Borjarnon

Borjarnon 1

"I wanted a calmer, slower duel for my final one of the night. Unfortunately, I managed to see my own faults more clearly that way, like trying to pursue Jeds whenever I see him, or dive into the gunfire in the hopes of firing off a lucky shot...my only saving grace was probably Homers with a side of Quad Lasers as I was backing off of Jeds. Otherwise, he had good insight as to where I was, or would spawn, so I was either defensive or executed attacks poorly. Still, a fun final duel. Thanks Jeds!"

Borjarnon 1

"(I should learn and remember how to set up the x5 trick one day. Anyway...) I thought I would yield the same results in Wrath as in MythenaR, but I didn't think I'd have the worry of shutting myself out...twice. It didn't help that I had unfortunate timing in spawns and terrible flying, but I managed to get lucky a couple of times. I still flew around too much like it's an FFA, despite trying to throw around Smarts for a lucky hit. At least I didn't fly into Proxies twice (like in MythenaR)!"

Borjarnon 0

"I wanted to get in some more DCL matches, so when Jeds asked for a duel, I obliged. I think I was worse than usual, since my last Descent gaming was autopiloting through FFAs, and I had to shake that off as best as I can. I was a bit too impatient, here most of all, and Jeds didn't hesitate to fly around me and take full advantage. It was still fun."

Borjarnon 0

"Although I was not thinking this map in particular, this was more in line of what I was expecting from Jeds when I basically told him to choose whatever map he wants. Despite being shut out, this was fun in a different way, albeit embarassing on my part...I'm convinced I hit Jeds only once, and it was from a distance with Spreadfire. Earlier, I was surprised he was under me and I tried getting him with a Smart! But alas... Anyway, thanks for the games, Jeds. It was fun!"

Borjarnon 4

"When I poked at Jeds for a duel before he goes on vacation, I expected a core map (which I did get for our second and last duel of the night). I didn't expect *this* ball of fun! Although I use the comparison all the time when comparing our skillset, it's apropos for Homins...this is Jeds: https://i.imgur.com/vjewoqu.gif ...And this is me: https://tinyurl.com/VF1D-gif"

Borjarnon 1

"In some respects this is a more open map to fly in than in my last game. The more open, the more fun for me, but it also plays into my weakness of flying skills; which enables Jeds to school me easily despite giving my best. The match went as I anticipated, but I didn't realize that I kept up my flimsy attacks enough to score at least one kill...I thought Jeds flew like he was untouchable! I think it's his first time in Adabus, yet he flew around like it was Mythena. Great flying, Jeds!"

Borjarnon 2

"I think I have an idea on how to fight Jeds, at least in Wrath (if not generally)...do not engage in visual range. Always fight outside and either hope blind luck wins, or that I get an idea of where he is and where to attack. While I was more comfortable with attempting this here than elsewhere, my problem is overall execution, slow reaction time, and old muscle memories in the way. Jeds handed me my lunch as anticipated, but my performance wasn't complete garbage. A fun match! Thanks, Jeds."

Borjarnon 2

"This second duel of the night I still fumbled around in as usual while Jeds circled me...and though I didn't feel great about my frags, they felt more earned *here* than last time. One in particular with the Vulcan and Homers, and...how did I get the other frag again? I can't believe I just forgot, and I'm not checking the demo right now; feeling fatigued. But it would be great if I can get a purely Primary frag from aiming right for once. Until then, I enjoyed the duels, Jeds! Thanks."

Borjarnon 2

"I thought fatigue would be a factor in my fumbling while flying, but apparently not...I did as well as if I was awake. *Sure*, there's that extra-than-expected kill, but I think that was relying on Homers too much with kill #1, and #2 was just a lucky surprise I took advantage of with a Smart when he backed into me; FFA luck of sorts that I didn't screw up (as I typically do with Fusion or Vulcan). The frags felt unearned, but as Jeds mentioned with lucky kills, y'gotta take what you can get. "

Borjarnon -1

"Uuuuugh...I feel like I did better in here in my first ever Legacy-era duel; same map, same opponent, same score...because I took *longer* to shut myself out there. Here, I don't know how the first exchange happened how it did, but yeah...strong work, me. I tried firing around hoping for lucky strikes, or setting up an ambush, but Jeds had none of that. And, as open as I am in my thinking, Jeds read this book several times already and, well... I wish I did better, but thanks for the duel, Jeds."

Borjarnon 4

"Jeds surprised me when he suggested this. I couldn't do the trick to make it x5, but I was like, "Alright! Let's go!" As I told Jeds, I knew I was gonna get one frag in, but after seeing and being awed by his evasion (which looked like this gif: https://tinyurl.com/VF1-evasion), I began to question that. My dodges were clumsy until I started letting the secondaries find Jeds for me, and my second frag felt earned while the others were lucky. Thanks for the game, Jeds; I loved flying in here!"

Borjarnon 0

"I think the main problem in all three duels--and with me in general--is that I'm a reactive pilot, and I've got slow reflexes. Not a good combo, and Jeds took full advantage of that, even here. I tried to make sure to compensate for it by aiming with Vulcan the best I could, but with how lousy a shot I am still, that wasn't enough. Still was fun to give it the good try! Thanks for the three duels tonight, Jeds."

Borjarnon 0

"I fumbled from match creation (lacking All Ships Blue on accident) to how I flew...Jeds just gracefully flew circles around me and I just tried to keep up. I'll get into detail about it in Match #3 as it's similar, but it's what I come to expect, and I did ask for it. At least it's Jeds handing me my rear this time, and not a damn cold!"

Borjarnon 1

"I was going to comment on how Take 2 is one of the worse core levels in performance for me, but after my performance in all three duels against Jeds tonight? That would be ironic. Still, that level is Corners: The Game. And I managed to get lucky with one corner surprise where I took Jeds out as he took me out with a Smart. But aside from that? He schooled me, like usual. Fun, though!"

Borjarnon 0

"Jeds chose this second level here, and it too was new to me, but also familiar with the DKH-esque trappings of an open dogfight room surrounded by hallways...and Jeds took full advantage of *all* of it. Even if I knew this level, he would've had me dead to rights just as hard. I shouldn't go chasing half the time like that; I need to plan more and use shoddy instincts less to avoid shutouts like this. Nevertheless, it was fun! Thanks again, Jeds."

Borjarnon 1

"Although my first time dueling in it, I have seen Rethink using it in Observatory on the 17th, which gave me the idea. Regardless, I think the phone call Jeds got after his frag #1 took longer than our duel once it resumed. But, that's what I expect when I take up Jeds's offer of a duel! My only saving grace was preventing the shutout by getting tired of retreating and tried to Superbob my way within point-blank range. But horror movie monster tactics didn't save me overall. Thanks for the duel!"

Borjarnon 1

"On the same night as my duel with Chilly (Sept. 8th), I fought Jeds as it had been a while! As I typed to Chilly, Jeds gives his all, and I was reminded of how true that is. My Primary aiming was crap, and Jeds dodged my secondaries with little effort. Were it not for my purposeful trap in the secret room (based on Jeds's behavior in some FFAs), he would have shut me out hard. (An interesting reversal to my Chilly duel; where my Proxy traps sucked.) Regardless, it was a fun duel. Thanks, Jeds!"

Borjarnon 12

"Definitely was a close match at start, and I really enjoyed the exchanges. I noticed how Rul was capable of keeping up point-for-point, so what mattered was that I didn't falter too much in order to have a chance! Well...needless to type, but I faltered one too many times (understatement here), and Rul excellently kept his lead after learning quickly the layout of Vibes. Regardless, I enjoyed the exchanges...especially his Spreadfire usage; that was excellent. Thanks for the impromptu duel, Rul."

Borjarnon 0

"After my highly-improbable victory against Spike, I needed a wake-up call, and Jeds obliged. I told Superbob in his duel against Jeds that I could only hope to have even a *fourth* of Bob's score against Jeds, and I unwittingly proved that. Hopefully I'll get that one point if I keep at it. Maybe next time...but Bobsled's itching for an FFA now. Anyway, thanks for the match, Jeds!"

Borjarnon 2

"Like I mentioned in the previous match, it went as expected, with my same flaws showing; flying too much by flawed instinct. Even if my Hydrocodone kicked in hard then, I still would've messed up. My two kills were luck; the first was while Jeds tasted my virtual blood and pursued and he flew into my Smart, and the second was a blind fire into a pile of items I saw that he happened to be in. Makes me wonder if I *can* improve, but the matches were enjoyable...aside from my physical pain."

Borjarnon 0

"My first of two matches with Jeds, today, and both went about as expected, with a small difference in the second one that I'll highlight in that report. But in both games, I was kind of flying on "autopilot" a bit too much again, and was totally predictable for Jeds. A couple of times I tried to catch myself doing that, but that wasn't enough to prevent a shutout in this game. I could've done better, even with the damn pain I'm suffering against that Hydrocodone's helping a bit with."

Borjarnon 1

"As mentioned, I did fare better in this duel in the last one than in this one, but I think that was purely luck; I anticipated where Jeds would be, but I just think he didn't think I would do that then, since, normally I'm too awful at that...and everything else! I kept noticing my faults, like seeing Jeds through the grate but not making any shots through, or failing to anticipate more. I was on the defensive flying by instinct and that's why I've been bested twice. But still fun, Jeds..thanks!"

Borjarnon 0

"You'd think a match like this would look like I should have checked the Practice box, but even it if *hadn't* been a while since I've dueled Jeds (though it has), I know I was in over my head...I asked for it, though. And though I fared a tad better in the second duel, it didn't feel like I did with all the faults I noticed of me. But thanks for the duel, Jeds!"

Borjarnon 1

"Went about as expected; feeling that I'd get shut out again and amazingly I somehow didn't...I think that mainly had to do with secondaries chipping away at him though so I got Michael Ironside's words about "pilots becoming dependent on missiles" echoing through my head, despite the frag being capped with a Fusion shot. I need to stop charging and react quicker before I can be *truly* proud of any kill, seriously...anyway, thanks for the duel, Jeds."

Borjarnon 1

"My first and only kill against Jeds, it almost didn't happen. I saw a peek of him exiting and turning the corridor, I tried anticipating, and he was on the other side of the level already! I asked, "How?!" as I anticipated the Homer to miss, but I got lucky. The whole match felt like that; Jeds is so fast that even as I do my best to predict, it still wasn't good enough and I got slow and sloppy...and actually a bit angry at myself *for* that! It was a tense and fun match, Jeds."

Borjarnon 0

"Whenever I go up against Jeds, I typically expect the possibility of being shut out is a real one, and while that is the case here, that has been my own doing. During the middle of the match, I realized just how *slow* I was in addition to how fast Jeds was, and I couldn't adjust to try predicting him in time for even one frag. Even if you're rusty, Jeds, you're still the Kobayashi Maru scenario in living form."

Borjarnon 12

"Quick note first: I think Pudlez didn't realize I was going to report Homins as an actual DCL match, and his comment for that was for this. ----- He caught a taste of this map as a viewer back in the Nov. 20, '21 edition of Observatory, but otherwise this was blind for him. Not so with me, but I could still fly better...I was my own worst enemy, as I backed into Pudlez while worrying about it a couple of times. I did try my best relying on the secondaries, but alas... Disorienting, but fun."

Borjarnon 16

"I was kinda uncertain what to do for Match #4 while Pudlez was streaming, so my mind quickly went insane, and I think...I *hope* we flew like how VF-1s fly. Jeds, can you confirm? We didn't? Aww. Still, crazy fun, but I did for a time almost concentrated on aiming while strafing in a direction and Pudlez might've caught that to my peril."

Borjarnon 11

"Ascending in the ranks of DCL...wait, we can't do that anymore... Damn! Well, I can't use that pun anymore...well, the match went a bit better than my practice match against non-DCL opponent Bobsled, yet Pudlez made me feel like I was fighting a hybrid of Bobsled *and* Superbob! The way he used the Vulcan and Plasma reminded me of both Bobs that I see in my anarchies. Nice work, Pudlez."

Borjarnon 18

"I was in disbelief the whole time it was close...I am *not* that good, and when second-half Pudlez showed up, he confirmed it for me...but my God! *That* close? *Almost* to overtime? In *Mythena* of all levels?! It was intense the whole time, too! Good work, Pudlez."

Borjarnon 10

"Coming off of the unreported shutout Jeds had on me 10 days ago, I find another OL player with excuses who *still* wins over me! What excuse do *I* have? Heh. Always fun flying in a map like Octave, and I'm happy Pudlez obliged to do it as an official DCL match. Enjoyed the exchanges."

Borjarnon 1

"Yeeeeah, when Jeds mentioned on Discord that his mouse errored, I *knew* I was in for a world of hurt when he rectified that. And hurt it was...still got lucky in getting at least one kill, but that's the blessing of Homers in D1, not me. Jeds was super-effective in moving around the map even more-so than he did in Mythena, and even effectively denied me weapon access for a bit! Just made me feel like the target practice I am, but, well...I asked for it! Heh. T'was fun and I hope for more, Jeds!"

# 19 Borjarnon 0

"This is my last DCL match before the Ladder becomes a Legacy, and it's an honor to have Drakona as my last opponent...even if I did worse in there than against Jeds. Heh. She thought Ascend was cruel, but I can take shutouts well. It's fun, and the Smart Missile to the face is a fitting end of my short DCL career. I have a long way to go in improving my skills yet, and I should do so, despite living the casual lifestyle. It was fun, Drakona! And again, thanks for the honor of playing against you"

# 19 Borjarnon 6

"I managed to get in another Octave game before the end! It was enjoyable, and I thought for sure Apo would've schooled me harder than Pudlez. Apo sure likes the Quads, from what I saw, so I had fun using them or Level 2s when he couldn't have it all. I also learned how to play in that map a bit, but it didn't help and I still got careless. Well played, Apo."

# 18 Borjarnon 13

"I saw Code got giddy when Apo hosted this game. Quote: "Tetrafusion! I think that’s the first time in almost 3 seasons that someone played Tetrafusion without me being involved" Well, it again was fun, and while Apo managed to school me while I screwed up some perfect opportunities, I at least got in some good ones before I lost. With Tetrafusion next door to Monkey Bars, it's always nice to go to the neighboring playground for a bit of variety. And again, Apo did well."

# 22 Borjarnon 20

"Oh, believe me, Homins is a special case in missile-dodging. Always a blast, always fun, and once you get the hang of it (which would be soon; it looked like you were about to get the hang of it and get in control of the situation!), you'll make sure this'll be my only win here, Apo. I thought I'd have *the* losing streak of the DCL before it was all done. Well, I still will, but with this blemish. "

# 22 Borjarnon 8

"Poor Pudlez; all the 3D and crazy-fun maps were too much joy for his heart! Aah, I don't blame him for wanting core map exercise as most others do that too, so I obliged! One observation I made even to him vocally was how I seemed to do more decently on "autopilot" than when trying to concentrate and think about the game. Still an expected outcome and still enjoyable a match, but we got carried away discussing other things, and said hello to Cyrus an Naleksi during it! Match 5 of 5 in a row."

# 22 Borjarnon 14

"My second of two Homins matches against Pudles, and fourth of five in a row (I miscounted earlier). Not much to comment on outside of it's pure fun, but it's interesting to think about how powerful Megas are in D1. They are crazy-powerful. In my youth, I was used to Megas being good, but not *that* good, since I was a casual D3 CTF player back in the day. But D1 Megas have insane splash damage! In any case, it was more fun and Pudlez almost accidentally got in a 21st kill. It was hilarious!"

# 22 Borjarnon 9

"Mischievously and giddily (or probably not; I forgot already and Pudlez has the evidence), I suggested this map to Pudlez. Like our previous game, this one was blind for him, but not hard to figure out. Thanks again to Entropy for introducing this to me, it was *soooo* fun! And again, the report is usually longer to make than a game of this map is to play. It's pure crazy fun and kinda Freespace-like in missile dogfighting."

# 22 Borjarnon 11

"Pudlez tried so hard to upset Entropy's history-making shutout of me in this map, but ultimately I got lucky and my defeat wasn't as bad. 1300 deaths still, sure, but -757 kills! That's 9 more than I got against Entropy! But to be fair to Pudlez, though, it's his first time in Tetrisphere. (Also look up Tetrisphere; it's as fun a game as this match against Pudlez was.) ( http://retro-tracker.game-server.cc/archive/game-08-07-2020-04-37-25-pudlez-RDSQVx6.html )"

# 22 Borjarnon 5

"My first DCL game in Octave Pro, and probably only in the Ladder-era. And the first of six in a row against Pudlez before he and Code tangled. 3D levels are always fun, and I hope I haven't made Lothar exasperated with my stupid flying when he watched it. At least I got in some decent frags when Pudlez wasn't moving around as much!"

# 22 Borjarnon 0

"Believe me, I tried my best, sadly. But it was fun for my first time in Tetrafusion. I may prefer Monkey Bars in the end, but this feels like going to a neighbor's house to have fun."

# 22 Borjarnon 19

"I never thought the match would take this long, but it was nice and patient at times. A lot of bad aiming, at least on my part. Mad especially was skillfull enough to not get too far behind, and that helped when he finally got his second-half out in time to make it overtime and then scram away from me. Pretty impressive...but then, I didn't help my case when I brushed by blocks as I was firing missiles...to my peril. It was actually nice to get in some more 3D action."

# 22 Borjarnon 0

"I tasked him...I tasked him, and he had me! He allowed me to chase him 'round the homers of Wrath and 'round the Smart Missiles and around Fusion's flames before he pasted me up!"

# 22 Borjarnon 1

"I was expecting a third shutout at first, then the star was, y'know, not bad...until I walked into that one floater for death #1. Then I started just laughed at how it became as usual. But then, I somehow managed to take down Jeds once! I'm not sure how...I blame my bad internet that got worse. But thanks for putting up with my lack of skills and bad internet, Jeds."

# 22 Borjarnon 10

"I wanted to at least get in Monkey Bars before Friday, and this match was a fun one to have. If it was the only one I had in it in DCL, it was worth it. Apo's closer to my level, but definitely superior. He gives me too much credit with my Smart missile placement, though; I am a bit spammy with my keyboard setup. Apo, I'm sure you'll get in some points against Jeds again with how you fly."

# 22 Borjarnon 0

"James T. Kirk never believed in the no-win scenario...he never encountered my opponent today. Went about as expected, given my history on Roncli's Observatory, but wow! Jeds is *fast*! At one point, I wondered if I was wearing my earphones backwards."

# 21 Borjarnon 2

"20 to -766, with 1300 deaths. I can brag about being shut down the hardest, now! Who made this map, huh? Secretariat? Secretariat, you are a treasure. This is another map consideration of mine for Obs, now. ( http://retro-tracker.game-server.cc/archive/game-08-04-2020-20-53-56-entropy-RDSQVx6.html )"

# 21 Borjarnon 0

"Starring William Shatner and Christopher Plummer, high above the grounds of Camp Khitomer."

# 21 Borjarnon 3

"Entropy gave me that first kill, but I earned that second and I'm sure the Megas helped with #3. I'm starting to feel addicted to this map!"

# 21 Borjarnon 4

"I am so considering this for Ron's Observatory now. (Also, note to self: I need to forget trying to go for the center at the start. I'm too slow for that.)"

# 21 Borjarnon 3

"Why doesn't Jeds have this as a common or home level?! This is just like Robotech and he loves him some Veritech action!"