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
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
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.
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!
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!
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
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
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