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Hey guys,

You may or may not know me. I was a pretty ok sins player when it first released. For awhile myself and doci were considered the top 2 man team and blah blah who cares.

When we had problems with a lower player base and needed to set up 4s/5s we struggled to balance teams when there was 5 very good and 3 bad.

Ashes is almost at a point where games take so long to set up and play that balance in teams is just as crucial and no one wants to fight a noob or have a noob in a 5v5 game go down in the first 5 minutes. It leaves a 4v5 situation which is bound to allow the 5 man team to win. Assuming are all of fair skill. It would allow rapid expansion and to poke at players winning their fights on the other team thus turning the tables elsewhere unhindered.

So we came up with a community plan to get a new or less skilled player and team them the fundamentals of Sins and the right expansion paths, 1 turret expansion on moons and roids. Counter plays ect.

Sins is a little more involved when you have wing, eco and suicide in normal 4s/5s Knowing how to deal with the suicide as the player or being next to one is paramount.


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Ashes is really no different in the case where there are certain plays that can win against someone ill experienced over someone who knows it's coming, prepared or otherwise.

2 node start is a prime example. we taught a newbie yesterday how to 2 node. At first he was saying " but we can get 4 metal nodes build instead of trying to 2 cap. That would be better right? - nooooooOooooOooooOoo. 

So anyway I'd like to put myself forward to teach one person, I'm in discord under the name Vre.

I'm not too sure if it matters weather or not you're the best player out there.

Obviously, Dan, Das, never, neinh should definitely pick someone up! :P

I've only ever been to rank 14 and basically stopped playing before the patches which changed brutes from 6-4.

I also stopped because Stardock didn't implement a decaying system with the ranked structure! (Fix this!)



So I'd like to think I have at least some knowledge to share.

This will certainly help maintain an online presence, keep people playing and overall create a stronger community.  


My steam name is Pyccy.

Take care! 

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Reply #1 from AshesoftheSingularity Forums Top

I don't do a whole lot of ranked but I have come across a new comer from time to time and often offer to help them with some tips. Some love it and a few don't respond so I don't go into it. I played someone on the first day of release of Escalation and he had played the tutorial and that was it. He wasn't super responsive but I did manage to give him some advice before I had to kill him. Feels bad cause if you kill him quick then they could get turned off the game, or capture the whole map first to give them a littl time to practise but if the notice they could think you are playing with them and are a jerk ha :)

Anyway, though not a pro player I help those I can.

Reply #2 from AshesoftheSingularity Forums Top

Well that's what I mean, it makes sense that they would be put off!

I think we'll get some from the forums and perhaps from discord. Just try and find one person and stick with them until they are carbon copies of us maybe? (:

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Reply #3 from AshesoftheSingularity Forums Top

Replays will help with this a great deal.

Reply #4 from AshesoftheSingularity Forums Top

They certainly will, but they only show you what they do and not why they do :]

Reply #5 from AshesoftheSingularity Forums Top

im not trying to be mean, but are there two people managing ur account? u say these things, that players should sponsor noobs, then u say things like

Quoting Freyja_Bjorn, reply 1
but this is mean't to be pushing limits and showing off the limits of hardware. Not back scaling for a small number of people.

and referring to a complaint about people rushing for stupidly lame 5min quick victories (which are thankfully being nerfed)

Quoting Freyja_Bjorn, reply 1
Did you think ranked would be slow and chill?  

if there arent two people managing ur account then did u just make this thread just to look good? since in reality i cant see how u actually want to mentor anyone when u seem to think the quick rush victory is the way to go and that "the minority" shouldnt play..?