Notes on the Blover combo
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TL;DR: Control your score by stopping Blover spamming. That way, gem-tax-collector (GTC) bots can't collect their toll.
This is not a how-to guide. I'm just sharing my experiences with this week's tourney (week 42, Cold Snapdragon) and the Blover combo. I'm not gonna post scores or screenshots since that's not the subject. Here's what happened so far:
I never tried it in the practice room since I already had lots of practice in week 40 (Missile Toe). First two days of the tourney was actually the best time to reach for the high scores. I noticed that with my opponents' playback (OP), it shows everyone was still testing out the waters. The OP's I'm getting were relatively low scores. Even the bots were easy to beat.
By the third day, I was able to establish my min and max scores and my usual score. However, I also got my first loss (after getting around 400 crowns) from a GTC which almost scored close to my personal top score. Because of this, I can also pretty much predict if I'm battling a bot or a human player within 90 seconds into the game. Here's some of my observations:
1. GTC score increments almost mirrors your score increments and stays within 300k of your current score
2. GTC score increments can sometimes pause for a few seconds and then jump up by around 300k
3. GTC score jumps usually happen midway and a few seconds before the timer ends
4. GTC final score is usually within your score range
Those observations may only be applicable to me. Feel free to share yours.
So how can I surpass my personal top score while still keeping GTC's at bay? That was the challenge. So I set some thresholds and conditions to manipulate my score range.
First 60 seconds: Determine if it's a bot. If I'm pitted with a human OP, my score should be significantly higher by the 61st second (with my lineup and layout).
Next 60 seconds: Regardless if it's a GTC or not, score as high as possible.
Next 60 seconds: If my target high score is beyond reach or if it's not a GTC or if it's a low score OP, slow down (stop Blover-ing, shovel a few plants) and just ensure that I'm at least 500k ahead until timer runs out. If it's a suspected bot (or an OP with same setup) or if target high score is within reach, continue to keep the scores high.
This algorithm works for me (so far). Since my average score was lowered, I'm able to overcome the GTC's. I hope I didn't jinx it... Feel free to give it a go. This may only be applicable to the Blover combo but I could be wrong.
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