What's going on with P3 apoc/enrage in PF

A friend just totally broke down pleading for help to get P4. They've been at it since the 20th so 10 days of trying to get past that. I've been doing the ultimate with a static and are at CT and atleast to us P3 just doesn't stand out.

We gave them 5 runs to make it past and they did it on the second one making it all the way to CT (they were prepared for darklight). For those brave souls in PF is apoc that bad for P3 enrage parties?