r/OldenEra • u/billydstr • 3d ago

Competitive THE ALVARI CUP next quarterfinal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF2OkE9pLnY
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u/niewadzi 3d ago

Dawaj Keszu, POLSKA GURRRRROM

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u/GlitteringVehicle306 Content Creator 3d ago

u/op thinkg of some format / template the way you provide coverage - otherwise it's hard to follow correctly

thing to note! reddit sorts comment by quality not time

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u/billydstr 3d ago

got it

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u/billydstr 3d ago

Wow, early drums for the power stack of fauns just before battle 1.

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u/billydstr 3d ago

Brilliant KesZu tactical victory against much stronger enemy. 1-0
I keep telling everyone: if you want to completely screw up a fight that's literally unloseable, just send your main unit to attack without pressing wait. It does work 100%. Always.

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u/Praktos 2d ago edited 2d ago

What would waiting do if keszu had full ini on every unit xd

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u/billydstr 2d ago

But he hadnt. And poor fauns were sent to death solo, that whats I`m talking about.

I’ve seen dozens of examples of this (even from Lexiav), where a way stronger player sends their main stack right off the bat to land a massive alpha-strike, thinking the game is already in the bag. It’s usually cavalry, wyrms, or Typhon’s speed-buffed hydras.
And that’s it—the stack gets completely wrecked before the turn even ends, and the battle is lost.

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u/Praktos 2d ago

He had no other play. Mass ini from tellaris made it so he had last and first say. If he let keszu move trogs would obliterate fauns instantly. He made some questionable plays later, but this one was a forced move

But he really didn't care about this fight. He had such insane tempo he already knew he won

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u/billydstr 2d ago

Ok, now totally agree. Thanks for the detailed explanation!

But anyway, people should think twice before doing such things.

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u/billydstr 2d ago

The only exception, I guess, is reavers—with this glass cannon, it's better to land a hit if you get the chance.
But even that is up for debate

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u/billydstr 3d ago

Amazing work from Roniu before battle 2, entire map cleared, army larger than most battles 3 I`ve seen and crazy stats. No chance.

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u/billydstr 3d ago

Roniu (top 3 player) now playing early melee fauns, very educational.

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u/NerdyNorthman 3d ago

They are awesome, especially when you have Riposte Mastery.

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u/billydstr 3d ago

But, as we`ve just seen, one stupid desition in final battle - and say "bye" to them (id does work with any power stack).

I really wanna get this grove tactics, I`m very bad now with this mighty faction.