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TSM Battle Through Cloud 9 2-1 to Advance at IEM San Jose
Team Solo Mid beat Cloud 9 in a competitive 2-1 on Overpass(TSM), Cache(C9) and Dust 2(TSM) to advance to the smei finals at the IEM San Jose lan. TSM won Overpass 16-11, lost Cache 14-16 and won Dust 2 16-5.
Overpass started the series with a bang. Cloud 9 was getting dismantled on an A site push when Skadoodle grabbed a 3k that was as flashy as it was necessary. Unfortunately, he lost his post plant and TSM took the round. Cloud 9 went on to win their first rifle round thanks to a Freakazoid entry frag onto B. Rounds traded back and forth until the score was locked at 5-5. TSM won three rounds in a row, including a Cloud 9 eco, before the North American team would fire back to even up the half at 8-7 on a traditionally CT sided map. TSM won the pistol and the following round, but Skadoodle drags another win in C9’s favor with a 3k at short A. Round 20 was particularly electrifying, with shroud spraying down the Ts running on B site and while the trades roll in, seang@res grabbed two kills and the bomb was defused with less than a second remaining. Dupreeh was a highlight for TSM with a +10 kill/death ratio and a head shot percentage of 50%. Cajunb was right on his heels with a +8 and 47% head shots. On Cloud 9, Skadoodle was the only player with a rating of above 1.00, and his presence was felt throughout the map. On the bottom of the scoreboard, according to hltv.org, was seang@res who went 12-21. It’s recently come out that n0thing is supposedly taking on more in game calling, and if that is the case, sean’s score is even more unacceptable. Worth mentioning that last month, many people were calling his opponents the best team in the world. But four members on C9 running into the red in terms of K/D and player rating is not a recipe for success.
Cache was an electric map. Cloud 9 took the pistol after seang@res killed a team mate to get the kill on an enemy opponent and TSM was left in a 1v3. Cloud 9 reset TSM’s economy after TSM grabbed their first win in round 4 and went on to win the half 10-5. Cloud 9 picked up the pistol round on their T side thanks to a 4k by skadoodle and looked poised to take the map quickly there after. They picked up the next two rounds before cajunb landed a grande on top of n0thing and sealed a 6th round for TSM. They would win 8 rounds in a row to give themselves the lead for the first time in the map. C9 opened up A site with two kills and won the round with 1 person surviving after the bomb went off to even the game up at 14-14. Round 29 looked in Cloud 9’s favor as they took B with only karrigan alive on TSM, but karrigan went on to grab a 4k before losing a duel to shroud. Karrigan reeled back in his chair with his hands behind his head which, to me, was a signal of TSM conceding the map — and they did. While performances weren’t wildly different for TSM on the map, most players performed about the same as they did on Overpass, Cloud 9 had three people positive in their K/Ds and player ratings. Shroud, freakazoid and Skadoodle earned the highest kill counts their team would see throughout the entire series.
Dust 2 started off tragically for Cloud 9. After gaining control of the bomb on the CT side on A in a 1v3 in their favor, they peeked cajunb until he killed them all and won the round. It never got any better. It was a miracle that C9 earned five rounds by the half, but went on to lose six straight to TSM’s dominant CT side. There was little to no team work visible by the North Americans, as they consistently went for 1v1 peeks when they had 2-3 players there to support their team mate. This provided situations for karrigan and cajunb in particular to mop kills up throughout the map. No one on C9 posted a positive K/D while everyone on TSM did. Cajunb ended the series with two jumping shots from a p250 on shroud. Unfortunately, there isn’t a lot to analyze here. Cloud 9 seemed beat early on and had two players with under 10 kills by the end of the map. TSM showed their prowess and skill on the map, and they very well may be the best Dust 2 team in the world currently.
Team Solo Mid moves on to face G2 Esports in the semi finals on Sunday at the Intel Extreme Masters in San Jose.
In exactly two weeks, an epic journey will start in the heart of Transylvania for all those who love comics, games, and movies. The Transylvania Comic Con starts on October 18 and invites all participants to enjoy a three-day event where they will get to unleash their imagination at the cosplay contest, meet their favorite actors at the photo ops and photographs sessions, or find out interesting things at the panels hosted by the event. Great fun is granted even for those who would just like to take a look at the ComicCon and do some shopping of really cool items or snap some pictures with famous props, such as the Iron Throne.
The Transylvania Comic Con will take place in the heart of Transylvania, at the BT Arena in Cluj-Napoca. The event starts on Friday, October 18 at 4 P.M and lasts until Sunday, October 20. The stage hosts’ roles will be filled by Maria Muller and Ken Huegel. Some of the celebrities invited to the event are ‘Vikings’ and ‘Hunger Games’ star Alexander Ludwig, Kevin McNally Pirate of the Caribbean, ‘Spartacus’, ‘Arrow’, and ‘Shanarra’ star Manu Bennet, Rick Cosnett, from ‘The Vampire Diaries’, ‘Stargate Atlantis’ star David Nykl, and Roger Ashton- Griffiths, who played Mace Tyrell in Game of Thrones. Cosplay enthusiasts will get to see Daisy Cosplay and Imriel Cosplay.
Transylvania Comic Con will also welcome three featured artists and a Cosplay Guest, who wasn’t announced yet. The schedule is not public yet, and the timetable is subject to change, however, on October 5 participants will get the first glimpse at the program, from where they will find out more about the guests of the event. What we already know is that Transylvania Comic Con will host cosplay competitions on Saturday and Sunday. The General Cosplay Competition hosted on Saturday targets solo cosplay enthusiasts only, while on Sunday groups will get the chance to show off their costumes. This is also the day of the qualifiers for the international cosplay competition Clara Cow Cosplay Cup.
Tickets for the Transylvania Comic Con are still available for purchase, except for the VIP 3 Days Tickets, which are all sold out. The rules for participants and the tickets can all be found on the event’s homepage, here. It will definitely be an epic event, so we hope to see you there!
The countdown has begun. There are less than three weeks until Transylvania ComicCon kicks off. The three-day event will take place in the heart of Transylvania, in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, between 18 October and 20 October at the BT Arena. Those who will attend the event will get to meet some really cool guests and can participate in numerous activities, all of which are going to be amazingly fun. The schedule of the event won’t be available for another couple of days, however, the majority of guests are known.
Transylvania ComicCon will welcome some beloved actors, such as Alexander Ludwig, Kevin McNally, Manu Bennett, Rick Cosnett, David Nykl, and Roger Ashton- Griffiths. The event will be hosted by Maria Muller and Ken Huegel, and the YouTubers/ streamers of the Transylvania ComicCon will be Cluj-Napoca’s own Creative Monkeyz. It is not yet clear who the featured artists will be, but this should become known on October 5th, when the event’s schedule will become available on the website.
Besides having photo ops and autograph sessions with the aforementioned guests, participants will also be able to show off their imagination and skills at the cosplay contests. The solo General Cosplay Competition starts on October 19 from 13:00. The group competition starts on Sunday, also at 13:00. At the same time, the qualifiers for the international cosplay competition Clara Cow Cosplay Cup will start. Other activities participants can attend at the Transylvania ComicCon include panels, and props& booths. Naturally, there will be an artists’ alley, a gaming area, and a shopping area too.
The entry fee for the Transylvania ComicCon is really affordable. Those who want to have a photo op and get the autograph of Kevin McNally or Roger Ashton-Griffiths have to pay less than 15 Euros for the treat. The VIP three-day tickets cost less than 100 Euros, while one-day entry fees are as low as 10 Euros. These prices may be incredibly low but the level of fun will go incredibly high at the Transylvania ComicCon. Check out the event and all it has to offer here.
Let’s travel back to 2000s. Can you remember the time when MMORPG genre popped up out of nowhere? Early genre games such as Everquest, World of Warcraft or Guild Wars were considered to be the prophets of the new age of PC gaming. MMORPGs or Massively Multiplayer Role-Playing Games have been considered the most gratifying, rewarding, immersive, and time-soaking games out there. However, as time went by, only a handful of MMORPGs managed to secure their communities and stay a little while longer.
So today we’re talking some time (and internet space), introducing the very best games of the MMORPG genre. Some of these games are old and can brag about their long history while some of them are fairly fresh inviting fans of the genre to explore seemingly unending content. Most importantly – all of these games are alive and will grant you hundreds of hours of joy.
- The Elder Scrolls Online
We begin our list with the youngest of the bunch. ZeniMax Online Studios creation, The Elder Scrolls Online is set in the magical continent of Tamriel which will be familiar to the fans of TES franchise. The game’s storyline is indirectly related to other games of the franchise; however, the game is set way far back before the events of Oblivion, or Skyrim. Currently the game has two expansions: The Morrowind and the Summerset, however, the developers have promised a third expansion The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr which is coming out on June 4, 2019.
- Final Fantasy XIV
Final Fantasy XIV is developed and published by Square Enix. First released back in 2013 the game quickly became a hit among many MMORPG genre fans across PC and PlayStation communities. It has tons of great content which is keep on coming even to this day. Recently Square Enix has announced yet another game expansion titled Shadowbringers which will bring a variety of new dungeons and include yet another playable race: the rabbit-like Viera, already known to the fans of Final Fantasy XII. The game will also increase its level cap from 70 to 80 and introduce a number of new zones to explore.
- Guild Wars 2
This ArenaNet MMORPG game certainly deserves a spotlight in our list. Guild Wars 2 is an attractive piece because of its ever-living world structure which captivates players with multiple quests, continuing storyline, and rewarding gameplay mechanics. The game is also considered among the best MMORPGs because of its freedom and versatility when it comes to personalization. You can literally create, augment, and specialize your character in such a way that it would be exceptionally unique to your preferred playstyle.
- RuneScape
RuneScape is the oldest game on our list, however, it carries the very same explorer’s spirit within. It’s safe to assume that if you’re interested in MMORPG genre you’ve tried this game already at a certain point in time. We can still remember the wood chopping, fire making, and fishing activities which required hours upon hours of discipline, and we also remember how much joy did that provide. And it still does if you’re patient enough. That’s why it secured a spot on our list!
- World of Warcraft
No MMORPG games list would be complete without the king of the genre. It has been over 14 years since Blizzard released World of Warcraft. The game was a phenomenal success and became one of the most iconic titles of all time. World of Warcraft is even included in the video game Hall of Fame and there are plenty of reasons why. Even today the game is huge and has millions of players logging in to play it every month. Throughout its history World of Warcraft has seen 7 major game expansions with tons of great content to explore. Furthermore, Blizzard is planning to release a Classic version of the game sometime this summer which means that the king of MMORPGs can be entering its second lifecycle. If you’ve never played – we do recommend you give it a try.
While some of these games can be played for free, some will require you to purchase certain expansions (or game time). On Eneba Marketplace you’ll find everything you need in order to start your new MMORPG adventure!
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