STREAMING. OCTGN league semi final Khudzlin vs Prodigy, part 1 (?)

db0 2016-10-06 09:47:23 UTC #14

Ivor T2 in an oddities mirror is a beast, ofc. But OTOH, mplain didn't have a great hand either and I think played more aggressively than he should have, given the threats on the board. I would have turtled up a bit more and waited for a better fighting opportunity.

swider 2016-10-06 10:24:15 UTC #15

Tbf I had very similar experiences playing against Ivor myself when I didn't use Oddities, Ivor XP was equally powerful on turn two, or three. And I guess it is the truth for other players as mplain and csonti finished in the top 4 of the league :).
Hopefully I will be able to stream the remaining games of this match up and the other semi final, but it might be impossible to arrange.
The other semi final is going to be WD mirror between Prodigy and Khudzlin, who play two very original and fsntastic decks.
I wish I had someone to help me with commentary as it is extreamly hard to do on your own and I do not feel too comfortable to do it. Also before the game I was considering whether it would be more entertaining tfor viewers to see playing hands or not and then I forgotten to ask players what they think about it before the game. Then I decided to go with this and I think it could have been a bad decision as I didn't have enough information about the game and I started guessing plays.

db0 2016-10-06 10:35:41 UTC #16

Lemme know when the next one is planned and maybe I can co-cast with you.

electric_disco 2016-10-06 10:36:56 UTC #17

Thank you for all your hard work putting this together swider. I think you are right, having players hands visible would give commentators more to talk about and would allow spectators to consider possible lines.

If you are having tryouts for co-commentators, I would like to audition

Also, I am really looking forward to that Prodigy/Khudzlin match up. Very happy to be on the sidelines for that one...

swider 2016-10-06 11:04:12 UTC #18

Thanks. To be honest I do not like streaming that much, but I love playing doomtown online, this is why from time to time we make coordinated attempt to attract some dtr players to join our small community.

Hopefully I will be able to record more ( hopefully interesting) games in the comming weeks and will keep you guys updated.

Btw I am also looking forward to the other match and I am curious how this one will end. Guys decided to play BO3.

Also play hands will be visible next time unless someone would not agree on it, I am streaming with 10 minutes delay so there shouldn't be problem.

swider 2016-10-06 21:00:17 UTC #19

Semi final between csonti and mplain, part two: https://www.twitch.tv/swider33/v/93362872, DB0 helps me with commentary.

Pr0digy 2016-10-07 16:14:52 UTC #20

Just as a heads up, Khudz and I are potentially going to try for this coming Sunday for our game. Waiting to hear back about a specific time, but likely early afternoon US-time.

With the time difference, I'm guessing we'll only be able to do 1 game.

swider 2016-10-07 18:25:40 UTC #21

Hm, Sunday might be tricky for me, if you guys play after 7 PM GMT it is likely I will be able to do it, otherwise it might be impossible.

Pr0digy 2016-10-07 22:09:52 UTC #22

Semi-finals between Khudzlin and me scheduled for: 3:30pm Central time, or 7:30 GMT on this Sunday Oct 9th. (GMT+1, which is swiders time, would be 8:30pm and GMT+2 is Khudzlins time at 9:30pm) Double check my times please, @swider and @Khudzlin

It may be short and bloody, or it may be long and bloody... but one thing for sure is that it'll be bloody!

lambretta 2016-10-07 22:58:39 UTC #23

Hi there!

Is the GMT 07:30 or 19:30?

Inverted 2016-10-07 23:24:53 UTC #24

Sounds like PM

Pr0digy 2016-10-08 00:27:06 UTC #25

Yep, 19:30

swider 2016-10-09 22:36:04 UTC #26

Khdzulin vs Prodigy, WD mirror, OCTGN league semi final: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkRBEWC6zqk
Possibly part one

db0 2016-10-10 12:37:48 UTC #27

Nice games. It's interesting to point out that these games pointed out the weaknesses of both their respective decks. I.e. what happens when the PTPT player stacks a bit too much and cheats in lowball during critical points in the game (something which happened three times for Prodigy), and what happens if the upkeep-heavy deck of Khudzlin doesn't play enough econ and the opponent has enough time to build-up. Llet's see who gets the last round.

swider 2016-10-10 13:58:37 UTC #28

I think that main issue for both players was playing against WD, 2 extra GR and / or not cheating in lowball thanks to home ability is exactly what both of them were missing.
I wouldn't be surprised if Prodigy starts Henry Moran in the future if he plays mirror match.

Pr0digy 2016-10-11 15:19:22 UTC #29

I'll save most of my commentary until after our 3rd game, but let's just say my deck did not perform how it typically does economy-wise. This is a bad match up for my deck to begin with, so this is very much an uphill battle

swider 2016-10-13 16:30:27 UTC #30

Is this a bad match up for your deck because you play against WD ? Also, since you started playing the match before WD's errata you are not going to make it effective for the game three, right?

Pr0digy 2016-10-14 01:02:34 UTC #31

A small bit because it's vs WD... the main reason is because its a fast, super aggressive in-your-face deck from turn 1.

WD errata doesn't go into effect until next week anyway, so since we're playing this Saturday we don't even have to think about it. We'll try to nail down a time by tomorrow.

Khudzlin 2016-10-14 16:00:19 UTC #32

I run Companhurst anyway, so it wouldn't change much for me.

Pr0digy 2016-10-14 20:05:52 UTC #33

Match 3/3 confirmed for tomorrow, same time as the last game.... 8:30pm GMT+1 , 2:30pm Central, 9:30pm Khudz time