My apologies for my late reply but for some reason KZfaq didn't send me a notification. It is true that there was no Jugger on macro and at this time. And though we don't know if those units exist at the time, and our active on other continents or not, it's fun to think that one of these was recovered from a lab or something. I do agree with you lore wise though no treason here.

I don't mind RNG in low doses over a campaign, but not a fan in competitive play for sure. Berserker Flak would have been a great concept, and fit his aesthetic too. I started to think of Sonja as having a Soft debuff rather than a static one. A trade of a small, rather than large fire power loss for a bit of inconsistency. Still not great for competitive play that already has a luck roll (which I do find exciting at times but who's damage values may still be too large in and of itself).

@@GlitchHuntingGamer Is my new buff too strong for her?

@@rockowlgamer631 I like the idea of Sonja being a foil to lash. Only play testing would tell if it is well balanced, but I think you are on the right track.

In Dual strike she removes a terrain star on her enemies along side with her FW day to day. Her super also removed all terrain stard along side with counter breaks ability. So yeah her DS version is her strongest, its also her version where she's affected by negative luvk the least with -5, compared to her AW1 -15, and her AW2 -10 She's a huge foil to lash in AWDS as she just says bye bye to her terrain stars.

I agree that this is a superficial glance at the relative luck differences between two CO's. This is by no means intended to be an in depth analysis of the math behind Jugger and Flak, that video is way off in the distance with 2500 current data points and about 7500 more to go. This is more for entertainment and applicable to the campaign mode of AW2, where Jugger is not available without modding, and not relevant or applicable for competitive play. That is where we agree that not wall breaking can be devastating. Big luck swings can render hours of strategic move planning irrelevant. While swings can be exciting, we mostly watch for the skill. As for the damage outcomes. Most people won't know what to expect, because a percent range is not a set of data points. I am actually surprised as just how often Flak and Jugger act as if they have a floating damage bonus, after measuring 2500 attack interactions so far. I do really appreciate you taking the time to write a well thought out and expressed comment.

I completely agree with you. I'm a big fan of spicing up gameplay with some big exciting RNG swings in either direction. I totally understand why people dislike this mechanic in highly competitive play, but it absolutely has a place in my heart. Cool to hear about your run. Are you putting it on KZfaq?

@@GlitchHuntingGamer Exactly, its just dumb fun. And it's already on YT! My part 1 Flak Campaign pre-dated LunarK's by 3 days, but I've had personal and technical problems in the last year...so I havent been able to finish it yet or else I'd have done the other 3 continents by now.

Subbed and will dig through the archives to find it. : 😁 GL with your PKMN Sword run.

@@GlitchHuntingGamer Pokemon Sword is thankfully low maintenance...its going well though and I can use my friends equipment to record/edit it with mine being mostly out of action X_x I've got a stack of AW-themed challenges I want to do its just frustrating cos I cant try them yet D:

@@ShikiKiryu LMK if there is any way I can help you out with the tech issues.

Hahaha. Yea. It fell off. I followed and documented the speedrunners progress but was too dispirited to make a Abyssoft/Summoning salt style vid on it at the time. This vid is super low effort for what I usually try to put out Soni can accept thatm I appreciate you commenting.

So far I have tested 2500 attacks of an AA vs an APC on roads, and am working on plains next, to see an actual sample of damage delt by Jugger, AW2 Flak and AWDS Flak. So far D2D Jugger is looking like the best for damage, and consistently doing 5+, but jugger is looking the worst when using either power.

It might be elevated land.

​@@blackdragoncyrusthe waters floing down a waterfall into the ocean and the opposite direction of the ocean.

Lore wise his units not getting proper cover because they are so attack focused makes a good deal of sense. I wonder if the terrain star loss would be too lenient on Grimm, because most of the terrain being fought on is plains. In terms of the formula however, You may be able to have the engine simply evaluate a -2 value against the star bonus regardless of the actual terrain bonus itself. I'll have to see what this would do, by testing The formula in a spreadsheet. I appreciate you commenting and giving me something to think about.

@@GlitchHuntingGamer Sonya's day-to-day will almost completely strap him off any terrain bonuses, he will stop caring about any cover. City, shoal, road, forest, doesn't matter, he will suffer equal damage everywhere)

@@GlitchHuntingGamer One more idea, when using Haymaker you can decrease defense -20% (instead of +10 defense) on top of -2 stars, but give him +2 speed (fast+sloppy reckless all-out frontal assault). Counter-attack will demolish Grimm, so he will use Haymaker only when he is going for a guaranteed victory march. Planes & Ships would suffer -40% defense while using Haymaker. This should be lore-wise too )

@@varodleus your idea to change the def bonus on power is very good lore wise.

@@GlitchHuntingGamer but only for SCO. CO power should not give him +10% bonus, it should stay 0% and -2 stars

Heya, thank you for commenting. My theory would be around most people having to patch the ROM as being an extra step/learning curve diturring them. If you have any ideas for challenges or vids, please feel free to LMK here.

I forgot how just dead pan I deliver that bomber fail. It caught me off guard and made me laugh when I clicked your time stamp.

Thank you so much. I'm taking a bit of a break from my content to work with @deejusproductions, who has an amazing channel. I have a lot of different AW2 and AWBW stuff in the wings that will trickle out.

@@GlitchHuntingGamer cool!

That is very kind of you. Thank you for your support.

Thanks big guy. These vids are super long as you know, so I take no offence if people play in background, skip around, and or don't watch much. Commenting, however really helps, next to retention, so boost much appreciated.

I appreciate you saying that. I have been playing AW since it debuted on GBA in Canada, but AWBW is another creature entirely. I wish I had the time to dedicate to league play. I have been following the Global League, and many AWBW commentators, for almost 3 years, and had just watched 3 very high level matches on this map to prep for my first live commentary, so how the map plays out was very fresh in mind. Way to much vocalizations and stuttering on my part, but I really wanted to be surprised and not preview the match.

Thank you very much for the feedback. I should probably do even more of that in future, depending on the action.

Your meme game is on point. Gave me a big smile.

Thank you for your feedback. After inputs from Discord and YT comments I'll do any theory stuff in different vids and get right to the match. Yea, fair point, I can't remember if he was 4k or even more behind before any brawling, but that is almost always a fatal income disparity. Part of why I wanted to go over just how important capping on this map was highlighted. Not sure what you mean about the map through. Unless I missed something Different high level players, different colors, different game, different zoom , same map.

Thank you BB! The Editing YT channel Bloops and Shesez the News were featured on suggested it as an eye catch technique. In YT Auto Play it will appear as an animated Thumb and stand out. Tried it on 2 vids to good success so far.

Surprised the heck out of me. Imagine if I was doing a run and it ruined it at the last possible second. 😂

Precisely.

Heya @jeffbtaun5004, I absolutely have to get back to the Jugger run soon. Can't wait to see if 3 juggers can best Sturm, or if Rivals Rivals is even possible. RN I have a soft lock I discovered in SML2 coming out this afternoon, some AWBW tournament Format suggestions (Conquest, Last CO Standing, Field Trip) next week and then a break for Finals in May. I will most likely pick it back up after that. In the meantime, if YT hasn't put it in your feed yet, @lunarnights did a great run with Flak, and inspired me to do this one (I think I credited him in the vid properly?) Thank you for taking the time to leave your thoughts.

Funny enough many don't even know just how different Sturm, being a combo of Multiple versions, and Flak being the buffed Dual Strike (corrected as I originally said DoR by mistake. thanks @crawfy48) version are. No changes coming any time soon, but voting on community submitted Nation 2/4 soon. Maybe with enough chance they will be open to make changes or as alternative CO's to shakeup the meta.

​@@GlitchHuntingGamerFlak wasn't on Days of Ruin, you probably mean Dual Strike

Yep. DS not DoR. Thanks for the correction

Gray and thorough feedback! Definitely going to work on the audio levels. My apologies for your eardrums. To me, the point of the video was supposed to be a little more educational so that it would have components for both new players and seasoned players. But looking at the analytics and talking in the Discord, it's clear that the appeal of those two different things is really for two different audiences, So I won't be doing similar in future videos about opening turns. I totally see what you're saying there. Oddly enough the opening wasn't prescripted. I just spent way more time editing out all of my natural pauses. Hopefully I'll find a better balance between natural and edited in the future. Again, I do appreciate you taking the time to comment so that I can improve my craft. And I greatly appreciate you feeding the algorithm.

@@GlitchHuntingGamer Thinking of it as "two different things for two different audiences" is probably the right call. Thanks for the response.

I could see that happening. I know in Advance Wars you can overflow the luck variable and make damage into no damage. I suppose one could use a level editor and populate a level with enough green berries...or just edit the variable using a cheat device/program. Thank you for commenting.

And just who is Grimm Girl? Friend or foe? Will they meet on the battlefield? Next time on GrimmGuyZ

My Spanish is pour but I will try. De nada. Gracias por decir eso.

@GlitchHuntingGamer I tried to meme the Monster's Inc scene where Mike Wasowsky says: "I'm on the cover of a magazine! " 😆

@@trigue92 OMG. 1st thing that comes up when I Google it...rofl well played.

Good ears! Yes, that is from elf. I figured I would get away from the Michael Scott NOOO meme

I knew about the transport glitch turned feature, actually something that AWBW includes that is a genuine upgrade over the original. It is good to because, on some maps, it helps midigate tempo lost after primary transport target is dropped. Please tell me more about this teleport tile glitch?

Dude, I almost didn't recognize you with that sick new Avatar art. As always, thank you for the support man. Hope things are well.

Ghosted cities may just be too harsh on Sensi (especially since he can't even get the income from spawned units being blocked) and Hachi, though Hachi's discount may make him slightly viable on maps with more production facilities.. It will be interesting to see if any meta shakeup happens, even if in T4 HF.

140/100 Sensei Footsoldiers would like to disagree.

@@michaeljo9384 and his copters too.

I hope that "Wow! is the good kind. Thank you for taking the time to comment, either way.

A good thing. I don’t normally play Von Bolt and Javier because Hawke and Sasha are so much better. But against Olaf and Eagle, I’ll give them a try.

Breaks are a good idea for sure. Let's look forward to your return. Feel free to DM or email me any replays, including your own, you would like covered.

@@GlitchHuntingGamer Thank you so much Glitch! I will probably pick you up on that offer at some point :)

Not only do you make a good case, but you make me hungry with a good cake... Metaphor. I'm actually using this video as a bit of an experiment. The editing that was done was done in such a way that it can essentially be templated out and the next video of similar content can be done in the same way very quickly compared to the first. I want to see if the "editing for retention" holds up if the edits themselves are very similar, and also compare them to less spectacularized videos. Your point is well taken that it is very important to consistently feed the algorithm beast. Seeing the ie logo takes me back. 😁

@@GlitchHuntingGamer Feeding the algorithm early and often for a new channel is essential. Once you have an established audience, it can be more spaced out. Please take all of this with a grain of salt. You're very talented and have great editing chops. It also depends on your goals. If you're just trying to have fun, then have fun, but if you want to do this for money, then upload speed is the goal. Cheers

It's funny because I rendered this a few times with different audio, but realized that I was using speakers and not earbuds or smartphone speakers when judging. A mistake I will hopefully correct soon. Thank you for your honesty and helpful feedback.

I thought the music volume was solid

I am glad you had a fair acoustical experience. A friend of mine who edits for a channel similar to watch mojo warning me against music any higher than -25 DB, and was telling me most channels of that nature use -35 to -40 just to avoid annoying anyone, although I find that music so quiet in those that I have to crank the volume just to know it's there.

I appreciate greatly your eyes and engagement

The top players in AWBW are in a league of their own. I am always excited to watch them play and learn from observation.

Thank you Humita.

Watching your sneaky cap game was a pleasure. Thank you for all of your help with replay sourcing, and your kind words.

You are too kind. I'll have to make more content more frequently to earn them, but I do appreciate you saying so.

OMG so true. I was going to make all of the enemies Giga Sterm (AW2 end game Sterm but base stats of 135%) and make it so all units return fire immediately (Like Counter Break or Super Famicim Wars), or have a viewer controlling the CPU. Maybe in the future when I return from school. Thanks for commenting!

You are on to something there. Zombies Arcade cabinet would have been awesome. Probably would have been one of the most popular cabinets too. It is deceptively hard, and it's weapon mechanics are intricate. Not what you would expect from such a Saturday morning cartoon looking game. Thank you for commenting.

I appreciate your analysis. Thank you for the time and care you have taken. When I finish school I am going to try to get some AW fans to conduct an experiment to compare the two, and try to gather at least 1000 samples using a map where an AA is targeting an APC w/o terrain boost or CO power. Having data of this sort, which I have not seen, will be more accurate than averages. There is a good chance I am wrong, but who knows. If you are interested I'll reach out at such a time.

Negative and positive luck are both further modified by defense bonus', the closer a unit is to full health, and by your own unit's health. Having a lower possible range means that jugger consistently underperforms, even when compared to flak, on long-running tournament websites like Advanced Wars by Web.

I was aware of the terrain modifier and the damage formula, but it is good that you laid that out here for future readers. One overlooked issue is pseudorandom number generation. I suspect an emulator will be different on different hardware, from original hardware and from servers running psudocode. So far I have 500 attacks from flack and 500 from jugger on 0 star terrain and jugger is oddly performing very well...more than I would have expected. I suspect terrain modifiers may change the distribution, but perhaps this may be even more true of units that teal more or less than the 50% I am testing. AWDS flack at a glance appears to be a straight upgrade too. I'll have to add that to the test pool. AWBW is awesome.