Let’s talk tactics: 1

Posted by: Newswire, 2024-12-30, 62 Views

Welcome to Tactics Talk, the regular discussion on all things Wes tactics. We’ll be sharing some thoughts and advice on how to get the best tactical output from Wes. It’s a tough game, sure to get you to break stuff and tear hair, but that’s what makes it so realistic and addictive.

We’re going to ignore the squad building element for now. It’s pretty self explanatory that good players make a good team. But how do you squeeze the best you can from the team you put out? 

The most effective way of influencing a match is gaining an advantage in field zones. Remember, an attack is created or stopped by a challenge in each particular zone. Review the “field breakdown” in your last match recap and you’ll see how lost and won challenges create attacking opportunities. 

The easiest way to think of Wes is like a map in a turn-based board game — like an Age of Empires, or Risk. Your goal is to have more “men” than your opponent in each of the match zones, but especially in your attack flow zones. Likewise, you want to have more defensive “men” to stop your opponent’s attacks.

Flow dictates where most of your attacks (challenges) will occur, thought not always precisely. If you go right wing, you want to make sure you win most challenges across your right wing, right midfield, right wing attack, etc. 

Of course, to maximize the effectiveness of your advantage, you should scout. This essentially means checking the field breakdown of your opponent’s previous match and building a game prep that gives you the most advantages zones on the field. Like a war general or a chess maestro, you want to maximize your attack and solidify your defense. 

The problem? Wes has a big RNG factor that can destroy even the best laid tactics. But you’re giving yourself a much bigger percentile gain by preparing properly and being more in control of won challenges.

In theory, if you’re playing an inactive team or a team that never changes tactics — you can accurately predict every single won challenge on the field by comparing your lineup against your opponent’s. That would take a while since you’d have to compare the challenge skills player for player, but it shows the potential for accurately scouting in matches. 

The RNG factor throws wrenches into this through outcomes such as offensive fouls, lost opportunities and no setups — meaning even won challenges don’t guarantee shooting chances. But obviously, the more challenges you win the bigger the chance you get a shot. 

More on the next edition of tactics talk! 

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