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2013-03-20 19:04:20
13 votes, rating 5.2
13 votes, rating 5.2
A Well-Read Pestilence mourns
I can't say I didn't know what I was getting into. The first line of their bio puts it right out there: "WARNING!: BORN TO KILL". But I was having a hard time finding matches for A Well-Read Pestilence - maybe it was that my TV was too high, maybe too many of their peers were still in the UI. I saw plenty of potential matchups in GameFinder, though, and nobody seemed to want to face off. And wasn't I doing some picking as well? I would face off against most people, but I tended to avoid challenging anyone with Piling On (barring on Big Guys) or with multiple Dirty Players. If I was picking, then how could I be annoyed with others who did so?
So, I challenged Angry Newscasters to a game.
It started off well. I got a blitz, and smashed the Newscasters' best skeleton down with a perm. I managed to maintain parity throughout the entire first half, up 1-0, and being kicked to. But early in the second half, blitz-ra Stefano De Grandis XXX Piled On to John Steinbeck, my Beast, and rolled the RIP, through a failed regen and a failed Igor. The same blitz-ra then ended the game by smashing the ankle of my first ever legend, Guy Gavriel Kay. A sad day for the Pestilence.
John had 110 games under his belt before this one. He was one of the team's original players, and had been present for every single game they ever played, never before taking so much as an MNG without regenerating. The +ST he rolled on his first skill and the doubles for Block on his third made him an exceptionally dangerous Beast, hard to knock down and hard to get away from. He suffered from moments of distraction, but overall was everything I could have asked for from the team Beast.
Guy was my first legend, and I've written about him before. While he wasn't with the team for game 1, he was the first pestigor hired after the team began playing, and is also a "plankowner" - the only #10 the team has ever had. The team ball-carrier, he smashed Nurgle records for scoring, retiring with 73 TDs, a dozen more than any other Nurgle player on the site. He was also second across all divisions for rushing, holding down 9th for rushing in Ranked for all races.
While I am sad to see John and Guy leave the team, it does feel somewhat appropriate that they are going at the same time. The team will keep going without them, and while I will miss them, I hope that this will open a door for others to shine brighter in their absence.
So, I challenged Angry Newscasters to a game.
It started off well. I got a blitz, and smashed the Newscasters' best skeleton down with a perm. I managed to maintain parity throughout the entire first half, up 1-0, and being kicked to. But early in the second half, blitz-ra Stefano De Grandis XXX Piled On to John Steinbeck, my Beast, and rolled the RIP, through a failed regen and a failed Igor. The same blitz-ra then ended the game by smashing the ankle of my first ever legend, Guy Gavriel Kay. A sad day for the Pestilence.
John had 110 games under his belt before this one. He was one of the team's original players, and had been present for every single game they ever played, never before taking so much as an MNG without regenerating. The +ST he rolled on his first skill and the doubles for Block on his third made him an exceptionally dangerous Beast, hard to knock down and hard to get away from. He suffered from moments of distraction, but overall was everything I could have asked for from the team Beast.
Guy was my first legend, and I've written about him before. While he wasn't with the team for game 1, he was the first pestigor hired after the team began playing, and is also a "plankowner" - the only #10 the team has ever had. The team ball-carrier, he smashed Nurgle records for scoring, retiring with 73 TDs, a dozen more than any other Nurgle player on the site. He was also second across all divisions for rushing, holding down 9th for rushing in Ranked for all races.
While I am sad to see John and Guy leave the team, it does feel somewhat appropriate that they are going at the same time. The team will keep going without them, and while I will miss them, I hope that this will open a door for others to shine brighter in their absence.
Comments
Posted by Chainsaw on 2013-03-20 19:10:32
Links need fixing.
You broke the pomber skeleton. The beast death and maiming of your legend pestigor were Nuffle's price for targetting such a cool player.
You broke the pomber skeleton. The beast death and maiming of your legend pestigor were Nuffle's price for targetting such a cool player.
Posted by RobRoyDuncan on 2013-03-20 19:21:12
Link fixed.
The only reason I hit that skelly in the first place was a Blitz on the kickoff. I think that anything that happens during a Blitz turn is exactly what Nuffle wanted to happen.
The only reason I hit that skelly in the first place was a Blitz on the kickoff. I think that anything that happens during a Blitz turn is exactly what Nuffle wanted to happen.
Posted by the_Sage on 2013-03-20 20:12:24
Both a little sad and glad to see your nurgles get taken down a notch.
Posted by the_Sage on 2013-03-20 21:19:08
Your Beast really should have lived to ST7 or dodge, though.
Posted by Rumanski on 2013-03-20 21:53:10
Hey Rob,
These Nurgles of yours were finest players and won´t be forgotten - at least among the festering lot of the Nurgle order.
It was a quite a challenge to cross blades versus your Well- Read ones - and so we had a draw in our only matchup vs. my Schlumpen.
Hehe, and as you mentionend before you knew what you were up against the ancient keeper of the throne of skulls. And you will gladly donate moar skullz to the evil Newscasters while you crush yourself some brittle bones of his mighty Khemri.
All Hail - Nurgle
Botulinum, my legend beast, was also ripped apart but it was a monster smurf Orc during the UI.
These Nurgles of yours were finest players and won´t be forgotten - at least among the festering lot of the Nurgle order.
It was a quite a challenge to cross blades versus your Well- Read ones - and so we had a draw in our only matchup vs. my Schlumpen.
Hehe, and as you mentionend before you knew what you were up against the ancient keeper of the throne of skulls. And you will gladly donate moar skullz to the evil Newscasters while you crush yourself some brittle bones of his mighty Khemri.
All Hail - Nurgle
Botulinum, my legend beast, was also ripped apart but it was a monster smurf Orc during the UI.
Posted by Tremendous on 2013-03-21 00:39:37
Hey Rob,
We had a couple of titanic struggles (shared the spoils with a 2-1 victory each). Sad to see the Beast gone, but on the other hand, I might be able to get away next time!
Tremendous
We had a couple of titanic struggles (shared the spoils with a 2-1 victory each). Sad to see the Beast gone, but on the other hand, I might be able to get away next time!
Tremendous
Posted by pythrr on 2013-03-21 00:49:37
hehe
Carlo.
we loves him.
Carlo.
we loves him.