http://www.youtube.com/user/aliasmoriz
currently, it's just a loose collection of gameplay footages of me playing alliance battles. i'm slowly moving into audio commentating, as well as put in a few tutorials about general pvp gameplay. this is because i feel the biggest barrier of entry for a player into pvp, other than the teamplay and social aspects, is sheer mechanics. a player with no experience in pvp simply does not have the mechanical execution needed to play at any decent level. i hope to solve this problem.
unfortunately, my first attempt at commentating showed just how "asian" i sound. i never realized that i had such a noticeable accent. i guess it's true that people can't notice their own accents unless they listen to themselves. i'm definitely going to try again... after i brush up on my language skills. ugh.
until then, i'll continue to post uncommentated videos at a semi regular basis. stay tuned.
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slowerpoke
I think the biggest barrier for players wanting to get into pvp are the other pvp players 
iTzF3aR
If you REALLY want to try to break that barrier you should at least use vent and call strategies on there. Why ? Well besides the fact ANY VoIP is needed for higher forms of PvP the PvErs who will really want to learn what they might expect in TA/HA/GvG.
Painbringer
I will say one thing you are a mouse clicking machine when it comes to moving 
Not that there’s anything wrong with it. Thanks for the links since I have only alliance battled 4 times since the game was released I really have no idea what is going on... yet
Just happy I am not one of the video epic fail guys because I probably deserve it at this point.
Not that there’s anything wrong with it. Thanks for the links since I have only alliance battled 4 times since the game was released I really have no idea what is going on... yetJust happy I am not one of the video epic fail guys
because I probably deserve it at this point.
Gift3d
I still can't understand the trend of making videos of doing pve clicking the ground furiously everywhere when it's only necessary in certain situations. Just can't.
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Fril Estelin
Thumbs up, I'm subscribed to your channel!
I love what you did, kudos. Potentially one of game changing experience for me if I find the time to use it fully.
Many, many thanks. Just know that some people are grateful.
I love what you did, kudos. Potentially one of game changing experience for me if I find the time to use it fully.
Many, many thanks. Just know that some people are grateful.
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I get it! I really do! If you are going to go play pvp, you want the best people on your team. What are the best ways to determine that? PvP ranks are typically but not always a good indicator. PvE ranks not so helpful. I can understand why people are so picky about that, especially when you are pugging someone and even more so when you are pugging a non-monk position.
I have spent hours trying to get picked up in HA with no result, and it was so frustrating. The solution is to get in with some people who do HA and get to know them. Join a PvP guild and get some training/experience/rank. Its like trying to get a job without a resume or knowing anyone. Your rank is your resume. If you dont have the resume, you need to make some friends who will bring you in.
It sucks, and it is frustrating, but nobody "owes" you a slot in their team. If you have to, work on your RA title a bit or just get into a PvP guild. I am in a PVX guild and they don't even let me into their HA or GvG unless there is a slot open because one of the R6+ guys is missing. That is your chance to prove to them what you have or learn what you need to be better, and get some rank.
If you can find someone who is willing to teach, make them your best friend. At the very least you will get picked up with them for some matches.
moriz
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I will say one thing you are a mouse clicking machine when it comes to moving
Not that there’s anything wrong with it. Thanks for the links since I have only alliance battled 4 times since the game was released I really have no idea what is going on... yetJust happy I am not one of the video epic fail guys because I probably deserve it at this point. |
and anyways, my clicking speed is actually quite tame compared to some of the players out there. have you ever seen chiizu play? he had ventrilo going on voice activation, and it recorded his mouseclicks. it's basically constant. clickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclick clickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclick through the entire match.
TrishaS
So this is pvp, it is player vs player right? Thank you for posting these video's, if I get into the game and decide to try and battle other players, nice to see how other people do it rather than joining in and not having a clue and having people yell at you.
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So this is pvp, it is player vs player right? Thank you for posting these video's, if I get into the game and decide to try and battle other players, nice to see how other people do it rather than joining in and not having a clue and having people yell at you.
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Chocobo1
I just watched your first vid Epicfailing in AB and I really didn't get it. Is it supposed to be funny, are you trying to teach others what not to do? Because putting a little bubble next to everything and saying LOL EPIC FAILZ doesn't really help much.
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These are Alliance Battles, one of the lower forms of PvP. The map has many shrines with NPC's guarding them. The main objective is to run around and capture these shrines, so it becomes more like PvE rather than PvP.
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no. just like gvg, AB is a pvp arena simply because you'll need to deal with the other teams. it is also like gvg in that the winning condition is something other than just kill the other guys.
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Foe
ive been looking for vids of top tier ab players, thx for this
Snograt
Ahoy, me ol' shipmate - I be a touch confused.
Be ye a Canadian livin' in Beijing, or a Beijinger livin' in Canadia?
I swear I be hearin yer voice once on the Vent and I'll be damned if you sounded Asian...
Mighty fine videomajigs, there - arr.
Be ye a Canadian livin' in Beijing, or a Beijinger livin' in Canadia?
I swear I be hearin yer voice once on the Vent and I'll be damned if you sounded Asian...
Mighty fine videomajigs, there - arr.
subarucar
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with your logic, gvg must be pve also, since the ultimate objective is to kill the opposing guild lord, who happens to be an npc.
no. just like gvg, AB is a pvp arena simply because you'll need to deal with the other teams. it is also like gvg in that the winning condition is something other than just kill the other guys. it's supposed to be a joke. why those players (including myself, btw) epicfailed should be pretty obvious. |
The Keyword being "Like" (In both posts). It is still PvP, but it is more like PvE.
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it's supposed to be a joke. why those players (including myself, btw) epicfailed should be pretty obvious. |
Fril Estelin
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It's like going into RA and pointing out all the bad moves and skills people use. Why bother? I'm going to assume not all your videos are like this though, so it's all good.
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QueenofDeath
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The only skilled area left in this game is GvG and I'm beginning to wonder about that anymore.
moriz
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Ahoy, me ol' shipmate - I be a touch confused.
Be ye a Canadian livin' in Beijing, or a Beijinger livin' in Canadia? I swear I be hearin yer voice once on the Vent and I'll be damned if you sounded Asian... Mighty fine videomajigs, there - arr. |
and yeah, most people who had heard my voice on vent said that i sounded like a black dude. go figure.
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My point was that in AB you spent more time fighting NPC's than you do other players
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Reverend Dr
Game is about territory control.
1/2 is territory gain, which means you are killing NPC's
the other 1/2 is about defending the territory you have, which is about killing players
It is amazing how many people completely ignore half of the game.
1/2 is territory gain, which means you are killing NPC's
the other 1/2 is about defending the territory you have, which is about killing players
It is amazing how many people completely ignore half of the game.
QueenofDeath
The biggest problem with AB is it's too much capping centric. You have the mob of one side just running around behind the mob of the other side capping and recapping and nobody breaking off to double cap or triple cap. I wish they would have at least one map that is combat only. Team with the most kills wins or just one shrine with the king of the hill type play like Myth had. That was my favorite. The one that held the hill the longest won. Some great battles in the Myth game with King of the Hill arena. AB is probably my least favorite though has the most players which I like.
Darth The Xx
Its pretty obvious people who call AB PvE have never done it for any good length of time, while it obviously isn't at the level of GvG, it really is an unfair comparison as the objectives, builds and tactics are pretty different from GvG or HA or whatever.
besides if all you do is kill NPCs you are doing something very wrong
besides if all you do is kill NPCs you are doing something very wrong
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Game is about territory control.
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It is amazing how many people completely ignore half of the game.
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just one shrine with the king of the hill type play
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btw, sowrie for the thread hijack lol
to op: i would recommend introductions which include build set-ups. also since ab is a team game (omg it is?), i would also recommend going through the team setup. i've seen the sin vids before, and tbh look like you just went randomway.
moriz
just an update: the first commentated video is done. i'm encoding it as we speak, and it should show up on youtube later tonight. i still sound weird though, but there's nothing i can do about it.
this is one of those times where i wish i have a quadcore CPU instead of a dual core... video encoding on a budget class dual core is painfully slow, even if it is overclocked by a healthy amount.
this is one of those times where i wish i have a quadcore CPU instead of a dual core... video encoding on a budget class dual core is painfully slow, even if it is overclocked by a healthy amount.
Reverend Dr
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moriz
video encoding does get faster (as in, noticeably faster) with additional cores. i turned on multithreading in virtualdub and the encoding framerates almost doubled.
anyways, the video is up. view them in my channel, it's the latest two:
http://www.youtube.com/user/aliasmoriz
the focus of this video is more on the general strategies i used in an earlier video of my warrior. there isn't much said about the mechanical execution aspects, purely because there wasn't any time (and i played quite badly anyways, so there's nothing much to see in that regard).
anyways, the video is up. view them in my channel, it's the latest two:
http://www.youtube.com/user/aliasmoriz
the focus of this video is more on the general strategies i used in an earlier video of my warrior. there isn't much said about the mechanical execution aspects, purely because there wasn't any time (and i played quite badly anyways, so there's nothing much to see in that regard).
moriz
moar shameless bumpage:
my map analysis of ancestral lands
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohfqhi3TWP4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1yHFKVBGCY
hopefully you'll find this informative.
my map analysis of ancestral lands
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohfqhi3TWP4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1yHFKVBGCY
hopefully you'll find this informative.
moriz
if anyone is willing to take me into a gvg match and allow me to record, then i'll post them (HINT HINT!!!). i don't have time to commit full time into a gvg guild at the moment, unfortunately.