Vmn2009
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Psyche_7(blue,Stronghold,Gurnisson,Clavius) def Vmn2009(red,Tower,Neela,Sandro), panic, 136
Background: When I saw who I was matched against in the first round, I was happy: the nickname was unfamiliar, and in communication, he seemed like a newbie. I decided to play for fun, i.e., in "panic" mode.
The opponent chose his restarts, and I chose none. The initial setup was decent, with a lot of good heroes (like Craig), and I immediately saw a goblin lair. My mood improved even more, and we started playing.
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In short, describing how I played would only be embarrassing. A lot of losses and tempo setbacks. But when I got a level 4 consultant, things calmed down a bit (the opponent already has angels, but I seem to have a stronger army and more castles).
I captured another secondary town, geared up, and then...
I thought for a long time about what to cast. I decided to play it safer – mass shield and mass stone skin. I didn't regret it later.
The opponent closes in his archers, and I move in partially.
My angels are slowed down (no earth expertise – that's good).
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Then the reds cast mass haste (it's not targeting me yet with explosion/lightning/rain/... - excellent), and the battle begins – exactly what I needed.
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After the exchange, I had left: 1 angel, half of the cyclops, bears, birds, and wolves, and 230+ skeletons. The opponent had 1+3 angels. There were maneuvers with angels, alternating with slowing down my fast stacks, casting slow on 125, and attacks with wait...
Somehow, I managed to clip the wings of the "holy warriors" (at that moment, I was calling them something else in my head), and when only 1 was left, I was already expecting them to run away/buy their way out. It should be noted that the opponent's morale was -1, but it didn't really show during the battle. But it worked at the most crucial moment: the slowed angels attack my birds, but in the next round – antimoral, i.e., GG.
Thanks for the game.
P.S. Guys, be careful. Vmn2009 is definitely not a newbie! :smile20:
I took restarts, expecting something more.... As a result, the respawn was bad, most of it was in the mountains, and there was almost nothing!!!
On day 115, I almost lost, losing all the gremlins in the crypt. I attacked a pre-max hero, thinking I would crush him, but I forgot that the crypt was on the Swamp :) !! Naturally, the vampires attacked, and...... I survived. I lost tempo, which is why I couldn't get a consultant on day 121. There were not enough gremlins, so I had to wait until day 131. I lost 1 week, basically.
Before the Fortress, I thought for a long time about whether to attack or not. As a result, I didn't transfer the population from the castle, I didn't combine the angels into one stack, I didn't place single units, I didn't learn lightning (and I could have transferred them with the help of the school, GG, the opponent has magic and air expertise!!!!) And I attacked - because I see the countdown timer at the bottom:
- "You have 7 seconds left"
- "You have 6 seconds left"
- "You have 5 seconds left"
- "You have 4 seconds left"
- "You have 3 seconds left"
- "You have 2 seconds left"
I was so sure I would win that my hand trembled. In the battle itself, I also relaxed. I messed up something. I simply lost all the skeletons and didn't kill anyone with them.
It's just awful, I don't want to remember it anymore and I wish I could forget it as soon as possible!!!
Thanks for the game! Confirmed.