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This guide explains everything you can spend money on. The finer points have changed (Effect durations and such), but the general gist is correct.
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Hhm.. depends a bit, maybe it's because I mostly play assassin, but it's not quite as clear cut as you make it.
Basically, Time should be your greatest ally, once your firebase comes online from the smoke stun, the assassin will melt almost immediately.
So, how do you make time?
Always jump to evade the assassins attacks and try to out-circle her. Meanwhile: Use your shotgun, it's very painful from close range and has higher DPS then the sword.
Remember that assassins (And commando's in general) can't really take damage very well. Also, they THRIVE on chaos and panic: Running away from an assassin is the very worst thing you can do.
If you're good, and you suspect the assassin is bad, just immediately switch to your shotgun, spin around and grapple when you get caught in a flash-bomb, there is a rather high chance you'll get to grapple them.
Of course, the thing with assassins is that they (should) never attack you when you're on equal terms, they strike when you're low on health, distracted, or isolated from your group.
The good thing is that big meaty walking shields like to gravitate towards any support that will heal them: You should be surrounded by tanks / gunners or vets. (plus assorted megabeths and assaults)
If possible, try to make clear that they can score a free kill by removing the dagger (and attached 'sin) from your back the moment you're under attack. (their clue should be that the screen just turned white from the assassins stun)
I realize that assassins can be very annoying because they strike when you really would like to be left alone. and yes, being picked off at a weak moment feels bull-shitty.
On the other hand, if you ever see an assassin do a straight-up frontal assault, just melt her with anything, A head-on confrontation by an assassin is a move of desperation.
Try to be in a strong position, this means surrounded by at least your turret, preferably a group.
If you find yourself alone and hurting: be wary of assassins strikes: figure out from where to could drop in: They're not invisible in SMNC, and have to use the same methods as everyone else.
Do be careful of high ledges and corridors that are protected by your base-turret: these things are no detriment to an assassin: They either jump on, or cloak past them.
Now: the cloak:
The cloak lasts anywhere from 7 to 10 seconds and decreases every attack they do, meaning that it'll last 5 seconds or so in combat, if it was full when they engaged (in my case: unlikely)
Grappling will immediately deactivate the cloak, making turret diving quite doable for an assassin, as long as there are no grapples involved. Near turrets or active fire-bases, assassins will be hesitant to grapple. (a tier 2 or above base-turret will melt through an assassins HP before the animation is finished)
Smoke-bombs don't work against turrets that are shielded, meaning that they provide some defense against assassins as they can't be deactivated.
Hiding in Bot-squads won't really do anything against an assassin, the exception if you're Leo, where it's "worth a try if you can't teleport back"
If you see an assassin attacking someone else: slowing them will make them hate you, but don't worry, they'll die before they can really act on it.
Hope this helped a bit, also: I'm only level 40 something, I'm sure there are much better players here who can give better advice.
I think your qualifier makes it clear that the Assassin isn't overpowered, she's just excellent at knocking out defenders when they don't have any support from their team mates. That is fine.
I blame the victims: Defenders have extra juicy backs that are just an open invitation to any dagger, Also, snipers, if it wasn't for their ice-traps and their damned dog / meddling kids.
edit: I feel the need to qualify that the sign of a real pro 'sin player such as myself is the hard-to-pull-off-but-awesome Face-stab: It's the back-stab with a mark of quality!
Thanks man, I actually stumbled into your videos last night and watched all the how to's didn't even make the connection. ><
Gotta work today, but I'm freelance so I will steal a few games later if my PC doesn't derp it up some more.
What determines if I get a prize at the end of a match? Is it randomized, like in TF2?
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Wow, accuracy debuff. What class do you play as mostly? Or is this for everyone?
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This looks like a Commando loadout: they benefit greatly from attack speed increase, and melee weapons don't really miss.
Could also be for a vet, don't know if accuracy has any influence on the homing falcon.
I would say this is great for assassins, but I'm unsure why there is a speed de-buff in there, I kinda like being fast.
The fire rate really helps when draining/healing. I've outhealed chain grapples before.
http://www.destructoid.com/mr-destructoid-comes-to-super-monday-night-combat--226510.phtml
I'm not sure how much longer they'll run it for, so if anyone wants one it's probably best to get in now rather than later.
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Edit: n/m registered and got a code. NICE!
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I am hearing people say it is a bad thing to do. I want to make sure to not do this thing.
Also tell me other things to not do.
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Ashe Swiftclaw in Jdarksun's World's Largest Dungeon 4e Campaign
It involves killing opposing bots as they leave the spawner, but before they meet up with your bots. Usually Commandos or Strikers would utilize the jungle to accomplish this.
The idea is to gain levels while denying the opposing team a "bot cloud" to hide in toward the middle of the map.
Downsides include "hogging" xp on anything larger than a slim since you'll be the only one damaging them, and being away from your team when teamfights break out.
Regular team levels
6
6
5
5
5
Backdooring team levels
8
5
4
4
3
What happens is the Backdoor player gets ahead in levels which is great for him, but he can't do that and participate in the main fray at the same time. So it penalizes their own team as much as it helps them.
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Ashe Swiftclaw in Jdarksun's World's Largest Dungeon 4e Campaign
Really wish they'd at least give the post-MNC characters a pair of unique starting taunts. Every new character having the same starting taunts is boring.
First game: Didnt like him and didnt see myself doing anything good
Rest of games: Totally pushed the crap out of the bots for my team and made us win 3 games because of that. Other team got Annihilator ALL game, and we still won because I just pushed bots the whole time while other people fought for the annihilator or other things. I got 2-3 turrets all by myself because no one was coming to stop me.
You can guess how it went.
Edit: Game 4 was a stompy 5v4 in my favor. Guess I'm cashing in on some insta-karma.
Enjoying the new Karl skin, thanks for the heads up Kor.
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It really only stands out because the original pros have unique taunts for defaults.
2) I am on if anyone wants to play. Same name as here.
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The trick with Leo, it seems, is to focus on the bots and be a big ass pussy. The reduction on Leo turret activation is a huge bonus, makes him really hard to kill.
He's pretty fun. Working on not letting people lead me around corners. Instead, bounce the grenades around the corner!
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It's not fun to stomp people in their first game, Uber.
Well, maybe that guy just got locked into Wascot? I've been playing for a while, but there are a few characters I've never actually taken for a spin.
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