Post by kingdomofshadows on May 16, 2012 13:33:26 GMT -5
Before you start reading, please be warned this is a kind of an extensive "guide" and, to understand it better, you should have some experience in battle as well as in analyzing opponents. If you wish to learn more on the matter, please refer to the corresponding threads. Thank you. :-)
To say I created this technique from scratch wouldn't be fair. Several days ago, during the Holy Wars event, I came across another player a few levels higher than me. As usual, I went in and looked at his cards and saw that his 6 most powerful cards where slightly less than mine. His total DEF was 32,000 (not that bad) and my total ATK was 35,000 at that moment. There was a high chance I was gonna beat this guy. I went into battle, only to find out that his real deck was completely different from what I saw. HIS REAL DEF WAS 52,000 (now, that's some defense!).
His strategy was GENIUS! I've seen many players BLUFF (high def leader), PLAY POSSUM (low def leader) and HIDE (low def leader & safeguard all). Just came up with the names, lol. All this techniques have one purpose and that's to deceive other players. Normally, if you take the time to study your opponent, you can figure out if he is Bluffing, Playing Possum or Hiding by looking at his deck, stats and lvl. If you want some tips on this matter go to "Attacking Tips" section.
This guy's strategy was better than any of those. Well, he took Playing Possum and Hiding to a whole new level. Here is what he did:
1. Safeguarded real deck
2. Had 6 average - powerful cards as his fake deck (mostly rare)
3. Selected that group's highest ATK card as the leader (to make it believable)
Why this works?
Normally, you don't want people to feel encouraged to attack you (that's when u Bluff), but when at war, other players don't need an excuse. After they find a suitable opponent (one that they can defeat) they will charge. If you are not safeguarded, the attacker will know exactly how much def you have, so the one with higher atk will not think twice before putting a sword to your neck (sort of speech, lol). When at war, analyzing your opponent before attacking is crucial since you have to make the most out of your attack points. Wasting a turn could be your orders defeat.
If you use this technique, you are not hiding or playing possum: your completely miss-leading your opponent into thinking they can handle you, there for, possibly wasting a turn after they find out the truth. If all the members of an order use the same technique, the opponent will be lost, not knowing whom to attack and wasting their time.
Remember, to make this technique work, you gotta make it as believable as possible. You do that by choosing 6 cards that are lower than your real deck (safeguarded) but not too low that the opponent will know its a fake. That deck most go accordingly with your player LVL. Also, your leader HAS to be one of those 6 cards. If not, your opponent will know you are hiding. Finally, remember this is a DEF TECHNIQUE designed for wars: you do not want to use it as your daily and have a bunch of players jumping at you (one may actually defeat you).
I honestly don't know if my opponent from that day had it all planned that way, but if he did, thanks for a lesson I will never forget.
LaVoice - Admin
To say I created this technique from scratch wouldn't be fair. Several days ago, during the Holy Wars event, I came across another player a few levels higher than me. As usual, I went in and looked at his cards and saw that his 6 most powerful cards where slightly less than mine. His total DEF was 32,000 (not that bad) and my total ATK was 35,000 at that moment. There was a high chance I was gonna beat this guy. I went into battle, only to find out that his real deck was completely different from what I saw. HIS REAL DEF WAS 52,000 (now, that's some defense!).
His strategy was GENIUS! I've seen many players BLUFF (high def leader), PLAY POSSUM (low def leader) and HIDE (low def leader & safeguard all). Just came up with the names, lol. All this techniques have one purpose and that's to deceive other players. Normally, if you take the time to study your opponent, you can figure out if he is Bluffing, Playing Possum or Hiding by looking at his deck, stats and lvl. If you want some tips on this matter go to "Attacking Tips" section.
This guy's strategy was better than any of those. Well, he took Playing Possum and Hiding to a whole new level. Here is what he did:
1. Safeguarded real deck
2. Had 6 average - powerful cards as his fake deck (mostly rare)
3. Selected that group's highest ATK card as the leader (to make it believable)
Why this works?
Normally, you don't want people to feel encouraged to attack you (that's when u Bluff), but when at war, other players don't need an excuse. After they find a suitable opponent (one that they can defeat) they will charge. If you are not safeguarded, the attacker will know exactly how much def you have, so the one with higher atk will not think twice before putting a sword to your neck (sort of speech, lol). When at war, analyzing your opponent before attacking is crucial since you have to make the most out of your attack points. Wasting a turn could be your orders defeat.
If you use this technique, you are not hiding or playing possum: your completely miss-leading your opponent into thinking they can handle you, there for, possibly wasting a turn after they find out the truth. If all the members of an order use the same technique, the opponent will be lost, not knowing whom to attack and wasting their time.
Remember, to make this technique work, you gotta make it as believable as possible. You do that by choosing 6 cards that are lower than your real deck (safeguarded) but not too low that the opponent will know its a fake. That deck most go accordingly with your player LVL. Also, your leader HAS to be one of those 6 cards. If not, your opponent will know you are hiding. Finally, remember this is a DEF TECHNIQUE designed for wars: you do not want to use it as your daily and have a bunch of players jumping at you (one may actually defeat you).
I honestly don't know if my opponent from that day had it all planned that way, but if he did, thanks for a lesson I will never forget.
LaVoice - Admin
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