defender-Barbarian Assault

[vleademir]

I have maxed points in everything else, but havent tried defender. I heard its hard. What are good strategies, and exactly how to do it? I've been following tip.it guide but not really helping.

[vleademir]

no one?

[J35u5_M4]

Defender isn't that hard, It was the easiest for me, just lure the runners to your trap very quick so they don't escape.

[Lord Diddy]

Defender isn't that hard, It was the easiest for me, just lure the runners to your trap very quick so they don't escape.

 

 

 

Don't see how your post was anywhere near informative or motivating.

 

 

 

When the game start, stock up, run north of the easy cannon and lay about 5 of the correct food in a pile there(about 2 spaces apart, if you can lead them to the trap fast then do so). Next grab some planks and a hammer and go back and continue to lay a few food between the trap and north the cannon. Your goal is to keep all the runners north, and killing as they come out.

 

 

 

This whole method is to keep runners occupied in searching near the traps and just laying a trail of food for them to follow. If you lay food about 2-3 spaces from each other leading to the trap it will be very easy to defend.

 

 

 

Here are some guides that will help.

 

 

 

Barbarian Assault Guide

 

*UPDATED V.3* Barbarian Assault Tips and Tricks

 

Barbarian Assault Tactics Guide

[Star_Fox]

Defender isn't that hard, It was the easiest for me, just lure the runners to your trap very quick so they don't escape.

 

 

 

 

 

yea, JUST lure the runners into the traps. :roll:

 

 

 

i agree with you that defending is the hardest role in BA. if you want to make it a lot easier, use planks on the spawns and limit to how many runners there can be in the area. don't drop multiple baits at the same time so runners can't eat the wrong one. keep baits at a very short angle so your runners should pick them up fast enough before the bait switches.

 

 

 

joining a good team can also help your defending a lot easier. :wink:

[Lord Diddy]

don't drop multiple baits at the same time so runners can't eat the wrong one. keep baits at a very short angle so your runners should pick them up fast enough before the bait switches.

 

 

 

Im pretty sure that if you dropped it during the correct call, the bait still counts as edible to the runner, so it does not matter how much is dropped as long as is it correct.

[RandomKnight]

(I found this out some were in the Tip.it forums-but cant remeber who said it)

 

Try putting some food infront of the exit, and make a trail leading from the exit to the east trap (dosn't have to be the correct food)-this prevents then from leaving since they get stuck in the line heading twards the trap. From there just put the correct food around the trap.

 

 

 

This is what i do and it seems effective, aru

[bloodkilla87]

let people shoot the defenders. people say dont shoot them, but for everyone that gets by the whole team loses points. but if the game ends quicker you get more points.

[crow]

let people shoot the defenders. people say dont shoot them, but for everyone that gets by the whole team loses points. but if the game ends quicker you get more points.

 

 

 

Dude, that's because most people don't know how easy it is to defend.

 

Use the method described by Randomknight (it's also in the AoW)

 

 

 

I started using that method once I learned about, became 5def in no-time. And even at wave9 I normally won't let any runner slip past (and often I'm finished first)

 

 

 

The only thing needed is THAT THE *$!@*̮̤̉̉$$%! HEALERS know MAKE THE FIRST CALL BEFORE STOCKING UP!

[Gugge]

As a defender, your primary goal is to make sure NO runners escape, since that give penalty to the whole team. Your secondary goal is to lure runners to trap since that give you extra points.

 

 

 

What I do is this:

 

 

 

Call to healer first thing, ALWAYS.

 

 

 

Stock up on machine.

 

 

 

Drop the "WRONG" food around the runners exit area, but still at least 2 squares away from exit. This will make runners turn around, and you will have another chance to trap them or cannon them.

 

 

 

Then drop right food at cannon and between cannon and where runners enter.

 

 

 

Pick up hammer and logs, fix trap if needed.

 

 

 

Run back towards machine, stock up again.

 

 

 

Repeat.

 

 

 

Keep in mind that you can drop food very quick when you run around by just left clicking it. So wrong food near exit, right food near traps. And make sure you call the healer as quick as you can as soon as food type change.