Stage I: For Honor ROUND 8 *COMPLETED*

[majofa]

Well, I can't say I ever gave or received assistance in the TPvP Event either, but I'd imagine there are several teams who gave that sort of feedback.  I also know that this kind of feedback has taken place in private as I've seen a lot of it go on in chat.  If there was a secret section set up for this type of thing like in war then this issue would be much less prevalent, but I really don't think the same sense of teamwork exists here as in Drafting events or War.

We gave each other tons of feedback in Team PvP.... but in this one..... it doesn't even feel like we're on teams.

[TStar]

Hopefully we can come up with something to stop you will.

[willng3]

Malebolgia 2 - willng3 1
Ever heard that I hate the RNG?  Well guess what?  I HATE the RNG.

Round 1:

by willng3

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Simple match.  I Fractaled Scorpions, ran over his Spine Carapace, dealing Poison damage in the process, waited for his army of 4000000000000 Heals to give out and then watched him die quickly.  1-0

Round 2:

by willng3

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He then tries to convince me to replay at a different time because he claims to only have 1 deck prepared.  When it appeared that I might have an issue with this, he then decides to go along with it anyway.  So, I figured it would pretty much just be a replay of the first match.  Unfortunately partway through the duel he then reveals that he replaced the Spine Carapace with Jade Shields.  A very deceitful tactic, but effective nonetheless.  I conceded the match after failing to place more than 1 Poison counter on him, and I was too annoyed to sit through the rest of the duel waiting to die.  1-1

Round 3:

by willng3

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And here comes the RNG to spit on my face yet again.
I debated whether or not to take Quints over Lightnings, but after the last match I really wasn't trusting anything my opponent was telling me this entire time, so I decided to splash CC for the hell of it.  I really hate not taking the Quints...  It took me a while to draw a dragon, but I got it out in due time regardless.  Then the Pandemoniums came.  I wasn't worried at first.  After all, what could possibly affect my Dragons?  Freeze.  Freeze managed to hit me at the exact moments when I did not want it to affect me.  My first Dragon was Frozen while a second one played.  I don't even remember what happened to the second one except that it didn't last before I could play Mitosis.  Then the first gets Afla'd.  It dies like normal, I Mitosis the Malignant Cell to prevent it from Infesting my field and then he plays another Afla on it which kills it instantly.  After several turns of sitting and waiting for my third Dragon to finally decide to show its face, he's played an Arsenic.  So I finally draw my Dragon when I have 9 turns left to kill him in.  Pandemonium hits.  Yet another Freeze.  I couldn't believe it.  This one is once again Afla'd and I have no choice but to Lightning it before it spreads too far.  I drew my last Dragon 1 turn before decking out.  Kudos to you, RNG.  1-2

[Captain Scibra]

Game 1: LOSS

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4vc 4vc 4vc 4vc 4vp 4vp 4vp 4vp 4vp 52o 52o 52o 52o 5bs 5bs 5bs 5bs 5bs 5bs 5bs 5bs 5c2 5c2 5c2 5c2 71a 71a 7aj 7aj 7aj 7ajHe managed to get too much poison as I didn't have the proper shield to block his scorpions.  I was overrun before I could get enough on him.

Game 2: WIN

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4vc 4vc 4vc 4vc 4vp 4vp 4vp 4vp 4vp 52o 52o 52o 52o 5bs 5bs 5bs 5bs 5bs 5bs 5bs 5bs 5c2 5c2 5c2 5c2 71a 71a 7ak 7ak 7ak 7akOkay, I wasn't entirely honest.  I said I really only had one deck prepared, but then I noticed I had just enough electrum to upgrade some Jades.  Having not said this until the duel started, willng3 was totally unprepared, as I managed to get an early shield, and stopped his poison at one counter.  He forfeits.

Game 3: WIN

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Match: WIN 2-1

[Seraph]

Well, I can't say I ever gave or received assistance in the TPvP Event either, but I'd imagine there are several teams who gave that sort of feedback.  I also know that this kind of feedback has taken place in private as I've seen a lot of it go on in chat.  If there was a secret section set up for this type of thing like in war then this issue would be much less prevalent, but I really don't think the same sense of teamwork exists here as in Drafting events or War.

Secret sections were set up prior to Booster Draft to be used for team events.  Next time Budo is run the squads will be set up with private forum sections.

That's perfect! I was about to go and open up that very suggestion.
The event seem to be a lot more team based, when you have a place to post what you are planning, and need help in

[RavingRabbid]

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RNG doesn't like miracles happening. Yes, I was about to won, but I was RNG screwed.

[SteppingStone81]

SteppingStone81  2-1  RavingRabbid

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promised myself i would only use this deck once, since i wanted the match to be competitive

by SteppingStone81

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fail draw here.  RNG tried to give me the win by not letting RR see a purify, but eventually he drew a purify and i had not enough ice bolts left after CC'ing his critters (i only drew an ice shield 2nd to last turn).

by SteppingStone81

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very bad draw for me including two dead grav shields in opening hand, but turn 5 drew titan to start chipping away at his health.  he had a mind flayer out and chained dim shields + used a bolt to freeze my titan, but eventually i drew a chimera and ice dragon and 3 ice bolts to finish him off (p.s. never saw toadfish ... i hates them). 

[RavingRabbid]

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very bad draw for me including two dead grav shields in opening hand, but turn 5 drew titan to start chipping away at his health.  he had a mind flayer out and chained dim shields + used a bolt to freeze my titan, but eventually i drew a chimera and ice dragon and 3 ice bolts to finish him off (p.s. never saw toadfish ... i hates them).

You posted a wrong code then d_d

[ralouf]

Rofl all my team mate are loosing just these round..

[Jappert]

Jappert 0-2 Kakerlake

I was overprepared to meet either fractal golems or dimshield/wings/dragons. I tried to be original at the same time so made a pandestonium stall first match to mass cc and outlast the fractals. Made a gravity shield deck to counter fractal golems afterwards, added some BB's to increase shrieker hp instead.

Match 1: LOSS

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Didn't draw a shield at any point during the match. I got lots of quanta and all my BB's and EA's. In the end I couldn;t stall enough, I got of two great SS'es but an early shield or some more of those SS'es really was needed to win here. Lost to the shriekers in the end.


Match 2: LOSS

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Tried a combination of quanta starvation and gravity shields to counter golems/dragons. Added loads of BB's but never got one during the entire match. Lack of CC is what killed me. I had alot of SS'es but never really got to use them at good potential since I had to waste them way to early. I got to quanta starve him in the end but it was to little to late as 5 shriekers had already entered the field. Gravity shield was useless without the BB's to support it.

Good games bunny! Grats on the final champion position!

[Kakerlake]

Kakerlake 2 - 0 Jappert

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First I thought AM's were comming and Japperts comments weren't helping much to change my mind, until I saw the Pandes. Damn u Jappert, for playing mind tricks with me xD
Anyway, Grabos were comming in a tripple and the firepower was out after Pandes and BB's hit it. I continued to double my Shriekers, and Pande hit again. Thanks to the BB's, a bunch of them survived though and got doubled, so in the end there was a bunch of 18 HP Shriekers running him down. Even his 60 HP SS couldn't help much anymore.

2nd Match: vs. Gravity Stall
RNG Pushed me to use the same deck again. I complained but RNG insisted, so I obeyed. Looking back, it was a good decision to yet again follow RNG's suggestion (as it is always) since my choice would have been an air/CC combo, which would have been obliterated.
Early EQ denied a little Aether Quanta, but that wasn't much of a worrie since I had plenty production. I <3 Pillar split =)
Grabos hit the field, were doubled and suddenly all my Pillars were gone. Pulvy just rocks. But since Jappert only drew SS's and no CC, my 5 Shrieker were enough to beat him down fast, so he had to use his SS at ~20 Quanta. It was over by turn 12.

Great games, Jappert, it's always a pleasure having a match with you.

random fun fact:
I recieved 111 electrum, it took 333 second and if I had won one turn earlier, it would have been by turn 11.

[Onizuka]

Jangoo 2 - Onizuka 0

Sorry team.

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Upped Oty+Momentum sealed my fate, couldn't draw a Gravity pull.

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by Onizuka

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Looking back now, upping the EQs over the grabbys woulda been better. I always had 2 quanta, and had to wait an extra turn. Anyways, Jangoo dumps a whole bunch of pillars, pends, and aether pillars. I start crying, knowing its my end as champion. I try to slow him down, and he keeps his charger in hand till a fractal appears. I get overrun, and if he had kept playing that 1 charger instead of being smart, I woulda won.