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5v5 News

Resto. Shaman - Crazzymike & Oblivions
SL/SL Warlock- Uglie | Sword Arms Warrior - Shinsoku
Holy Paladin - Cira | Shadow Priest- Maaran

Overview of the Night
We ran a variation of our typical setup this week with some incredible results. We typically play Draclau (Frost Mage) instead of Uglie, but Draclau has been difficult to get ahold of. Our first 10 matches were straight wins (10-0). We peaked out at 1830 something, and got really close to 1850. Naturally, the invisible wall pushed us back, and we took three straight losses and fell 10-3 to 1794 rating. We ran Mike for our first three, and played Oblivions for the next seven. We played Crazzy for one loss, and then Oblvions for two.

Thoughts about Oblivions
I can safely say that Oblivions is an incredible player. As long as I remember, people had always made fun of him (and his brother) for not being a very good player, but I think he’s one of the best team members I’ve run so far. He’s very battle aware and has great field vision. It always feels like he knows what to do no matter what happens (except when he dies …).

Thoughts about Uglie
Well, he’s not a Beautie, but … running Uglie for the first time in an extended format seemed to play out really well. He has incredible enthusiasm for his class (and for pvp. God, he can really get excited. You could imagine him to be the sort of person that rocks back and forth in his chair while he pvps). The Dots and Drains worked really well, and his timing for CC is near-perfect. This is another great addition to the team, and I hope to be playing him more often in the future despite his limited time schedule.

This week’s 5v5 Strategy
We came across several teams that included Druids, along with more standard setups. We quickly found that any team that included a Druid required us to quickly dispose of the druid. With two to three casters, working on the druid proved to be an easy task in most cases.

Against “mirror” teams, we just worked the warlock down. This was aided by Banishing the pet, and railing the Warlock while pressuring the healers with interrupts. Against teams with Shadow Priests, we found it imperative to knock out the S.Priest if not just CC him altogether. The huge burst damage is hard to deal with out of the chute, but if you can keep the Mind Blasts to a minimum, then the damage is much more manageable.

Another key trick is to disarm rogues and warriors right at the start to mitigate the opening rush of damage. I’ve found that a Charge+Defensive+Disarm went a long way in preventing early burst teams (premature detonation, and etc.).

3v3 News

Eh, 3s weren’t quite as exciting. We’ve come back from our 100 point deficit to be back up to 1757.

Battling PRM Teams
PRM teams have become very bearable, and in many cases quite easy to fight. I’d play defensively in the opener by using Spell Reflect, Shield Block, Demo. Shout, and Thunder Clap. After the Water Elemental would fade away or die, I’d go back to the offense on the mage, and widdle away his HP until he Ice Blocks to which case I’d intercept the priest and try to prevent any heals. If all was successful, the mage would come out and die. If not, we’d get another round of Water Ele. and Defensive stance. If no one on our side was dead at this point, we could just close out the mage.

Battling Mirror Teams
We fought a couple mirror teams, but the fights usually just came down to straight damage and seeing who lasted until the end. We typically faltered here for some reason, and we’re still trying to figure it out.

P.S. Damn you, Amelio. You guys are rough to fight. I hope I have never have to come against you guys ever again. You guys are the most elusive bunch in the whole world. (Disc. Priest/Odd-Specced Arms/Prot Warrior/Frost Mage).

… Oh and 2v2 … Played some matches. Killed some people. Went up some points. Queue times were typically five to seven minutes long.

And that’s all for tonight.

-ERP-

Sunday, December 16th, 2007 at 10:17 pm.
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