Opinions on tanking gladiators

[Dainoji]

So what is everyone's opinion on the ability for a gladiator to wear a wall of 10 foot thick steel around himself and stand in the middle of the arena until the other guy passes out?

My opinion is I hope they don't become popular. Their fights aren't exciting and if two of them get matched up it is almost like watching grass grow. Now, having said that I don't see a way around it based on the game mechanics and the specialties and I don't even think they are inherently bad, however it is my hope that offense will always have the edge over defense in order to keep things more exciting. I guess for some people though it is fun and exciting to see if they can win that way, so perhaps it is just personal preference...

I suppose like all strategy games there must be black and white to counter one another and even in real life fighting sports like MMA most people prefer to watch stand up strikers as opposed to the grapplers who go to the ground and bore the audience until a vicious elbow gets unleashed or a submission attempt is about to be performed.

Any other opinions out there?

[celondon]

From last runs run:

KOR lost a close battle with FARUHK. — 46 minutes & 5 seconds

I agree it is kind of boring, but it is extremely effective.

[Truffula]

Just try tanking that magnificent warrior known as RHAGIZZLEBIZZLE
and
watch all your formerly glorious defenses just fizzle.
Watch his giant Cleaver go boom, bang, and slash.
It won't be long till you're in the morgue, much the worse, from a head first crash.

[Dainoji]

Just try tanking that magnificent warrior known as RHAGIZZLEBIZZLE
and
watch all your formerly glorious defenses just fizzle.
Watch his giant Cleaver go boom, bang, and slash.
It won't be long till you're in the morgue, much the worse, from a head first crash.

Haha, I think I'm going to like this guy!

[Apparition]

It takes all kinds and personally I think I would like one of this kind of fighter in my stable especially if Trolls are ever offered by the slavers.

[Gubment Cheeze]

It takes all kinds and personally I think I would like one of this kind of fighter in my stable especially if Trolls are ever offered by the slavers.

I do believe in further expansions we will see exotic races be offered. Those lands have yet to be discovered and unlocked through Conquests. It's rumored that other schools of fighting will be revealed beyond Arms & Armor (Rage, War, Theatrics) when that happens... so says the rumor mill down at the Tavern.

[GorbagGutripper]

Woot! Hopefully smelly and rank-reeking orcs will be sold as well. As for tanking, seems like a good strategy for some, but pretty sure some of the skills they have will offset someone standing around like a circus clown. Or go at them with activity level of 1 and low bloodlust.

[Blackwill]

The main problem with a "free-to-play but pay-to-win" game is that those who are willing to shell out the cash can gain immediate (and, in this case, overwhelming) advantages over the regular (free) players. The gladiators who opt for all purple will, of course, be the rank leaders, because the lower level weapons cannot defeat their epic defenses. It's unfortunate, but I guess the game designers have to make money somehow.

[Dainoji]

The main problem with a "free-to-play but pay-to-win" game is that those who are willing to shell out the cash can gain immediate (and, in this case, overwhelming) advantages over the regular (free) players. The gladiators who opt for all purple will, of course, be the rank leaders, because the lower level weapons cannot defeat their epic defenses. It's unfortunate, but I guess the game designers have to make money somehow.

Tell that to Vrog who was just handed an ass beating a few turns ago by my guy in greens and whites.

[Justice]

I agree with Dainoji, Voltar is ranked 1st, and has been on top most of his Gladiator life. He regularly hands everyone a beating, but has lost several times. All that, and all I bought was 5 dollars worth of trophies, which I pretty much wasted on random stuff except one good item (I have never really had a lot of trophies in all my time playing this game, so was buying scout reports to see what the guys on top were doing in the beginning, and seeing what the hoo-ha was in this chamber of power, which turns out I couldnt buy anything from with such few trophies).

It is possible to win quite easily with the bare minimum, paying attention to your gladiators fights, and playing with good skill selection will always trump someone who has money and no skill. Brute force, almost always, will not win you games.

Voltar in greens and blues recently beat Vrog (a tank), just like Dainoji, who is decked out in epics. Take from that what you will.

Come on then, Voltar is waiting for you.