by the oppo? going phx into mustangs? not the best idea. although i kinda agree that i dont see any use in mustangs for him

@@EssDubz I think aggro and standard are both equally competitive play styles at the moment. There are players like Flower Fairy (#1 world) who almost exclusively play standard. Top players like Red hair, n_sacco, B-man, Mathismight (to name a few) are often playing standard as well. The reason many people (including me) play aggro is because standard is very prone to mirrors, which can be difficult to manoeuvre and/or turn around once a player gets ahead. Aggro forces an imbalance and will result in less mirrors, giving both players more options overall. I also know that I am a worse standard player than the people I mentioned above, so I tend to play to my strengths.

@RoosterKZbin maybe I need to learn standard better since I see nothing but agro in my games 1900-2150 mmr. Haven't been able to crack elite levels yet. I just find agro has the pick of what they want to do and standard has to try to predict and also deal with round 1 asymmetry which almost always works against them

@@EssDubz You are right that aggro tends to be ahead early (which is the upside of playing asymmetrical). However, showing your hand early also means that the opponent has plenty of time to mount their defense (losing a couple rounds before stabilising doesn't matter if you win in the end). Aggro is weak to spells like oil as it cannot shield on the defender's side and will often have poorly defended towers which can be attacked. Aggro/Defense games are certainly more complicated than standard (long-range) games, at least in the sense that there are more variables. More units are playable, unit drops can provide immediate answers to problems (or not), spells may favour the aggressor or the defender. Card RNG is a bigger factor in these games than in standard. Getting to grips with all the different scenarios is something that only comes with experience, which takes time. I like that part though, as it keeps things interesting with a variety of available tactics. (P.S. I don't mind defending when I know I will get pushed. I just try to avoid the standard mirrors where possible)

@@letir7561 Stormcallers would probably have been my next addition if I started losing rounds! The shield break and pseudo-chaff clear would fill some of the roles I was lacking

Little blast from the past!

Yes. The portable shield is an energy shield (which is for the unit itself only) while the shield tech is a barrier, which is a field around it. You can tell the difference visually.

Yeah me too

Congrats! 🥳

@@TheSonicstar I like this idea! I've realised that on elite especially I should consider hackers more often as a viable unit. It is niche, but against spiders it usually does pretty well (and pairs nicely with mustangs)

@@nouilleaupoulet3597 Wasn't quite able to complete the hat trick, but got some great wins against some of the best Mecha players. Will be uploading videos of those games this week!

@@zhuljens Don't run the tech at the moment, but when I do my rule of thumb is: Only get it if the enemy is pushing into you. And even then it can sometimes be bad. But if you are pushing it is troll 95% of the time.

@@zerex8375 You are correct. Even War Factory struggles to intercept overlords atm. It was mostly a hail-mary attempt to try and salvage a lost game 😅

@RoosterKZbin No better time to experiment! That's my super power, most of my games are lost games, so I always get to experiment =D

That's my go to strat. You can't read my moves if even I don't know them!

I definitely agree they are valuable. But I understand if he doesn't want to spend the 1-2 hours of work to commentate on a video that's basically summed up "My opponent was low MMR, so they didn't go for a specific strategy and was unable to counter mine."

I like it better with commetery because i like falling asleep to this videos 😅😅 so i can understand whats going on without watching

@@SoFasT99 That's pretty much the opposite then 😂. I enjoy his commentary, I just thought it might be little effort to upload the video without commentary - and I'd probably still watch that.

I will probably make a video with the last 4 games!

I like to play tarantula/phoenix as well. So if I need single-target AA it will usually be phoenixes. Against wasps it would be mustangs. Fortress with AA can also be an option if offered from unit reinforcements.

He actually did win that game 😂

@@RoosterKZbin When people zig, you gotta zag. Probably he was thinking oppo being 250 supply down in an early round while you intensive training a key unit could do just enough damage to apply pressure. Really enjoyed your tournament commentary btw. But please don't spoil the result next time