High ranking game on Open Palms

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

I have just finished watching an excellent replay (v3254) involving #3 ranked TheLittleOne versus #24 TAG_ROCK_. LittleOne chose Aeon and Rock played as Cybran, with the match occurring on Open Palms.
The match proves interesting even in the first few minutes, with both players choosing non-standard early build orders. On Open Palms, all 4 starting [...]

SupComming it up with Chris Taylor

Saturday, April 7th, 2007

I just had the pleasure of playing two 2v2 ladder ranked games with Chris Taylor, designer of such games as Total Annihilation, Dungeon Siege, and of course Supreme Commander, as my partner. We won the first game and lost the second game, both of which were on Open Palms. It’s been a loooong [...]

Even the good players lose to tactical missiles

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

Check out this exciting match between Gollum (ranked 4th) and Ftang (ranked 7th). The match is played on Open Palms, which is a small, mass-rich map where the conflict starts almost immediately and never slows down. It’s pretty much the optimal map to watch great players really going at it, which is what [...]

Unconquerable v FunkOff match replays

Wednesday, March 14th, 2007

Yesterday I interviewed Unconquerable and FunkOff prior to a set of exhibition matches. They played three games, with Unconquerable winning two and drawing one (thus living up to his pseudonym). Without further ado, here are the replays and some analysis:
Match 1: Unconquerable (Cybran) v FunkOff (UEF) on Finn’s Revenge
The game starts off pretty [...]