While I did manage to start my first max level Shock Launcher on my main account, I also had pushed into 5ER last night. Even with Shock Mines and nearly all my defenses maxed out (except Rocket and Shock Launchers), I’m starting to struggle here with Tanks and Critter Cannons.
The problem is that Tanks and Critter Cannons are too slow. In a base that’s spread out, your real enemy is distance and time. My first enemy had little defense but I mistakenly sent my troops together. The better option would have been a split drop. But even though I got severely de-ranked, I still got worse bases. The issue isn’t fizzling either but time.
I modified my base to be very thick but that’s proving to be inadequate. So my goal currently is to secure Incinerators. I really don’t think I have a choice and probably will use them on a full load out while Dr Kavan does Second Wind. Second Wind is stupid because you have to rank up your riflemen. I really wish that wasn’t a dependency just like how Heavies is tied to your Heavy Choppas. It just seems like a waste of upgrade tokens and keys in general. The other option would be to use Crystal Critters since Second Wind requires me not only to go back to pick up the Riflemen node, but spend tokens ranking it up. That’s just too painful.
I could use 1-2 Critter Cannons as well just to clear mines. Shock Mines are going to be nasty and I need to be aware of Shock Blasters and Shock Launchers. Pretty much my only hope in 5ER is to grab Troop Damage asap then Building Damage. I don’t think the Doom Cannon initially will be as important as the other two nodes. Once I grab those, I can pick up Doom Cannon, which should allow me to save some upgrade tokens while I farm keys for 6ER.
But at this point I might only play my main account. It’s just too nasty and risky in terms of losing ranks. The only beneficial thing with my position in 5ER is that it’s easy to get chests as you only need two fights. So if anything you should only lose early on a few ranks.
The other question is whether to backtrack and grab Seekers at some point. I’ve heard of people doing Heavy Choppas and Seekers. In my case, I would also need to pick up Smoke Screen so that’s just more backtracking. The only thing I need to is put upgrades into Heavies at some point.
I will say this. At least on my main account, I want to get to at least 6ER regardless of ranks. This might be the only season I’ll ever push this far. After this, I don’t think I’ll bother outside of doing the initial 2ER base unless the troops look interesting. It’s pretty frustrating getting to the point where you rank up and lose all your work because of a bad tech tree or that the greedy makers want you to spend money on a subscription service.
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