Super-Titan Replay Discussion

[Eijolend]

Thanks Alvendor for the input - those are all good things to consider. I think I probably didn't have reached the familiarity with Bramble openings to avoid these problems yet.

(02-27-2013 04:12 AM)CombatEX Wrote:  I have a quick question to people in general though. Do you move your medic or move your sniper to your medic (as P1 or as P2)? In the Foundry game with Eijolend, he moved his medic to heal his sniper, but I usually leave my medic there and have my sniper head towards the medic (which also pressures my opponent). We see that ..Sir3.. employs the opening that I usually use in regards to leaving the medic static. I do this as P1 and sometimes as P2 depending on whether it is safe to do so.

Moving Sniper:
+ Saves 1 wit
+ Medic can more easily access units from the bottom OR top spawn if necessary on a later turn
- More limited in the direction the sniper moves (but it moves forward anyway so it's not a big deal)
- Medic not next to spawn

Moving Medic:
+ Medic next to spawn
+ Slightly more freedom in the direction the sniper moves
- Medic is limited to healing units at or near the bottom spawn
- Costs 1 wit

The fact that my medic isn't next to my spawn doesn't really matter in my games though since it is in a decent enough position to stop a soldier next to it on the way to the action without wasting movement (probably I lose out on one movement space by taking a slight detour with my soldier, but 5 movement vs 6 after two turns doesn't usually matter).

More importantly, by not moving the medic for the first few turns, I can still move it later once I've seen how my opponent has opened. This way I can make a more informed decision as to where it is most needed or if I can even just leave it where it is. In general I don't like using wits when it isn't necessary early on and prefer making more informed decisions after I've seen what my opponent is doing. However, this is not to say that the medic move opening is worse. There are strategies which rely on boosting particular units early which may necessitate the movement of the medic. So, this is why I'm asking what other people open with and why? I've seen other Super-Titans use both but I haven't seen an actual discussion on the reasoning behind either.

Good assessment of these opening options. I use both variants sometimes and I'm not really sure which one is superior. In this particular game I failed to recognize that the runner is in range and if you don't move the medic it's a bit easier to protect it against runner shenanigans.

(02-27-2013 04:12 AM)CombatEX Wrote:  That was certainly an exciting game. However, do you think the Bramble was a large part of your win or simply outplaying your opponent after the Bramble died? I've seen quite a few Bramble wins, but usually the Bramble dies reasonably early and it is questionable how much the Bramble itself resulted in the win. If you had made a thorn on turn 15 as you mentioned, then perhaps we would have a better idea. As it stands, a large fraction of the end game didn't involve the Bramble so it is unclear to me just how much it ultimately contributed to your victory.

Yeah that's certainly true - basically I was just happy that I made a game work with such an early Bramble.