Attention Newbies!!

[Smedley]

At the risk of sounding like a pompous ass, I offer the following advice for all new players.

Seek out and play the grizzled old timers. Don't worry about wins and losses. Pay attention and learn from these games. Most will give tips and tricks freely. Some only if they are asked. I am in this camp most of the time.

My first dozen games resulted in a record of 1 win 9 losses and 2 draws. One of the draws was really a major loss. The only victory was in a very unbalanced scenario. The average ELO of my opponents was 2150.

I had be playing CS against the AI for years and thought I was a very skilled player. I soon learned that this game is hard to master.

My most gererous opponents taught me the basics of H2H play.
Shoot and scoot, surround, disrupt and capture, the value of spotters, etc.

With the help of these gentlemen, I have learned to become a better player. My winning percentage has climbed to 60% and my ELO is 2180. I could not have achieved this with out taking my lumps at the hands of the best.

Sorry if this offends anyone. I only want to help.

Rob