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. :)

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?)

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

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.

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!!

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.

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