I'm getting very tired of running into 6 pestilence traps on pvp defence teams. Why is it we can't see relic and rune setups on teams we want to fight? I find this just as bad as spamming possession, maybe even worse. At least with possession I would know which monsters are capable of it.

Not fun walking into a fight only to have 2 monsters go down before the first attack. If we could scout a fight like in team wars, this issue would correct itself instantly.

@teh_alan While I sympathise with you, and personally I used to find this a major annoyance when relics first came out and a lucky few got enough to implement this, I don't really see a reason to complain: if that were so, it should apply to other aspects too, for instance Thalassa's special, or using slow teams to exploit Elvira's status caster... The only solution that I can suggest is learning which monsters can hold double trap relics and avoiding a team with 3 of them

@teh_alan Really don’t see problem with it usually easy enough to work out who has them when u see there set up plus there pvp points blob kihuki psilotus seems to be common one I personally like them as I know to have team strong enough to take initial hits then destroy them quite easily as there only strategy is wiping u out with traps.

@johnml Thalassa and Elvria are not equivalent. I can see those monsters on the defence team and know what to expect before engaging. I can't know what relics are equipped in pvp until I commit unlike every other fight in this game.

The question/complaint really is; why are we not able to scout a team in pvp the same as we can in team wars?

If others can complain about chain possession, stun and freeze then I can complain about pestilence traps At least with control monsters, I knew exactly what the team was about and could deal with it. Next time I faced those monsters, I adjusted. With relics, I could adjust but I have no way of knowing if it will be a 6x pestilence setup or something else. I suppose hidden relics add the 'excitement' of not knowing.

@teh_alan As @callumarachnoid pointed out, and as I stated myself, very few monsters have double trap slots (and I'd like to add Legendaries like Hackster, Frostwrath and Chill Bill and Rares like La Croc to the ones already mentioned), so a team consisting of these monsters should warn any veteran player of what they might be up against, just as they know what to expect and prepare for when facing Thalassa or Elvira . In all honesty, any team having these monsters and NOT carrying 6x Pestilence traps would be a genuine surprise.

@teh_alan said in 6x pestilence traps is not strategy:
At least with possession I would know which monsters are capable of it.

This is exactly the same thing because you know which monsters are capable of having two trap relics. Avoid fighting a team of monsters that are capable of it.

Love fighting those teams 99% its an easy win

its more of an annoyance in all epic wars or when a rare is involved in the war terms because then you're losing coins before the fight even starts unless your rich to swap life runes in and out for a fight or 2

@johnml yeah yeah, I get it, memorize more details... Problem is I can hardly remember what I had for breakfast let alone the relic slots on monsters

@testcyp But for wars you can see the relics the team is wearing before the fight and adjust accordingly, or avoid them altogether.

@teh_alan said in 6x pestilence traps is not strategy:

@johnml yeah yeah, I get it, memorize more details... Problem is I can hardly remember what I had for breakfast let alone the relic slots on monsters

If you can memorize which monsters have possession, you can memorize this, too. Be positive and patient, you can do it. (More monsters have possession than 2 trap slots.)