Yeah, MotD had a bad turn 3, but I have bad turns reaching for intel at times too. But in that game, I don't understand why you would not grab SA and then reach. Since he got the FTB, he should be ahead to start out even if he is surprised on turn 3 if Gui showed up.

Anyway, love the different strategy usage. I adapt some, but certainly not to this degree, and not that often on picking (using my adapting is on moves).

I was planning on hanging around to play 2 and eventually 1 game at a time. But with this new template, the games are most enjoyable when you play casually and find ways to claw back and win or barely outsmart the opponent (or simply lose trying something new or random). But that's what autogames and invitational games ("Hey Qi/Gui, you are my hero! I have all your old account names tattooed on my ass! Can we play a 1v1 game together? It would mean so much to me!") are for.

Not taking SA was odd. I guess he got excited about channeling his inner Zaeban. But I was supposed to pick his picks and do the dance. So not doing that must have given him a confused, lonely or spooked feeling, as if I truly was a gui 鬼 haunting him. Games when you get your first three picks and completely.don't expect it can be utterly confusing. And if there are viable options and combos around every corner, you can get jumpy.

Anyway, I feel that ratings are rather inflated. The rating-skill ratio seems to be a bit off. Many top players use picking patterns and moves from turns 1 through 5 to coast to wins. But when they are in deep water and require more craftiness, wiles, technique,and strategic foresight, they allow supposedly weaker players to keep the game close or pull off the upset. The new template merely reinforces this tendancy: pick well, know.what to.do turns 1-5 before the game really starts, and you win. This is anti-fun.

Edited 10/7/2015 18:25:56

Yeah, I am in that situation a lot vs noobs, but don't panic. Usually you can outplay them without the intel anyway. But against you, I would be worried for sure.

I have not played on the ladder yet, too busy to crunch numbers there when I am playing all 3 sides of 3v3 ladder right now, plus 6 clan league games to pick on right now (plus I left the seasonal a few days prior and it still gave me games/auto joined me, so I am playing those now). But I do look forward to attempting a run on the new 1v1 ladder.

24-0.

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"...with this new template, the games are most enjoyable when you play casually and find ways to claw back and win or barely outsmart the opponent..."

Edited 10/22/2015 12:48:07

liol