Team Strategies

what are some strategies that would be good to do as a team? for me, i think that too many knights keep rushing on ahead by themselves... then they get killed and then they do it again, and again, and again... when they do this they are wasting my team's tickets i think they should wait behind the tower/wall they are going to attack from for the archers to lay down some suppressive fire (so that the enemy keeps his head down) THEN attack, with builders to build ladders and fortifications, of course. next the archers would move up the battlefield, and then repeat. also, people should really take advantage of the catapult. people who have seen me playing know that i LOVE catapult. having a rain of boulders coming down on their heads makes some people really nervous, and in some cases, really dead too. other than kills, people should probably use it to destroy workshops too, to prevent the enemy team from healing and buying bombs. also, carrying the catapult onto the battlefield helps your team advance too, because it gives the team fire support and keeps the enemy knights shielding, which would make them slower and also vulnerable to slashes and the like. so, what are your strategies?

 

Try adjusting your brightness.

Wait, no, that's what I do when my screen is too dark. When I want to win, I just kill everyone.

 

yes, but you see, thats the problem! too many people think that they can take on the entire red/blue team other than people like exid, for example, they're wrong, and thats why i created this thread

 

But...I can take on the entire opposing team.

 

sure... :D but anyway, please read the title of the thread: Team Strategies. that actually means that we should be discussing strategies that should be carried out as a team. and i specifically said that the 'go out and kill as many people as you can' strategy is bad when you're doing that alone.

 

If I kill everyone, that leaves my team free to do whatever they want, which is usually cap the flag and seal the other team into their spawn point, while teabagging the roof.

Perhaps you should join me on the Action Unlimited server some time.

 

maybe... sounds interesting, but still, i like working as a team better than going solo, unlike other things

 

Best Strategy, Everyone go solo and own.

 

"Offensive builders create team work by their very presence. The moment a group of knights, after dying over and over and over in front of the same tower/defensive structure, see an offensive builder, they realize they can actually have a chance of getting over what's been blocking them. So they huddle around the builder with their shields, ready to die for this builder, while the builder bypasses the enemy's defense."

This is what I would say if this actually happened in-game ;-; Unless you're in a clan match, don't be so reliant on your teammates. Public servers are usually filled with guys rambo-ing it up, like beelzebub :p

EDIT: Probably the closest to teamwork you'll get is when a whole lot of knights and builders get lucky and their respawns sync up, creating an effective charge.

 

Now, i'm guilty of overpowering entire teams by myself and not giving two hoots about teamwork, but I see where you're coming from. Often, I end up being an offensive builder JUST so the dumb knights can actually achieve something; otherwise they just charge, jabspam, die and repeat.
A good team strategy is to actually create a good team- 9.9/10 your team will be a flock of mindless zombies intent on doing whatever they're doing. If you can get trustworthy people onto one team, you'd be surprised how effective you all are when synced.
I've done this before and it was ridiculous: keep in mind the opposing team will most likely be thrown off guard when a surprise charge comes at them.

Remember this: Humans rely on patterns. Disrupt the pattern, take the opportunity.

 

I would like to see emoticons as a use for commands when you're with a group of knights, like (fortify emote) would be a signal to make a shield square, or for a shield ladder, something like that.

 

Luigi, you have a good idea there. However, how the hell do you create an epic assault team like what you described with a bunch of chumps who don't know a thing about getting archers to lay down some cover fire or getting a builder to build a ladder instead of just trying to jump over a 5 block high wall even if they KNOW that they can't do it? Even then, nobody would listen to each other because they all want to get the flag. Also, Centurion, I hardly see groups of knights hanging out in shield squares. That's kinda weird. Lets just say that if everyone on my team knew about the roman tortoise formation and was willing to work with each other, we'd be kicking ass.

 

Touché... However, what if the idiot knights don't follow you and you just get pincushion end by enemy archers or jabbed to death by enemy knights? What then? I don't consider raging an option.

 

Strategy is limited to the Three classes :/. Not alot of startegy involved, more skill/timing, if you want to have Strategy go play some Starcraft 2.

 

Who needs teammates when you can piss off all the red knights by jumping from a tree and stomping them into the ground while shooting the builders and other archers? The only use teammates have for me is taking shots for me and placing ladders over massive walls. :D