No, make normal units

Actually it depends on many factors. 20 half-as-good units instead of 10 may actually be better depending on the surround, etc. In the case of Russia is just 20% less good. It is a weakness when you have few units but when you have a decent mass it is actually a strenght. Each cav can only attack on...

Pro tip: you don't go meele with all your musks until he surrounds you. Try just kiting next time.

calmyourtits wrote:France''s musk huss timing can work against greedy Russia play but if they send 700g first they will have enough stuff to hold https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h70QycTLdKI. I haven''t tested this but I expect the timing is holdable with 700w 700g 5 coss too.

If I''m not mistaken 700w 700g 5coss is what Bsop is doing recently.

Actually the real problem is the work required to make those map balanced for 1v1 and for team and for FFA.

I wasn't talking to you but to Adam who in fact called them skills. And not I'm not machine thinker or anything, I'm just objective. You on the other end seems bit too romantic when talking about this stuff.

I'm saying that those aspects are arguably a skill since they're not clearly measurable. All of them are romantic words to describe either a lucky strike or correct application of knowledge. And since the same player, credited of such characteristics, usually has mixed results, it's hard to distingu...

Please elaborate. I cba to argue with u lol. You are still the most pointless person to have a pointless discussion with. Though legend came close but no sigar. As it turned, you have no arguments. Define best... Just mechanical skill is a very narrow definition of good. Creativity, audacity, strat...

umeu wrote:Ye u did lol.

Please elaborate.

I deserved that, I know my post was a little uncalled for but I feel like you need to hear it ') Anyway I never studied philosophy and wouldnt, this is a subject you can study on your own by simply reading the right books and I never felt a need to. Can you name a subject that cant be studied simpl...

Its pretty unfair to say Im not creative because a lot of my stuff is standard now. This game has lots of tactical depth even in mirrors and I think im well known for doing tech switches and other tactics beyond just unit control. u losing ur vil in age one with Agra was not mechanical at all. I ju...

Not entirely true. You can be mechanically perfect but lack any intelligent play, insight, tactical depth etc aka be very predictable and repitious. Kinda like innovation, instead of polt for example. I dont get the preference of pure macro/micro over creativity, strategical and psychological explo...

Fact is when someone is good in mechanics is good in the other aspects aswell. It's not like you can discern the various things.

Ye players used civs that they're comfortable with rather than using what is best on paper. Practical decision.

China won 1 time vs aztecs <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_smile.gif" alt=":)" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) --> Nice job. I think one easy conclusion is that players tend to pick civs based on practical reason rather than real civ potential. That's why so many Fre/Germans/Brits and mirrors b...

You break through the wall and so the same. Also after 12 sepoy just go pure gurkha while adding a stable with 600w. Gurka+sowar with constant pressure and he should never stabilize.

Russia have many different builds with any combination of 700f/700w/700g/5coss. TP no TP, 2 TP, stagecoach, market or no market (for all ins). They have tons of options along the lines of rushing or do a timing. Also because they have 400w, steel traps and exiled prince, 2 cannons and CA they're pre...

The reason is that none plays them well, just like aztecs. Also on practical terms pretty much none is gonna works his ass for a likely 30 min game where you risk to lose the game at points, while you can just mirror the opponent civ (talking about fre/germans for example).

Pretty much all except iro, otto, aztecs, india, maybe jap, maybe sioux. China, fre, germans, can probably go either way. So ye on the same tier as French but better overall rather than BO wise.

I'm not even using it as proof for Russia being good. I was addressing the specific fact of "there weren't many good players". As for the civ, yes it is good, it has always been.

Ye you know better, you didn't play in that period but you know better. LOL.

Yep 2010 is when the downward thread begun. But after some time people started to play on the RE patch again (mostly populated by jap players). After that most of the community switched to nilla for the PK tourneys and then back to TAD for last PK tourney. 2011-2012 weren't bad, I remember during ni...

Truth is the average level was higher. More or less same players as now + the mass of jp players. Also classic nilla players active too.

Actually there were more active good players 2-3 years ago.

Ok, so this is for now my last comment regarding the whole water issue. I really hope Im wrong with the fact that water is too strong, but so far I have yet to be proven wrong other than some theoretical comments. If its fair enough, then sure lets bring some more water strats/battles. So, take the...