| #1 YourRoleModel (40.np6.np.dialup.nauticom.net)[5917] |
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It's all fine and good to talk about how much you learn from losing, but I hate losing anyway. It was difficult for me to want to publicize this and leave myself open to chuckles about the stupid little things I forgot to do... sigh...
Nevertheless, what a game it was... Fractal, I honestly hope I had you in doubt about winning at some point after you destroyed my main. It's hard to tell how hard someone's economy is hurting without being that person. |
| #2 MikeyMonty (spider-we023.proxy.aol.com)[5921] |
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Wow, what a report. They just keep getting better and better.
YRM:Pushing the envelope of battle report writing. |
| #3 anal-banana (research02.gate.nec.co.jp)[5922] |
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Wow, I come in for work today and there is a Heartcutter AND a YRM! Yay, I'm happy :)
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| #4 GhOsT~LiZarD (ppp1-225.digizen.net)[5925] |
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| Wow someone uses my inventions, GO PIMP SQUAD!!!!! |
| #5 Odin (cf2.tor.accglobal.net)[5929] |
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amazing BR man hope it gets a 10 =)
btw reavers speak korean?.... always thought it was japanese =)
SHINJIMAI !
ask shiroman what it means =) |
| #6 Savage']['eaCup (proxy2-external.elcjn1.sdca.home.com)[5931] |
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| arg. i thought u were gonna win =D |
| #7 Longlivethemac (gauntlet.ObjecTime.com)[5939] |
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I sometimes fear that if you get a 10 you will stop making such great reports. So I hope this report gets a 9.9.
Ok you raters have my permision to give it a ten, just as long as you force YRM, at gun point (I believe Mark4 has experiance with this), to make more good reports.
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| #8 bad_yellow28 (n154h148.thezone.net)[5946] |
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awesome as usual.. =)
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| #9 SnowSquall (dyn007-ts5a.athens.frognet.net)[5947] |
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Great BR.. the subtitles have me rolling. :)
Really, it sounded like one of those games in
which both of your houses are burning down, it's
just a question of which goes first? It's
tough stopping terrans once they get a defensive
structure built, since that's what terrans do
best -- defend. Dont feel bad, I *always* forget
to research dweb on my corsairs even when I make
them! doh!
Someday I'll learn. :)
Great BR again.. you & Heartcutter and some others
have story-telling down to a science. |
| #10 Fractal_Wave (proxy4.gvcl1.bc.home.com)[5949] |
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Yes! he got it posted! yehaw!
Now that was a game & a half.
I must have lost 20-some SCVS...
btw, here's an interesting point:
If you make a wraith attack a certain shuttle, even when the shuttle goes out of appriciable sight range, the wraith WILL STILL FOLLOW!
As you might guess, this is VERY usefuk for hunting down shuttles..it's also xcellet when you have one wraith to kill a reaver with...and you've GOT to have that wraith there on time, or your scvs get owned...
YRM, i was paniced 99% of the time...each time i saw a shuttle, my heart stopped. That was a terrifc match.
I knew if i could land a tank push on you xpansion i'd win...and i slipped that dropship by your scouts...
One thing that confuses me: Your scouts came to kill my initial push in you main...I was just loading up my dropships, & you killed one & i lost a tank...
Then i got my three marines out of the 2nd ship...and your scouts ran away.
Doing my best not to sound like a patronize bastered, if your scouts had stayed to kill those guys, I bet you would have won...
A truly funky game. Shall we change the series to best-of-5?
;)
All the best,
Fractal_Wave
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| #11 OrcManiac (ppp059.110.mmtl.videotron.net)[5952] |
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Ok I will not sound original but good work, keep em coming ;). I was laughing so hard about the reaver speaking koreamn thingie "Me korea gogogog" LOL.
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| #12 YourRoleModel (relay.atinc.com)[5958] |
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Fractal, I at first retreated my 2 scouts from your 2-3 marines on the ground because...
1 - I thought I heard them stim, and assumed there were medics or more marines nearby. I couldn't afford to lose the scouts.
2 - I took a quick look around for the other dropship that I heard load... didn't see it, came back, and killed the marines.
It's funny how you probably thought that your mining me in hurt me, and normally it would have, but I decided early that I was too lazy to walk this map and was going to go shuttles and air whether you laid zero mines or forty.
I really wish I had stumbled across your shuttle dropping off your last push... you couldn't have had too much in reserve unless I am way off in my guess.
I'd love to play again, but maybe we should start another best of three. I hate going "best of five", losing, then going "best of seven"...
All the best,
YourSmurfModel |
| #13 YourRoleModel (relay.atinc.com)[5963] |
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| It has been mentioned that there is a possibility that I will quit writing reports if I ever get a 10.0. I won't quit writing reports if I get a 10.0. I do this for fun. |
| #14 Mark4 (strangers.bragg.army.mil)[5966] |
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| Yeah, plus we base YRMs salary on how many reports per week he writes. Well, we would if we could afford to pay him. Our budget is only $40,000 a year and since I get $20,000 and Johnny gets $1995, that leaves only five bucks. And we gave that to ghost to buy a terran marine action figure to play with in the hopes it would keep him quiet during important games =]. |
| #15 Heartcutter (209.185.98.79)[5971] |
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| Fantastic Report! YRM's stories are always gripping. The Korean reaver was too much! Keep it up! LOL! |
| #16 YourRoleModel (relay.atinc.com)[5977] |
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Thanks Mark4... any chance we can play again so I can maybe improve my timing and judgement? Again, thanks for the kind words everybody, especially favorite writers like Heartcutter... makes me all misty eyed.
By the way [FLS]Prozerran has this really cool site he recommended... ...dick.com or something. =P |
| #17 Alita99 (urel44.URel.Berkeley.EDU)[5984] |
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Mark4,
What IS the rating system used by the raters? Maybe if we can see it, the reports will get better. Something like this:
1) terrans win over toss/zerg (+1 point)
2) Toss/zerg win over terran (-2 points)
3) nukes are used to turn the game around (+1 point)
4) nukes are used, but don't mean squat (-1 point)
5) Pictures included (start at 7 points)
7) battles are two sided (+2 points)
8) one sided "comp stomp"-type squashes [even if there are no comps] (-2 points)
9) report written by YourRoleModel, CattleBruiser, etc. (start at 10 points and work your way down) |
| #18 YourRoleModel (relay.atinc.com)[5986] |
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Hey! I've never received a 10... My lowest score was a 6.5 and it was deserved, and I don't minde getting a nine, that's great. My feeling is that, if I do see a report get a perfect 10 anytime soon, I should be able to look at it and see the way that it's better than my reports, or FLS's recent 9.0, or some of Heartcutters top offerings.
If I was a judge, I'd base the reports on the following criteria, in order of importance.
1 - <B>Enjoyment</B> Did I enjoy reading the report? Or did I skip over boring parts?
2 - <B>Effort</B> Was there an effort made to be accurate? Did the writer care enough to try to write a well told story?
3 - <B>Pictures</B> Are there pictures that help to tell the story? Are they entertaining as well? Do we get to see a rare shot? (like a horde of archons attacking)
4 - <B>The Battle</B> Should a writer be penalized for writing a report on a short, early game win? No, but a 12 round Roy Jones Jr. fight is more entertaining than a 30 second Mike Tyson knockout. So some consideration should be placed on the actual battle that is reported.
5 - <B>Intangibles</B> Did I laugh out loud? Did I feel compelled to reply? Do I give more respect to the author, even though he may not be the best player?
...but I am not a judge. I do try to base my reports on the above principals... maybe with a little more emphasis on number 3.
YourRoleModel - "Bringing out the best competitive bastard in all of us." =P |
| #19 Mark4 (strangers.bragg.army.mil)[5991] |
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| Reports are judges on content, readability, and graphics. |
| #20 HunterD (NEW93127183.columbus.rr.com)[5997] |
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Great BR, with any luck I will some day be skilled enough to participate in a match that is worthy of writing a BR for.
Anyway... I always look forward to YRM and Heartcutter's reports, and it's always fun to find two of them at once. I've no idea how you boys decide on who gets to be a judge, but YRM sure as hell deserves a nomination. Thanx. |
| #21 T.T.Boy (ncache1.ford.com)[6006] |
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| Great report YRM! I second and third and fourth all the above recommendations and nominations. I also like your report rating guide. |
| #22 YourRoleModel (relay.atinc.com)[6086] |
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My rating went up in the last day or so... best yet! YIPPEEE!!!
(no point to this at all but to express happiness) |
| #23 {DL}_conor (ABD14D4C.ipt.aol.com)[6169] |
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| hey, thats a realy good report. But I want a rematch with you. Email me at ckrad@aol.com ,we wll set up a game. And oyu will lose, hhahahahahahaha. Sorry about the loss to fractel. |
| #24 Raistloaf (gw.gjensidige.no)[6318] |
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Incredible...
Clap clap clap clap ! |
| #25 GunsandZealots (user-37ka39p.dialup.mindspring.com)[6883] |
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| 9.4, you desire better man, maybe you will start winning soon. Guns |
| #26 BoyGeorge[41371] |
| intergate.ausd.k12.ca.us |
| pictures! more pictures!! |
| #27 T_Mac[48062] |
| on-tor-blr-a58-03-129.look.ca |
| yah dref this was good :) |
| #28 Dr.Zchivago[48068] |
| box2.trfb.navy.mil |
Heh, I read this due to Dref posting the link as a "classic" on the forum.
I agree with both Dref and T_Mac, this was a great report.
(making several 'notes to self' on this one)
Thanks for pointing it out Dref.
-Dr.Z |
| #29 Krebster[48071] |
| 216.20.43.13 |
| I remember reading this report im surprised no one mentioned carriers. |
| #30 ~PL~CloudStrife[48082] |
| ci991207-b.edgewd1.ky.home.com |
| YRM = graphics god. Reavers speak korean and OBSERVERS speak japanese,odin. Anywho,YRM is the god of battlreporting. Oh yeah, Heartcutter, could you teach me to play Terran worth my salt? (P.S: Thats about....oh 1.5 milligrams of salty material.) |
| #31 SteALTh([106346] |
| 239.a.011.mel.iprimus.net.au |
Nice report....they all keep getting better.
At least there are some ppl who play SC or BW who actually have some sportsmanship. Comiserations on the loss. |
| #32 endersshadow[133871] |
| ool-182ea1c4.dyn.optonline.net |
| holy shit looking at the minimap, discovery is a cannon/bunker pushers dream come true. |
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