Speed or health?

obsidiman

To those doing Battle Grounds this season, are you focusing more on getting a quick victory while taking more damage or getting a slower victory while maintaining a fuller health bar?

I am not the greatest at intercepting consistently and I like to use specials, so I find if I play around the power sting timer my fights are longer but I'm left with more health. But most times my opponents win with a ⅓ to a ½ of my health remaining, but take less than half the time to do the fight.

Curious as to how folks are approaching the meta of BGs this season.

Maratox

The game weighs remaining health on your attacker higher than it weighs time to finish the fight. In my eyes the discrepancy is too high, but that’s how Kabam decided to weigh the scoring

Chuck_Finley

You are at the whim of the AI. You can have your opponent below a bar of power and they won’t dash at you no matter what. If your defender is running “aggressive AI mode” (what used to be call normal) most likely they are going to give your opponent intercept opportunities.

So all that to say, just kind of judge what each match up looks like. If they are going to have problems with your defender, be patient. If it’s a wash or you are at a disadvantage… mostly ignore power stings if you can get the defender down while hoping for the best.

JLordVileJ

I approach it with kitty pryde and kingpin lol

obsidiman

So, I appreciate the advice. To note, this season isn't the very first time I am playing BGs. So it can be assumed that I understand how the mode and scoring work.

My question is, how are others approaching this season's BGs? What strategy are you employing? Finishing the fights quickly perhaps sacrificing health or finishing the fights healthy perhaps sacrificing time?

willrun4adonut

Sacrificing health if I can't get an intercept in a timely manner. I don't particularly enjoy BG so I try to finish the fights fast.