P1 Adorables on Reaper

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(01-04-2013 08:16 AM)laYahooz Wrote:  The best strategy is to simply find a way to win!
This may seem quite obvious but many people don't do that vs adorables at reaper because they are trying to keep up with the power of the mobi on the map. I just accept that my opponent is going to have the unit advantage and probably early game map control. Though i get awpertunity's point of allowing no free kills, it is literally impossible to keep up with the adorables if you just play defensively. I then, as a feedback player, try to sneak a scrambler play later in the game. If I go as scallywags or veggies, which is way harder to win with, I try to set up a bramble or BS in the late game. Also, definitely don't go for the early special against adorables on reaper unless you have a good plan. Just save the wits and wait...

The iPro opening definitely stops the “initial mobi attack." After defending the first mobi attack, you have to launch on of your own as feedback. If you keep defending, the mobi can just keep repeating the attack until it succeeds.
And if anyone is interested, here's a game in which I do the iPro opening and stop the first attack and then make a sneaky scrambler play.... And my opponent played pretty normally yet aggressiveThcdoremi(adorables) vs laYahooz(feedback)
Do note as was P1 though (which helps a little)

I think a discussion of that fine line of when your offense becomes your best defense merits a thread of its own. That's one of the aspects that fascinates me most about this game. There are many times when you have to not only read the board, but your opponent as well. That time where you have to decide, if I rush the right, will my opponent slow their rush on the left or will they just continue to push? If he does push, will my push beat him to the punch? This dynamic is probably even more important in 2v2 where intentions are not always as clear.