Hey community,
Today we’re celebrating the success of Commander xRetri, Forged Battalions first official 1v1 tournament winner!
xRetri commanded his faction through four intense rounds of battle to come out on top, so we decided to catch up with him to learn more about his tournament journey.
We also took this opportunity to gather some intel and learn his top tips on how to rise through the ranks in Forged Battalion’s online multiplayer.
Congratulations on winning! How does it feel to be the first Forged Battalion tournament winner?
Thanks! It feels pretty good, i'll admit there was a fair bit of pressure going into the finals with people watching.
How did you feel your faction composition held up during the tournament? Anything you’d change in your faction for the next one?
I think what gave me my edge over everyone was my faction composition. I use proton infantry and light vehicles with ballistic heavy vehicles and air, with the synergy I feel like i'll always come out ahead on every trade. The only thing I would change is building a few proton bombers, it's all just dependent of the map.
Did you ever come close to defeat in the tournament? If so, how did you pull the match back into your favour?
Haha, yeah quite a few times! There was one time in the finals where I saw all my opponent’s light vehicles and you could see me going 'Sh*t'. If he attacked then I would've lost, but making sure I had all the base entrances scouted there was no possibility of surprise flanks.
What are your top three tips for players wanting to improve at PvP in Forged Battalion?
a.) Learn to base crawl, resources make units, units win games, make sure to get to every resource node you can. Make sure to use your turret to expand too!
b.) The second would be go in with an idea of what you want to do with your build order and create your faction around that, if you like the tech early put a lot of Tier 2 units in your army, if you like to play more aggressive put a lot more T1 units.
c.) The third would be to play! The best way to get better is to play and look at your mistakes made in the game and think 'How could I have played that better?'.
Which Forged Battalion unit is currently your favourite and why?
Anti-material infantry hands down. Having 20-30 of them fire off at one time is incredibly satisfying.
Where can the community watch you play Forged Battalion?
You can find me on https://www.twitch.tv/iretri. I don't stream very often but I will for future tournaments and here and there. I'd recommend two other channels.
https://www.twitch.tv/therealjustplainsavage plays a lot of ranked with commentary and is overall one of the best players.
https://www.twitch.tv/jwokesy spends most of his time making maps and usually gives good advice on how to use the map editor!
There we have it!
Wise words from a battle proven Commander. Well played xRetri, we look forward to seeing if he can keep his crown in the next tournament…
Want to get a taste of the action? Be sure to watch the tournament final which saw xRetri reign victorious -> Tournament final.