BoyzTrek's Ding Lao (formerly of NoMets Team) has unveiled his new team composed of players he personally hand-picked. The team is tentatively called Team Chill. The players he picked are Rovic "Yuki" Perez, Bernard Dale "Burnz" Flores, Topher / Top, Franco / Cocoy / Shy.lex, and Tassadar / Bhoymax. And they are still looking for a 6th member.
Yuki and Burnz, along with Ding were part of the legendary, almost unbeatable NoMets Team that won the Davao Cyber Expo 2007: Cyber Games Tournament, among others. Meanwhile, Top, Cocoy, and Bhoymax were part of DC Clan which reached the DCE: DCG quarterfinals round. Before, during, and right after the DCE: DCG it was already rumored that it was going to be NoMets' last tournament as a team.
With this announcement from Ding, along with the indication that he is going to "retire" so to speak, things are starting to unravel. More questions are being asked. What then? What will happen to the other half of the NoMets: Jay Arabia, Rioren Padama, and Jeztah Ching? What will happen to the rest of DC Clan? Will Team Chill be as strong, if not stronger, than NoMets? Will Boyztrek still be unbeatable?
This is the latest of the many team reorganizations in the wake of the DCE:DCG Tournament. Team RJ is no more. My players are now split into at least two teams. STQ1 and STQ3 are also no more. STQ2 lost at least two players. DDS lost two players, same with Blinque-Tech. 51ph is not a team anymore. Of the teams I am in contact with, it is safe to say that only Team Bytes and 50ph remain relatively intact.
As to how these team changes will affect the Davao gaming landscape is still something that we have to wait to see.
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Thursday, July 26, 2007
BoyzTrek's Team Chill and Other Updates
StarCraft 2 Gameplay Teaser
Here's a little something I saw on YouTube:
All yeah StarCraft fans out there (me included)... drool... drool... droooool!!! Blizzard still has to announce when this game is going to be released but I'm sure, when they do it's gonna be a best-seller. And I hope it does not disappoint. Tagal natin naghintay no!!!
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Match Game: Ding Lao and Chian Coronel visit Sequel Juan Luna
Earlier today, Nelson “Ding” Lao of BoyzTrek's NoMets Team and Chian Coronel of Team Blinque-Tech came over to Sequel Juan Luna (WHY KAYA? WHY? WHY? WHYYYYY?!!!) to play what was to be one of the best games I've ever witnessed, and played in my entire life. We played a game in the -apnpsp (All Pick, No Power-ups, Shuffle Players) mode with some of the best players in Sequel Juan Luna. The players and heroes line-ups were as follows:
Goblin Techies (Ding), Mirana (Aiwem), Pandaren (Ryan), Tiny (Eric), Vengeful (ABCDing)
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Nevermore (Elmer), Magnataur (Landz), Chian (Zeus), Warlock (Ria), Akasha (Gwing)
Scourge Side
Everybody already knows who Ding is. He's supposedly Davao's number 1, the leader of BoyzTrek's NoMets Team. Chian is the leader of the Blinque-Tech Team. Aiwem (formerly of Team RJ) and Elmer are currently ranked as two of the top players of SJL. Eric, ABCDing, and Landz were also top SJL players before they lied low due to focus on their studies (ANUH?! BAKAK!). There's Ryan who plays almost everyday in either BoyzTrek or Sequel Juan Luna. And then, there's Ria (me) who is a serious but not so good player, and Gwing who plays just for fun. Unfortunately, us two girls were shuffled into the same team.
And so the game began amidst cheers and jeers by the players and the many spectators. In the top lane, my Warlock and Chian's Zeus struggled against the stuns of Ryan's Panda and Eric's Tiny. Elmer's Nevermore battled against Ding's Goblin Techies. And in the bottom lane, Gwing's Akasha and Landz's Magnataur also struggled against the stuns of Aiwem's Mirana and ABCDing's Vengeful.
Early on, Ding set to show off his skills using his favorite hero by hunting our side's heroes and suiciding to kill us. This forced me and Chian to light up our side of the map with sentry wards. Elmer persisted to farm well and became a force to reckon with combined with Landz's dagger, reverse polarity combo. Gwing also showed promise as Akasha but wasn't able to fully show her skills due to the constant bullying of the opponents. My Warlock was in the worst shape, unable to kill and stuck with only perseverance, as we were forced to fill the map with wards. HUHU! Chian performed well. Our team was generally stronger, and was able to push constantly.
But Ding strategized well and was able to stifle our aggressive pushes by {edited as requested by baDING} rendering the Sentinel's buildings invulnerable to our aggressiveness. Ding's stellar performance, allowed their team to counter-push, backdoor, and do everything possible which gave them the advantage of having mega creeps that won for them the hard fought war.
The game was long and well-fought. Very well-fought and it lasted almost two hours!!! Sana may replay!!! Sana may rematch!!! RAWRRR!!!
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Match Game: Boyztrek vs Bytes
Tuesday night, the Bytes Team came over to Boyztrek for a friendly match game. During the first game, the two teams had the following line-up:
Warlock (Jay), Magina (Burnz), Sven (Ding), Chen (Top), Nevermore (Franco)
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Magnataur, Zeus, Mirana, QoP, Lich
Bytes on the Scourge Side
Ding's Sven dominated throughout the game with Jay's Warlock (armed with a Dagon) providing ample support. Bytes has a good combination of heroes but their execution was less than perfect during the entire game. Thereby allowing the BT Team to play and push aggressively. Jay provided more than enough observer AND sentry wards that allowed the BT Team to rape the Bytes heroes, consequently, disabling the Bytes' combo. Ding's Sven was so nakakapunet that anybody who dared use a town portal to save their tower would instantly be killed off. Needless to say, the BT Team won Game 1.
During game two, the two teams had the following line-ups in the order that the heroes were picked (BT picked first):
Akasha (Burnz), Zeus (Top), Mirana (Franco), Venomancer (Jay), Earthshaker (Ding)
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Nevermore, Lich, Sven, Magnataur, Ezalor
Bytes on the Sentinel Side
In the top lane, Jay's Venomancer and Ding's Earthshaker were initially bullied by Magnataur and Lich. In the middle lane, Top's Zeus dominated over Nevermore. And in the bottom lane, Burnz's Akasha and Franco's Mirana fought a hard battle against Ezalor and Sven. Bytes' Ezalor gave the BT's heroes a hard time executing their skills by constantly using his Mana Leak. This time around, the BT Team didn't utilize wards. Also surprising was their use of heroes with skills that have areas of effect, rather than their usual line-up of heroes capable of strong individual skills. Ganda ng combo, sana may replay. Promise!!! Imagine... Echo Slam + Poison Nova + Chain Lightning + Wrath + Wave (KS, KS, KS!!!)! RAWRRR!!! This time around, the star of the game was Burnz's Akasha that constantly and successfully pushed to destroy the lower part of the Sentinels' base. Akasha was also able to kill off most of the Bytes' heroes in double and triple kills. (Hi Papa Burnz, bayad ha! :P) Team BT ended the set at Game 2.
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Monday, July 23, 2007
Quotable Quote
"If you want to be the best, you have to do everything to achieve it."
-Jay Arabia, talking about why he constantly watches DoTA Replays
Jay Arabia is a member of the DCE: DCG 07 Champion NoMets Team of Boyztrek Jacinto.
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Sunday, July 22, 2007
Kadayawan Electronic Entertainment 2007 Updated Schedule
What: e Squared's Kadayawan Electronic Entertainment 07 Event
Venue: NCCC Mall of Davao City
Detailed Schedule:
August 17, 2007
10 am - 3 pm Free Play
4 - 9 pm StarCraft and CounterStrike Tournament Semi-Finals and Finals
August 18, 2007
10 am - 1 pm Free Play
1 - 8 pm DoTA All-Stars Tournament Finals
8 pm - 12 mn Cyber Gamers Club Launch, Awarding of Tournament Champions
August 19, 2007
10 am - 12 nn BattleField Exhibition Game (2 matches)
1 pm - 3 pm DoTA All-Stars Exhibition Game (1 match, 5 v 5, apdu mode)
3 pm - 4 pm StarCraft (2 matches) and Rogue Spear (1 match, 3 v 3) Exhibition Games
4:30 - 6:30 pm DoTA All-Stars Exhibition Game (1 match, 5 v 5, apdu mode)
7 - 10 pm Free Play
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1 v 1 DoTA All-Stars Tournament
What: Open 1 vs 1 DoTA All-Stars 6.45 Tournament
When: July 28, 2007, 1 pm - 3 am
Where: BoyzTrek Jacinto Registration fee: PhP100 (each player has to pay for the time he has consumed while playing)
Registration: deadline for sign-ups and payments is 12 noon of July 28, 2007
Game Mode: -apnpduom (all pick, no power-ups, duplicate heroes, only middle) mode
Players will be required to write down their heroes, and show it to the marshal before the game.
Prize: Winner takes all
Tentative Rules and Regulations:
1) Single games will be played in the elimination rounds. Best of three sets will be played in both the semifinal and final rounds.
2) Creep luring is not allowed.
3) No exploitation of bugs, is allowed. Players are assumed to know these bugs. If a player is uncertain, he must inquire to the marshall in-charge. Excuses and reasons for bug exploitation will not be entertained.
4) Backdooring is allowed, eg. skipping towers or buildings.
5) The initial gold of each player is 3,200.
6) All items are allowed.
7) All heroes are allowed.
8) Any competitor is late for at least team minutes for a scheduled match is considered to have forfeited that match, and will merit a loss.
9) A competitor is considered to have won they game when he has destroyed his opponent's middle lane base tower (third tower), or when his oppenent has accumulated three deaths.
These rules, regulations and other guidelines are still subject to change. All final rules, regulations, and guidelines will be made available to all competitors on July 28, 2007.
For other details and updates on this tournament, please keep visiting this blog. Or contact the organizer, Jester Ching at 0917-7077729.
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