Showing posts with label w3a. Show all posts
Showing posts with label w3a. Show all posts
Saturday, July 22, 2017
DINKER W3A 4
DINKER W3A 4
So many good replay packs lately. My 4th pack of games from W3Arena and I gotta say that it is very special and dear to me. That is why I will write something about the games and players/ trolls that I played.Replay pack has a total of 10 games and it includes games against trolls who got owned, wannabes who were put in place and opponents who should be respected. You wont see long, whiny chats in my games because that is not my way of behaving. Some people, when they are powerless, spam the chat because that field is the only one that is left to be conquered. Still, if the chat is spammed with taste, humor and good CAPS usage, I like to see it because it makes sense. Writing long and boring stories is totally not gaming-like. You wont see that in my replays.
Have fun watching them and feel free to share them on Replayers or where ever you want. I started doing this with my replay packs and replay packs of other people because I noticed that there were no games from W3Arena on Replayers at all. And that is total madness. I will upload games on Replayers if they are meant to be in my 1337 replays category but I wont upload each game from replay pack there because I am happy if they are only here, on my blog but I am even more happier to see good people like DeathWing who puts them on Replayers as well. That is how things are supposed to be done. Cooperation. Understanding. Friendship. That is how gentlemen behave. And that is totally opposite from trolls.
GAMES
Game against 20.in.my.pocket. was very interesting. This semi-good NE tried to tower rush me on Secret Valley but he made one tiny mistake when I spotted his army heading to my base. Troll called me a hacker after that, probably because he felt powerless.
Against Felix261192, who is dear friend of mine, I played on some heavy delay and went for one of my trademark strategies and on the other side Felix didnt play so standard and game went into that deep macro mode which, of course, favors my play.
Mirror match against a player called Leco is one of my favorites because in this game I used my lovely Shrederz and we all know why and against who I am using Shrederz. I also did some very nice moves there but the thing is that I was able to do all of that because my opponents playing qualities are nowhere near mine. The game is pretty unequal but enjoyable because of the strategy I used and cool moves I made.
Replay pack wouldnt be replay pack if there is no game against our favorite minion El Tonto aka Ghost.Retorno. Obviously, I was lucky enough to match one of his 22+ accounts on W3Arena and to kill him on Secret Valley. Pretty standard game against minion where I decided to play rifle/caster because I wanted a safe win. Oh, he was on account Life.isnt.Fair. LOL!
Game against NE player called Rambo was played on new Plunder Isle where I showed my opponent how much I like new PI in these matches. He took both shops, had items and levels but that wasnt enough because I played an amazing game in there which resulted in very comfortable win.
Another game from new Plunder Isle in which my opponent stated that this is the first time that he plays the map. I dont know if Sanch34 lied about that but I know that I used Shrederz because I had the feeling that he lied. If he didnt I am sorry but I am not sorry for Shrederz. Game has that 1337 note.
One of many games played against Schappi who has really good attitude and my full support. One of the games where NE has the position, favored battleground and the match up but doesnt win because of mega good Dinker who sits on the other side with perfect gaming plan.
Game against Taker.UD, also known as n1ce.Taker, to whom I was more than kind in the past but that will change because I found out that he is one little wannabe troll and I found that from first hand, was very enjoyable because I broke that popular NE strategy on Tranquil Paths and played a very nice game from the beginning till the end.
Against TrainThatShit, also known as Nomad) who was always a semi-good player in the past but seems like he improved his gaming skills and manners on W3Arena, I played several nice games and this is one of those. I dont tank my opponents unless they are going for some no-brainer strategy and then I tank them only to give them lesson. In these type of games I tend to play something which puts me in harder position and then to fight back. I did it well in this game.
Game against NE smurfer WatMeiCum is one of those short, precise and clean ownages in which I used full potential of my position and exploited the weakest spots in my opponents play.
Dinker W3A 4 (click to download)
*Just one note, please. I saw some blog followers are asking where to get the maps that are used on W3Arena. I was the first one to collect and upload them and then I shared it to CUBORG who uploaded in on Replayers as well. Map pack from W3Arena is in my Replay Packs box. If you have troubles finding that bar seek for it on Replayers.
Sunday, April 16, 2017
DINKERS MAPS FOR W3A LADDER MAP POOL
DINKERS MAPS FOR W3A LADDER MAP POOL
So far, total of 7 maps are playable and ready to be imported in W3Arena ladder map pool. Testers who played on them and who helped me a lot, were more than happy when they saw how I edited these maps. Thanks to GaBe-, Moscow(Den), Vankor, ArnOrc, RapiNg and others whom I forgot, who were part of this great adventure. Lets hope that the other will like the maps as well. Link to the map pack inside the post.
Maps that have been edited are hard to play. With a lot of new starting possibilities for each race, game variations and required adaption they are way different than the maps that we were used to play. The item distribution from the creeps you kill is also very different. I call it adequate item distribution because the items that you get are balanced when you are looking at the spot you have crept.
Every map, on the maps that we were used to play, was dominated by certain race like Scorched Basin was dominated by Night Elf. I didnt want to change that completely when I was editing Scorched Basin. However, I tried to give the space and some chances to other races as well. So, some maps might have changed their looknfeel but they havent changed their role.
Here are the maps that have been improved so far. They are all at version 1.05.
Lost Temple
When I told my testers, for the first time, that we are going to test out LT, some of them were like "Why the hell did you edit LT? It is balanced." However, when I edited it they understood what was my intention and they loved it. Its much more open, dynamic and requires decent aggression. Some spots have been balanced with additional paths and corners in which expansions were guarded with Golem and his trolling mates are now reachable. Middle is no longer one way in no way out place which was easily dominated by strong ground unit combos and the natural expansions are harder to defend because of additional paths. I have more plans for this map and I believe that it can be even better than it is now.
Plunder Isle
Blizzards Plunder Isle was a disgusting piece of shit. I believe that we all can agree on that. Two races were dominating that map and every game on it was pretty much the same. And there is nothing more disgusting when the map forces you to strict game play. Plunder Isle 2 which was used in W3Aladder was edited by ZeN and me 4-5 years ago and was used in some of the leagues and cups we hosted. It was good with the additional paths to the natural expansion, shops behind the drakes but it had many flaws. I succeeded in correcting them all. Now Plunder Isle is great map because players can use its whole space and combine it with their game play. You just have to see it to understand what I am talking about.
Scorched Basin
What to say about the old Scorched Basin? How many times have you heard - noob ne on sb? Well, Scorched Basin is still an Elf map. No doubt about that. It just requires more adaptation unlike it required in the past. There is more space, creeps are different, there are two merc camps instead of one, middle cannot be as easy taken nor controled. Basically, it is a completely new map which now offers other races decent changes against Night Elf.
Secret Valley
Another map on which Elf had strong domination because of its structure. This map was great example of how the TFT maps cannot be just imported to ROC and played without corrections. After we played several game on it, ArnOrc told me that this one is his favorite map. Perhaps because fountains are now both random instead of both health which gives a nice variation. Middle is different with shops being divided by stones and trees that are making control of both spots very hard. The dynamics is also changed because of additional paths that lead to expansions. The map has everything for all type of players. If you want to creep, go ahead and do it. If you wanna rush and play aggressive, no problem. It is all doable. It all depends of you and your adaptation.
Ruined Rainbow
One of the maps that lost their original look and feel after I edited them. I completely changed the pathing, places of interest, shops and labs placements, creeps. Every inch of the map is potential battlefield because the map space has been exploited to its maximum.
Echo Isles
I seriously regret that I didnt make a completely new map before I started working on Echo Isles. Again, TFT map, imported to ROC without a single correction. Changed places of interest, shops placements, removed that dummy gobs lab from the middle and gave it a proper function on a different place. Changed some creeps and edited terrain so much that it is unrecognizable when you look at both minimaps. RapiNg and Vankor said it is great.
Rift Valley
I said that Rift Valley and Outskirts were the best "handmade" ROC maps. I still think that. However, that doesnt mean that they cant be improved. Rift Valley had some flaws and conflicts with places of interest. Also, the creep structure and camping zones were a bit confusing. I changed that. I also created a place of interest in the middle by changing the creeps and its structure a bit.
I am releasing the link to the public so everyone can enjoy these good maps in their hosting bots, tournaments or even LAN. They are all currently on 1.05 version and will all get updated with the time.
W3A Map Pack v1.05 by Dinker (click to download)
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