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The_Green_Drag
Supreme Hero
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posted November 21, 2016 12:12 AM |
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Hahaha xD hey now this is a noob tournament
Btw I got a pretty empty schedule tomorrow and Tuesday so I can play practically anytime if ya give me a heads up. I need to play Frosty and Aionb still.
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Stevie
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
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posted November 21, 2016 12:40 AM |
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Elvin
Admirable
Omnipresent Hero
Endless Revival
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posted November 21, 2016 08:08 AM |
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No idea what's with that biased random faction generation
@Zaio
Solid charge build as expected, though aura of swiftness does not exist on this map. It became a no-brainer when facing magic factions, vs academy and dungeon in particular. I find the shift in balance too great when 1-2 extra units can reach the opponent from the first round. At least tactics also put your units within the opponent's striking distance.
I would consider giving executioners speed 8 however. A charge is the one thing they are good at and the extra reach from tactics can be negated.
@Dredknight
Most of the dark magic formulae are close to 3.1, closer than H5.5. That doesn't make shatter dark any less effective, it weakens decay, frenzy and puppet as it would in the original game. A knight with frenzy does not quality as a might hero with a magic edge.. I mean honestly, nobody ever won by spamming frenzy.
@Stevie
Just get divine guidance and it will appear. You must have been unlucky.
As previously, I'd say that the orcs played recklessly Those were some goddamn impressive stats while destructive was.. just ok. I think the real problem was not getting defense and memory of our ancestors. Almost 100 starting rage can help you a lot! Empathy is good but retribution can give you a solid +12% damage which I feel is more important here. While empathy odds can be decreased(lich/dragon despair, zombies, banshee howl), retribution bonus remains constant. And not getting ballista was a blow to your build imo. Tent is definitely useful but 4 skills just for the tent is kind of a waste. It can cleanse lvl 1-3 curses but not frenzy, only anti-magic can dispel that one.
Something else, paokai should have blocked liches. They did a lot of damage.
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dredknight
Honorable
Supreme Hero
disrupting the moding industry
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posted November 21, 2016 08:33 AM |
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Elvin
Admirable
Omnipresent Hero
Endless Revival
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posted November 21, 2016 08:59 AM |
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Murder, she wrote
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LordMichal
Known Hero
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posted November 21, 2016 09:09 AM |
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There is one game missing in the results - Pali vs LM (I win). There was a post from Pali on page n. 9.
@zaio - Elvin made a lot of changes on this map. Some strategies are no longer possible. It will be very hard to find the needed balance again, especially while extending the options (arts, spells, skills) for players. On that note - adding armageddon seems silly, but who knows, maybe it will be okay.
For the match ups problems (I had them too - played only as dwarf or necro imo) I would have a suggestion for the later stages of this tourney. I would suggest to use a strike-out app - we used this in TOH on maps. The example - app generates 5 possible match ups. Each player gets to strike out two of them, leaving the final match up that will be played (selected in the game).
Also pls consider best of 3 for the later rounds ofthe cup, as it also decreases the problems with bad match ups.
Looking forward to the next round LM
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Palingenesis
Hired Hero
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posted November 21, 2016 09:49 AM |
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I'm definitely in support of this "striking out" option. It was done quite well on the HRTA map.
I'm actually starting to wonder if there might be different probabilities for the factions in random match ups on this map . I had Stronghold three times as well (two times against Necro) while no one seems to ever get Inferno (it might have happened once, but definitely not more than that). However, since I dealt a lot with probability calculations at uni, I know that coincidences like that happen quite a lot.
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zaio-baio
Promising
Famous Hero
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posted November 21, 2016 09:59 AM |
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Elvin said:
Empathy is good but retribution can give you a solid +12% damage which I feel is more important here.
5 morale retribution giving 12% bonus dmg seems kinda harsh to me. After all retribution works only on attacks and not on retaliation strikes. 1 point in luck gives +10% dmg(on average) both on attacks and retaliations and you dont need to have 5 morale to get those 10%.
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Elvin
Admirable
Omnipresent Hero
Endless Revival
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posted November 22, 2016 10:33 AM |
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Edited by Elvin at 22:09, 23 Nov 2016.
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Best of three is a given and I'd happily see strikeouts. If anyone still has the application please send me or upload it. Otherwise we could find a solution with random.org number pairings or something.
@zaio
Maybe but it's more or less ok for the power of a single perk. Currently luck is +65% bonus so +6.5% damage on average while basic/adv/exp attack gives +6%/level. They are all roughly in line with each other.
Next round begins on Saturday.
Friday evening I will gather the results and ask who's in for the cup and provide the map. There will also be some tweaks on the main tourney map but nothing major. Here is what I have in mind, let me know if I forgot something:
- Puppet formula closer to H5.5.
- Mass spell cost reduction.
- Corrupt soil from 4 to 3 dmg/lvl.
- Marksman precise shot from 5 to 4 tiles.
- Shadow mistress swift attack.
- Extra resources for the arcane library.
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Elvin
Admirable
Omnipresent Hero
Endless Revival
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posted November 23, 2016 10:22 PM |
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So far it looks like stevie and lord michal will move to the next round. Diegis and Palingenesis are tied at 3/7 so anyone who hits 4/7 will surpass them
The green dragon needs one victory out of two games and gameslayer needs two victories, both missing frosty and aion. Frosty can also pull it off by getting two victories out of the three games!
Can you guys manage that till Friday evening?
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Stevie
Responsible
Undefeatable Hero
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posted November 23, 2016 10:28 PM |
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Edited by Stevie at 22:28, 23 Nov 2016.
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The_Green_Drag
Supreme Hero
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posted November 23, 2016 11:49 PM |
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I've got work next few days but plenty of time to fit some games in. Aionb and Frosty let's schedule something
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LordMichal
Known Hero
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posted November 24, 2016 07:32 AM |
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Elvin said: So far it looks like stevie and lord michal will move to the next round. Diegis and Palingenesis are tied at 3/7 so anyone who hits 4/7 will surpass them
The green dragon needs one victory out of two games and gameslayer needs two victories, both missing frosty and aion. Frosty can also pull it off by getting two victories out of the three games!
Can you guys manage that till Friday evening?
Oh nice, letīs put some tension in!
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Aionb
Known Hero
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posted November 24, 2016 10:19 AM |
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I might be able to work something out this evening.
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Elvin
Admirable
Omnipresent Hero
Endless Revival
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posted November 24, 2016 10:22 AM |
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Consider yourself this round's final boss. Defeat and eliminate them mercilessly!
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Palingenesis
Hired Hero
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posted November 24, 2016 12:58 PM |
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There's one balance change which I would favor in addition to the aforementioned ones: Un-nerfing the Stronghold battle cry so that it adds speed again. That would strengthen the faction a bit.
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Aionb
Known Hero
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posted November 24, 2016 01:35 PM |
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Elvin said: Consider yourself this round's final boss. Defeat and eliminate them mercilessly!
Haha, I would if I could. But it seems I'm way to rusty for these hungry young wolves.
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The_Green_Drag
Supreme Hero
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posted November 24, 2016 04:11 PM |
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I can play in abut an hour if you can fit one in
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Aionb
Known Hero
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posted November 24, 2016 07:44 PM |
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Edited by Aionb at 21:43, 24 Nov 2016.
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Hello, I just opened another GameRanger room " Aionb_HC Duel Map ".
Password protected this time (thanks Gameslayer), so that it doesn't get flooded with unwanted people.
Password is " HComm " (without the quotes).
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C'mon ...
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We're closed
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The_Green_Drag
Supreme Hero
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posted November 24, 2016 11:04 PM |
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I'm confined to my parents house, have been for a while now. Time zones make this really difficult
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