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Round 3 Results



(Division 1)

TBL 2 - 0 Lad|B

AoL 2 – 0 ArF

TAG 0 – 2 GVT

(Division 2)

Legi0n 1 – 1 DoD|B

JSS 2 - 0 SUD

Lad|A on a bye

(Division 3)

DoD|A 2 – 0 ReV

LNC 2 – 0 PK

AoD on a bye.



In Division One, TBL swept Lad|B 2-0, but don't let the results fool you into thinking the series was a massacre, because Lad|B gave TBL an incredibly tough match on Watering Hole. In an important battle between two playoff contenders, AoL emerged victorious over a frustrated ArF squad. AoL went triple Zeus in both matchups, and employed a triple ceasefire in both games to provide three minutes of uncontested booming – good strategy or cheap tactics? And in a battle of two last-place teams (both previously without wins), GVT swept TAG with the help of GVT's star player, Tadao (who had not played in any previous matches).



In Division 2, Legi0n snagged its first win by taking advantage of some pretty rough DoD|B teamplay. Although Legi0n's individual skill level is not the greatest, they worked well as a team in a game one matchup on Watering Hole, resulting in a well-deserved victory. Game 2 on Alfheim saw DoD|B obtain their revenge in a convincing fashion. JSS, meanwhile, swept SUD, who provided a somewhat close game in a boom-fest game on Ghostlake. On Alfheim, Ert boosted JSS to a quick victory by steamrolling his opponent, [SUD]Zoccio.



In Division 3, DoD A swept an easy series against ReV – not much to say other than that the series was over quickly. LNC played its first games of the season, and faced off against a PK clan needing to win. LNC's return to RTSL featured the return of some familiar faces - LNC_Im0nFiR3 (Cyclone) and LNC_Velite. And in both of LNC's games vs PK, LNC_Goldenaxe struggled, but his clan-mates put him on their backs and carried the games. The 2-0 sweep for LNC put PK's playoff chances on life-support.



Current standings



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(Please note that the standings include ArF's round 4 wins vs GVT.)



Round 3's Spotlight game



Lad|B – Zeus (Kuvar) Oranos (_Flash) Loki (MadConqueror)

TBL – Oranos (Gold_Lion) Zeus (Metallo_) Ra (Tedd)

Played on Watering Hole (and NOT the balance patch)



This week's spotlight match showcases another B team, which, like DoD|B, gave a championship contender a tough fight. The map spawned with TBL's Oranos facing Lad's Zeus, Lad's Loki facing TBL's Ra, and TBL's Zeus + Lad's Oranos being the pockets. The majority of the players grabbed an early town center, except for MadConqueror who went for early Hersir raids, and Metallo, who went for a fast mythic.



Lad showed some good teamwork early on, as all three Lads' raiding parties converged simultaneously in Gold_Lion's base. Lad managed to kill four fat Atlantean villagers, and Lad also coaxed a ceasefire from Metallo, who jumped to a quick 10:30 Mythic. Metallo gathered troops for an underworld, which he used to connect his base to Flash's back town center. Lad responded with a ceasefire, which allowed all three Lad armies to gather at the underworld in Flash's base. When ceasefire ended, [TBL]Tedd shifted his entire army to help Metallo in Flash's base. Lad's army emerged victories in the defensive 3v2, and destroyed the enemy underworld without much of a struggle.



Kuvar reached Mythic just past the 14 minute mark, and launched a vicious assault on Gold Lion's base. Gold Lion, still well behind due to the early pressure, was unable to keep Kuvar's assault at bay. Kuvar easily marched through Gold Lion's starting town center, and began an assault on Gold Lion's back town center. At this point, things looked very good for the upstart Lad team. However, Kuvar followed up his strong aggression against Gold Lion with a key mistake – he did not capture one of the two forward settlements on his side of the map.



This misplay allowed Metallo, who had been helping Tedd on the eastern side of the map, to steal the forward town center, and thereby establish a base of operations on Kuvar's side of the map. While Kuvar attempted to deal the killing blow to Gold Lion, Metallo struck at Kuvar's forward town center and back town center, destroying them both. Kuvar suddenly found himself at a 140 population limit, and he was unable to finish Gold Lion. Metallo's assault, meanwhile, forced[Lad]Flash to move his army over to Kuvar's base. This left MadConqueror's Loki in a 1x1 versus Tedd, a Mythic Age Ra. As you probably predicted, Tedd won that duel, and quickly rolled through MadConqueror's forward town center. With Metallo having a strangle-hold on the west side of the map, and MadConqueror about to fall beneath Tedd's onslaught, Lad recognized that the game was over, and called it a GG (which it was).



Key Points:

1) I assume that Gold Lion was aware that his pocket was going fast mythic. As such, he should have anticipated an early double without support. Gold Lion should have walled his base (he didn't).

2) As covered in the narrative, Kuvar had the ability to take control of the entire west side of the map – but he didn't.

3) An enemy unit never found its way into Tedd's home base, but Tedd's economy was incredibly slow to expand.



Key Matches in the Upcoming Week:



Division 2: JSS vs Lad|A – Two undefeated clans battling for what will likely be the #1 seed in the playoffs.

Division 3: LNC vs AoD –A match with significant playoff implications – and despite Goldenaxe's bumbling play, LNC swept PK last week, who went 1-1 vs AoD earlier in the season.

Division 3: PK vs DoD – PK's playoff hopes are thin – they need at least one win vs DoD to have any hopes of reaching the playoffs.





Recorded Games and Streams



DoD|A vs ReV (casted by BlackAdder), AoL vs Arf (casted by Fox), and Legi0n vs DoD|B (casted by Fox) were streamed on the RTSL Twitch page.

http://www.twitch.tv/rtsleague/profile



Some of Round 3's recorded games can be found on Voobly's RTSL ladder.

http://www.voobly.com/ladder/matches/225/0#pagebrowser1

(Please note that Voobly is able to differentiate between 1.03 patch and the fanpatch.)



Alternatively, all of the recorded games can be located on RTSL's site.

http://www.rts-league.org/leagues/aot/replays/



Finally, several of the matches were uploaded here at RTS Sanctuary:

http://www.rts-sanctuary.com/The-Titans/showforum=142



This post has been edited by TOAO_ChronoJJ: May 9 2015, 06:50 AM Better late than never – this third weekly update was delayed due to a change in my work schedule, but here it is nonetheless! Last weekend (May 2nd-3rd) saw Week 3 come and go, with several matches carrying some fairly significant playoff implications.(Division 1)TBL 2 - 0 Lad|BAoL 2 – 0 ArFTAG 0 – 2 GVT(Division 2)Legi0n 1 – 1 DoD|BJSS 2 - 0 SUDLad|A on a bye(Division 3)DoD|A 2 – 0 ReVLNC 2 – 0 PKAoD on a bye.In Division One, TBL swept Lad|B 2-0, but don't let the results fool you into thinking the series was a massacre, because Lad|B gave TBL an incredibly tough match on Watering Hole. In an important battle between two playoff contenders, AoL emerged victorious over a frustrated ArF squad. AoL went triple Zeus in both matchups, and employed a triple ceasefire in both games to provide three minutes of uncontested booming – good strategy or cheap tactics? And in a battle of two last-place teams (both previously without wins), GVT swept TAG with the help of GVT's star player, Tadao (who had not played in any previous matches).In Division 2, Legi0n snagged its first win by taking advantage of some pretty rough DoD|B teamplay. Although Legi0n's individual skill level is not the greatest, they worked well as a team in a game one matchup on Watering Hole, resulting in a well-deserved victory. Game 2 on Alfheim saw DoD|B obtain their revenge in a convincing fashion. JSS, meanwhile, swept SUD, who provided a somewhat close game in a boom-fest game on Ghostlake. On Alfheim, Ert boosted JSS to a quick victory by steamrolling his opponent, [SUD]Zoccio.In Division 3, DoD A swept an easy series against ReV – not much to say other than that the series was over quickly. LNC played its first games of the season, and faced off against a PK clan needing to win. LNC's return to RTSL featured the return of some familiar faces - LNC_Im0nFiR3 (Cyclone) and LNC_Velite. And in both of LNC's games vs PK, LNC_Goldenaxe struggled, but his clan-mates put him on their backs and carried the games. The 2-0 sweep for LNC put PK's playoff chances on life-support.(IMG: http://i.imgur.com/sGoCMbU.png (Please note that the standings include ArF's round 4 wins vs GVT.)Lad|B – Zeus (Kuvar) Oranos (_Flash) Loki (MadConqueror)TBL – Oranos (Gold_Lion) Zeus (Metallo_) Ra (Tedd)Played on Watering Hole (and NOT the balance patch)This week's spotlight match showcases another B team, which, like DoD|B, gave a championship contender a tough fight. The map spawned with TBL's Oranos facing Lad's Zeus, Lad's Loki facing TBL's Ra, and TBL's Zeus + Lad's Oranos being the pockets. The majority of the players grabbed an early town center, except for MadConqueror who went for early Hersir raids, and Metallo, who went for a fast mythic.Lad showed some good teamwork early on, as all three Lads' raiding parties converged simultaneously in Gold_Lion's base. Lad managed to kill four fat Atlantean villagers, and Lad also coaxed a ceasefire from Metallo, who jumped to a quick 10:30 Mythic. Metallo gathered troops for an underworld, which he used to connect his base to Flash's back town center. Lad responded with a ceasefire, which allowed all three Lad armies to gather at the underworld in Flash's base. When ceasefire ended, [TBL]Tedd shifted his entire army to help Metallo in Flash's base. Lad's army emerged victories in the defensive 3v2, and destroyed the enemy underworld without much of a struggle.Kuvar reached Mythic just past the 14 minute mark, and launched a vicious assault on Gold Lion's base. Gold Lion, still well behind due to the early pressure, was unable to keep Kuvar's assault at bay. Kuvar easily marched through Gold Lion's starting town center, and began an assault on Gold Lion's back town center. At this point, things looked very good for the upstart Lad team. However, Kuvar followed up his strong aggression against Gold Lion with a key mistake – he did not capture one of the two forward settlements on his side of the map.This misplay allowed Metallo, who had been helping Tedd on the eastern side of the map, to steal the forward town center, and thereby establish a base of operations on Kuvar's side of the map. While Kuvar attempted to deal the killing blow to Gold Lion, Metallo struck at Kuvar's forward town center and back town center, destroying them both. Kuvar suddenly found himself at a 140 population limit, and he was unable to finish Gold Lion. Metallo's assault, meanwhile, forced[Lad]Flash to move his army over to Kuvar's base. This left MadConqueror's Loki in a 1x1 versus Tedd, a Mythic Age Ra. As you probably predicted, Tedd won that duel, and quickly rolled through MadConqueror's forward town center. With Metallo having a strangle-hold on the west side of the map, and MadConqueror about to fall beneath Tedd's onslaught, Lad recognized that the game was over, and called it a GG (which it was).Key Points:1) I assume that Gold Lion was aware that his pocket was going fast mythic. As such, he should have anticipated an early double without support. Gold Lion should have walled his base (he didn't).2) As covered in the narrative, Kuvar had the ability to take control of the entire west side of the map – but he didn't.3) An enemy unit never found its way into Tedd's home base, but Tedd's economy was incredibly slow to expand.Division 2: JSS vs Lad|A – Two undefeated clans battling for what will likely be the #1 seed in the playoffs.Division 3: LNC vs AoD –A match with significant playoff implications – and despite Goldenaxe's bumbling play, LNC swept PK last week, who went 1-1 vs AoD earlier in the season.Division 3: PK vs DoD – PK's playoff hopes are thin – they need at least one win vs DoD to have any hopes of reaching the playoffs.DoD|A vs ReV (casted by BlackAdder), AoL vs Arf (casted by Fox), and Legi0n vs DoD|B (casted by Fox) were streamed on the RTSL Twitch page.Some of Round 3's recorded games can be found on Voobly's RTSL ladder.(Please note that Voobly is able to differentiate between 1.03 patch and the fanpatch.)Alternatively, all of the recorded games can be located on RTSL's site.Finally, several of the matches were uploaded here at RTS Sanctuary:

