2008-02-18, 10:37:36
helicopter + bombarding rockets ( i think thats the name; its 2000g, has 1.5 sec cd, and has 1300range...)
costs 1000+2000 but good wep start
from here i basically stay on the side and wait for the enemy tank to lose his creep protection. after that i run off to the side, indirect but close enough to shoot them. By then hes weakened, and more creep protection has arrived. if he stays in the lane, i repeat the process. if he flees, hes loses creeps protection and i zoom off to the side. shoot my missile with the stun,and keep up with him while blasting him with my bombarding rockets. the good things about chasing them is that 1.if theyre almost dead and they start hiding out by the tower, bRockets wont target the tower; just their tank, 2.them being next to control points means the only creep protection they get is two marines every 20 sec, 3. 1300 range bRockets means their tower wont be able to hit you, and if they dont have bRockets or 1300range weps they cant hit you back.
-upgrade bRockets with 500g-
-farm 2800gold, then bbuy energy torpedoes, then upgrade it
from here, use the same strategy from the bombarding rockets. considering one hit + the heatseeking rocket skill kills them, getting gold for air ship (4500g) wont be hard. be sure to skill your lead nuke and your jet propulsion (gives hella speed). whatever else you skill is up to you, but focus on speed and nuke. tank cannon sucks.
once you get air ship you should be able to max out jet propulsion. keep in mind that it doesnt stack with any other speed boosts, e.g. speed boost from speed pack, etc- so dont waste your cash on that. if you needed teleport just buy the teleport itself.
farm for laser, and upgrade it atleast once. because you have killer speed, ability to fly over obstacles and the fact that you have everybody on the run, a close range chasing/creeping/something that can actually scratch towers weapon is pretty good.
btw if you have max jet propulsion youre able to fly across the whole map in about 25 seconds- and if we're talking distances between control points... well, right about now you can basically go after anyone who pops out nearby a control point.
get sky tank for 8500gold. after this you can also get death magic (attack heroes only nuke w/ 1300range, 7777) and/or acid cannon (900dmg/1.5cd/1300rangenuke, 12,000)
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cons for this guide/build: mediocre creep income (until laser is achieved), inability to significantly damage towers, weak when enemy hides behind creeps
pros for this guide/build: few deaths, able to finish heros efficiently, high kill count (balances out low creep income) high speed and flight ability
weaknesses: tinkers who make loads of towers before laser is obtained, people who get AA gun (no one has ever got an AA on me, but its a possibility and can be fatal to you)
things to remember: try not to be TOO agressive until late game, keep a distance; your goal is to snipe-kill them, not suicidal mission them- ya arent an exploder, are ya? towers cant be dmgd at all until you get laser, so dont get too close to a tinker's laser tower or something as its useless.
this builds primary mission is to be a distanced hero killer that farms a lot and hinders enemy heroes as an exploder would- mass death.
costs 1000+2000 but good wep start
from here i basically stay on the side and wait for the enemy tank to lose his creep protection. after that i run off to the side, indirect but close enough to shoot them. By then hes weakened, and more creep protection has arrived. if he stays in the lane, i repeat the process. if he flees, hes loses creeps protection and i zoom off to the side. shoot my missile with the stun,and keep up with him while blasting him with my bombarding rockets. the good things about chasing them is that 1.if theyre almost dead and they start hiding out by the tower, bRockets wont target the tower; just their tank, 2.them being next to control points means the only creep protection they get is two marines every 20 sec, 3. 1300 range bRockets means their tower wont be able to hit you, and if they dont have bRockets or 1300range weps they cant hit you back.
-upgrade bRockets with 500g-
-farm 2800gold, then bbuy energy torpedoes, then upgrade it
from here, use the same strategy from the bombarding rockets. considering one hit + the heatseeking rocket skill kills them, getting gold for air ship (4500g) wont be hard. be sure to skill your lead nuke and your jet propulsion (gives hella speed). whatever else you skill is up to you, but focus on speed and nuke. tank cannon sucks.
once you get air ship you should be able to max out jet propulsion. keep in mind that it doesnt stack with any other speed boosts, e.g. speed boost from speed pack, etc- so dont waste your cash on that. if you needed teleport just buy the teleport itself.
farm for laser, and upgrade it atleast once. because you have killer speed, ability to fly over obstacles and the fact that you have everybody on the run, a close range chasing/creeping/something that can actually scratch towers weapon is pretty good.
btw if you have max jet propulsion youre able to fly across the whole map in about 25 seconds- and if we're talking distances between control points... well, right about now you can basically go after anyone who pops out nearby a control point.
get sky tank for 8500gold. after this you can also get death magic (attack heroes only nuke w/ 1300range, 7777) and/or acid cannon (900dmg/1.5cd/1300rangenuke, 12,000)
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cons for this guide/build: mediocre creep income (until laser is achieved), inability to significantly damage towers, weak when enemy hides behind creeps
pros for this guide/build: few deaths, able to finish heros efficiently, high kill count (balances out low creep income) high speed and flight ability
weaknesses: tinkers who make loads of towers before laser is obtained, people who get AA gun (no one has ever got an AA on me, but its a possibility and can be fatal to you)
things to remember: try not to be TOO agressive until late game, keep a distance; your goal is to snipe-kill them, not suicidal mission them- ya arent an exploder, are ya? towers cant be dmgd at all until you get laser, so dont get too close to a tinker's laser tower or something as its useless.
this builds primary mission is to be a distanced hero killer that farms a lot and hinders enemy heroes as an exploder would- mass death.