How to handle being double teamed?

[TheWaywardWind]

So?

Actually, I can testify to this.

Mael and Adders run through the same exact strategy on Primal every single game. The Adders do not leave the middle and do not send anybody down for the two systems that spawn in Manors and Markets. Mael completely leaves mid and sends two teams to temple and one team to Manors.

What this effectively means is this:
-The Flames cannot stay mid entirely because they end up getting rushed by the Adders sooner or later
-The Flames cannot send only one team to Temple because they get killed by two Mael teams

There are multiple ways to get around this, but essentially what this means is that Mael always gets two systems and Flames get one, while Adders get zero but get the assault system that pops up in mid.

Mael then goes for our jump pads and stops us from going up while the Adders camp our ramp so that nothing can be done to stop them. You could say, "Go up another ramp" but you cannot access the Mael ramp when there are so many Mael at temple and the Adders spam cometeor until everyone is dead at their ramp.


Essentially, we get screwed, because Mael knows that we NEED to contest them for Temple because they don't need to worry about Adders. So Mael's attention is pointed towards us while the Adders ensure nobody is up top.

I normally wouldn't give a shit, but when it happens over twelve games in a row you start to feel a bit jaded, because it never works out for the Maelstrom. They camp us, let themselves get distracted, and either get 2nd or 3rd. Why? Why is Mael happy with being the 'eternal second'?