Julz, let's say you and me do a few rounds

Post by **dzjepp** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 4:43 am

Of good ol fashioned sparring

What is a good time for j00?

Post by **axbaby** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 4:54 am

this is spam but oi likes ya so ize will let her stay

Post by **Survivor** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 10:16 am

Damn, where can I get tickets?

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 4:28 pm

ra3 ok? or would u prefer 1on1dm?

i'll be around later this evening

Post by **dzjepp** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:57 pm

Testing testing testing....

Yeah, ra3 is ok, as long as it's on a pb server. Half the ra3 twats use hacks you know.

How do I contact you? irc? I'll leave my pc on for a while here pointed to #xeno, hope to see ya there.

Post by **menkent** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 10:06 pm

/autorecord :icon14:

Post by **dzjepp** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 10:10 pm

Funny you should mention that, last night I was playing really late ra3 cuz I couldn't sleep. Well, I came across horka lame (or at least someone posing as him) but it was definately someone from q3w, it was quite funny. I think I will make a new thread for that. I got a little demo too.

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 10:11 pm

heh you don't know what you're getting urself into son!

<-thunderstruck nerd

yea i'll come by xeno later on. Later is better!

Post by **dzjepp** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 10:17 pm

Is that the little map with the circular island in the center surrounded by jumpads? I hate that one. :s

Post by **Oeloe** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 10:57 pm

No. Thunderstruck has only one JP, but 3 staircases.

Post by **dzjepp** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 11:45 pm

I dunno when you want to do this man, but I'm gonna go do some stuff 30min-1hr+, but you can spam my name and I'll get a DING a few times so mebbe I'll hear it.

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 12:47 am

u need to learn how to use irc dj...

Post by **dzjepp** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 1:48 am

gg d00d...

One reason I don't like ra3 very much... the community there is probably the worst representation of the overall type of quaker there is. When you left some guy joined up and spammed curse words when he would loose. I've noticed almost every game has at least one person that fits that kind of profile, as well as a large amount of players using hacks. Last night, granted I was on a pb disabled server, but there where at least 3 people using aimbots present.

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 2:30 am

gg - wp

yea ra3 tends to attract shit talkers - lot of egos there

but there is also a nice concentration of skill - and it's good if u know a few players who u enjoy sparring with.

also nice is the /aliases command so u can see who you're playing, and also get their guid.

Post by **dzjepp** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 9:51 pm

up for another one soon?

Post by **menkent** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 10:06 pm

demos?

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 6:02 am

dzjepp wrote:up for another one soon?

aye i'll be up late tonight if u wanna spar

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 6:03 am

menkent wrote:demos?

it's ra3 man

if u wanna watch come spec, or even better come spar

Post by **Cooldown** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 4:53 am

What server are you guys playing on?

It's time for you to experience a million deaths in an instant.

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 8:00 pm

just random ra3 servers - i use the nick jaguar, or [xeno]Julios

Post by **Oeloe** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 10:06 pm

[xeno]Julios wrote:but there is also a nice concentration of skill

You mean aim. :P

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 12:02 am

Oeloe wrote:
[xeno]Julios wrote:but there is also a nice concentration of skill
You mean aim. :P

intense combat is way more than a function of aim.

Post by **Oeloe** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 2:22 am

For small 1v1 arena's like Evolution or Thunderstruck it's safe to say that the outcome of the battle depends almost solely on hitscan aim and accurate projectile spamming. The only form of map control present basically is getting to an area that leaves you less exposed than your opponent.

Of course it takes more than just aim to win all battles, but because you always spawn stacked with armor and all weapons, you can always use the weapons that are situationally better, which leads to extremely repetitive shaft, rail and rocket/nade spam situations. That's the only reason why CA/DA is instantly boring to me and why so many 'real' (non-arena style) duelers regard CA/RA3 as a breeding ground for noobs.

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 2:36 am

Oeloe wrote:For small 1v1 arena's like Evolution or Thunderstruck it's safe to say that the outcome of the battle depends almost solely on hitscan aim and accurate projectile spamming. The only form of map control present basically is getting to an area that leaves you less exposed than your opponent.

rockets will usually overpower anything in thunderstruck, so long as u don't keep ur distance.

the whole point of TS is to encourage close-mid range combat.

and don't fall into the trap of thinking that there's only aim and map control.

There are so many other things at play here.

Good hitscan aim, for example, requires excellent pattern prediction.

You also need to generate complex strafe patterns to remain hard to hit.

The manouvering during countdown is also crucial.

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 2:38 am

and yea - i enjoy the depth of a good duel too - but 1on1 thunderstruck is great if you have the combat ability to keep up.