maxgamr 
Well….. It took me A LONG TIME to complete Bloon Tower Defense 5 Mastery Mode…. But, it is done…. and I'm 'done'…. (for a while). To be honest, I really never mastered Mastery Mode…. Without using special agents like Monkey Storms, I simply would not have found the right combination of towers/build/placement/strategy. Even with all of of the Monkey Lab Special Abilities MAXED OUT, I was still not able to find a way to beat most of the maps in Medium, Advanced, Expert and Extreeme without special agents. It was simply too difficult… specifically at these levels: 40, 43 and 47 (not every map, but most maps I needed the Monkey Storm Special Agent to help me pass levels 40, 43 and 47). I simply did not have enough cash to get my towers strong enough to weather the MOAB storm. And, there are some maps that I would simply like to forget alltogether. Of all the maps in BTD5, here is my top 5 list of LEAST FAVORITE maps:
1. TAR PITS (Extreeme) – I simply can't stand this map. In IMPOPPABLE mode, I'm sure I used at least 50 PRO Monkey Storms, 5 PRO Bloonberry Bushes and 5 PRO Tribal Turtles to complete this map – WHAT A WASTE OF RESOURCE!!!!!
2. DOWN THE DRAIN (Expert) – So frustrating, but at least I can use REVERSE mode to make it a bit easer. But, still, In IMPOPPABLE mode I probably used about 90% of the resources listed for TAR PITS.
3. CANDYLAND (Advanced) – Yes, in the Advanced map class, but I seriously cannot stand this map. The inability to place towers close enough to the bloon path, no central place to put a Monkey Village. I probably use just as many resources as TAR PIT for this map in IMPOPPABLE mode. Good bye CANDYLAND, won't play you EVER AGAIN!
4. CRYPT KEEPER (Advanced) – Super frustrating on IMPOPPABLE mode. Luckily I use REVERSE mode on this map to make it slightly easier…. maybe… looking back… maybe not. I had a good setup on HARD mode with the normal bloon path and I was able to crush it pretty easily.
5. DEATH VALLEY (Expert) – Death Valley was the original nemesis map for BTD5, so it gets a top 5 toughest mention. In IMPOPPABLE mode, if you don't build up and place towers properly, you'll be burning Monkey Storms to stay afloat.
There are so many honorable mentions for TOUGH/BAD maps in BTD5. Here are a few others ones I "CAN'T STAND" and won't be playing again any time soon: DRAG STRIP (Expert), THE EYE (Advanced), THE GREAT DIVIDE (Advanced), WATER HAZARD (Advanced) and LONG RANGE (Advanced). See ya!
You should realize by now after seeing the list above what makes a map tough, right? No centralized bloon path to capitalize on a single Monkey Village to fight the bloon horde. With maps like TAR PITS, you are looking at at least 3 Monkey Villages. DOWN THE DRAIN – 2 Monkey Villages minimum.
So, should your stats look like when you've completed MASTERY mode in a skillful manner? Well, here they are
Over 800 coins remaining (after all Monkey Lab upgrades have been maxed out)
Over $300,000 in Monkey Cash remaining
Rank 84
Have a look and post your comments below. Thanks for reading!
