The HS Minibasing Strategy Guide

[Deathmonger]

Dedicated to Arnk Dylie, the Father of HS Minibasing.

 

History of Minibasing

 

HS players generally gravitate towards strategies that make them the most money in the least time. By far the fastest way to make money in HS is by bountying. It's virtually impossible to bounty in center past 200 bounty or so under current settings. The next best strategy was to milk flags in a base and hold them there, collecting bounty from attackers. Then bounty growth in bases was eliminated. Jackpot growth was also eliminated, and for a short time flipping small calculated jackpots was the way to go. The jackpot formula has now made this relatively unprofitable.

 

Fortunately Arnk foresaw this and there is a place in center that is both slightly defensible and bounty can be accumulated. This is the minibase. As it is now the fastest place to make money due to the reduced return from flag games, you see it constantly used now instead of the main bases. Its recent widening has made it harder to bounty, but permits a more wide-open style of minibasing than before.

 

Strategy

 

Attack:

1. Mindlessly rocket to minibase entrance, firing into it. Proceed as far in as you can, killing as much as you can. After you die, repeat.

2. Buy thors from left side safe, fire into mini, repeat.

3. Drop a lightning field over the whole mini.

 

Defend:

1. Drop mines at entrance, shoot at attackers.

2. Call out "FREE [something] IN MINI" on pub chat if attackers slow down.

 

Flank:

1. Camp at minibase entrance, shooting at attackers.

2. Cloak past defense, sit in minisafe and taunt the other team, occasionally flanking them from the inside.

3. Wallbomb the defenders, although the mini was designed with thick walls to discourage this.

 

As you can see, the variety of possible gameplay with minibasing is limitless. Without minibasing, it would be impossible to generate enough money to buy the ridiculously overpriced items. Be thankful that we still have the mini!

 

See you in the mini!

Edited January 14, 2009 by Deathmonger

[Corey]

Heh, nice I like it.