This was... unexpected and frustrating.

Hats off to @steel_blue

Analyzed on YouTube.

Thanks for analysis Shadowfury333.
I don't think another unit mix would have helped greatly, although few levelers might have helped to safe the factory at least. Darts could have helped to spot scythes, but I doubt they would have been able to kill them.

That I should have done really was to make a 2nd factory which is good at countering Scythes. Best options would probably have been to make puppies or gnats. The rest of the cloakies would be relatively easy to counter with LV.

Yeah, the demonstration bit is a little wonky, on account of the fact that I'm desyncing the replay, but my point was definitely that darts are there for spotting and screening. I was only unsure about Dart+Scorcher due to cost (3xDart + Scorcher = Scythe) since it requires a lot of attention to the darts so that the Scorcher doesn't die first.

Levelers are quite slow, that's why I figured they'd be best on defense. Probably just one or two around the factory and one on each Mason. I got a bit lucky in the demo bit in that Leveler happened to be the best option in that situation with the factory.

quote: That I should have done really was to make a 2nd factory which is good at countering Scythes. Best options would probably have been to make puppies or gnats.

Puppies would probably be best, since 2 of them kill (IIRC) a Scythe, but a Scythe costs as much as 5. They'd probably work best in threes: one takes the hit and the other two attack.

Two people entered a room. After a while, three got out.
"That's a measurement error" - thought the physicist.
"If one more entered, the room would be empty" - thought the mathematician.
"Somebody touched the puppy gadget' - thought GoogleFrog.