Build 1233 - Builders and Archers

2 knights vs 2 archers and the knights was pwed

 

1. ur bad
2. get good

 

I use it to buy boulders without finding stone ore. So, maybe it's better for the opposite team.

 

i dont think hes gotten to ur mum yet m8

Spoiler

 

Apparently it's just a bug. Thankfully.

 

Yes to all of this. Getting a whopping 2 stone per hit on a thick stone block (It might be 3 actually but big whoop that's still less than 1/3rd what it used to be, assuming it was 10 on thick and 5 on regular) is absolutely insane. For all the talk of builder buffs, that's a giant goddamn nerf the proportions of which has never been seen in this community before.

Also, please fix "hopping in and taking over" ballista. That is just as bad as it ever was and now with the even more limited choice in stalemate breakers, ballista can be turned against you faster than ever. Make them take as long as a base in TTH to take over so they aren't instantly grabbed by sneaky random archer guy.

 

*waves hands through the air like a drunk wizard*
By the power of talking to testers in mumble... that's a bug.

 

I... I just realized Apronymous and Anonymuse were different people. FML.

 

Leaving aside the archer issues, I really think 50 gold is too much for a tunnel. A lot of maps have a low amount of gold to start with, and tunnels are often destroyed and rebuilt several times during a game. If you want to prevent the standard dig under the base tunnel spam, that's okay, but as it is tunnels are pretty much disappearing altogether. This will only lead to more stalemates and less dynamic builder play.

 

I like the clan tag being a different color. It makes it easier to read names.
I understand that white looks out of place, but could you make it a lighter blue and a lighter red than the rest of the name?

All I have to say to that is read my signature.

 

My two cents:

I feel the archers got a good buff with the shotgun style charge shot they have now. It has definitely eased up on the knights getting steam-lined arrow spammed to death and it also allows archers to arrow rain down on people to cause chaos quite well. It's also scary as hell when chasing an archer that is charging up. Too close and instant 3 damage.

The builder's insta-repair can be a real pain for TTH. A builder sat there repairing every block instantly with what I'm assuming was a full storage of wood. Then again, a fire arrow could counter that so not sure what to think. Other than that, it was a good deal for builders. Well done.

Not sure what people are talking about with the gold for tunnels. Didn't notice that in notes and haven't built any tunnels recently. Been playing battle builder. I'd be neutral in that category I guess. Tunnel spam can be obnoxious so I get why it'd be changed to have gold included in materials required. Though, towards end game if it starts getting stalemate-ish, having no gold and no tunnels can add greatly to the time it takes to complete a map. I'm guessing that's why I have rarely seen tunnels and when I have, it's only for a short period before they're busted. Guess protecting your tunnels became even more important.

In my opinion, the jabs I wholeheartedly feel are just right now. You can still constant slash interrupt people by jab spamming which is good but now it's not super fast damage and gives the person being jab spammed time to recover/react. I feel it really fixes the rock-paper-scissors game of knights now that all moves feel about equal in terms of usability in a fight. *gives cookie*

 

Wait, am I reading this as archers will have shotgun and legolas shot? Are we looking at potential spacebar switching of shot types?

Gasp! Omg it's Griever!

 

Waitasec I remember that you very specifically decided not to include this in the transition to Beta... This just makes stupid shit like entombing easier than ever.

TBH I think the whole spike-fall-instakill thing should have been removed rather than very powerfully buffed like this. I mean it hasn't been that much of an issue since no one has caught on to it (like most of the broken stuff in this game) but fundamentally it's

1. An instakill that gives you no warning and can happen in common situations that players should be engaging in, ie attacking a tower aka what this game is all about.

2. It's a purely defensive mechanic that only strengthens stall and does nothing for offense.

 

@Geti the second points makes no sense. If anything, the shotgun's effectiveness in the open leads archers on both sides to simply door-hug in numbers, mindlessly dispersing arrows from the safety of their defences. How is having a triplet of arrows going in a single specified direction less accurate than a multidirectional spray? The "cone" fire pattern creates a wider, more inaccurate volley of arrows at a distance, yes, but when paired with distracted/exposed knights or lone archers/builders, a small group of shotgun archers can easily overwhelm. The skill has been ripped out of archers - they are now far more vulnerable when out alone, lacking the knock-back and stun of the triple-shot (now only at extremely close distances) that was crucial in going solo (or in water combat), never mind the gangs of campy shotgunners. And at a distance, you rarely can succeed in accurately triple-shotting (a feat that was indeed very possible) people, due to this 420 "cone" pattern that blazes the skill out of distance aiming. Yes there is still the effective and highly accurate single shot, yet the majority of archers I encounter tend to ignore this feature, preferring to go all out with the triple shot.

I think this shotgun addition merely encourages spamming, camping and ultimately poor stalemates. As a result I'm beginning to wonder what the hell the devs were thinking. Please bring back Legolas.

 

Yeah I don't understand making spike kills easier, contrary. Buff the drill sure, but I thought removing OP broken OHKO attacks like boulder crushing was the new direction we were aiming for.

I liked the gameplay mechanics two builds ago. I just wanted bug fixes :/

 

True that. Shotgun is spam.

 

Geti I have moved back to classic. Because of this feature.


For everyone saying this makes archer to easy, It does not it makes it too easy the good archers get better and the crap archers worse.
I once double slashed a group of 6 archers

 

If used properly, this feature would be amazing, but right now its just encouraging spam. Maybe increase the charge time for the shots @Geti