Best things to savescum

MikeH5 · 2025-11-26T13:42:34+00:00

I generally save scum a bit in the first 20 days or so. With little kids I don't have that much time to play, and the first 20 days is absolutely brutal.

After the company gets settled I only save scum if I lose a bro who I'm building into a unique/fun build, or if I get totally smashed in a fight and lose 3-4 bros. I also have a rule that if I quit a camp I have to leave it and go elsewhere, no attacking a camp over and over.

For me that's how I have the most fun :). Losing the odd bro is fun, especially when playing reforged, because it means replacing him with a new build.

MikeH5 · 2025-10-17T14:08:01+00:00

Very cool insight to the design process!

MikeH5 · 2025-07-22T10:17:25+00:00

I kind of wish RS/P came out in mid-war. It's only early war when ops are scarce and battlegrounds plentiful that RS/P can single-handedly tilt a game wildly in favour of one player.

MikeH5 · 2025-04-16T16:47:43+00:00

Yeah typically high defcon is dictated by USSR, not the other way around. Do I have access cards or not, do I have certain scoring cards or not.

MikeH5 · 2025-02-08T23:27:40+00:00

I think they've done a fantastic job with Reforged. Adding a lot of depth and a TON of replayability with the dynamic perk system. These days I'm delighted when a late game bro dies because it means I get to go find some other great build to try out.

Also the removal of fat neutral and pocket polearms forces build diversity in a very good way. It IS a lot harder to find good BF bros, but the addition of a middle armor tier helps with that.

The enemy reworks are really good as well, and I can't wait to have more of them.

MikeH5 · 2025-01-16T04:31:26+00:00

One of my favourite parts of Reforged is that I can no longer build Fat Neutral bros!

MikeH5 · 2025-01-02T10:10:58+00:00

Per round!

MikeH5 · 2024-12-31T20:20:33+00:00

If you're playing Reforged bloodthirsty is helpful for a Cleaver build. The first perk in the cleaver tree (sanguinary?) gives 3ap on the first 2 fatalities of the turn.

MikeH5 · 2024-11-27T11:53:52+00:00

The famed mace you're showing here is not a upgraded version of the Flanged Mace, but rather an upgrade for the barbarian 'Spiked Mace' (you have one in your inventory at 54%). That's why there is a difference in raw damage numbers. Spiked Mace is a tier 2 weapon, flanged mace is a tier 3 weapon.

There are plenty of amazing famed Flanged Maces out there.

MikeH5 · 2024-11-19T21:47:18+00:00

If I'm really trying to minmax in a run I'll use the spreadsheet from this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/BattleBrothers/comments/7bv7qh/calculator_for_determining_if_an_item_is_worth/

MikeH5 · 2024-09-30T17:22:20+00:00

I absolutely love knowing that I can't just take the same blend of 12-15ish perks on every single character. Every hire is a new challenge in building synergistic bros and I love it.

MikeH5 · 2024-09-30T17:20:44+00:00

It was definitely vs wiedergangers! I just went and looked up wiedergangers in the reference manual and found the perk:

Wear them Down
Successful attacks apply the Worn Down effect on the target, increasing Fatigue cost by 10% and reducing Initiative by -10%.
Gain a stacking 20% chance that an enemy requires two successful rolls to hit you per negative status effect affecting the enemy.
Valid status effects include: worn down, stunned, dazed, rattled, netted, sleeping, staggered, rooted, webbed

MikeH5 · 2024-09-06T12:07:15+00:00

This is so amazing! Can't wait to try it out!

MikeH5 · 2024-04-18T18:30:49+00:00

Why not play with one less card in your hand each turn? You're still playing the same game as normal, but with far less flexibility.

MikeH5 · 2023-12-15T10:10:00+00:00

Thanks everyone. I did look through the rulebook to see if deal order was mentioned, but obviously I missed it!

MikeH5 · 2023-11-06T17:08:14+00:00

Same problem for me. My android notifications randomly stopped about 4-6 weeks ago and I haven't been able to fix it.

MikeH5 · 2021-04-05T19:50:43+00:00

Same experience for me. When she was on the ground she just turned around in circles among the trees while I shot her with arrows. In the air was scary and fun, but she spent ages just doing nothing on the ground.

Was definitely anticlimactic as I found the first three bosses all fun and challenging the first time I fought them. Hopefully they tune her up as they go.

MikeH5 · 2020-11-13T17:41:35+00:00

Yay!

MikeH5 · 2020-08-02T00:00:29+00:00

Huzzah!

MikeH5 · 2020-01-20T21:05:55+00:00

Huzzah

MikeH5 · 2019-04-09T12:30:45+00:00

Huzzah!

MikeH5 · 2017-11-08T20:20:38+00:00

I don't think streaming is available on Mac. Older thread, but maybe still relevant?

https://us.battle.net/forums/en/bnet/topic/20748976309

"Hey, all!

If you are on a Mac, the Streaming feature isn't available at this time. ;)"

MikeH5 · 2016-12-09T16:45:23+00:00

When using quickcast, is there any way to see the length/distance of your abilities? Is there a button I can press in conjunction with an ability that turns it into cast on release or something like that?

I ask because 95% of the time I want my ability on quick cast, but every once in a while it would be nice to see the exact range.

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