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[319]Tower slot

Discussion in 'Building Critiques' started by Rayne, Feb 23, 2012.

  1. Rayne

    Rayne ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Administrator Global Moderator Forum Moderator Tester

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    Don't know if this has been posted before, but here's an archer slot that's p useful.
    :blank::blank::blank::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall:
    :blank::blank::blank::door::castle_wall::door:
    :blank::blank::blank::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall:
    :blank::blank::blank::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall::ladder_bg:
    :blank::blank::blank::bridge::bridge::door::ladder_bg:
    :blank::blank::blank::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall::ladder_bg:
    you use this^ as the base of your tower, add another archer nest up top that can shoot down and enemy knights will find this impossible to attack without a large number of them.

    EDIT: Here's how to overcome the trap bridge eating arrow thing:

    :blank::blank::blank::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall:
    :blank::blank::blank::door::castle_wall::door:
    :blank::blank::blank::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall:
    :blank::blank::blank::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall::ladder_bg:
    :blank::blank::blank::bridge::castle_bg::door::ladder_bg:
    :blank::blank::blank::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall::ladder_bg:

    Or:
    :blank::blank::blank::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall:
    :blank::blank::blank::door::castle_wall::door:
    :blank::blank::blank::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall:
    :blank::blank::blank::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall::ladder_bg:
    :blank::blank::blank::ladder_bg::ladder_bg::door::ladder_bg:
    :blank::blank::blank::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall::ladder_bg:

    Hell, even this:

    :blank::blank::blank::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall:
    :blank::blank::blank::door::castle_wall::castle_wall::door:
    :blank::blank::blank::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall:
    :blank::blank::blank::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall::ladder_bg:
    :blank::blank::blank::bridge::castle_bg::bridge::door::ladder_bg:
    :blank::blank::blank::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall::ladder_bg:

    The first and third ones requires a full charge shot, but it's harder for a builder to stone it.
     
  2. Kouji

    Kouji Cold, Uncaring, Sadistic, Evil and Cruel Meanie Administrator Global Moderator Forum Moderator Tester
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    Why didn't you just call it a knee cap shooter like everyone else?

    Also, it's been my favorite tower base, since I play archer a lot.
     
  3. Rayne

    Rayne ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Administrator Global Moderator Forum Moderator Tester

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    Because then Contrary would hate me.
    I've done bad things to his knees with one of these.
     
  4. Arcrave

    Arcrave http://tinyurl.com/ArcravesTheme Tester
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    :skull::bird:
     
  5. killatron46

    killatron46 Cata Whore Donator
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    I have been seeing this in-game for the last couple of days . . . It puzzled me why someone would make their tower so weak to bombs, I would call this a bomb magnet if it didn't serve a purpose (which I hadn't realized till now). I see the advantage of it, but I'm not sure about pro/con ratio, I'd say it is about 1:1.3, meaning it is more bad than good. Still it could have its uses though.
     
  6. Rayne

    Rayne ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Administrator Global Moderator Forum Moderator Tester

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    ..? then add background behind it?
    It's not hard to repair, and if you have decent archers their bombs should never reach the hole.
     
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  7. killatron46

    killatron46 Cata Whore Donator
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    Back wall yes.
    Decent Archers yes.
    Easy to repair:


    :castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall:
    :castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall::ladder_bg:
    :bridge::bridge::bridge::door::ladder_bg:
    :castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall::ladder_bg:
    :dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt:
    after 3 bombs. . .

    :castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall:
    :blank::blank::blank::castle_wall::ladder_bg:
    :sword::D:bridge::door::ladder_bg:!!!:bow:
    :blank::castle_wall::blank::castle_wall::ladder_bg:
    :dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt:


    :castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall:
    :blank::blank::blank::castle_wall::ladder_bg:
    :sword::skull::bridge::door::ladder_bg::):bow:
    :blank::castle_wall::blank::castle_wall::ladder_bg:
    :dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt:


    :castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall:
    :blank::blank::castle_wall::castle_wall::ladder_bg:
    :D:sword::bridge::door::ladder_bg::hammer::(
    :blank::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall::ladder_bg:
    :dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt:


    I dunno. Maybe. Sorry for the smiley spam (if that is considered spam, more of a slideshow.

    It just seems like it would be hard to repair as a front line tower.
     
  8. Rayne

    Rayne ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Administrator Global Moderator Forum Moderator Tester

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    That's why you don't make it too thick ;P
    that also limits the archer's firing range anyways.
    :castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_bg::castle_bg:
    :castle_wall::blank::castle_wall::ladder_bg::castle_bg:
    :blank::blank::blank::ladder_bg::castle_bg:
    :blank::blank::castle_wall::ladder_bg::castle_bg:
    this is normally how it ends up after being bombed, as far as I've seen, if you push yourself against the 1 tile hole you can reach the damaged parts easily.
     
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  9. killatron46

    killatron46 Cata Whore Donator
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    Alright I'll go with that, but this means (like strathos repairable design) you have to have a dedicated builder there, and like I've said before I'd rather just build something that lasts and go archer.
     
  10. Rayne

    Rayne ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Administrator Global Moderator Forum Moderator Tester

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    yeah that's the catch, but if you have good enough archers, like I said, it shouldn't be bombed.

    I also like to use mini versions of this in tunnels.

    :dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt_bg::dirt_bg::castle_wall::castle_wall::ladder_bg::dirt_bg::dirt_bg::dirt:
    :dirt_bg::dirt_bg::dirt_bg::dirt_bg::dirt_bg::dirt_bg::dirt_bg::dirt_bg::dirt_bg::dirt_bg::dirt_bg::dirt_bg::dirt_bg::dirt_bg::bridge::door::ladder_bg::dirt_bg::dirt_bg::dirt:
    :dirt_bg::dirt_bg::dirt_bg::dirt_bg::dirt_bg::dirt_bg::dirt_bg::dirt_bg::dirt_bg::dirt_bg::dirt_bg::dirt_bg::dirt_bg::dirt_bg::castle_wall::castle_wall::ladder_bg::dirt_bg::dirt_bg::dirt:
    :dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt::dirt:
     
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  11. FlameHaze3

    FlameHaze3 Shark Slayer

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    Although i like it, and i use it somtimes, since it ends up like that, and the glitch for blue team is around, they would just squeeze through it after the bomb :(

    But yeah, skilled archers/more than 1 archer at the base = No bombs getting in.
     
  12. Noburu

    Noburu Dirty, DRUNK, Hillbilly Forum Moderator Donator Tester

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    I love these things so much, i recall someone else calling them murder holes on the forums and thats what I always called them . Specifically i remember seeing them in the bottom of a spike pit to kill people who managed to survive the spikes.
     
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  13. ComboBreaker

    ComboBreaker Horde Gibber

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    *raises hand*
    If you'll add 3 teambridges from the enemy side it will make this murderhole extremely hard to see
     
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  14. Rayne

    Rayne ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Administrator Global Moderator Forum Moderator Tester

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    But it makes it harder to aim, at least, in my opinion.
    that's why I have ladders instead.
     
  15. killatron46

    killatron46 Cata Whore Donator
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    I think he means on the outside.

    :blank::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_bg::castle_bg:
    :bridge::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall::ladder_bg::castle_bg:
    :bridge::bridge::bridge::door::ladder_bg::castle_bg:
    :bridge::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall::ladder_bg::castle_bg:
     
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  16. Rayne

    Rayne ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Administrator Global Moderator Forum Moderator Tester

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    oh, derp.
    that's actually a really good idea.

    EDIT:
    :blank::blank::blank::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall:
    :blank::blank::blank::door::castle_wall::door:
    :blank::blank::blank::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall:
    :blank::blank::blank::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall::ladder_bg:
    :ladder::ladder::ladder::bridge::bridge::door::ladder_bg:
    :ladder::ladder::ladder::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall::ladder_bg:
    :castle_bg::bridge::castle_bg::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall:
    :castle_bg::spikes_bg::castle_bg::castle_wall:
    :castle_bg::castle_bg::castle_bg::castle_wall:
    :spikes_bg::spikes_bg::spikes_bg::castle_wall:
    :castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall:
    this could work.
     
  17. Baron_Norab

    Baron_Norab KAG Guard Tester

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    :blank::blank::blank::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall:
    :blank::blank::blank::door::castle_wall::door:
    :blank::blank::blank::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall:
    :bridge::bridge::bridge::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall::bridge::bridge::castle_wall:
    :bridge::bridge::bridge::bridge::bridge::door::bridge::bridge::castle_wall:
    :bridge::bridge::bridge::castle_wall::castle_wall::castle_wall::bridge::bridge::castle_wall:

    This is how mine is usually set up, though usually combined with a much taller tower.
     
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  18. Rayne

    Rayne ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Administrator Global Moderator Forum Moderator Tester

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    Updated for latest build; Acavado do you mind changing the build number for me?
     
  19. ComboBreaker

    ComboBreaker Horde Gibber

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    Balls,now tapdoors won't let my arrows pass through murderhole...

    What has the science done?!
     
  20. Rayne

    Rayne ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Administrator Global Moderator Forum Moderator Tester

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    some of the variations i've edited into the first post should work.
    but it's still not as good as before :(