User:Patrick2011b/0.32 Tournament - Revision history

Patrick2011b: fix typo and grammar

2025-01-26T06:18:00Z

fix typo and grammar

Patrick2011b: /* Notable Losses */ touch-ups

2024-09-25T00:42:37Z

‎Notable Losses: touch-ups

Patrick2011b: end of tournament stats; I'll probably touch up the write-ups later

2024-09-15T21:32:00Z

end of tournament stats; I'll probably touch up the write-ups later

Patrick2011b: update with Lair:2 death of MiHu

2024-09-11T18:27:47Z

update with Lair:2 death of MiHu

Patrick2011b: update with Zot:2 death of MfMo; also rw intro as I'm only going to play 1 more character this tournament

2024-09-10T04:30:41Z

update with Zot:2 death of MfMo; also rw intro as I'm only going to play 1 more character this tournament

Patrick2011b: stats update + 2 points worth of banners

2024-09-08T18:59:47Z

stats update + 2 points worth of banners

Patrick2011b: update with Vaults:1 death of GnWn

2024-09-07T01:33:56Z

update with Vaults:1 death of GnWn

Patrick2011b: update with early death of GnWn

2024-09-06T02:53:51Z

update with early death of GnWn

Patrick2011b: update with Swamp:3 death of CoCj

2024-09-05T18:16:17Z

update with Swamp:3 death of CoCj

Patrick2011b: stats update + 4 points worth of banners for a CoCj in progress

2024-09-04T22:09:15Z

stats update + 4 points worth of banners for a CoCj in progress

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 I felt like I improved quite a bit as a player since the last tournament, so I entered this one with more ambitious goals this time, including a [[Minotaur]] [[Berserker]] speedrun for the tier 3 Makhleb banner (win in under 3 hours) and a high value win, followed by some easy combos for another win. Unfortunately, a series of splats early in the tournament forced me to abandon that plan, and while I eventually got a win, my performance in this tournament has been characterized by bad luck and suboptimal play, often in disbelief of that bad luck.
-I got invited into The 27 Club this tournament based on improving play during the 0.32 development cycle that saw my all-time win rate go over 10%. The clan in question finished 5th in 0.31 and managed to improve to 4th this tournament. Unfortunately, my underperformance in this tournament has left me the weakest link, though the clan seems to full of really good players, so I have another place to ask (mostly tactical) questions if the main chat on Discord is occupied with something else. I'm hoping to return to the clan next tournament and contribute more than just some gems.
+I got invited into The 27 Club this tournament based on improving play during the 0.32 development cycle that saw my all-time win rate go over 10%. The clan in question finished 5th in 0.31 and managed to improve to 4th this tournament. Unfortunately, my underperformance in this tournament has left me the weakest link, though the clan seems to be full of really good players, so I have another place to ask (mostly tactical) questions if the main chat on Discord is occupied with something else. I'm hoping to return to the clan next tournament and contribute more than just some gems.
 ==Stats==
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 *[[File:Dithmenos_altar.png]][https://cbro.berotato.org/morgue/Patrick2011b/morgue-Patrick2011b-20240901-220526.txt MDGl^Dithmenos]: This was a pretty standard [[Axes]] fighter, and it was doing well, even getting the [[Abyss|abyssal rune]], but I could never get rElec, and that combined with [[harm]] was enough to lose to an [[electric golem]] 1v1. This was the third combo to get to XL 9 and the second to get a rune, putting the [[Jiyva]] banner in reach, though I was still winless at this point.
 *[[File:The_shining_one_altar.png]][https://cbro.berotato.org/morgue/Patrick2011b/morgue-Patrick2011b-20240905-175115.txt CoCj^The Shining One]: This was my first attempt at a Nemelex' choice combo, and it was also the first time I made it to [[Lair]] with a faded altar. Unfortunately, this character was too squishy to get a rune, let alone win. Maybe the problem was a lack of good spells early, so I had to spread my skills around, which at least got me some tier 1 banners.
-*[[File:Uskayaw_altar.png]][https://cbro.berotato.org/morgue/Patrick2011b/morgue-Patrick2011b-20240907-005302.txt GnWn^Uskayaw]: This was my fourth combo to get a rune, and it was my 5th god championed. The other banner point from this character came from peeking into Orc:2 before Lair, though Orc:2 was bad enough that I couldn't clear it until after I did Lair. The death this time was to a Vaults:1 ambush that I tried to fight with a demon trident instead of a randart spear with rElec. The killer was an [[ironbound thunderhulk]], which I [[phial of floods|phialed]] forgetting they were immune to silence. I should've used the spear, stairdanced, and/or buffed up for that fight. This splat made me feel like my skill level goes down in tournaments, though I also had bad luck with items with most of my characters this tournament.
+*[[File:Uskayaw_altar.png]][https://cbro.berotato.org/morgue/Patrick2011b/morgue-Patrick2011b-20240907-005302.txt GnWn^Uskayaw]: This was my fourth combo to get a rune, and it was my fifth god championed. The other banner point from this character came from peeking into Orc:2 before Lair, though Orc:2 was bad enough that I couldn't clear it until after I did Lair. The death this time was to a Vaults:1 ambush that I tried to fight with a demon trident instead of a randart spear with rElec. The killer was an [[ironbound thunderhulk]], which I [[phial of floods|phialed]] forgetting they were immune to silence. I should've used the spear, stairdanced, and/or buffed up for that fight. This splat made me feel like my skill level goes down in tournaments, though I also had bad luck with items with most of my characters this tournament.
 *[[File:Fedhas_altar.png]][https://cbro.berotato.org/morgue/Patrick2011b/morgue-Patrick2011b-20240910-002124.txt MfMo^Fedhas]: This was almost a win with a [[Long Blades]] character, but [[Tiamat]] was way tougher than I anticipated, and she spawned in a floor that had a stair vault (i.e. all the downstairs are in the same vault, and it's not feasible to dive the floor). Before that, I had multiple tough situations in the S branches and later, so my consumables were low, even after finding the [[Shield of Resistance]] in Crypt:3. At least I got to try out Overgrow on the [[Slime Pits|Slime]] loot, though a [[malevolent force|malevolent alarm]] forced a reset and some consumables from me.
 *[[File:Ru_altar.png]][https://cbro.berotato.org/morgue/Patrick2011b/morgue-Patrick2011b-20240911-174400.txt MiHu^Ru]: This was my last character in the tournament, and I managed to get another tier 1 banner by championing [[Ru]]. I pivoted to [[Long Blades]] after finding a [[triple sword]] and later a +4 [[scimitar]], which I used once I sacrificed hand to go from 1* to 4*. This character died to [[death yak]]s in Lair:2, when I should've just fled and waited out the cooldown on Apocalypse. This run also has a "what could have been", as a [[Hepliaklqana]] altar was on the same floor as the [[Ru]] altar, and there was a [[longbow]] in mid-Dungeon, so that would've let me stick with [[Ranged Weapons]].

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 *[https://cbro.berotato.org/morgue/Patrick2011b/morgue-Patrick2011b-20240830-202201.txt MiBe^Trog]: This was my first game of the tournament, and it had some promising gear, including a +2 [[broad axe]] of [[flaming]] in a shop that I was close to being able to afford. Unfortunately, D:10 had a nasty vault that I couldn't retreat from.
-*[[File:Trog_altar.png]][https://cbro.berotato.org/morgue/Patrick2011b/morgue-Patrick2011b-20240830-235949.txt MiBe^Trog]: I got a rune for the first time in this one, and I got 3 gems. I originally planned to do [[Snake Pit|Snake]] before [[Shoals]], but mutation roulette gave me [[clarity]], which made most of the [[willpower|will]] checks in Shoals a non-issue, so I did that first. Unfortunately, I also got deformed body from mutation, so my AC and resists were lacking in Snake, and I ended up getting surrounded and quickly killed in Snake:3. Maybe those two practice speedruns that both won were a mirage, and it's not actually that easy. Now that I have gem points for Lair, D, and Shoals, I'll probably be less aggressive in skipping content for future attempts.
+*[[File:Trog_altar.png]][https://cbro.berotato.org/morgue/Patrick2011b/morgue-Patrick2011b-20240830-235949.txt MiBe^Trog]: I got a rune for the first time in this one, and I got 3 gems ([[Lair]], [[Dungeon]], [[Shoals]]). I originally planned to do [[Snake Pit|Snake]] before [[Shoals]], but mutation roulette gave me [[clarity]], which made most of the [[willpower|will]] checks in Shoals a non-issue, so I did that first. Unfortunately, I also got the deformed body mutation, so my AC and resists were lacking in Snake, and I ended up getting surrounded and quickly killed in Snake:3. Maybe those two practice speedruns that both won were a mirage, and it's not actually that easy.
 *[[File:Trog_altar.png]][https://cbro.berotato.org/morgue/Patrick2011b/morgue-Patrick2011b-20240831-172359.txt MiBe^Trog]: This character was another attempt at a speedrun, and it got to Vaults:5 despite mediocre gear. Unfortunately, I got bad luck with teleports there and couldn't get out after I was doomed. With all my missing consumables, I probably couldn't have won anyway. The run convinced me that I need good items to speedrun and should otherwise actually clear everything I don't need to park.
 *[https://cbro.berotato.org/morgue/Patrick2011b/morgue-Patrick2011b-20240831-233455.txt DrHu^Hepliaklqana]: After failing at speedrunning, I decided to try DrHu and got 2 early deaths before this one, which rolled green and found a [[triple crossbow]]. Unfortunately, a fight against [[Frances]] didn't go well with a combination of me failing to use abilities/prebuffs and Frances high-rolling against a [[phantom mirror]]ed version of herself as well as against my attempt to escape. I also found a [[trove]] but couldn't enter because the cost was 9 [[potion of haste|potions of haste]].
-*[[File:Dithmenos_altar.png]][https://cbro.berotato.org/morgue/Patrick2011b/morgue-Patrick2011b-20240901-220526.txt MDGl^Dithmenos]: This was a pretty standard [[Axes]] fighter, and it was doing well, even getting the [[Abyss|abyssal rune]], but I could never get rElec, and that combined with [[harm]] was enough to lose to an [[electric golem]] 1v1. Since that was the third combo to get to XL 9 and the second to get a rune, I'm just going to be playing different combos for the [[Jiyva]] banner and hope I can eventually break through and get a win.
+*[[File:Dithmenos_altar.png]][https://cbro.berotato.org/morgue/Patrick2011b/morgue-Patrick2011b-20240901-220526.txt MDGl^Dithmenos]: This was a pretty standard [[Axes]] fighter, and it was doing well, even getting the [[Abyss|abyssal rune]], but I could never get rElec, and that combined with [[harm]] was enough to lose to an [[electric golem]] 1v1. This was the third combo to get to XL 9 and the second to get a rune, putting the [[Jiyva]] banner in reach, though I was still winless at this point.
 *[[File:The_shining_one_altar.png]][https://cbro.berotato.org/morgue/Patrick2011b/morgue-Patrick2011b-20240905-175115.txt CoCj^The Shining One]: This was my first attempt at a Nemelex' choice combo, and it was also the first time I made it to [[Lair]] with a faded altar. Unfortunately, this character was too squishy to get a rune, let alone win. Maybe the problem was a lack of good spells early, so I had to spread my skills around, which at least got me some tier 1 banners.
-*[[File:Uskayaw_altar.png]][https://cbro.berotato.org/morgue/Patrick2011b/morgue-Patrick2011b-20240907-005302.txt GnWn^Uskayaw]: This was my fourth combo to get a rune, and it was my 5th god championed. The other banner point from this character came from peeking into Orc:2 before Lair, though Orc:2 was bad enough that I couldn't clear it until after I did Lair. The death this time was to a Vaults:1 ambush that I tried to fight with a demon trident instead of a randart spear with rElec. The killer was an [[ironbound thunderhulk]], which I [[phial of floods|phialed]] forgetting they were immune to silence. I should've used the spear, stairdanced, and/or buffed up for that fight. This splat makes me feel like my skill level goes down in tournaments, though bad luck with items may also be contributing to my underperformance so far.
+*[[File:Uskayaw_altar.png]][https://cbro.berotato.org/morgue/Patrick2011b/morgue-Patrick2011b-20240907-005302.txt GnWn^Uskayaw]: This was my fourth combo to get a rune, and it was my 5th god championed. The other banner point from this character came from peeking into Orc:2 before Lair, though Orc:2 was bad enough that I couldn't clear it until after I did Lair. The death this time was to a Vaults:1 ambush that I tried to fight with a demon trident instead of a randart spear with rElec. The killer was an [[ironbound thunderhulk]], which I [[phial of floods|phialed]] forgetting they were immune to silence. I should've used the spear, stairdanced, and/or buffed up for that fight. This splat made me feel like my skill level goes down in tournaments, though I also had bad luck with items with most of my characters this tournament.
 *[[File:Fedhas_altar.png]][https://cbro.berotato.org/morgue/Patrick2011b/morgue-Patrick2011b-20240910-002124.txt MfMo^Fedhas]: This was almost a win with a [[Long Blades]] character, but [[Tiamat]] was way tougher than I anticipated, and she spawned in a floor that had a stair vault (i.e. all the downstairs are in the same vault, and it's not feasible to dive the floor). Before that, I had multiple tough situations in the S branches and later, so my consumables were low, even after finding the [[Shield of Resistance]] in Crypt:3. At least I got to try out Overgrow on the [[Slime Pits|Slime]] loot, though a [[malevolent force|malevolent alarm]] forced a reset and some consumables from me.
 *[[File:Ru_altar.png]][https://cbro.berotato.org/morgue/Patrick2011b/morgue-Patrick2011b-20240911-174400.txt MiHu^Ru]: This was my last character in the tournament, and I managed to get another tier 1 banner by championing [[Ru]]. I pivoted to [[Long Blades]] after finding a [[triple sword]] and later a +4 [[scimitar]], which I used once I sacrificed hand to go from 1* to 4*. This character died to [[death yak]]s in Lair:2, when I should've just fled and waited out the cooldown on Apocalypse. This run also has a "what could have been", as a [[Hepliaklqana]] altar was on the same floor as the [[Ru]] altar, and there was a [[longbow]] in mid-Dungeon, so that would've let me stick with [[Ranged Weapons]].

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-''This tournament will run from August 30, 2024 to September 15, 2024. The tournament page can be found [https://crawl.develz.org/tournament/0.32/ here], while my profile for the tournament can be found [https://crawl.develz.org/tournament/0.32/players/patrick2011b.html here].''
+''This tournament ran from August 30, 2024 to September 15, 2024. The tournament page can be found [https://crawl.develz.org/tournament/0.32/ here], while my profile for the tournament can be found [https://crawl.develz.org/tournament/0.32/players/patrick2011b.html here].''
-I felt like I improved quite a bit as a player since the last tournament, so I entered this one with more ambitious goals this time, including a [[Minotaur]] [[Berserker]] speedrun for the tier 3 Makhleb banner (win in under 3 hours) and a high value win, followed by some easy combos for another win. Unfortunately, a series of splats early in the tournament forced me to abandon that plan, and while I eventually got a win, my performance in this tournament has been characterized by bad luck and suboptimal play, often in disbelief of that bad luck. I'm now done playing this tournament and will add tournament-wide stats when the tournament ends.
+I felt like I improved quite a bit as a player since the last tournament, so I entered this one with more ambitious goals this time, including a [[Minotaur]] [[Berserker]] speedrun for the tier 3 Makhleb banner (win in under 3 hours) and a high value win, followed by some easy combos for another win. Unfortunately, a series of splats early in the tournament forced me to abandon that plan, and while I eventually got a win, my performance in this tournament has been characterized by bad luck and suboptimal play, often in disbelief of that bad luck.
-I got invited into The 27 Club this tournament based on improving play during the 0.32 development cycle that saw my all-time winrate go over 10%. The clan in question finished 5th in 0.31 and is currently on track to match that finish this time. Unfortunately, my underperformance in this tournament has left me the weakest link, though the clan seems to full of really good players, so I have another place to ask (mostly tactical) questions if the main chat on Discord is occupied with something else. I'm hoping to return to the clan next tournament and contribute more than just some gems.
+I got invited into The 27 Club this tournament based on improving play during the 0.32 development cycle that saw my all-time win rate go over 10%. The clan in question finished 5th in 0.31 and managed to improve to 4th this tournament. Unfortunately, my underperformance in this tournament has left me the weakest link, though the clan seems to full of really good players, so I have another place to ask (mostly tactical) questions if the main chat on Discord is occupied with something else. I'm hoping to return to the clan next tournament and contribute more than just some gems.
 ==Stats==
-This section will contain tournament stats, though stats for the tournament as a whole will wait until the tournament is over. The leaderboards compress ties, but the ranks given here won't compress ties. For example, if there's a two-way tie for 14th in something, the next lower score will be considered 16th. Here are my scores and ranks for some key categories as well as overall:
+The tournament had a total of 2,842 players with 421 of them getting at least 1 win. The total win rate for the tournament was 1.73%. I had 17 games in the tournament with 1 win (win rate 5.9%). The leaderboards compress ties, but the ranks given here won't compress ties. For example, if there's a two-way tie for 14th in something, the next lower score will be considered 16th. Here are my scores and ranks for some key categories as well as overall:
-*Overall Score: 35,655 (181st)
+*Overall Score: 34,857 (221st)
-*Best High Score: 3,106,034 (156th)
+*Best High Score: 3,106,034 (195th)
-*Lowest Turncount Win: 49,047 (64th)
+*Lowest Turncount Win: 49,047 (84th)
-*Fastest Real Time Win: 4:35:43 (235th)
+*Fastest Real Time Win: 4:35:43 (269th)
-*Most Pacific Win: 2,240 (174th)
+*Most Pacific Win: 2,240 (T-194th)
 ==Clan Info==
-I'm in [https://crawl.develz.org/tournament/0.32/clans/the-27-club-particleface.html The 27 Club], so I'll give some clan info here:
+I was in [https://crawl.develz.org/tournament/0.32/clans/the-27-club-particleface.html The 27 Club], so I'll give some clan info here:
 *Roster: ''particleface'' (captain), Patrick2011b, AutarchDCSS, Gryn, GoSagan, angelslayer
-*Clan Score: 90,336 (5th)
+*Clan Score: 105,049 (4th)
-*Total Wins (by player): AutarchDCSS 11, particleface 9, GoSagan 8, angelslayer 6, Gryn 6, Patrick2011b 1
+*Total Wins (by player): particleface 13, AutarchDCSS 13, GoSagan 10, angelslayer 7, Gryn 7, Patrick2011b 1
 *Best High Score: 27,018,917 (particleface)
-*Lowest Turncount Win: 34,658 (angelslayer)
+*Lowest Turncount Win: 17,929 (AutarchDCSS)
 *Fastest Real Time Win: 1:05:25 (particleface)
-*Most Pacific Win: 1,484 (particleface)
+*Most Pacific Win: 1,140 (AutarchDCSS)
 ==Wins==

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 ''This tournament will run from August 30, 2024 to September 15, 2024. The tournament page can be found [https://crawl.develz.org/tournament/0.32/ here], while my profile for the tournament can be found [https://crawl.develz.org/tournament/0.32/players/patrick2011b.html here].''
-I felt like I improved quite a bit as a player since the last tournament, so I entered this one with more ambitious goals this time, including a [[Minotaur]] [[Berserker]] speedrun for the tier 3 Makhleb banner (win in under 3 hours) and a high value win, followed by some easy combos for another win. Unfortunately, a series of splats early in the tournament forced me to abandon that plan, and while I eventually got a win, my performance in this tournament has been characterized by bad luck and suboptimal play, often in disbelief of that bad luck. I'm going to play one more character this tournament, since a loss would cost nothing, while a win would take too much time to play another character after that.
+I felt like I improved quite a bit as a player since the last tournament, so I entered this one with more ambitious goals this time, including a [[Minotaur]] [[Berserker]] speedrun for the tier 3 Makhleb banner (win in under 3 hours) and a high value win, followed by some easy combos for another win. Unfortunately, a series of splats early in the tournament forced me to abandon that plan, and while I eventually got a win, my performance in this tournament has been characterized by bad luck and suboptimal play, often in disbelief of that bad luck. I'm now done playing this tournament and will add tournament-wide stats when the tournament ends.
 I got invited into The 27 Club this tournament based on improving play during the 0.32 development cycle that saw my all-time winrate go over 10%. The clan in question finished 5th in 0.31 and is currently on track to match that finish this time. Unfortunately, my underperformance in this tournament has left me the weakest link, though the clan seems to full of really good players, so I have another place to ask (mostly tactical) questions if the main chat on Discord is occupied with something else. I'm hoping to return to the clan next tournament and contribute more than just some gems.
-''This page was last updated 06:30, 10 September 2024 (CEST)''
+''This page was last updated 20:27, 11 September 2024 (CEST)''
 ==Stats==
 This section will contain tournament stats, though stats for the tournament as a whole will wait until the tournament is over. The leaderboards compress ties, but the ranks given here won't compress ties. For example, if there's a two-way tie for 14th in something, the next lower score will be considered 16th. Here are my scores and ranks for some key categories as well as overall:
-*Overall Score: 35,359 (172nd)
+*Overall Score: 35,655 (181st)
-*Best High Score: 3,106,034 (141st)
+*Best High Score: 3,106,034 (156th)
-*Lowest Turncount Win: 49,047 (60th)
+*Lowest Turncount Win: 49,047 (64th)
-*Fastest Real Time Win: 4:35:43 (216th)
+*Fastest Real Time Win: 4:35:43 (235th)
-*Most Pacific Win: 2,240 (163rd)
+*Most Pacific Win: 2,240 (174th)
 ==Clan Info==
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 I'm in [https://crawl.develz.org/tournament/0.32/clans/the-27-club-particleface.html The 27 Club], so I'll give some clan info here:
 *Roster: ''particleface'' (captain), Patrick2011b, AutarchDCSS, Gryn, GoSagan, angelslayer
-*Clan Score: 90,901 (5th)
+*Clan Score: 90,336 (5th)
-*Total Wins (by player): AutarchDCSS 11, particleface 9, GoSagan 8, angelslayer 6, Gryn 5, Patrick2011b 1
+*Total Wins (by player): AutarchDCSS 11, particleface 9, GoSagan 8, angelslayer 6, Gryn 6, Patrick2011b 1
 *Best High Score: 27,018,917 (particleface)
 *Lowest Turncount Win: 34,658 (angelslayer)
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 *[[File:Uskayaw_altar.png]][https://cbro.berotato.org/morgue/Patrick2011b/morgue-Patrick2011b-20240907-005302.txt GnWn^Uskayaw]: This was my fourth combo to get a rune, and it was my 5th god championed. The other banner point from this character came from peeking into Orc:2 before Lair, though Orc:2 was bad enough that I couldn't clear it until after I did Lair. The death this time was to a Vaults:1 ambush that I tried to fight with a demon trident instead of a randart spear with rElec. The killer was an [[ironbound thunderhulk]], which I [[phial of floods|phialed]] forgetting they were immune to silence. I should've used the spear, stairdanced, and/or buffed up for that fight. This splat makes me feel like my skill level goes down in tournaments, though bad luck with items may also be contributing to my underperformance so far.
 *[[File:Fedhas_altar.png]][https://cbro.berotato.org/morgue/Patrick2011b/morgue-Patrick2011b-20240910-002124.txt MfMo^Fedhas]: This was almost a win with a [[Long Blades]] character, but [[Tiamat]] was way tougher than I anticipated, and she spawned in a floor that had a stair vault (i.e. all the downstairs are in the same vault, and it's not feasible to dive the floor). Before that, I had multiple tough situations in the S branches and later, so my consumables were low, even after finding the [[Shield of Resistance]] in Crypt:3. At least I got to try out Overgrow on the [[Slime Pits|Slime]] loot, though a [[malevolent force|malevolent alarm]] forced a reset and some consumables from me.
 ==Early Deaths==
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 ==Banners==
-This section lists the banners I earned in the tournament by tier, with each banner giving a brief description of how it was earned.
+This section lists the banners I earned in the tournament by tier, with each banner giving a brief description of how it was earned. I didn't earn any tier 3 banners this tournament.
 ===Tier 2===
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 *[[File:Hepliaklqana_altar.png]] Worship a [[faded altar]] and reach the [[Lair]].
 *[[File:Kikubaaqudgha_altar.png]] Enter Orc:2 before entering [[Lair]].
 *[[File:Nemelex_altar.png]] Reach XL 9 with a Nemelex' Choice combo.
 *[[File:Okawaru_altar.png]] Score at least 1,000,000 points in a single game.

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 ''This tournament will run from August 30, 2024 to September 15, 2024. The tournament page can be found [https://crawl.develz.org/tournament/0.32/ here], while my profile for the tournament can be found [https://crawl.develz.org/tournament/0.32/players/patrick2011b.html here].''
-I felt like I improved quite a bit as a player since the last tournament, so I entered this one with more ambitious goals this time, including a [[Minotaur]] [[Berserker]] speedrun for the tier 3 Makhleb banner (win in under 3 hours) and a high value win, followed by some easy combos for another win. Unfortunately, a series of splats early in the tournament forced me to abandon that plan, and I'm now just going for a win. I still might try relatively easy Nemelex' choice combos, and if I can get 2 wins, I'll see if I can get an extended-viable character to the late game. It shouldn't be too hard to do better this tournament, though my original goal of top 100 may not come to fruition. I'm also in a clan this time, and it's a good one (The 27 Club, which finished 5th in 0.31), so I'll see what the clan experience is like.
+I felt like I improved quite a bit as a player since the last tournament, so I entered this one with more ambitious goals this time, including a [[Minotaur]] [[Berserker]] speedrun for the tier 3 Makhleb banner (win in under 3 hours) and a high value win, followed by some easy combos for another win. Unfortunately, a series of splats early in the tournament forced me to abandon that plan, and while I eventually got a win, my performance in this tournament has been characterized by bad luck and suboptimal play, often in disbelief of that bad luck. I'm going to play one more character this tournament, since a loss would cost nothing, while a win would take too much time to play another character after that.
-''This page was last updated 20:59, 8 September 2024 (CEST)''
+I got invited into The 27 Club this tournament based on improving play during the 0.32 development cycle that saw my all-time winrate go over 10%. The clan in question finished 5th in 0.31 and is currently on track to match that finish this time. Unfortunately, my underperformance in this tournament has left me the weakest link, though the clan seems to full of really good players, so I have another place to ask (mostly tactical) questions if the main chat on Discord is occupied with something else. I'm hoping to return to the clan next tournament and contribute more than just some gems.
 ==Stats==
 This section will contain tournament stats, though stats for the tournament as a whole will wait until the tournament is over. The leaderboards compress ties, but the ranks given here won't compress ties. For example, if there's a two-way tie for 14th in something, the next lower score will be considered 16th. Here are my scores and ranks for some key categories as well as overall:
-*Overall Score: 35,155 (158th)
+*Overall Score: 35,359 (172nd)
-*Best High Score: 3,106,034 (124th)
+*Best High Score: 3,106,034 (141st)
-*Lowest Turncount Win: 49,047 (55th)
+*Lowest Turncount Win: 49,047 (60th)
-*Fastest Real Time Win: 4:35:43 (196th)
+*Fastest Real Time Win: 4:35:43 (216th)
-*Most Pacific Win: 2,240 (148th)
+*Most Pacific Win: 2,240 (163rd)
 ==Clan Info==
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 I'm in [https://crawl.develz.org/tournament/0.32/clans/the-27-club-particleface.html The 27 Club], so I'll give some clan info here:
 *Roster: ''particleface'' (captain), Patrick2011b, AutarchDCSS, Gryn, GoSagan, angelslayer
-*Clan Score: 89,563 (4th)
+*Clan Score: 90,901 (5th)
-*Total Wins (by player): AutarchDCSS 9, particleface 8, GoSagan 8, angelslayer 5, Gryn 4, Patrick2011b 1
+*Total Wins (by player): AutarchDCSS 11, particleface 9, GoSagan 8, angelslayer 6, Gryn 5, Patrick2011b 1
 *Best High Score: 27,018,917 (particleface)
 *Lowest Turncount Win: 34,658 (angelslayer)
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 *[[File:Dithmenos_altar.png]][https://cbro.berotato.org/morgue/Patrick2011b/morgue-Patrick2011b-20240901-220526.txt MDGl^Dithmenos]: This was a pretty standard [[Axes]] fighter, and it was doing well, even getting the [[Abyss|abyssal rune]], but I could never get rElec, and that combined with [[harm]] was enough to lose to an [[electric golem]] 1v1. Since that was the third combo to get to XL 9 and the second to get a rune, I'm just going to be playing different combos for the [[Jiyva]] banner and hope I can eventually break through and get a win.
 *[[File:The_shining_one_altar.png]][https://cbro.berotato.org/morgue/Patrick2011b/morgue-Patrick2011b-20240905-175115.txt CoCj^The Shining One]: This was my first attempt at a Nemelex' choice combo, and it was also the first time I made it to [[Lair]] with a faded altar. Unfortunately, this character was too squishy to get a rune, let alone win. Maybe the problem was a lack of good spells early, so I had to spread my skills around, which at least got me some tier 1 banners.
-*[[File:Uskayaw_altar.png]][https://cbro.berotato.org/morgue/Patrick2011b/morgue-Patrick2011b-20240907-005302.txt GnWn^Uskayaw]: This was my fourth combo to get a rune, and it was my 5th god championed. The other banner point from this character came from peeking into Orc:2 before Lair, though Orc:2 was bad enough that I couldn't clear it until after I did Lair. The death this time was to a Vaults:1 ambush that I tried to fight with a demon trident instead of a randart spear with rElec. The killer was an [[ironbound thunderhulk]], which I [[phial of flood|phialed]] forgetting they were immune to silence. I should've used the spear, stairdanced, and/or buffed up for that fight. This splat makes me feel like my skill level goes down in tournaments, though bad luck with items may also be contributing to my underperformance so far.
+*[[File:Uskayaw_altar.png]][https://cbro.berotato.org/morgue/Patrick2011b/morgue-Patrick2011b-20240907-005302.txt GnWn^Uskayaw]: This was my fourth combo to get a rune, and it was my 5th god championed. The other banner point from this character came from peeking into Orc:2 before Lair, though Orc:2 was bad enough that I couldn't clear it until after I did Lair. The death this time was to a Vaults:1 ambush that I tried to fight with a demon trident instead of a randart spear with rElec. The killer was an [[ironbound thunderhulk]], which I [[phial of floods|phialed]] forgetting they were immune to silence. I should've used the spear, stairdanced, and/or buffed up for that fight. This splat makes me feel like my skill level goes down in tournaments, though bad luck with items may also be contributing to my underperformance so far.
 ==Early Deaths==

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 I felt like I improved quite a bit as a player since the last tournament, so I entered this one with more ambitious goals this time, including a [[Minotaur]] [[Berserker]] speedrun for the tier 3 Makhleb banner (win in under 3 hours) and a high value win, followed by some easy combos for another win. Unfortunately, a series of splats early in the tournament forced me to abandon that plan, and I'm now just going for a win. I still might try relatively easy Nemelex' choice combos, and if I can get 2 wins, I'll see if I can get an extended-viable character to the late game. It shouldn't be too hard to do better this tournament, though my original goal of top 100 may not come to fruition. I'm also in a clan this time, and it's a good one (The 27 Club, which finished 5th in 0.31), so I'll see what the clan experience is like.
-''This page was last updated 04:53, 6 September 2024 (CEST)''
+''This page was last updated 03:33, 7 September 2024 (CEST)''
 ==Stats==
 This section will contain tournament stats, though stats for the tournament as a whole will wait until the tournament is over. The leaderboards compress ties, but the ranks given here won't compress ties. For example, if there's a two-way tie for 14th in something, the next lower score will be considered 16th. Here are my scores and ranks for some key categories as well as overall:
-*Overall Score: 35,343 (132nd)
+*Overall Score: 34,204 (147th)
-*Best High Score: 3,106,034 (95th)
+*Best High Score: 3,106,034 (107th)
-*Lowest Turncount Win: 49,047 (45th)
+*Lowest Turncount Win: 49,047 (46th)
-*Fastest Real Time Win: 4:35:43 (159th)
+*Fastest Real Time Win: 4:35:43 (177th)
-*Most Pacific Win: 2,240 (118th)
+*Most Pacific Win: 2,240 (125th)
 ==Clan Info==
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 I'm in [https://crawl.develz.org/tournament/0.32/clans/the-27-club-particleface.html The 27 Club], so I'll give some clan info here:
 *Roster: ''particleface'' (captain), Patrick2011b, AutarchDCSS, Gryn, GoSagan, angelslayer
-*Clan Score: 83,787 (5th)
+*Clan Score: 85,958 (5th)
-*Total Wins (by player): particleface 6, AutarchDCSS 6, GoSagan 6, angelslayer 5, Gryn 3, Patrick2011b 1
+*Total Wins (by player): particleface 7, AutarchDCSS 6, GoSagan 6, angelslayer 5, Gryn 3, Patrick2011b 1
-*Best High Score: 17,955,717 (GoSagan)
+*Best High Score: 27,018,917 (particleface)
 *Lowest Turncount Win: 34,658 (angelslayer)
 *Fastest Real Time Win: 1:05:25 (particleface)
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 *[[File:Dithmenos_altar.png]][https://cbro.berotato.org/morgue/Patrick2011b/morgue-Patrick2011b-20240901-220526.txt MDGl^Dithmenos]: This was a pretty standard [[Axes]] fighter, and it was doing well, even getting the [[Abyss|abyssal rune]], but I could never get rElec, and that combined with [[harm]] was enough to lose to an [[electric golem]] 1v1. Since that was the third combo to get to XL 9 and the second to get a rune, I'm just going to be playing different combos for the [[Jiyva]] banner and hope I can eventually break through and get a win.
 *[[File:The_shining_one_altar.png]][https://cbro.berotato.org/morgue/Patrick2011b/morgue-Patrick2011b-20240905-175115.txt CoCj^The Shining One]: This was my first attempt at a Nemelex' choice combo, and it was also the first time I made it to [[Lair]] with a faded altar. Unfortunately, this character was too squishy to get a rune, let alone win. Maybe the problem was a lack of good spells early, so I had to spread my skills around, which at least got me some tier 1 banners.
 ==Early Deaths==

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 I felt like I improved quite a bit as a player since the last tournament, so I entered this one with more ambitious goals this time, including a [[Minotaur]] [[Berserker]] speedrun for the tier 3 Makhleb banner (win in under 3 hours) and a high value win, followed by some easy combos for another win. Unfortunately, a series of splats early in the tournament forced me to abandon that plan, and I'm now just going for a win. I still might try relatively easy Nemelex' choice combos, and if I can get 2 wins, I'll see if I can get an extended-viable character to the late game. It shouldn't be too hard to do better this tournament, though my original goal of top 100 may not come to fruition. I'm also in a clan this time, and it's a good one (The 27 Club, which finished 5th in 0.31), so I'll see what the clan experience is like.
-''This page was last updated 00:09, 5 September 2024 (CEST)''
+''This page was last updated 20:16, 5 September 2024 (CEST)''
 ==Stats==
 This section will contain tournament stats, though stats for the tournament as a whole will wait until the tournament is over. The leaderboards compress ties, but the ranks given here won't compress ties. For example, if there's a two-way tie for 14th in something, the next lower score will be considered 16th. Here are my scores and ranks for some key categories as well as overall:
-*Overall Score: 35,311 (103rd)
+*Overall Score: 34,826 (126th)
-*Best High Score: 3,106,034 (79th)
+*Best High Score: 3,106,034 (89th)
-*Lowest Turncount Win: 49,047 (43rd)
+*Lowest Turncount Win: 49,047 (45th)
-*Fastest Real Time Win: 4:35:43 (145th)
+*Fastest Real Time Win: 4:35:43 (155th)
-*Most Pacific Win: 2,240 (107th)
+*Most Pacific Win: 2,240 (112th)
 ==Clan Info==
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 I'm in [https://crawl.develz.org/tournament/0.32/clans/the-27-club-particleface.html The 27 Club], so I'll give some clan info here:
 *Roster: ''particleface'' (captain), Patrick2011b, AutarchDCSS, Gryn, GoSagan, angelslayer
-*Clan Score: 82,550 (4th)
+*Clan Score: 83,146 (5th)
-*Total Wins (by player): particleface 6, GoSagan 5, AutarchDCSS 5, angelslayer 4, Gryn 2, Patrick2011b 1
+*Total Wins (by player): particleface 6, AutarchDCSS 6, GoSagan 5, angelslayer 5, Gryn 3, Patrick2011b 1
 *Best High Score: 17,955,717 (GoSagan)
 *Lowest Turncount Win: 34,658 (angelslayer)
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 *[https://cbro.berotato.org/morgue/Patrick2011b/morgue-Patrick2011b-20240831-233455.txt DrHu^Hepliaklqana]: After failing at speedrunning, I decided to try DrHu and got 2 early deaths before this one, which rolled green and found a [[triple crossbow]]. Unfortunately, a fight against [[Frances]] didn't go well with a combination of me failing to use abilities/prebuffs and Frances high-rolling against a [[phantom mirror]]ed version of herself as well as against my attempt to escape. I also found a [[trove]] but couldn't enter because the cost was 9 [[potion of haste|potions of haste]].
 *[[File:Dithmenos_altar.png]][https://cbro.berotato.org/morgue/Patrick2011b/morgue-Patrick2011b-20240901-220526.txt MDGl^Dithmenos]: This was a pretty standard [[Axes]] fighter, and it was doing well, even getting the [[Abyss|abyssal rune]], but I could never get rElec, and that combined with [[harm]] was enough to lose to an [[electric golem]] 1v1. Since that was the third combo to get to XL 9 and the second to get a rune, I'm just going to be playing different combos for the [[Jiyva]] banner and hope I can eventually break through and get a win.
 ==Early Deaths==