Halo 2: DVDF vs Tartan Terror

Date: 24-August-2005

Game: Halo 2

Event Type: Clan Match

Event Organiser: DVDF Terahertz

Opposition: Tartan Terror

The DVDF Clan has won it's Halo 2 clan match vs the Tartan Terror. In a very close series of matches, DVDF emerged 2 - 1 victors.

DVDF
  Billy the Biff
  Captaineyecatch
  DVDF Flash
  DVDF Terahertz
  HowMuch
  nutter45
  spatular
  UnitedEngland
  UR1D1UM

Tartan Terror
  AuthenticFiend
  AWimps
  DeducibleFry
  GreatScotsman
  melt
  mism TT
  TERMINATOR 5430
  TKM96
  Xman TT

Game 1

Gametype: 1 Flag CTF
Rules: 4 Rounds
Map: Containment
Stats: Halo 2 Game Stats
Duration: 12:19

Oh crap, Containment... Why did Tartan Terror have to pick this map...? Anyway, TT started out on offence for the first round. Thanks to some awesome defence, they only managed to move the flag about six feet. DVDF's first attempt at offence didn’t go much better however, only managing to get the thing through the teleport in the last ten seconds with no one contesting it so the round ended. The next two rounds were just as uneventful, both teams had the defence sorted out so nothing really happened. 0 - 0 draw... If only we had known, we could have just skipped the next few games and gone straight to game #6.

Most Kills: HowMuch (11)
Most Medals: AWimps, HowMuch, TERMINATOR 5430 (5)
Most Deaths: melt, TERMINATOR 5430 (11)

Final Score: 0-0 Draw

Game 2

Gametype: 1 Flag CTF
Rules: 4 Rounds
Map: Zanzibar
Stats: Halo 2 Game Stats
Duration: 11:55

Ah, CTF on Zanzibar, what could possibly go wrong here? DVDF play this all the time, so should know what we are doing... How wrong we were. First off, the lag was reallllly bad in this game. SpeedyGordon was lost to us after a couple of minutes so Captaineyecatch was quickly recruited. As for the game, it was the opposite of the first game, with both teams forgetting how to defend. XmanUK was pwning DVDF with his sniper rifle which made things a bit tricky. Tartan Terror seemed to get the flag back to base a bit easier the DVDF, but there wasn't much in it. Both teams scoring 2 flags each...

Most Kills: XmanUK (18)
Most Medals: XmanUK (19)
Most Deaths: AWimps, HowMuch (16)

Final Score: 2-2 Draw

Game 3

Gametype: Single Bomb
Rules: 4 Rounds
Map: Headlong
Stats: Halo 2 Game Stats
Duration: 18:47

Headlong, another good map for DVDF. This game reminded me why Bungie removed sudden death from Assault games in matchmaking. 20 minutes and no score... Yawn. Well it wasn't as bad as that, but you get the picture. DVDF could and maybe should have won this game, arming the bomb on there first offence. But as usual we lacked team work and messed things up (calm down spatular, it's only a game). Apart from that brief glimmer of hope, neither team really got close to arming the bomb. Both teams were very organised on defence making it almost impossible to get anywhere near the bomb spot. Game finished a 0 - 0 draw.

Most Kills: Captaineyecatch (22)
Most Medals: Captaineyecatch (21)
Most Deaths: UR1D1UM (20)

Final Score: 0-0 Draw

Game 4

Gametype: Single Bomb
Rules: 4 Rounds
Map: Burial Mounds
Stats: Halo 2 Game Stats
Duration: 12:24

Well DVDF got a break here, with Tartan Terror loosing their highest ranked player TERMINATOR 5430 as he had to go to bed...!!!! This proved the turning point and DVDF were able to take the lead. The first few rounds were very close affairs, with both teams getting close. At one point Tartan Terror had the Red base cleared of defenders and was ready to arm the bomb, but due to some last minute grenades and lucky shots were prevented from arming the bomb. DVDF Terahertz was dominating with the sniper rifle, racking up 17 kills with it. Then came the last round. What Billy did, I will never know fully. But somehow he managed to walk into the base un-noticed and arm the bomb. It's not as if we even cleared it out first, Tartan Terror just ignored him... Guess those lag switches finally paid off... (Just joking guys)... DVDF one the first match of the series 1 - 0.

Most Kills: DVDF Terahertz (23)
Most Medals: DVDF Terahertz (26)
Most Deaths: UnitedEngland (16)

Final Score: 1-0 DVDF Wins

Game 5

Gametype: Team Slayer
Rules: 100 Kills
Map: Sanctuary
Stats: Halo 2 Game Stats
Duration: 10:09

Well this was DVDF's chance to put the match to bed, but as usual we don't like to make things easy for ourselves. The first half was very close with neither team really getting the upper hand. At one point it was 51-50 to Tartan Terror, but soon after things went tits up for DVDF. Tartan Terror were using something called teamwork, something the DVDF clan have not really heard of before. Perhaps it was some kind of mod or glitch that Bungie will fix in there next update. But suffice to say, Tartan Terror walked away with the second half of the match, eventually winning 100-87. We never had a chance. XmanUK was on fire with 27 kills. We didn't get close...

Most Kills: XmanUK (27)
Most Medals: Captaineyecatch (15)
Most Deaths: Captaineyecatch (20)

Final Score: 100-87 Tartan Terror Wins

Game 6

Gametype: Team Slayer
Rules: 100 Kills
Map: Lockout
Stats: Halo 2 Game Stats
Duration: 14:42

Ah, the last game and everything to play for. It was 1 game a piece; Tartan Terror had just thumped us in the previous slayer game, so things were not looking good. At the start we decided to eject one player from each team so as to cut down on the lag. This seemed to work as this was the least laggy game of the series. Things started out very close, with neither team getting the upper hand. Tartan Terror were still using that teamwork glitch they had found in the previous game, but DVDF had a solution, and his name was Captaineyecatch. Racking up 31 kills he beat down all before him... Strangely, at the half way point DVDF Terahertz was on 0 kills, but that soon changed, getting 22 kills in the second half of the game to finish 2nd behind Mr Eyecatch... In the end, DVDF managed to defeat the teamwork glitch and ran out 100-77 victors and claim victory in the clan match.

Most Kills: Captaineyecatch (31)
Most Medals: Captaineyecatch (30)
Most Deaths: Captaineyecatch (24)

Final Score: 100-77 DVDF Wins

DVDF 2 - 1 Tartan Terror

Well congrats to DVDF on their fine win, the games were very close and could of gone either way.

I would just like to thank everyone who took part in a great match: AuthenticFiend, AWimps, Billy the Biff, Captaineyecatch, DeducibleFry, GreatScotsman, HowMuch, melt, mism3d, nutter45, spatular, SpeedyGordon, DVDF Terahertz, TERMINATOR 5430, TKM96, UnitedEngland, UR1D1UM, and XmanUK. Hopefully we can enjoy some more matches in the future.