Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-3396321-20130121210737/@comment-5522245-20130807064029





I have tried using almost every Specialty Building in BTD5. So far, the Super Monkey Lair is the only one I haven't bought in the online game but I have just bought and upgraded one in the Android version up to third tier yesterday (today is Wednesday, August 07, 2013). Using this building, getting past 60+ rounds in hard difficulty has been a hassle--I haven't actually finished a single track yet. Trying to use a Monkey Apprentice while this building is activated is pretty much a gamble when you lack sufficient funds especially in the early rounds.

The only other Specialty Buildings I have in the Androidformat are the Dart Training Facility and the Engineer's Workshop, which are pretty much for badass starter Pokemon…err, towers. The Engineer's Workshop has been my favorite as of late, helping me get past round 30 with just one 4/0 Engineer. All I need to do until round 40 is earn some cash and get additional towers. Suddenly changing into the Lair however makes you realize how much more valuable the cheaper towers are in the early rounds. You won’t get to use a Super Monkey so soon anyway.

For Deluxe, I got the Mage Spire and Pirate Cove,for two of the most versatile towers. I also have the Tiny Tornadoes and Dreadnaught Deluxe upgrades which were changed into Specialty Building-specific upgrades for mobile so I probably already have an idea of how cool these two Specialty Buildings are when I get them in the Android game. I don't see myself buying the Super Monkey Lair in Deluxe anytime soon.

That doesn’t mean the Lair is completely useless, though. It can be fun to use when I’ve finally got the tier 4 upgrade. As in Evil Monkey Lord fun [Insert evil laugh]. Not having to use the tower whose Specialty Building is activated (early in the game) is pretty much the same as not having a Specialty Building at all, provided you won’t be needing the Monkey Apprentice. Unfortunately for the versatile Monkey Apprentice, it also gets a downgrade in cost management when the Heli Hangar is active. Crazy enough, the Monkey Engineer doesn’t have a counterpart in the Android/iOS games because the Bloonchipper isn’t available in those games.