KBHoleN1
02-17-2004, 01:28 PM
About a month ago, before the last reset, I played a game against devast8, a fellow gray member. It was a very close game, and I was vastly less experienced than he, so it seemed to be hurting his pride. Once he saw he might lose, he decided to retreat, enahncing his already defensive (and cowardly) strategy. Now at the time I was mad, but didn't give up. I had one pyro at full health remaining and he had a LW and a knight, one hit away from death and his defeat. He obviously didn't want to attack, so I set my pyro up at the top of his LW range and began hitting it, slowly but surely killing it. I had remained stationary for one turn to ensure that my lack of movement while recovering would not induce a draw. Devast8 began pleading for me to surrender, not a draw, a full suurrender. He promised me he could get me into his clan, KWOzmaj. I was in a good mood apparently, because I let time run out as I made him sweat it. He thanked me and followed through on his promise by recommmending me to ozmaj85. I battled oz, and lost of course, but was deemed fit for the clan. Since then I have become one of the best grays on Banff (still having trouble with IQ-congrats to him) and have been transplated into Vengeance in Shadow. I encountered devast8 in the lobby on Banff today, and he asked me for a game. I agreed, hoping for a good game and a nice chat with my old clan member. Devast8 has always been nice to me, especially when I was starting out in the clan, and we started talking about stuff. He said he was planning on joining KOTR when I asked about his absence from VIS. The game was close, but even he admitted that luck was on his side. I couldn't block most of his hits, but he got several crucial blocks that kept his players alive. Well, I was up on players, and he was huddling behind his LW as in our previous game. I didn't feel like sitting around, so I attacked. I was successful at first, finishing off his scout and both of his witches, but his luck returned. He continued his lucky streak, but still wouldn't move out from behind his LW and BW. I saw defeat coming, but kept trying. He must have landed at least 10 side hits on my three knights, and killed both of my clerics in the process. I couldn't hit him to save my life, but he still kept running away, even when he had the upper hand. Is he scared to actually fight someone outside of LW range? I politely asked him for a draw, offering as evidence my good play and he acknowledged his outstanding luck. I checked the ratings and told him that a draw would drop me two points and that he would pick up two. He did not say anything, but continued to play. I had two knights left, which he quickly finished off since he couldn't seem to miss. I still couldn't land a hit, and was becoming frustrated. He placed a barrier on one of his attacking knights, a sure sign of this coward. I had no chance of winning, but he wouldn't concede one or two hits. With my last knight at 16 hp, I was at his mercy, and passed my turn, expecting him to give me the draw after his victory was sure. He had seemed sympathetic to my luck and I was sure my old friend would pass, especially since even a draw would give him 2 points. He stepped up with his knight and laid the final blow to my knight (still no block for me). I had already begun typing my thanks and congratulations when I was greeted with the sound of defeat.
I hope that devast8 is proud of his win, and I hope that any members of KOTR who are reading this understand what kind of a player wants to be in your clan. After I graciously surrendered to him to preserve his rating before, was a draw too much to ask? As I told him after his joke of "gg", thanks a lot.
I hope that devast8 is proud of his win, and I hope that any members of KOTR who are reading this understand what kind of a player wants to be in your clan. After I graciously surrendered to him to preserve his rating before, was a draw too much to ask? As I told him after his joke of "gg", thanks a lot.