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03-03-2010 , 03:49 PM

#176

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Originally Posted by RollWave

I didn't know anything about GAT, so it was kind of hard to find a good way to use it though, so i was still happy with Halo 3.

i was thinking more along the lines of throw everyone in the same pvp dungeon and make it last man standing. or just an individual play (or group with randoms on a public server) open up the whole world and see who can accumulate most gold in a certain amount of time, something like that. None of which were really that interesting. and even what I read about the 3v3 things they do now...it doesn't really seem all that great either. Great game - but very hard to come up with a good scoring method. (and i already talked about how i don't like the idea of using team events, you can like them if you want, but i don't, so agree to disagree.).

Nah 3v3 arena is really really popular, and surprisingly deep.

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03-03-2010 , 03:51 PM

#177

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Yeah 3v3 arena tournaments have huge prizes and are broadcast more than SC/WC3 tournaments are (at least in the US).

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03-03-2010 , 03:54 PM

#178

Maruchan

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Originally Posted by RollWave

I can only speak for my experiences in Inhouse Leagues on DotA, but the best players definitely emerge over time in randomized 5v5 teams (although certain types of players are rewarded more than others).

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03-03-2010 , 03:55 PM

#179

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Realms of Arcadia 1+2 - 5.99$ as a download on gog.com
Realms of Arcadia 3 - 5.99$ as a download on gog.com

There's also the newer games with shiny 3d. The Dark Eye: Drakensang and The Dark Eye: Drakensang River of Time that retail for about 10 Euro; 30 Euro here

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03-03-2010 , 03:56 PM

#180

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Originally Posted by chuckleslovakian

Nah 3v3 arena is really really popular, and surprisingly deep.

no doubt. But as i mentioned before, I think team based competitions are at a natural disadvantage compared to individual competitions in this draft. With the purpose of finding the best individual gamer, if you have a team based competition, its not as smooth.

Yea, of course it can be done. You have lots of matches with random teammates or something. But there's always that little asterisk of doubt as to how much a victory is a result of an individual vs of his team.

And I realize that being a good teammate is part of being a good overall gamer, so doing well in team events is part of that and could be an integral part of the overall competition.

Team contests just make it a little bit more complicated is all I was trying to say.

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03-03-2010 , 03:58 PM

#181

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Also if anyone at the end of round 1 wants to trade I'd be willing to trade my 2nd and 3rd round picks for your 1st and 5th.

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03-03-2010 , 06:30 PM

#182

Maruchan

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I PM'd fleebrog but no response so far

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03-03-2010 , 08:40 PM

#183

Fleebrog

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Round 1 Pick 13:

Brogfest selects:

Spoiler:

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03-03-2010 , 08:45 PM

#184

derwipok

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I love Tetris, but I doubt I'd watch someone playing it

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03-03-2010 , 08:48 PM

#185

Thingyman

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That is so funny.

Maruchan seriously suggested to me that we should draft tetris.

I thought he was out of his mind.

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03-03-2010 , 08:51 PM

#186

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Originally Posted by derwipok

I love Tetris, but I doubt I'd watch someone playing it

I'm sure that is true. But there's a huge pool of non-hardcore-gamers and non-gamers who will be much more willing and able to follow somebody playing Tetris than the other games picked so far.

Hell, I own and have played StarCraft, and I can barely follow what's going on in competitions.

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03-03-2010 , 08:54 PM

#187

traz

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tetris was on the list but I didn't think it'd fall this soon

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03-03-2010 , 08:56 PM

#188

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lol, Tetris is the other game I was deciding on with Civ 4. I didn't think I'd get both, but I figured doing it this way is the only chance I had

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03-03-2010 , 08:56 PM

#189

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If you don't vote

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You are more likely to dislike my rulings...if you get my drift.

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03-03-2010 , 09:10 PM

#190

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Originally Posted by traz

tetris was on the list but I didn't think it'd fall this soon

and i think this rounds out our short list. halo 3, quake 3 arena, world of warcraft, tetris. oh well, it was probably way to much to hope any of them would last so we could get 2...

Tetris may not be an exciting spectator sport, but it is the quintessential puzzle game, and an awesome component of a gaming competition.

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03-03-2010 , 09:51 PM

#191

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Bwuahahaha, I'm getting excellent value on my round 1 pick.
Props to OTI for telling me about this game while we were co-modding.

ROUND 1, PICK 14....
I take,

Spoiler:

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03-03-2010 , 09:52 PM

#192

traz

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yep madden is fantastic value at that spot, I can't believe some of those other games were taken ahead...

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03-03-2010 , 09:53 PM

#193

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Madden's a good pick etc etc etc, just so dull for a 1st round choice

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03-03-2010 , 09:54 PM

#194

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Originally Posted by traz

yep madden is fantastic value at that spot, I can't believe some of those other games were taken ahead...

yeah,
personally, i wouldn't of even considered tetris before round 5.

also: PM sent to felix telling him he's up.

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03-03-2010 , 09:56 PM

#195

traz

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Originally Posted by Zurvan

Madden's a good pick etc etc etc, just so dull for a 1st round choice

sick level by the guy who picked civ4

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03-03-2010 , 09:59 PM

#196

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Madden's a good pick etc etc etc, just so dull for a 1st round choice

No way, getting a game that crushes a category [sports] as the 14th pick is huge value, I think it's pretty exciting.

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03-03-2010 , 10:00 PM

#197

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Considering the combination of strategy, hand eye coordination, and reaction speed that Madden brings to the table it probably should have been a top 3 pick.

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03-03-2010 , 10:01 PM

#198

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Not the game itself, even tho video game football is somehow worse than NFL football. It's just such a cliche first round pick. It's what the computer would pick in an autodraft.

I mean, it's good value, but meh