Author: 
Lazio
After winning last season's OC we ended up with a direct invite in GROUP A.
Together with vae, SNB & ZeroE.
We expected that vae would take the first spot easy, followed by either SNB or us.
Were we in for a surprise, when SNB won 4-0 of vae, and changed our prediction.
It all started pretty bad for us though, toNi dropping out due to internet problems
and missing w3st during the pracs because of pc problems.
First game; ZeroE
So there we went into our first game - We knew we basicly HAD to win it to make a chance out of the group. We knew we were the stronger team cuz of the "pracresults" but missing toNi & not much of pracs due to missing w3st this could be a close one. First map was adlernest, they started strong, planting the controls real fast, and pushing us back to documents. Before we could really setup they were already pushing for the objective and took it, we spawned real short after it. We jumped down for our lives, and met the objective carrier at the transmitter, then it was complete chaos. Both team's were running after the obj, and somehow we secured it. They took the obj shortely after and secured it then.
It was a pretty fast time, but beatable. (3.45)
In the attack it was hell that got the first stage for us, taking 2 guys out with his panzer, and distracting them. The rest of us pushed & revived - and we got the plant faster? than them.
We got the cp at the same time as them, and then just pushed for obj, we took it pretty fast, and had enough time setup a defence at transmitter with 2 guys, spammed nades, and the obj was home.
2nd map radar.
We started as allies, and pushed in for sideplant & flag. Then we planted the maingate, only to see it being defused like 3 times. Costing us allot of valuable time, we got the cp pretty easy - and then it was of to getting the obj. We failed allot & only made like 2/3 good attempts on getting the west parts, but they could hold us off pretty easily. Fullhold by ZeroE.
They got the cp & flag way faster than us, due to our mainplant fails. We made up some time with our east defence, with some good work from UK STARPLAYER GRIIM. And after that, it was pretty exciting with the west defence (look at an ettv demo if u have time, its worth it)
Some good attacking from them, but they never managed to get the parts away, due to our lotto/bad escorting of them. Eirik played his role very strong there, holding them off on main every single time.
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2nd game vs v&e.
we started off good, on bremen, getting flag in the 1st rush, and doing the rest pretty decent.
Then somehow on bremen defencen we managed to hold them at flag for almost the full time.
Supply, we knew they were real strong on that map, and they showed us that they indeed were. They put down a fast time, and we were quite chanceless on the attack, them showing their spamming/aiming capabilities.
Decider ended up in radar
We went for the attack, but the same situation as in the zeroE game, we never were capable to put up a real challenge for their defence at the west parts. resulting in another fullhold. They simple outplayed us in our defence, caused by our lack of motivation anymore.
v&e was through, so it all came down to the game vs SNB.
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SNB started with a flamewar between the 2 teams, caused due to our use of the wildcard.
Which they argued being invalid so they would have to miss perfo, eventhough they were proven wrong.
First map; grush -
we played SNB allot during the pracs before EC, and we knew they were better than us at that map. They held us long at the tankattack, and we couldn't set down a time.
Our defence started off pretty good, doing a good tankdefence, then ended up losing it due to a stupid mistake. And then the remaining time was just too long to hold with the bankdefence, held them there for a few minutes but they just had too much time to figure out defence out and break it.
2-0 // Delivery time.
We expected to take delivery, since we pracced on it, and got some good results on it.
They managed to put down a decent/fast time, so we knew we had to match them to have a chance of the playoffs. Got the flag fast, and then it was up to the last attack, they were holding us good, untill the last 2 minutes. The game was open, and we had the advantage. We had most of them out and were ready to secure the gold, when uf0l sneaks out of some sneaky corner, and secures our gold - especially on our fullspawn, so we had to run back for it.
We managed to secure one, and the other one was on its way, but time ran out, 4-0 snb, and we were out.
LazioAfter winning last season's OC we ended up with a direct invite in GROUP A.
Together with vae, SNB & ZeroE.
We expected that vae would take the first spot easy, followed by either SNB or us.
Were we in for a surprise, when SNB won 4-0 of vae, and changed our prediction.
It all started pretty bad for us though, toNi dropping out due to internet problems
and missing w3st during the pracs because of pc problems.
First game; ZeroE
So there we went into our first game - We knew we basicly HAD to win it to make a chance out of the group. We knew we were the stronger team cuz of the "pracresults" but missing toNi & not much of pracs due to missing w3st this could be a close one. First map was adlernest, they started strong, planting the controls real fast, and pushing us back to documents. Before we could really setup they were already pushing for the objective and took it, we spawned real short after it. We jumped down for our lives, and met the objective carrier at the transmitter, then it was complete chaos. Both team's were running after the obj, and somehow we secured it. They took the obj shortely after and secured it then.
It was a pretty fast time, but beatable. (3.45)
In the attack it was hell that got the first stage for us, taking 2 guys out with his panzer, and distracting them. The rest of us pushed & revived - and we got the plant faster? than them.
We got the cp at the same time as them, and then just pushed for obj, we took it pretty fast, and had enough time setup a defence at transmitter with 2 guys, spammed nades, and the obj was home.
2nd map radar.
We started as allies, and pushed in for sideplant & flag. Then we planted the maingate, only to see it being defused like 3 times. Costing us allot of valuable time, we got the cp pretty easy - and then it was of to getting the obj. We failed allot & only made like 2/3 good attempts on getting the west parts, but they could hold us off pretty easily. Fullhold by ZeroE.
They got the cp & flag way faster than us, due to our mainplant fails. We made up some time with our east defence, with some good work from UK STARPLAYER GRIIM. And after that, it was pretty exciting with the west defence (look at an ettv demo if u have time, its worth it)
Some good attacking from them, but they never managed to get the parts away, due to our lotto/bad escorting of them. Eirik played his role very strong there, holding them off on main every single time.
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2nd game vs v&e.
we started off good, on bremen, getting flag in the 1st rush, and doing the rest pretty decent.
Then somehow on bremen defencen we managed to hold them at flag for almost the full time.
Supply, we knew they were real strong on that map, and they showed us that they indeed were. They put down a fast time, and we were quite chanceless on the attack, them showing their spamming/aiming capabilities.
Decider ended up in radar
We went for the attack, but the same situation as in the zeroE game, we never were capable to put up a real challenge for their defence at the west parts. resulting in another fullhold. They simple outplayed us in our defence, caused by our lack of motivation anymore.
v&e was through, so it all came down to the game vs SNB.
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SNB started with a flamewar between the 2 teams, caused due to our use of the wildcard.
Which they argued being invalid so they would have to miss perfo, eventhough they were proven wrong.
First map; grush -
we played SNB allot during the pracs before EC, and we knew they were better than us at that map. They held us long at the tankattack, and we couldn't set down a time.
Our defence started off pretty good, doing a good tankdefence, then ended up losing it due to a stupid mistake. And then the remaining time was just too long to hold with the bankdefence, held them there for a few minutes but they just had too much time to figure out defence out and break it.
2-0 // Delivery time.
We expected to take delivery, since we pracced on it, and got some good results on it.
They managed to put down a decent/fast time, so we knew we had to match them to have a chance of the playoffs. Got the flag fast, and then it was up to the last attack, they were holding us good, untill the last 2 minutes. The game was open, and we had the advantage. We had most of them out and were ready to secure the gold, when uf0l sneaks out of some sneaky corner, and secures our gold - especially on our fullspawn, so we had to run back for it.
We managed to secure one, and the other one was on its way, but time ran out, 4-0 snb, and we were out.
will go through the last pages tomorrow...
Actually, it was their 2nd game so after this loss they had to win vs re-play.
Nice work though, I'll read more when I'm home!
ANDERS LUISTER JE GEWOON NIET HE
Did you watch every EC game ? If no then it's a bit pointless to give some awards.
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Nice effort, good article :)
nice statistics and coverage :)
also.. if FG beat TLR 4-0, FG would have come 1st, and TLR 2nd. TLR needed to win at least 1 round to come 1st.
xD
Oh and our radar defence wasn't good, thats why they kept getting the parts! :D It was just a pure lottofest and it still makes me laugh that we held it. Most entertaining defence maybe! :P
And radar defence was good- you've managed to recapture objective every time and finished with fullhold.
lol what! O.O
Nice work, despite you picked out some pretty horrid looking graph colours :)
:D this really gives the right picture of our game, ty. unbalanced and blind article, but still ok!
btw "You mustn’t miss..." - "You should not miss" - our english teacher on grammar school would kill ya for that mistake! :)
You mustn't= you aren't allowed to ! :P