I could play this weekend or next weekend (Saturday or Sunday) pretty much any time. Because VelociRPTR.3EF is busy this weekend, I will suggest a time next weekend:
Dovekie has a unique take on Elf and loves his Orbs of Poison. I have a different approach but it's worth trying 3x orbs some more as he makes good points.
Just one more throw in as far as items for Elf: Anti Magic Potion. I love AMS as much as Dovekie loves Orbs. You should always have an AMS pot on Panda and usually have one on Kotg or Potm.
You should also always have a Boots of Speed on Panda and DH. I like Boots too, so will often have one of the DR. Now with the new patch all heroes have increased movement speed so Boots may or may not be as necessary on heroes like DR (still always on Panda). Boots are great because your heroes get to the spot faster to use their spells. Boots on DR is nice because you can land the silence that much quicker.
I would stack my heroes in an average game with something like this:
Dark Ranger - TP / +150 HP / +150 HP / Scroll / Boots / Staff Panda - AMS / +150 HP / +150 HP / Pendant of Energy or Mana Pot / Boots / Staff Kotg - TP / +150 HP / +150 HP / AMS / Scroll / Staff
AMS Pots are especially great against Undead, but even against Human they are good too. You can pop the AMS pot at the beginning of the battle and ensure you can use your heroes without them becoming disabled or in danger.
Night Elf has a lot of versatility in the styles that you can play.
Some simple tips that you can use in your games vs Orc:
1. Snipe the Voodoo Lounge. Orc can't produce Bats without a shop and most orcs will not build an extra shop.
2. Use Druid of the Talon solely to cyclone heroes. If you can regularly cyclone BM / TC orc has a tough time stopping that. If they dispel they also lose their positive buffs (link and bloodlust).
3. Rush the Orc. Orc requires more lumber (same principal applies to Human) and has a longer tech time to reach Tier 3 armies. As Elf or Undead, you should often go fast 80 or 100 food against a Orc or Human threat that is nearby.
4. Target the casters with Chims. When you engage an Orc, neutralize the heroes with cyclone and focus CHims on his casters. If you can wipe out the shamans/docs/walkers and TP out that is a significant advantage. So often you'll see a Elf player use Chims to mass focus on a TC or SH unsuccessfully. Kill the casters!
5. Stay away from mixed armies. In contrast to another suggestion, I would stay away from armies that consist of a few units of each type. Orc is very dominant when buffed and leveled and a strong orc player will tear through a mixed army. You'll want to focus on clear objectives in a fight (unless you have a significant hero advantage, then play whatever you'd like).
Pure Chims with 3-4 Dotts and 4-6 Hippos is often the best army type. You can add a Bear, Dryad, or some Fairie Dragons as you please. Late game, Elf ground can be effective against Human or Elf, but not so much Orc.
wp Joey, nice DL first. It's nice to come back and see a number of good players and a competitive scene. I will play more actively and look forward to competing.
1. Working ladder / stats. This is the most important thing to keep it competitive and active. If there can be set times for seasons (ex: 3 months at a time) would be good too.
2. Not too many custom maps with 8+ players. These ones (thinking of Pinball Crux) take forever to fill and often start with 5 players. However, with a working ladder/statistic system this may not be an issue.
3. Anonymous = great for ladder FFA.
4. IF we can play on Bnet with the new patch on bots that have no lag... FFA IS BACK!!! :)
5. I will contribute $$ and time/efforts if need be. Let me know, Ugri!
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