Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Shangri-La Strategy

So we've put in some good time on the new zombie map and I think we're ready for a review. As always your best bet is to buy Jugga-Nog! It's not so simple this time as the perk machines move. Or more like switch positions on either side of the map. You get used to it after a few games but it is a little frustrating.
Monkeys steal your perk drops and while it sucks if you lose one, you can actually benefit from it. For instance if you have a carpenter, you can have the monkeys take it and change it to a max ammo. I would also like to throw in that besides the massive easter egg this is the only way to get a free perk. You must give up a max ammo to a monkey and one of the rotating perks they carry will be the perk bottle. It's hard to accomplish but not impossible.
As far as the zombie train is concerned it's almost impossible on this map. The only half way decent spot to train em up at is located at the MPL. You can make a good circle there, however the whole map is tight and it it very easy to get stuck by that one random zombie. I would defiantly suggest teamwork. Hold down a good area. Like the bridge. You can easily cover it with 4 people well into round 30. For solo players. Keep moving! Stay in front of the zombies. Use the shortcuts like the water slide or the jets. The mine cart is a no no unless it's a emergency. Once you get off it you never know what happened to the mob of zombies behind you and where they will pop up again.
The easter egg really was quite over whelming. But after a few attempts we managed to get it down. The hardest part is to not blow up the napalm zombie. If you manage that the rest is just a matter of time.
Speaking of the new zombies. The napalm zombie truly is a challenge sometimes. Taking him out with out jug can really get you killed. The acid zombie isn't to bad just take him out before he blurs your vision.
Getting the new baby gun is like the first time you got the thunder gun. It's a whole new world. I find it quite amusing to shrink a whole zombie train and run all over them. The humor factor goes way up with this weapon. Monkeys are good, but I think with a map like this I would much rather have gotten the gersch devices. They would sure help you out a lot more. Let me know what you think...
Well that about sums it up. I'll let you know if I have any new revelations.
MadBill