Scrambling to the Top

[awpertunity]

(05-24-2013 01:18 AM)Alvendor Wrote:  

(05-23-2013 09:25 AM)awpertunity Wrote:  Well I might as well come out of the non-gay closet now and admit that my alternate account is "Veggienauts" in which I've played only as Veggies to see how high I can get.

I reached ST pretty quickly but I think I've plateaued now around rank 40-60. Hate to say it but they definitely are a weak race and I don't think I can credit a single win to the fact that I had a bramble.
The problem with bramble is that it is not a tide turner at all. If I am even slightly behind and try to spawn a bramble I've almost surely secured my own loss. On some large maps it can be a bit helpful but again, only when I already have an advantage and can use the bramble to further the advantage.

I've reached a point where I am definitely losing games where I know I could have won had I been a different race and most my games now I don't even spawn a bramble. I would be better off using Feedback and not spawning any specials, just for the fear it would instill in my opponent about a possible scrambler (as long as they don't know I'm not going to spawn one).

What were your experience playing veggies vs feedback?

Veggie vs Feedback was definitely my favorite matchup since I felt like I actually got some utility out of my Bramble. Veggie vs Veggies were very boring as expected. Against Adorables or Scalli's it was basically me trying to prevent my opponent from getting a special out for the most part, can't last in a long game against either of them.

But against Feedback I felt comfortable not rushing and the games got a lot more interesting as I could use thorns to seek out Scramblers and stuff