Switch's Name Changers: Resurrection versus the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 2.0,
Qualifying Round 2, Game Three, 'Murica 1776, Independence Day Edition
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kqFwVuQ-Hg[/youtube]
Five teams emerged last weekend and competition was heating up between the Myth World Cup contenders. On Saturday, the DEER played against the SocioPathic OWLS, advancing in a 4-1 match to the First Round of Double Elimination, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,in reduced formation, played the disheartened Masters of Myth, and repeated their 5-0 sweep from QR1. With a losing streak now ten games in a row, shadowy voices in the Myth online game world quietly predicted some team reshuffling from Ratking and the Myth Masters. In the DEER vs OWLS matchup, Drunken Irishmen let a game slip to the the, oh so sneaky, OWLS, but otherwise placed his team in good order for DE1, soundly defeating the OWLS lineup. New Mutator covered that game, here.
TMNT 2.0 played again on Sunday, fresh off their win against MoM, and GKG expected strong turnout for this highly anticipated Name Changers Resurrection match. What followed was a daisy chain of disasters for the Turtles, and a comprehensive victory by the Name Changers. Cynics were quick to point to the insignificance of the qualifying round, and apologists immediately acknowledged that playing Asmodian's QR map picks twice in a row was tortuous, and some even went so far as to register that all great leaders have at least one major defeat to their name; but it seems to me this devastating matchup exposed not only the strengths of the Name Changers lineup but also the weaknesses in the GKG approach. NCR will now have a relatively easy ride in DE1 against MoM or DEER, and we can expect a QR2 rematch with the Turtles probably in DE2, around about July 18.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IICOChI28vg[/youtube]Asmodian, June 29th wrote:I'll also post the bracket, but it will be Deer vs NCR & MoM vs tmnt in the DE 1 most likely. The only way this would change is if NCR would rather play MoM since they have not played yet (this is their choice though as they earned the #1 seed)
Current progress of MWC
The NCR-TMNT2.0 QR2 matchup and the players.
But before we examine the anatomy of the titanic NCR vs TMNT2.0 death struggle, let's take a close look at the teams as they appeared on the decisive Game 3:
You've already met the deadly,
Generally Killing
Dac
"only homers / he writes great articles good for megalols / and that dick is so small it doesnt hurt anyways / u sounds like gay for pay / you cant afford me dont worry, rubles dont go as far as they used to" -- Dacshadow wrote:dac always first to jump on dick
"Dac’s biggest threat is making you feel stupid with his witty jokes." -- Asmodian
Dac wakes up early on June 28th and begins his pre-game M2SBR routine.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGeAMVK75T4[/youtube]
ZAK
Lord---Scary Owl wrote:...i get trolled by people named Spade weeks, a dude with a key sign, The Greek, Jew, and multiple other names. It is hard to get a clear lobby, really hard.
Suspects:
Asmodian
Zak
Pogue
Bagrada
Maybe CU if it is even worth his time
I am pretty sure those are the 4(5)...
"ZAK has 1300 games played and 943 wins," -- SwitchZak wrote:There has been a lot of confusion the last couple of matches as I get passed from ESUTAC, to NCR, to TMNT2. Which one of these teams am I on?? Can they please add me to their team roster and give me access to their secret forums?
4th best damage ratio
9th best kill ratio
"TMNS defeat has paralyzed his soul and he has yet to participate. He is a better map maker than toercutter and currently helping make maps therefor his stock is rising." -- Asmodian
ZAK is dispatched by GKG to find destroy the villagers on Stampede.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWLCDsVm3sg[/youtube]
Captain
"I think his past performances warrant a 4 ball rating." -- Adrenaline
"otherwise useless unless he has fetch" -- WWO
"He has good skills with arty. While that is good I don't think that alone will warrant a 4 ball rating." -- Ratking
"Member of Cadre, therefore his stock can not be rising." -- Asmodian
"The consensus among elite players seems to be that he's most skilled with fetch and, perhaps, other ranged units." -- New Mutator
Dantski and Captain fetch out for world champion on Caer Cadarn.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQzT7CHHVEk[/youtube]
Asmodian
"The 2nd greatest myth strategist of all time and former, current and future Trow Belt holder is definitely a 5 baller, but due to being so humble he usually rates himself 1 ball lower." -- Asmodian
"Asmodian is currently the #1 ranked TROW BELT™ player on GoS. Asmo has over 2700 games played on GoS and has won 1391 of them. He's dispatched 22,287 enemy units, and Myth Stock Market™, last published today one year ago, is considered the source for intelligence on Myth team bids in the off season." -- Switch
"At this point, I think he is just trying harder than anyone else lol." -- Adrenaline
Samuel, Ludde and Paris meet with Asmodian and Bagrada in the Myth Lobby to discuss philosophical matters.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR3fSL9WMdg[/youtube]
East Wind
"Finally came back from his sabbatical and did better than the person that goes by "he who shall not be named"" -- Asmodian
"EW, who plays under four different accounts, has over 2500 games played and kill ratios between .901 and 1.373." -- Switch
"Two clever balls for toying around with the maps to secure victory in the highly esteemed tournament of Myth World Cup 2010" -- Grim
"Edub has copped 5 balls." -- Ratking
"...was chill when he only had 4 balls, now he's performed self-surgery to gain that 5th but at the cost that he's a huge prick now so -1, as a captain is just as dense as THOR but gets better trades" -- WWO
Dac is joined by East Wind for a friendly and relaxing post-game 1v1.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COhtZbBhOYU[/youtube]
Cruniac
"Badass with trow and arty. Not so great with meele sets but hey, the guys got skills to cover the difference. High 4," -- Ratking
"was unable to overcome his benefactor GKG as part of Agents last year, one of the only times GKG did not team with who is arguably his right-hand man in recent memory." -- New Mutator
"Will probably trow for this team. 4 barrs prease." -- Adrenaline
"He Heavy hitted a 2v5 victory" -- Asmodian
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFvyCyHdwN8[/youtube]
Pallidice
"a decent player who has a chance to be the first Deer member to ever play in and possibly win a MWC final." -- Asmodian
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCxFGxqLsHE[/youtube]
GKG
"Not only is he arguably the best player of all time in terms of raw skill, but he's mastered the tactical and strategic knowledge of the game's mechanics," -- New Mutator
"If he goes into full care mode, it may spell trouble for the other teams. 5 balls." -- Adrenaline
"MWC 2001 statistics: Record (W/T/L): 11/0/4 Games Captained:2 Record (W/T/L): 2/0/0. Currently 12th ranked player on GoS. GKG has played about 1000 games on GoS and won 719 of them. His kill ratio is nearly 1.4." -- Switch
Pallidice begs GKG not to profane the Trow Council.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JnlQVMCjf0[/youtube]
The crusading antagonists,
Yomigaru, Iron Chef
SkaNewMutator, June 24 wrote:Flatline and Tirri should combine forces to form a 6th squad. That would be epic.
"Ska is a gentle young creature that ignores the fact that the world is a horrible place. He also has a terrible hugging habit. Don't bring him to a homeless shelter." -- MWC TA.
"He was the captain on the nc squad for many years and enjoyed a lot of success, including multiple mwc titles." -- Ratking
"he specializes in light units and is probably the weirdest trower i've ever seen." -- Paris
"Ska has returned and played 22 games winning half." -- Switch
"Ska has shown to every match and proceeded to lose to technology every time
I believe in you Ska. Never give up, never surrender!" -- AsmodianSka gathers the ingredients for another rabble victory in a Milk Man 2team autohost.
Ska's Myth Commados
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgLDMyyMZIg[/youtube]
Samuel
"Sam has proven herself in the last few MWCs to be a top-notch power player. She can easily hang with anyone in this tourney. 5 ovaries." -- Adrenaline
"Sameul has apparently killed 28,418 units and had 24,323 of his men killed." -- Switch
"aka 'samantha'. Despite his alias this guy is very dangerous as a player. One of the 5 or so people that everyone chats about in games when he has the trow." -- Ratking
"likes to follow in GK's footsteps by being a good player until it matters most," -- WWO
"I have personally watched him go toe-to-toe with GKG in casual 1v1 games. Expect him to take the trow and other giant units in games that call for them. He claims to play better stoned," -- New Mutator
"Has been MIA, Has gone 0-4 vs Asmo in the past 2 days" -- Asmodian
Sam and Ludde play a friendly 1v1 prior to a lobby FFA league game.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRvxzdkj_YI[/youtube]
Paris
"thinks community college gave him the inside scoop on life, Wigger Extraordinaire," -- WWO
"In fact he is pretty good, but rather unstable at times. Thanks to his hyperactive clicking skills he can spin his units in a rather funky way sometimes." -- Grim
"...placed 5th in GKG's 1v1 tourney." -- Ratking
"Paris has laid waste just over 30,000 men and in exchanged suffered 25,500 casualties for a ratio of 1.175." -- Switch
"He brings a ton of tourney experience to this team, having been a member of a few championship teams. He should play a prominent role on this team and will be one of it's keys to success or failure." -- Adrenaline
FFA League 2013 Champion
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGCMfprPJoA[/youtube]
Limp
"Limp is a Myth old hand from the TFL demo days. He's had plenty of success over the years but has struggled lately to take any notable tournament wins. Some of us poked some fun at him for his map selections in MWC'13. He's certainly a capable player in his own right, and might be the glue that holds this team together." -- New Mutator
"he's always been a 4 baller. I expect he'll make some clutch plays this tourney and silence the haters." -- Adrenaline
"Limp is one of the most improved Myth 2 players around, and is often used by e.i as a captain. We can safely expect Limp to provide some stability for Evil Inc." -- Myth World Cup Threat Assessment.
"should really stick to selling music to people too pussy to go through with their suicide threats" -- WWO
"LIMP: Back 2 back certified Mwc champ. After this, he will have the most Mwc victories ever of all time - right after Chickenwire. 3 balls." -- Grim
"It’s hard to tell how good Limp is from rabble games because he has passed up Pogue and myself as the most famous touch padder on myth." -- Asmodian
"finesse: adroit and artful management" -- Paris
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_6Xhyusw94[/youtube]
Garrick
"Garrick – I once remembered Garrick as being a scary and mean myther who raped me in my first ever MWC match back in 2014. My image of him has sense changed to be a more ska like teddy bear with neon instead of light green." -- Asmodian
2Tone
"Former member of HoHo goldfish has just recently comeback to let the world know that Elfoid’s creation of HoHo goldfish will live forever." -- Asmodian
Garrick and 2Tone seen here shortly before hosting sunday evening FFA or 2team.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwIJ9pRWBpo[/youtube]
Homer
"As time has passed though Homer’s enthusiasm and fire died out. He now results into writing post about myth 2 trolls encouraging them to harass new myth 2 players like Lord---Scary owl" -- Asmodian
"oh how the mighty have fallen. He did manage to be the only player on ULMS to do decent vs the bros though" -- Asmodian
"Was almost a borderline 4 baller when he was super active and cared to get good at this game. Now he hardly plays and doesn't seem to give a shit. 3 balls." -- Adrenaline
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkWQvzrv6gI[/youtube]
Genghis
"Super awesome 5 ballering 1 ball threat" -- Grim
"Back in 2010 in a rabble game of Caer Cardan Ghengis sucked balls and Asmo raged on him (full story can be seen at the end of this assessment). This moment of rage fueled Ghengis to embark on a quest to obtain myth glory, which he eventually achieved in 2011. From that point on he has been one of the best." -- Asmodian
Genghis shakes down a FFA rabble match early in 2015
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue8TvvYik74[/youtube]
***
These are truly star-studded, powerhouse teams, both backed by 5-0 Myth World Cup 2015 match victories. Who will prevail in the desperate, close quarters carnage of mid second decade 21st century MWC battle?
These games were hosted by GKG.
Game 1
Territories on Barbarian Valley
Here we've got the deployments and initial trades. Ska got 1 more dwarf and GKG got more archers.
NCR strats for a mid commitment, while Asmodian is keeping an eye on enemy intelligence. GKG meanwhile sends everyone mid, with EW south.
Ska is north with a gholpack
TMNT2.0 grabs the mid hill, with their deployment advantage, so NCR is going to have to face-off for now. You can see the deployments here:
GKG goes to rush Ska, then realizes his mistake, while Homer tosses some puss at Captain's archers, netting two.
It's at this point that TMNT realizes they're about to get flagged by Ska's gholpack.
Shadow and Cruniac rush to block, and its this moment that GKG's mouse runs out of batteries.
Meanwhile, East Wind is caught off guard, and loses at puss ghol to one of ZAK's archers.
Seeing that enemy is disorganized, Homer calls for a rush, and Ska + Sam approve. Homer and Paris rush in, pushing-factoring TMNT 2.0 off the mid hill. Asmodian has 28% at this time, as GKG is handing him units following his mouse failure.
The heights secure, NCR settles in. Ska pusses all of Shadow's ghols, and you can see Knacker here about to lay low Tamer, in a harrowing Ghol riot battle.
A moment later, Paris, Sam and Garrick move in with their pus, catching Captain and his dwarf.
Zak pusses Cruniac's archers a second later, and suddenly %s and positioning are looking desperate for GKG. Was the hardware failure the wakeup call for TMNT? Will GKG be able to pull the team back together in the following games?
Asmodian and Captain toss down some counter-pus and momentarily stall the NCR advance.
But it isn't enough! Garrick holds East Wind on the flank and Homer and Sam keep up steady pressure on Asmodian and Captain, backed by ZAK.
Paris and Garrick turn the pressure on East Wind, and it's not long before Sam closes in on Asmodian, and it's the final stand of Six Motion Bloody Jaguar. Name Changers flag TMNT 2.0 with two minutes remaining on the clock.
Stats
Game 2
LMOTH on Green Hell
Between matches, GKG restarted his computer and ZAK switched the TMNT as NCR added Genghis AND Limp, which doesn't bode well for the black team. The teams are maxed out with legendary all star units, and this is a zero error game of Last Man on the Hill, on the devilish third party map, Green Hell, GKG will need to pull out a win to keep Name Changers in line and avoid a possible Game Five.
You can see the teams and trades here.
Ska maxed spiders, no doubt influenced by his trademark strategy of scouting groups, and the success of the preceding game, while GKG went for slightly more soulless and no ghol. The chat speaks for itself.
As you would no doubt expect, the game rapidly develops into a stand-off fight around the flag, the kind of thing MWC players relish since it means the not bother to have to chase the enemy, and the rush and thrill of Myth combat is therefore brought to the fore.
This is the teams positioning with 8.40 on the clock.
So you end up with ZAK way out on the flank with East Wind and facing Genghis and Paris, Sam, Captain and GKG and Shadow holding the mid, and Pallidice and Cruniac holding off Ska and Homer on the flank, north.
Captain zaps Homer's warlock and Cruniac puts some pressure on Ska's soulless flank, but otherwise the game is settled down into its LMOTH danger-close nature.
Wights are engaged, and both teams spread out to minimise the possibility of misfires or chance shots. Ska hands Homer some spiders and Samuel rushes in a suicide Myrk to disrupt Captain's lines.
As the time ticks down and the intense warlock-fetch combat continues mid, Genghis tried to pull a spider rush on East Wind, but was repulsed.
As the firefight is underway in the south, Ska is able to get a wig into position on Pallidice, nuking two souls and wounding others. A minor victory for NCR.
Homer tries to rush another Myrk in against Cruniac but to no avail.
Limp makes a beautiful block on GKG's warlock at this point, and Garrick's warlock shot gets through, crippling GKG's warlock. % are even at 91%. Carnage is imminent. Sam accidentally smokes Garrick's wounded warlock in a Fetch friendly-fire incident, a few seconds later.
This is the situation at 2 minutes.
I just want to reiterate how intense this is: 1.48 on the clock, you've got devastating fetch and warlock fire covering a closing zone of death, with numerous flanks approaching eachother with height advantages, mixed rush packs and the game objectives is at stake in a QR round of the Myth World Cup. Percents are 84% to 87% favouring TMNT 2.0., GKG loses a warlock when 2tone goes after him, and East Wind considers radical solutions. Look at the userbase predictions for who would host the MWC.
Do you guys remember this?
Fast forward to mid 2015:
Meanwhile Ska and Sam's brilliant north flank has been checked somewhat by Cruanic and Pallidice.
With 1 minutes remaining, TMNT 2.0 re-doubles the pressure, Limp and Samuel putting Pallidice and Captain in a tough position.
Ska rushes in with his spider pack, everybody goes for it, knowing this is a do or die moment.
They minimise damage and contest the flag, and it goes to DEFCON 1.
These were some of the final images I was able to capture during the final seconds of relentless hand to hand devastation.
Cruniac was meanwhile fixing to crush Ska's soulless flank.
Genghis' Fetch is vaporized and Limp sends in Thrymnir Coward's Master, with two kills, and Heron Guard Hero Four Flint Motion Sun, with one kill. They're in a deadly melee with ZAK and Crunaic: the stuff of legend!
NCR gets another wig off, taking out TMNT's souless flank.
This is the final image. You can see Garrick, Genghis, Sam and 2tone consolidating on the flag. Asmodian, Captain, East Wind and Pallidice are closing in.
Stats
New Mutator Coverage
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMl_13wHvbQ[/youtube]
Game 3
FR on Spinach Between your Teeth
The decisive game. Will TMNT be able to claw back, or can Name Changer's Resurrection do the impossible? The haters and critics are drooling at the walls of the colosseum. The map is the classic Spinach between your teeth, flag rally which means power flanks and pro trow shadows are going to win this game: steady fire support and melee reinforcement will make the difference. Which team is ready to contest the Myth World Cup 2015 championship? These are question on the lips of the international community: literally millions are hesitant to know the outcome of the NCR vs TMNT 2.0 MWC 2015 match.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEByeydaNNI[/youtube]
This was the situation with 1 minute of planning time remaining.
This is No Unit Trading and Flag Rally: so whoever commands the battlefield, quickly, and is able to utilize scouting and reinforcements will be able to secure the vital objectives.
GKG expects ZAK to bail and thinks their best chance at this point is to defend North, presumably as a shield-wall of some sort.
The teams deploy, for this epic game of games.
Here you can see them deployed around the centre flag, flag I.
While the trow shadow the mid, GKG is moving against the north flank. south, ZAK is holding of Sam. Pallidice is all over flag VII, but TMNT 2.0 will have to capture some flags to stay in this highly competitive QR set of MWC, Myth 2: Soulblighter online games.
At flag III ZAK and Cruniac held off Sam and Garrick.
East Wind thinks it's time to rush. % are currently tied at 93% with 7:49 seconds on the clock. Here you can see Flag VII held down by Paris and 2tone.
This leads to a showdown over the centre island, with Captain getting a perfect mortar shot on Garrick and East Wind, putting pressure on Limp.
Captain obliterates some of Garrick's soulless, but Genghis keeps his mixed melee force at bay for the moment.
Limp rapes Captain's mortar in response.
A second later, Garrick scores two of GKG's soulless.
Meanwhile, on flag VI in the north, Paris and 2Tone put the heat on Pallidice and Dac, scoring a warlock and damage on several mauls
At flag IV Cruniac leads an assault against Sam and Ska,
\In the south, ZAK was held off by Garrick and Samuel'
Seconds later NCR is victory imminent. In the North, the last major theatre, TMNT 2.0 goes into their death throws, being wigged by NCR, and facing an exhaustion battle at flag VII that the don't have the %s to sustain.
Homer suffers a major dud at flag VII when his mortar dwarf fails to hit GKG and Asmodian. East Wind tries to blitz for flag VI, but was stone-walled by limp.%s are nearly even at this point.
With the time ticking out and the %s holding, it comes down to some clutch performance around Flag VII.
Homer duds with his mortar duff twice in a row, missing both GKG's soulless and Dac's warlock as a result.
At one minute 15 seconds Homer nails Dac's warlock with his mortar dwarf, meanwhile, East Wind is making ready to rush Genghis
This doesn't last long as Garrick and Genghis hold TMNT 2.0 off flag four and that's a wrap. Name Changers Resurrection wins the match! Around the country bells of joy rang out as the people greeted their glorious liberators with the legendary renown they deserved.
Paris gazes towards the distant horizon and the first round of Double Elimination
Stats
New Mutator Coverage
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oIEH9vWx1s[/youtube]
Naturally, they played out games Four and Five, you can see those here!
Game 4
Stampede on Krakatoa
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5B7z8m9gSU[/youtube]
Stats
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZh3Nj7HuEo[/youtube]
New Mutator Coverage
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYMjAZ7YIi4[/youtube]
Game 5
Territories on Tallow Abbey (Trow).
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdSr7IBuw20[/youtube]
Stats
New Mutator Coverage
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io8u0389gWY[/youtube]
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRW-gQQbKj8[/youtube]
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