Centurion Xö

by Oozo

The full movie is up on Youtube and will be up on Warcraft movies soon. I'm curious to see what the comments will be. I suspect that there will be a number of flames, just because... well, it's me. I also suspect that there will be negative comments on the number of green cons squished in this movie. :)

As stated in the intro, I outgeared most people in the AVs that I did. I tried to compensate for that by singling out the alliance twinks and putting myself into some crazy 1vN situations. Unfortunately, the alliance twinks didn't present much of a challenge in 1v1 situations. The warrior with the Brutal 2Her used none of the tricks an experienced warrior would use (how did he get that weapon?) and the perma-twink warlock trinketed my, erm... nothing and then shadowfuried straight into my cloak of shadows. They no doubt had a macro that did trinket-->shadowfury. Which would work against the standard rogue vanilla opener cheapshot-->kidneyshot. Not so hot against against cheapshot-->cloak of shadows-->kidney shot. That's the danger of letting your macros play too much of the game for you.

Of course, the best players don't make these kinds of mistakes. Then again, you aren't going to find the best players doing 70AV. Myself included.

Now, back to the green cons. I will probably get flamed for this, but the thing is... gear > level. I have clips doing 70-79 WSG with this rogue, but decided to exclude them for consistency and length (damn that 10 minute restriction on Youtube videos.) To atone for the sins of this movie I might be persuaded to do a followup with me being the green con, if there is interest.

And again, always remember: i hope u enjoy this movie as much as i enjoyed making it! and be nice! this is my first ever pvp movie. also im a girl irl lol!!!

Gear and Centurion Xö

by Oozo


One thing I've come to realize in my return is that gear really does matter. Yes, that's my tongue you see in my cheek. I find it curious (not really) that many people, who claim to seek competition, fight so hard to keep others from getting equivalent gear. On one hand, they say BGs are boring because of all the undergeared opponents and on the other hand they say those people don't deserve gear because they are all "bads." They seem to lack the self-awareness to recognize the logical dissonance of their position.

Why should they care if the "bads" have the same gear as they do? I mean, they are bad, right? A good player with great gear beats a bad player with great gear, so why the dire concern?

In Beta, Blizzard stated that there would be PvP areas in the game with special rewards. They said that those rewards would be no better than items you could get through other aspects of the game, but that they would have special, cooler looking models. And, that is exactly how it should have been.

People who excel at PvP should be rewarded the most badass looking gear in the game for the bragging rights. They should not be given a huge gear advantage over the people that they already crush. And to those who bitch about not having enough geared opponents while at the same time arguing that those opponents should not have gear? You fail, IRL. And, that is much worse than failing in-game. Because that kind of fail stays with you no matter where you go or what you do.

I've taken some of the feedback from the Iwl short movie and applied it to the following short preview. I've moved the player health to the bottom center of the screen and removed the opponent health, since you can track their health via nameplates. I couldn't do anything to fix the buff/debuffs issue and the SCT feedback can get really obnoxious when you are doing 1v5s. ;P

So, I'll have to work on fixing that as well.

Iwl Reborn

by Oozo


With time off during the winter break, I have decided to invest some time to learn some new tricks using Sony Vegas to make movies. You can probably tell that I generally don't like the UI taking up a lot of screen space. There are a couple of reasons for that. First, I personally don't like cluttered UIs from an aesthetic viewpoint and I think they can distract from the action and movement of the clips. Second, by zooming in it makes it easier for those who only watch streams to see what is going on better.

That was the idea behind the massively flamed "Oozo Lives" experiment.

The main reason that movie failed, IMO, is that it left the viewer detached and not understanding what was happening in the movie. They couldn't see my health and they often times completely missed key events in the movie (through no fault of their own). For example, I got flamed for missing a kick on some warlock. The thing is, I didn't miss the kick. I nailed it. It just so happens that the warlock was wearing a battlegear set that gave them a chance to resist interrupts and that is exactly what happened. You could see that in my combat log, but the viewer couldn't see it because I had (naively) cropped it out.

And, of course, people will latch on to those kinds of things like a bulldog (you see the same thing in politics) to discredit and defame even when they are completely wrong. Not that they would care even if they did know that they were wrong. But, I suppose that the ever-increasing decay of our society's morality is a story for another day.

In Moozo's movie, I made a compromise by zooming in but leaving the combat log in place so people could doublecheck to see exactly how badly I was playing. But, character health and abilities used could still be hard to track. I play at a high resolution, so they are hard to see at times on a youtube stream.

Iwl's movie is meant to correct that. Check it out and feel free to give positive/negative feedback on the presentation of content.

Moozo - 68-70 Feral Druid PvP (w/ special introduction by Matt Damon)

by Matt Damon

Okay. First thing we need to clear up is that I am bipolar with a touch of multiple personality order as well. My name is Matt Damon and I serve as an impartial observer to Harmony and Grimshank who are two of my many multiple personalities.

Harmony usually plays a Holy Priest and wants everyone to love her mangina. Grimshank typically plays a rogue and really doesn't give a flying fuck what you think. We've, I mean, I have been having a hard time coming up with an introduction for this movie.

Harmony and Grimshank have both come up with suggestions. You can choose whichever one you like most.

Harmony:

Hi guys!

This is my first ever pvp movie. I just did it for the lolz not to show massive skills or anything like that. And this is my first time using fraps and vegas to do a movie so please don't be mean lol.

I've been gone from the game for a loooooooooooong time and I'm just coming back. Having fun relearning things and the druid is so much fun! So, take it easy on me hehe. I just put this together for a few of my friends. They are the bestest! But maybe it will entertain you too! Everything was frapsed in one day so I didn't take this too seriously lol.

If you all like it I'll put up a fullsize HQ version up somewhere!!

Hope you enjoy it as much as I had fun making it!! Oh, and I'm a girl. So be nice!

hehe.

Grimshank:

Heh, What a pussy.

The movie you are about to witness contains some of the highest levels of PvP ever recorded. All opponents within can be said to be nothing but the best of the best.

Just kidding. All of these people are noobs. But then again, to me, everyone is a noob. And, noobs can't beat me.

Frankly, I hate making movies. It's a boring and tedious task, but people keep pestering me and asking "When are you going to make another movie? When are you going to make another movie? Waaaaaaah!" And then I remember and say to myself... It's not about them, it's about you... it's about you.

Let's get one thing straight. I could fucking care less if this movie entertains you. Am I getting paid to make this fucking shit for you? Hell no. Is it about the music? Heh, no. Even though the music in this movie is vastly superior to the stupid crap you listen to, it's not about the music.

No, this movie is about one thing, and one thing only. Inflating my already enormously huge e-cawk.

And don't even get me started on Arena. It's nothing but a bunch of prancing faggots running around covering up for each others' mistakes and touching each other's asses. The real measure of one's skill in PvP is solo PvP. How do you do without a support net to catch you when you fall, prissyboy?

I'd have 2700+ ratings in all brackets if my friends didn't suck so much. They are all a bunch of mouth-breathing mouse-clicking retards. But hey, they are my friends, and I stick by my friends. Even if they do hold me back. Bunch of fucking losers.

I'd make a HQ version of the movie so it would be easier to see what's going on, but it really wouldn't matter because you wouldn't understand the complicated manuevers I'm pulling off in the movie anyway.

Get bent.

If the embedded players are running slowly, try clicking on them to go to the main youtube page. This sometimes helps.

Moozo

by Oozo


Coming back to play WoW after nearly 2 years away means there is a lot to relearn. These are some clips from my feral druid mostly in the 58-60 level range.

At this level many people complain about the death knights being OP. Of course, it's not the class that is OP it is their relative gear that makes them that way. They get good starting gear for free. However, the tables are quickly turned when you get gear to match.

There are a few "tricks" shown in here. Feral charge in cat is great, but it puts you behind your target forcing you to root. If you have a specific target in mind, you can charge an enemy in front of them and then target back to pounce. And, of course, the old drop flag and pick back up to avoid getting opened on by a stealther.

My 68-70 feral druid movie is rendered and in the process of being uploaded. Due to a gear advantage over most players it will have several 1v3+.

Because in World of Warcraft, gear matters. Too much.

Warhammer Farewell Movie

by Oozo


I had a great time in Warhammer. It was, by far, the best PvP community I've played in. People were, for the most part, much more mature than in other games. People understood the meaning of the word respect and appreciated those who played for the challenge and competition rather than just playing to win.

This movie captures some of the closer fights I had that did not make it into other movies.

The main difference between WAR PvP and WOW PvP is the pace of the fights. Things are much slower in WAR. There really isn't much in the way of "quick reflex" skills needed for the game. There are a few situations, knockdown on spell casts but there just aren't that many quick skill reactions involved in the game. Sorry, but that is truth. The positive thing about WAR is that it does take some time to kill someone, so you actually have a chance to execute strategy before you get CCd and instagibbed as happens in WOW quite often.

In order to execute strategy in WOW, you must have survivability via talent build AND gear. Gear is absolutely essential to actually *play* your character as it should be played in WOW. That was not the case in WAR where the gear gap was much more lenient to the undergeared.

The first thing I noticed coming back to WOW was how fast the PvP was compared to WAR. You really need to think and react fast to changing situations. WOW PvP takes more skill. Unfortunately, gear differentials ruin it's overall balance.

Perhaps, someday, somewhere, some game will get it completely right.

WOW Feral Druid PvP movies INC, but for now my WAR farewell movie:

Update

by Oozo


Still here!

Between work, gaming, and some video card issues I haven't had much time to devote to updates. Champions Online didn't work out due to lack of interest from my friends. They felt the game was too easy and there wasn't much connection to their character for that reason.

On the other hand Aion is too grindy. It's not just the levelling, but the trade skills. It's not a bad game, but it requires a heavy time commitment and a great deal of interdependence between players (which isn't a bad thing).

So, I , along with some others have done the unthinkable. We've gone back to WoW. At least until Global Agenda and/or The Old Republic betas roll out. It's been around two years since we last played WoW, so there is a lot to learn, levels to be made, and we are way behind the curve with respect to gear. In other words, SNAFU.

Some people have been requesting some of my old Oozo videos. I'm going to start putting them up on Youtube, but I have to split them, rerender, and upload them which takes time. For now, I've put up the first half of Oozo 7 - Original Control. More to follow.

Gallery of Villians

by Oozo

Here are some of the characters I made for the Champions Online Open Beta. Most are really villians. I guess I'm really just not a very nice guy. It's much easier to be a villian than a hero, IMHO.

And, of course, my favorite...

Champions Online: A PvP Short

by Oozo

As mentioned previously, I love the animations in Champions Online. This short movie gives emphasis to those animations from the point of view of a duel swords hero. The big hitting ability you see in this movie has a 6 second buildup. It is extremely hard to land with all of the knockdowns and interrupts in the game.

It does continue to build while you move though, so with some good timing and a bit of luck you can land it. And it's quite satisfying when it does. :)

Champions Online: First Impressions

by Oozo


Looks like I will be making the move from Warhammer Online to Champions Online. Champions Online has it's problems in the area of PvP balance, but it has one BIG intangible going for it. It's fun, despite it's PvP flaws.

The animations and pace of action is very good IMO and should be enough to keep me going for awhile. I'll see what I can do with the PvP aspect of the game. I'm not really a FoTMer type of personality and this game is going to be all about the FoTM if you want to do well in PvP.

Below is a short movie with commentary I did from first day open beta clips. There are anti-kiting melee abilities. The one thing you will absolutely need to avoid if doing a melee-concept for your character are melee energy builders. You must use a ranged energy builder or you will be severely gimping yourself for PvP. And, that's unfortunate.

The last fights with Oozo are done with an ability called Thunderbolt Lunge. Honestly the ability was on the OP side of things. It has been nerfed recently and given a cooldown, so it's no longer spammable.