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| − | |colspan=2 | <span style="font-size:85%"> ''Open terrain analysis: For each open terrain, count the number of adjacent open terrains. An open terrain has a minimum of 1 adjacent open terrain and a maximum of 8 open terrains. <br /> The quantity signifies the number of open terrains with X adjacent open terrains. The distribution indicates the map difficulty in relation to movement.'' </span> | + | |colspan=2 | <span style="font-size:85%"> ''Open terrain analysis: For each open terrain, count the number of adjacent open terrains. An open terrain has a minimum of 1 adjacent open terrain and a maximum of 8 open terrains. <br /> The quantity signifies the number of open terrains with X adjacent open terrains. The distribution indicates the map difficulty in relation to movement.'' </span> |
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==Offensive Map Control== | ==Offensive Map Control== | ||
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| − | | STYLE="vertical-align: center; text-align:justify;" align="left" | | + | | STYLE="vertical-align: center; text-align:justify;" align="left" colspan=4| Temple Tussle (TT) is a PVP map containing <span style="color: orange">'''224'''</span> terrains with <span style="color: orange">'''4'''</span> victory terrains. There are no impassable terrains and <span style="color: orange">'''4'''</span> difficult terrains. A central open <span style="color: orange">'''4x4'''</span> contest zone is surrounded on four sides by mini-mazes, creating a 'King of the Hill' (KotH) scenario. All figures adopt the 'offensive force attacking downwards and opponent defending upwards' orientation. <br /><br /> As in usual KotH-like arenas, offensive control is established by winning areas leading into and out of the victory zone. As Figure 1 shows, there are <span style="color: orange">'''8'''</span> paths connected to the victory squares (highlighted in purple). Two paths involve difficult terrains, suited for ranged units. Whichever party successfully controls these pathways controls the game. However, it is impossible for a single party of <span style="color: orange">'''3'''</span> to simultaneously occupy <span style="color: orange">'''8'''</span> positions. Instead, we split the map into <span style="color: orange">'''3'''</span> distinctive zones and place units within those regions (Fig. 2) to cover as many paths as possible. By doing so, the map is set up for pincers and overlapping kill zones while allowing free flowing movement designed to punish isolated enemy units. Figure 3 show desirable positions that allow a team of melee units (attacking downwards) to exert map control on the opponent. <span style="color: limegreen">'''M1'''</span> block enemies attempting to penetrate from the left lane while <span style="color: limegreen">'''M3'''</span> block enemies from the right. <span style="color: limegreen">'''M2'''</span> supports <span style="color: limegreen">'''M1'''</span> and <span style="color: limegreen">'''M3'''</span> by forming pincers and if need be, choke points to completely shut down enemy maneuvers into the lanes. Figure 4 show the same for a team of ranged units. Unlike melee units, ranged units set up overlapping kill zones to cover units attempting to penetrate the lanes and the victory terrains. Hence, the use of width and a higher strategic line of offense. Note that designations merely show preferable positions. In practice, hybrid teams work best to exert map control by covering each other with flexible positioning. |
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| − | | | + | | [[File:TT_8paths.png|thumb|250px|Fig. 1: The Eight Paths]] |
| + | | [[File:TT_3zones.png|thumb|250px|Fig. 2: Splitting into the zones]] | ||
| + | | [[File:TT_offcontrol1.png|thumb|250px|Fig. 3: Offensive map control using melee units]] | ||
| + | | [[File:TT_offcontrol2.png|thumb|250px|Fig. 4: Offensive map control using ranged units]] | ||
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===Line of Sight=== | ===Line of Sight=== | ||
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| − | | STYLE="vertical-align: center; text-align:justify;" align="left" | | + | | STYLE="vertical-align: center; text-align:justify;" align="left" colspan=4 | Due to the many mazes and narrow lanes, line of sight (LoS) is a precious commodity crucial for ranged units in Temple Tussle. The most valuable LoS are found in the eight lanes leading into the victory terrain (c.f. Figure 1 above). With map symmetry in mind, only four spots (paths 1, 2, 3 and 4) are discussed. Figures 5 to 8 below show the different areas of coverage.<br /><br /> Of the various points, the LoS at path 3 (Fig. 5) denoted by <span style="color: limegreen">'''X'''</span> covers <span style="color: orange">'''25'''</span> squares which is the maximum compared to other lane spots. In addition, the underlying square has [[Game_Terrain#Difficult_Terrain|difficult terrain]], making it a great sniper's spot and a perfect place to launch an offensive from. A ranged unit can simply back away when enemy melee units attempt to close in or lay down [[Cards/Wall of Fire|lava terrain]] to deter aggressors. A melee unit can choose to dominate the victory terrain or attempt to close down the right lane. [[Cards/Charge|Charging]] dwarves can pick any three lanes for rapid penetration. The sole drawback is a possible flanking move from the left lane and a single blindspot from the right. Figures 6 to 8 show the LoS of other paths. All provide sufficient coverage of the victory terrains and any two combinations are sufficient for creating overlapping kill zones. |
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| − | | | + | | [[File:TT_LoS1.png|thumb|250px|Fig. 5: Line of Sight at path 3]] |
| + | | [[File:TT_LoS2.png|thumb|250px|Fig. 6: Line of Sight at path 2]] | ||
| + | | [[File:TT_LoS3.png|thumb|250px|Fig. 7: Line of Sight at path 1]] | ||
| + | | [[File:TT_LoS4.png|thumb|250px|Fig. 8: Line of Sight at path 4]] | ||
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===Defensive Positioning=== | ===Defensive Positioning=== | ||
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| + | | STYLE="vertical-align: center; text-align:justify;" align="left" | Defensive map control is a risk averse approach to the game. It maximizes a party's effectiveness in combat through synergy and unit positioning, preventing flanking maneuvers and countering offensives. A basic tactic of defensive map control is defensive positioning utilizing available terrains, blind spots and ambush points to shut down the enemy. In TT, the easiest area to mount a defense from is right smack in the victory terrains. <br /><br /> The four corners of the <span style="color: orange">'''4x4'''</span> central area cover all eight pathways and penalize any enemies attempting to breach. Allied units occupying victory terrains can choose to hunker down and blockade enemies through defensive positioning, focus attacks, stall tactics and frustration play. To pull off a successful blockade, mouse-over enemies' move cards and observe their possible movement ranges. Position units accordingly to shut down their mobility. Leave gaps between units for pincers. <br /><br /> Figure 9 shows a defensive blockade for enemies attempting to breach from the right and bottom paths while figure 10 show the same for left and top paths. Over time, a defensive blockade can effectively shut down an enemy's gameplay options while gathering victory points. This forces your opponent to make rash decisions or foolish moves. The dark 'T' shaped area between the units show a pincer region. Enemies falling into this gap are flanked from all sides. [[Cards/Block|Blocks]] and [[Cards/Parry|parries]] become inconsequential. | ||
| + | | [[File:TT_DP1.png|thumb|250px|Fig. 9: Defensive blockade for right and bottom sides]] | ||
| + | | [[File:TT_DP2.png|thumb|250px|Fig. 10: Defensive blockade for left and top sides]] | ||
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| + | ==Crowd Control== | ||
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| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowd_control_%28MMORPG%29 Crowd control] (CC) is a term used in MMORPGs (Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games) and MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) games to refer to the ability to limit the number of mobs actively fighting during an encounter. It also refers to abilities that influence or prevent the abilities or actions of other character(s). Crowd control is extremely powerful as it forces opponents to use a smaller set of abilities/actions, rendering an opponent nearly useless. In Card Hunter, CC is neither an offensive or defensive strategy. Instead it belongs in its own category and merits a separate discussion. In the context of a pvp map guide, we focus on terrain based forms of CC and present two useful examples centered around [[Cards/Wall of Stone|Wall of Stone]] and [[Cards/Winds of War|Winds of War]]. | ||
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| + | ===Wall of Stone (WoS)=== | ||
| + | [[Cards/Wall of Stone|Wall of Stone]] introduces up to three blocking terrains for a duration of two turns. TT is a great map for WoS. The narrow restrictive paths make it easy to shut down lanes, areas and cut off retreat routes. The most obvious being the area around the victory terrain. Figs. 11, 12 and 13 show zoomed-in illustrations of the various uses. | ||
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| + | | [[File:TT WoS1.png|thumb|180px|Fig. 11: Offensive use of WoS]] | ||
| + | | [[File:TT WoS2.png|thumb|180px|Fig. 12: Defensive use of WoS]] | ||
| + | | [[File:TT WoS3.png|thumb|180px|Fig. 13: Denial use of WoS]] | ||
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| − | | | + | <span style="color: limegreen">'''W1 & X'''</span>: <span style="color: limegreen">'''W1'''</span> represents a WoS casted to deny units entering/leaving the victory region. The unit at <span style="color: limegreen">'''X'''</span> can either engage the enemy at <span style="color: limegreen">'''Y'''</span> or choose to stay in the victory terrain for points. Alternatively, <span style="color: limegreen">'''X'''</span> can wait for <span style="color: limegreen">'''Y'''</span> to flee and attack from behind while still staying in the victory zone. This is an offensive CC use of [[Cards/Wall of Stone|Wall of Stone]]. <br /> <br /> <span style="color: limegreen">'''W2 & X'''</span>: If <span style="color: limegreen">'''Y'''</span> mounts an offensive push into the victory terrain, casting <span style="color: limegreen">'''W2'''</span> shuts down enemy units from further penetration. This forces the opponent to make a long detour. If <span style="color: limegreen">'''X'''</span> is low on health, <span style="color: limegreen">'''W2'''</span> has effectively stalled the opponent and bought a precious turn or two for possible regeneration. This is an defensive CC use of [[Cards/Wall of Stone|Wall of Stone]]. <br /> <br /> <span style="color: limegreen">'''W3 & X'''</span>: WoS is great for denying victory terrain in TT. Such use may arise in situations where the opponent has points advantage or when a clear victory zone buildup and offensive is about to begin. This is a denial CC use of [[Cards/Wall of Stone|Wall of Stone]]. |
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| + | | [[File:TT WoS4.png|thumb|250px|Fig. 14: WoS forces opponents to approach from the top/below]] | ||
| + | | [[File:TT WoS5.png|thumb|250px|Fig. 15: WoS forces opponents to approach from the sides]] | ||
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| + | Outside of the victory terrains, [[Cards/Wall of Stone|Wall of Stone]] is very useful in diverting movement flow. This allows for innovative combat engagement tactics and party control. Figures 14 and 15 show two such examples. <br /> <br /> As figure 14 shows, placing [[Cards/Wall of Stone|Wall of Stone]] at entry points in the sides of the map effectively splits the arena into two. Enemies attempting to penetrate from the flank have to waste precious moves and turns in order to challenge the victory zone. The opponent is forced to re-route units to the top or bottom paths. In addition, enemies split by the [[Cards/Wall of Stone|Wall of Stone]] are completely cut off from support, making for easy kills. <br /> <br /> Figure 15 shows an example where enemy units attempting to penetrate the top and bottom paths have to re-route to the sides instead. While not as optimal as the wall placement in figure 14, this method is useful for creating dead-ends. Note that this guide does not exhaustively show [[Cards/Wall of Stone|Wall of Stone]] placement for all scenarios. The reader is advised to use [[Cards/Wall of Stone|Wall of Stone]] with caution. A badly placed Wall can cost victory. | ||
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| − | === | + | ===Winds of War (WoW)=== |
| + | [[Cards/Winds of War|Winds of War]] is an attack card that does low damage. The nifty part of this card is that it allows the caster to alter the placement of two units up to a maximum of three squares. This makes it a very useful CC card that opens up three major types of applications. | ||
| + | * Use [[Cards/Winds of War|Winds of War]] to move two allies. | ||
| + | * Use [[Cards/Winds of War|Winds of War]] to move two enemies. | ||
| + | * Use [[Cards/Winds of War|Winds of War]] to move 1 ally and/or 1 enemy. | ||
| − | + | In TT, [[Cards/Winds of War|Winds of War]] and the aforementioned 4 difficult terrains combine to great effectiveness. Figure 16 and 17 show offensive and defensive applications. | |
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| + | | [[File:TT WoW1.png|thumb|250px|Fig. 16: Offensive use of WoW]] | ||
| + | | [[File:TT WoW2.png|thumb|250px|Fig. 17: Defensive use of WoW]] | ||
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| − | | | + | Figure 16 shows a scenario where an enemy <span style="color: limegreen">'''A'''</span> is camping a critical spot. Due to the difficult terrains, <span style="color: limegreen">'''A'''</span> is protected from being flanked/pincered. <span style="color: limegreen">'''X'''</span>, <span style="color: limegreen">'''Y'''</span> and <span style="color: limegreen">'''Z'''</span> have control of the top of the map. Assuming <span style="color: limegreen">'''X'''</span> has [[Cards/Winds of War|Winds of War]] in hand, it can cast and slide allied units <span style="color: limegreen">'''Y'''</span> and <span style="color: limegreen">'''Z'''</span> onto the difficult terrains. By doing so, <span style="color: limegreen">'''A'''</span> is now setup for a pincer move from <span style="color: limegreen">'''X'''</span> and <span style="color: limegreen">'''Z'''</span>. <span style="color: limegreen">'''Y'''</span> can now make an aggressive push onto victory terrain. This is an extremely offensive use of WoW. The key element is surprise. By having the ability to control placement of allied units in a single turn, one can turn a stalemate into an effective offensive. <br /> <br /> Figure 17 show a scenario where enemy units <span style="color: limegreen">'''A'''</span> and <span style="color: limegreen">'''B'''</span> are in position to pincer <span style="color: limegreen">'''X'''</span>. Allies <span style="color: limegreen">'''Y'''</span> and <span style="color: limegreen">'''Z'''</span> are too far away to provide support and have no line of sight to <span style="color: limegreen">'''A'''</span> or <span style="color: limegreen">'''B'''</span>. When <span style="color: limegreen">'''A'''</span> and <span style="color: limegreen">'''B'''</span> move onto difficult terrains, <span style="color: limegreen">'''X'''</span> (with [[Cards/Winds of War|Winds of War]] in hand) can target <span style="color: limegreen">'''A'''</span> and <span style="color: limegreen">'''B'''</span> and slide them into melee range of <span style="color: limegreen">'''Y'''</span> and <span style="color: limegreen">'''Z'''</span>. The opponent has wasted moves and have had their tables turned against them. This is a defensive use of WoW. |
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| − | + | [[User:Phaselock|Phaselock]]: Author of this guide. | |
| − | + | [http://www.cardhunter.com/forum/members/lance.1572/ Lance]: Proofread this guide. I really appreciated it. :) | |
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Temple Tussle Map Analysis
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| Open terrain analysis: For each open terrain, count the number of adjacent open terrains. An open terrain has a minimum of 1 adjacent open terrain and a maximum of 8 open terrains. The quantity signifies the number of open terrains with X adjacent open terrains. The distribution indicates the map difficulty in relation to movement. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Offensive Map Control
The Eight Paths
| Temple Tussle (TT) is a PVP map containing 224 terrains with 4 victory terrains. There are no impassable terrains and 4 difficult terrains. A central open 4x4 contest zone is surrounded on four sides by mini-mazes, creating a 'King of the Hill' (KotH) scenario. All figures adopt the 'offensive force attacking downwards and opponent defending upwards' orientation. As in usual KotH-like arenas, offensive control is established by winning areas leading into and out of the victory zone. As Figure 1 shows, there are 8 paths connected to the victory squares (highlighted in purple). Two paths involve difficult terrains, suited for ranged units. Whichever party successfully controls these pathways controls the game. However, it is impossible for a single party of 3 to simultaneously occupy 8 positions. Instead, we split the map into 3 distinctive zones and place units within those regions (Fig. 2) to cover as many paths as possible. By doing so, the map is set up for pincers and overlapping kill zones while allowing free flowing movement designed to punish isolated enemy units. Figure 3 show desirable positions that allow a team of melee units (attacking downwards) to exert map control on the opponent. M1 block enemies attempting to penetrate from the left lane while M3 block enemies from the right. M2 supports M1 and M3 by forming pincers and if need be, choke points to completely shut down enemy maneuvers into the lanes. Figure 4 show the same for a team of ranged units. Unlike melee units, ranged units set up overlapping kill zones to cover units attempting to penetrate the lanes and the victory terrains. Hence, the use of width and a higher strategic line of offense. Note that designations merely show preferable positions. In practice, hybrid teams work best to exert map control by covering each other with flexible positioning. | |||
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Line of Sight
| Due to the many mazes and narrow lanes, line of sight (LoS) is a precious commodity crucial for ranged units in Temple Tussle. The most valuable LoS are found in the eight lanes leading into the victory terrain (c.f. Figure 1 above). With map symmetry in mind, only four spots (paths 1, 2, 3 and 4) are discussed. Figures 5 to 8 below show the different areas of coverage. Of the various points, the LoS at path 3 (Fig. 5) denoted by X covers 25 squares which is the maximum compared to other lane spots. In addition, the underlying square has difficult terrain, making it a great sniper's spot and a perfect place to launch an offensive from. A ranged unit can simply back away when enemy melee units attempt to close in or lay down lava terrain to deter aggressors. A melee unit can choose to dominate the victory terrain or attempt to close down the right lane. Charging dwarves can pick any three lanes for rapid penetration. The sole drawback is a possible flanking move from the left lane and a single blindspot from the right. Figures 6 to 8 show the LoS of other paths. All provide sufficient coverage of the victory terrains and any two combinations are sufficient for creating overlapping kill zones. | |||
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Defensive Map Control
Defensive Positioning
| Defensive map control is a risk averse approach to the game. It maximizes a party's effectiveness in combat through synergy and unit positioning, preventing flanking maneuvers and countering offensives. A basic tactic of defensive map control is defensive positioning utilizing available terrains, blind spots and ambush points to shut down the enemy. In TT, the easiest area to mount a defense from is right smack in the victory terrains. The four corners of the 4x4 central area cover all eight pathways and penalize any enemies attempting to breach. Allied units occupying victory terrains can choose to hunker down and blockade enemies through defensive positioning, focus attacks, stall tactics and frustration play. To pull off a successful blockade, mouse-over enemies' move cards and observe their possible movement ranges. Position units accordingly to shut down their mobility. Leave gaps between units for pincers. Figure 9 shows a defensive blockade for enemies attempting to breach from the right and bottom paths while figure 10 show the same for left and top paths. Over time, a defensive blockade can effectively shut down an enemy's gameplay options while gathering victory points. This forces your opponent to make rash decisions or foolish moves. The dark 'T' shaped area between the units show a pincer region. Enemies falling into this gap are flanked from all sides. Blocks and parries become inconsequential. |
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Crowd Control
Crowd control (CC) is a term used in MMORPGs (Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games) and MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) games to refer to the ability to limit the number of mobs actively fighting during an encounter. It also refers to abilities that influence or prevent the abilities or actions of other character(s). Crowd control is extremely powerful as it forces opponents to use a smaller set of abilities/actions, rendering an opponent nearly useless. In Card Hunter, CC is neither an offensive or defensive strategy. Instead it belongs in its own category and merits a separate discussion. In the context of a pvp map guide, we focus on terrain based forms of CC and present two useful examples centered around Wall of Stone and Winds of War.
Wall of Stone (WoS)
Wall of Stone introduces up to three blocking terrains for a duration of two turns. TT is a great map for WoS. The narrow restrictive paths make it easy to shut down lanes, areas and cut off retreat routes. The most obvious being the area around the victory terrain. Figs. 11, 12 and 13 show zoomed-in illustrations of the various uses.
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W1 & X: W1 represents a WoS casted to deny units entering/leaving the victory region. The unit at X can either engage the enemy at Y or choose to stay in the victory terrain for points. Alternatively, X can wait for Y to flee and attack from behind while still staying in the victory zone. This is an offensive CC use of Wall of Stone. |
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Outside of the victory terrains, Wall of Stone is very useful in diverting movement flow. This allows for innovative combat engagement tactics and party control. Figures 14 and 15 show two such examples. |
Winds of War (WoW)
Winds of War is an attack card that does low damage. The nifty part of this card is that it allows the caster to alter the placement of two units up to a maximum of three squares. This makes it a very useful CC card that opens up three major types of applications.
- Use Winds of War to move two allies.
- Use Winds of War to move two enemies.
- Use Winds of War to move 1 ally and/or 1 enemy.
In TT, Winds of War and the aforementioned 4 difficult terrains combine to great effectiveness. Figure 16 and 17 show offensive and defensive applications.
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Figure 16 shows a scenario where an enemy A is camping a critical spot. Due to the difficult terrains, A is protected from being flanked/pincered. X, Y and Z have control of the top of the map. Assuming X has Winds of War in hand, it can cast and slide allied units Y and Z onto the difficult terrains. By doing so, A is now setup for a pincer move from X and Z. Y can now make an aggressive push onto victory terrain. This is an extremely offensive use of WoW. The key element is surprise. By having the ability to control placement of allied units in a single turn, one can turn a stalemate into an effective offensive. |
Credits
Phaselock: Author of this guide.
Lance: Proofread this guide. I really appreciated it. :)
