This past weekend, the Romans and the Shadow Legionnaires engaged in a tense practice battle against one another. Let us look at the results of this battle.
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OVERVIEW
In preparation for the upcoming March Madness XI tournament set to commence next week, various armies have battled it out to test their tactical skills in the hopes of winning the coveted trophy. The Romans and the Shadow Legionnaires were amongst one of the armies that battled this week. With both being prominent Small/Medium armies, this battle sure proved to be an interesting one.
ROOM 1 – Forts
SL enters the room first with Romans following closely after. SL forms a backwards L while Romans gets into a sloppy diagonal form. SL’s form additionally struggles with a slow pace and AFKs, while Romans additionally slows down tactically. SL bombs with the Romans raking afterwards. SL makes a V form, while Romans make a BL that takes them quite a long time to get into.
Both forms struggle with sloppiness by this point in time, while many troops are AFK. Sizes at this point are 11-10 SL. As both forms continue to suffer from gaps, Romans waterfalls and SL bombs. SL makes a diagonal form, while the Romans make a horizontal line. SL’s form is a bit neater; however, both continue to struggle with tactic pace, often being very slow with both words and emote tactics. Both armies performed similarly tactically, sharing moments of falter and ominance, leading to Room 1 being declared a tie.
ROOM 2 – Inside Mines
Romans enter the room first, with SL making a messy upside-down T form with gaps. Romans then make a vertical line form, being faster in this room. SL, although holding the coverage struggles from speed and gaps within their form. Romans then waterfall while SL rakes the room. Romans are slow to get into form as SL moves into a upside down V form, with Romans eventually moving into the same form.
The Romans are a lot faster than SL, but their form suffers from gaps and AFKs. SL shifts into a diagonal form that once more suffers from AFKs hurting their performance. Romans then do a wipe bomb. SL moves into a plus while Romans moves into an L. Sizes at this point are 10-8 SL. Romans L struggles from gaps, and although SL’s form is neater, it struggles from AFKs, while Romans are quick with tactics. The Romans were declared the winners of this room due to being better paced and nicer forms and tactics overall.
ROOM 3 – NIGHTCLUB
The Romans enter the room first, with SL following closely after. Both armies are a lot more awake in this room, getting into forms faster. SL gets into a V form while Romans make a diagonal. SL has better completion, albeit are slower than the Romans. Romans have long periods of inactivity, which hurt their performance significantly. SL waterfalls and Romans also waterfalls following after them. SL makes a diagonal while Romans make a V form. Sizes are 10-7 SL. SL, although having better performance, has a significantly worse form with bunching. The Romans slow down, giving SL the opportunity to cover them while they bomb. Roman bombs afterwards, while SL makes an upside-down T. Romans make a T form that struggles with no vertical line. Both armies slow down once more, but SL has better performance in terms of completion and pace. SL won this room due to having better tactical performance and form.
SL vs. Romans – Nightclub
Overtime – Forest
SL vs Romans – Forest
This practice battle was truly entertaining, as two S/M armies went head to head in an intense clash. Although SL narrowly came out on top, it was a very close battle on both sides. As we move into March Madness, only time will tell if this battle has served them well. What did you think of this practice battle? What do you think is next for both armies going into MM?
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