Quote from: TheKomodo on September 01, 2023, 08:00 PM
Aliases should never be encouraged.

If you want to alias as a bit of fun for games that have no effect on anyone... Fair enough, I've did that myself.

It's a completely different thing though when you start aliasing and taking part in competitive areas of gaming where the results are recorded and compared to other people who put a lot of time and effort into also participating in those recorded statistics.

It's simply not acceptable and should be discouraged with the highest effort.

It's also important for competitive competition at the highest level to know who you are playing against, as being able to study your opponents before big matches is a VERY important aspect of competitive competition in life in general!

A lot of us have even lost track of who is who in the cases where some people changed their names a while back. That isn't actually that big a problem, people are ok to rebrand their name, but when that happens at least they inform MonkeyIsland to change their name, instead of creating multiple accounts.

I personally like having the best representation of genuine statistics as possible.

Not to mention, I personally feel like people who alias in competitive competition are not only cowards, but extremely childish.

I personally do not play competitive games at all, making the exception for the two cups I am still in (which actually was more a need than an intention, that I am not going to explain), so I do not have any personal concern about people who alias and beat me, but this is my personal opinion.

If you care about points on a website, probably I can still understand your point of view (which is fair) but event though you can face two possible options:

1) random aliasing people who will gain some points from you or someone else (in case of a defeat) then will stop using their alias because the trolling scope is over (so that you will have your points back in a few games against "official" people), or

2) he/they will keep his/ their new alias/s for a long time so that you will need to deal with them for a long time (no issues in this case, I guess. You will deal with a new opponent, although he is someone who aliases).

Is this still an issue?

Nothing personal here of course, I am just expressing my point of view about this topic, although I am aware that maybe I am not involved enough in competitive games.

Peace,
rUNaW4y

Quote from: TheKomodo on September 01, 2023, 07:50 PM

Quote from: rUNaW4y on September 01, 2023, 07:11 PM
For those who might be interested, this is my current setup for Worms Armageddon gameplay (nevertheless, I can not still beat Masta with a perfect HW available as you can see: https://www.tus-wa.com/cups/cup-1204/. My Corsair K100 AIR would not provide me skills that I do not have in any case)

I am confused...

What does "a perfect HW available" mean? You linked up to the Team17 2v2 Cup, which has nothing to do with Masta? I assume you meant the recent Big ZaR RR #3 Cup?

Also, in terms of being able to beat Masta, you have a similar issue as myself, it's definitely not your speed that is the issue, it's your consistency.

I can rope as fast as anyone else, as in I can bounce off walls as fast as anyone else, I can traverse the map as fast as anyone else, I can do power spikes, fast swooshes, power outlaws and pumps when required and scroll fast with ease at the top level as the best Ropers of all time.

However, I seriously lack in consistency, so I keep falling, it's something I am improving with time and practise though, granted I haven't been that active myself in the past 5-6 years added to the fact I switched to using left hand on WASD and right hand on Spacebar a few years ago and haven't reached my potential yet while improving my control with arrows that way.

Consistency is the most important aspect of roping at the top level, that's why we're not as good as Masta when it comes to these challenges, his consistency in keeping it together in Big RR is amazing while roping very fast.

As you saw in the Cup matches he's played though, he DOES make mistakes, which can even cost him almost an entire turn. Though generally speaking he's one of the most consistent Ropers I've ever seen.

I will do some research on this keyboard myself as well, thanks for sharing!

Nothing to be confused with.

I am simply pointing out that HW you are relying on might be an advantage in some cases (neither in your case nor in mine).

Of course, based on my previous statements, the HW-based "advantage" is useless if you can not be consistent, like in the case I mentioned against Masta. Your kb could even guarantee a fast response time as well as your monitor, but if you can not be consistent then it is a waste of time. But, if you consider games between people that are not skilled enough, then this could be still an advantage, not related to skills.

Note: Perfect HW means that you rely on the best Monitor (240Hz) and the Best Keyboard available on the market (0.125ms of latency).

I hope my point is clear now,
rUNaW4y

Quote from: TheWalrus on September 01, 2023, 05:59 PM

Quote from: Camper on September 01, 2023, 03:47 PM
I PM everyday oldsock and Mlaofmdamexe in Snooper, but we can't find their patners. Walrus and Shakakstssesu are never online :/

i havent had discord on my new phone since i broke my last one dropping it in the river lol

ima install so i can see when oldsock msg me

Np dude, just try to do your best to fulfil the deadline.

Peace,
rUNaW4y

Quote from: Anubis on September 01, 2023, 06:51 PM
I demand video proof and retroactively disqualify every game played until this situation has been resolved. Statik and Sir-J continue to laugh behind our backs, which is crazy considering they are the same person, how do they even do that? They have brain-washed us so much, that we say "them, they" instead of "him, his". 

Well, I just found this trace on a Russian website as a (potential) proof, but in any case: this is just a game for me, and I do not care so much if they are the same person or if they are different ones, lol. The only thing that I enjoy is playing against skilled people regardless the nickname they wear.

Peace,
rUNaW4y

Just in case it might be interesting for you:

I used to be familiar with flat/slim keys from my laptop for roping since the beginning (2012). It has been always a benefit for me considering the fact that the pressure of flat/slim keys requires less effort compared to fat keys like in the case of other keyboards such as Logitech G910 which I tried to handle without success a few years ago (finger roll on 3 spaces was hard to perform), regardless of the underlying switches.

Then my historical laptop died, and I started to use an external keyboard (paid 30 Euros) with another laptop (DELL XPS), full of lags and with a very bad response time which induced me to go for a 2-spaces finger roll for a "decent" roping.

Then I purchased a new laptop (Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming, paid 1700 Euros) with flat keys, but for some months I preferred to avoid using it for roping to prevent any damage to the keyboard due to a constant keys' pressing.

Finally, Sir-J proposed a few alternatives in terms of keyboards to solve the issue, and I relied on one of them by purchasing a Corsair K100 AIR (paid 270 Euros) with tactile switches. Although it was better than everything I have ever tried during the past, the keys' width of 2mm was not still enough, and I decided to sacrifice my new laptop for roping (actually I do not know how these integrated keyboards works and so forth, but this still allows me to rope the way I rope and I do not need to know anything else).

Nevertheless, I have deeply tested this keyboard (Corsair K100 AIR) and I realized the following:

1)   it supports polling speed customization through a simple GUI (min: 125Hz/2msec of input latency and max: 8000Hz/0.125 msec of input latency);

2)   it supports the hardware keys remapping via the officially distributed software tool;

3)   it allows remapping macros on any key (like double pressing of the space on a single key).

Based on this, the considerations I come up with are the following:

1)   new keyboards allow you to have a very low response time while pressing keys. You will never know whether people use a simple ahk script or a macro from a 270 Euros keyboard (both should be considered as a cheating);

2)   for sure both a good monitor, with a proper refresh rate, and a good keyboard with 0.125 msec response time are an advantage over people with less performing HW;

3)   The wkRemapKeys module is not sufficient to prevent multiple pressing based on macros coming from a dedicated remapping tool related to a new and expensive keyboard.

For those who might be interested, this is my current setup for Worms Armageddon gameplay (nevertheless, I can not still beat Masta with a perfect HW available as you can see: https://www.tus-wa.com/cups/cup-1204/. My Corsair K100 AIR would not provide me skills that I do not have in any case):

-   External MSI monitor with a 144HZ refresh rate (1366x768 px resolution, as a personal and suitable choice);
-   Flat/slim laptop's keys for roping with a low response time (although I do not know how this is managed by my laptop, lol);
-   wkRemapKeys module for remap: WASD keys as arrows pressed with the left hand and NumPad2 and NumPad3 as spaces pressed alternatively with right hand.

I am not in favour of anything, but I wanted to let you know my thoughts about this topic.

Peace,
rUNaW4y

Quote from: Camper on September 01, 2023, 03:47 PM
I PM everyday oldsock and Mlaofmdamexe in Snooper, but we can't find their patners. Walrus and Shakakstssesu are never online :/

Thank you for your effort, probably it is a matter of a different time zone.

Quote from: Anubis on September 01, 2023, 03:32 PM
Statik still aliasing, can't believe it he is making us look like clowns. When will TUS intervene?

I always thought FlowingWater> franz was the magnum opus in impostering, but Statik=Sir-J is a timeless classic. I hope nullum comes back one day to continue his investigations, he is our only hope at this point.

Well, I do not know if you caught up Statik recently in AG with some alias, but my post is meant to be a clear proof that Statik and Sir-j are different players in the end XD. Otherwise, he has created a profile named Sir-J on that forum to talk with himself, which does not make so much sense lol.

Although this point has been clarified a long time ago, it would have been hard to figure out Statik answering himself as Sir-J:

http://worms.org.ua/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1672&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=20

Dear all,

It seems Group #3 suffers from the lack of activity.

Walrus - sock / Kaleu - Camper / Shtaket - Mlaofmd, could you please spend some effort in arranging your games?

We have only 3 days left, and I would like to avoid extensions at this stage.

Thank you beforehand,
rUNaW4y

Quote from: style on August 29, 2023, 03:37 PM

Quote from: TheKomodo on August 29, 2023, 01:44 PM

Quote from: rUNaW4y on August 29, 2023, 10:32 AM

Quote from: TheKomodo on August 26, 2023, 03:58 PM
Naturally I want to stream all of Group 1 if possible on the CWA Twitch channel:

https://www.twitch.tv/WormsArmageddonCWA

For those interested in joining a Discord server focused on Competitive Worms Armageddon:

https://discord.gg/Ytjfr4myyx

FYI: me against stylez today, 22:00 CEST.

I have scheduled this in for stream, I will be there!

For reference, 22:00 CEST is 8pm GMT, and 9pm in UK time.

Nice, Komo. Thank you for your readiness to stream our match.

I'll prolly be late like 10-15 minutes.

np

Quote from: TheKomodo on August 26, 2023, 03:58 PM
Naturally I want to stream all of Group 1 if possible on the CWA Twitch channel:

https://www.twitch.tv/WormsArmageddonCWA

For those interested in joining a Discord server focused on Competitive Worms Armageddon:

https://discord.gg/Ytjfr4myyx

FYI: me against stylez today, 22:00 CEST.

I can be available today at 19:00 (CEST).

Dear all,

Please make sure you can arrange all your games by the main deadline set for groups stage.

Only six days left.

Bests,
rUNaW4y

Oh damn, gg.

Dear all,

The cup has started.

If you schedule a game, please report your scheduling here (use only CEST time zone) so that monitoring process will be easier.

If you cannot meet the main deadline for group stages, please let me know in advance so that a proper mitigation plan can be adopted (2 days early).

For any issues, do not hesitate to contact me.

HF & GL,
rUNaW4y