3-Star Academy - Be The "Go-To" Player

[Nymera]

Ok. My first pentaloon attack gave me...46%.

It was dismal. If you want to swing by and point and laugh at your fellow canuck, I would appreciate it. I think that my main problem is that I just got th9 so my loons are lvl 5. I also went with a heal and 3 rages to heal those level 5 loons.

But I would like any critique of my technique. I would really like to destroy the bases


Clan: Warrior Concert
Tag #C29QG2G (but there is only one Warrior Concert)
Attack on number 2 in current war

[Geordiedan]

Hey Geordiedan, I did a video on the Sweeper and how I think it will affect air raids. Check it out!

Yea thanks Castles I watched that one - I meant a video that looks at the changes to the AI of the pups etc which means they ignore the queen/CC troops more, it's made a few raids fail lately and been wondering how to counter it.

[Castles]

Nice work!!

Thanks, Katsukic!

very nice tut op! I have learned alot about the pathing of troops and how that works. Many people will show attacks but they don't explain how the AI works. This thread can really help anyone. Thanks

Thank you, ItsJustBrian! My goal is and always has been to provide people with clear, detailed information about attacking. I'm happy that you're getting something out of it.

Ok. My first pentaloon attack gave me...46%.

It was dismal. If you want to swing by and point and laugh at your fellow canuck, I would appreciate it. I think that my main problem is that I just got th9 so my loons are lvl 5. I also went with a heal and 3 rages to heal those level 5 loons.

But I would like any critique of my technique. I would really like to destroy the bases


Clan: Warrior Concert
Tag #C29QG2G (but there is only one Warrior Concert)
Attack on number 2 in current war

Hey Nymera, I'll swing by tonight. Let your clan know to keep an eye out for me!

Yea thanks Castles I watched that one - I meant a video that looks at the changes to the AI of the pups etc which means they ignore the queen/CC troops more, it's made a few raids fail lately and been wondering how to counter it.

Sorry for the confusion, Geordiedan. I actually have yet to encounter the problem you mention, but if/when I do I will post a video about it...

Even before the update, there was no way of controlling when your pups focus the AQ, so I have never really worried about it too much. Something you could do, I suppose, would be to reserve your Penta for bases that have the AQ mixed in with defensive units. If the AQ is sitting next to an AD or some other defensive unit, she will typically die to the AoE from loon bombs. This tactic isn't new... some of my clanmates only Penta when the AQ stands a chance of dying to Loon AoE.

Besides the tactic I just mentioned, there isn't much you can do. There's no way to identify with 100% certainty where your Hounds will burst into pups, which means there isn't much we can do to influence their decision to target the AQ.

Anyway, like I said, don't worry about it too much. Ultimately, if an AQ is ruining your Pentas, then you likely should have hit the base with a Cold-Blood. As I've indicated in other videos, we only want to Penta when the AQ ​won't be a problem! Among other considerations

[Lunaticfringe]

As for the Dragon video, you're right — Choda did wait until the AD was focusing a Dragon. But he did also wait for the AT, as I said While he didn't want the AD focusing his loons, it was simply a bonus that the dragon took aggro. 5 max level loons could handle that ADs aggro. What they couldn't handle was losing their pathing!

(Cough, cough)...the AT wasn't even under attack when he dropped his loons. The drags were on the, "War and Love" CC

Anyway, like I said, don't worry about it too much. Ultimately, if an AQ is ruining your Pentas, then you likely should have hit the base with a Cold-Blood. As I've indicated in other videos, we only want to Penta when the AQ ​won't be a problem! Among other considerations

Apologies if I missed it, but for Penta I believe one of your criteria was when the ADs were like 6 or less.

What happens if they are L7 or higher? Cold-blooded? Other?

And what if, say, 2 ADs are L7, but the other two are L6? Can you still go Penta?

Let me know your thoughts!

Thanks!

[Castles]

Apologies if I missed it, but for Penta I believe one of your criteria was when the ADs were like 6 or less.

What happens if they are L7 or higher? Cold-blooded? Other?

And what if, say, 2 ADs are L7, but the other two are L6? Can you still go Penta?

Let me know your thoughts!

Thanks!

The answer to your and everyone else's question about the criteria I set out is this: there is no right answer. The criteria is meant to be a guide. It is not meant to give you a definitive answer in all cases.

Generally speaking, a base with no level 7 ADs, an AQ that is lower than level 10 and no level 3 X-bows means you can hit it with a Penta, depending on the placement of the ADs.

What happens if the ADs are level7? Well, the AQ and X-bows better be very weak or your level 2 Hounds are going to get rocked.

What if a few ADs are level 7 and the other two are level 6? You tell me. What level is the AQ? What level are the X-Bows? How are the ADs positioned?

My only goal is to provide you and everyone else with guidelines. Guidelines are meant to be interpreted on a case-by-case basis. No one can give you a "Golden Rule" when it comes to any attacks, unfortunately.

Good luck!

[Lunaticfringe]

The answer to your and everyone else's question about the criteria I set out is this: there is no right answer. The criteria is meant to be a guide. It is not meant to give you a definitive answer in all cases.

Generally speaking, a base with no level 7 ADs, an AQ that is lower than level 10 and no level 3 X-bows means you can hit it with a Penta, depending on the placement of the ADs.

What happens if the ADs are level7? Well, the AQ and X-bows better be very weak or your level 2 Hounds are going to get rocked.

What if a few ADs are level 7 and the other two are level 6? You tell me. What level is the AQ? What level are the X-Bows? How are the ADs positioned?

My only goal is to provide you and everyone else with guidelines. Guidelines are meant to be interpreted on a case-by-case basis. No one can give you a "Golden Rule" when it comes to any attacks, unfortunately.

Good luck!

No, I totally understand. I was just curious as to what you prefer is all. It feels like you'll default to Cold-Blooded when in doubt, which is cool. I've done several LavaLoon attacks (friend's acct), but I'd still consider myself a novice. As such, any guidelines in terms of when to use what is huge!

Thanks for your thoughts and efforts here.

[Castles]

I'm not sure if this would interest people, but I thought I would ask. People seem to have a lot of questions about the Penta. More specifically, people are wondering about the criteria I lay out in my "How to Penta" guide.

Would people like to see a video where I scout every enemy TH9 war base to assess whether they should be hit with a Penta or a Cold-Blood to help give some perspective?

Let me know by commenting.

[Lunaticfringe]

I'm not sure if this would interest people, but I thought I would ask. People seem to have a lot of questions about the Penta. More specifically, people are wondering about the criteria I lay out in my "How to Penta" guide.

Would people like to see a video where I scout every enemy TH9 war base to assess whether they should be hit with a Penta or a Cold-Blood to help give some perspective?

Let me know by commenting.

I'm an obvious yes...

[JimniKricit]

I'm not sure if this would interest people, but I thought I would ask. People seem to have a lot of questions about the Penta. More specifically, people are wondering about the criteria I lay out in my "How to Penta" guide.

Would people like to see a video where I scout every enemy TH9 war base to assess whether they should be hit with a Penta or a Cold-Blood to help give some perspective?

Let me know by commenting.

Yes! I think I'm starting to get what to look for, but every pointer is helpful. Thanks for the great videos and advice!

[bambootrans]

I think it's much safer now if we just run CB, especially if you have hi lvl hero...

But just now I got trouble with cc full of 30 aarcher, well it's hard to lure, if he put cc on opposite where quenn at.. even golem and heroes have trouble waiting they come out one by one.....