Battle for Middle Earth

Matchup: Isen vs Gondor
Map: Rohan
Duration: 41 minutes

goliath
BO: Pit>furns>armory>siege works
Strat: Early pike spam>upgrades>make some combos + upgrades>some ballistas to assist with your turtling
PP: Warchant>Industry>rain

Pros:

laborer scouting
Taking both middle farms early
Killing gandalf

Cons:

fighhting on elven wood
No extra laborers
No harassment to speak of
bombing your own citadel (strikes me as a bit noobish tbh)
Why turtle with a large army. You could have struck before he had full map control.
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Comments: I thought you had a great start taking both the middle farms, unfortunately it was all downhill from there. You went xbows and pikes, and that would work on a normal gondor because normally gondor gets horses but this one didn't and you never adapted your strategy likewise. After that you were pinned in your castle and that will always lead to a loss.

Rating: 4

Pelanoir
BO: 2 farms>barracks>blacksmiths>archery ranger>expansion to outpost with a stable, well and blacksmith>workshop inside castle
Strat: Fast barracks to get back middle farms?>heros creeping to get leadership>archers>horses>gandalf>trebs
PP: Ew>heal>gtw

Pros:

Total map control mid game on
Surprising how well fast barracks worked here
creeping to get both brother's leadership
Good job sieging

Cons:

no harassment until late game (but it wasn't needed)
treb protection wasn't the best. Try to surround them with your units.
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Against most isens fast rax doesn't work

Comments: I was like wtf when i saw fast rax then like omg when i saw it working. Nice to see different strats work once in a while. Yeah isen has a huge starting advantage on this map because of its faster units but getting those extra early soldiers turned the tide. You did a good job leveling up your heros and that is crucial against isen whose units>urs without leadership. You had him trapped in and had the patience to wait on trebs. Well played and good micro except that gandalf incident.

Rating: 5

Summary: This game was well played by gondor but i wasn't quite sure of what isengard was trying to do. He had a good idea getting those trebs but by then it was too late. He needed more harassment and wargs to deal with those combos more effectively. Not much more i can say about the evils of turtling. Entertainment levels were mediocre.

Game rating: 4
Entertainment: 4