[1v1] [Dark Eldar>Chaos] SS 1.0

[Ragefull]

Heya people,

This is my first replay about a match and well i am curious about your opinion..
I was with the dark eldar race and i killed the chaos guy
Map: Blood river, 1v1

I am quite new to the game so if you could advise something about the gameplay i would be happy :P

What do you think about my match?
Don't blame me so hardly because i am a new player still :P

Rage

EDIT: Somehow i cant upload the .rec file so i will upload it to rapidshare
http://rapidshare.com/files/14914375...33-09.rec.html

[Ragefull]

Anyone would like to comment?

[Chaingun]

I might watch it tomorrow if no one else comments to give beginner advice, too tired right now.

[Flagg]

Hi Rage, welcome to Relicforums and welcome to the way of the DE.

First off, nice choice on your race. DE were my first race and once you get to grips with them, you will learn they are VERY powerful.

Okay, im sure you will get one or two comments from people "Build Dark Foundry" and that's it, but if you're happy with Hall of Blood builds, Warriors are still very powerful and will enable you to get to other T2 units quicker once you hit that point.

Firstly, if I was you I would build a gen before getting a slave pit. Until the end you had pretty much 4 squads the whole time, when you got that early 5th squad you lost a mandrake squad which brought you back down to 4 squads. Remember, more power you have, more LP's you can upgrade, more abilities you can buy. I sometimes like an early slave pit against Necron or Tau (if im expecting an early vespid rush) as it has an upgrade that drains morale and health and a huge disruption charge.
Other than that, I would prehaps get my first slave pit when I was either going T1.5 (Haemo lab) or straight to T2. This will give you the extra pop cap you need for a possible Scourge Squad.
Also learn, that DE warriors are absolutely deadly to T1 heroes. If a Chaos Lord attacks one squad, just dance that one squad while the rest blast him to pieces. Warriors have incredible DPS. Another thing, you have to kinda weigh the upgrades you get against what you have. At some point I will always get poisioned blades, but you got the blades when you only had one Mandrake squad and 3-4 Warrior squads. A better choice might have been Soul Seeker Ammo which greatly increases your Warriors accuracy, ensuring you gun down any fleeing troops.
Mandrakes are damn powerful mellee units in T0 and T1, and with the exceptions of Raptors, will give a headache to just about any other T1 squad.
Always try and get as much map control as possible. This will allow you to see where your enemy is, as well as giving you extra money.

And try not to float! This is a term used for players that just allow their req and power to build and build and not put it to good use. I know it can be easy to forget this is happening if you're in the middle of the battle, but if you have tons of req, build more gens! If you have loads of power, upgrade your LP's!

On the whole, good show mate! Im no expert, but ive won more than my fair share of wars with the DE. Anything else you want to know about DE, abilities and their units...just let me know. Remember, DE find it hard to win in straight one on one fights, DE are about ambush, about their abilities and keeping their units alive while dishing out tons of damage. I would recommend watching a few replays on Gamesreplays.org and DOWsanctuary.

P.S. Rend Soul is a VERY under-rated ability. 150 Soul power, i think, not only will this cause a nice amount of damage to a hero, it will also disable their powers. Very handy against heroes like the Necron Lord and Librarian. Combine Rend Soul with the Haemoculus Poisoned dart ability and you can nearly kill the targeted hero!

[Ragefull]

Thanks mate