Big story short. He pushes me into my base and gains MC for half the match. The other half I overpower him, push into the map and take MC. I pop cap FU uruks and take his base.
However their was much more to this match than that short explanation. People watching may notice that the only reason y I survived that long staying in my castle was the effective use of lurtz during the match, using carnage he can tak down a horde sized opponent.
And just as the title says, one of my best comebacks ever
This post has been edited by death2them: Mar 10 2006, 22:55 PM
In fact, that is just the problem with this replay. Wait, i made some notes of your game, but i got to confused to write something, but i might as well put those notes down.
First thing is this: You did a citadel rush. If it works, and in this case it did, you could say you have the lead in the game, because the opponent has to buy his citadel back and that would cost him alot of recourses. BUT since your uruk is busy destroying the citadel, the opponent is free to grab all the mills in the map. And that is the key in an isen-mirror. Who has the most mills has the best economy.
So you seemed to have the lead because your opponent needs to build his citadel back, BUT since he has all the mills, his economy is literally booming. His citadel back in no time, and still has his economy which was better then yours. So it is very important to destroy those mills and build as many as you can yourself!
Another point: Usually, the isen-mirror ends when the first player buys it's upgrades. However, you choosed to train Lurtz before upgrades, in order to level him. This seemed to work out okay against this opponent, and the leadership payed of later in the game, but you were much better of if you had buyed upgrades first! You could have done a really good bladed rush, since the opponents base lacked defence the whole game long. Because you choose Lurtz, KlicK was the first player to buy upgrades. Thanks to this you weren't able to win any fights, and had to relly on the suckage of KlicK, who had no micro at all, and made terrible use or no use at all of his formations. Though, when you did get the upgrades the tide was turned, so that means something. I think that if you builded an armory at the time that you builded Lurtz, you would have won long before.
So this is what i want you to do in your next isen-mirror - 2 furnace start OR 1 furnace + 1 pit ( NO TOWERS ) use your starting uruks to get mills, and if possible, destroy the mills of the opponent. If you really want to hold on to rushing citadels, thats your problem, but then i suggest using 1 furnace + 1 pit, so you have a second battalion for defends or harrasment. - Instead of Lurtz build an armory and get forged blades as quickly as possible. If your opponent hasn't got it yet, victory is yours!
However their was much more to this match than that short explanation. People watching may notice that the only reason y I survived that long staying in my castle was the effective use of lurtz during the match, using carnage he can tak down a horde sized opponent.
And just as the title says, one of my best comebacks ever