Saving the best till last in Tower Control (10-9, Tri-slosher)
22nd February 2017 – 7.00 amNot a bad start to this Tower Control on Piranha Pit. The Splatterscope isn't where I expect him to be, but I find him easily enough, and catch him by surprise. I even kinda dodge the Splat Bomb he rolls out. I move on to try to stop the Tower, but I get the wrong side of it and am overwhelmed by yellow ink.
It's bad timing to come down the central channel just before an Inkzooka loads, and I'm not sure there's much I can do to prevent the next splat. I'm not sure how my ink misses so many inklings either. It may just be one of those battles.
Avoiding a Suction Bomb rush gets me on to the Tower, almost, so I hop on and, well, am forced off. I have the presence of mind to lob a Disruptor as I go, though, and actually make it off. But I run in to an inkling, and that's another splatting.
I try going around the back, as is my usual tactic, and it works encouraging well. Not so well the next time, but so it goes. I try alternative my routes, not be predictable, but it's not easy in a small map. Not small enough for my Disruptors to hit reliably, it seems. I need to aim better.
I would like to think I'm trading splats, but I'm really not for the first half of the battle. It's quite frustrating. Thankfully, I am able to recognise this and do something about it, which lets me get splats, build a charge on my Bubbler, and survive a bit longer. I break out of my poor patch.
We still don't have the lead, although it looks like we could perhaps challenge for it. More so if I stop running in to Bombs, Splat or Suction. And with seconds to go, I get a good Disruptor throw and help to clear the Tower. From there, I try to apply some pressure, but not so much that I get in to trouble.
And I spy my moment! My Bubbler charges just before we enter extra time, the Tower trundling towards me in the distance. I squid ahead fast, hop on to the Tower, and pop my Bubbler to give us some safe riding time. All is looking good, and I even manage to squeeze out a timely and appropriate 'Nice!' as we cross the line. Woomy!
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