POW!
SMASH! BAM! The joyous sounds of superhero combat (at least
that’s how they sound in the comic books). In Champions
Online, your hero not only gets to test his mettle against various
nefarious villains, but you also can show other heroes that
you’re more powerful (or better armed) than they are. Yes, my
friends, I’m talking about good ol’ fashioned PvP.
Now you can prove to that whiny power-suited lesser hero that keeps
talking smack to you that your earth-shattering strength can make tin
foil of his shiny armor!



You’ve fought dozens of times in the href="http://www.tentonhammer.com/co/guides/new/utc"
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against other heroes. In those contests of strength, you fought
alongside other heroes against another team. Now, all that is going out
the window as you leave the cage and head on to bigger things. The next
stage in your slobber-knocking career is the B.A.S.H.! B.A.S.H. stands
for Battle Arena Super Heroes and the acronym is deadly accurate. You
will be doing a ton of bashing (and getting bashed!) in this PvP
scrapfest. Your friends here at Ten Ton Hammer are here to give you the
lowdown on this new superhero smackdown.


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What is B.A.S.H. exactly, you say? Well, put simply, B.A.S.H. is a
straightforward free-for-all fight. There are no teams in this battle
royale. Nobody is on your side, which means that everybody is against
you. It’s you, and you alone, against the world (or more
specifically, a bunch of superheroes). You can join in the mayhem once
you hit level 21. Currently, the only B.A.S.H. map available right now
is Westside.





To queue yourself up for B.A.S.H., you first need to click on the fist
icon on the lower left side of your mini-map, which is located on the
upper right of your screen. This will open the PvP screen. Under the
Hero Games tab, you should see two options. The first is the UTC High
Tech Arena (which is the new map for UTC fights), and the second is the
B.A.S.H. Westside option. You then click on the B.A.S.H. selection,
then click on Join Queue, and then you’re golden! Very
quickly, you should get a notice that a new fight is starting and if
you wish to join. Well, of course you do!

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Once you join the fight in Westside, you’ll be transported to
the map. The map for B.A.S.H. Westside is essentially a section of an
older city neighborhood. Basically, you’re looking at
fighting in an area roughly the size of a block. The edges of the map
are enclosed in a light glowing mesh (visible once you get close). If
you go close to an edge, a window will pop up asking you if you wish to
leave the area. If you do so, you’ll exit B.A.S.H. altogether
and you won’t get any acclaim points. You can keep track of
other players on your mini-map. They appear as purple arrows.



The goal of B.A.S.H. is pretty simple. The fight continues on until
somebody defeats ten other heroes. Once the fight is over, you get
experience and acclaim based upon the number of heroes you defeat. If
you have the top score, you get a bonus.



The terrain of the Westside map is pretty straightforward.
It’s basically a city block with buildings and roads.
However, there are a few wrinkles. There’s a building under
construction that has all of its floors open for you to move into. In
addition, there are tons of things laying around that you can pick up
and throw at your enemies. You need to keep an eye out for boosts.
There are boosts scattered throughout the map, usually on the road and
rooftops. Grabbing a health boost can be the difference between victory
and defeat. As for the fighting itself, it seems that most of the time,
the fight is concentrated on the street that runs alongside the
under-construction building.


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Here are some tips and suggestions for you to help you in your bashing.
First, don’t be afraid to run away. If you’re
getting tagged hard, then get the heck out of there. If people see you
getting hammered, chances are that they’ll jump on the
bandwagon and attack you too. With a large area to fight and fly around
in, there’s a decent chance you can make a getaway. Remember
to keep an eye out for boosts as you’re running away. Second,
if another hero is getting hammered, then join in and attack him. As
long as you’re part of a group hitting a guy,
you’ll get credit for a win if he goes down. It
doesn’t matter if somebody else did more damage to them than
you did. Third, remember what I said that it’s you against
the world in this free-for-all? Essentially, that’s correct,
but what’s stopping you from joining a fray with a few
friends? There’s nothing wrong with a little
nudge…wink…wink…agreement to work
together. Just remember that you can still hurt them so watch where
you’re aiming that machinegun!



What do you get out of participating in B.A.S.H.? Well, the joy of
knocking the stuffing out of some other heroes works for me, but for
others it’s getting Acclaim. In addition, you can also gain
titles and perks as well from playing in PvP. You can use your
accumulated Acclaim to purchase costume pieces, health and shield
boosts, and action figures. All that is rather nice, but I just like
seeing some other hero fall under my righteous attacks!



Well, that’s all you need to know about B.A.S.H.
It’s pretty simple really; a city block in which the goal is
to beat the snot out of the other heroes. So why are you still reading
this? Get out there and start kicking some superhero butt!




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Last Updated: Mar 13, 2016

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