The new forum on ensl.org might turn into a gold mine for us. It starts here: http://www.ensl.org/topics/1368

I corrected that for you Meph (remember, this is still TAW):

why the love have my links been removed? Guess steam did not like the way I uploaded it... -.-

Anyway I came here to leave some things here you might find interesting ;)

video 1
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I know it's CS:GO in those videos but it also applies to NS2

I like Neokens bottom line. And I would phrase it even more drastic: In most cases not making a decission is the worst decission you could have made.

thx meph <3 this guides you guys make

Sun is shining cause I made a new little guide. For this I used my personal experience and also asked in other teams how they do this (well mostly HBZ). And with this I mean "How to kill higher Lifeforms". I am sure you know some stuff written in here already but I guess there are also things you don't know (unless your name is neoken... or maybe skyice). Anyway if you have time give it a go http://puu.sh/aSeOK/c39bf1f0f5.pdf

and always I keep this pdf as a local copy on my computer so when the link breaks (which will happen at some point) just contact me and hope that I made a backup of this on another harddrive if my current one is broken

good stuff guys thx

Nice Meph. Good timing too, I coincidentally finished up a small guide as well. ^^ Covers some of the basics in what I consider "decision making" skills. Definitely an advisable read for the new recruits who are not quite sure what to do in certain situations.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IVmRkzigEVRCBPiPTVkUhgkqFF8D4G7m5yBitU09BhA/edit?pli=1

its been a long time something got posted here... anyways on request I made an overview of the tasks of a competitive lerk and how to prioritize them in my oppinion. you might wanna check it out http://puu.sh/anx6k/8e084d7e7d.pdf (if link is broken contact me).

oh something I didn't mention in there. Lerk survival always comes first ;) ( well not always... but you know)

thx for the guide neoken

for anyone who is interested here is neoken's commander guide (so you don't have to look for it in teamspeak): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL74CVrkVuST9MmrYDDm__gY-3uZ9QeprH

Herakles (Legendary Snails) is in the process of writing a guide on how to improve at NS2. :)

http://forums.unknownworlds.com/discussion/134339/kind-of-guide?

You can find the games here: http://www.twitch.tv/naturalselection2/profile/pastBroadcasts :)

Post a link to the NS2 final matches here, please!

Great overall marine strategy guide by blind, give it a looksie. ;)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RIVwXTN9G9NEfTkcou-x_cqL6sxThqlHJA7ptX_ccwU/edit?pli=1

Build 263 released. It'sSuperEffective summarising the most significant changes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue4uK0poMqg

Yeah sitting on a lot of res is usually a "problem" for me as alien comm. I tend to save up a lot until the second hive is done, then do a tech explosion (gorge upgrades, biomass, crag/celerity upgrades). I'll try placing more whips and stuff.

Yeah, I agree with tudy. You could have been a bit faster on utilising that tres. But it can be easy to lose sight of things like that in the heat of battle. :) Good drifter micro though. And a lot of good calls made that game. Good reaction times, groupings, etc... It was really well played by all.

I noticed though you don't always put multiple cysts on res nodes. I know in some areas it's a bit harder to do, but you usually can place at least 2 cysts.

As for the field game, the only things that really stood out to me were your options settings. If you're commanding it doesn't matter, but on the field, I would advise playing with most graphics set to low/off, no camera animations, no music and custom crosshairs. Sure it doesn't look as good, but it does help alot.

For the alien-field game: Nothing particular catched my eye here.
There is one thing to say though, for that games commanding. In 95 % of the times it is the correct decission to send everybody RT-biting after a triggered beacon. Punishing the Marines twice in TRes. However, in that particular case 2 Skulks defending Observation-tunnel/Gorge is important. The others can still go for the RTs :)

I watched the vid. The alien-commanding was very nice. I always wanted to see your magic in first person ;)
The only comment I have on it: You are sitting on a lot of res during long perios of the game. Whips/Crags at Harvesters and/or biomass might solve that. Two whips at the entry of Cargo for example, should have delayed the marines a bit, when they where storming in to kill the freshly dropped hive.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXmcrjkWvh0&hd=1
Vid of me commanding an alien game, and a little of me playing some normal play before it starts to lag too much when recording. Let me know everything I do wrong please, and feel free to come with any comment at all!

PCW vs Fight Clan @ 21:30 CET confirmed

So team. Much play. Wow.

Pure awesomness! Like Muffins filled with cheese.

Omg guise, this comment section, guise, seriously, omg...