GornLan Harbor Warcraft III

Original Author: War3station
Translator: GLH

Remark by GLH:
[1]Red color means Offline tournament
[2]This calendar is based on Beijing time (GMT+8), so WGL AM and EU play at 18th-19th ,25th-26th.

(Wed) 1st May RongSheng XiangYuan Cup (2v2)

(Thu) 2nd May RongSheng XiangYuan Cup (2v2)

(Fri) 3rd May

(Sat) 4th May WCG Chinese Qualifier+XiaoY Cup

(Sun) 5th May WCG Chinese Qualifier+XiaoY Cup

(Mon) 6th May H&W China vs Korea Masters - Group A round robin

(Tue) 7th May H&W China vs Korea Masters - Group B round robin

(Wed) 8th May H&W China vs Korea Masters - Group C round robin

(Thu) 9th May H&W China vs Korea Masters - Group D round robin

(Fri) 10th May H&W China vs Korea Masters - Group A round robin

(Sat) 11th May W league playoffs+ College Star League (North Regional Final)

(Sun) 12th May W league playoffs

(Mon) 13th May H&W China vs Korea Masters - Group C round robin

(Tue) 14th May H&W China vs Korea Masters - Group B round robin

(Wed) 15th May H&W China vs Korea Masters - Group D round robin

(Thu) 16th May NeXT Spring Qualifier

(Fri) 17th May NeXT Spring Qualifier

(Sat) 18th May NeXT Spring Qualifier + College Star League (South Regional Final)

(Sun) 19th May H&W China vs Korea Masters Ro8 + NeXT Spring Qualifier + WGL Americans qualifier

(Mon) 20th May H&W China vs Korea Masters Ro8 + WGL Americans qualifier

(Tue) 21st May H&W China vs Korea Masters Ro8

(Wed) 22nd May H&W China vs Korea Masters Ro8

(Thu) 23rd May H&W China vs Korea Masters Ro8

(Fri) 24th May Official 2v2 Tournament

(Sat) 25th May H&W China vs Korea Masters + Official 2v2 Tournament

(Sun) 26th May H&W China vs Korea Masters + Official 2v2 Tournament + WGL Europe Qualifier

(Mon) 27th May WGL Minor League Open division + WGL Europe Qualifier

(Tue) 28th May WGL Minor League Open division

(Wed) 29th May WGL Minor League Open division + WCG APAC Finals

(Thu) 30th May WGL Minor League Pro division
(Fri) 31st May WGL Minor League Open & Pro division Ro8

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Original Author: War3station
Translator: GLH

Since Blizzard announced a new PTR of patch 1.31, the debate about game balance has not stopped on all forum. Among them, the voice of Undead is IMBA is particularly loud. Is this really the case? Let's listen to the opinion of several Undead players.

120: All the changes are meaningless.

Q: What is your opinion about the coming back of Ancient Isles?
120: Will the map Ancient Isles be added to tournament? Or the ladder only? If they add it to the ladder only, it's meaningless! The current map pool makes the Undead in disadvantaged side, Ancient Isles can make the map pool a little more balanced.

Q: Which change in PTR of patch 1.31 makes you most concerned?
120: In my opinion, all the changes are meaningless. It is better to give the Ghouls +100 Hit Points, instead of adding this new item.

Q: What do you want to say about this new patch?
120: In fact, the patch is not that important, the map pool is more important.

Happy: These changes don't address current issues, still, it's better than nothing.

Q: Hi Happy, here is War3Station. Today 1.31 announced by Blizzard, how do you feel?
Happy: Hello! It's always nice to have a new patch with balance changes, although, these changes don't address current issues (like KOTG in every match up, etc). Still, it's better than nothing.

Q: Do you think Undead would change a lot in the future? I mean strategies.
Happy: Maybe, it's a test patch, new changes can be made, or current might be changed or removed altogether. If the patch won't change from PTR - I guess Undead might try adding Necromancers in certain match ups (especially vs orc).

Ritual blade looks promising too. New faster and cheaper Gargoyles might be good for harass.

Orb of fire change for Human looks potentially super strong vs Undead. No idea how Wind Walk change will affect Blade Master …

Q: Will you attend WGL Summer in Shanghai if you are qualified from WGL EU?

Happy: That's how its gonna work:
If I play and win qualifiers - certain people around my stream promised me certain sum of money, that they will give me once I am qualified.

If they won't fulfill their promise - then no, I won't be going.
Same applies to WGL organizers - if they wont provide me certain "essential" needs for my travel, like a normal flight, and a normal accommodation.

Apart from that, yeah, I will go (thought, can't say I am anyhow excited). I always keep my word.

Lucifer: Winter is coming!

Q: Lucifer Hello, Blizzard officially announced 1.31 today. What do you think of this?
Lucifer: The Winter for the Undead players is coming, Winter is coming!

Q: The Gargoyles look very strong now, what do you think?
Lucifer: Lucifer will rise again!

Q: Many people think that Undead is IMBA, what do you think?
Lucifer: The Undead is still not dead.

WFZ: The Undead players have more strategies when we are playing against the Orcs and the Night Elves.

Q: Hi, WFZ, what do you think about buff of the Ring of Protection?
WFZ: Currently, everyone understands the Ring more deeply, and players sell the ring less. After the buff of the Ring in the new patch, there are more situations that players will keep the Ring in Inventory.

Q: What do you think of this new patch?
WFZ: In the new patch, the Undead players have more strategies when we are playing against the Orcs and the Night Elves. Moreover, the Necromancers can be used now, and it seems to be more difficult for the Undead to fight against the Human.

Q: In 2018, you played worse than your peak moment. Fortunately, in 2019, your shape has rebounded, and you have a team, and we are even going to have patch 1.31. Do you have any wish for your future?
WFZ: Keep practicing, keep streaming, keep playing in tournaments.

Tbc_bm: I don't think the Undead is IMBA in new patch.

Q: Let me give you a message, Mass Skeleton has been buffed, what do you want to say?
Tbc_bm: This patch let the Undead have the ability to play against the Orcs with base running, before this patch, the Undead with Banshee is very passive, and now we have the initiative. For playing against Night Elf, the new Cripple may not be better than the current Unholy Frenzy. In short, I like this change very much, making up for the huge disadvantage in patch 1.30 when the Undead play against the Orcs with base running and Reinforced Defense Towers.

Q: Seems the Undead is very IMBA in the new patch. Are you confident to be the real "third Undead" with the Undead Mirror?
Tbc_bm: I don't think the Undead is IMBA in new patch, because most of the changes is for the Tier 2 units, the timing in the early game has not changed.

Moreover, when Undead are playing against the Orcs, this patch can offset the current disadvantage on map pool. However, with the current timing in the games, and it is still hard to see the Necromancers when Undead are playing against the Night Elf and Human.I think that the new item are a late game item under the current timing, so grasping the early game is the key to winning.

Actually I am very weak in Undead Mirror. The most important thing in Undead Mirror is timing, and I am weaker than the best Undead and the fourth Undead. My understanding is weaker than the best Undead, the second Undead and the fourth Undead. The reason is that the fifth Undead is too weak, so the people thought me can be very good in this patch.

Remark by GLH:
The best Undead: 120, second: Happy, fourth: WFZ, fifth: Lucifer, Tbc_bm considers himself as the third Undead.

Q: What do you think of the patch? Is there any new strategies?
Tbc_bm: The new patch weakens the effect of the luck on winning and losing, and they add some new elements, I think this is very good. However, some problems left over from the previous patch have not been solved: for example, the buff of Moon well let the Night Elf are too strong in the mid game, and Human can be upgraded the Flak Cannons in Tier 2, this makes the Undead so difficult to play against the Human with many units.

As for the new tactics, I think in the future, Necromancers+Crypt Fiends and Necromancers+Frost Wyrms may replace the Banshee+Crypt Fiends and the Banshee+Frost Wyrms, as the new strategies to play against the Orcs.

TeD: I feel that Blizzard is very creative.

Q: Hi, TeD, I think you already have won the championship of WCG2019, right?
TeD: Oh, I guess you got so many benefits from my opponent in my group. Tell me, how many MCD or KFC you need? I will give them to you and please stop DUNAI me ok? For WCG2019, there is no championship for me, I am just coming for fun, and try to not be taken away in the second round!

Remark by GLH: DUNAI: There is a situation when someone is confident and proclaim someone definitely win the game, but after his announcement, the situation reversed, the situation is considered as DUNAI(毒奶) in China.

Q: Do you have idea about the non-regular and funny strategies in patch 1.31 for Undead?
TeD: I feel that there are a lot of strategies can be play in Tier 2, such as Unholy Frenzy push, or double Ritual Dagger all in suppression. In the future, the game on Ladder will only begin when the Ghoul Frenzy is upgraded.

Q: What do you want to say about this new patch?
TeD: I feel that Blizzard is very creative, at least not like a patch that "fixes some known bugs, some animations cause bugs in the game". Now, when the designers are changing the balance, they will also write some reasons for the change, I think it is very professional and good. Moreover, there will be more discussion by new and old players with the release of a new patch.

According to the TeDTV convention, which race wins, which race is IMBA! As a non-professional player, the release of a new patch means we will have more non-regular and funny strategies. Compared to the unchanging game play, the new game plays will make this game more energetic. And I believe Blizzard will continue to make adjustment in the future, as far as possible to make Warcraft III tend to balance, or let the different race take turns to be the king.

Q: Finally, would you like to say that which player can show up themselves in patch 1.31?
TeD: I will not talk about the old players, they will keep themselves very powerful. For new players, I am looking forward to 15sui, HuG, Linguagua. The other young players are actually quite a lot as well, keep going, you guys will be stronger than PCG!

Xun: If you can't win us, join us!

Q: Hi, Xun, I heard that you are going to give up the commentary?
Xun: I didn't plan to do this, commentator is my main business.

Q: What do you think of this new patch?
Xun: Undead changes obviously, especially the buff of the Ghouls+Gargoyles system and the expansion system. Of course, I am a Ctypt Fiends super lover, I need sometimes to adapt it.

Q: Is there anything to say to other races?
Xun: If you can't win us, join us! Keep training your Undead Mirror, for the next championship!

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Original Author: War3station
Translator: GLH

About H&W China vs Korea Masters

This tournament is hosted by the leading e-sports company in China, Spider e-sports, and officially authorized by NetEase, Blizzard, and it will be held from 6th May to 26th May. By the time, the 16 great masters will be at the battle field and fight for the honor and title of the H&W China vs Korea Masters.

We are going to have luxury lineups.

For Chinese players, we will have not only Infi, TH000, Fly100% the veterans, but we also have Linguagua, HuG, Life, 120, Colorful the up coming talents. For Korean players, we are also assembling Moon, FoCuS, Soin, Lucifer, Sok, Chaemiko, Lyn, LawLiet. At that time, there will be a exciting battle between the Chinese and the Korean, let's who will be the winner of the 300,000 yuan?

It is a symbol of the e-sports history, a symbol that carries the memories of countless players.

A symbol in the past does not mean that people will forget about it, it could become a whole new beginning of a new era. As the favorite RTS game for the Chinese, Warcraft III has been in business for 17 years. Even though the e-sports is dominated by the MOBA games, Warcraft III still maintains its unique charm.

We are the witnesses and heroes of the progress of Warcraft III.

For the Warcraft III fans who have passed through that era, the various and popular e-sports games today will not shake the memories. When we are reviewing our memories, there are a lot of legendary players I loved in my mind. These players are the witnesses and heroes of the progress of Warcraft III, their performance will be remembered as an eternal classic, and their glory and honor are passed down to this day.

Since the release of patch 1.30, the games have become more intense, more difficult to predict, and more interesting. Whether a long-time veteran or a rising star, he will do his best to express himself and strive to play 100% strength in the game . Let us wait for the next classic battle!

Particular thanks

Thank you to Huya, Douyu for the live broadcast of the event, as well as the support of War3station, CNwar3, Laoyuedog, Sina E-sports, DoNews, NGA, Pacific Game Network, multi-play games, replay.net, 178 and other medias. At the same time, you can log on to the official website of the event www.zhizhudj.com to see more about the event. On 6th May, let us witness the road of the King of Warcraft III.

Information

[GLH: We will write the English version under the picture.]

Player:Chinese:
RW.Infi, RW.TH000, RW.Fly100%, RW,Life, Linguagua, SiL.HuG, Newbee.eer0, LP.Colorful.
Korean:
Moon, LF.Soin, Sok, LP.FoCuS, Chaemiko, mTw.Lucifer, Newbee.Lyn, Newbee.Lawliet.

Format:Group Stage: Round Robin and Best of 3, and the first two players from each group will advance to the next stage.
Round of 8: Double Elimination
Semi Final: Best of 3
Grand Final: Best of 5

Schedule(GMT+8):(Starts at 14:00 every day)
Group A: 6th May and 10th May
Group B: 7th May and 13th May
Group C: 8th May and 14th May
Group D: 9th May and 15th May

Round of 8: 19th May to 23rd May, starts at 18:00 and 20:00
Semi Final: 25th May
Grand Final: 26th May

Prize Pool:Total: 300,000 yuan
Championship: 100,000 yuan
Runner-up: 80,000 yuan
Third Place: 50,000 yuan
Fourth Place: 30,000 yuan
5th to 8th Place: 10,000 yuan

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