that I´m enjoying this event for the first time. There are so many awesome buffed 4* characters that I´m able to afford neglecting championed Cyke and Kate!

Those nodes remind me very well why I don’t bother with those events at all.

4* at the same level as my 3* is much more powerfull. I can’t even imagine how hard it is for people with 2* or 1* rosters.

Sub 3 (on the road today so just the really hard /new ones):

Sim 6: Moon knight/4* Cage/3* Strange
Sim 7: Medusa/Carnage/Max Punisher

Essential Peggy: Red Hulk/Kingpin/Fury

Any suggestions? They destroyed my champed Peggy and Cyke with 13-cover OML. (And, yeah, the CD bug did NOT help.)

First time I’ve ever been moderately competitive by my standards in this event…felt good.

Champed cyke helped a ton, he did the bulk of the work daily.

Those harder nodes really made me find smart teams along side him and manage boards, versus just playing a basic set.

Peggy, teen jean, im40

Any suggestions on how to beat

Sim 7: Medusa/Carnage/Max Punisher

I have most 2* champed n Luke cage at 2/2/4

I’m on 3* land, so can’t tell about 4* teams. Beat it with SWitch/Fist/Cage but maybe your levels are quite different. Roster in signature for reference.

Didn’t have any issues with Cyke, Starlord, Gwenpool (all champed).
Probably because i am in 4* land and don’t have any leveled 5*.

red, yellow, green

yellow to create countowns for 3 AP with cyke
red to hit hard with starlord for 6 AP
green - nice 27k damage ability from gwen (across 3 targets).