Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24432703-20160713120647/@comment-183.157.160.55-20160713124605

Justinjake.ashton wrote:

I'm a BMCM player here and I don't see the good in using these towers:

Dart Monkey

Boomerang Monkey

Tack Shooter

Monkey Ace

Heli Pilot

Monkey Apprentice

Mortar

Path 2 Glue Gunner

Please educate me.

I actually use most of these.

Dart monkey: If you have monkey knowledge level 3, you get a free dart monkey. You should use it just for an extra bit of popping power. It is free.

Boomerang: Early lead popping power. I start with one if allowed.

Tack Shooter: Good if you have Ring of Fire. When paired with arctic wind and 2/3 village, it can pop pretty much infinite bloons.

Monkey Ace: Useful if you have tier 3s and 4s. Spectre is good bloon popping power while Ground Zero can save your life, especially if you get past Round 45 or 50.

Heli-Pilot: Highly Mobile, and Apache Dartship pops many Bloons. Support Chinnok gives cash and lives, and has downdraft power, blowing Bloons backward.

Wizard: I don't use it much, but it is good for popping early camo leads, though Bloon Trap and White Hot Spikes can deal with those (spactory upgrade not bloonstone ability, will eventually be needed for Spiked Mines). Dragon's Breath is good for damaging MOAB class, and Summon Whirlwind keeps stray ceramics away from the exit. Tier 4 upgrades, however, aren't too useful.

Mortar: I don't see too much with this, but artillery battery can buy you time to pop all those ZOMGs that come after round 50 (20+ a round). Signal Flare can pop early camo leads. (Don't worry about DDTs they are nerfed, have no lead property, and do not appear often.) However, I have no mortars or mortar upgrades and I'm level 27, quickly approaching 28, and I have temples and ZOMGs (bloon research lab).

Path 2 glue gunner: Actually, glue hose is useful for gluing Bloons that spawn from ZOMGs and get to the arctic wind, ring of fire, and village. Putting a glue hose there will slow down the Bloons even more and give your towers even more time to pop them.

A couple of questions for you:

What city level are you?

Do you play CT? Those tips are more for CT. They may not be as useful for capturing tiles.

Do you have many tier 4 upgrades unlocked? If not, that may be why those towers aren't useful to you, because many of them are only good if you have tier 4 upgrades. However, do use the free dart monkey if you have them.

But I do agree that the mortar isn't too useful, unlike in Battles (Flash). I have never gotten any mortar ranges of mortar upgrades (not even the building) on Mobile and I am level 27 on Mobile. I am also soon going to become level 28.

If you can't get those tier 4s because you don't get enough money, get a Bloon Trap after getting a Bionic Boomer and Spike Factory, and any free dart monkeys needed. I use 2 traps. They give you lots of money and will help you make some of those towers useful (airplane and heli pilot especially since their tier 4s are expensive).

By the way, these tips are more for when you play Contested Territory.