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A Game of Thrones (AGoT) online play
Posted by
darknoj
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15 March 2012
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Game of Thrones; AGoT; Octgn; LCG
The move to play A Game of Thrones (AGoT) online through application such as Octgn is a relative new one but it is something that I see as forever changing the competitive AGoT scene as players currently know it. Competitive play is going to see more competition and better players in general showing up this year to tournaments then ever before. Some of this can be attributed to the rise in popularity of the game thanks to the HBO series and the release of Dances with Dragons but online play has also significantly change things for AGoT.
Online AGoT has significantly increased the range of opponents against whom people can play the game. Widening the range of competitors has made AGoT more interesting to many players. Playing online enables people who might otherwise have had to wait weeks for a game to find an opponent to play almost at any time. It has enabled people to play opponents on the other side of the world just as easily as they can play someone living right next door, which has increased the spill over between what was once desperate meta's. Which by it self increase the amount of “teck” and “combos” players see / experience drastically. This has resulted in players being able to quickly move from beginner to intermediate to advance to champion level player to very soon champions. This process would have taken years in the past but now it can happen in months.
The most important reason that this is occurring is the simple fact that you can play 5-10x as many games online as you can at a live table. Programs like Octgn have allowed new players to gain experience through play in a fraction of the time it would have taken a player in the live environment by allowing players to play whenever and as often as they like, so there is no longer any need to wait until there is a good game to be played locally. Instead, you can go online and find your own game. No longer is experience in AGoT measured in years; now it’s measured in games played, and online tools allows players to put in a hell of a lot more games in a short period of time.
The world of online play even now is expanding with tournaments like the one run by Staton recently generating challenges for the top players, as well as boosting the recognition of existing championships by widening the interest in the game. In the past many of the top players made their names because of major wins at large events once a year. These players are still some of the best but today I rank them along side some of the top online players who have also proven them selves in larger live tournament events.
The old school players must now step up to an expanded player base with many new players who are using everything at their disposal to get better at this game they love.
Online AGoT has significantly increased the range of opponents against whom people can play the game. Widening the range of competitors has made AGoT more interesting to many players. Playing online enables people who might otherwise have had to wait weeks for a game to find an opponent to play almost at any time. It has enabled people to play opponents on the other side of the world just as easily as they can play someone living right next door, which has increased the spill over between what was once desperate meta's. Which by it self increase the amount of “teck” and “combos” players see / experience drastically. This has resulted in players being able to quickly move from beginner to intermediate to advance to champion level player to very soon champions. This process would have taken years in the past but now it can happen in months.
The most important reason that this is occurring is the simple fact that you can play 5-10x as many games online as you can at a live table. Programs like Octgn have allowed new players to gain experience through play in a fraction of the time it would have taken a player in the live environment by allowing players to play whenever and as often as they like, so there is no longer any need to wait until there is a good game to be played locally. Instead, you can go online and find your own game. No longer is experience in AGoT measured in years; now it’s measured in games played, and online tools allows players to put in a hell of a lot more games in a short period of time.
The world of online play even now is expanding with tournaments like the one run by Staton recently generating challenges for the top players, as well as boosting the recognition of existing championships by widening the interest in the game. In the past many of the top players made their names because of major wins at large events once a year. These players are still some of the best but today I rank them along side some of the top online players who have also proven them selves in larger live tournament events.
The old school players must now step up to an expanded player base with many new players who are using everything at their disposal to get better at this game they love.
