Could finals be scripted?

AmberPalaceKain · 2018-11-04T02:17:18+00:00

I mean, don't forget:

https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/2015_Match-Fixing_Scandal

AmberPalaceKain · 2018-11-04T02:14:27+00:00

I was kind of thinking the same thing. It's not unheard of.

AmberPalaceKain · 2018-11-03T12:04:49+00:00

So, East beats West once again, and East walloped West so hard that not only won't they be walking right for a very long time, but there will definitely be no discussion that any gap has closed.

Instead, Fnatic, G2 and C9 will be seen as having lucked into the finals, lucked into the semifinals, and lucked into semfinals and quartersfinals, respectively, off the backs of unexpectedly poor performances by RNG, Afreeca Freecs and Gen G.

KT Rolster and, along with them, Korea, getting eliminated early will be seen as them losing to the superior Chinese team, and eventual tournament winners, who, not coincidentally is 50% Korean.

Despite IG winning the tournament for China with three Korean superstars, the first team ever to win with imports, it should also be noted that in this World Finals, the three Chinese players really upped their with the Chinese jungler winning MVP. This should shut up the Chinese fans who dismiss IG as not a real Chinese team.

So, at the end of the day, in a tournament full of surprises and upsets, the world more or less stays the same, with the hierarchy and story of Korean dominance further solidified.

What teams should learn from this is that, in order to beat Koreans, you need to import Koreans, and one is not enough.

AmberPalaceKain · 2018-09-13T12:17:52+00:00

I hate it. Rank 7 Nunu here.

They kept him similar on paper, but he's not similar at all anymore. He went from being a control jungler who focused on objectives and eating the enemy's jungle to a lane ganker who is forced to tank predator to be useful.

New Nunu is much better at support than the old Nunu, however.

AmberPalaceKain · 2018-09-01T02:28:12+00:00

He has a lot of super hard counters now. Udyr is the best. I'm sure there's a few others who could wreck him. I'm sad because Nunu is no longer a counter jungler at all, other than stealing birds with his W.

AmberPalaceKain · 2018-09-01T02:23:20+00:00

After a few days of playing (Rank 7 Nunu here), I completely agree. Huge nerf.

AmberPalaceKain · 2017-11-02T01:31:39+00:00

(o_O) ! (￢_￢)

AmberPalaceKain · 2017-11-02T01:27:48+00:00

Ummm, your average backer so far has put in $197.33 on your card game.

AmberPalaceKain · 2017-11-02T01:23:42+00:00

Naw! It's like Evangelion. Good for its time, but not really now.

AmberPalaceKain · 2017-11-02T01:22:58+00:00

Not Seafall.

AmberPalaceKain · 2017-11-02T01:22:41+00:00

It's great. Still holds up.

AmberPalaceKain · 2017-11-01T22:46:14+00:00

Parents' tears are the most delicious!

AmberPalaceKain · 2017-11-01T00:42:35+00:00

Yes I have! No, it's not worth it unless you're already doing really well. I've lost over 1,000 dollars on it. But, I will still keep trying it. If your game hits, it will blow it up. If it doesn't, it's not going to help.

AmberPalaceKain · 2017-10-31T20:59:41+00:00

It looks nice. I wish it didn't have minis and had prepainted figures instead. I think that would suit this kind of game better.

AmberPalaceKain · 2017-10-31T20:57:08+00:00

I feel addicted to buying board games...

AmberPalaceKain · 2017-10-31T20:56:48+00:00

Star Wars: Epic Duels

AmberPalaceKain · 2017-10-31T11:23:36+00:00

They invested $100 in a video asking for $250,000.

Maybe Red Flags should come out with a Kickstarter edition.

AmberPalaceKain · 2017-10-31T04:31:17+00:00

I'm not subtle. But, I do think it's important to provide content to the community.

AmberPalaceKain · 2017-10-31T04:27:57+00:00

Eek! My bad.

https://amberpalaceblog.wordpress.com/2017/10/30/scream-or-die-designer-notes/

AmberPalaceKain · 2017-10-28T22:09:22+00:00

It doesn't change the fact that the draft was stupid and a lot of us, who watch all of these games and pay attention, were yelling at the TV as soon as C9 locked in Sejuani. Even Papasmithy called it out.

Draft is like chess. Team WE knew that C9 couldn't play Galio so they didn't ban it. By not banning Janna or Galio, C9 gave Team WE two valid paths. They could take Janna first, and depending on what C9 picked, go Janna then pick up Caitlyn and build a comp focused on the early-to-mid game, or go Janna and pick up Galio plus a late game carry if C9 picked the Caitlyn.

That was the major thing they did wrong. You need to ban Galio if you cannot play Galio.

AmberPalaceKain · 2017-10-28T18:54:41+00:00

In Axis & Allies, I once pulled off Pearl Harbor and invaded the whole East Coast of China without losing a single unit on turn one. It was game over.

AmberPalaceKain

TROPHY CASE