Huge congratulations to Aerocrastic who dethroned Tlaxtlan Soothsayer by taking the best of five series 3-2. It was the Tomb Kings that lead him to victory over Soothsayers Chaos army. The final match in the best of five was so perilously close with the series in the balance so many times. It was a fantastic demonstration of the best things about Total War: Warhammer 2 as an esport.
I really need to get some kind of calendar of events together, because I was completely surprised by this event and watched it after the fact. It very much followed a similar format to the other events with all the same functional simplicity. I love esports and I love some the of fantastic production values on offer. The Everchosen Invitiational is pleasing in its simplicity. It’s a few guys on a sofa and then the commentators. The tournament featured eight players taking to the field to compete for the title of Everchosen.
Once again I really enjoyed the commentary of ItalianSpartacus and Turin. The combination of lore context and the encyclopedic in-game knowledge of Turin makes for a really professional commentary. They are both fantastically eloquent and there is very little wasted time or words in the battles.
It’s fascinating watching the level of micro-play necessary for high level strategic multiplayer. The priorities of battle change so much as abilities are expended and units get worn down, that it’s just amazing that these players can react and make active decisions at all times, instead of just being bowled over. To my eye there were very few mistakes where a unit was just left to be mangled. I also like the fact that it appears there is no option of surrendering and that the battles are left to go till the end. One thing that always prevented me getting into Starcraft as an esport was the fact a lot of games were watching players build, engage in one fight and have one surrender. I will admit a position of complete ignorance about that esport however.
The highlight for me of the tournament was the showcase of the new faction, the Vampire Coast. We got to see a good selection of the lords and the roster and they seemed like a great addition to the game. The new vampire pirates seem to hold up well in a good few match-ups as well as having enough adaptability and a high enough skill ceiling that excellent players can elevate the faction to be a better match up into other factions. Personally I can’t wait to unleash some of the Necrofex Colossus units onto my enemies from behind a line of Depth Guard. Other balance changes with this mod were interesting also, turning the meme-lord of Archaeon Neverchosen to an actual viable lord choice. The representation of the races was great as well with only the Wood Elves were not played in this tournament.
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