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By: Nathan Quinn - Published July 07, 2008 at 8:07 PM EDT - Writer Archive

Orz


United States Rumay "Hafu" Wang
United States Alexander "glickzz" Haderski
United States Andrew "Rhaegyn" Miller

Hafu, Rhaegyn, and Glick are back, this time without the MoB tag by their names. Going by their original online name Orz, they hope to do better in their second live event. Having been knocked out of the last tournament by two of their biggest online rivals, GotGame West and Frag Dominant Duelists, expect this team to come out better prepared and ready to avenge these losses. Last time around, their attempts at multiclassing didn't work out as well as they had planned, as Rhaegyn's rogue play was unimpressive in the match against Frag Dominant. Hopefully they've managed to put in more practice and will be able to run their main team makeup more this tournament. I still believe this team can take down Rogue, Mage, Priest with their normal Warrior, Warlock, Druid setup if they play well. With all the recent controversy surrounding this team and their exodus from the MoB gaming family, I see them being extremely motivated and capable of going all the way if their secondary comps work for them.

Keys to Success:

Glickz Play: A lot of people in the community consider Glickz to be the best warlock around these days. He's always impressed me personally, and I thought he played quite well in San Diego as well. If he can keep playing at this level, it's going to make things much easier for his teammates to do their job and post up wins.

Hafu's Positioning: In their matchup against GGW, Hafu left herself in some bad spots that forced her to blow defensive cooldowns earlier then she would have liked to, leaving her helpless late game when she got swapped to. While it's not always her fault, she does have a tendency to gravitate to the middle of the arena, instead of hanging on the outskirts of the fight like the other teams druid. If she can play it a bit more safe, I expect their team to be more successful.

Multiclassing: One of this team's strengths over other Warrior, Warlock, Druid teams are their potential to run multiple lineups. Glick can play a ret paladin and Rhaegyn can play a rogue, but they haven't always played them well enough for a tournament environment. If they can improve in this department, the team will have a great advantage over the teams who can only run one comp.

Known Comps:

Warrior, Warlock, Druid
Rogue, Warlock, Druid
Warrior, Paladin, Druid


The Unknowns


In San Diego, we saw a relatively unknown team, GotGame East, shock the tournament field, knocking off several big names on their way to a third place finish. Rumor has it, another member from this squad, Lycra, will be in Orlando with a new team of his own. While I wasn't able to get any details about this team, keep an eye out for them. Who knows who else might show up to Florida and make a name for themselves. There are plenty of highly skilled teams out there who might be laying low hoping to be the next GGE and surprise everyone. Almost all the teams from San Diego will be in Orlando, and the new MoB lineup will be great to see in action. Expect some exciting matches! Don't miss out!

Related Links


MLG Orlando Viewer's Guide
GotFrag TV MLG San Diego VoD's
GotFrag TV
GotFrag MLG PC Circuit Edition
Official MLG Pro Circuit Website
Official MLG PC Circuit Website
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