Java Pillars Of Fortune Are There Any Unspoken Strategies to Pillars Of Fortune

[Aries_Client]

I’ve been playing a lot of Pillars of Fortune and want to here from the community and see what Strategies other people are using.

In my case, if someone is above me and I don’t have enough blocks to build up to them, I tend to go lower. This normally increases my chances of knocking them off whatever staircase they make to come get me.

 

[Fermiin18]

I think the best tactic is to set up a mid-block, not too high or too deep (in the middle of the pillar, I hope you understand). In my experience, this strategy works really well because it keeps you safe on all sides, which makes it "easier" to win (in my opinion). It’s a simple but effective approach that has always worked for me.

 

[SpringWarz]

Jump off and hit somebody on the way down for free one kills every game. You might die in the process, but free kill.

 

[CrystalLegend01]

When knocking off another player by jumping down, it helps to land and aim at them from behind or to the side. If they see you, they’ll probably be ready for you to jump and hit them right in front of where they’re looking, rather than from behind. Generally with this strategy they’ll be falling before they can hit you back

On Bedrock, small blocks such as carpets and pressure plates can be useful since a block can be placed at the front of said block/item (by using the forward block placement that’s commonly used for bridging). You stand on top of the pressure plate and place a block in front of you, and the placed block will be 1 block higher than if you weren’t standing on a pressure plate. This can be an efficient way to go up and forward at the same time, especially if you have limited blocks. The method works with a lot of non-full blocks; it can be done with coral for example, and it can even be done with candles if you stand exactly in the middle on top of the candle.
Similar to that, a block can also be placed on the top edge of a banner that’s on the front of the block you’re standing on, but you also have to stand in the exact middle of the block; I don’t know if this works on Java or not
Lastly, if you place down a carpet and you have an extra one on you, you can stack the carpets

 

[coolzombiee]

When knocking off another player by jumping down, it helps to land and aim at them from behind or to the side. If they see you, they’ll probably be ready for you to jump and hit them right in front of where they’re looking, rather than from behind. Generally with this strategy they’ll be falling before they can hit you back

On Bedrock, small blocks such as carpets and pressure plates can be useful since a block can be placed at the front of said block/item (by using the forward block placement that’s commonly used for bridging). You stand on top of the pressure plate and place a block in front of you, and the placed block will be 1 block higher than if you weren’t standing on a pressure plate. This can be an efficient way to go up and forward at the same time, especially if you have limited blocks. The method works with a lot of non-full blocks; it can be done with coral for example, and it can even be done with candles if you stand exactly in the middle on top of the candle.
Similar to that, a block can also be placed on the top edge of a banner that’s on the front of the block you’re standing on, but you also have to stand in the exact middle of the block; I don’t know if this works on Java or not
Lastly, if you place down a carpet and you have an extra one on you, you can stack the carpets

I use that carpet thing all of the time, cool to see that other people know it

 

[MooseKG]

I usually die trying to hit someone off or cry when someone spawns a rav on my pillar.

 

[Amacchi]

A small change that helped me stay alive longer was using F5 (Third-person mode), helps being able to survey your surroundings for flanks

 

[Hoshi]

I usually die trying to hit someone off or cry when someone spawns a rav on my pillar.

That is so real.

My strategy, if you can even call it that, is build out as soon as I can to another player and make sure to keep at least one block to clutch onto the pillar side in case I get knocked off.