[Guide] KOTH Battles (or games)

[mcmonkey25 717]

KOTH Battles (or games)

 

With all of the new XP Battles coming out, some of us have missed a new game around called KOTH (King of the Hill). This is a guide to playing the game, good tactics and most of all how to WIN!

 

Intro

 

KOTH battles are a little like CP battles, just a little less official. The (fake) story goes that a couple of tankers were bored in an Abyss DM because a shaft had mined out the tower at the top and had stopped anyone from reaching him. Eventually, all the tankers teamed up and killed him all racing to the top. They then fought to stay up. Eventually, a fire and wasp was left and he proclaimed himself 'King of the Hill'.

 

 

How it works

 

Any battle mode can be used (it's quite fun in teams). Only mines (and nitro sometimes) are allowed to be used and the battles can last for around 15 mins onwards. the maximum amount of players is 20 (which can be a bit chaotic) but as few as two will do. You can decide to all use the same combo or do a 'free-for-all'. The tankers must rush to the top and try to hold out for as long as possible. Whoever is at the top at the end wins.

 

Tactics

 

I will highlight a couple of tactics, but do try and find one by yourself that suits you the best.

1. Firstly, DO try and get to the top the fastest. Then try to hold out so you can lay as many mines as possible. Keep them on the outside so players can't go around them.

 

1. Push players off at the corners. The ledge round the tower is very small and it easy to unbalance players who have lighter hulls. Using guns with recoil will also help to do this.

1. Don't just stay at the top. The further up the tower you are, the more easily your mines can be dodged. Shooting the other tankers while they are avoiding your mines will make them defenceless.
2. There are two different combinations that work best. Firstly, there is rail and wasp/hornet. This gives you the speed for getaways as well as the nimbleness to dodge mines. The Railgun also offers recoil to knock other players off with. The other combination is ricochet/twins and mammoth. This gives you the power to go over mines and counter other players attacks as well having enough recoil and weight to tip off the other players.

Winning!

 

When push comes to shove, your going to have to ruthless. Let two players battle it out for the top so you can pick off the winner more easily afterwards. Team with someone to reach the top, then knock them down (not that I've ever done that before) to proclaim yourself the winner. And finally, always stay alert. Even in the last five seconds of the battle, you can still lose (that one remains the greatest KOTH I have ever done). So get out there and make yourself the King of the Hill!

 

 

See you on the Battlefield!

mcmonkey25

Edited May 28, 2014 by mcmonkey25

[ALEKSEJ0077 150]

Cool will try it out with friends.

[stanzhang 3,291]

good job

[Vettefan22 145]

CP in Wave is like this.

[rokar123 11]

Nice :)