ESL EAS Division 1 Season 4 Begins
16-06-2010, 14:39 | By Jam0r
No sooner than one event finishes another takes its place. Season 4 of ESL's EAS Division 1 started a few weeks ago and we got off to a pretty pleasing start. As is always the case with us, we turn up on the night and play, none of this 20 hours a week gaming for us!
Our first match was against
Instincts who are a great bunch of lads and who we have enjoyed playing against previously. The map was de_tuscan (possibly the worst map ever, bring back cpl_mill please) and sadly yours truly had to sit out as I was at the Circus, good times! However on my return I was greeted by a happy sounding bunch after they had won the game 16-9. It would have been about 16-6, but Instincts bought UMP's and absolutely destroyed us for a few rounds. We got our revenge and was good fun against probably the safest team in ESL.
Next we were up against FTC, a team we had not heard of before making us a little bit uneasy. Nuke was the chosen map, strongly CT sided and we didn't get off to the best of starts. Loosing pistol I believe we had trouble holding some of the points after we had to switch up our positions due to Death not being available. A lack of practice against a clearly well drilled team caused us a lot of problems, but we managed to end the half 10-5 or 9-6 (can't remember.)
We got to T side knowing we had a very hard half in front of us, having not played together in 2 weeks, and having 1 strat for nuke which people had forgotten anyway, Hybrid tried to get us to work a few strats 10 minutes before the game. Auxilia is full on allergic to anything remotely related to tactics, and so when we got round to the game, it just wasn't working. There's a sneaky suspicion that FTC had possibly watched our demos, and had upper well and truly locked down. We managed to win 1 round in 9, and it was looking as if we were heading for a defeat. At match point, Gando takes over the calling and instantly, we start decimating FTC. Playing extremely aggressively, splitting and pushing the chokepoints and taking off any CT's heads before they could even so much as counterflash, we took sites with ease. They simply couldn't handle us.
Our last game was, as we thought, one of the hardest matches we'd have to play in this event, it was against Demonic Esports.
We came in more prepared for this game than any other we've played this season or last, having played TWO pcw's beforehand! We would have played more, the game was at 9 and 4 of us were on at 7pm, but Bios showed up at 8:45, so we played one half of a PCW before making our way to the server. Demonic are a highly rated team currently, and we knew it wasn't going to be an easy game, even with them playing their "manager", (who had played over 90 hours of CS:S in 2 weeks).
We managed to win the knife round again, (three games in a row... getting silly now.) We went CT, and naturally lost the pistol round (see a pattern here?). After losing the following ECO's, we only lost 2 buy rounds taking the half 10-5. Momentum was fully in our favour. We were confident now and knew we could easily beat them. We won the T pistol round with practically no resistance and from then on we knew the game was ours. We could have wrapped it up several rounds earlier, but were caught napping by CT's and lost a couple of silly rounds.
We finished strong, taking the remaining rounds with relative ease and were happy with a score of 16-12 to us. Not bad for 5 players, who combined have played a total of 40 hours in 2 weeks, 20 of those being Hybrid's (lazy student bum/keen bean). This compared to the fact several of the Demonic players had racked up 50+ hours a week, and are generally egotistical twats who play the game with a fully undeserved sense of self accomplishment made this result all the sweeter. They claimed they would smash us with their full team, which we found hilarious. If we put in half the hours they do then it wouldn't even be a challenge.
No sooner than one event finishes another takes its place. Season 4 of ESL's EAS Division 1 started a few weeks ago and we got off to a pretty pleasing start. As is always the case with us, we turn up on the night and play, none of this 20 hours a week gaming for us!
Our first match was against
Instincts who are a great bunch of lads and who we have enjoyed playing against previously. The map was de_tuscan (possibly the worst map ever, bring back cpl_mill please) and sadly yours truly had to sit out as I was at the Circus, good times! However on my return I was greeted by a happy sounding bunch after they had won the game 16-9. It would have been about 16-6, but Instincts bought UMP's and absolutely destroyed us for a few rounds. We got our revenge and was good fun against probably the safest team in ESL.
Next we were up against
FTC, a team we had not heard of before making us a little bit uneasy. Nuke was the chosen map, strongly CT sided and we didn't get off to the best of starts. Loosing pistol I believe we had trouble holding some of the points after we had to switch up our positions due to Death not being available. A lack of practice against a clearly well drilled team caused us a lot of problems, but we managed to end the half 10-5 or 9-6 (can't remember.)
We got to T side knowing we had a very hard half in front of us, having not played together in 2 weeks, and having 1 strat for nuke which people had forgotten anyway, Hybrid tried to get us to work a few strats 10 minutes before the game. Auxilia is full on allergic to anything remotely related to tactics, and so when we got round to the game, it just wasn't working. There's a sneaky suspicion that FTC had possibly watched our demos, and had upper well and truly locked down. We managed to win 1 round in 9, and it was looking as if we were heading for a defeat. At match point, Gando takes over the calling and instantly, we start decimating FTC. Playing extremely aggressively, splitting and pushing the chokepoints and taking off any CT's heads before they could even so much as counterflash, we took sites with ease. They simply couldn't handle us.
Our last game was, as we thought, one of the hardest matches we'd have to play in this event, it was against
Demonic Esports.
We came in more prepared for this game than any other we've played this season or last, having played TWO pcw's beforehand! We would have played more, the game was at 9 and 4 of us were on at 7pm, but Bios showed up at 8:45, so we played one half of a PCW before making our way to the server. Demonic are a highly rated team currently, and we knew it wasn't going to be an easy game, even with them playing their "manager", (who had played over 90 hours of CS:S in 2 weeks).
We managed to win the knife round again, (three games in a row... getting silly now.) We went CT, and naturally lost the pistol round (see a pattern here?). After losing the following ECO's, we only lost 2 buy rounds taking the half 10-5. Momentum was fully in our favour. We were confident now and knew we could easily beat them. We won the T pistol round with practically no resistance and from then on we knew the game was ours. We could have wrapped it up several rounds earlier, but were caught napping by CT's and lost a couple of silly rounds.
We finished strong, taking the remaining rounds with relative ease and were happy with a score of 16-12 to us. Not bad for 5 players, who combined have played a total of 40 hours in 2 weeks, 20 of those being Hybrid's (lazy student bum/keen bean). This compared to the fact several of the Demonic players had racked up 50+ hours a week, and are generally egotistical twats who play the game with a fully undeserved sense of self accomplishment made this result all the sweeter. They claimed they would smash us with their full team, which we found hilarious. If we put in half the hours they do then it wouldn't even be a challenge.
Comments
21-06-2010, 19:05 | By Gandofini
hi guys, nice write up james, sounds like a good couple of games, some good news, i only have 2 more trips out here then i will be unemployed again for at least a couple of months(over winter etc).Looking forward to getting home i will be home on wednesday the 30th a week on wednesday funnily enough, looking forward to playing some games.
What position are we in the league? when is our next game? Do we have any more hard games coming up? James could you possibilliy link me to our esl website much appreciated.
think we should maybe do a couple of pistol strats and then just rush call on the fly.
"Not bad for 5 players, who combined have played a total of 40 hours in 2 weeks, 20 of those being Hybrid's (lazy student bum/keen bean)."
haha genius mate.
ok well back to sleep for me looking forward to next week not long now
peace out stay black
Paul can we be txt buddies again?
hi guys, nice write up james, sounds like a good couple of games, some good news, i only have 2 more trips out here then i will be unemployed again for at least a couple of months(over winter etc).Looking forward to getting home i will be home on wednesday the 30th a week on wednesday funnily enough, looking forward to playing some games.
What position are we in the league? when is our next game? Do we have any more hard games coming up? James could you possibilliy link me to our esl website much appreciated.
think we should maybe do a couple of pistol strats and then just rush call on the fly.
"Not bad for 5 players, who combined have played a total of 40 hours in 2 weeks, 20 of those being Hybrid's (lazy student bum/keen bean)."
haha genius mate.
ok well back to sleep for me looking forward to next week not long now
peace out stay black
Paul can we be txt buddies again?
22-06-2010, 11:57 | By Jam0r
John boy, been wondering when your coming back, lost my phone so not got your number anymore, text me if you have your mobile on you.
We're ranked top of ESL, no losses, 3 wins and a draw. Next game should be a fairly easy one but its on tuscan, the map of randomness. Next two games are Monday and Tuesday next week, you'll be back the wednesday after sadly :( then we only have 2 more left after that.
Our page is here - http://www.esl.eu/uk/css/5on5/eas_1st_division/rankings/#/uk/css/team/4891455/
John boy, been wondering when your coming back, lost my phone so not got your number anymore, text me if you have your mobile on you.
We're ranked top of ESL, no losses, 3 wins and a draw. Next game should be a fairly easy one but its on tuscan, the map of randomness. Next two games are Monday and Tuesday next week, you'll be back the wednesday after sadly :( then we only have 2 more left after that.
Our page is here - http://www.esl.eu/uk/css/5on5/eas_1st_division/rankings/#/uk/css/team/4891455/
22-06-2010, 12:15 | By Gandofini
Yo cheers James, any chance you can get them 2 games moved to wednesday thursday would love to play in them?
Much appreciated
John
if not good luck in them, my phone is in the heli port im in north sea will phone you when i get off 1 week tommrow w00t.
Yo cheers James, any chance you can get them 2 games moved to wednesday thursday would love to play in them?
Much appreciated
John
if not good luck in them, my phone is in the heli port im in north sea will phone you when i get off 1 week tommrow w00t.
25-06-2010, 01:11 | By Hybrid
Yo John, I'll go to esl now and try and get the games rescheduled because otherwise we'll be going into them with 0 practice (as I'm moving out on Sunday and don't expect to be home until 10pm or later).
Will be good to have you back mate, take care
Yo John, I'll go to esl now and try and get the games rescheduled because otherwise we'll be going into them with 0 practice (as I'm moving out on Sunday and don't expect to be home until 10pm or later).
Will be good to have you back mate, take care
25-06-2010, 12:21 | By Gandofini
Thanks for that Hyb your a gent, hope the move goes well see you Wednesday night!
Thanks for that Hyb your a gent, hope the move goes well see you Wednesday night!
26-06-2010, 17:54 | By Gandofini
Any updates guys as it would help my planning out if i knew i was needed for Wednesday night i want to play but if i am not i will stay in Aberdeen till later and have a few beers.
thanks
John
Any updates guys as it would help my planning out if i knew i was needed for Wednesday night i want to play but if i am not i will stay in Aberdeen till later and have a few beers.
thanks
John
28-06-2010, 17:45 | By Gandofini
Hi can i have an update please? thank you
Hi can i have an update please? thank you