End of Round Strategy

It's 0-0, there are 5 people alive on each team and they have a hell of a base to camp in.
What is the best way to go about this?

I have my own ideas but I'd like to hear what other people have to say.

I'll edit some of the better strategies into this post if it gets too long.

 

Is this assuming both teams are some-what equal in skill level? If Carver was on either team, that team would win. :p

 

I use outposts, a lot.

The ability to switch from one class to another instantly with an item that you can carry is just ridiculous at 0-0. When it hits 0 I usually head back, grab some res, some arrows and a couple bombs then take the OP and group up with the non-idiots who didn't die in the first 10 seconds when we hit 0.

 

It's got to be my favorite part of the game. Tension, dramatic comebacks, epic sieges, floods of chat messages praising the winners...very exciting.

Anywho, I think it's generally accepted that the attacking team usually bleeds lives; the better the defenses, the more lives lost. So if both teams have a "hell" of a base to camp in, then a frontal charge with knights and solely "ladder-tossing" builders won't work, as the other team will likely have its own knights, traps and archers to counter it.

I think your strategy mostly depends on the situation you're put in, as the skill-level of players, fortifications in place etc. vary a lot between games. But in general, I think the points to follow would be:
-Don't attack directly unless you have builder support, and in that case never try to climb up and over a tower if there is an archer in it. He'll simply spam arrows from above; you usually don't stand a chance.
-Defense is the best form of offense, in the final stage of the game, so if the other team is willing to get off their ass and attack you then let them come. Even if it is boring.
-Never risk your life if you have another defensive line to fall back to. Allow them to fall into spike-pits, crush themselves in a collapse, exhaust your own bomb supply and only then risk your life in direct combat.

I'll leave it at that. Cheers for the good thread idea.

[EDIT: This is from the perspective of a solely pub player. Attack is a more viable/more fun option if you're playing with good, co-operative players. I've gotten too used to playing with Lemming-like ninnies].

 

I usually build a good yet simple forward base with an archer nest and put various traps around them and let my archers have at them.

 

This is usually what I prefer to do as well. Except I am not that privy to eliminating the whole team by myself, I just want to put up a good show to the spectators by then.

 

Give them something to remember but I'd still aim to

 

Turtling is so fun though :/ especially when you are the last guy left... Actually it is pretty much the only way tp survive when uou are the last guy. With the fortune you amass from making your impenetrable fortress buy bombs, boulders, and strategically use them.

While preparing for a last stand you have to start planning ahead when your team is losing by at least 20 lives. Once the lives reach a terminally low point like 50 to 10 prepare to collapse a couple of your towers as traps and to slow down the enemy.

Though highly effective this is only a stop gap measure. You will eventually need to head out on your own to attack the stragglers. I usually go out with an outpost, since those things soak up arrows like a sponge.

In conclusion in order to survive a last stand you will need to prepare immediately once the match begins. Start fine tuning your base to be the ultimate death trap. Many people have seen me build rediculous bases but many of these people have realized their effectiveness in surviving a last stand. (e.g. Door fort.. This things is amazing. I created this monster out of pure boredom and it has been my go to building ever since.)

 

My usual strategy is to fill up on bombs then run in like Rambo. If I'm lucky, I'll kill someone or take down a tower with bombs before I die. Its not the best strategy, but the most fun in my opinion :P

 

Circumventing the enemy base is probably one of my favorite things to do in KAG. I like to use a combination of stone stairs, ladders, tunnels, and small sky bridges. Having at least 200 stone/wood is essential, and I also carry bombs/arrows for my mates, or pick up an outpost and one-man army my way in if I don't have anyone left on my team to help.


Fellere makes a good point, if you know your team is loosing tickets fast, it is always a good idea to make sure your base is ready for the onslaught that will ensue soon. If I'm the only one left, I'll usually stay archer, but if I have a few good teammates left I'll stay builder to repair the towers as needed, and make stone fall traps to stop an aggressive rush.

 

I have always wondered why our or enemy team (whichever is losing at that game) never considers collapsing the towers that have been invaded by the knights.

We once accomplished that and boy, did it soak up at least 6-7 lives in one go.

 

I usually just bomb jump into there base and hope i don't hit something like stone or spikes.

 

when this happens, I buy a bomb and start digging a hole under there base. They all rush into the whole light the bomb and
KABLAMO! well... it works sometimes. :D

 

Having an outpost close by is going to help a lot, since you want all of the advantages all the classes give you.

 

I normally go archer and start rushing D: maybe not the best idea but it's my strategy

 

I hate builders that dig a hole at the end of the round.