by Naoya on Sun Aug 30, 2015 10:25 pm
Tikki and balanced dagger on a map with dozens of same-level enemys? And IMAWAL? Welp, time to max XP.
Used JJ initially to boost my casting powers, used B2P and GETINDARE (I still love that gylph combo) to get high level Wraiths, took down Goo and Björn, and then cleaned up the map, topping XP with a last-ditch CA (otherwise I'd be 3rd or 4th, I suspect). Got lucky on that last conversion.
Regarding IMAWAL, if there are no plants, I usually sacrifice the 1's and maybe 2's on high level-kills, but only if I know that I won't need that popcorn later, and the level 2's tend to be a bit iffy with learning tacked on.
I generally try to brick for valuable kills; if you're going to tear down a level 3 or 4 at level 1, than sacrificing a level 1 is well worth it. Bricking a level 1 for a slowed level 2 - nah, especially with something like TT on the field. High level stuff is also worth bricking if you know you'll never touch it; high level AA'S, VT zombies, curse guys against resist stackers, etc.
For Xp-maxing, I tend to brick more indiscriminately. Early Boss- and high-level kills are usually bricked, afterwards it depends on how much I need my remaining blackspace for something else. If I no longer need blackspace to clear the map, I brick the lowest level stuff until it's no longer worth it.
Didn't use it too much today, since I had pretty much no blackspace after burning down the Goo;