A Day in the life...
This is going to be a brief on how I PVP and what I do in what order and what I am expecting and of course I hope explaining why too.
My current standard load out when I start is - 4 Tanks, 45 Juggies, 10 Asstroops ( and usually 6 DF's asked for in my comm. center).
During the course of me attacking and reloading I cut the re-attack down to a minimum of - 2 Tanks, 30 Juggies and 10 asstroops. Meaning after an attack while I am rebuilding what I used and as soon as I hit that minimum reload I head back out ( unless I get talking in chat and well ya'll know how THAT goes) So in short I am usually attacking with a minimum force of - 2 tanks, 30 jugs and 10 asstroops.
Notice about Heros. - I keep 3 heroes on hand at all times. ( until I am set and log off for the night or will be doing so soon) Those 3 are Wally, Soap and Harper. All others heros are used if I get bored ( watching Ilona jump walls is always entertaining) or if someone needs/wants one. I will even cut down to 2 and hand out soap ( my best n highest upgraded one) upon request or if someone killed all theirs and needs help.
My reasons for keeping those 3 are thus:
Wally - Drone missile (duh!) this comes in handy for ME when I run across bases left in survival mode, I screw up and miss seeing a laser or I just want to indulge in a bit of hammering for loot.
Soap - He has the 24 sec. care pkg that has truly done 90% of all the work to get me where I am today. Combined with him being the 2nd best gunner makes him my "go to" guy when things start to fall apart in an attack.
Harper - He is my #1 gun damage guy on the ground. He also has the reserve care pkg I can use if I get into REAL trouble.
Reinforcements - I LIKE Df's for several reasons. #1 is mobility. They fly over all terrain features, are the fastest unit (except heros), have the best damage firepower vs hit points and can be used in a back attack against surprise stuff coming out of someones comm center ( that I routinely forget about.)
PvPing and how I hunt.
The first things I look at when a base opens up is wall color. The 2nd thing is config. Wall color tells me right off is the base can be hit the config tells me if I can 3 star it.. ( understand right here EVERY base I look at I am looking to 3 star always. Unless i get REALLY desperate for resources then I will just hunt loot)
Most bases come in the following categories.
Survival base - Everything packed together nice and neat and just BEGGING for a drone strike.
Box - Sorta spread out but interlocking fields of fire. Very mutual supportive in defense and the most common style.
Rectangle - Long box but narrow. similar defenses to a Box
Blanket - Covering every last bit of ground that can be covered to force a bridgehead deployment along the edges.
Murder hole - Similar to the above configurations but with a hole to launch troops from inside the defenses that the builder "forgot" and can be exploited... Usually by 4 tanks and 30 juggies all at once. It really is supposed to be a trap but rarely works.
W.T.F - this is the kind of base where things are scattered everywhere without any pattern and there is no logic to it. ( I usually penny packet out 3-4 jugs and hit each defense post all at once then play clean up later)
As I said above those are the first things I look for when I come across a new base. That's when I decide if I can take it all.
If I say I can believe me I do.
Next thing is to find and count Arty and lasers . Depending on the amount and where they are will let me choose if I REALLY want to take it. If I decide I do,then I look for a place to hit from (and hide wally for a min. while he drones. This is against lasers always. Note: When Droning I try to encompass as many defensive targets inside the blast radius as possible. buildings I can kill later)
I will drop a pair of tanks in a direct (target) line of site of arty ( or just one if there is more than one arty piece) to be targeted by them and any other nearby defenses. ( if they survive fine if not fine)
Next I decide how many prong attack I will deliver. Each prong is equal to 5 juggies. Meaning I could drop 1 prong after a separate tower and one to follow each of the tanks and say 2 prongs combined to punch a whole from behind and take targets of opportunity.
Now once that all is in motion I deploy both or remaining hero and target the triggered hero post from my attacks while also getting Wally from wherever I stuffed him to do it tooI usually use Harper for this as he has the biggest and most damaging gun.
This takes about 15-20 seconds from first troop drop to hero deployment.
Now its time to see asses.
Assuming everyone is doing and attacking the way I planned, I will decide to deploy asstroops. Many times I don't as the juggies handle things nicely but my normal deployment is to have them follow my largest hole/prong and start clean up I always keep some troops in reserve for say... hidden S.A.M. sites that draw off juggies or a prong that took too much damage and needs reinforcements. ETC....
Once defenses are down I check the clock. \My optimum and preferred is to have 50% damage to a base with 1.30 left on the clock ( I LIKE 2 min. or better and try for that but....).
This is my "deep breath" time where I can drop individual troops to help or just sit back and watch it clear for 3.
Comm Centers.. I didn't mention them in the standard attack for a reason. They are a coin toss. Either they are full or empty. If full it depends on with what on how I adapt. Usually I will deploy the DF's and any other reserve troops I have NOT deployed ( the above deployment is against a typical cc7 base like mine but I ALWAYS have some stuff in reserve.) This is a variable that is never standard on any base and has to be prepped for and watched till I know its either deploying or empty.
Once I get my 3 stars I head back IMMEDIATELY rebuild all troops used back to basic load out before anything else. This avoids the pitfalls of heading back out with no troops as well as decreases turnaround time. Once those are cooking I will check alliance chat to see if any new info is there, people need something n I can help or just chat a bit till force levels are back to minimum then....
Off again to blow-**** up.
Daphne Wilde
