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Post by nocluevok on Dec 31, 2022 13:44:08 GMT -5
What's the point of tournament's if you get put in a bracket with the knucklehead who outgunned you by 2,000 points?
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Post by S1E1 on Dec 31, 2022 15:31:34 GMT -5
I totally get your frustration on that. But 2,000 is really the floor for holding a lead. I usually try for double my nearest competitor's score (unless it's Grandmaster). I am lucky and I can play a dedicated chunk of time in the mornings and usually try to play 9 games for 3,500-4,000 points. It's pretty successful in dissuading folks from chasing me, although enough still do. When I didn't yet have the hangar to post those scores, I pared back my expectations and often went for 2nd or 3rd place instead.
That said, finding a good time of day to start tourney and get less intense competitors and more AI matches is really key. Taking last place on the first heat for the same reason is also best.
EDIT: I only recently starting doing this regularly so I forgot to mention it, but going through the tournament histories of the top guys is also a good move. That way you can see what scores they're used to posting for that bracket. Also keep an eye on when they last logged on - that can be helpful to see if they've given up or if they keep checking to see if your score hasn't increased.
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Post by salvia on Dec 31, 2022 16:56:49 GMT -5
At my level, and even if I'm just mid-game, competing in Grandmaster is impossible.
Following advice from this forum, I purposely "lose" (finish last) the first two heats, so that the last heat is Master level. Also, I play 1h30 before the end of that final heat. As a result, I can frequently land 500+ A-coins throughout the tourno. That's not a big income, but it's a reliable one.
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Post by OU812? on Jan 1, 2023 9:26:46 GMT -5
Grandmaster is nearly pointless for me. I can can occasionally stay in top six, but usually it’s a lot of work.
What amazes me is how many players do the backtracking strategy some of you are referring to. When I do it my matches are full of real players. Two-three people per side per match. I’m like: ‘Ya’ll get out of here, go away.’
I can imagine the lower SP players don’t like it either.
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Post by S1E1 on Jan 1, 2023 20:52:22 GMT -5
Grandmaster is nearly pointless for me. I can can occasionally stay in top six, but usually it’s a lot of work. What amazes me is how many players do the backtracking strategy some of you are referring to. When I do it my matches are full of real players. Two-three people per side per match. I’m like: ‘Ya’ll get out of here, go away.’ I can imagine the lower SP players don’t like it either. What do you mean by "backtracking" strategy? Do you mean being last in the first heat or two? Because that will often get you less competition within a bracket, but in terms of how many human players you face in a match, that's usually what time of day you play. |
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Post by OU812? on Jan 1, 2023 22:14:24 GMT -5
Grandmaster is nearly pointless for me. I can can occasionally stay in top six, but usually it’s a lot of work. What amazes me is how many players do the backtracking strategy some of you are referring to. When I do it my matches are full of real players. Two-three people per side per match. I’m like: ‘Ya’ll get out of here, go away.’ I can imagine the lower SP players don’t like it either. What do you mean by "backtracking" strategy? Do you mean being last in the first heat or two? Because that will often get you less competition within a bracket, but in terms of how many human players you face in a match, that's usually what time of day you play. Yeah, that’s what I mean by backtracking. Not sure what’s going on. I’m playing my usual times this weekend and I’m getting owned by EM rifles. Just had back to back matches with full player/no AI on either sides. I’m having War Robots style seal clubbing flashbacks - by players with less SP than me, 😳 |
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Post by S1E1 on Jan 1, 2023 23:34:35 GMT -5
What do you mean by "backtracking" strategy? Do you mean being last in the first heat or two? Because that will often get you less competition within a bracket, but in terms of how many human players you face in a match, that's usually what time of day you play. Yeah, that’s what I mean by backtracking. Not sure what’s going on. I’m playing my usual times this weekend and I’m getting owned by EM rifles. Just had back to back matches with full player/no AI on either sides. I’m having War Robots style seal clubbing flashbacks - by players with less SP than me, 😳 Ugh, that sucks. Could be matchmaker is cracking down on you. That occasionally happens to me. I found on today's map that getting behind central pillar with DLs equipped was a good counter to EMRs. Especially if they are hiding behind the middle wall in the temple complex - you can just bounce shots up through the upper window and off the ceiling to take them out. |
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Post by lrob on Jan 2, 2023 19:39:10 GMT -5
In general DL (and mortars 😵💫) are still the natural counter against EM riffle. The problem now is that EM are so overpowered that if they can land a shot you're done. So you need to be able to hit 4 or 5 times and stay away from their fire... some lag in your connection and that's mission impossible
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Post by Koalabear on Jan 4, 2023 10:06:09 GMT -5
I'm going back to my old tactic of just playing enough to get some Fortune Keys, stockpiling the fortune keys, and then splurging on the crate rush to get the 400 A-coins. Yeah, it takes a while, but it's a marathon not a race. Occasionally, if I see that no one in my bracket is really playing, then I'll grind and try to get 1st or 2nd. Sometimes, I'll get the 200 A-coins for Professional tier and that's a nice bonus. TLDR, play what you can and don't drive yourself crazy.
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Post by reconnecting on Jan 4, 2023 13:39:17 GMT -5
I'm going back to my old tactic of just playing enough to get some Fortune Keys, stockpiling the fortune keys, and then splurging on the crate rush to get the 400 A-coins. Yeah, it takes a while, but it's a marathon not a race. Occasionally, if I see that no one in my bracket is really playing, then I'll grind and try to get 1st or 2nd. Sometimes, I'll get the 200 A-coins for Professional tier and that's a nice bonus. TLDR, play what you can and don't drive yourself crazy. Yeah this is pretty much what I do. PlusI go for the weekly 200 acoins. 🪙 🪙 |
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