TST 2010.01 - 64 Players, 2 Winners - January 17th

[MrsKsr]

yo buddha, wat it do

nice sig :)

[gawdzilla]

1200

[1200]

hoho! thanx for inspiring!

[Goodygumdrops]

There's a lot more teamplay in 2v2v2v2 than in 10v10, which is has been seen shockingly often lately.

nope

There is so much team play that could be executed in team sumo imo and
I don't think you can say one or the other has more team work just like you can't say a soccer team uses more team work than a doubles tennis players or a pair of beach volleyball players.
They are different games!

it's true, they are different games

in one game you have 11 people on a team and in the others you have 2

which game is likely to have more complex strategy?

[Olive]

I'd say sumo.

In fort everyone knows it's position (well, they are supposed to). Sweeper, attacker, center, midfield, defender etc.

In sumo however, there are only 2 people to fill in lot's of jobs and team work is essential. Both partners need to know what to expect from the other, and a sudden move by the enemy might change the whole strategy of the team. Same counts for fort though, but somehow I find sumo more complex than fort.

[gawdzilla]

If you don't like the original TST, then don't sign up.

[sinewav]

In sumo however, there are only 2 people to fill in lot's of jobs and team work is essential. Both partners need to know what to expect from the other, and a sudden move by the enemy might change the whole strategy of the team.

That's what I want to find out. I keep hearing people talk about all this strategy, but no one has posted anything. If I start a "Team Sumo Strategy" thread, will that make everyone more comfortable to talk about it? Because, I don't really like Sumo/Team Sumo, but I want to. Maybe talking about the nuances of the game will inspire me and others?

Wait... Done.

[Goodygumdrops]

i guess if you are on a team with a lot of people, it's easy to say "well i don't have to try or think about what is going on, my teammates will take care of things"

[teen]

i dont think strategy is effective

one should just feeel the movements in sumo and know when and how to turn and to work with your teamate wwell, just have one person give teh other his/her zone

[1200]

in one game you have 11 people on a team and in the others you have 2

which game is likely to have more complex strategy?

I thought we were talking about amount of team work not complexity??
But i think you can make your strategy as simple or complex in sumo or fort depending on how imaginative you are.

one should just feeel the movements in sumo and know when and how to turn and to work with your teamate wwell, just have one person give teh other his/her zone

Isn't allowing one person to take your partner's zone a strategy???
Yea true you have to feel and kinda go with the flow because you don't have the luxury of time or space but
just like the strategy you suggested there are others your team can try to execute as the round is starting...

@Sine: perhaps i will discuss some of these strategy with you privately ...hohoho!

[sinewav]

...there are others your team can try to execute as the round is starting...

I remeber several months ago, preSsure and I played a closed 2v2 match with SP's Psyko and Magik (sp?). Anyway, I suck a sumo, and preSs was determined to do this wacky starting grind every time... and it failed every time. I was like

[1200]

Failure is the first step to success!

[Goodygumdrops]

in one game you have 11 people on a team and in the others you have 2

which game is likely to have more complex strategy?

I thought we were talking about amount of team work not complexity??

well in this case there isn't much to discuss, either

obviously the more people on a team, the more teamwork you will see

on a 2-person team, if one person dies, there is no more teamwork that round

[epsy]

Challenge board is up!

See the schedule page:

http://tst.armagetron.co.uk/schedule/2010.01/

Good luck!

[sinewav]

Good luck!

Thanks. As we all know, luck is a key factor in Sumo.