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Late updates seem to be the norm around here. Gotta change that for the New Year, RR!
Just this past December 28 to 29, a number of us went to have some R&R (the real R&R) over at Tagaytay Highlands. Once again, care of the kind sforzando, we stayed at a pretty nice condominium unit with all sorts of activities and good eats planned.
PACT III: ah, the day finally arrived. After planning the new regulations for so long, we finally got to try it out in a real tournament situation. And the results confirmed what was lingering there all along, but no one really pointed out… that the format was pure genius. Forcing players to create three distinct (and by distinct, I mean really distinct) ACs was the key to refreshing the way we approached the game as a whole.
Think about it: every round, a different AC to face. That means readjusting everything: your strategy, the tactics you will use, what kind of game you’re going to play, and so on, all while taking into account your opponent’s personal and general playing style. Quite a challenge, and as beastkiller said, it really forces you out of your comfort zone, which is always a good thing.
The matches were great. We had good variety of designs and playstyles.
Eventually we had a winner, and surprise surprise, who else would it be but the best among us? Congrats Leperman!
Click on the image below to see the whole story of the brackets. If the right side doesn’t make any sense, well let’s just say we have a winner, and leave it at that. Otherwise explanations would take all day.
In continuation of PACT III, we’re holding 3.1 this Saturday, November 10. Place is still sforzando‘s residence.
Honor the system and don’t change your ACs guys. For the new entrants, unfortunately you’ll only be able to officially rank through the loser’s bracket.
Speaking of the system, we’ll be using the new way of scoring matches, so you better try and obliterate your opponents every time in all the ways the game allows it.
For the four semifinalists: me, Lord_Leperman, maitreya and NiX, good luck and godspeed!
Let’s fight like gentlemen!
PACT III
When: October 27 (primary tournament) AND November 10 (loser’s bracket)
Where: sforzando‘s residence
Time: Approximately 1 PM
Man, this is massively overdue. But hey, we all know by now what the results were anyway, so this is kind of just a formality.
A great many thanks to our gracious hosts, NiX and maitreya.
A great many thanks to all those who came and participated as well.
The PACT just keeps getting better and better. The contestants were arguably better this time around, and there was greater variety in the designs. Maybe it’ll grow even more in the future, but only time will tell that for now. In the meantime, enjoy the results.
A repeat of history, as some said. Pictures are available here.
“If something can go wrong, it will.”
– Murphy’s Law.
“God does not want PACT II to happen.”
– overheard at DT’s place, May 19, 2007
It’s very rare to see me get violent. Ask anyone who’s known me for quite a while and they’ll say that I’m very much a pacifist (which is just a nice way of saying I’m a coward). However, if ever there was one person I would really like punch in my entire life, it would be that guy named Murphy and his stupid law. If there ever was a day when it seemed that that stupid law was totally enforced, it would have been the nineteenth of May, when it seemed as if all sorts of mishaps occurred, at least to a select group of individuals, who incidentally, all belonged to the Raven Republic.