Ellay
07-14-2008, 12:23 PM
My MLG tourny experience, 3's is actually doable for multiboxing!! woot :)
First off, I went to the Major League Gaming event here in Orlando where I live and it was pretty interesting. WoW overall didn't have the audience Halo3 pulled in, but definitely held it's own against the other titles at the event. Being a spectator though is definitely not the same as participating. The show is partitioned in a way that attempting to watch the players play at their PC if you want to focus on just 1 person is impossible, having to resort into sitting down/ or standing (not enough chairs) and watching the big screen, which is the equivalent of streaming it in the comfort of your own home. I did get to talk to quite a few of the top end players at the event, they gave me their experiences of playing against me which lead to some interesting convo all on it's own.
I don't see myself going to another one unless they change the layout to accommodate spectators better or I'm actually participating in it, to which I'm trying to find out if I can. I'll let everyone know how that turns out.
As for Multiboxing in 3v3? I suppose I can never say never :)
I usually don't tap into the 3v3 department for Multi-boxing, but after attending the MLG and watching the Tournies - I had to get my fix.
After swapping around multiple specs including triple Resto Shaman to try and feel out what exactly is the best method I went back to my usual layout of 40/0/21. I would say my record or rating at the moment isn't anything close to amazing but it's definitely a start in the right direction. Currently sitting at 1803 rating at the start of Season 4 with 32-9, and that includes all the goofy spec's in between.
The greatest thing I noticed is 3v3 is all about counter comping and Triple Ele Shaman layout is very strong against all the current popular specs out there including RMP / RWD / RRD and so on, it is weak though to the crazy comps that don't make it very far. I imagine if I can break through the lower brackets of unusual comps it will be a lot easier to excel. We shall see though!
First off, I went to the Major League Gaming event here in Orlando where I live and it was pretty interesting. WoW overall didn't have the audience Halo3 pulled in, but definitely held it's own against the other titles at the event. Being a spectator though is definitely not the same as participating. The show is partitioned in a way that attempting to watch the players play at their PC if you want to focus on just 1 person is impossible, having to resort into sitting down/ or standing (not enough chairs) and watching the big screen, which is the equivalent of streaming it in the comfort of your own home. I did get to talk to quite a few of the top end players at the event, they gave me their experiences of playing against me which lead to some interesting convo all on it's own.
I don't see myself going to another one unless they change the layout to accommodate spectators better or I'm actually participating in it, to which I'm trying to find out if I can. I'll let everyone know how that turns out.
As for Multiboxing in 3v3? I suppose I can never say never :)
I usually don't tap into the 3v3 department for Multi-boxing, but after attending the MLG and watching the Tournies - I had to get my fix.
After swapping around multiple specs including triple Resto Shaman to try and feel out what exactly is the best method I went back to my usual layout of 40/0/21. I would say my record or rating at the moment isn't anything close to amazing but it's definitely a start in the right direction. Currently sitting at 1803 rating at the start of Season 4 with 32-9, and that includes all the goofy spec's in between.
The greatest thing I noticed is 3v3 is all about counter comping and Triple Ele Shaman layout is very strong against all the current popular specs out there including RMP / RWD / RRD and so on, it is weak though to the crazy comps that don't make it very far. I imagine if I can break through the lower brackets of unusual comps it will be a lot easier to excel. We shall see though!