Watch a Replay of a 5v5 with pro players on Diplomacy

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Here is a replay of a 5v5 game played on Diplomacy with pro players.  (People are always asking for recorded games they can watch, so here it is.)

http://www.filefront.com/16604915/5v5-pro-game-May-31-2010.record/

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

eh i dont have the expansions so i cant watch it i guess.  where do i find replays for regular sins?  or do i have to get lucky and hope someone posts replays in a thread

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

Yeah, you have to hope that someone posts a replay.  If I play in any competitive regular Sins games I'll post a replay.  However, most of the games and players that are worth watching are on Diplomacy.

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

Another alternative if you have only Sins is to watch a good commented play through on YouTube. You might learn something there.

GetDaved is currently doing a Sins 2v2 Hard AI play through with 14 videos up so far.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0R5zo0-W3A&playnext_from=TL&videos=VApJK1kLXFs

Dirty, I will certainly watch this one myself. I wish there were many more good replays. Maybe if there was a stickied replays thread in Multiplayer.

I have murmured in the direction of Stardock more than once that they need more YouTube exposure. It perhaps might help if someone at Stardock would take the time to post a commented version of some good Diplomacy replays.

You guys at Stardock can do that can't you? ... Naaaaah!

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

If someone wants to give it the YouTube treatment, that would be fine by me.  (Not sure how you make an hour-and-a-half long YouTube video though.)

I agree that we could use a good, narrated pro game replay up on YouTube.

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

Well, in practice 90 minutes is 9 ten minute videos usually. Problem is, I don't have the stuff to do it.

Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top

Youtube is a good place to demonstrate a specific tactic or how to use some ship combos effectively -- it isn't a great place to watch a whole replay because you are limited to whatever view the person recording the video is using.  When you watch a replay you can get in there and examine the build orders, research orders, and general playstyle of every player in as much detail as you can stand.