@Quicksilver: I'm not the guy who showed everybody the middle finger however I have to admit that I respect it and wouldn't have thought that achievement possible. What is your take on how MoD could get away with this? Do you disagree with my points? Do you believe it's a bad thing that I looked over each of those gamers in order to find a pattern? Or do you believe we should just praise that xxxxx guy who humiliated each and every guy who has ever played on the 1v1 ladder.

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@Norman: well ...

Initially I felt bad because mod has shown that the 1v1 ladder is easier than people thought/I wanted to think. This downgrades my own achievement at getting first on the 1v1 ladder. But fwiw I've just accepted that the 1v1 ladder is actually just of medium difficulty - and having a good run isn't as impressive as I wanted to believe.

Like anyone who is a decent player and has some good luck can have a run to first place. And a strong player like mod can do it with 3 picks. Like your analysis shows, most players on the 1v1 ladder put little effort into their games. Also, mod's achievement could be repeated by a bunch of other players if they wanted to. I would guess the top 20 players in the game would have a decent chance of getting first by 3 picking if they tried hard. But mod gets the distinction of being the first, and showing that it's possible.

So, mostly I'm just impressed and find the whole thing hilarious. (Also, mod is just having fun. He's not actually going around showing everyone the middle finger, even though that's how it might feel.)

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In think we can conclude that the amount of merchandise sent by a player affects their ability to play the 1v1 ladder. MoD, I need a new pair of undies, thank you!

how does merchandise affect skill?

my point was more that nobody optimize there attacks so that it fits the move order, since you have to fing count your orders every turn. look at the games you posted, mod does not either

I do, Njord, I do...

ofc ofc except rufus, the counting man.....

i heard people using 20 min per turn on eu, they might also, but you and sze then

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@Njord

I do it only for turns where I think outdelaying my opponent is the most important thing that turn, which is a rarity.

If I have intel it is an automatic thing to do and if I don't have intel my opponent picked shit.

(joke)

Wow impressive! And my poor 'chum' Nauzeating still can't get a golden fellow with 6 picks

This just makes me really sad that I am struggling to make it into the top 100, and MoD gets no. 1 practically without trying. 😉

@LND: Then you might want to look at MoDs picks and how he played them out? Imo there only being 3 here makes them way easier to understand than when there were 6.

And i'm stuck trying to get in the top 250...

The game is so simple to learn, it feels like everybody should master it in a week imo. I learned the basics on the first day and it goes like this:

In first week you can learn 85% mastery, in 6 months 95% and 100% can take years

So you are around 98% I suppose?

Maybe. I'm basically saying how I feel about this game. That basics are simple, like in game "go" for example. And that you can become a decent player pretty fast. I'm talking about casual play.

Then there's the "professional play" with counting armies, analyzing board, overthinking and other boring shit. To play at a more than decent level requires much more effort, for just a little improvement. Because that requires thinking about every little detail for just a little edge over your opponent. Which is effective but a little nerdy.

ok good point.

It was fun but all good things come to an end. If the 'magician' decides to stop hiding and play a game with me i might rejoin the ladder. Otherwise see you at soonest for the next challenge on that template.

@MoD
If you are open to it, I will organize a best of 12 format battle on Strat ME between Equivoque and you under the auspices of AWP. The battle would be like a boxing or ufc event (btw, this will be the next AWP project, if I have time (soon!))

I'm always up for strat me, but did you mean strat mme? Also why would equivogue have the time if he claims not to play me on the ladder for time reasons?