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this is the International eSports show where I, Luke Kneller keep you up to date with the latest news.
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Enough with the babble; coming up we’ve got the WGL North American Season 3 Finals,
a near miss for Na`Vi, a Super-Secret from our Super-Friends and an update on A-Series.
Let’s do this!
Season 3 of the Wargaming.Net League North America has concluded its online playoff stage with two undefeated teams!
Yes two; wait, this is no surprise as America’s World Cyber Games representative; Fulcrum Gaming, and 1st and 2nd Season’s 2nd place SIMP;
are yet again going to the Finals of the WGL North America as the favorites.
So this weekend on the 8th and 9th of February at the Folsom Street Foundry in San Francisco, California
the 3rd season offline finals will take place.
It’s free entry, with a chance to meet your favorite team and of course to experience live tank on tank action.
The other teams should not be forgotten; The Cunninghams nearly brought down SIMP and Top Tier only lost against Fulcrum!
Not to mention HashTag RU, Hammer Time, Simple Tankers and the Googly Bobber’s who got to the finals fair and square.
Remember the leagues have also had a rename: Gold is the old ProLeague, Silver was formally the Major League and Bronze was the Minor.
Just a reminder that there’s always something going on at your skill level, so get involved!
And if you’ve never hung out with your pros outside the scene, why not start with this video staring Sov13t from Fulcrum Gaming:
Over in RU, the top team Na`vi had a league match against ACES.
A normal event, but the thing is the Science of Victories aid P0werSlide, was on holiday skiing in Andorra.
So they called in their backup player ALi.
No problems, right?
Well, unfortunately Kirilloid’s internet failed before the match and so Na`Vi were looking at their first loss…
Not if ‘Slide can help it!
Grabbing his laptop and rushing to his nearest Fast Food joint for some free Wi-Fi and some fries, he joins the match with 200 ping.
The battles were close, ending the set at 3-2.
But who were keeping Na`Vi from faltering?
Well what do you know, 200 ping FastFoodP0werSlide had almost the same damage as Strike!
Nicely done Na`Vi, and it shows what a true pro will do to win.
In other news, Strike also released this short over on their YouTube channel; as usual, I’ve dropped a link in the description below.
Plus a bonus one
Did you wonder what went into the super-planning before Asian team PVP Super friend’s victory at the season 2 finals?
They give us a glimpse into their inner working with this secret video:
Unfortunately it’s not in English, but you know it’s good.
In Europe; A-Series is going strong with the current league mid-way through season 5.
EU’s ProLeague Season 4 team WUSA played in the first week, but for whatever reason decided to not continue.
However Finnish team FreeFall, although missing their first week, have continued playing and are currently undefeated;
it’s a challenge to beat them that you must surely want to take!
Remember in A-Series you begin in the Starter league;
just to make sure you’ve got yourselves together and can play the 3 matches a week minimum that’s required.
Then you move onto Medium, followed by Champions if you’re good enough.
Finally you reach Absolute, where you meet future pro teams.
This means you’ll always have an opponent of roughly your own skill level to battle!
And if you’re as good as you think you are; you can prove it by taking down the big names in Absolute.
I’ll see you there!
Ending this episode is a ProTip from Insidious Gaming’s Deathskyz on the Chinese heavy the 110;
Remember, not all pros agree with Science of Victory’s P0wersl1de.
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Hello, I’m Deathskyz, Team Captain of Insidious Gaming here to give my tips on the 110.
The 110 is a tier 8 Chinese heavy tank featuring a fast firing, accurate, DPM gun
with high penetration values that favours direct assaults over peekaboo style defences.
It is mobile enough to keep up with AMX 50 100s, and thus can advance and provide effective cover for them.
It also has a great view range!
Not only that, but its frontal hull armour is arguably the best in tier 8; capable of reliably bouncing shots off its pike nose.
Its turrets front is adequately armoured; allowing it to hull down behind windows or wrecks and fire from relative safely if needed.
Since its lower glacises is not that strong, you need to get in close to prevent opponents aiming at it.
So to take advantage of the armour layout and high DPM; engage in close, sustained engagements.
But what I’m sure you want to know; how does it compare to the IS-3?
Well, first it benefits from not having a weak spot on the turret roof like the IS-3.
Also the 110 trades the spaced armour of the IS-3’s side for a stronger front upper glacis.
This makes the 110 more resilient to head on enemy fire, especially when assaulting 50 100s
but the lack of sideskirts means that the 110 is unable to hold a flank as well as the IS-3.
The 110 has a more accurate gun with a faster reload and less aim time at the expense of less alpha damage.
This means you should never play peekaboo against an IS-3 or Borsig as their higher alpha gun will negate your DPM advantage.
The damage trade will not end well for you.
Therefore we can again conclude the 110 performs better in an aggressive strategy whereas the IS-3 excels in defensive or slower plays.
The 110 also has a better view range than the IS-3.
So use its higher view range to check if the streets are clear before you make a fast move against the enemy.
Use your pike-nose to resist any counter fire, whilst utilising your high DPM weapon to spearhead into the enemy’s defensive line.
Double this with some AMX 50 100s unloading their clips safely behind your protection and victory is yours.
Just be very sure to plan when and where to attack as the 110s are poorly armoured from the side and will be easily destroyed if flanked.
Lastly; the equipment setup I recommend for this tank is the Gun Rammer, Gun Laying Drive and Vertical Stabilizer
to improve its aim time and rather high gun dispersion when moving.
In summery the 110 is a fine addition for any team who wants to be flexible and aggressive at the same time.
I’m Deathskyz from Insidious Gaming; good luck on the battlefield!