bloodwars wrote: i think shields are intended as a convenience thing, not for hopping, so i don't think they want to encourage it. could always be wrong, but...
kensterr wrote: daveomite wrote: aaronschmiz wrote: I must be in a low bracket. ~~knocks on wood~~ For the first time ever, I hit 1st Place in my bracket last night. Pushed a little further (633), and another first for me was shielding. I am now 2nd. With one guy ahead of me at 685 unshielded. There were 2 ahead me earlier, but I guess one got attacked back to 3rd. I really want the 1st place spot. It would be awesome to finally hit that kind of reward. Any suggestions on when to unshield and push? how far ahead are you? The last 2 hours will be the most hectic usually, as many wait until the end to join. If there's not a lot of activity in your bracket, get as high as you can, and grab at least a few hour shield. Just monitor other players in the standings, you'll see if anyone is creeping up usually. Good luck! Speaking of which...I think it would be awesome if there was a 30 minute or 1 hour shield, maybe for 25 hp. Those times when you need to shield hop, it's basically wasting hp if you are actually breaking shield, etc. Be nice for a shorter/cheaper one. I dropped to #11 in our bracket of death. I need to find me an easier bracket... what time is best for an easy bracket?
daveomite wrote: aaronschmiz wrote: I must be in a low bracket. ~~knocks on wood~~ For the first time ever, I hit 1st Place in my bracket last night. Pushed a little further (633), and another first for me was shielding. I am now 2nd. With one guy ahead of me at 685 unshielded. There were 2 ahead me earlier, but I guess one got attacked back to 3rd. I really want the 1st place spot. It would be awesome to finally hit that kind of reward. Any suggestions on when to unshield and push? how far ahead are you? The last 2 hours will be the most hectic usually, as many wait until the end to join. If there's not a lot of activity in your bracket, get as high as you can, and grab at least a few hour shield. Just monitor other players in the standings, you'll see if anyone is creeping up usually. Good luck! Speaking of which...I think it would be awesome if there was a 30 minute or 1 hour shield, maybe for 25 hp. Those times when you need to shield hop, it's basically wasting hp if you are actually breaking shield, etc. Be nice for a shorter/cheaper one.
aaronschmiz wrote: I must be in a low bracket. ~~knocks on wood~~ For the first time ever, I hit 1st Place in my bracket last night. Pushed a little further (633), and another first for me was shielding. I am now 2nd. With one guy ahead of me at 685 unshielded. There were 2 ahead me earlier, but I guess one got attacked back to 3rd. I really want the 1st place spot. It would be awesome to finally hit that kind of reward. Any suggestions on when to unshield and push?
aaronschmiz wrote: daveomite wrote: aaronschmiz wrote: I must be in a low bracket. ~~knocks on wood~~ For the first time ever, I hit 1st Place in my bracket last night. Pushed a little further (633), and another first for me was shielding. I am now 2nd. With one guy ahead of me at 685 unshielded. There were 2 ahead me earlier, but I guess one got attacked back to 3rd. I really want the 1st place spot. It would be awesome to finally hit that kind of reward. Any suggestions on when to unshield and push? how far ahead are you? The last 2 hours will be the most hectic usually, as many wait until the end to join. If there's not a lot of activity in your bracket, get as high as you can, and grab at least a few hour shield. Just monitor other players in the standings, you'll see if anyone is creeping up usually. Good luck! Speaking of which...I think it would be awesome if there was a 30 minute or 1 hour shield, maybe for 25 hp. Those times when you need to shield hop, it's basically wasting hp if you are actually breaking shield, etc. Be nice for a shorter/cheaper one. I'm currently shielded at 633. Which is 52 points behind the leader, who is not shielded at 685. And a 30 minutes shield for shield jumping would be awesome! I would be more likely to actually use shields if I could do that.
T-REZ5000 wrote: So is this a typical bracket now?:
aaronschmiz wrote: Apparently the leader has taken a hit since last time I looked. Yay me.
kensterr wrote: aaronschmiz wrote: Apparently the leader has taken a hit since last time I looked. Yay me. Please tell me which date and time you joined... cos I wanna be in your bracket the next time.
daveomite wrote: Lol...how many forumers can they stick into the same bracket? And how many brackets have any of us been in when the top 20 looked to all be over 1k? Now at 15 as we have a new person joining the party it seems...
daveomite wrote: kensterr wrote: aaronschmiz wrote: Apparently the leader has taken a hit since last time I looked. Yay me. Please tell me which date and time you joined... cos I wanna be in your bracket the next time. me too....please, lol