Videos of New Eden Open Matches (Updated)

According to the forums, people can't seem to find the videos of the New Eden Open Tournament. This is probably because it is almost impossible to find them. They can be found on the OWN3D CCP Games channel website but they are not well labeled. So, as a public service, here the links are to each match:

Day 1

18:12 - Match #1     Raiden. 58th Squadron     vs     Last Huzzah (match starts 8:30 minutes in)
18:25 - Match #2     Why Dash     vs     RONIN and pixies
18:38 - Match #3     Expendables     vs     The HUNS
18:53 - Match #4     Tinkerhell and Alts     vs     Tengu Terror
19:06 - Match #5     Oxygen Isonopes     vs     Africa's Finest
19:19 - Match #6     Something Else     vs     The Exiled Gaming
19:34 - Match #7     Perihelion Beryllium Duralumin     vs     Goggle Wearing Internet Crime Fighters
19:47 - Match #8     ISN - Incursion Shiny Network     vs     Baaaramu
20:00 - Match #9     Asine Hitama's team     vs     EFS
20:15 - Match #10     Much Crying Old Experts     vs     DeepWater
20:28 - Match #11     Blue Ballers     vs     The Reputation Cartel

Day 2

18:12 - Match #12     Why Dash     vs     The HUNS
18:25 - Match #13     Tinkerhell and Alts     vs     Oxygen Isonopes
18:38 - Match #14     ISN - Incursion Shiny Network     vs     EFS
18:53 - Match #15     Guiding Hand Social Club     vs     Last Huzzah
19:06 - Match #16     RONIN and Pixies     vs     Expendables
19:19 - Match #17     Tengu Terror     vs     Africa's Finest
19:34 - Match #18     Something Else     vs     XXXMity
19:47 - Match #19     My Little Nulli     vs     Goggle Wearing Internet Crime Fighters
20:00 - Match #20     Baaaramu     vs     Asine Hitama's Team
20:15 - Match #21     8 CAS     vs     DeepWater
20:28 - Match #22     The Reputation Cartel     vs     Team Ineluctable

Day 3

18:12 - Match #23     Raiden. 58th Squadron     vs     Something Else
18:25 - Match #24     Tengu Terror     vs     The HUNS
18:38 - Match #25     Expendables     vs     Tinkerhell and Alts
18:53 - Match #26     Guiding Hand Social Club     vs     The Exiled Gaming
19:06 - Match #27     Perihelion Beryllium Duralumin     vs     Team Ineluctable
19:19 - Match #28     DeepWater     vs     EFS
19:34 - Match #29     Baaaramu     vs     Much Crying Old Experts
19:47 - Match #30     My Little Nulli     vs     Blue Ballers
20:00 - Match #31     Last Huzzah     vs     RONIN and Pixies
20:15 - Match #32     Africa's Finest     vs     XXXMity
20:28 - Match #33     Goggle Wearing Internet Crime Fighters     vs     Asine Hitama's Team
20:41 - Match #34     8 CAS     vs     The Reputation Cartel
20:56 - Match #35     Something Else     vs     The HUNS
21:09 - Match #36     Expendables     vs     Guiding Hand Social Club
21:22 - Match #37     Perihelion Beryllium Duralumin     vs     EFS
21:27 - Match #38     Much Crying Old Experts     vs     My Litle Nulli

Day 4

18:12 - Match #39     Last Huzzah     vs     Something Else
18:25 - Match #40     Expendables     vs     Africa's Finest
18:38 - Match #41     Goggle Wearing Internet Crime Fighters     vs     EFS
18:53 - Match #42     Much Crying Old Experts     vs     8 CAS
19:06 - Match #43     RONIN and Pixies     vs     XXXMity <-- 3 Malices!!!
19:19 - Match #44     Asine Hitama's Team     vs     The Reputation Cartel
19:34 - Match #45     Last Huzzah     vs     Expendables
19:55 - Match #46     Goggle Wearing Internet Crime Fighters     vs     Much Crying Old Experts

 Day 5

18:12 - Match #47     Expendables     vs     XXXMity
18:25 - Match #48     Goggle Wearing Internet Crime Fighters     vs     The Reputation Cartel
19:14 - Match #49     RONIN and Pixies     vs     Expendables
19:29 - Match #50     Asine Hitama's Team     vs     Goggle Wearing Internet Crime Fighters
20:16 - Match #51     RONIN and Pixies     vs     Expendables <- Re-match

Final

18:12 - Match #53     Asine Hitama's Team     vs     RONIN and Pixies
18:25 - Match #54     Goggle Wearing Internet Crime Fighters     vs     Expendables
19:14 - Match #55     Asine Hitama's Team     vs     RONIN and Pixies
19:29 - Match #56     Goggle Wearing Internet Crime Fighters     vs     Expendables
20:31 - Match #57     Goggle Wearing Internet Crime Fighters     vs     Expendables
21:40 - Match #58     Asine Hitama's Team     vs     RONIN and Pixies
Match #59  If match is needed:    Asine Hitama's Team    vs    RONIN and Pixies

Chess Needs Balancing ... More than EVE

Balancing issues in EVE are getting a lot of attention from CCP. It has been several years since the last major re-balancing (the nano-nerf). Of course EVE is not the only game with significant balance issues that have gone unaddressed for a long time. I think that Chess needs to have some major re-balancing.

Yes Chess! Think about it. The last 'balancing' was when the Queen of Spain decided that the piece next to the King should be a Queen, and not a first minister, and that the Queen should be the ultimate piece, able to move like a Rook or a bishop. Nothing was done to fix the en-passant aggression mechanics that lead new players to abandon the game after accusing experienced players of haX. That was 500 years ago.

The first thing that should be looked at is the various tiers of the pieces. It is ridiculous that each bishop is restricted to only playing on half the board. Meanwhile rooks and knights can go anywhere. Why use a bishop or a rook when a Queen can do anything either of those pieces can do. Something needs to be done.

While we are at it, if the Queen is so powerful, how can a simple pawn defeat it. Queens should be immune to the effects of pawns.

We also need some better gear. I have been playing chess for thirty years. How come I can't put a faction hardener on my King. Just the other day I was playing against a no0b and I realized, I had no advantage from skill-points or equipment over the no0b. This is just silly. In EVE we have a system where we can get fair 1v1 where my skill makes my guns shoot farther hand harder than the new player. EVE like skills needs to be introduced into chess ASAP. Perhaps a rook should only move two squares per level of the Rook skill or something. Same for other pieces. This would really change things up and keep experienced players happy.

Chess also has way way too much alpha. It seems like every piece dies under the first shot. We need to introduce hit-points and damage. It should take a while to take down a queen. The idea that a single no0b with a pawn can take down my most powerful piece instantly.... just bad game design.

So, CCP, get on it. Chess is waiting. Go rebalanced it and stop messing about with my Rifter (which now sucks thank-you very much).