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DavTan's avatar
10 years ago
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Defending the base

WHY WHY WHY doesn't anyone EVER defend the base in turf takeover? It only ever seems to be me ever doing anything! all I ever see is the rose/engineer protecting their teleporter. Please answer me, I need to know.

  • I can't say for certain why everyone might not seem concerned with protecting the base, but from my standpoint if I'm looking to get a certain number of Vanquishes for a Quest or if I want to pick up a good chunk of coins at the end of the session I will work to keep the opposing Team from capturing until they are almost out of time and then let up a little bit on the defense just so that the game can be extended until we get towards the back end of the battleground where you need to clamp down on the defense to secure the Win for your side.

    I'm sure a bunch of other players do pretty much the same in order to enjoy a longer game period or to ensure getting a bigger stack of coins at the end, but I've also noticed that there are some who treat Turf Takeover as just a version of Team Vanquish with a map that expands and who don't particularly care about defending or capturing the Base.

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Too many people focused on their own kill count to care about actually winning the objective.

  • I can't say for certain why everyone might not seem concerned with protecting the base, but from my standpoint if I'm looking to get a certain number of Vanquishes for a Quest or if I want to pick up a good chunk of coins at the end of the session I will work to keep the opposing Team from capturing until they are almost out of time and then let up a little bit on the defense just so that the game can be extended until we get towards the back end of the battleground where you need to clamp down on the defense to secure the Win for your side.

    I'm sure a bunch of other players do pretty much the same in order to enjoy a longer game period or to ensure getting a bigger stack of coins at the end, but I've also noticed that there are some who treat Turf Takeover as just a version of Team Vanquish with a map that expands and who don't particularly care about defending or capturing the Base.

  • DavTan's avatar
    DavTan
    10 years ago

    but, Realitysquared. Why cant you do it in the backyard? Thats how I do it because 1)Its easier and 2)you arn't anoying anybody else by ignoring the defense

  • DavTan's avatar
    DavTan
    10 years ago

    also realitysquared, not only can you just stay playing it for a while but I thought the more bases you defend the more coins you got

  • i dont know if you play on console or not but yeah its * rage inducing being the only one defending a base most of the time and the only time people rush to protect it is when its being captured

    couple it with the quick capture time they still havnt freakin fixed and yeah its bs it even seems like the white moutain level i believe its called the one with the yeti king once again got too nerfed in favor of zombies being able to easily win with just 2 mirrors freakin popcap cant balance for *

  • agentevil007's avatar
    agentevil007
    Seasoned Veteran
    10 years ago

    I know what you mean. When I'm on defensive, I'm always defending the graveyard. There should always be 4 to 5 people there, but some teammates are off playing offensive. Ridiculous.

  • Oh yes, SOOO annoying. There have been many scenarios in where we seem to be doing okay, then I die, then the platform gets taken and it sits there forever with nobody from my team on it.

    The MOST frustrating thing is when an AI character with high HP comes in, like a barrel or coffin zombie, and everyone just ignores it. They'd rather work on their K/D with actual players. Meanwhile, it's taking all of my efforts to destroy it if I'm not a chomper, and it either bludgeons me to death, or some player wanders in and takes advantage of me being distracted. AS THE ONLY ONE IN THE BASE!! The most annoying variant of this is when I see several other chompers around the base area completely ignore these barrel and coffin zombies. I practically see it as their JOB to take it out, since it is so easy for a chomper to take out these armored things. But nooo, it's not a player, they aren't interested (note: fortunately, not all players are like this!!!!)

    Ultimately, whether you're going for a challenge or something else, it's still TURF TAKEOVER and not Team Vanquish or anything else. I understand letting up on the defense SOMETIMESwhen time is running out to keep a good game going (other times it can be satisfying to shut a team down, like if they've won the last few in a row), but some people aren't even treating this as the game mode that it is.


  • @agentevil13 wrote:

    I know what you mean. When I'm on defensive, I'm always defending the graveyard. There should always be 4 to 5 people there, but some teammates are off playing offensive. Ridiculous.


    even when they are playing characters that are not assult classes like rose and sunflower

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