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Teletran
02/19/2003, 04:17
This article and content is to pay tribute to the great AZS for his clix character reviews. Hope there is nothing against the boards in praising this person. Thank you.

Welcome to my first crack at imitating AZS' review style. (now that's the sincerest form of flattery isn't it?)

I’m writing this so we can all appreciate the good works this person does on the behalf of all the members of HCRealms.

This review looks at his objectivity, subjectivity, strategic analysis, and his pure genius. I have nothing against this guy so hope this thread is nothing to be banned or such. This is to be discussed with azs in mind and his relation to his character reviews... unfortunately, I do not have the honor to meet this guy nor to play against him and I do not claim any opinion on AZS' personality outside of his character reviews. I also do not claim to be as good as azs in making this thread for that matter.

Feel free to object or agree or add happy/good information about this guy. If I make any mistake here, I will humbly acknowledge my error and beg for forgiveness. :p

Today's special HCRealms forum poster: AZS

AZS has joined HCRealms since 5/24/2002. From this day onwards, HCRealms has been blessed with his great love and knowledge of the game. With 1131 posts to date and counting, it'll only add up to even greater contributions for everyone.

Checking AZS' objectivity, he meticulously looks at the stats and the powers of each and every figure he reviews. BIG numbers aren't the only things he looks out for. He's very keen to look at the lowering defense stats that would help medics heal it with a better chance. His views on having an attacker have a 9 attack is also valuable to any player who truly wishes to play well in the local tournies. (heheh.. E Batman comes to mind)

Power combinations are also taken into great account where he takes into consideration all possible potential a power could reap and not simply as how it says on the PAC. (e.g. highlighting V Thor... who can carry an object, carry a fig, RS for 4 damage, then have his fare deal another ranged attack or whatever you have in mind... with Thor and his object in hand, it'd be scary to fight him at ranged and moreso getting into melee with him)

On his subjectivity and strategic analysis, AZS' supreme battle experience has clearly paved way to his great use of the figs. This can be clearly seen in his argument on R Black Panther versus E Black Panther and why the rookie is much more effective for its points. (e.g. if an opponent is dead set to get rid of BP's outwit, they'd go in an punch him out good in one turn.... the B/C/F wouldn't be as effective anymore then.. so save the 9 points for something else. Avengers free move is another extra bonus since you'd want to maximize his outwit while he has it... therefore, rookie is more effective than the experienced one) Clearly, we see here that AZS is not blinded by sheer power even in a small scale of 9 "measly" points.

Pure genius... do I have to elaborate? He's one of the wittiest guys around here. He's able to play very well (I would believe so.. winning tournies and all), do wisecracks, and even SHARE his honest-to-goodness strategies to everyone else.

Do be careful because if one would get into his reviews too much, AZS can actually use that to his advantage and counter that with a yet another pure genius tactic. This man is not to be trifled with. (so... danmed if you don't and MAYBE danmed if you do against him) We can't really know but AZS could very well be the Vet Dr. Doom come to life.... only stating that he's ranked number 2 in order misdirect attention to the cheesy you-know-who...well, sounds like Mastermind to me... ;)

Value... ah... here is what makes AZS one of the most valuable forum posters in HCRealms. His pieces of advice, his strategies, his arguments and his reviews are all done at a very affordable rate of FREE. And he even does two reviews a week! Now that can't be beat.

Now we can all go saying that AZS is even more broken than "He who shall not be named". For those who thought E Ultron would be #0 in his list... sorry you're wrong.... it's actually AZS himself. :p

If you're a newbie to the boards, I strongly suggest you do a search on all AZS posts, and read each and every character review this guy made. Or you can refer to the list Mr. Pilkington made in this link:

http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16280


Cheers! :D

(P.S. AZS is actually spelled "azs"... I just don't want to be mistaken for having mispelled something there and hence the focus on his name)

(P.S.S. Hey, if it's ok to writeup something like this to praise a guy, maybe we can do so for great people like HeroComplex and Tsannik as well since they've been ultra-helpful especially in the Rules forum)

DarthJer
02/19/2003, 04:33
Ok....Reviews of the guy's reviews bring up points about frequently used figures that I hadn't really thought about before. That's pretty good...

Do people complain that azs is cheating because he brings all of azs' information to the table with him? Is azs the most broken figure in the game scene? I think we may need to get a clarification on whether azs should be worth an extra fifty points, cause this guy OBVIOUSLY wasn't playtested enough! BROKEN! But hopefully these insights and reviews will continue to be shared until an azs section is included in the official FAQ.

farmer
02/19/2003, 04:36
Great tribute. Thank you for speaking for all of us that have used azs's advice (especially us newbies).

And thank you Azs for doing all of this for us for the sole purpose of helping others. It is great to see people who are concerned with helping others.

Thanks to both of you.

Teletran
02/19/2003, 04:38
Oh!

So... maybe the next tourney rule would be:
No Duplicates of characters except for generics
AZS may not use any figure in his top twenty list.
To further add to that, AZS automatically uses up 100 points from his army total just for being the person he is.

Now that would give most players a small chance of beating azs. :p

Cheers!

StellarX
02/19/2003, 04:39
Nice idea Teletran - hats off to you, and to AZS for regularly providing these well balanced, interesting, informative and amusing reviews.

A 'Golden Thanos' to you sir...

StellarX

AZS
02/19/2003, 09:37
As is completely uncommon for me, I am speechless.
Wow.
Thanks so much for the kind words. I guess I can’t call this thankless work anymore. :)
I don’t do this for praise or anything else, just for fun and to do my bit to keep the board active. But I also can’t deny how good it feels when posters let me know they’ve gotten something out of what I write.
I’ll try not to let it go to my head.

Wow.

Thanks.

shin-goji
02/19/2003, 09:42
azs is BORKEN!

XocgX
02/19/2003, 09:57
I've said it before, this baord rocks and it's people like azs that gives this board LIFE. I have OFTEN, hell, beyond often used his advice to either win a game, or try something new and exciting. HERE, HERE!

EvilGenius
02/19/2003, 10:09
shin-goji wrote:
azs is BORKEN!

LMAO!!!

(wiping tear from my eye), ahh, good one. :)

I've played against asz, and he cleaned my clock. I'm pretty good too, in my humble opinion, and put together a decent team, but he just took me apart without blinking.

Gotta say it was fun, though! And I'll get him next time .....

LOL!

Thanks asz!

TheTick
02/19/2003, 10:57
Originally posted by shin-goji
azs is BORKEN!

He stole my line.:(

SniperCyclops
02/19/2003, 11:33
Where's E Batman!?!?!?

heylady
02/20/2003, 11:08
Credit to you for seeing where praise needed to be given and being unafraid to do so. azs is one of a very few reasons that I come back here anymore. And although the praise will go to his head and probably make him insufferable for a few days (:p ;) ), he's earned it.
Keep up the good work, azs. The board would be seriously lacking if you got tired of doing your thing and quit. :)

JerryReedStyle
02/20/2003, 11:15
Originally posted by heylady
Credit to you for seeing where praise needed to be given and being unafraid to do so. azs is one of a very few reasons that I come back here anymore. And although the praise will go to his head and probably make him insufferable for a few days (:p ;) ), he's earned it.
Keep up the good work, azs. The board would be seriously lacking if you got tired of doing your thing and quit. :)

What has soured you to the forum lady?

Kode
02/20/2003, 11:24
*applies a supa-glue to azs fig*

Thank you azs for all the reviews you made, sure it helps newbies like me to know more of a char/game.

*thumbs up*

Kode :)

gelf13
02/20/2003, 11:50
Hey Azs, Thanks from all of us who don't consider ourselves newbies but still get help and new ideas from your reviews. One of the coolest things in gaming is beating somebody who you've played frequently with some idea or inspiration gleaned from one of your posts and having him say "Hey! How'd you think of that??" or " I didn't know so-and-so could do that!"

Remember, for that one moment you are there at the gaming table with us, in spirit, and d@mn good company to have as well.

Cheers.
Gelf

AZS
02/20/2003, 11:54
Y'know, just when you start to think that the board is nothing but whiners and complainers (firelord is broken! Phoenix isn't what I say she should be like!), I'm reminded how nice people truely can be.
Thanks.

Melkoloran
02/20/2003, 11:59
Azs is a wanker.

gelf13
02/20/2003, 12:06
Originally posted by azs
Y'know, just when you start to think that the board is nothing but whiners and complainers (firelord is broken! Phoenix isn't what I say she should be like!), I'm reminded how nice people truely can be.
Thanks.

Hey! Everybody look! He's blushing! He's turning red as a beet!
Everybody together now: Awwwwww....

<Don't let it go to your head,that's quite big enough already!>

:D Gelf

KneelB4Zodd
02/20/2003, 12:14
Originally posted by shin-goji
azs is BORKEN!

azs is not "borken", he's just efficient. Decent strategy can beat azs, he shouldn't be errata'ed or house ruled that's just unfair.

AZS
02/20/2003, 12:18
Originally posted by Melkoloran
Azs is a wanker.Yeah, but what does that have to do with anything?

webhead817
02/20/2003, 12:21
What's really unique about azs is his flying base with aquatic movement. Now I don't know what to think.

Funky Jett
02/20/2003, 12:27
Originally posted by webhead817
What's really unique about azs is his flying base with aquatic movement. Now I don't know what to think.

Obviously he's a flying fish. Either that or he drinks like a fish and thinks he can fly...

;)

Melkoloran
02/20/2003, 12:31
Yeah, but what does that have to do with anything?

Hmm. Valid point.

JackAssterson
02/20/2003, 12:32
First of all, you have E Ultron listed at number 3???!!!??? WHAT ARE YOU THINKING!!! He is easily at number 1. And firelord shouldn't even be on the list HE SHOULDN'T EVEN BE A CHARACTER . HE'S lame. FIRELORD IS LOME. AND SO ARE YOU.

(Translation -- Thanx 4 the reviews)

Drashia
02/20/2003, 12:36
So where can i get a bobble head azs?

Melkoloran
02/20/2003, 12:38
So where can i get a bobble head azs?

With good timing, a dark alley and a crowbar, you can make your very own.

Where specifically do you live again Azs?

Drashia
02/20/2003, 12:43
Too far from me... I may just have to contract it out.

I'm not looking for a juicy bobble head either...

AZS
02/20/2003, 13:51
Originally posted by Melkoloran
With good timing, a dark alley and a crowbar, you can make your very own.

Where specifically do you live again Azs?Since you asked, Ironically enough I actually live in a dark alley next to a crowbar store and around the corner from The Flying Fish Brewery. (http://www.flyingfish.com/)
How wierd is that?

JacinB
02/20/2003, 13:57
Originally posted by JackAssterson
FIRELORD IS LOME.

And I've just found my replacement for 'Firelord is borken!'.

It shall henceforth be 'Firelord is lome!'

gelf13
02/20/2003, 17:00
Originally posted by JacinB


And I've just found my replacement for 'Firelord is borken!'.

It shall henceforth be 'Firelord is lome!'

Ah, but "borken" is now a classic. I say go retro and use Borken!

As in LOME IS BORKEN!

hehe
Gelf