Definitelyfoodforthought(andprobablyenoughtopullmebackintoABforafewfightsthisweekend-togetMakeLove,NotWarcraft,ifnothingelse).WhenWrathactuallyreleases,Wintergraspwillprobablybetheplacetobe,andI'mjustplaintiredofWSGandalltheshenanigansinAV,butABstillseemstohavesomefuninit.Ihavetoadmit,I'vebeengivingArathiBasinshortshriftlately-whileI'mhavingagreattimehittingallthesoloachievements(justgotmyDeliciousChocolateCaketheotherday,andMr.Pinchyismynextgoal),battlegroundshavefallenbythewaysideonmyplayschedule.ButABisagreattime,andifyou'verecentlyfoundyourwaybackinthere,SlorkuzhappenstobeanexpertonABwinning-whenaplayerwondershowtowinABinatournamentsetting,Slorkshowsupawalloftextonhowtowalkawaywithatleast3nodes.
Ofcourse,Zachhasalreadywrittenextensivetipsonhowtowininthere,butSlorkuzhasafewtricksofhisown-ratherthantheusual5-5-5group,herecommendsa4-3-3-3-2setup,withagroupoffourholdingdownwhathesaysisthemostimportantnode,theBlacksmith.It'stheclosestpointtoallofthenodes,soifyougrouphastomovefast,that'stheplacetobe.Theotherthreepersongroupsholddowntheothernodes,withanextrathreepersongroupandaduomovingbackandforthanddefendingasnecessary.Andinatournamentsetting,therearelotsofthingsyoucandotomakethesetupevenstronger-givemountbuffstothemovingplayers,communicatebackandforthtomatchthenumbers,andmakegooduseofCCwhenpossible.