Thursday, December 18, 2008

Wildcard Tournament!

On January 18, 2009 (Sunday)
Everyone will bear witness to a truly one-of-a-kind tournament...
Where every man will face his toughest challenge yet...
Where every strategies and styles will be unique...
Where Alliances might be broken...
Friendships will be questioned...
Skills will be tested...
History will be made...
And by the end of the day, there may be a "brand new champion"!
Because this time...ITS EVERY PLAYER FOR HIMSELF!

Paradigm Lan Lab Presents:DOTA "WILDCARD" TOURNAMENT INVITATIONAL

WHERE: #317 FBR Arcade Building Ground Floor Katipunan Avenue Loyola Heights Q.C. (Look for a Yellow Cab restaurant along Katipunan Ave., it is inside that building)

WHEN: January 18, 2009 Sunday; *TAKE NOTE* 1 PM call time (Since only 16 teams/80 players will play, I figure that we can start in the afternoon)

JOINING PROCEDURES: This tournament is invitational (will try to invite other teams in case the following teams that are already invited decline to join)

Registration: P80 + Loser's Pay per player
- On the day of the tournament, I will ask all players to give P200 as an insurance fee before the drawing of players and the tournament starts.
- In case you lose, I will give back the insurance fee minus the registration fee and loser's pay.

EXACT LOCATION:

TAKE NOTE: it is infront of Ateneo De Manila University

5 on 5
Single Elimination
Prize:1st Place: P8,000 (GUARANTEED)
2nd Place: P2,000 (GUARANTEED)
- In case 80 players joined in this tournament, I will add P2,000 more for the champion.

*TAKE NOTE*DotA "Wildcard" Tournament Rules:
- From each team a total of 5-10 players will be invited to play.
- Each player will draw a number (1-16)..
- All players who drew the same number will be on the same team.
- After each round players will be draw a number again up until the finals.

Interesting tournament by Sir JB. Must play si kap dito! haha

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

TEAM PACIFIC SUPPORTS MANNY PACQIAO!!



Show your support.
Post a shoutout for Manny.


Mukhang titigil na naman ang oras sa December 6. Laban Pacman!!

Never ever understimate the heart of a champion.

UST vs. FEU SHOWDOWN

5 v 5 Dota Tournament

Registration Fee: 800 pesos per team
When: December 7 @ Live and Wired Internet Cafe (better known as Pacific)
December 13 @ Gateway Internet Cafe ( better known as Ipad 2)

The champion in each leg will battle it out for the championship.

Register your team now! :)

I still have to confirm the rules of the tournament from the organizers. I'll update this page as soon as possible. Let us support this tournament guys. ^^

Monday, November 24, 2008

Words to live by

I try kong maging serious habang ginagawa ko tong post na to (kahit sobrang natatawa ako hehe). Lam nyo sa tinagal tagal na ng samahan natin dito sa pacific eh madami talaga ako natutunan, hindi lang sa mga paglaro ng dota kundi pati na rin sa mga pang araw araw na buhay. Akala nila eh puro sigawan lang tayo dito haha pero kung bubuksan lang nila ang kanilang mga pandinig eh tiyak na makakapulot sila ng mga aral. Gaya na lamang ng mga qoutes na ito:

"Laruin mo laro mo, at lalaruin ko laro ko" - Ruin

Ibig sabihin dapat alamin mo muna ang role mo sa team bago magsimula ang game. Kung support ka eh dapat alam mo ang trabaho mo diba, same din kung farmer at killer ang hero mo. Kung i-aaply mo sa totoong buhay eh dapat gawin mo kung ano mang trabaho ang ibigay sa yo. At wag kang pakilamero, lalo na kung ayaw mo ring pinapakialaman ka diba.


"Lahat ng bagay..nagpapantay" - Popi


Dito sa pacific eh bawal ang sumusuko (sumusuka pwede hehe). Kahit mega creeps na ang kalaban eh laban pa din. Gaya na lang ng laban namin sa isang team kung saan nagawa naming manalo kahit mega creeps na ang kalaban. Isang oras kami nag defend imagine! and eventually "nagpantay" din ang mga level ng creeps. Kung iaaply mo sa totoong buhay eh lahat naman tayo eh pantay pantay sa paningin ng Diyos. Kaya dito sa pacific wala kaming pakialam kung san ka nanggaling, lahat tayo dito pantay pantay.

"What is money? Paper only" - Kap

Straight from the kap himself. Ano nga naman ang pera kundi pawang papel lang. Madaming team dyan ang nagaaway away dahil sa pera. Marahil madalas tayo matalo nang limpak na limpak na salapi, pero kahit minsan hindi magiging dahilan yun para masira ang ating mga pagkakaibigan. Kaya pag nagkakasingilan na eh carry lang, wala naman kasi akong kilala na gustong matalo diba. (unless benta ka).

"Kung may gusto ka sa buhay, abutin mo" - abet

Kahit hindi na nagpapakita si Abet eh nag iwan naman siya ng tatak sa ating mga puso. Wala namang imposible sa buhay na ito, all dreams are within our reach ika nga nila and it is just a matter of time.

"Lahat ng bagay, may dahilan" - Ralf

Madalas mong marinig ito kay Ralf pag naglalaro siya ng magic, which is true naman. Kung ano man ang nangyayari sa buhay mo eh sure akong may dahilan si Lord kung bakit nangyayari yan specially pag may mga problema tayo. Everything happens for a reason, kailangan mo nga lang intindihin ang purpose ng mga bagay bagay. (lalim no)

"Wag mo tanggalin ang tiwala, baka yun na lang ang natitira sa kanila" -Ray

Parang si FPJ lang no...pero sa totoo lang, ang pagtitiwala ay isa sa mga bagay na lubos dapat nating matutunan. We must learn to trust others. Sa isang dota game, ito ang isa sa mga masasarap na madinig, ang sabihin sayo ng kakampi mo na may tiwala siya sayo. (unless hindi mo kilala kakampi mo). Sa totoong buhay naman ay pinagkaka-ingatan natin ito. Dahil ang tiwala parang pingan, once na mabasag eh hindi mo na maibabalik sa dati nitong kalagayan.

"Pag ang bigas naging palay, may nambuyo." - Tito Manny

Paano nga naman magiging palay ang isang bigas? Ibig lang sabihin ay nabuyo ka. Parang pag naglalaro ka ng zues at may sumigaw ng wrath, wala na yatang mas bubuyo pa dun. Simply saying, mag ingat tayo sa mga taong nambubuyo or manloloko, much better kung iiwasan natin sila sa totoong buhay. Dahil wala silang dalang hatid sa atin kundi kapahamakan.

"Pag gusto? Bigyan!" - Kenny

Hindi ako sure kung kay kenny nga nag originate ito, pero siya lang ang naalala ko. (sa lakas ba naman kasi nang boses eh). Sa isang game eh madalas mo itong marinig, nangangahulugan lang na isa kang palaban. Minsan kahit na alam mong lamang sa items ang kalaban eh mapapalaban ka, kasi nga gusto nyang mabigyan. Sa buhay natin walang mangyayari sayo kung tatakbuhan mo lang ang mga problema, dapat palaban ka. Minsan nasabi ko sa problema ko na "gusto mo pala ha pwes bigyan!", diba mas nakaka-lakas ng loob haha. Pero since malapit na ang Christmas eh dapat mas lalo tayong magbigayan diba ^^

"DQ ka lang! Pacific ako!" - Shobe

Nais kong tapusin ang post sa qoute na ito. Hindi ba nakakataba ng puso haha (no offense sa mga DQ boys ha dati rin kaming taga DQ). Isa lang ang moral lesson dito, be proud of yourself! Wag na wag mong mamaliitin ang sarili mo men, dahil ikaw ay mahalaga sa paningin ni Lord. Respect yourself so that others will respect you. Adios!

Sana may natutunan kayo kahit papaano. Sa mga may tampuhan dyan please lang magbati na kayo! haha Advance Merry Christmas!! Ate Vange X-mas Party naman dyan sa Pacific. :)


Monday, November 3, 2008

Did you know?

I hereby certify that the following facts are true: (padagdag pa mga sir!)

1. Ruin is the oldest member of our team. (ok lang pre babyface ka naman haha)
2. Ruin and Rayray are former rivals. Their 1v1 score to date is 5-2 in favor of Ruin.
3. Colllymanz defeated all the Pacific veterans (jms, abet, shob, poy, ray, ralf, ruin) in a 1v1 match making him the 1v1 master.
4. Ray and Ralf are twins, in case you don't know.
5. Ruin was invited to be a member of team ninja but he declined because he loves Kap so much.
6. Avs APM clocks at 300, he has the fastest fingers around.
7. Avs is an avid fan of starwars.
8. Former Team Names includes:
Arena
Dyna
Ruin's Angels
Voljin 5
Schurizifiers
Ang makapangyarihan
Team Ate Vange
9. Tito Manny is a character from http://www.pantasya.com/. He is the maniac uncle of the protaganist.
10. Titz is extracted from King Titz, a player of dynaquest (now iPad). The origin of Titzo Manny.
10. Shobes loves red underwear.
11. Ruin designed the first Pacific jacket and logo. (defense?)
12. El was first regarded as "mini-ruin". But the Pacific Poker Club defeated Pacific A thus making Ruin as "mini-El".
13. El is the first player in pacific to have his own minions. (known as "el minions")
14. James defeated Arby in a tournament ladder match held at Arena (NE vs NE)
15. Ray and Avs have a crush on Arby Ng. (manly crush haha)
16. According to Rhea, Nat is the closest thing to Arby Ng.
17. Ruin is the most banned player in the team, usually in iPad and Arena taft.
18. Abet's age is still unknown.
19. Pacific A never defeated Pacific Poker Club. (nuff said haha)
20. Nice is the former team captain of No Peace.
21. Odin is the former team captain of La Magistral.
22. Players who were shown on T.V:
Ralf = MTV
Leo = Studio 23 WCG TV
Khenny = in an episode of Reporter's Notebook where he is in a gym
Rhea = her name was shown on TV in an episode of Reporter's Notebook when they preview the clanwars site
23. El joined Mineski during their ADC'07 campaign.
24. Old and New tripods:
-shobe, jms, wilber
-ray, ralf, popoy
-proi, dabe, el (+vini)
25. Khenny is Shobe's most treasured apprentice.
26. Khenny is a former member of the Ponso's Negros.(ponso, memel, marky, carlo)
27. Leo, Ralf, Ray, and Khenny are known as the 4v4 champs.
28. Carlo is also a member of Mineski tripod "carlo, memel, marky".
29. Sak is taking up music classes.
30. Team Pacific never defeated Team 129 in any given match. We met 4 times in a tournament and lost everytime making them our greatest rival. (Team 129 in not active anymore)
31. Some of our Provincial Tours:
-Baguio
-Bulacan
-Pampanga
-Batangas
-Laguna
-Cavite
32. Highest bet we've won: P10,000.00
33. Highest bet we've lost: P10,000.00 (lols san kaya to?)

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Multo sa Pacific

Since malapit na ang Halloween gusto ko lang i-share ang kwento na may multo raw sa Pacific Suites Live and Wired Computer Shop...Ayon sa mga kwento may nagpaparamdam daw na isang kaluluwa sa tinatawag na "L" room ng Pacific. Ito yung kwarto sa left side pag akyat mo...madalas sarado kasi huling binubukasan pag wala masyadong tao. Naalala ko nung dun kame nakapwesto at malapit ako sa dulo, 5 lang kame nandun nina popoy. ralf, shobe at iba pa. May babaeng mahaba daw ang buhok ang nanunuod sa likod ko habang ako ay nagdodota, nakaupo at naka lean forward sa shoulders ko ayon kay Ate Angel! Akala nya ay si Ate Vanessa lang, pero andun naman talaga si Vanessa kaya lang eh natutulog sa likod ni Popi! Natuwa siguro sa nilalaro ko at nukuha pang manood. Ayon naman kay Kuya Sam ay may isang batang maliit ang madalas pang magparamdam sa "L" room. Sobrang spooky talaga nang room na yan kaya naman hindi na din kami dyan naglalaro, mahirap na baka mamaya kalaro mo na pala sila.

Meron ba kayong mga kalagim lagim na karanasan sa Pacific...share nyo naman sa comments.

Ayon naman kay R, may mga bumubulong daw sa kanya pag naglalaro siya sa "L" room. Kulang ka lang sa tulog pre haha

Monday, October 20, 2008

I shall not lose!

It's been a busy weekend for all of us. Last Friday a group of our players had a 3-day trip to Baguio! They compete with some of the teams there (dota), as well as to have their sembreak vacation. Unfortunately, I did not come with them so I have no idea what happened. But I confirmed that they won! Good job guys! (balato naman kame hehe)

Another group went to Mall of Asia last Sunday to compete in the Soul Calibur IV tournament! Our team includes, Harold "ruin" Mallari, Ralf "surebox" Santos, Leo "pheee" Abon and yours truly with special participation of Sir Khenny. A total of 40 players joined the tournament.

1st Match - Leo using Seoung-Mina VS. Taki

We have no access to Xbox360 so what we did is we practiced Soul Calibur 3 in our PS2. Unfortunately, Seoung-Mina plays differently in SC4 but still Leo managed to win 1 round against a very agile Taki. Taki wins.

2nd Match - Ray using Sophitia VS. Sophitia

Sophie's moveset is almost the same in SC4. But I got distracted in Sophitia's costume, wearing her silhoutte undies right in front of my face haha Actually I did not practice with them. I got pissed off the last round because I got ringed out eventhough I positioned myself far away from the edge..

3rd Match - Ralf using Mitsurugi VS. Sophitia

Mr. Surebox had a surewin because he got pinned up with a very beautiful lady haha. He did not even gave her a mercy round! where's the love bro. Hope we can see her again in the next tournament, without her boyfriend haha.

4th Match - Ruin using Kilik VS. Nightmare

Ruin is the most experienced SC player in the team. Too bad he sold his SC4 months ago (nagsawa na daw kasi). I find Nightmare imbalanced, he has this ring out move that seems unstoppable. But Ruin never gave his opponent a chance, Kilik is just too fast for this scary character. Kilik wins.

5th Match - Ralf using Mitsurugi VS. Maxi

Now this is one exciting match. First 2 rounds were won by Maxi the spammer. Ralf managed to win the 3rd round with just a single hit left in his life bar! It was breathtaking...and the spamming continues. Maxi wins.

6th Match - Ruin using Kilik VS. Voldo

I'd heard that the guy using Voldo was the runner-up in the previous SC4 tourny last August. After winning his match, ruin and ralf left the area to buy some drinks, he was unaware that this Voldo was his next opponent and failed to scout on some moves. The result is inevitable, Voldo used his secret snake move and Kilik was caught offguard. Khenny and I failed to inform Ruin about his fighting style. Voldo wins.

And our quest to be Soul Calibur champions is over. Given more time to practice, I think we can really put up a good fight. I find the XBox controller too foreign maybe because we are too comfortable with a PS2 controller. Im not a fan of SC but I highly recommend this game. It's much better than Tekken 6 in some aspects. Plus this game may substitute Virtual Fighter in WCG 2009 since it is more accepted by a lot of gamers, sorry still no Tekken 6 for next year.

Special thanks to Sir Khenny for supporting us. No thanks to Nat haha.

Monday, October 13, 2008

Paradigm Tournament Report Oct 5 2008

Last week the most anticipated tournament of the year was held at Paradigm Computer Shop. It was Sir JB's 23rd tournament!! Too bad it has no title this time around, but nevertheless it was the most attended tournament of the year considering that the first prize is not that enticing. It attracted a lot of players because of the competition that has been the trademark of Sir Jb's tourny. It's been a while since we had a full grid of 32 teams. And as promised, Team Pacific participated in full force with a record high of 4 teams.

Pacific A :
Jms, Nice, AC, Odin, Iddo

Pacific B:
Ray, Poy, Ralf, Ruin, Pheee

Dyna:
Proi, Dabe, Vinoks, Lian, Khenny

Noscr:
Sir Joms, Omie, Collymanz, Berdigadibi, R

Here are the results:

(Sco) Pacific B
(BH) - Tidehunter, Earthshaker, Beastmaster, Moon Rider
(LU) - Holy Knight, Lord of Olympia & Soul Keeper, Lich & Lone Druid
(Sen) TheOs - (W)
(BH) - Treant Protector, Geomancer, Broodmother, Warlock
(LU) - Nerubian Assassin & Demon Witch, Dragon Knight & Priestess of the Moon, Tinker
Replay: http://rapidshare.com/files/151634217/1%20...%20ific_B.w3g

(Sen) Homeboys 2 - (W)
(BH) - Omniknight, Nerubian Assassin, Spectre, Geomancer
(LU) - Warlock & Lord of Olympia, Priestess of the Moon & Tinker, Anti-Mage
(Sco) Noscri
(BH) - Tidehunter, Broodmother, Dragon Knight, Beastmaster
(LU) - Queen of Pain, Demon Witch & Skeleton King, Earthshaker & Sacred Warrior
Replays: http://rapidshare.com/files/151397703/1%20...%20o_Scri.w3g

(Sco) Pacific A
(BH) - Treant Protector, Nerubian Assassin, Moon Rider, Lord of Olympia
(LU) - Holy Knight, Queen of Pain & Skeleton King, Tormented Soul & Gorgon
(Sco) eZ - (W)
(BH) - Beastmaster, Geomancer, Broodmother, Omniknight
(LU) - Tidehunter & Pit Lord, Priestess of the Moon & Dragon Knight, Demon Witch
Replays : http://rapidshare.com/files/151397322/1%20...%20ific_A.w3g

(Sco) Digital Messiah
(BH) - Nerubian Assassin, Treant Protector, Beastmaster, Priestess of the Moon
(LU) - Sand King & Faerie Dragon, Centaur Warchief & Pit Lord, Troll Warlord
(Sen) Dyna - (W)
(BH) - Geomancer, Tidehunter, Clockwerk Goblin, Broodmother
(LU) - Lord of Olympia, Queen of Pain & Earthshaker, Skeleton King & Demon Witch
Replays: http://rapidshare.com/files/151396497/1%20...%20essiah.w3g

(Sco) Dyna
(BH) - Geomancer, Clockwerk Goblin, Nerubian Assassin, Tidehunter
(LU) - Lord of Olympia, Queen of Pain & Spectre, Treant Protector & Lich
(W)(Sen) Homeboys 2 -(W)
(BH) - Dragon Knight, Soul Keeper, Broodmother, Omniknight
(LU) - Warlock & Beastmaster, Tinker & Priestess of the Moon, Moon Rider
Replays : http://rapidshare.com/files/151638857/2%20...%20s_Dyna.w3g

All 3 teams lost in the 1st round aside from Dyna who made it up to the 2nd round. It only shows that we need more practice and there's a lot more room for improvement since we have more teams now. If there's one man who deserves a recognition that day then that is no other than Sir Khenny. Unleashing his Skeleton King and stepping up in the right moment, it only shows that what a true gamer needs is not an uncanny skill... but a fighting heart. All hail Sir Khenny!


For a complete article by Sir JB : http://dotaph.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=358

Congratulations to Sir JB for a very successful tournament!


Ge, Vini, Dabe

Poy, Leo, Jun

Man of the Hour Sir Khenny

Collymanz and Sir Joms

The Original Tripod

Organisasyon!

The New Tripod


TALO NA NAMAN HAHA!!

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Tito Manny's Iron Fist Tournament

If there's one game that can bind us together here in Pacific, then that would be TEKKEN! Everybody loves Tekken, you can see everyone bringing their PSP's and bully each other out. It's only a matter of time before we organize an official Tekken Tournament. So last Saturday (Oct 5) we decided to have an "unofficial Tekken tournament" at Tito Manny's Place! The format is Round Robin composed of 7 players. Best of 3 wins, 1 win is raise to 3 rounds. No mercy rule. Players can change characters in between rounds. And the players are:

Ralf (Bruce, Marduk) 4-2
Nat (Nina, Christie) 2-4
Ray (Kazuya) 3-3
Vini (Asuka, Jin) 5-1
Iddo (Anna, Feng) 2-4
Jms (King, Hwoarang,Kuma, Kazuya) 1-5
Kenny ( Paul) 4-2

After 1 and a half hour of pure awesomeness, a champion has been crowned. Vini won the final match with Sir Kenny (Asuka vs. Paul). He also won the pot money worth P7o pesos! But to be named as the first Tito Manny's Iron Fist Tournament champion....priceless! (lols)

Calling all tekken players, dabe, edu, omie, proi, ruin, ac, lian, toski, nice, better join us next time!

The Champion Himself eating fries.

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Metagame

Have you ever heard the word "metagame"? It is one of those complex words pro-gamers use, so let's define it first:

METAGAME - is a broad term usually used to define any strategy, action or method used in a game which transcends a prescribed ruleset, uses external factors to affect the game, or goes beyond the supposed limits or environment set by the game. In other words, sometimes using out-of-game information, or resources, to affect one's in-game decisions.

Every game has its own metagame. (even sports alike). For me metagame is simply the "best strategy available that can help you achieve victory". In our own common terms - "diskarteng malupit". Back when the Chicago bulls used the "triangle offense" it was one of its kind, and it was the metagame of that time. But when Shaquille O'neal entered the NBA, suddenly teams are finding ways to stop him, because he became the metagame itself. Metagame changes through time. When I was playing Warcaft 3 a year ago, everybody is using Night Elf with Beastmaster as their first hero, because it was the ultimate combination and nobody wants to waste time figuring out a way to defeat it (because there's no way..). So if you can't beat them, then join them. And for the next few months every tournament finals is a NE mirror match. Until Blizzard decided to "nerf" the race and thats where the metagame drastically change. There can be multiple metagame in any environment. In the world of Magic: The Gathering, predicting the metagame is one of the most important preparations you must undertake (next to playtesting). If you can predict it (and yes you can!) then you can design your deck to be resilient or at least play around the metagame. The beauty in Magic is that it has more than one metagame in any given format. For example there are 3 metagame decks players can use right now (they can only choose one), these 3 deck are equally powerful and they cancels each other like a "rock, paper, scissors" analogy. This is what we call a "healthy metagame" because players have more options, unlike my warcraft example above where in players have no choice but to play the same race. Metagame is not a complex term afterall. Just remember that its form varies on what game you are playing.

In light of the upcoming Paradigm tournament I would like to share some facts from the ongoing Asian Dota Championship '08. Unlike any other game, the metagame in Dota is so vast, but still you can extract relevant data that can help you build your most formidable line-ups.

Most Banned Heroes : (in order of priorty)

NERUBIAN ASSASSIN
BEASTMASTER
PUCK
CHEN
DRAGON KNIGHT
OMNIKNIGHT
TERRORBLADE
WARLOCK
SKELETON KING
TREANT
ZUES
VISAGE
EARTHSHAKER
BROOD MOTHER
LICH

Most Picked Heroes : (in order of priority)

POTM
QUEEN OF PAIN
ZUES
LICH
EARTHSHAKER
TIDEHUNTER
LION
DRAGON KNIGHT
WARLOCK
PUCK
SHADOWFIEND
SPECTRE
LESHRAC
VISAGE
SHADOW PRIEST

Heroes with the most Wins: (in order of priority)

POTM
QUEEN OF PAIN
ZUES
LICH
EARTHSHAKER
TIDEHUNTER
LION
WARLOCK
DRAGON KNIGHT
PUCK
SHADOWFIEND
SPECTRE
LESHRAC
OGRE MAGI
VISAGE

Monday, September 29, 2008

WGT Report 2008

The WGT preliminaries is over, unfortunately our team fell short again. (sounds familiar haha). But just like the famous saying says, we came there not to "start the race"... but rather to "finish the race!".

Halos alas-sais na rin ng umaga kami natapos nung araw ng sabado (tourny day). Nakipaglaro pa kasi kami sa Team EZ, wala kasing praktis ang Team Pacific na binubuo nina James, Iddo, AC, Nice, and Yukz. As usual puyat na naman kami haha! nagpalipas na lang kami ng oras sa apartment nina Ge kasama sina Proi and Popoy. 10:30 am kasi kailangan nasa Megamall na kami or else baka maunahan kami sa 16 teams slot ng WGT tournament. Almost 9:45 am na din kami nakaalis sa apartment, ang tagal kasi maligo ni James! Nauna na kami nina Iddo and James sa Megamall. Awa ng diyos eh umabot kami sa registration, ang dami na kasing teams nung dumating kami. Akala ko iiral na naman ang pagka Filipino time nating mga pinoy haha, pero since meron naman kami deposit slip eh 99.9% kami na ipa-prioritize :) After a while eh dumating na din sina Ge, Popoy, Nice and Yukz at mukhang reding ready na sila maglaro, kahat bakas sa mga mata nila ang pagkapuyat. Nakakatuwa kasi may libreng T-shirt, Cap and Lace ang mga organizers, patunay lang ni hindi scam ang WGT gaya ng mga nakalagay sa forums. At sobrang natuwa ako kasi nakita ko ang mga pundasyon ng Dota community dito sa Pinas like sina Sir JB (na gumawa ng bagong team), Rhorho (nagpakalbo), Team Mineski (some old school players), Dissidia, DAF, EZ, at marami pang iba. Too bad wala nang team si Arby, hindi kasi kumpleto pag wala ang FLOW captain. But anyway its time to pass the torch ika nga nila. We used to play in this kind of tournaments, kaya naman nakakamiss din maglaro. It's amazing to see na madami nang teams dito sa Pinas at unti unti nang nawawala ang "new blood" mentality.
And then something unexpected happened, tinawag ng organizers ang Team PPC! Na shock ako kasi hindi naman ako nag deposit for Team B kasi madami hindi pwede, may mga klase kasi. But since andun naman si Popoy and Ge, nag decide kami na laruin na lang kasi sayang naman ang mga freebies na shirts and caps. Buti na lang at sa likod lang ng megamall nag aaral si Dabe at isang mrt ride lang si Shobe galing Makati. So tinawagan na din namin si Proi and suddenly nabuo uli ang Pacific Poker Club! composed of Proi, Dabe, Shobe, Popoy, and Rayray :) Nanalo ang Team Pacific nung Round 1, gamit ang Medusa (yukz), Qop (nice), Lion (iddo), Warlock (AC), Spectre (jms). Nag revolve ang line-up ng kalaban kay Meepo (Team LS). Ang PPC naman unfortunately eh natalo agad sa Round 1 laban sa Team Arena (taft). Pinabayaan kasi namin mag farm yung Treant at napaaga ang kanyang Refresher and Radiance haha It's been a while since nakapasok uli kami sa isang gaming arena, sayang lang walang kumuha samin ng pictures! nagsikainan kasi ang mga ulaga. Bad news is natalo ang Team Pacific sa Round 2 against the former players of Team GL. I really dont know what happened in that game pero nakasimangot na lahat nung natapos. Well natural lang naman yun kasi sanay naman kami ng natatalo sa mga ganitong events haha. Siguro a little mistake lang sa picks, laning, timing and sobrang antok na sila lahat. Almost 4 hours kasi kami naghintay for Round 2! and considering na 2 hours lang ang tulog nila...gg talaga. By 5 pm eh ramdam ko na din ang sobrang antok, hindi naman tayo nag rarason, its just that we never really learn do we! Ilang tournaments na din kami sumali nang puyat at syempre nauuwi lang sa masamang pagkatalo (na o-owned lang kami ng sobra haha). But anyway we're just happy na naging part tayo ng WGT. I can say that it's been a successful event for us, not just for Dota but for Counterstrike and Need for Speed too! Hopefully eh maging yearly event na ito :)


Kap And Iddo (on the way to megamall)

Just in time for registration

Kap and Sir Jb (yikee!)

Ray and Rhea...

The Venue

Iddo, yukz, Jms, Ac, Nice

Popi, Tony, Memel , Ge

Bong, Ray, Poy, Tony, Memel, Ge, Jb

Shobe (bat po kayo tumatawa Sir?)

Mineski in Action



Libre T-shirt, Caps and Lace!

The Human Emoticon

R.A. Himself

Happy Losers

More Losers haha

Special thanks to Proi and Dabe for coming! Di kayo nakasama sa ice cream treat haha

Gariath's Paradigm DotA Tournament

WHERE: #317 FBR Arcade Building Ground Floor Katipunan Avenue Loyola Heights Q.C. (Look for a Yellow Cab restaurant along Katipunan Ave., it is inside that building)

WHEN: October 5, 2008 Sunday; 10 AM call time

JOINING PROCEDURES:
Registration: NO REGISTRATION FEE- just pay a reservation fee of P100/player- this fee will be an insurance that your team will go to the tournament- before the tournament starts, we will give back the reservation fee to you- if your team lose,
*you will pay the rent of the computer that you have played as well as your opponents' computer rentals* on that particular only (in case you win in the 1st round and lose in 2nd round, then you only pay your and your opponents' rent on the 2nd round only).- teams who will reach the finals won't have to pay the computer rentals if in case they lose.

EXACT LOCATION: TAKE NOTE: it is in front of Ateneo De Manila University

This tournament is OPEN TO ALL TEAMS!

5 on 5

Single Elimination

Prize:
1st Place: P8000
2nd Place: P2000

Ladder Elimination Format:
*Teams will be divided into 2 brackets ( A and B ) each consisting of 16 teams at maximum.
*Teams will pick a number (from 1-16 or 32) in a box. If for example a team picked number 1, then that team will fight whoever picks number 2 (and then 3 versus 4, 5 versus 6, and so on…).

Let's support Sir JB's tourny! It's been a while, it's going to be fun!

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Dota Lingo!

Mga terms na mahilig natin gamitin habang nag dodota. Read on!

G.G. = universal ang ibig sabihin nito. Pag nanalo gg, pag natalo gg, pag nakapatay gg, pag wala lang gg pa rin. Nag originate ito sa starcraft gg means good game. Pero minsan ang ibig sabihin nito ay gago. lol
Noob = isa lang ang ibig sabihin nito, mas tanga ka pa sa isang tanga.
Farm = ibig sabihin ay pumera ka ng creeps.
Leaver = mga taong walang magawa kundi mangulo. Sasali sa isang game tapos sabay mag quit. Iwasan ang mga ganitong tao, mga salot.
B = back ang ibig sabihin nito, umatras ka at huwag lumaban.
Push = lumusob ng sabay sabay, huwag maging pasaway.
Gosu = ibig sabihin ay magaling. Korean word to.Pwede ka ring matawag na gosu basta may ginagawa kang maganda. Oo nga pala pwede kang matawag na gosu kung ikaw ay maganda or sexy. So imbes na "Ang lupet pre" eh "Ang Gosu pre"
Lason = tawag namin sa mga baklang players. nakakalason kasi sila at makamandag.
Cueshe = bagong universal word. Hanggang ngayon di ko alam ang ibig sabihin nito,basta wag kang cueshe.
Wakekek = ibang tawag sa "shadow strike" skill. Wakekek!
Gay = mga "kabaklahang" strategy na ginagawa ng ilang player na desperado na manalo. IMO wala namang masama sa pagiging Gay dahil ito ay isang malupet na strategy. I do gay strategies myself. Being Gay is cool.
Imba = short for imbalanced. karaniwang naririnig mula sa mga sore losers. Pag narinig mo ang salitang ito mula sa isang player matapos mo syang talunin, just say "kekek", ito ay para makaiwas sa gulo.
Owned= ito ang isa sa mga pinakamasakit na pwedeng mangyari sa yo sa isang DotA game. Iba-iba ang pwedeng kahulugan nitong word na ito. Ultimately, it means PANIS ka.
dagdag sa Noob = kung ang Gosu ay ginagamit as slang for magaganda, ang Noob din- you guessed it right- para sa mga pinagkaitan ng kagandahan.
Etheria = sinasabing pag nakapatay ka ng kalaban eh mapupunta sya sa etheria.
Incognito = mas matino ng konti sa "cueshe" pero iwasan mo pa ring maging incognito pls lang! tama na ang isang incognto
auto gg= mas malakas ng konti sa gg
jj= slang version ng gg
patatas = gondar! nuff said
hale = e2 ang sinisigaw pag andyan si omni o kya pag may gumawa ng meka
chobo = dahil alam mo na ang gosu at noob dapat malaman mo rin ang chobo..korean word din to na kabaliktaran ng gosu.. pag tinawag kang chobo ibigsabihin noob ka pinaganda lang yung tawag sau NOOB!
family problems = hindi to literal na ibig sabihin ha baka isipin mo naghiwalay namagulang ng mga kalaro mo.. e2 ang sinasabi pag medyo nde maganda laromo halimbawa kulang ka sa tulog tapos na first blood ka ng hindi mo alam.. e2sasabihin sau "tol ok lang may family prob kaba?"
BS = backstab.. pag d mo to na gets pakamatay kana!
Feeder = tawag sa mga taong nag fefeed.. in short pinapataba nila yung kalaban
critical point= pag eng ka alam mo to..pag sumigaw na si kambal nang push yung clash na manyayari yun ang critical point wag kang tatangatanga pag nangyayariyun.. kung pede magdasal ka muna bago kau mag push.. tignan kung naka mouse emulator ka baka mamya di mo mapalipad si sand king pag nag ulti auto gg kau!
pulis =parang sa pelikula cla yung dumadating ng huli palagi.. yung pagpula na mga kalaban at ubos na kau saka biglang dadating tapos uubusin nya mgalatak tapos biglang nyang sasabihin "ang gosu ko nmn"
avs mode= e2 yung mga taong biglang nagsosolo.. nagpupush magisa, nang-iiwan ng kakampi, magpupush na kau biglang magfafarm…
shobe = DOTA GOD! lol ^^
Ang makapangyarihan! = ibig sabihin meron ka nang Divine Aegis, or divine bracers kung ikaw si collymanz
K.S. = kill steal ang ibig sabihin nyan, in short mahilig sumawsaw or mang agaw ng kills, just ask sak
Killing is free = parang feeder din, mahilig magpakamatay.
Cheyks = tawag sa mga chicks na nag dodota ang "gosu ng cheyks"

Latest:

Sir = tawag mo sa mga kakampi mo bilang pag galang, pinauso ni Sir Joms
Lion King = tawag sa mga magagaling mag Lion, parang ako. O kaya tawag sa mga taong ayaw magpagupit kahit nagmumukha ng leon.
Secret Weapon = tawag sa mga magagandang babae na mahilig mag dota
Super Weapon = mas matindi pa sa secret weapon
Omega Weapon = mas matindi pa sa super Weapon
San Andreas = tawag sa mga taong naka sando at madalas mapa away
Himself = tawag sa mga taong magaling gumamit ng isang hero, ex. puck himself, zues himself etc.
Chades = official fast food of Pacific, no delivery charge!
Big Daddy = no comment hehe
Tinorotot = tawag sa mga taong naagawan ng girlfriend, uso kasi yan ngayon.
Minions = tawag sa mga alipores ex. Vinzyre's minions, eL minions
Popoy of the woods = tawag sa mga mahilig gumamit ng fog at forest
Nayswan = eto ang masasabi mo pag nakita mo si dabe maglaro. O di naman pag magaling ka mag tekken, nice wang!
99.9 % = accuracy ng arrow ni dabe, o kaya sabi ni carlo "99.9% umasa!"
Sunog = tawag sa mga kakampi na ginagank
Organisasyon = mga grupo ng tao na hindi mo dapat kinakalaban

Added by Sir Joms:

buyo = tawag sa mga taong nangaakit pa ng kalaban kahit malapit na mamatay, ang nangyayari tuloy naliligtas pa sila at ang kalaban pa ang nadededo sa bandang huli. at sisigaw sila ng buyunggg buyuuu!!
radiance = eto ang tawag sa mga players na bagong jogging, basketball at pawis na pawis. automatic me radiance na sila. Tawag din sa mga chicks na makinis ang legs hehe
gank = eto ang tawag sa paghhunt ng mga kalaban (maaring sama-sama o, magisa ka lang na nanghhunt). eto sa lahat ang pinakaexciting, madalas magank ang mahilig magfarm at pacute sa laro.
micro = ito ang tawag sa gosu o magaling na pagccontrol mo ng hero, madalas itong gamitin bilang magandang pantakas, pagtatago sa fog at sa mga puno pwede din sa pambubuyo ng kalaban. pag hinahabol mo ang kalaban at natakasan ka sa pamamagitan ng pagffog "pare! namicrohan ka!"
pornboys = mga taong youporn, youjizz. mga mahihilig sa porn at alt+tab ng alt+tab, habang nanonood tumitigil ang mundo nila. itanong mo na lang ke iddo ang iba pang mga pornsites.
butaw = pinakawalang kwentang player sa laro. wag mong aasahan ang mga butaw kung ayaw mong umasa sa wala.
payaso = mga taong mahilig laruin ang paglalaro,talo na nga ayaw pa magseryoso, puro kalokohan at benta sa laro.

Added by Kenny and Ruin:

Chupa = tawag sa ultimate ni pugna. wag mo sasabihin to pag may katabi kang bakla.
Jessalator = ibang tawag sa desolator.
Misis = tawag sa mga girlfriends, yung tipong panghabambuhay diba vanne haha
Babylos = tawag sa leoric na naka desolator build. Pinauso ni Venon.
Venon = ibang tawag kay Ruin.
Pure awesomeness = basta alam nyo na yun! haha
Levi = iddo
Naix = proi
Pogi = papacute sa harap mo...usually namamatay dahil sobrang pagpapapogi
Papogi ka = parang buyo din...
Tepez = dedo ka(galing sa mineski yan)
macho build = mass bracers
bigyan = gusto eh
gusto??? = tinatanong mo ang kalaban kung gusto mamatay
ikaw b ang dota sir?= tinatanong mo sa kalaban kung malakas b cya magdota
punit = "punit" ang kalaban
tanongin mo yan = hampasin ang kalaban,kung lalaban b or hindi...
lakas nung shaker = lately yan na lng naririnig sa pcfc dahil lahat ng tao ay marunong magshaker
NORMAL!!! = namatay sa normal attack ng caster
tama na yan = maririnig mo kay cap pag may nagaaway sa team
bobo mo proi = lagi na lng sinasabhan si proi kht nd naman cya may kasalanan ( sinimulan to ni EL)
aksyunan = wlang humpay na ganking
bibilhin ko na ang mapa = magwawards na ako ng matindi usually si shobe ang bumibili ng mapa
odin TM = si lem
battle pawikan = si lem
nabobo ka = -1 int ka ni silencer
GO mo na GIRL = mga bading na nagdodota,ganyan sila pag gumagank

Added by Popi and Iddo:

Kampante = lahat ng team may ganito,dito nagsisimula ang tampuhan at sisihan sa team. dahil usually pag gumana ung kampanteng moves, TALO!
Gulong = Panalo na natalo pa, pwede ding, talo na, nanalo pa.
Rhoda = pag na-out ang PC mo kahit di ka pa nagpapa-out, sigurado, na-RHODA ka!
Ang Dumi oh! = di ko alam basta famous lines ng POC members.
Help = Kadalasang sigaw ni Sir Joms pag di kaya ka-lane or igagank palang sya,PA HELP PRE MAMATAY AKO!
Aksyonan = Clash na pdeng sa dota or IRL.
Na Titzo Ka = Ask Tito Manny!
Bulag = maririnig mo to pag lagi kayo patay at na gagank. PRE BULAG TAYO. walang wards taenang mga support yan tamad,trabaho muna bago mga pangarap.
W = ibig sabhin may mamatay na kaya W i-wrath mo na.
Sayaw = pag ang hero mo ay hindi alam ang gagawin sa clash at palipat lipat ng target tiyak SUMASAYAW KA.kahit anung beat pde rito.
L-Room = room sa pacific na may nagpapakitang multo.
Rekta = ibig sabihin diretso na sa Frozen Throne or World Tree. Usually ginagawa to pag naubus sa clash ang kalaban.rekta na!
All Sides = Kabaligtaran ng Rekta. Ginagawa ito kapag hindi nyo na kaya sa clash ang kalaban.Pre All Sides na tayo lakas nila sa clash.
Kaya pa to! = ito ang usually maririnig mo kapag natatalo na kayo.pagnarinig mo ito kabahan ka na.
5-0 clash = pagngyari to mapapa WTF ka at sasabihin awtz gg.kasabay nito ang pagdukot ng pera sa bulsa.bayad na.
Graceful = from the word itself, eto yung tipong mapapaiyak ka sa ganda ng mga moves ^^

Added by Ralf:

Cha-cha = isang strategy sa dota kung saan lilituhin nyo yung kalaban, usually sabay nyo ipu push ang top and bottom lane.
Taktak = masasabing tumataktak ang isang hero kapag hindi ito humahampas sa kalaban, si ruin ang nagpauso nito dahil isa siyang dakilang taktakero haha
Pang youtube! = ito ang masasabi mo pag pang highlight material ang isang move or clash! kulang na lang kasi i-upload na sa youtube!
Fake push! = isang strategy sa dota kung saan kunwari kayong magpupush ng isang side then pag nagtp na yung kalaban eh sabay sabay kayong magbaback!

Added by Sak:

SAKSI NI HOBA = ung mga taong nka-poloshirt lagi pag ngdodota.. tpos lalabas after 6-10hrs.. Saksi ka na men, Ang BAHO!!!pawisan..
EMOhiphop = pinaghalong porma ng mga sikat. Imagine this: emo ang buhok ung mahaba ang unahan.. Big T-shirt XXL.. Tight pants(coldoroy) at eto malufet TSINELAS(duralite)hahaha.. emo na HIPHOP pa!haha

Wala na ako maisip! Mag dagdag pa kayo sa comments hehe thanks! Compiled by Ray, Nat and Avs.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Pasaway!

Just wanna share this. Nakita ko to dun sa mga luma kong posts. Natatawa pa rin ako pag binabasa ko eh. The Top 10 Veteran's Pasaway Moments!

1. PnF vs Vinzre’s team
Ruin: Pare potah bakit tabingi yung shockwave ni Ezalor? Tingnan mo hindi naman ganito to dati!!
Ralf: Eh gago ka pala panong hindi tatabingi..eh nanginginig yang mga kamay mo! (natetense kasi si ruin nun kasi lamang yung kalaban)

2. PnF team A vs 129.Bota (tournament sa lopez)
Koosh: Bal(kambal) bakit ganun nung nag ulti ako (Akasha) tinamaan ko yung tatlong necro…bigla na lang ako namatay potah! (may return damage kasi yung asul na necro, ganyan talga koosh alam ko gusto mo lang makatulong sa team pero napasama pa haha)

3. PnF vs PagAsa
Ray: Ruin markahan mo yung sandking ha! Mag epicenter yan potah!
Ruin: Oo pare akong bahala dyan!
Ray: Ayan nag burrowstrike na…PALIPARIN MO RUIN!!!
Ruin: Oo eto na……….pota naka mouse emulator pota ray bat di mo sinabi!
Ray: Pota anong kasalanan ko ikaw nakaupo dyan!?(naubos kami sa clash nung oras na yun…at natalo rin sa laban…at nasisi pa ako!?)

4. Arena vs HobbyStop
James: Tara push tayo lamang tayo!!
Chris: Sige tara tapusin na natin toh!……Potah namatay P.C. ko!
Spectator: pare nasipa nyo po yung AVR!!( Talo na naman..hangang ngayon di pa rin clear kung lamang nga sila o hinde)

5. James and Moja vs 2 unknown player
Ray: James nandito ka pala. May kalaban daw kayo ha sino nanalo!
James: …………
Ray: Moja panalo kayo?
Moja:………….( Di ko maisip na matatalo si james ng mga….no comment hehe)

6. PnF vs UDMC game 2
Abet: Pare sasabihin nyo kung kelan ako tatalon ha!(magnataur)
Abet: Ano tatalun na ba ako?
Abet: Pare namana leak ako!
Abet: Pare back tayo! (Masakit yung tuhod ni magnataur)

7. PnF vs Team Vinzyre
Abet: Ano ruin kaya pa!?
Ruin: Oo kaya pa bat ka nga ba natetense!
After 15 mins..
Abet: Ano ruin kaya pa!?
Ruin: Alam mo abet hari ka ng tense!
Abet: Ano ruin kaya pa!? Sabi mo kaya pa!? Kaya pa la ha!? Ano kaya pa?
(Abet = Tense Aura)

8.PnF vs UDMC game 3
James: Ray patayin natin si Sandking ha
Ray: Ok Game. Go!!
Sandking burrowstike! Oops level 6 na pala ay shet epicenteeerrr!!! OMG
SandKing got DOUBLE KILL!!

9. Arena Team B @ 129 tournament
Ralf: Pare mag lion ka wala kasi kwenta akasha eh
Popoy: Pare wag masisira combo natin!!
Ray: Walang kwenta eh kailangan natin ng stunner.
Popoy: Pare hindi talaga!
Shobe: Try lang natin ano popoy?
Popoy: Pare….Akasha lang alam ko eh!! (Wala kaming choice man)

10. Ralf vs unknown player
*****: pare banse ako 1v1 200pesos!!
Ray: Cge ako lalaban.
Ruin: Pare wag, nang huhustler na tayo sa lagay na yan.
Ray: O cge lets be ethical. Si ralp na lang lalaban tutal banse naman eh.
Ralp: hehe..(Unfortunately beginner lang yung kalaban, eh sya naman ang nagsabing banse eh, pero nakakakonsenya pa rin)

Actually madami pa to eh. Di ko na mabilang kung ilang beses kami nagpasaway (hanggang ngayon naman eh!) Pero pinakapasaway talaga si Ruin haha!

Monday, September 15, 2008

Dota Olympics

I saw this one on Clan-OS's blog! Maybe in tribute of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Watch how Rhasta won the 200 meter dash!

1st Philippine World Gamemasters Tournament

Guys this is for real. ASUS Technology will launch the first World Gamemasters Tournament here in the Philippines! WGT is one of the famous tournaments held throughout Asia, and Pinoy Gamers will finally have their own. Featuring core games such as Counter Strike and Dota, players will get to compete for a Grand Prize of fifty thousand pesos plus the privelege to be the first Philippine WGT champion!

For more information please vist http://ph.worldgamemaster.org/games.aspx

Games: DOTA, Counterstrike, Need for Speed ProStreet

Prize: Champion P50,000.00
Runner-up P25,000.00

When: September 27 & 28, 2008 (Saturday and Sunday) for the elimination rounds

Where: SM Megamall Cyberzone

Update: JB's Paradigm Tournament was move to October 5, 2008.

Guys yung mga hindi pwede sa date na yan at yung mga willing mag join please inform me para maayos ko yung registration. Thanks.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Asian Dota Championship '08 Season 2

While we are busy playing public games, Team Mineski is busy competing in this year's Asian Dota Championship (ADC 08 season 2). I believe they are already in round 6 (the tournament started last July). I'll be doing my own update and analysis of this tournament. We support Team Mineski in their ADC campaign! Win or Lose, you've already put us pinoy gamers on the map.

Teams
  • Fnatic
  • StarsBoba
  • Kingsurf
  • CanT
  • Zenith
  • EHome
  • Mineski
  • xDT
  • mKvL
  • How.Gz




Sensei

More pictures from GP Manila '08. At first they were hesitant to approach Mr. Nakamura, but hey! we may never get another grand prix for the next 2 years so why hesitate (WTC dont ignore the Philippines please, we have equally good players here!). Pro-players are for real, I just hope everyone are as nice as the legendary Shuuei Nakamura.


Mr. Ferddie Tan, the owner of Neutralgrounds, made an article about the success of this Grand Prix. There he made mention of our very own Ralf Santos.

"We’ve had a lot of new talent come into their own this year, not the least of which is Ralf Santos, who had a perfect record on day 1 of the Grand Prix, Richard Badlon (our local POTY) who also had a very good showing this year, plus a whole lot more. I assure you some of these guys will become household names in the realm of Philippine Magic. This goes to show that with a lot of hard work and dedication, the Filipino does really have what it takes to be great in this game."

For the complete article, please visit www.neutralgrounds.net



Sunday, September 7, 2008

Kamehameha!!

Lately we've been playing this game called Fight of Characters. Like DOTA, it's a custom game for Warcraft 3 and is twice the fun! The goal is to accumulate 100 kills which you can do by, of course, killing your opponents. Or if the game gets out of hand then you can just kill Majin boo(which I think is next to impossible because you could have won the game by that time). The main attraction of the game are the characters. You get to choose and play as your favorite anime heroes and villians!! And the 3D models resembles them just fine. Some of my favorite includes Son Goku, Inusyasha, Yusuke, Rock Lee, Ichigo, Luffy, and Alucard. There are more than 20 characters in the game and I think there's room for more. I dont know who created this mod but this game has a lot of potential competetively, if they can only re-work how the system works and balance some characters. Of course this game is made with "fun" as its theme, everybody watches anime and the characters in this game has a soft spot in our hearts. If you're wondering who will win in a match between Son Goku's third saiyan and Ichigo's bankai then what are you waiting for, download this insane game and blast off!

download link: http://www.nibbits.com/wc3/maps/view/64377/

Character wishlist:
Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Jiraya, Kakashi, Hunter X hunter characters, Hiei, Kuwabara, Kenshin Himura, Shishio, Saito, Dante, Nero, Virgil, Ippo Makunochi, Rukia, Taguro, Edward and Alphonse Elric, Lupin!

Tip: Whenever you have ultimate skills, go for the Top creeps, they cost 2000 golds, 4 times the cost of killing a hero ^^

Sunday, August 31, 2008

Thrilla in Manila!

After 2 days of magic and 14 rounds of swiss, a champion has been declared. Unfortunately it was not a Filipino but he deserves to be champion nevertheless. Piloting his Kithkin (WW) Deck, Hironobu Suguya made his way to the top amidst an enormous amount of Faerie Decks. For me it was a successful event! With an attendance of 640 players, once again Filipino showed the world that we can host such big events and showcase our great players. The language barrier has been breached as Pro players from Japan, Malaysia, Korea, Singapore, even France as Hall of Famer Raphael Levy, came to play. As for our team, I can say that we had a huge success! Ralf Santos went undeafeted in Day 1, he even went 11-0 and everyone was hoping that he will enter the Top 8. Unfortunately due to the complex computation of tie breaks, he finished 9th place overall which is heartbreaking for all of us since he was just behind by 1.08 points! Everyone did their best so we have no regrets after all.

NAME--------------SCORE------REMARKS-----------DECKS
Harold Mallari--------5-3-----dropped in Day 1-------B/U Kelpie
Ralf Allen Santos-----11-3-----9th place overall-------WW Kithkins
Nathaniel Mallari----- 9-5-----made it to top 64------WW Kithkins
Ray Ann Santos-------5-3-----dropped in Day 1------B/W Hybrids

Special Mention:
Micheal Batac--------10-4----made it to top 32-------Quick and Toast
Ian Mark-------------5-3-----dropped in Day 1-------Quick and Toast
Fritz------------------5-3-----dropped in Day 1-------B/R control
Rickson---------------5-3-----dropped in Day 1-------Faeries

Total Winnings: $1750.00

I had so much fun watching the Japanese players compete. They are very humble people eventhough they're having a hard time speak in English. They have so much passion for this game and that's why they are so good at it.

For complete coverage please check this site. http://wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/gpman08/welcome

We had a picture with Mr. Shuuhei Nakamura, one of the coolest player in Magic, but im still waiting for my friend to forward it to me. For the mean time lets just enjoy these. ^^


Magic Artist Mr. Darrell Riche
DCI Judges and Staffs with cute Judge Nicky (lols)
The entrance of the Mega Trade Hall
Mr. Shuuhei Nakamura, one of the coolest player around
Hall of Famer Mr. Raphael Levy
The great crowd. (with mr. mandaraya ka!)
the late comers
Let the games begin!
2008 National Player Mr. Bayani Manansala

The Featured Match Table

Our Dota Team had a huge success in Batangas too. Winning 2 games to none, I had all the confidence for these guys, no worries at all. ^^

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

GP Manila 2008

Our Magic Team will compete in the upcoming Grand Prix Manila this August 30 and 31. This will be the first GP for most of us so we are very much excited. Expecting around 400-500 players, Filipino players will get to compete against the best players in the world as Pro players will showcase their skills this Saturday and Sunday. We wish all the Filipino players the best as we defend our homeland against these Pro players.

WHAT: GP Manila
WHEN: August 30 -31 , 2008
WHERE : Mega trade Hall (Megamall, Ortigas)
Prize: $40,000 worth of cash and prizes

Team:

Harold "khelps" Mallari
Ralf Allen Santos
Ray Ann Santos
Nathaniel Mallari

Together with Asturias players:

Micheal Batac
Ian Mark
Rickson
Fritz
Mang Ed

Goodluck! Reports will follow as soon the event is over.

Our dota Team will have a trip to Batangas this Saturday to compete with some of the teams there (sorry, I can't accompany you guys). We expect to have a good match nevertheless. Goodluck guys!

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Pacific Online!

Team Pacific is back, bigger and stronger. Gaming is our passion, and after four years we are expanding by adding more competitive games on our playlist. Let me introduce to you our players.





Ralf Allen "yukie" Santos

He's the head of the MTG department. Currently ranked 6th in the constructed rating in the Philippines. He's been playing MTG since gradeschool. Respected by most MTG players because of his skills and humility. Eventhough he is so good at this game, he continues to improve, every game played is a learning experience. "I dont care about losing my points, I just play and play." He also plays dota and warcraft and has been a member of Pacific Poker club.

Nathaniel "nat" Mallari

A player with a lot of potential. He already proved himself by winning a few tournaments and top 8 finishes.





Avs Lazo

A starcraft fanatic eversince, Avs didn't stop playing SC eventhough the game is already 10 years old. And now that Starcraft 2 is just around the corner, he is more ready than any player out there. Boasting a 300 APM (actions per minute), he continues to improve his multi-tasking skills and prepare for the challenges that SC2 will impose upon its players.



James "the Kap" Madriaga

He is the most famous "kap" in the dota community. He's been playing dota since 5.84c. His knowledge of the game is so vast that he can play almost play any hero in any given tournament. That's why his teammates call him "Mr. All-round".



Kristian "Shobe" Ballesteros

He is the best support player team pacific can offer. He can play killer heroes but being a support unit is where he really shines. Averaging 50 wards and 25 assists per game, his role in this team is indespensable. And one more thing, he hates losing.



Randy "Popoy" Adena

He never ceases to amaze people eveytime he uses Zues. Probably, the best Zues player around. Other teams respect his hero mastery so much that they have no choice but to ban his hero.




Harold "ruin/venon" Mallari

Once the most feared player of team pacific, Ruin's aggressiveness in the battlefield is still intact. The way he uses Terrorblade is unmatched. His role in the team has changed in order to give way to our younger and talented players.




Robert "def" Alba

The most versatile player of team pacific. Though not that active anymore, his style and strategy still influences this team.




Ezekiel "eL" Bernabe

One of pacific's successful discovery. A member of the Dynaquest's tripod (el,proi,dabe), he gained a lot of experience by joining Mineski's campaign during the ADC '07. Now that he's back, he's now ready to take over and command this team.


Jun "nice" Yanga

Regarded as one of the best player in PH, many teams don't want to play against him. No words can describe how good he really is, I just can't count how many times he had carried this team single handedly.



Carlo "olracz" Flores

The youngest yet the most exciting player in the team. His former team may not appreciate his game but here in team pacific we appreciate him so much. Because that is where he is at his best, just playing and having a lot of fun.



Froilan "proi" Maga

The 2nd member of the tripod, proi has leveled himself with eL in just a matter of months. He is now the go-to guy of the team and is proven to have leadership skills. He always provide the spark when the team needs it the most.




Andro Carlo "ac" Bejison

A great player like AC is what every team needs. He just love competition and his passion for this game is outstanding. He always give his best eveytime he plays.





Judge Giddeon "Iddo" Cruz

Probably the greatest addition in the roster of this team. His precise and agrressive approach is what makes him famous. Because at the end of the game, you can only remember his name.




Jomar "Sir Joms" Lunar

The most innovative player in this team. He uses uncommon heroes that we always use him to surprise other teams. He is fond of using skill-based heroes such as meepo, invoker, and pudge.




Dabe

The 3rd member of the tripod, there are times when dabe outshines both proi and el. Unlike the other tripods, he is more versatile because he can use a lot of heroes without compromising his skill.



Vinoks

He became a member of tripod when eL was playing for mineski. Though he lacks experience, vini proved himself to be a good player.



Special Mention:

Lemuel Odin

The leader of the famous La Magistral team. Odin has been a part of team pacific for quite some time before he joined other teams. He now runs his own computer shop business.


Rexile

Also a member of La Magistral, Rex is a veteran player whom you can count on. He is not afraid to compete with any teams. He always believe that with proper teamplay any team can outplay their oppositions.


Kent "kenny" Lim

Everybody loves Kenny. He is the loudest yet most cheerful player you will encounter when you play at Pacific. He hates losing even when playing public games. He is the mentor of the Ponso negros superstars, Markymark, Carlo, and Memel.


Vic

The most graceful and exciting player I've ever seen. He has the potential to be the best at this game. Unfortunately he had to prioritize his studies first. But when he's ready to play, expect him to be center of the spotlight again.



Collymanz

He is the 12th man of Team Pacific. Probably the most animated player I've ever played with. He used to play with us but he right now he is our indespensable morale booster.



Leo "pheee" Abon

Leo loves to experiment with a lot of heroes. In fact he pioneered Bristleback back when it was not used competitively. He is now busy with his office life but still tries to play with us every now and then.



Shiro

Shiro used to play with us a lot. But he had to prioritize his Law studies first. He is a very good player nevertheless.




Keith "S.A.K." Hernandez

Known by us as the "Future". Beware when you play with him during public games. Because he averages 20 killsteals per game!


The Managers:

RayAnn Santos

The man that binds this team and is keeping this team alive. He is known as Mr.Doublekill back in the days when he was playing. Giving way for our younger players, his role now is to support and develop their skills. For him, he considers this team as his second family.


Gerard "titzo" Chua

Known by everyone as Tito Manny, Gerard has been around and supporting this team for a long time. He accompanies them every game, every night till morning, through victory and defeat.