Psykopathic wrote: Phantron wrote: It's not uncommon to take out the two guys that isn't Ares with a 6 red + 6 whatever else the rest of team uses by turn 3. This has nothing to do with AI. If you had to play against someone that starts out with 3 AP boosts (and subject to the same handicap as the computer) you'd also see 2 of your guys blown away by turn 3 half of the time and then get permanently stunned the rest of the match. I understand why the boosts are there, but there's literally no way the defense has any chance of putting up a fight against 6 AP in 4 colors whether they're trying to tank or not. The defense isn't necessarily supposed to win as much as they are supposed to maybe take out a single cover or damage a few enough to force health pack use.
Phantron wrote: It's not uncommon to take out the two guys that isn't Ares with a 6 red + 6 whatever else the rest of team uses by turn 3. This has nothing to do with AI. If you had to play against someone that starts out with 3 AP boosts (and subject to the same handicap as the computer) you'd also see 2 of your guys blown away by turn 3 half of the time and then get permanently stunned the rest of the match. I understand why the boosts are there, but there's literally no way the defense has any chance of putting up a fight against 6 AP in 4 colors whether they're trying to tank or not.
jozier wrote: Boosts also cost you ISO. Sure you win a few more matches in the short term, but it prevents you from upgrading as quickly in the long term.
wathombe wrote: jozier wrote: Boosts also cost you ISO. Sure you win a few more matches in the short term, but it prevents you from upgrading as quickly in the long term. In general, I use them pretty sparingly. In this tournament, though, Phantron has a good point--Ares can burn through opponents so quickly that the stockpile boosts are a smart spend. I've reached higher progression rewards and am currently placed higher in this tournament than I ever have before (been playing since ~Xmas), so I'm going to use some boosts to see if I can get to 1800 and maybe top 5. The combination of shields and the easy Ares covers in the Hunt event have brought those rewards in reach for me, so I'm pretty happy.
doneskis wrote: Love going into fight with an injured ares with the boosts, just need a couple red matches or a 4 match red and you can drop their whole team instantly. It’s like lighting round =D
wathombe wrote: Moral wrote: Looks like the response to tank teams is allowing people 1000 points lower to see you and bust you back down as you try to advance. Though no one puts in a tank team until they shield, so they're not so much able to bust you down as they are to catch up more easily.
Moral wrote: Looks like the response to tank teams is allowing people 1000 points lower to see you and bust you back down as you try to advance.
wathombe wrote: doneskis wrote: Love going into fight with an injured ares with the boosts, just need a couple red matches or a 4 match red and you can drop their whole team instantly. It’s like lighting round =D Nice. How do you keep Ares below 25-30%, though, and still keep your other two team members healed?
Psykopathic wrote: Phantron wrote: It's not uncommon to take out the two guys that isn't Ares with a 6 red + 6 whatever else the rest of team uses by turn 3. This has nothing to do with AI. If you had to play against someone that starts out with 3 AP boosts (and subject to the same handicap as the computer) you'd also see 2 of your guys blown away by turn 3 half of the time and then get permanently stunned the rest of the match. I understand why the boosts are there, but there's literally no way the defense has any chance of putting up a fight against 6 AP in 4 colors whether they're trying to tank or not. The defense is necessarily supposed to win as much as they are supposed to maybe take out a single cover or damage a few enough to force health pack use.
wathombe wrote: I'm nervous. I shielded at 8:30am this morning, and it seems like the matchmaking changes kicked in after that time. I have three soft teams queued up (two of which I know for a fact are shielded and done for the tourney) for 150 points. I'm going to try for 1800, the Punisher cover, and 5th place. I'm in 7th at ~1200 points, and the bracket is a b*tch above me (400 points to go to hit 5th). There is a humongous pack of hungry, ravenous ~600-point teams far, far below me. My shield expires in 25 minutes. If I don't make it back, go on without me. Wish me luck.
Psychosocial wrote: 1800 is a piece of cake with a decent team. 2400 not so much, if you are not lucky with your mmr.
wathombe wrote: Psychosocial wrote: 1800 is a piece of cake with a decent team. 2400 not so much, if you are not lucky with your mmr. 51 Ares / 78 OBW / 69 Wolvie. I've only been playing for ~3 weeks.
Psychosocial wrote: wathombe wrote: 51 Ares / 78 OBW / 69 Wolvie. I've only been playing for ~3 weeks. Should be doable with a little luck, IMHO. If you have it, I'd sub Thor for Wolvie. Since you wanna use Ares green, both on offense and defense, I found Wolvie to be a little useless on this one. Thor's red instead is pretty good to fuel sunder.
wathombe wrote: 51 Ares / 78 OBW / 69 Wolvie. I've only been playing for ~3 weeks.
wathombe wrote: Psychosocial wrote: wathombe wrote: 51 Ares / 78 OBW / 69 Wolvie. I've only been playing for ~3 weeks. Should be doable with a little luck, IMHO. If you have it, I'd sub Thor for Wolvie. Since you wanna use Ares green, both on offense and defense, I found Wolvie to be a little useless on this one. Thor's red instead is pretty good to fuel sunder. Huh. My Thor is only lvl 39, unfortunately. Will think about it, but I wonder if a lvl 39 Thor vs a lvl 69 wolvie will make me a more attractive target to attack.
NorthernPolarity wrote: jozier wrote: Boosts also cost you ISO. Sure you win a few more matches in the short term, but it prevents you from upgrading as quickly in the long term. I find boosts to be the way to go when grinding up to 2400. The idea is that you get to grind up to high point totals and get covers that you wouldn't have gotten otherwise: I made it to 2400 off of an 85 widow/wolvie/66 ares.