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Fort-Sniper Build! - Mechabellum 4-Player Brawl Gameplay!
The Fortresses defend our snipers as we try to clutch out a victory in 4 player brawl! This was done LIVE on Twitch!
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My Opponent Intentionally Timed Out, But I Have Emotes for That! - MH3 Draft - Green/White Combos!!
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We draft a Green/White deck and try to pop off!
Wraith-Worm Ball! - Mechabellum 4-player Gameplay
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We go all-in on Sandwroms and Wraiths! Can we win the match?
Learning the New Game Mode! - Mechabellum Gameplay 4-Player Free For All
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Can we pull off a win with Giant Overlords in FFA? We can certainly try!
Typhoon Best Unit? - Mechabellum Gameplay
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Today we drop some Typhoons on the opposition. Will they work? JM_FX_Fireball 01.wav by Julien Matthey freesound.org/s/105016/ License: Creative Commons 0
Scorpions are the Answer - Mechabellum
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Are Scorpions really the answer? Or was that clickbait? Patreon: www.patreon.com/variablexgaming Facebook: therealvxgames/ Twitter: VariableXgaming Twitch: www.twitch.tv/crxp117 (Craig's Personal account) www.twitch.tv/vxariable (Josiah's Personal account) www.twitch.tv/therealvxgaming (Those two fine fellas together!)
The Old Bait and Switch - Mechabellum Aggro Strategy
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Today we go aggro with changing front lines! See how it works! Twitch: www.twitch.tv/therealvxgaming
Using Giant Specialist - How to Make the Most out of Your Starter | Mechabellum
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Today we pick the right giant for the job! Patreon: www.patreon.com/variablexgaming Facebook: therealvxgames/ Twitter: VariableXgaming Twitch: www.twitch.tv/crxp117 (Craig's Personal account) www.twitch.tv/vxariable (Josiah's Personal account) www.twitch.tv/therealvxgaming (Those two fine fellas together!)
Basic Fundamentals - Knowing the Basics at 1400 MMR | Mechabellum Gameplay
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In this game we try to just play good ol' basic Mechabellum. Knowing the basics is important through all the tiers of play!
Only the Last HitPoint Matters! - Mechabellum Tournament Gameplay (T2M3)
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In this video we take quite a beating! Can we turn it around? Or will we be too late?
How I Countered Carry Arclight - 500 IQ Bois! - Mechabellum Tournament Gameplay (T2M2)
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Don't let your opponent get off the ground with Arclights! Here's how we stopped them!
HORRIFYING Air Superiority | Mechabellum Tournament 2 Match 1 (T2M1)
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First match of my second ever weekend tournament! Air is key!
Anti-Air Arclights VS Phoenixs?! - Mechabellum Gameplay! (Phoenixs)
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My opponent tries to stop my air with a ton of anti-air arclights! Will it be enough?!
I Got Matched with a Youtuber! Facing off Against drn in The Finals! - Match 6
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It was an honor to face such a worthy opponent! drn's channel: www.youtube.com/@Drone_101
Big Forts on an Aggro Line?! - Tournament Match 5
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Today we are pushing with the big boys!
Just One More Round! Learning From Loss - Match 4
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Just One More Round! Learning From Loss - Match 4
Going Aggro in the Tournament! - Match 3!
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Going Aggro in the Tournament! - Match 3!
Big Haxor! Weekend Tournament Round 2 - Mechabellum
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Big Haxor! Weekend Tournament Round 2 - Mechabellum
My First Weekend Tournament! (With Top 8 Finish!)
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My First Weekend Tournament! (With Top 8 Finish!)
First Trying Brutals 2 - Meet Your Maker Speedrun
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First Trying Brutals 2 - Meet Your Maker Speedrun
Zendikar Rising Draft | You can Draft Clerics With Blue?! | VariableX Gaming
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Zendikar Rising Draft | You can Draft Clerics With Blue?! | VariableX Gaming
Zendikar Rising Draft! | Climbing to Mythic! | VariableX Gaming
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Zendikar Rising Draft! | Climbing to Mythic! | VariableX Gaming
Zendikar Rising Full Set Review: Part 5 | Green | Magic: The Gathering | Limited and Standard Review
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Zendikar Rising Full Set Review: Part 5 | Green | Magic: The Gathering | Limited and Standard Review
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Zendikar Rising Full Set Review: Part 4 | Red | Magic: The Gathering | Limited and Standard Review
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Zendikar Rising Full Set Review: Part 3 | Black | Magic: The Gathering | Limited and Standard Review
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Zendikar Rising Full Set Review: Part 2 Blue | Magic: The Gathering | Limited and Standard Review
Zendikar Rising Full Set Review: Part 1 White | Magic: The Gathering | Limited and Standard Review
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Zendikar Rising Full Set Review: Part 1 White | Magic: The Gathering | Limited and Standard Review
Core Set 2021 Draft! Friday Night Magic #10 | VariableX Gaming
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Core Set 2021 Draft! Friday Night Magic #10 | VariableX Gaming
Road To Diamond! | Friday Night Magic #9 | VariableX Gaming
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Road To Diamond! | Friday Night Magic #9 | VariableX Gaming
Nice dude, well played congrats on the win! Played it really well, those flanks were huge and stopped your principle rival from running away with things. You identified that the Ranged Fangs were too much for your Mustangs to handle without Range of their own and correctly adapted with the mobile beacon. The only thing differently would be maybe getting Range on the Vulcans as well but in fairness they were dying to Snipers and Overlords in the Mid Round portion mostly so it may not have been a big deal. Well played, hope you're having fun with the new mode!
Hey Craiggles good to see you back! Hope the house hunting is going well, know it can be stressful and very time consuming. Do you have access to any antihistamine tablets? Can help a lot with allergy season for sure. Round 1 think you could've dropped a pair of Phoenixes with your 250 gold for a solid carry developed early and to force a response. Liked the Wasp pickup Round 2, won you the round handily. Round 3 can tell you love the Typhoons! Would defo consider Scorpions into Tank+Arclight ground fights, the Typhoons overlapped the Mustangs you already had developed - forcing you to sell them. Which is fine but think Scorpion could've scaled well here seeing as you lacked front line and anti-tank. Glad you noticed your opponent took a tech on a single unit of tanks, pretty sus play that we need to punish and he's telegraphing that he's planning on buying more of them. Round 4 great use of Jump Drive for the tower snipe to win the round. Less sure about the flanking Fangs sacrificed to the Arclights and dark gods! Round 5 nice transition into the Forts. The Personal Shield should go on your highest HP unit that's taking direct damage early in the round. Would've put it on the right hand most Fort personally! Round 6 good use of the Field Recovery to save a Fort from the Javelin. Do consider Barrier on your Forts relatively early for a big extra chunk of HP and nice coverage vs those annoying spells. Opponent whiffed with the Javelin, a bit of a pity there from his perspective! Post match review was on point perhaps need to think about better use of that flank that you started but never developed, either more units with them or faster pushes from the front line on the same side the flank units are distracting.
I just can't help myself with teh typhoons! haha! I have allergy meds, but they dont work all the time. My allergies are too severe. Those fangs were a necessary sacrifice to ensure victory. The Great Mech is pleased! I had definitly thought about putting shield on the Fort... but my Typhoon is too precious. haha! I greatly appreciate your feedback! Always a pleasure! Loved your most recent video! The search for a home is going poorly. Everything in my area sucks. But, I am patient... Kind of. Hope you are doing well!
Very good and clear explanation of decisions. Thank you
Thank you! I am by no means the best player, but I think I can provide some decent insight. -C
Hey dude! Nice one, scorpion feeding frenzy, loving it! Really good audio quality - can tell you put a lot of work into getting it just right. Don't stress about MMR, it comes and goes in cycles - you'll make it back once you find your rhythm for this patch I've no doubt at all. Hope you're keeping well man. Bluetooth headphones for the win, air pods or a competitor of your choosing!
I have THREE sets of Bluetooth headphones and I cannot for the life of me get them to work! But I wanted to wear my hats more. Haha! I have been treating the audio with each recording, so it's good to know that it is getting better. Looking forward to your next video as well! Of course, feel free to critique my play! I am always looking to improve! Thanks drn!
@@craigpriestley7990 Feels a bit mean when I do the full step by step breakdown! Remember you're doing fine and I'm just looking for small edges to help smooth out your line of play. Plus please do recognise that everyone has their own playstyle that suits them and I'm far from the best player myself. Have dipped down below 1600 this week! So everything I say might be completely wrong if I've missed a higher level play myself. 40 Seconds in the "I hope that me hitting the mic stand with my can didn't come through on camera" face was priceless btw :P Agree that Mustangs are a little weak at the moment and suspect they'll remain that way as the devs try to ramp up Vulcans again. It's likely Vulcan's will gain a touch more range in the coming weeks imo seeing as +damage hasn't improved their usability but they might go down the path of improving their survivability instead. Round 1 Tabletop Mustang Aggro setup on the right is pretty much telegraphing Steelballs Turn 2 normally. If truly planning on sticking with Mustang Carry it might be worth taking the tower +10% ATK on Round 1 if you don't want to spend the extra money on units here and now but it's a bit niche and only because we're expecting to rely on Mustangs long term. Round 2 I'd take the Typhoon or Rhino here. You can buy two more Typhoons by selling one unit of Mustangs or just straight buy 2 more Rhinos if thats the path you prefer. Typhoon is much more reliable than Mustang and scales incredibly with levels on it's Missiles and Shields so getting them early is great. Personal preference though, I do often get burned experimenting with new units and tech choices! You correctly identify that you're lacking front line in your commentary and planned ahead with the Scorpion unlock which I really like. Love grabbing Scorpions before they appear on the free unit cards to deny them to my opponent, even if I only end up buying two over the whole game the power of denial is huge and people are really relying on them at the moment. Round 3 think your Scorpions are a touch too far forward and will likely need Fangs in front of them to protect them from the Overlord, Phoenix or MP response late in the game. You never want your carry being at risk of being hit by it's counter as soon as the round starts. But again I'm rather cautious with my Scorpions and don't play a lot of aggro so if you see top table players using this positioning with Scorpions successfully feel free to ignore me here! Round 4 Range on the Mustangs does a lot for you in terms of keeping them safe from the Vulcan and letting them open fire sooner, it'll force your opponent to take Range on their Vulcans. The Mustang damage output is still light until they get levels, items or +ATK tower upgrades but at least now they aren't dying for free and can clear chaff for the Scorpions while also acting as a chaff screen for them themselves. Round 5 the Fangs between your Scorpion and the MP facing off against it is great. Was surprised your opponent didn't take Range on their Arclights as a response to the Mustang + Scorpion pressure, felt like a lost opportunity for them to clear your chaff more safely and they were lacking depth in chaff themselves. Round 6 Storm was bold, I like it, good tempo and extra pressure on your opponent but was a huge investment. The Crawlers probably wanted to be behind the Rhino. Maybe needed to be an Elite level 2 Rhino if you wanted to burst through to the tower with those Phoenixes waiting for you behind it. Round 7 "behind the Rhino" turned into "with the Rhino" pretty quickly :D AoE on the Mustangs for improved chaff clear makes sense in isolation but your opponent isn't really playing much Chaff and you're expecting extra Giants this turn so I'd argue AP Bullets might've been stronger here. Running out of time happens to us all but should defo be avoided where possible! Would always take Tower upgrades for +ATK before speculative missiles unless I'm aiming for a tempo kill, which I think you are but forgot to explain to the viewer while under time pressure, it happens! Round 8 really like the Mobile Beacon play to exploit the distracted Typhoon plan. Early tower snipe wins the game for aggro nine times out of ten! Post match discussion: The Wasps did great work for you earning you the tempo kill just when you needed it. The Range on your Scorpions won you the game but versus his right side later on I'd consider EMP Stormcallers as he's gone 2x tech on the MPs and Typhoons and doesn't have much Chaff to protect them just shields. Think you'd need to reflect on the AoE Mustang upgrade not being great value post match - I'd expect you to have noticed that two weeks ago, your analysis was totally on point then! Every tech needs to have a purpose and value, even a single incorrect tech choice can cost you a close game and it's the easiest area to improve on in the middle MMRs. Hope that all helped dude! Remember I'm not the best myself so if you can reason out why your line was stronger then by all means still with your gut. Keep it up, we're due a rematch in a coming tourney I can feel it!
What a breakdown! This is incredibly insightful and I am sure it took a long time to create. Thank you so much for your time and point of view! Maybe you should take viewer replays and analyze them for videos! Honestly, I think that would be pretty cool! Again, feedback is much appreciated. I can handle being told I suck! :) I fully intend to win our next match! I don't show the secret strategy I'm cooking up on RUclips. Haha!
Well played. Your commentary is great, very natural and really clear explaining what you're thinking and considering. Good use of the flank round three. Your positioning is a tiny bit tightly packed which will get punished from time to time by Javelins and missiles, be particularly careful to never have two giants close enough to be hit by one Javelin or it can be game losing. Forts were great though and once they hit level 2 you don't have to worry about the Javelin nearly as much. Would also say be careful relying on tech as your principle Anti-Air as occasionally you'll get caught out by EMP turning your AA off at awkward moments! GG well played though, sorry if I'm too analytical. Think Fire Badgers and Arclights were your stand out units here. Keep it up! Did you manage to see the eclipse today?
Had to work tonight so i did not catch the eclipse! But I did notice it get very very dark... haha! I was always a little concerned with the EMP. Probably should have had a backup plan, just in case. Fire Badgers certainly came in at the right time, very lucky unit drop as I was already considering Vulcan. As always I appreciate the feedback! This is how we learn and grow. This community (overall) is awesome and I love this game! -C
Good stuff, much cleaner audio! Great use of the abilities with smoke, oil and acid all working well for you here. You were a touch light on chaff clear in the mid game but with enough fire Stormcallers you solved that problem in the late game. Do consider Wraiths and Overlords if you've got Air superiority. Did you check his snipers for what techs they were running? Specifically Anti-Air tech will defo affect my unit choices and positioning in the mid game. Well played though, good game!
Thanks! I had to scrap the rest of the tournament footage... it was so bad! I think I checked the snipers at one point and they had AA. Don't remember entirely! Thanks for the kind words, encouragement, advice, and videos of your own!
A little late at this point, but here is drn's channel: www.youtube.com/@Drone_101
Good stuff! Such a close game! Well played. Opinions: Totally the right call to sell the fangs they weren't doing a lot for you. Think a little too early for the anti-missile device pick up again but if you can keep them alive it's a solid value play. Versus massed Mustang your Vulcan was a good choice but maybe could've used Range or Inferno Bombs to shine. Think if you're grabbing the high level Rhino it's worth Mobile Beaconing it straight into a tower off the bat and as you noted you could've used deployment beacon on him for some fun plays all game long. Nice Javelin in Round 7, catching the Mustangs as well as the Fortress was huge probably saved your life! Bombard won you the game in the final round there by paving the way for your MP to take the tower. Great game overall, nice one.
As I was watching it back I thought to myself... WHY DIDNT YOU TAKE MOBILE BEACON YOU DUMMY!
@@VariableXGaming And this is why VoD review is so useful for improving! Keep it up!
Nice! Well played, clean game. Wraith with Armour was a great closing play, decent post match review I wont argue with your reasoning, it's personal preference but might suggest Fire or EMP on the Storms before Range if they're not being challenged by long range units from your opponent yet. Will also suggest considering Giant units when you're ahead to close the game out earlier and avoid running into the Arclights scaling to infinity, versus Carry Arclight I find Fortresses with Barrier very efficient damage sponges to hide Stormcallers behind but Melting Points with EMP Barrage are also a solid choice. Keep it up dude!
I had considered MPs in my mind at the time. There are only so many seconds to talk and think! I find this is a game very difficult for me to articulate every thought.
@@VariableXGaming Yeah you're doing great though. Totally get where you're coming from, some games I talk too fast because I'm thinking too fast - and it makes it hard to watch for me in retrospect. It's really difficult to balance all the options and choices whilst talking folks watching through the important stuff and filtering through the less important stuff. But at the same time I find vocalising my thought process and trying to explain it helps me play better. There is a balance to be had though, every round I'm asking myself "How do I win? And how do I lose?" but I can't keep saying the same thing every round or it'll get dull for the people watching! Instead I'm trying to create a narrative which covers the important beats and interesting things I noticed as I was bumbling along and sometimes I'll include the more crazy ideas and connections in sound-over edits like the TF2 Sniper's death cries or "Battle Ship Operational!" voice line from Starcraft. When the battles start I go into cheerleader mode and just cheer my units along and try to highlight where I think the important moments in a battle will be. It's really hard on losses though because internally I'm kicking myself for not thinking of x, y or z that could've won it for me! Think you balanced it really well here and it'll just get easier with practise, keep going! I suggest watching a few different Mechabellum youtubers and decide which styles and quirks work best for you, and don't stress too much - as long as you're having fun it'll come through on the videos! Good luck in the rounds to come!
@@Drone_101 A lot to take in there! I really appreciate the thoughtful comments. I will certainly keep at it! From my previous time streaming and playing MTG i find that narrating my thoughts helps me play as well. That's one of the reasons I started streaming.
Great match! I didn't know you could strafe the phoenix in such a manor that it would still fire sideways. Really nice flank maneuver.
It is one I use frequently when towers are exposed. If the towers are not leveled, the birds will take down both of them!
Unlucky dude. Nice video, really like the new face cam position - lets us see the unit stats and techs, and you've totally stepped up your game orating and explaining your decisions, great work! Rooster is a top tier player, as I'm sure you noticed. Gameplay opinions (feel free to ignore!): Protecting the chaff in turn 1 seems to be putting the cart before the horse to me but if it works, it works. Round 3 I'd probably bombard the strong side by preference but if you're expecting mind games with shields you can mix things up from time to time. Think you bought the anti-missile devices slightly too early here, think of them as shields, only buy if absolutely necessary, if you think there's a good chance you can keep them alive for rounds to come or as part of a game ending closing play. Once Rooster went 4x Phoenix I think you need to grab extra snipers and take range on them asap too to match or you fall behind too quickly and can't answer them later, otherwise quite agree with your line of play here and think you played fine. If there was one choice you could change, what would it be?
Great reflections in your post match review. Keep it up and I'd expect to see you sitting up at 1800+ MMR bracket this time next month!
Thanks for the feedback. I really appreciate you being so involved in the community. You are amazing inspiration! If I could have changed one thing it would have been to not spend money on the anti-missiles and to invest those credits into making my marksmen be able to contend with his phoenixes.
so interesting to see this from bth sides GG to both of you
I really enjoyed watching drn's perspective. It only made me cry a little bit!
GG well played, be careful with the Barrier item on a Fortress, it will override their own bubble shield with it's own 60k shield. So for example here your big Fortress would've had a 120k hp shield from being level 3, but because of the item he was limited to it's 60k shield instead. Can still be useful in situations where you don't want to tech Barrier on your Forts though. Hope you keep making the videos, is always good seeing other people's perspectives!
I would have thought the bigger shield would override. Good to know! Constantly learning, always trying to improve.
@@VariableXGaming All good, it technically is a slightly "bigger" shield by bubble size. If you look at it compared to the Forts next to it, it's about 10% larger diameter hitbox. The general rule of thumb for equippable items is if they do the same role as a technology they won't stack, lifesteal items nor regen items will stack with a technology offering the same bonus. The advantage equippable items has is that EMP doesn't disable them but it's a pretty minor advantage. Keep up the good work!
@@Drone_101 Valuable knowledge! Thanks!
Well played dude, was a great game. An honour indeed. My perspective is up on my own channel titled "Mechabellum - This is fine"
Very cool to be featured! Thanks for the games and insight from all of your videos!
@@VariableXGaming My pleasure dude!
The plural of "phoenix" is "phoenixes". I don't evevn know how you would pronounce "phoenixs". Please change your title, or hire a proofreader to do it for you.
O_O How could I have possibly made such a silly error!
@@VariableXGaming I understand making the error. I don't understand being a lazy content creator
You're right. I have emphasized the error in the title to bring awareness to it.
Hi nice video i was wondering was is the game name ?
Mechabellum
It is indeed Mechabellum! I will announce that in future videos! -C
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8:37 You already are splashing red, so "not a reason to splash red for it" is not an argument against picking it.
Very true! Sometimes the things I say don't always make sense! -C
Hi Craig.
I have zero idea about this game but still nice to watch m8!
Escape From Tarkov is awesome! 10/10 would recommend
10/10 as always m8
We were thinking about doing a Limited Review for the new M21 cards. Thoughts? And thanks man. Glad to have some support. MTG is best card game. lol
Flame as always my dude!
Thanks man! Can't wait for M21!
Killer vids m8.
Thanks yo!
Aww yeah!
Thanks! Its easy when you are playing the most broken archetype and an uncommon that should be a rare (zenith flare)
Nice M8!
ty m8e
Nice!
Craiggles will be publishing a draft every Friday! Streams are Mon - Wed starting at 11AM.
wow! pretty kool. You were knocking them down.... very well done
Craig is pretty good at this for it being in Beta right now.
Nice m8
I try ;)
Nice!
deck code plz!
Sorry I haven't gotten back to you. Deck code will be put up later tonight! -Craiggles
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Note to self, adjust Josiah volume a bit higher and I need to not destroy my microphone when I yell. lol
Thought I'd check you out a little bit on RUclips pretty cool man
Hire me -Darelii😎
i am impressed
dude i tried chugging about 10 eggs at once one time...failed miserably, was very drunk
Yea that is probably a bit much. xD
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can i come chug copious amounts of alcohol on stream for views? bahahha
Idk if that would be good for twitch. :P
it would be excellent lol, its just a joke fr, but twitch only geeks out about illegal shit
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