EB Online Tournement Battle Report Thread

[antisocialmunky]

They lose ability to brace though.

Games have been tallied, totals and some other things will be presented tomorrow :)

[NeoSpartan]

They lose ability to brace though.

..

???

[Apázlinemjó]

this isn't a change of stats,

IF the bug causing the unit to switch to spears without me hitting alt+click were not present THEN we would not be having this conversation. (btw... this is the same problem Hoplites had when EB .8 1st came out, they switched to swords, so the EB team took out their swords)

But since the soldiers keep switching to spears, their effectiveness is compromised. The 13 attack + .225 lethality of the sword, makes Solduros (and similar units for Casse/AS/Pontus/Dacia/Ptolemoi) able to defeat Gaesate and stant toe-to-toe with other top-notch-infantry elites. The spear 18 attack + .13 lethality gets the Solduros (and the like) killed.

When it comes to effectiveness VS cavalry both weapons dish out a can-'o-woopass. I have not seen a decrease in combat effectiveness.

I don't know, I like the Galatikoi Kuarothoroi as it is (they have the same "problem" as the Solduros). They are able to bring down almost any type of heavy infantry (except hardcore elites) and make the enemy's cavalry charges painful. Just keep checking what they are using and alt click.

By the way, does the August's tournament starts tomorrow then?

[Alsatia]

I think we need a rest from compettitive gaming for a month, then we can play again. Just so that the tournament idea does not become really old, and becomes intergrated with normal play.

[antisocialmunky]

???

A bracing unit gets a small bonus against cavalry. That and the +8 defense that comes with light spear.

[antisocialmunky]

FINAL SCORES, STANDING, and PRIZES!

First the Faction Standings!

Faction		Score(Wins-Losses)
Arche Seleukia	14
Pontos		6
Aedui		5
Romani		0
Hayasdan	0
Casse		1
Saka		1
Getai		-1
Makedonia	-2
Saba		-2
Carthage	-4
KH		-18

Comments:
Rome ended up playing a total of 56 games, almost as many as the next two factions put together(Arche Seleukia @ 36, KH @ 22, Carthage and Tsideku(Pontus) tied at 20 each). Rome also had the most members followed by Carthage and Arche. Arche had the most wins and the best players this tournement do its not surprising that they have massive winnage. Shout out to Tsidneku, the one man faction!

Now, what everyone has been waiting for, the player standings!

Player			Wins	Losses	Score(Wins-Losses)
JinandJuice 		16	4	12
ACS			13	6	7
tsidneku		13	7	6
Fluvius Camillus	6	0	6
NeoSpartan		6	1	5
Gabeed			11	10	1
Antisocialmunky		7	6	1
Vartan			3	2	1
Jebivjetar		2	1	1
Agrippa			7	7	0
Mithick666		2	2	0
Sir Karati		1	1	0
Flavius_Belisarius	2	3	-1
Lestat			0	1	-1
Maris			0	1	-1
Parallel_Pain		4	6	-2
Antigonos		1	3	-2
m0r1d1n			3	6	-3
darius_d		2	5	-3
French-Legionaire	1	4	-3
Hiero			2	7	-5
spiritusdilutus		5	11	-6
Alsatia			0	13	-13
			107	107

Awards

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

1st Place

-Will get the rest done Friday, sorry guys
2nd Place
3rd Place
4th Place

Comments:
Congrats to the 23 players who participated. I've decided to take a break until Friday. Rules will be up tomorrow morning for August as well. I'm still trying ot work the kinks out of them so they are slowly coming together. If you want to sign up or change factions, post now. :)

Thanks, guys!

[NeoSpartan]

A bracing unit gets a small bonus against cavalry. That and the +8 defense that comes with light spear.

i know about the light-spear bonus... but don't all units brace?

[NeoSpartan]

for the next tourny scores... I think it is best to count wins and not subtract looses, because the other guy already gets +1.

If we look at guys like Gabeed, anitsocial, and Agrippa, they should all be in their looses brough them down. Is like giving the winner 2pt (+1 for winning +1 for the looser droping 1pt) instead of 1pt.

whatcha guys think....

[spiritusdilutus]

Congrats to JinandJuice

The winner of this month`s tournament

- you deserve a ballon

Trait assignment:

Arche Seleukia monthly tourney victory conditions - fulfilled
High-baller - Having distinguished yourself as this month`s tourney winner, you get +4 combo reputation
Divine right - You suffer no penalty when posting crap and romaioktonoi nonsense (valid `til start of the next tourney)

[darius_d]

All praise Megas JinandJuice! He was indeed pushing hard.
Good job also by ACS - I see he is the only one non-hellen (non-hellenistic) to achieve big positive score. Edit:sorry, how could I miss NeoSpartan! Praise for both of you!
Also, my special words of praise go to guys like Parallel Pain - who had the balls to play relatively weak faction and yet did achieve a solid score.
Small side note: I had 3 wins in total, not 2 (see my sig), just to clarify, nothing relevant.

I think for next time factions should keep the reported wins even if player would change faction.

So, JJ, now you can follow ancient habit and mint your own coin! Maybe like this one - golden stater of Megas Alexandros, such staters were minted during his lifetime:

the obverse depicts head of Athena, and reverse - Nike handing out an olive wreath.

[Alsatia]

Arche Seleukia monthly tourney victory conditions - fulfilled
High-baller - Having distinguished yourself as this month`s tourney winner, you get +4 combo reputation
Divine right - You suffer no penalty when posting crap and romaioktonoi nonsense (valid `til start of the next tourney)

Erm, Reputation, as far as I know, is not in use here at the .org, and the "No Penalty" needs the EB approval of toleration.


NeoSpartan, I second your idea, mainly because I got the wooden spoon with -13.

JinandJuice, have a balloon

[spiritusdilutus]

All praise Megas JinandJuice! He was indeed pushing hard.
Good job also by ACS - I see he is the only one non-hellen (non-hellenistic) to achieve big positive score.
Also, my special words of praise go to guys like Parallel Pain - who had the balls to play relatively weak faction and yet did achieve a solid score.
Small side note: I had 3 wins in total, not 2 (see my sig), just to clarify, nothing relevant.

I think for next time factions should keep the reported wins even if player would change faction.

So, JJ, now you can follow ancient habit and mint your own coin! Maybe like this one - golden stater of Megas Alexandros, such staters were minted during his lifetime:

the obverse depicts head of Athena, and reverse - Nike handing out an olive wreath.

Fabulous idea Darius!

[Aulus Caecina Severus]

The Best player = The Winner = The King = JinandJuice

I ve also noted the good work by NeoSpartan, Gabeed, and Parallel Pain: they won many battles with underpowered factions.

Thank you all for your effort in this nice tournament, especially Antisocialmunky.

[Apázlinemjó]

Gg JinandJuice!

[m0r1d1n]

here's a toast to jinandjuice, to the organizers and all u guys.
once again it was great playing with u all....eager to fight the nxt tourney...

[antisocialmunky]

Yup, gg. I'm quite plesently surprised that ACS managed to get second though you probably sat your way there :-p.

[spiritusdilutus]

Yeah, it was great battling with you guys toe to toe. My stats read impetuous to compete in the next tourney. Despite it all, I reckon the next tourney is going to be even more pleasurable and we`ll be certain to compensate for all the flaws and misses in the last tourney.

[Paul D]

Currrrse you Jin!

You get off your high horse and fight on a map that is not Grassy Flatlands!

[spiritusdilutus]

hi y`all!

I know it`s a tad early to be posting anything from the battlefield and hatching the first start-off match of the tournament, but I and Gabeed had two interesting matches today. It was Romani vs. chariots of mayhem. I just thought I could post this to show that it`s possible to maintain composure when charged by these beasts.

Here`s the replay of the first match: http://rapidshare.com/files/26449503...abeed.rpy.html

Now I just hope Gabeed saved the second match, where I got my booty trashed as Polybian Romani.
That should serve as a counter-weight to my initial theory.

[Fluvius Camillus]

Is it possible for me to fight with tsidneku for the third place, seeing as we have the same amount of points.

Well played people.

~Fluvius

[NeoSpartan]

Jing and the Juice is a worthy foe indeed

[antisocialmunky]

Is it possible for me to fight with tsidneku for the third place, seeing as we have the same amount of points.

Well played people.

~Fluvius

Don't worry, you'll both get banners. :-D

[JinandJuice]

First of all, I thank everyone who congratulated me for the win. I also have to thank everyone who helped me achieve this rank ! But seriously. Thanks for playing with me. I learn a lot from you guys.

To spiritus: thanks for the balloon! And I finally have the rights to troll as much as I want now! Rahahahaa!

To Darius: thanks for the balloon as well from before! I finally get a prefix of "Megas" before my name! And I like your idea about the coin minting too. Although I'm not exactly sure where to start...

To Alsatia: thanks for the red balloon! Way to be different from those 2 losers!

And Paul, you get off those hills and fight me on flat land!

[antisocialmunky]

I never get balloons lol.

[Alsatia]

I never get balloons lol.

Here: , for organising the tourney, and not going bonkers at my sig

[Vasiliyi]

Im interested in participating in the next tourney, but I was wondering if anyone could either point me to the thread that explains how to work the EB MP, or explain it here (possibly though a PM?)

Thanks a lot. I have yet to decide what faction I will play as

[Alsatia]

Read and enjoy.

August Rules Discussion

[darius_d]

To Darius: thanks for the balloon as well from before! I finally get a prefix of "Megas" before my name! And I like your idea about the coin minting too. Although I'm not exactly sure where to start...

Just put the coin of your choice in your sig along the golden cata banner and balloons to promote this noble tournament in community wide. This tourney is worth it, as well as your noble achievement, oh Megas.

[tsidneku]

Is it possible for me to fight with tsidneku for the third place, seeing as we have the same amount of points.

Well played people.

~Fluvius

I actually have an unreported win against Agrippa from the last day, but it doesn't really matter to me. We should play for fun sometime anyway, Fluvius. :)

[antisocialmunky]

The banners will be out soon. I need to add the faction icons but the website is down.