Guide: Defend The Virgin gamemode

[Uther Pendragon]

Defending the Virgin: How to?
Well, above all, have fun and teamwork, you don't have to be a good fighter to change the course of the battle

A little DTV video I shot, its not a full tutorial but more of an over-all explaination

Quality isn't top notch because I used a fail converter, audio is a little off, enjoy!

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DTV, Defend the Viscount(or as in the past, Defend the Virgin and Defend the Village) its gamemode where you're suppoused to defend the bot called Innocent Virgin, located in the village close to player spawn. Bots try to get to her at all cost, and will try to disrobe her by hitting her untill she loses all of her armor. She CAN BE also damaged by players, so pay attention to your strikes if you're fighting near her.

It sometimes happen that you have to defend her not only from the bots, but also from rule-breaking players who try to kill her just for the sake of trolling, or to change a map without asking other people. Both those actions are AGAINST the rules (unless a majority of players decides to change a map thats very hard to play)

Game is separated into Runs, Rounds and Waves. Each map has 4 runs, each Run consists of 12 rounds (Run is failed if you lose one round, and you go back to starting round of peasants. Map changes after you lose 4 times (4 lost rounds = 4 lost runs)), and each Round lasts 3 waves, with 3rd wave having the Boss. Also, if you happen to WIN the run... You get a new map with *surprise* PEASANTS!

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Your multiplicator doesn't matters in this gamemode, what matters is:

• How many people survived the round from all players who spawned (If you disconnect, you lower the reward)
• How fast were the bots killed
• How much damage did the virgin took
• Your generation (only affects the Experience)

While rewards at rounds of peasants aren't huge, EXP reward can go up to 30k-40k during the 5th to 10th round.
Gold rewards are always the same for all players, ranging from 200 gold to 1.200 and sometimes even higher

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Peasants

Peasants are the first round, and the easiest one. They don't deal much damage, but they can easily swarm you if you'll underestimate them, and their sticks have a REALLY HIGH chance of knocking you down.
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• Don't let them swarm you
• They're weak, but they can still knock you down and take from every side.
• In 3rd peasant wave, there are also crossbowmen appearing. They aren't very accurate or fast-shooting, but can be pain in the :oops:, especially if they score a headshot
• Boss: Weren the Staffmaster

Bandits

Bandits, rollin around with mauls, long pointy sticks and archers with daggers, they're first test of players brutal strength.
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• Pretty much same as Peasants, except they hit harder, have less reach BUT use more mauls instead of sticks. Approach with caution.
• Often have weak shields, darts and short falchions.
  
• Boss: Varric the Monster

Nomads

The first actual test if DTV players can use tactics against much, MUCH more dangerous enemy than previous 2 rounds.
They use cavalry, which I couldn't take on the pics here, but I guess you can imagine them.
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• Very dangerous in close combat, maces deal big amount of damage, especially to heavy armor users (blunt damage), and can knock down.
• Very fast, can easily swarm slower players and abuse them with maces and sabres
• Horse archers can be a really annoying enemy to hunt, as they keep running untill something triggers them into melee.
• Lancers are extremely dangerous, as they ALWAYS aim with their lances for your head. Dismount as fast as possible.
• Boss: Shik the Windrunner (Especially dangerous sniper, and sabre+shield spammer)

Weaboos

Weaboo - Western person that ADORES japanese culture. Aka Samurai. With Shurikens. Because to hell with logic.
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• There are 3 versions of weaboos, each using different weapon and having different stats.
• Black one is weakest (lol racism), using shortest weapon, Wakizashi, and dealing little damage. They can, however, swarm you and spam to death.
• Grey one, using katana, is normal weaboo you'd encounter. A bit more range than Wakizashi, but still less than Nodachi, they are fast and deal average damage.
• Red weaboo, using Nodachi, deals big amounts of damage and is especially dangerous when you're busy fighting the black or grey weaboos, as he can hit you pretty damn hard.
• Boss: Mylet the Precise (naked monk thrower, DON'T UNDERESTIMATE HIM)

Sea Raiders

Heavily armoured, axe-wielding barbarians from far north, those fearless bots use heavy shields, 2h axes and northern bowmen, creating a deadly mix.
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• They aren't that fast as weaboos or nomads, but heavy armor does them a favour. Aim for the head, which is often the weakest part of their armor
• Beware of throwing axes, they tend to hit your head and put you to rest earlier than you'd expect.
• Shielders, be carefull, Sea Raiders axes will make short work of your guard.
• Boss: Serfonz the Flamberge Wielder, clad in light tunic and wielding the mighty sword, and Leiknir, using shield and a sword. Also, at third wave, there are Huscarls, heaviest raiders of them all, using axe/sword + shield mix and the throwing axes as well.

Rohirrims

Proffesionally armoured, both men and women horse-riders of the Riddermarch, those enemies should never be underestimated. Their bowmen are precise, cavalry deadly, and knights hard to kill.
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• Rohirric bowmen are snipers, deal with it. Also they aren't defencless in melee, but due to weak head armor are easy to kill with few precise hits
• Rohirric Riders are spear or axe wielding shielders capable of dealing insane amounts of damage from horsebacks
• Rohirric Knights are heaviest units Rohan fields. They take a lot of hits, wield two handed axes and one handed versions as well, and often use spears while mounted.
• Boss: Espu the Swordmaster

Vitez... Vitezi?

Heavily armoured russian and czech knights, using swords, bardiches and crossbows to cut their way throught players defences.
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• They are hard to kill, and their bardiches, both two handed and polearm versions are incredibly hard-hitting
• Vitezi crossbowmen are very precise and deadly both on range and in melee
• This is first round that encourages waiting for the enemy to run out of ammunition, as charging their 20 crossbowman (depends on amounts of players) is suicidal
• Boss: Fasader the Derp, surrounded by Bosnian Guard (Bosanski Strazars), Two-handed heavily armed crossbowmen.

Engineers

Rhodok-like troops using shields combined with anti-armour weaponry like Hammers, Picks and sometimes Cleavers, also fielding deadly crossbow units.
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• Approach with extreme caution, as their picks and warhammers are VERY damn deadly even against your heaviest armor. Also knock-down can result in getting swarmed
• Don't even think about charging their crossbowmen unless you have a goddamn shield
• At third wave, there appears stronger version of Engineers, though called the same, but wearing heavier armors
• Boss: Urist the Quick (faster one-handed+shield spammer from all bots, even faster than Shik)

Sexies

Women-only force, wielding huscarl shields, pickaxes, nordic champion swords and great long bardiches, they have longest range in melee combat from all bots. Also crossbows, clad in scale armors and wielding Claymores, even worse than those of the engineers crossbowmen.
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• Their bardiches have 155 range, so if you plan on attacking them in melee, keep in mind that they can easily reach you from afar.
• Big shields make them hard targets for allied archers, which should first aim for the crossbowmen and bardiche-wielding ladies
• And again, at third wave, there appears heavier version of Sexies, clad in heaviest of heraldic armors.
• Boss: Cmpax... Cmpx8... Cmp. The Bad. (Faster, Stronger, Harder to kill)

Tincans

The 12nd and last round, Tincans, your worst nightmare. Heaviest of all possible armors, using longest and most hard hitting weaponry combined with snipers using Longbows, they're considered almost impossible by some players.
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• Stay in the cover. You never want to be in the open while their archers are shooting everything that moves. You really, REALLY don't want to.
• Don't risk taking too many of them in melee, as they often wield hard-hitting stuff like Poleaxes, Bec de Corbins and Long Mauls
• At third wave, bosses from all the previous rounds appear, and also there comes the new bot, called "chadz Guardian", a black armor wearing great-maul monsters, ravaging their way through the player lines.
• Boss: All the bosses previously + chadz the Donkey, a winged-helmet wearing longbowmen with hafted blade, yet don't underestimate him, as his speed is just  :oops: insane.

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Let me divide the rounds into 3 categories: easy, average and hard.

Easy rounds are: Peasants, Bandits, and Weaboos.

Average rounds are: Nomads, Sea Raiders and Rohirrims

Hard rounds are all the rest, so: Vitezi, Engineers, Sexies and Tincans.

Easy rounds don't require much of a tactic to beat them. Brutal strength prevails!

Average rounds require a little brain power, for example using rooftops for getting enemies stuck, huts for easy slashing, and fences.

Now, hard rounds require a bit of thinking, tactics AND improvisation, as bots tend to NOT follow the players plan. Especially applies to Engineers and their crossbow batallions.

Most typical tactics are:

Charging

Hardly a tactic, its most commonly used on Peasants, Bandits and Weaboos. Players challenge bots with their own brutal power, which often causes losses, but profits in time.

Fence Stuck

Most often used (given there is a fence on map), its also most effective tactic for non-ranged bots. Few players stay inside the fence, bots concentrate on trying to get on them, and as a result get stuck, allowing other players to easily attack them from behind. Important part is for either ALL players to stay inside fence, or few stay AWAY, so bots don't get lured away and cause chaos.

Hut Stuck

More rare sub-tactic of fence stuck, has 2 versions:
a) Jump-in hut - Hut that requiers a jump to get inside, 2 to 3 players-slashers inside, bots trying to get to them and getting stuck at the entrace, becoming an easy prey for slashers inside.
b) Ground-level hut - Normal hut thats possible for bots to walk in, takes one shielder (at least one, spare shielders welcome if the primary one dies) and 2 slashers on sides, finishing bots that try to kill the shielder. A bit more risky, as sometimes bots can squeeze in-between the players and start hurting them, but still very effective.

Uber-shielder Stuck

Person with dedicated shielder only build (around 12-13 shieldskill) lures bots into a corner, and blocks them with their indestructable shield, while players finish enemy from behind. A risky tactic, as dedicated shielding causes player to be very weak (3 str) and often die on 1-2 hits or headshot (even with a stone)

Rooftop Stuck

Often used as last-chance tactic, few players stay on the rooftop (usually ranged ones), and rest hopes that bots are dumb enough to get stuck trying to get to them and can be finished off from behind OR by ranged themselves. Sometimes result is hillarious when bots manage to climb up to the roof and massacre the surprised archers and crossbowmen.

"The Train"

My personal favourite, a silly tactic for people too dumb to teamwork  :D (like me), requiers a hill and a long enough weapon. Player lures bots to himself, sometimes entire wave, and starts walking up the hill, facing bots and slashing them whenever they come close. Takes great timing skill to keep enemies away, but its often uneffective on later rounds that have ranged bots able of shooting down people brave enough to do The Train. (Additional swag points for saying "Tchuu tchuu" during the attempt of Train)
Seriously thou, its quite an effective tactic, but often time-consuming.

Ye olde shieldwall

Once a trademark of teamwork and cooperation in DTVillage, now mostly a forgotten tactic, Shieldwall involves shielders making their stand in tight passages, where they halt bots, making them vulnerable for other players. On a more serious note, its still sometimes used, but loses its sense after Sea Raiders, whose axes make a short job of SHIELD in shieldwall.

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Punching bots gives you satisfaction, no doubt. But how to make sure you can fist him fast enough, without angering your team or dying?

1. Make sure you have enough strength/heavy gloves (at least hourglass ones)

1.5. And enough health. I made a mistake of trying to punch a peasant with 5% of health left, missed one punch and he finished me.

2. You can lightly hit him in feet or stab, and guess from how red he is how much health he has remaining.

3. Finally, make sure you can chamber his counter-attacks, as you can't block his weapon with fists.

Wearing Heavy Gauntlets is best for punching enemy bots, but it sure does cost a lot, so I'd recommend Plate Mittens for punching.

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I'm not going to explain which end of the sword you're suppouesd to hold, but what EXACTLY can you do to profit your team the most.
And, just a reminder: Your kills don't affect your reward in a slightest way.

Archers, Crossbowmen, Throwers

Now, ranged and DTV are love/hate relationship. From one side, bots never try to dodge your arrows, get stuck just as they're told and have big fat heads just made for headshots.
From other side, ranged bots always aim at enemies who are visible for them, which most often means that archers and crossbowmen will be first put under fire, especially if they occupy places like roofs or any other high shooting positions.

Very nice example of DTV archery are Quincy clan people, who often stand in a line of 5-6 archer and concentrate on single enemies or their groups, effectively weakening them and taking many of them out.

Throwers should consider taking a ground-level position for easier aiming, as their weapons usually have much shorter range.

Very nice guide, reading this kinda reminds you that there are people who dont take all that for granted.

Also from an archers point of view:

I am playing DTV for a long time now and can tell that almost all of the times a team loses, it is because melees pick fights they cant handle.

Most of the times when a team loses it looks like this:

All the bots are stuck under a roof, they have no ranged and pose no threat if approached carefully. Logic would tell us that ranged would simply headshot them all and so clearing the wave with 0.00% risk taken. What usually happens though is that one or a few melees dont know to do anything better than charging the whole blob, die in a matter of seconds and thus lure them all to virgin at once.

So please, if you see a blob, dont mindlessly run into it. Approach very slowly until one of the bots turns towards you and then get some distance again immediately. This way you will be fighting one or maybe two at a time and not the whole blob of 10 or 20.
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... make sure to only shoot into melee if you can assure not to hit a teammate, as in, if there is a train, aim at the bots that are farthest away from your mate and not the one clostest. If there is a 1 v 1 between a bot and a teammate, better dont shoot at all. Even bad players can handle a single bot and shooting in there holds a significant chance to get your teammate killed, as hitboxes are super buggy in DTV. If your mate dies in a 1 v 1, well then he most likely wasnt worth it anyway.

Shielders

Crowd-controlling functions, like luring bots into corners, helping in shieldwalls and shielding archers/trying to get enemy ranged attention, those are your main tasks. Of course it doesn't prohibits you from taking part in fighting, but having 20 archers concentrate on you instead of on other players really helps the team.

Two Handed Heroes

Hold your horses, charging at the enemy like you do on Eu_1 isn't going to work here (not always, anyway). First think, compare your weapon length to your enemy's weapon, then eventually try to strike them from flanks or circle and attack from behind, if you can get into a good rhythm you could put down countless enemies just by smashing their heads. On higher waves, consider using blunt weapons like Morningstar, as it deals more damage to heavily armed opponents. Or just take a Flamberge and annihilate everything that gets into your range. Can switch roles with Polearmer, depending on weapon's range.

Polearmers

It could be just my observation, but crowd-control in-combat (taking on dozen of bots yourself) is easier using long, even if a bit slow, polearms, than with two handed weapons. Also a good spearman in fence can make a huge difference, staying safely out of bots range and just stabbing them. Same in huts, having more range minimalises the change of getting struck by an enemy, while staying in safe distance and hitting them.

Cavalry

You like it rough? Fine. Only waves when you can be 100% of yourself are Nomads and Rohirrims, and keep in mind that horses die every wave. Don't expect an easy life on DTV servers if you're a cavalry player, UNLESS you can just go polearmer-piker mode.

Althought, sometimes you'll be blessing for your team when you'll chase down last cavalry bots running from players. Keep that in mind.

Peasant

Yup, its a class of its own. Thats what you are when you're too weak to kill the enemies, or you're risking dying on one hit. You should just stay at the virgin, or in places like huts, hay stacks or roofs and try to survive, so you don't lower the reward people will get. Take a Scythe, for example. Good, long-range weapon, best for peasant EVEN IF you aren't a polearm player.

Now, keep in mind that I wrote those suggestions here out of my OWN observation, its not obligatory and shouldn't be, as often there are archers who bravely saved virgin by going into melee, or two handed heroes killing last few bots with a crossbow, while lying wounded inside of a fence. :D

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Punching the last one

You've won, last enemy is swarmed by players who want to pay him back for all fallen allies. How? Beat the living shit out of him. Sometimes is risky, if you miss a hit and give the bot chance to hit back and gain the initiative again.

Happily killing mylet

Weaboos, third wave, this annoying monk runs in first rows of the bot-horde. There is absolutely nothing more satisfying than smashing his face inside-out before he's able to shoot anyone.

Use the map, damnit.

Okay, so you have this map with village and virgin on a hill. I'm pretty damn sure that you can charge first 3-4 rounds, and use height advantage to eliminate enemies easier and faster.

Oh, its a map where enemy spawns on flat terrain? Charge first 2 rounds and THEN resolve to tactics like shieldwalls or luring or fences...

Ohmaigawd, is your village situated UNDER the bot spawn? So they spawn on the hills? Well, let them come. Stuck them, use your brain, EVERY map MUST HAVE something for you to use against them!

... thats all. I think.

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I'll try to explain every round's speciality.
1. Peasants. They are weak, but still deal damage and stun you, and can easily swarm and abuse you to death.
Conclusion: Don't charge into their swarm thinking they're harmless.

2. Bandits. They knock you down, they throw javelins and have spiked clubs, which, surprisingly, makes them REALLY dangerous for heavy armored players.
Conclusion: Don't underestimate their weaponry and speed, also remember to duck down and avoid their projectiles.

3. Nomads. Most underestimated round EVER. Their cavalry isn't the problem here, what is: Infantry, especially at the first wave. They are damn fast, attack fast and knock you down if given a chance. If you get into a combo of pike-mace-sabre spam, you're practically done for unless someone saves you.
Conclusion: DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE FRICKIN INFANTRY JUST BECAUSE NOMADS ARE CAV-ORIENTED

4. Weaboos. If you're one of those guys/gals who roll around with no helmet, you are going to have a bad time. Weaboos, every one of them, throw Shurikens, and in great masses its just a matter of time one hits your head. Deals little damage to helmet, can be deadly if without one.
Conclusion: Wear a helmet, hide your ugly face.

5. Sea Raiders. Throwing axes, two handed axes, polearm axes, one handed axes. Need to say anything more? Hide from them, let them waste their ammo, especially throwing axes as archers aren't that terrible. Helmet is a MUST after this round and onward.
Conclusion: Shielders, beware. Shieldwalls kinda lose on their strength on this round and next ones.

6. Rohirrims. If you remember nomad cavalry and the little damage their 1handers did, forget about it. Rohirrims are uber-rapists with their fighting axes being extremely dangerous from horseback. They're also faster, and worst that can happen is a Rider hitting you in the head with his axe. Also their archers are first very accurate ranged you'll face.
Conclusion: Now its cavalry being the problem, and archers. Hide, avoid their cavalry and dismount enemy as fast as you can.

7. Vitez. Bardiches deal insane amouns of damage, and their crossbowman are extremely precise as well.
Conclusion: Hide, keep on range, avoid pulling too many into melee at once.

8.Engineers. You really, really don't want to get into open field for their crossbowmen to shoot you. Nor you want to get into melee with too many of those spamming shielders with pickaxe, warhammres and other anti-armor weapons
Conclusion: Just... repeat what you've learnt on vitez. Hide, don't go rambo.

9. Sexies. Their crossbowwomen aren't that much of a problem, but their melee are. Combining engineers pickaxes and vitez Bardiches, those monsters are REAL pain in the butt if lured into melee.
Conclusion: Keep on range, be carefull when going into melee.

10. Tincans. Now, pay attention while reading this. Often when you reach Tincans, it means that the map you've reached them on is GOOD. Because of that, you would probably want to lose on them to get this map again. I know what you think, "WHAT, DIE AND LOSE ALL THE PROGRESS? OMFG WTF SWAG" Well, think about it. You made it to the tincans. Apparently, map was good. Now I'm not saying that winning tincans is easy (easier than previous rounds thou, if team is smart to follow orders), but if you do... You'll move to next map, and it probably won't be as good as the one you've won on. So as long as its not 5th run, you may want to die and play this amazing map again, gaining even MORE experience and gold.
Regarding bots themselves... Well, anti-armor weapons, longbows, all maxed out in fullplate armors... You just don't want to get into melee with them. Believe me, even I don't want to.
Conclusion: Approach with extreme caution, stay the fuck away from open fields.

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If you ever hear someone saying something like this, feel free to remind them that there is no better place to get to know your weapon than DTV, practicing on bots. You can get to know its speed, length, you can train your aiming... DTV is place where you test your gear, while on duel servers you train your skills. Simple as that. Also, many people can be good at PvP combat, while being terrible at fighting bots in PvEnviroment combat. And of course, DTV is the best place to farm experience (if you have a good team you can easily earn 500.000 experience daily. :)

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Many people seem to don't understand this.

When its ok:

• You're alone on the server
• When server rules don't forbid voting for a map-change by asking players, and no admin objects

When its NOT ok:

• Most of the time
• When you're mad
• When most of people vote NO to killing, but you do it anyway
• When admin says its not

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Nudge is a DTV-only feature, that allows you to punch the enemy while having your weapon equipped.
Shieldbash works when you have your weapon AND shield equipped.
Both allow you to stun your enemy for a short while, opening him for attack
However, when you hold block, nudge/shieldbash will hit the enemy and send him faraway from you, sometimes killing him if he falls from a high ground.
It has a very short range, so use it wisely, because during this short moment you can't block your enemy's attacks
lol no

Also, concerning bots images: Some of pics are made on my character in the right armor, some are taken from DTV, depends if I have occasions to get the right screens.

Thanks to SoO for moving it to the Guides subcategory

[no_rules_just_play]

as long as you explain that you DO NOT WANT TO WIN FROM TINCANS and that time is money and that you are a retard if you pull the bots to the virgin

[Uther Pendragon]

as long as you explain that you DO NOT WANT TO WIN FROM TINCANS and that time is money and that you are a retard if you pull the bots to the virgin

I played DTV since its earliest days, so I'll do my best not to forget such things 

[WITCHCRAFT]

This is a really weird tip that will apply to less than 1% of defend the virgin players: fast throwing weapons tear up lower rank waves. I played DTV when I had +3 Snowflake and +3 Throwing Daggers. It's SO EASY to headshot them. I was a dedicated thrower with high power throw, but the CPu enemies don't dodge ranged like real players do. You can just line up one good shot and then blast open the heads of the conga line bandits that are advancing on you.

It helped me learn the trajectory of my shots with a new ranged weapon. DTV is as invaluable as Skip The Fun and duel servers are. They help you master the mechanics of your class. Then you can move on to mind games and other PVP things! 

[bavvoz]

Great idea!

[Uther Pendragon]

Updated with overview of rounds and bot types, starting to get the pics and moar pics.

[no_rules_just_play]

looks terrific!
i love it!

STIKCYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[Mammonist]

Nice if only I had this when I was a noob. Oh wait...


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[Ubereem]

Is it true you get a player Title if you defend the virgin? I saw someone enter siege with some sort of virgin defender title.

[Uther Pendragon]

Not true, its another one of those buy-able titles on Auction House. 

[Tigero]

Who needs shwag when you got yolo.
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But some tips i can give:

1. OBEY players who are serious about this, if they say ''get out of the open and get to cover'' you do it because it's best for the whole team.
2. Don't underestimate nomads, they got no penalties for cav whatsoever (their lancers once poked me to death because i couldn't recover from stun, i had full tincan) and their inf is way more dangerous than say vitez that are slow and easy to block.
3. If you're archer, don't be a dumbuck and 'try to help' by shooting at train:ers, kill leaking bots instead.
4. Builds, -18/-18 is crap, you can't onehit weaboos with spd and can't outrun in a tight spot, use 30str/9 or 15str/24 instead. (agi based builds are nice for stealing uther's kills by running to bot spawn and stealing the train > )
5. Use fucking decent weapons, stabbing weapons like pike are nearly useless, use Great long bardiche, glaive or the 2d chopping weapont instead. From 2h's you should use flamberge, nopdachi, maul (highly recommended at high rounds because you still can counterattack with it) or great bardiche. Never ever come to DTV server with a thrower, just don't. Xbows are pretty useless too, bows are ok if you can aim to head (which is easy, bots won't dodge on purpose).

[Patoson]

4. Builds, -18/-18 is crap, you can't onehit weaboos with spd and can't outrun in a tight spot, use 30str/9 or 15str/24 instead. (agi based builds are nice for stealing uther's kills by running to bot spawn and stealing the train > )

My build has always been balanced (either 21/18, 18/21 or 21/21) and I usually manage to kill a lot of bots by myself.

Like everything, practice makes perfection. This game-mode is the easiest, in my opinion - AI is really simple if you compare it to how a lot of people play in battle - so, once you know how they "think", you realise it's all about "backpedalling" while spamming (and blocking when necessary), since bots just move towards the virgin or players found in their way. They never backpedal themselves unless they have already "facehugged" you and you attempt to kick - they step back and dodge the kick. Otherwise, it's just a matter of repetition.

My advice is avoid being surrounded by bots and try to kill them one by one, and always remember that they barely block, they just spam. And when they "chamber" it's because what I just said - they just spam - so, if you are "chambered" it's because the bot swings in the same direction as you (although I think that they somehow do it on purpose sometimes). Anyway, to avoid this, just hold your attacks a little, until the bot starts swinging. And, against shielders, just perform simple feints and they will drop their guard.

All these things we some have learnt in battle, because DTV isn't so old, so I guess that you would play DTV better once you play battle better.

[Tigero]

Well ofcourse it's easier per kill, perhaps even easier per 50 kills :p But still it's not JUST about spam, if you are tshuutshuu training, you must know how to control the bots and hit the right ones because if even one gets to side of other and both start spamming you can easily be killed. Also knowing the maps and prioritizing are important things.

If it was just about spam and str i'm sure the servers wouldn't be filled with people with 15-8 scores on full server...

[Uther Pendragon]

DTV is all about knowing some basic fighting skill, blocking in right direction and knowing how bots think. When you get into their tiny AI, you can easily foresee their moves.

But stop this talk, or you'll make it feel like DTV is some shaolin-like fighting technique, "brain above body" etc 

EDIT: Also, just finished most of the work, now I'll figure out what I've missed and add that, correct fuckups and add images.

[Tigero]

DTV is all about knowing some basic fighting skill, blocking in right direction and knowing how bots think. When you get into their tiny AI, you can easily foresee their moves.

But stop this talk, or you'll make it feel like DTV is some shaolin-like fighting technique, "brain above body" etc 

That's exactly what it is.  I'm pretty sure that's just because i know how to play it and then again people who know battle prolly think the same about their sport. IMO battle is all about war masks, light kuyaks and danish GS'. (Occasionally HX or HA or thrower too)