Battle for Middle Earth

Once again we are back with another Spotlight and this time we interview one of our more distinguished players of Battle For Middle Earth, Anon!

GameReplays: Hello, thanks for doing this week’s Spotlight. Tell us a little bit about yourself.

Anon: Hi, you’re welcome. My name is Daniel and I’m a 29 years old German. I studied politics and economics and currently working on my master thesis. My hobbies are mainly football, BfME, beer and boobs.


GameReplays: Tell us a bit about your online gaming history?

Anon: There’s not too much to tell about: I junked CS (beta – CS:S) for many years before I found that this game was pissing me off too much. I skirmished some Command & Conquer before I found this masterpiece of a game called Battle for Middel-Earth. Oh yeah and I played FIFA from time to time.


GameReplays: Why did you join GR ?

Anon: I can’t remember tbh. I guess it was because all of the BfME community was there.


GameReplays: What is your favorite game?

Anon: BfME.


GameReplays: What is your favorite game genre? Why?

Anon: I really enjoy the RTS genre because it’s challenges me to play a ‘perfect’ game. Not making a mistake in sense of bad move or missing something out. I don’t feel that challenged when I’m playing CS or FIFA.


GameReplays: So, how did you first get started with BFME?

Anon: A friend in college told me about this game so I tried it. At that time, I was still into CS. So I played the Campaign and found it was fun but I didn’t go online. In 2007 I quitted CS and started to play BfME online.


GameReplays: What do you like so much about BfME, that has kept you playing the game for years?

Anon: I like the atmosphere this game creates, the visuals are awesome. I mean seriously: an army with Theo, Ara, Drumm, WK and Eye LD – how sick does it look?
Moreover I enjoy the gameplay. It’s so much fun to control a nice Rohan army, or to lame GtW on host. And while the macro is pretty simple, the game has a decent micro depth. I like this balance of simplicity and complexity.


GameReplays: What is your favorite army and Match-up?

Anon: My favourite army is Rohan and I love to have a fod-ally vs two fol.


GameReplays: What is your favorite map, and who is your best Team game partner?

Anon: My favorite map is Anorien and while it was Xeha who helped me improving a lot and carried me 10000 times without going mad at me when I was a big noob in 2v2, Svago aka Grossmeister and I are a good team, because we use to have the same approach or way of thinking in matches. I enjoyed playing with Felix too, although team Spandau failed miserably.


GameReplays: What would you do to change or improve game?

Anon: Nothing, just keep it as it is. I think it was a good move of forshire and his fellows to speed up unit movement.


GameReplays: Playing against a Forces of Darkness or Forces of Light opponent?

Anon: FoD.


GameReplays: Killing a high ranked Gandalf the White, or wiping out an entire castle with a Balrog?

Anon: Smash that monkey on his horse.


GameReplays: Army of the Dead or Balrog?

Anon: AoD.


GameReplays: What is your Clanwars history?

Anon: Uhmm, I never made it into top rankings. When the game was very active, I was playing 3v3 only. Big fault!


GameReplays: What do you like (or dislike?) most about the BfME community?

Anon: It’s nice to see that there are still people putting effort in this old game. Generally speaking I’d say that the percentage of trolls is too high.


GameReplays: What games are you active on currently, and how do your experiences there compare to those from BFME?

Anon: “You shall have no other Gods before me.”


GameReplays: What are some characteristics that you think help make up a great RTS player?

Anon: Having a clear mind and a strategic way of thinking, good analytical skills and the ability to multitask like shit will definetly helpful to become a good player. For me I can say that my multitasking abilities are too weak to become a pro RTS player.


GameReplays: How many hours a day do you spend playing games?

Anon: It depends. Nowadays I’m not playing every day anymore. Some days I spend one hour, on other days it might be six or seven.


GameReplays: How has gaming affected your life?

Anon: It helped me procrastinating things 


GameReplays: When you're not gaming or posting on gamereplays, what do you do in your everyday life?

Anon: I hang out with friends, I like running, watch football, read a good book and tons of newspapers, use tinder… I’m a pretty average dude biggrin.gif


GameReplays: Where do you see yourself in 5 Years from now?

Anon: … at the Gameranger-Lobby, desperately waiting for a game.


GameReplays: If you could give one tip of advice to others like you, what would it be?

Anon: Don’t count the chickens before they are hatched.


GameReplays: If you had a time machine, would you go back in time or visit the future?

Anon: Visit the future. I was always curious about how the world will look like in 500 years.


GameReplays:Anything you'd like to add?

Anon: You can’t do epic shit with basic people.

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