Posts from Diamond Monster

(PReDS, red, Tower, Aine, Alkin) def d-neez (blue, Barbarian, Kragg, Kragg), Diamond, 145.
My opponent surprised me by choosing a Barbarian from the trio of Swamp - Barbarian - Tower. I thought about it and decided to practice with the Tower one more time. The distribution was great: either an impenetrable block or a one-sided advantage – I struggled with them throughout the game. Control at 4 minutes didn't go well with the constant need to plug unnecessary exits with scouts; moreover, one scout was on the computer’s territory, so I constantly had to buy more. As a result, I discovered 2 Dragon Utopias, an external dwelling for Angels, and boots after Pegasi (the second one already had 100+, because there were a lot of small items nearby). In the end, I took the first Dragon Utopia only at level 141, but there I immediately got КЗ to Expert Earth and +4 to everything. There are already many Castles and villages, so I quickly took two more Dragon Utopias, picked up +5 and +3 to everything in treasures, and started thinking about where the blue player is. Then I spotted his scout, and apparently due to lack of time, his starting Castle was empty, so my scout calmly ran into it. He killed a couple of scouts hanging around, revealed Kragg with a huge amount of resources, made sure that there was no Chuppy, and Alkin settled in the Castle. Kragg attacked; he has much more units, but much lower stats (there wasn't a single Dragon Utopia) - so despite mass haste and cloak of defiance, Alkin won.

Thank you for the game.

04/09/2012 HellLighT (blue, Barbarian, Gurney) def darkello (red, Tower, Torosar, Damacon?) diamond 212

. I rushed to the opponent, and managed to prevent him from taking the growth from 5 firebirds placed near the compass. However, I almost lost my own army, which would have significantly prolonged the game, but darkello didn't make it one square. Portal, attack, victory, thanks for the game.

I haven't seen my opponent either in the game or in the chat.

April 21, 2013: twaryna (red, Necropolis, Clavius, Clavius) def Pyre (blue, Fortress, Ivor, Ivor) Diamond 211

Necropolis rules. Thanks for the game!

Something feels a bit dull on Hv these days, but I watched the ending and it gave me a reason to share this :p. A clear demonstration for those who fear Warlocks, showing why Necromancy was nerfed. Skill and a road junction that prevents a quick encounter are the keys to success. Even if you bring Pyre with an equal amount of gold as your opponent, it's still impossible to kill 1.5k skeletons.
And in Warlocks, even without Necromancy, the undead are among the top-tier factions.

Things are kinda boring on ХВ these days, but I watched the ending here and found a reason to throw in a bait post :p. A clear demonstration for the VT-phobes of why necromancy was nerfed. Skilled micro and a road layout that prevents an early meeting — that's the key to success. Even if Pyre brought an economy equal to the opponent's, it's still impossible to kill 1.5k skeletons.
And in VT, by the way, even without necromancy, the undead are among the top races.)

I haven't seen saves or trans, but for such a powerful build as Diamond, 1.5k skeletons on the second month is nothing, and it's quite possible to find counter-arguments for them.
And a Warlock, if played with experience, looks much better here; I'm even struggling to name an adequate counter for him: if he isn't locked down on the respawn point by one-sided units and blocks from guardian relics, you won't be able to stop him.