[228] Optimizing the Standard

I've noticed that there have always been certain things that are built, archers' nest, towers and other things.

One example of this is how a team only way to retreat back to base. Often there will be things like this:

or this:


This lead me to wonder, which on is better? Maybe there's a better solution, something like this:


I feel that Doors provide a better defense against catapults because they are still team only until they break, unlike bridges. They also prevent bombs from landing directly on them, unlike bridges where bombs can stay on and cause more damage.

Bridges on the other hand, are heard to break as knights, unless you are right below them or are the perfect distance away. Bridges also allow you to stand still at any height you wish, (you can do it with notches, but it's harder a little more akward)

All of this made me think, it might be better to make the first part a bridge because it's very difficult for knights to break at that height, but doors provide catapult resistant and a faster way up.

If you guys have a better idea, feel free to post it on this thread, or if there is something else you have seen often, and thought of a way to improve that, post it here.

 

Really? I only find bridges faster if they are apart like this:










Where the 1st one is 3 blocks apart (to make it quick and easy) and then every other one after that to be 4 squares apart to account for vaulting with the wall. I'd agree that this is faster, but if you have to stop mid way through (maybe due to lag), you'd basically have to either start over so that you can vault up again, or you trying vaulting from the edge of the bridge which to me, it feels like it wastes to much time.

 

Well I'd never say I found it first, but I do feel that the combination seems better maybe should be used more often. It just that I've never seen it used nor has anyone else made a post on it.

I will also agree with Fellere that bridges are more vulunerable because bombs can land on it which can cut off your path. But doors can also be destroyed by knights which can allow them access as well.

 

Bridges up at least the first 6 tiles, after that doors IMO.

Don't forget the stone on the floor under the first bridge so knights can't break it!

 

Yep, if you don't, they can dig down so that they can jam the bridge (although most pubs would probably never do that). Of course, I didn't do that in the pictures since I just wanted to show the idea, but that's definitely important.

 

I like a mixture too. And if you have your first bridge on the second tile up (should be untouchable to knights), a background tile beneath it, and then a spike, it'll whittle a heart of health off most knights, and outright kill the less cautious ones who jump and jump without thinking, as well as discouraging knights jumping to break the second bridge or the door.

 

This is good, but it doesn't let you place a spike like:

which is why I've taken to putting the spike here.