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The elo discrepancy in big team rooms is a continuous source of instability in the ZK community. Lower elos are constantly at each other’s throats trying to shift blame, and higher elos rarely have to take any responsibility for losses. I’d like to try and give people the opportunity to equalise some of this disadvantage by providing (and priming others to provide) small accessible applied guides on how to fill a specific role in big teams.
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The elo discrepancy in big team rooms is a continuous source of instability in the ZK community. Lower elos are constantly at each other’s throats trying to shift blame, and higher elos rarely have to take any responsibility for losses. I’d like to try and give people the opportunity to equalise some of this disadvantage by providing (and priming others to provide) small accessible applied guides on how to fill a specific role in big teams.
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I can think of five types of players:
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I can think of five types of players:
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1 - metal wasters
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1 - metal wasters
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2 - gambit junkies
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2 - gambit junkies
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3 - pompous support
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3 - pompous support
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4 - space taker
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4 - space taker
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5 - self-important game winners
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5 - self-important game winners
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A metal waster invests their metal so poorly they are often seen as a hindrance. A gambit junky only knows cheeses and therefore can potentially win games against ill-prepared opponents, but is unreliable and functions independent of anything team mates are doing. Support contributes in a selfless sense towards the team’s well-being, but is less concerned with being on the front-line. A space taker can take and hold territory and is therefore an important (though often unsung) contributor to a team. A self-important game winner is someone who reacts to global game-state and thinks in a strategic manner reacting to threats and closing out the game via tech or overwhelming force.
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A metal waster invests their metal so poorly they are often seen as a hindrance. A gambit junky only knows cheeses and therefore can potentially win games against ill-prepared opponents, but is unreliable and functions independent of anything team mates are doing. Support contributes in a selfless sense towards the team’s well-being, but is less concerned with being on the front-line. A space taker can take and hold territory and is therefore an important (though often unsung) contributor to a team. A self-important game winner is someone who reacts to global game-state and thinks in a strategic manner reacting to threats and closing out the game via tech or overwhelming force.
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A player can be a hybrid of any of these types, and this varies within and between games (because players can choose to do different things).
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A player can be a hybrid of any of these types, and this varies within and between games (because players can choose to do different things).
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These
guides
will
be
useful
for
converting
type
ones
into
twos,
threes
or
fours,
and
increasing
the
repertoire
of
twos/threes/fours
to
include
the
others.
Once
you’re
competent
at
all
you’re
showing
the
skills
to
try
and
move
onto
being
a
self-important
game
winner
since
you’re
able
to
adapt
to
game-state.
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These
guides
will
be
useful
for
converting
type
ones
into
twos,
threes
or
fours,
and
increasing
the
repertoire
of
twos/threes/fours
to
include
the
others.
Once
you’re
competent
at
all
of
these
you’re
showing
the
skills
to
try
and
move
onto
being
a
self-important
game
winner
since
you’re
able
to
adapt
to
game-state.
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Anyone who feels they’ve got a strong build can (and is encouraged to) post them, but if the success of your build is unevidenced or otherwise suspect, expect criticism from others (which is also encouraged).
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Anyone who feels they’ve got a strong build can (and is encouraged to) post them, but if the success of your build is unevidenced or otherwise suspect, expect criticism from others (which is also encouraged).
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