GGL Wire

The Warcraft III NGL-One finals took a long time to reach, with the last games of the season completed over a month ago. The pros stood strong against one another in NGL-One’s king of the hill format, leaving each other little room to breathe. Some rose to the occassion, some had their GG’s ready before sitting down. After all was said and done, MYM went home with another title under their belt, ready for another season.

Most valuable Player: MYM.Lucifer

No one can deny it. Lucifer began with knocking over mouz by himself, and clinching the final point for MYM to take away the win. His skill with the Undead race really came out this time; very in-sync in every game. Check his replays if you get the chance.

Most disappointing Player: Fly100%

Fly never made it to the finals because of logistics issues. His presence would’ve boosted mouz’s chances to win. Mouz’s lineup was simply not strong enough without him. Let’s hope he comes around next time.

Watch or Die: MYM.Lucifer v mouz.ToD (Lost Temple)

I couldn’t possibly write up a match report to do this game justice. Both players going Tri-Hero, ToD as mouz’s last resort, Lucifer hungry for the full-kill; if there’s one game you have to see, it’s this one.

Spectators’ nightmare: The maps

Seriously, while the Starcraft world has more maps for the pro leagues alone, Warcraft has suffered from the same old map pool for ages and ages. Blizzard, please, patch up Warcraft before Starcraft II comes out.

Warcraft III’s NGL-One Finals are underway, showcasing four top tier teams colliding and trading spells at the offline finals to prove their power.

The NGL format is unique, using a king of the hill format instead of WC3L’s individual match tally. Each team selects a player to play a match, with the loser being eliminated. The loser is replaced by a teammate to play, with the process repeated until a team loses four players.

What does this mean? Managers/team leaders have to be very selective of who plays when. Before matches even begin, captains have to strategize. Should they send a player for an all kill? Do they match players for each match, picking off the other team’s powerhouses with surgical selections? Multiple factors enter the process, putting more pressure on everyone.

NGL-One’s finals run today, Feb. 22 through tomorrow, Feb. 23.

Contending Teams

Meet Your Makers

An outstanding lineup of players that seems to take more second place finishes than first. Moon is the epic Night Elf hero, with more victories in each year than some pro players could make in a lifetime. His strategies revolutionize the game, but with his reported hiatus, will he be in shape to play in NGL? Lucifer rose up in 2006, but has yet to be in the same shape since. Susiria plays on par with Lucifer, meaning MYM might have to struggle to take the win. Continued…