TOP 500 Doubles League [WINNER: ARTUR1 & SNUSLEPPA]

[roadwarrior]

Hi Selin,

Thanks for the tourney and it was very well organised. We had lots of fun and the format of the tourney brought out the best. At least I know my team could stand up to the best in CC and come away with flying colours .

However, both Inv and I find it very hard to commit to the time that is required for the next round and eventhough we had a reserve player, it could not solve our time pressures completely. So to be fair to everybody, we just have to leave the tourney at this stage.

I would like to recommend snus and artur1 to take our place. I am sure they will do a good job at the finals.

Adios and good luck to you all.

[Selin]

Important Announcement

Invincible & roadwarrior posted that they won't play Finals. The team that will take the 4th place in Group B will replace them. This will be either artur1 & snusleppa or reverend_kyle & Adran depending on the result of last game. Therefore we have to wait for the result of the last game of the Season 2.

Both teams: If one of you decides not to play the finals, please post here. In this case we can start with the finals immediately.

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[Adran]

Myself and Kyle are hoping to take the last slot and play in the final. Sorry for the delay, we'll try and kill them as quickly as we can.


Adran

[AndrewB]

Hi Selin,

Thanks for the tourney and it was very well organised. We had lots of fun and the format of the tourney brought out the best. At least I know my team could stand up to the best in CC and come away with flying colours .

However, both Inv and I find it very hard to commit to the time that is required for the next round and eventhough we had a reserve player, it could not solve our time pressures completely. So to be fair to everybody, we just have to leave the tourney at this stage.

I would like to recommend snus and artur1 to take our place. I am sure they will do a good job at the finals.

Adios and good luck to you all.

To bad to see to see you drop off

I was considering your team potential winner of the championship.

Oh well One less competitor to worry about

[Selin]

Christ, we're really going to play on age of merchants? I can't recall one person other than teylen expressing support for that map.

Incandenza,

if you are still not willing to play Age of Merchants in the Finals, I can replace that map with WWII Eastern Front or Caribbean Islands.

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[roadwarrior]

Christ, we're really going to play on age of merchants? I can't recall one person other than teylen expressing support for that map.

Incandenza,

if you are still not willing to play Age of Merchants in the Finals, I can replace that map with WWII Eastern Front or Caribbean Islands.

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The AOM is good and at the Top 500 tourney it was my first time playing the map. It was not a straightforward map and the various competing bonuses can mislead anyone. I found that to be challenging and interesting to fine balance between them. In fact I got to know it well in the end.

I really like Selin's selection of maps overall. My favourite has got to be the Artic and Cairns.

Maybe one day Selin can explain why Brazil,did I miss the good features of the map somehow?

[Selin]

Christ, we're really going to play on age of merchants? I can't recall one person other than teylen expressing support for that map.

Incandenza,

if you are still not willing to play Age of Merchants in the Finals, I can replace that map with WWII Eastern Front or Caribbean Islands.

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The AOM is good and at the Top 500 tourney it was my first time playing the map. It was not a straightforward map and the various competing bonuses can mislead anyone. I found that to be challenging and interesting to fine balance between them. In fact I got to know it well in the end.

I really like Selin's selection of maps overall. My favourite has got to be the Artic and Cairns.

Maybe one day Selin can explain why Brazil,did I miss the good features of the map somehow?

I have no objection to AOM personally, however Incandenza had some at the beginning of Season 2. I thought I can make him a favor, if he still have question marks on AOM map. If you think it's ok, I won't change it.

I have no special preference for Brazil. Considering the number of countries, it seemed to be a good choice to me at that time, but a lot of new maps have been quenched after the start of our league. If I had started the league now, I would have not chosen Brazil.

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[Incandenza]

I have fewer reservations about AoM after having played it. I can live with it. Thanks, tho, selin.

[Selin]

I have fewer reservations about AoM after having played it. I can live with it. Thanks, tho, selin.

ok, I'll keep AoM.

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[Incandenza]

However, since we're on the subject, I wouldn't mind having a chat about replacing Great Lakes with something, like Eastern Front or France or even D-Day.

[AndrewB]

No D-Day please.

[Selin]

D-Day and France are brand new maps that haven't been tested enough yet, but I can replace Great Lakes with Eastern Front, if there is no objection of other finalists.

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[Incandenza]

Fair enough.

[Selin]

Still waiting for the result of the last game of the Season 2.



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[Selin]

Last match of Season 2 is nearing to the end.

I will open respective matches of Finals as soon as last qualified team is clear.

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[Selin]

Last match of Season 2 is finally ended.

artur1 & snusleppa got the last place in the Finals.

I opened the 3 remaining no cards matches of Finals. You can join them now.

I will open the flat rate matches next weekend, and escalating matches the weekend after.

Good luck to all of you in the Finals.

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[Teylen]

3 no cards games in the last round.. and inc&mepps meet subjekt&me in all three of them.. huaaa...

[Selin]

3 no cards games in the last round.. and inc&mepps meet subjekt&me in all three of them.. huaaa...

You play week 3,6 and 8 matches first, because they are no card games. I don't see anything wrong there. Please join your matches.

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[Incandenza]

3 no cards games in the last round.. and inc&mepps meet subjekt&me in all three of them.. huaaa...

I found that rather interesting as well.

[AndrewB]

Shall we open more games?

[Selin]

Shall we open more games?

I will open all flat rate matches this weekend and all escalating ones next weekend.

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[Selin]

I opened the all flat rate matches of Finals. You can join them now.

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[Selin]

3 of 20 matches are finished.
10 of 20 matches are running.
1 of 20 matches are waiting to start.
6 of 20 matches haven't been opened yet.

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[Incandenza]

Is the plan still to open the escalating games this weekend? 'cause I wouldn't mind that being pushed back a week, since the flat rate games have barely gotten under way (and one is still unfilled).

[Selin]

Is the plan still to open the escalating games this weekend? 'cause I wouldn't mind that being pushed back a week, since the flat rate games have barely gotten under way (and one is still unfilled).

I pm'ed Deadpool to join his last match. Here's his answer:

My partner and I just lost our premium accounts. We cannot be in more than 4 games at once. When I signed up for this thing I had no idea it would:
1. Take this long
2. Involve being in so many concurrent games.
I will enter it when I can.

Considering that Deadpool and Cancermerchant can't join new matches immediately, I will follow your suggestion and postpone escalating matches one week.

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