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What is the BBT2 POWER BUILD?
3+3+2+1+0
42%
 42%  [ 3 ]
2+2+2+2+1
28%
 28%  [ 2 ]
3+2+2+2+0
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
3+2+2+1+1
28%
 28%  [ 2 ]
1+1+0+0+0
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Total Votes : 7


PurpleChest



Joined: Oct 25, 2003

Post   Posted: Dec 05, 2018 - 12:26
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These are confusing days for a young meta gamer that has held back from joining the Black Box Trophy Season 2 (quick link) while waiting to see which meta build is stronger this season. So many differing points allocations are doing well.

Norse were reduced to 2 points this season, and Slann went down from 2 to 1. Both were talked up as 'good value' but with nothing else moving, sure the hive meta-game mind would quickly show a solution.

But it hasn't.

So what is best?

3,3,2,1,0
'Give me tier 1'
Examples: bghandras
I thought we'd see more of these but I just don't see them. Allowing you to maybe field both the reduced teams, add 2 tier one races and have only a stunty race as the drawback seems to me a great bargain, but the hive mind seems to have said no.

2,2,2,2,1
'Season 1 redux'
Examples: Malmir, Tricktickler, Java, smallman, ImpactedAnimal
This seemed the money build in Season 1 and is performing strongly again. Avoiding the truely dreadful it asks if you can point well with one of Vampires, Slann or Underworld. Only allows you to avoid one of the riskier races at 2 points, so Khemri then.

3,2,2,2,0
'4 killers and a filler'
Examples: fxiii, PurpleChest
Allowing you to bring a tier one race and avoid two of the 2 point options, this build says a choice between Slann, vamps, underwhelm, flings, Ohgods and gobbos is no choice at all and takes a disposable fun option for 0 points.


3,2,2,1,1
'Avoid Stunties plan B'
Examples: BiBi, bdx76, silkoun, Nachtogen, doclystria, Chivite, lautrehamon, DaCoach
Choice, variety and no stunties. Your choice of Tier 1 race with the better 2 point races (Norse and HE?) slann and one of vampires or underworld, depending what you favour.

1,1,0,0,0
'Max Headstart'
Examples: vicius, (also Endrophil, Naama and Estremo with 6 and 7 point builds)
The meta here is early points and races you know how to score solidly with. vicius starts with 17.5 points and at nearly half way still has more points than games.


Examples from top 10 and others that caught my eye.

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ArrestedDevelopment



Joined: Sep 14, 2015

Post   Posted: Dec 05, 2018 - 12:59 Reply with quote Back to top

Well, in all honesty, i think not much changes from season 1 in some ways - your best teams are the ones you think you'll actually finish 30 games with.

There's bound to be a fair few who took goblins purely because they want a fun option that they can play 30 with and not worry so much about results on, while lessening the burden of their other options. I'd also posit that quite a few people taking slann in order to "avoid a terrible race" are going to be quite horribly surprised by their performance if they've not previous experience of them. Of course, plenty more will be suitably delighted with the new points cost.


I will admit that my initial reaction to bghandras' choices was that any competition that allows him to field undead, norse and zons as part of his squad is broken Very Happy but the inclusion of 'flings is an interesting fly in the ointment.



Oh and anyone taking ogres to the field is either the greatest metagamer of all time or certifiable.


[edit] I also think vicius is really in category of his own - "specialist". While he's got a very low points total, they're all teams he's vastly experienced and has a good coaching history with. See for example his Slann performance so far.

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Malmir



Joined: May 20, 2008

Post   Posted: Dec 05, 2018 - 13:43 Reply with quote Back to top

I went for the 22221 build for two reasons - one I couldn't face playing one of the zero pointers and two I hoped I'd achieve a better record overall by getting points with all teams than trying to make it big with two tier one and then having to endure 30 games of getting smashed with a zero pointer. I could potentially do something with gobbos I think as an option for next year.

P.S. I like Khemri - I kept them and ditched Humans as they did my nut last season.
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