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[R] Dream|Soul vs ]LtG[HanSolo

#1SoulWings  Jan 14 2006, 01:22 AM -
great gondor mirror

showing the difference in the strats

of fast gandy and fast ups

but the fast gandy prevaled this time (me)

great game tbh would like a review please smile.gif
This post has been edited by SoulWings: Jan 18 2006, 09:54 AM
#2Daemon  Jan 15 2006, 18:47 PM -
I will review.
#3Daemon  Jan 16 2006, 00:33 AM -
]LtG[HanSolo (Random - Gondor) v Dream|Soul (Random - Gondor)


Map: Fords of Isen


]LtG[HanSolo (Random - Gondor)
Build Order: 2 Farms, Pippin, Farms, Blacksmith, Stables, Knights, Upgrades
PP: Heal, Gandalf the White

thum.gif Warg farms
thum.gif Crept with Marry at the warg farm.
thum.gif Good soldier formations.
thum.gif Got map control.

sad.gif Knight formations were a bit sloppy - riding around in wedge most of the time.
sad.gif Could have got Pippin and put him on the castle door or just in front of the door if nothing else to prevent a door breach.

Comments: It was a bad strategy choice to get upgrades before Gandalf because the first one to get Gandalf will break down the castle door and then own everything inside with leadership on their knights. Although your upgrades bought you map control it was too late to catch up because you spent so much money equipping the knights. On bigger maps this might work better and it was a close call but your opponent knew exactly what he was doing going for the citadel inside the castle.

Rating: 7


Dream|Soul (Random - Gondor)
Build Order: 2 Farms + Pippin, Farms, Stables, Knights, Blacksmiths, Statues, Gandalf, Upgrades
PP: Heal, Gandalf the White

thum.gif Warg farms.
thum.gif Good harassment.
thum.gif Good creeping and soldier formations.
thum.gif Went for the citadel as Gandalf was being built and got it.

sad.gif Could have got upgrades just before you went in to the castle for the first time.
sad.gif Gandalf sometimes lost position inside the castle and knights lost the leadership bonus.
sad.gif Could have got Pippin and put him on the castle door or just in front of the door if nothing else to prevent a door breach.

Comments: Good execution of the Gondor mirror strat. Except for the knight formations, sometimes fighting in wedge, it was a very good performance. You got the right targets inside the castle, going for the citadel.

Rating: 8


Match Comments

A classic difference of strategy, one Gondor going for upgrades to get map control and the other going for fast Gandalf. The first Gondor is hoping that the upgrades buy him map control and the resulting extra farms will help catch his economy back up after the upgrades so that the Gandalf's come out at the same time. It didn't work and the knights -> Gandalf strategy worked better. Good entertainment and a good demonstration of two subtly different strategies and which one is better.

Overall game rating: 7

RotW contender.
Promoted to Silver.

Entertainment value: 8
#4teutonic.  Jan 18 2006, 00:53 AM -
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nice review but just a note, if the LS is placed right, a hobbit cannot prevent the gate being destroyed.
#5Daemon  Jan 18 2006, 08:45 AM -
QUOTE(TeutoniC^ @ Jan 18 2006, 12:53 AM) *

nice review but just a note, if the LS is placed right, a hobbit cannot prevent the gate being destroyed.


Depends upon the level of the hobbit.
#6SoulWings  Jan 18 2006, 09:53 AM -
and if the hobbit is just infront of the gat not on the wall you cant miss him dry.gif

and thank you for the review thumb.gif i will change my discription of the isengard lol to a gondor thing tongue.gif
#7.ppjw  Jan 18 2006, 13:15 PM -
Replays: 9
if faith went dble farm at start then yes ups came too late, but normally when u start bs farm and get ups asap u normally pwn gandy rushers
#8.Faith  Jan 18 2006, 14:29 PM -
Replays: 13
the only reason i lost this game is caus i went upgrades with a 2 farm start ill enver do that again. btw when u fight horses with horses wedge formation pwns regular formation so in gondor mirrors u should use wedge almost entire game
#9Elven111  Jan 23 2006, 02:08 AM -
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Wedge knights < Line knights when it's 1 horse vs 3 like in that fight by the river tongue.gif

Review was accurate, however I think the rating is a little high, there were mistakes made and there wasn't anything terribly interesting about this rep that I'd think it a Silver. As for the rating, I'd put it at a 6 tbh.

As far as upgrade rush > GTW rush, I'm not so sure I agree with that one. I think we've seen enough reps to consider it the dominant mirror strat for Gondor in 1.02.
#10FischerKing  Jan 23 2006, 02:34 AM -
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Suggestion for senior reviewers.
When a replay is considered silver, gold or rotw contender by the reviewer, he passes it on to other reviewers who makes the final descission before posting. Anything below silver cannot be contested and the first review stands. That way you dont end up overruling your reviewers in public, as seems to be the common practice now, and we whont get poor replays in silver and gold. Overruling a review gives the impression you dont trust your reviewers, and creates doubt about the quality of reviews given here.
This post has been edited by FischerKing: Jan 23 2006, 02:36 AM
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