Counter to turtling

[wonderpug]

I think the "send in a soldier then jump back" technique is usually counterproductive (but occasionally smart). You're spending a wit on the recall to Mobi, then several more to move the soldier to the front line. Unless it lets you get a critical kill, opens up a path for other units, or some other decisive act, you're probably better off just spawning more units and letting the soldier be disposable.

I think Mobi is much more useful in turtling situations as a pure troop carrier. No fancy tricks. Just keep moving heavies and snipers to the front line where you're making your push, and slowly work your way forward. It may take a while, but you'll be bringing more firepower to that battle zone than your non-Mobi opponent would be able to, and you'll eventually win the war of attrition.

On maps with two spawn points, Mobi lets you send twice as many troops to a front than your opponent can. On maps with one, it lets you quickly get slow troops to the front, either to press on a side far from your spawn point, or to let push on your opponent's spawn point and get reinforcements to the fight as quickly as he can from his spawn point.

Even on small maps he can be awesome. Take Sharkfood Island. Sure, the map is tiny, but think how often you see snipers defending areas near the base. It'd take 7 wits just to get one up there, but once Mobi gets in place you can do it once a turn for just 1 wit. Even heavies need 3-4 wits to get to the top of the map without Mobi. If you keep Mobi safe and just keep using him as your shortcut, you're going to (eventually) end up in a situation where your opponent is bringing a knife to your gun fight.

Obviously an entrenched Bombshell or hidden Scrambler complicates things, but Mobi is still your best ticket for digging into a turtle if you're Adorable.