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columbine?
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[quote=safrix]hey lil mama would u like to be my sunshine[/quote]
columbine?
columbine?
tonyswedeysafrixhey lil mama would u like to be my sunshinecolumbine?
when u get minus frags for referencing the song i was referencing
FeelsBadMan
[quote=tonyswedey][quote=safrix]hey lil mama would u like to be my sunshine[/quote]
columbine?[/quote]
when u get minus frags for referencing the song i was referencing
FeelsBadMan
columbine?[/quote]
when u get minus frags for referencing the song i was referencing
FeelsBadMan
safrixsaam I think vaati was by far the most improved demo last season and I see him being the only person contesting Mae for the title of best
i got u fam
https://play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match&id=7728225
nah dood
i was sleeping on mc tho he could be really good
[quote=safrix][quote=saam] I think vaati was by far the most improved demo last season and I see him being the only person contesting Mae for the title of best
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i got u fam[/quote]
https://play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match&id=7728225
nah dood
i was sleeping on mc tho he could be really good
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i got u fam[/quote]
https://play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match&id=7728225
nah dood
i was sleeping on mc tho he could be really good
Badlands week has come and gone, and as we look forward to sunshine I’m confident in taking 8K off of the top spot as the loss of mustardoverload seems to have hit them far harder than expected. Not Around Bears’s continued to show a glimpse of greatness against dunheon defenders but slipped back into mediocrity later in the week, and Paradise Cafe continue to disappoint my already low expectations. Buckle up, we’re in for another week of shitty saam power rankings.
#1- mae and the meyymeyys https://play.esea.net/teams/144649
Scout:vari
Scout:ex
Roamer:glider
Pocket:froot
Demo:mae
Medic:meyy
As of now this team has pulled solidly ahead of the pack in my eyes, if only because they’ve managed to not almost lose to teams they should barely be dropping rounds to. They did drop 2 rounds to milters so who knows, maybe this team is a ticking weaboo time bomb and they’ll lose to EVIL this week, but much more exciting should be their match against Running From Mustard. Ex put up a disappointing 15 frags in a 5-2 against Not Around Bears, a much weaker performance than I would have expected, maybe he got shafted and just had to cap all game or maybe he is slowly detiorating and will be getting one kill a game by the end of the season.
The pounders: not ex
The dead weight: ex?
#2- dunheon defendershttps://play.esea.net/teams/130977
Scout:demoted
Scout:catface
Roamer:megaboy
Pocket:Kryptonite
Demo:mc
Medic:exile
After #1 ratings get a bit fucky, as just about every team has shown poor performances against teams they should be better than. I’ll put dd_ in 2nd because catface messages me sometimes and because I think them dropping 4 rounds to NAB is better than ex-mustardo’s team nearly losing to EVIL and because it seems like 8K is turning more and more into a pug team anyways. I figure 3 shitty reasons almost add up to a good one so I’m gunna run with that. The biggest red flag I see from their near loss is Kryptonite getting completely manhandled by Morin. I think badlands is usually a map where good, smart pockets should thrive so a weak performance here is a bit worrying.
The pounders: catface, demoted, megaboy
The dead weight: Kryptonite
#3- Running From Mustard https://play.esea.net/teams/85721
Scout:Blues
Scout:yimi
Roamer:Rekuso, kawa?
Pocket:deathy? Vand? rekuso?
Demo:deathy? vand?
Medic:Skye
A loss of mustard immediately followed by a two spot drop in power rankings, is it a coincidence? It certainly points to this team becoming more and more of a pug team, as shown by Blues not knowing who their pocket or demo would be when I asked him about his roster just 7 hours before their match. On that note I currently have no idea what this team’s roster will be, as I was told Vand would be their replacement but it was Kawa playing roamer for them in the match. They can probably coast through this season giving Yimi pocket level heals on scout and not trying it all and still finish 3rd but if they don’t want to lose they will need to put some effort into beating teams who actually want to win. Also, ideally Yimi is able to top frag by more than one if he gets the most heals on his team by 1000 and he’s on scout. Kawa’s roamer performance was solid and if she does end up being the starter she will be able to hold her own against any other top roamer, but rekuso’s pocket performance was worrying at best.
The pounders(s): Deathy, Kawa
The dead weight: rekuso, skye (intentional dumb is still dumb)
#4- 130 ms https://play.esea.net/teams/119535
Scout:sandblast
Scout:bunnymonster
Roamer:thaigrr
Pocket:aim
Demo:moy
Medic:lee
The removal of blew and the addition of moy turns this into quite a solid team. With this current roster they are definitely in a spot to contest any team above them, provided they put in some sort of practice. I’m unsure how likely that is, and it does depend on how often Thaigrr is willing to stay up until 6am. They rolled over their matches this week, dispatching of NAB and Waddle with ease. They still won’t have a chance to really prove themselves in my eyes as they have 2 very easy matches, so they will probably sit right in the 4 spot next week as well provided one of the teams above them doesn’t collapse.
The pounders: easy matches
The dead weight: lee
#5 -Waddle R Us https://play.esea.net/teams/144170
Scout:RockMonkey
Scout:Link_1012
Roamer:phorofor
Pocket:cloudmaker
Demo:safrix
Medic:tiptoes
I wasn’t sure what team to put here, as the match results start to get really fucky past here. EVIL almost beat 8K, but Waddle thoroughly dismantled EVIL, meanwhile they couldn’t put up a fight against dd_ who NAB was nearly able to topple. I went with Waddle R Us because they have an experienced combo and ex-invite and lan superstar Bradford “phorofor” Homosexual. A strong win against EVIL saw phorfor, cloudmaker, and Link_1012 shitting on everything while RockMonkey and Safrix also existed in the server. They only have one match this week against a crippled moon, which I think they will take with ease if past results are anything to go off.
The Pounders: Phorofor, Cloudmaker, Link_1012
The dead weight nah they all good
#6- Not Around Bears https://play.esea.net/teams/110264
Scout:Zacice
Scout:Ed
Roamer:Mostlybacon
Pocket:Morin
Demo:RDJ
Medic:Differ
NAB gets my 6th place stamp of approval on the back of a great showing against dd_ and an OK one against meyy. Losing 5-1 to 130ms isn’t characteristic of either of those matches so I’m keeping them in 6th because it looks like this could be the real streaky team of the division. When they do well, everyone is doing well, but when they start losing it seems like not everyone can keep their cool, especially Zacice who seems to fall off hard (and I mean HARD. If they can sort out their presumed tilt issues this team could be the dark horse of the division.
The pounders Ed, Morin
The dead weight: tiltted zacice
#7- Every Villain Is Lemons https://play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match&id=7773599
Scout:Percy
Scout:Troopo
Roamer:Retardo
Pocket:Daffodil
Demo:Campy
Medic:fabulous
It’s pretty weird to put the team who went 3-2 against #3 all the way back in 7th, but while they were able to nearly beat 8K they were much less able to to put up a fight against 130 ms. Did I overrate 8K? Did I underrate 130 ms? Is this team only good when they expect to lose? Only time will tell. Daffodil and Percy both put in huge work against 8k and got completely shut down by 130. Interestingly Troopo put up nearly identical stats in both games (27 frags 165 DPM and 28 frags 158 DPM respectively). Will he do that all season? Is this too many questions? Who knows. Maybe this team just tilts, if the retardo vod proved anything it’s that there is no lack of emotions on the team, they just need to aim their feelings at the enemy and not themselves.
The pounders:Percy, Daffodil
The weak links:Reflecto, Troopo
Badlands week has come and gone, and as we look forward to sunshine I’m confident in taking 8K off of the top spot as the loss of mustardoverload seems to have hit them far harder than expected. Not Around Bears’s continued to show a glimpse of greatness against dunheon defenders but slipped back into mediocrity later in the week, and Paradise Cafe continue to disappoint my already low expectations. Buckle up, we’re in for another week of shitty saam power rankings.
[b]#1- mae and the meyymeyys[/b] https://play.esea.net/teams/144649
[b]Scout:[/b]vari
[b]Scout:[/b]ex
[b]Roamer:[/b]glider
[b]Pocket:[/b]froot
[b]Demo:[/b]mae
[b]Medic:[/b]meyy
As of now this team has pulled solidly ahead of the pack in my eyes, if only because they’ve managed to not almost lose to teams they should barely be dropping rounds to. They did drop 2 rounds to milters so who knows, maybe this team is a ticking weaboo time bomb and they’ll lose to EVIL this week, but much more exciting should be their match against Running From Mustard. Ex put up a disappointing 15 frags in a 5-2 against Not Around Bears, a much weaker performance than I would have expected, maybe he got shafted and just had to cap all game or maybe he is slowly detiorating and will be getting one kill a game by the end of the season.
[b]The pounders:[/b] not ex
[b]The dead weight:[/b] ex?
[b]#2- dunheon defenders[/b]https://play.esea.net/teams/130977
[b]Scout:[/b]demoted
[b]Scout:[/b]catface
[b]Roamer:[/b]megaboy
[b]Pocket:[/b]Kryptonite
[b]Demo:[/b]mc
[b]Medic:[/b]exile
After #1 ratings get a bit fucky, as just about every team has shown poor performances against teams they should be better than. I’ll put dd_ in 2nd because catface messages me sometimes and because I think them dropping 4 rounds to NAB is better than ex-mustardo’s team nearly losing to EVIL and because it seems like 8K is turning more and more into a pug team anyways. I figure 3 shitty reasons almost add up to a good one so I’m gunna run with that. The biggest red flag I see from their near loss is Kryptonite getting completely manhandled by Morin. I think badlands is usually a map where good, smart pockets should thrive so a weak performance here is a bit worrying.
[b]The pounders:[/b] catface, demoted, megaboy
[b]The dead weight:[/b] Kryptonite
[b]#3- Running From Mustard[/b] https://play.esea.net/teams/85721
[b]Scout:[/b]Blues
[b]Scout:[/b]yimi
[b]Roamer:[/b]Rekuso, kawa?
[b]Pocket:[/b]deathy? Vand? rekuso?
[b]Demo:[/b]deathy? vand?
[b]Medic:[/b]Skye
A loss of mustard immediately followed by a two spot drop in power rankings, is it a coincidence? It certainly points to this team becoming more and more of a pug team, as shown by Blues not knowing who their pocket or demo would be when I asked him about his roster just 7 hours before their match. On that note I currently have no idea what this team’s roster will be, as I was told Vand would be their replacement but it was Kawa playing roamer for them in the match. They can probably coast through this season giving Yimi pocket level heals on scout and not trying it all and still finish 3rd but if they don’t want to lose they will need to put some effort into beating teams who actually want to win. Also, ideally Yimi is able to top frag by more than one if he gets the most heals on his team by 1000 and he’s on scout. Kawa’s roamer performance was solid and if she does end up being the starter she will be able to hold her own against any other top roamer, but rekuso’s pocket performance was worrying at best.
[b]The pounders(s):[/b] Deathy, Kawa
[b]The dead weight:[/b] rekuso, skye (intentional dumb is still dumb)
[b]#4- 130 ms[/b] https://play.esea.net/teams/119535
[b]Scout:[/b]sandblast
[b]Scout:[/b]bunnymonster
[b]Roamer:[/b]thaigrr
[b]Pocket:[/b]aim
[b]Demo:[/b]moy
[b]Medic:[/b]lee
The removal of blew and the addition of moy turns this into quite a solid team. With this current roster they are definitely in a spot to contest any team above them, provided they put in some sort of practice. I’m unsure how likely that is, and it does depend on how often Thaigrr is willing to stay up until 6am. They rolled over their matches this week, dispatching of NAB and Waddle with ease. They still won’t have a chance to really prove themselves in my eyes as they have 2 very easy matches, so they will probably sit right in the 4 spot next week as well provided one of the teams above them doesn’t collapse.
[b]The pounders:[/b] easy matches
[b]The dead weight:[/b] lee
[b]#5 -Waddle R Us[/b] https://play.esea.net/teams/144170
[b]Scout:[/b]RockMonkey
[b]Scout:[/b]Link_1012
[b]Roamer:[/b]phorofor
[b]Pocket:[/b]cloudmaker
[b]Demo:[/b]safrix
[b]Medic:[/b]tiptoes
I wasn’t sure what team to put here, as the match results start to get really fucky past here. EVIL almost beat 8K, but Waddle thoroughly dismantled EVIL, meanwhile they couldn’t put up a fight against dd_ who NAB was nearly able to topple. I went with Waddle R Us because they have an experienced combo and ex-invite and lan superstar Bradford “phorofor” Homosexual. A strong win against EVIL saw phorfor, cloudmaker, and Link_1012 shitting on everything while RockMonkey and Safrix also existed in the server. They only have one match this week against a crippled moon, which I think they will take with ease if past results are anything to go off.
[b]The Pounders:[/b] Phorofor, Cloudmaker, Link_1012
[b]The dead weight[/b] nah they all good
[b]#6- Not Around Bears[/b] https://play.esea.net/teams/110264
[b]Scout:[/b]Zacice
[b]Scout:[/b]Ed
[b]Roamer:[/b]Mostlybacon
[b]Pocket:[/b]Morin
[b]Demo:[/b]RDJ
[b]Medic:[/b]Differ
NAB gets my 6th place stamp of approval on the back of a great showing against dd_ and an OK one against meyy. Losing 5-1 to 130ms isn’t characteristic of either of those matches so I’m keeping them in 6th because it looks like this could be the real streaky team of the division. When they do well, everyone is doing well, but when they start losing it seems like not everyone can keep their cool, especially Zacice who seems to fall off hard [url=http://puu.sh/roGtY/b61eec7275.png](and I mean HARD[/url]. If they can sort out their presumed tilt issues this team could be the dark horse of the division.
[b]The pounders[/b] Ed, Morin
[b]The dead weight:[/b] tiltted zacice
[b]#7- Every Villain Is Lemons[/b] https://play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match&id=7773599
[b]Scout:[/b]Percy
[b]Scout:[/b]Troopo
[b]Roamer:[/b]Retardo
[b]Pocket:[/b]Daffodil
[b]Demo:[/b]Campy
[b]Medic:[/b]fabulous
It’s pretty weird to put the team who went 3-2 against #3 all the way back in 7th, but while they were able to nearly beat 8K they were much less able to to put up a fight against 130 ms. Did I overrate 8K? Did I underrate 130 ms? Is this team only good when they expect to lose? Only time will tell. Daffodil and Percy both put in huge work against 8k and got completely shut down by 130. Interestingly Troopo put up nearly identical stats in both games (27 frags 165 DPM and 28 frags 158 DPM respectively). Will he do that all season? Is this too many questions? Who knows. Maybe this team just tilts, if the retardo vod proved anything it’s that there is no lack of emotions on the team, they just need to aim their feelings at the enemy and not themselves.
[b]The pounders:[/b]Percy, Daffodil
[b]The weak links:[/b]Reflecto, Troopo
[b]#1- mae and the meyymeyys[/b] https://play.esea.net/teams/144649
[b]Scout:[/b]vari
[b]Scout:[/b]ex
[b]Roamer:[/b]glider
[b]Pocket:[/b]froot
[b]Demo:[/b]mae
[b]Medic:[/b]meyy
As of now this team has pulled solidly ahead of the pack in my eyes, if only because they’ve managed to not almost lose to teams they should barely be dropping rounds to. They did drop 2 rounds to milters so who knows, maybe this team is a ticking weaboo time bomb and they’ll lose to EVIL this week, but much more exciting should be their match against Running From Mustard. Ex put up a disappointing 15 frags in a 5-2 against Not Around Bears, a much weaker performance than I would have expected, maybe he got shafted and just had to cap all game or maybe he is slowly detiorating and will be getting one kill a game by the end of the season.
[b]The pounders:[/b] not ex
[b]The dead weight:[/b] ex?
[b]#2- dunheon defenders[/b]https://play.esea.net/teams/130977
[b]Scout:[/b]demoted
[b]Scout:[/b]catface
[b]Roamer:[/b]megaboy
[b]Pocket:[/b]Kryptonite
[b]Demo:[/b]mc
[b]Medic:[/b]exile
After #1 ratings get a bit fucky, as just about every team has shown poor performances against teams they should be better than. I’ll put dd_ in 2nd because catface messages me sometimes and because I think them dropping 4 rounds to NAB is better than ex-mustardo’s team nearly losing to EVIL and because it seems like 8K is turning more and more into a pug team anyways. I figure 3 shitty reasons almost add up to a good one so I’m gunna run with that. The biggest red flag I see from their near loss is Kryptonite getting completely manhandled by Morin. I think badlands is usually a map where good, smart pockets should thrive so a weak performance here is a bit worrying.
[b]The pounders:[/b] catface, demoted, megaboy
[b]The dead weight:[/b] Kryptonite
[b]#3- Running From Mustard[/b] https://play.esea.net/teams/85721
[b]Scout:[/b]Blues
[b]Scout:[/b]yimi
[b]Roamer:[/b]Rekuso, kawa?
[b]Pocket:[/b]deathy? Vand? rekuso?
[b]Demo:[/b]deathy? vand?
[b]Medic:[/b]Skye
A loss of mustard immediately followed by a two spot drop in power rankings, is it a coincidence? It certainly points to this team becoming more and more of a pug team, as shown by Blues not knowing who their pocket or demo would be when I asked him about his roster just 7 hours before their match. On that note I currently have no idea what this team’s roster will be, as I was told Vand would be their replacement but it was Kawa playing roamer for them in the match. They can probably coast through this season giving Yimi pocket level heals on scout and not trying it all and still finish 3rd but if they don’t want to lose they will need to put some effort into beating teams who actually want to win. Also, ideally Yimi is able to top frag by more than one if he gets the most heals on his team by 1000 and he’s on scout. Kawa’s roamer performance was solid and if she does end up being the starter she will be able to hold her own against any other top roamer, but rekuso’s pocket performance was worrying at best.
[b]The pounders(s):[/b] Deathy, Kawa
[b]The dead weight:[/b] rekuso, skye (intentional dumb is still dumb)
[b]#4- 130 ms[/b] https://play.esea.net/teams/119535
[b]Scout:[/b]sandblast
[b]Scout:[/b]bunnymonster
[b]Roamer:[/b]thaigrr
[b]Pocket:[/b]aim
[b]Demo:[/b]moy
[b]Medic:[/b]lee
The removal of blew and the addition of moy turns this into quite a solid team. With this current roster they are definitely in a spot to contest any team above them, provided they put in some sort of practice. I’m unsure how likely that is, and it does depend on how often Thaigrr is willing to stay up until 6am. They rolled over their matches this week, dispatching of NAB and Waddle with ease. They still won’t have a chance to really prove themselves in my eyes as they have 2 very easy matches, so they will probably sit right in the 4 spot next week as well provided one of the teams above them doesn’t collapse.
[b]The pounders:[/b] easy matches
[b]The dead weight:[/b] lee
[b]#5 -Waddle R Us[/b] https://play.esea.net/teams/144170
[b]Scout:[/b]RockMonkey
[b]Scout:[/b]Link_1012
[b]Roamer:[/b]phorofor
[b]Pocket:[/b]cloudmaker
[b]Demo:[/b]safrix
[b]Medic:[/b]tiptoes
I wasn’t sure what team to put here, as the match results start to get really fucky past here. EVIL almost beat 8K, but Waddle thoroughly dismantled EVIL, meanwhile they couldn’t put up a fight against dd_ who NAB was nearly able to topple. I went with Waddle R Us because they have an experienced combo and ex-invite and lan superstar Bradford “phorofor” Homosexual. A strong win against EVIL saw phorfor, cloudmaker, and Link_1012 shitting on everything while RockMonkey and Safrix also existed in the server. They only have one match this week against a crippled moon, which I think they will take with ease if past results are anything to go off.
[b]The Pounders:[/b] Phorofor, Cloudmaker, Link_1012
[b]The dead weight[/b] nah they all good
[b]#6- Not Around Bears[/b] https://play.esea.net/teams/110264
[b]Scout:[/b]Zacice
[b]Scout:[/b]Ed
[b]Roamer:[/b]Mostlybacon
[b]Pocket:[/b]Morin
[b]Demo:[/b]RDJ
[b]Medic:[/b]Differ
NAB gets my 6th place stamp of approval on the back of a great showing against dd_ and an OK one against meyy. Losing 5-1 to 130ms isn’t characteristic of either of those matches so I’m keeping them in 6th because it looks like this could be the real streaky team of the division. When they do well, everyone is doing well, but when they start losing it seems like not everyone can keep their cool, especially Zacice who seems to fall off hard [url=http://puu.sh/roGtY/b61eec7275.png](and I mean HARD[/url]. If they can sort out their presumed tilt issues this team could be the dark horse of the division.
[b]The pounders[/b] Ed, Morin
[b]The dead weight:[/b] tiltted zacice
[b]#7- Every Villain Is Lemons[/b] https://play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match&id=7773599
[b]Scout:[/b]Percy
[b]Scout:[/b]Troopo
[b]Roamer:[/b]Retardo
[b]Pocket:[/b]Daffodil
[b]Demo:[/b]Campy
[b]Medic:[/b]fabulous
It’s pretty weird to put the team who went 3-2 against #3 all the way back in 7th, but while they were able to nearly beat 8K they were much less able to to put up a fight against 130 ms. Did I overrate 8K? Did I underrate 130 ms? Is this team only good when they expect to lose? Only time will tell. Daffodil and Percy both put in huge work against 8k and got completely shut down by 130. Interestingly Troopo put up nearly identical stats in both games (27 frags 165 DPM and 28 frags 158 DPM respectively). Will he do that all season? Is this too many questions? Who knows. Maybe this team just tilts, if the retardo vod proved anything it’s that there is no lack of emotions on the team, they just need to aim their feelings at the enemy and not themselves.
[b]The pounders:[/b]Percy, Daffodil
[b]The weak links:[/b]Reflecto, Troopo
#8- Paradise Cafe https://play.esea.net/teams/81951
Scout:Stochastic
Scout:Spamfest
Roamer:yosh
Pocket:june
Demo:Max
Medic:Radeon
This team is in 8th because everyone else seems REALLY bad and they only seem sorta bad.. Not much else to say here, they dropped 2 rounds to a categorically bottom IM team and could only pull a single one from the jaws of cloudmaker. They were all within 5 kills of eachother in their win and 7 of eachother in their loss, so look for them to continue their streak of mediocrity going forward. I expect them to be dismantled by Waddle R Us this week.
The pounders everyone
The dead weight:everyone
Wrap Up
There are definitely a few matches coming up that will shape these power rankings into a work of pure genius, or at least a little less speculation.
Matches Of The Week
Every Villain Is Lemos vs mae and the meyymeyyshttps://play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match&id=7820106
This is the match for EVIL to prove that their 3-2 loss to 8K means anythinng. If they put up a good fight here it means that both them and 8K are both very good IM teams. If not, I may have to reconsider 8K’s position on my power rankings. I firmly believe that meyy will win this, the question is how close of a match it will be.
dunheon defenders vs Running From Mustard https://play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match&id=7820112
The first of two hard matches for 8K this week. Winning this match will give them a much needed morale boost going into their match against going into a possibly even tougher game against. Dd walking away with the W will mean they’ve made use of their first chance to prove themselves against a group of established talented players. I’m not sure who will win this match, but either way it should be a good one.
mae and the meyymeyys vs Running From Mustard https://play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match&id=7836372
All of these matches hold big significance going forward. If I had to pick a grand finals at the start of the season it would have been these two teams, but with meyy being the only team not to put up a shakey performance so far I expect them to take this in a close-ish game. 8K definitely has all the individual talent they need to win, the question is whether they will even be trying enough to use it.
[b]#8- Paradise Cafe[/b] https://play.esea.net/teams/81951
[b]Scout:[/b]Stochastic
[b]Scout:[/b]Spamfest
[b]Roamer:[/b]yosh
[b]Pocket:[/b]june
[b]Demo:[/b]Max
[b]Medic:[/b]Radeon
This team is in 8th because everyone else seems REALLY bad and they only seem sorta bad.. Not much else to say here, they dropped 2 rounds to a categorically bottom IM team and could only pull a single one from the jaws of cloudmaker. They were all within 5 kills of eachother in their win and 7 of eachother in their loss, so look for them to continue their streak of mediocrity going forward. I expect them to be dismantled by Waddle R Us this week.
[b]The pounders[/b] everyone
[b]The dead weight:[/b]everyone
[b]Wrap Up[/b]
There are definitely a few matches coming up that will shape these power rankings into a work of pure genius, or at least a little less speculation.
[b]Matches Of The Week[/b]
[b]Every Villain Is Lemos vs mae and the meyymeyys[/b]https://play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match&id=7820106
This is the match for EVIL to prove that their 3-2 loss to 8K means anythinng. If they put up a good fight here it means that both them and 8K are both very good IM teams. If not, I may have to reconsider 8K’s position on my power rankings. I firmly believe that meyy will win this, the question is how close of a match it will be.
[b]dunheon defenders vs Running From Mustard[/b] https://play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match&id=7820112
The first of two hard matches for 8K this week. Winning this match will give them a much needed morale boost going into their match against going into a possibly even tougher game against. Dd walking away with the W will mean they’ve made use of their first chance to prove themselves against a group of established talented players. I’m not sure who will win this match, but either way it should be a good one.
[b]mae and the meyymeyys vs Running From Mustard[/b] https://play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match&id=7836372
All of these matches hold big significance going forward. If I had to pick a grand finals at the start of the season it would have been these two teams, but with meyy being the only team not to put up a shakey performance so far I expect them to take this in a close-ish game. 8K definitely has all the individual talent they need to win, the question is whether they will even be trying enough to use it.
[b]Scout:[/b]Stochastic
[b]Scout:[/b]Spamfest
[b]Roamer:[/b]yosh
[b]Pocket:[/b]june
[b]Demo:[/b]Max
[b]Medic:[/b]Radeon
This team is in 8th because everyone else seems REALLY bad and they only seem sorta bad.. Not much else to say here, they dropped 2 rounds to a categorically bottom IM team and could only pull a single one from the jaws of cloudmaker. They were all within 5 kills of eachother in their win and 7 of eachother in their loss, so look for them to continue their streak of mediocrity going forward. I expect them to be dismantled by Waddle R Us this week.
[b]The pounders[/b] everyone
[b]The dead weight:[/b]everyone
[b]Wrap Up[/b]
There are definitely a few matches coming up that will shape these power rankings into a work of pure genius, or at least a little less speculation.
[b]Matches Of The Week[/b]
[b]Every Villain Is Lemos vs mae and the meyymeyys[/b]https://play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match&id=7820106
This is the match for EVIL to prove that their 3-2 loss to 8K means anythinng. If they put up a good fight here it means that both them and 8K are both very good IM teams. If not, I may have to reconsider 8K’s position on my power rankings. I firmly believe that meyy will win this, the question is how close of a match it will be.
[b]dunheon defenders vs Running From Mustard[/b] https://play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match&id=7820112
The first of two hard matches for 8K this week. Winning this match will give them a much needed morale boost going into their match against going into a possibly even tougher game against. Dd walking away with the W will mean they’ve made use of their first chance to prove themselves against a group of established talented players. I’m not sure who will win this match, but either way it should be a good one.
[b]mae and the meyymeyys vs Running From Mustard[/b] https://play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match&id=7836372
All of these matches hold big significance going forward. If I had to pick a grand finals at the start of the season it would have been these two teams, but with meyy being the only team not to put up a shakey performance so far I expect them to take this in a close-ish game. 8K definitely has all the individual talent they need to win, the question is whether they will even be trying enough to use it.
SpaceCadetthaigrr plays scout, not roamer.
if thaigrr shows i roam if hes not there i scout and spacecadet fills in
[quote=SpaceCadet]thaigrr plays scout, not roamer.[/quote]
if thaigrr shows i roam if hes not there i scout and spacecadet fills in
if thaigrr shows i roam if hes not there i scout and spacecadet fills in
I thought that this -
SkyeI'm trying to give Yimi the most heals in the division. He's currently 7th in IM for heals received.
- was quite an obvious joke, and we don't actually want to put 30% heals on one scout (especially at the expense of the other, poor Blues!). In any case, Vand is not playing. We're pushing Rekuso off the combo and back to roamer, and playing with Deathy demo / Kawa pocket this week. Let's see how that works.
I thought that this -
[quote=Skye]I'm trying to give Yimi the most heals in the division. He's currently 7th in IM for heals received.[/quote]
- was quite an obvious [i][b]joke[/b][/i], and we don't actually want to put 30% heals on one scout (especially at the expense of the other, poor Blues!). In any case, Vand is not playing. We're pushing Rekuso off the combo and back to roamer, and playing with Deathy demo / Kawa pocket this week. Let's see how that works.
[quote=Skye]I'm trying to give Yimi the most heals in the division. He's currently 7th in IM for heals received.[/quote]
- was quite an obvious [i][b]joke[/b][/i], and we don't actually want to put 30% heals on one scout (especially at the expense of the other, poor Blues!). In any case, Vand is not playing. We're pushing Rekuso off the combo and back to roamer, and playing with Deathy demo / Kawa pocket this week. Let's see how that works.
wrechedddddchange ur team name to ran from mustard
they're still escaping from him as we speak
it is not an easy process
[quote=wrecheddddd]change ur team name to ran from mustard[/quote]
they're still escaping from him as we speak
it is not an easy process
they're still escaping from him as we speak
it is not an easy process
im pretty sure meymeys dropped rounds to milter because i was there
im bad, sorry team!
im pretty sure meymeys dropped rounds to milter because i was there
im bad, sorry team!
im bad, sorry team!
SkyeI thought that this -
SkyeI'm trying to give Yimi the most heals in the division. He's currently 7th in IM for heals received.
- was quite an obvious joke, and we don't actually want to put 30% heals on one scout (especially at the expense of the other, poor Blues!). In any case, Vand is not playing. We're pushing Rekuso off the combo and back to roamer, and playing with Deathy demo / Kawa pocket this week. Let's see how that works.
are you saying you accidentally gave a scout 30% heals? in that case your classification as the dead weight is entirely justified
[quote=Skye]I thought that this -
[quote=Skye]I'm trying to give Yimi the most heals in the division. He's currently 7th in IM for heals received.[/quote]
- was quite an obvious [i][b]joke[/b][/i], and we don't actually want to put 30% heals on one scout (especially at the expense of the other, poor Blues!). In any case, Vand is not playing. We're pushing Rekuso off the combo and back to roamer, and playing with Deathy demo / Kawa pocket this week. Let's see how that works.[/quote]
are you saying you accidentally gave a scout 30% heals? in that case your classification as the dead weight is entirely justified
[quote=Skye]I'm trying to give Yimi the most heals in the division. He's currently 7th in IM for heals received.[/quote]
- was quite an obvious [i][b]joke[/b][/i], and we don't actually want to put 30% heals on one scout (especially at the expense of the other, poor Blues!). In any case, Vand is not playing. We're pushing Rekuso off the combo and back to roamer, and playing with Deathy demo / Kawa pocket this week. Let's see how that works.[/quote]
are you saying you accidentally gave a scout 30% heals? in that case your classification as the dead weight is entirely justified
saamSkyeI thought that this -
SkyeI'm trying to give Yimi the most heals in the division. He's currently 7th in IM for heals received.
- was quite an obvious joke, and we don't actually want to put 30% heals on one scout (especially at the expense of the other, poor Blues!). In any case, Vand is not playing. We're pushing Rekuso off the combo and back to roamer, and playing with Deathy demo / Kawa pocket this week. Let's see how that works.
are you saying you accidentally gave a scout 30% heals? in that case your classification as the dead weight is entirely justified
We were joking around and thought it was hilarious, esp in scrims (as in we would accidentally build in fights or while getting chased). Obviously it wasn't working so we're not doing that anymore, friend.
[quote=saam][quote=Skye]I thought that this -
[quote=Skye]I'm trying to give Yimi the most heals in the division. He's currently 7th in IM for heals received.[/quote]
- was quite an obvious [i][b]joke[/b][/i], and we don't actually want to put 30% heals on one scout (especially at the expense of the other, poor Blues!). In any case, Vand is not playing. We're pushing Rekuso off the combo and back to roamer, and playing with Deathy demo / Kawa pocket this week. Let's see how that works.[/quote]
are you saying you accidentally gave a scout 30% heals? in that case your classification as the dead weight is entirely justified[/quote]
We were [i]joking around[/i][b][/b] and thought it was hilarious, esp in scrims (as in we would accidentally build in fights or while getting chased). Obviously it wasn't working so we're not doing that anymore, friend.
[quote=Skye]I'm trying to give Yimi the most heals in the division. He's currently 7th in IM for heals received.[/quote]
- was quite an obvious [i][b]joke[/b][/i], and we don't actually want to put 30% heals on one scout (especially at the expense of the other, poor Blues!). In any case, Vand is not playing. We're pushing Rekuso off the combo and back to roamer, and playing with Deathy demo / Kawa pocket this week. Let's see how that works.[/quote]
are you saying you accidentally gave a scout 30% heals? in that case your classification as the dead weight is entirely justified[/quote]
We were [i]joking around[/i][b][/b] and thought it was hilarious, esp in scrims (as in we would accidentally build in fights or while getting chased). Obviously it wasn't working so we're not doing that anymore, friend.
saam being real and y'all cant handle it
saam being real and y'all cant handle it [img]https://lovelace-media.imgix.net/uploads/877/ff1fe8c0-fd8c-0132-f419-0e18518aac2f.png?w=700&fit=max&auto=format&q=70[/img]
TroopoNO DONT DOWNFRAG ME IVE MADE A MISTAKE
https://imahomemaker.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/18x24_chart-for-artists72sm.jpg
please don't fall anywhere above 8+
[quote=Troopo]NO DONT DOWNFRAG ME IVE MADE A MISTAKE[/quote]
[img]https://imahomemaker.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/18x24_chart-for-artists72sm.jpg[/img]
please don't fall anywhere above 8+
[img]https://imahomemaker.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/18x24_chart-for-artists72sm.jpg[/img]
please don't fall anywhere above 8+
saami dont know what this div is anymore
this just gives you more material for your writeups every week saam, it's a good thing.
[quote=saam]i dont know what this div is anymore[/quote]
this just gives you more material for your writeups every week saam, it's a good thing.
this just gives you more material for your writeups every week saam, it's a good thing.
Apologies for the lack of a write up last week, I actually had a severe allergic reaction to some peanuts in my deep fried chocolate milkshake and was in the hospital for 5 days. With that out of the way, the past two weeks have seen roster shakeups for almost every team in the top 8, the only teams escaping being clown fiesta and two teams not on my list two weeks ago. Catface makes an early exit from the division and like that crazy ex you want to forget about he just can't seem to get over it though in fairness to him percy is a pretty big downgrade. Trip and phlps bow out of invite and return to their true home, and EVIL adds two very good players in Micah and asianriceguy. Roster shakeups continue to plague 8K and at this point I have no idea what's going on with them.
#1- clown fiesta https://play.esea.net/teams/144649
Scout:vari
Scout:ex
Roamer:glider
Pocket:froot
Demo:mae
Medic:meyy
If they had dropped one more round versus dd_ I honestly wouldn’t have put them in 1st. Trading ex who’s been categorically mediocre in IM for Evil MrMuffinz :D who could easily scout in mid invite is a massive upgrade. Everyone but Glider put up good performances in a win over dd_ that started out shaky but finished with a convincing quick 3-0 second half. If this team wants to actually win IM ex is definitely need to pick it up as he’s been one of the weaker scouts on a top team. It is saved a little by catface being replaced by percy.
#2- dunheon defendershttps://play.esea.net/teams/130977
Scout:demoted
Scout:percy
Roamer:megaboy
Pocket:Kryptonite
Demo:mc
Medic:exile
It’s so easy to see a world where dunheon defenders have proved themselves as the best team in IM. If exile has been able to make the match or they had a decent medic sub and if they had managed to work through their personal issues with catface I could see them beating clown fiesta even with Muffinz. Just with both teams having their starting 6 my gut says dd_ is the strongest team. Unfortunately for them we don’t live in a world of hypotheticals and they lost 5-2. Still, I think everyone on this roster is strong, even if trading percy for catface is a pretty significant downgrade. I’m not sure if this season will have rematches but I would love to see them play clown fiesta again, I think both of these teams are a step above everyone else.
#3- 130 ms https://play.esea.net/teams/119535
Scout:sandblast
Scout:bunnymonster
Roamer:cloudmaker
Pocket:aim
Demo:moy
Medic:lee
This has turned into the ultimate pug team. I’ve never seen bunny do well outside of pugs and sandblast has only ever played open and pugs. Cloudmaker, who recently left Waddle R Us, has been around forever but seems to thrive in the loose style of play this team has, and moy played in Asia which can only be a trainwreck. Lee might be the worst medic on a top 8 team but you never expect to have great medics in pugs. They even pug more than they scrim. The biggest risk to this team is someone else figuring out how they play and them being unable to adapt; I’ve never seen bunny be able to do anything besides run through a flank and take as many fights as he can. I think their style of play plays perfectly into their strengths however and the worst mistake the teams above them could make is to underestimate them.
#4 -Waddle R Us https://play.esea.net/teams/144170
Scout:RockMonkey
Scout:phlps
Roamer:phorofor
Pocket:trip
Demo:safrix
Medic:tiptoes
This team gets a huge upgrade in phlps and what I think is an upgrade (for them at least) in trip. I don’t think cloudmaker was able to give this team the guidance they needed. I do think that by swapping link for phlps this team overall will need less guidance, as having the best scout in IM tends to make the game a bit easier, and maybe trip’s IM championship and brief stint in invite will get him to stop being such a weeb bitch and actually maincall well. The chemistry trip and phlps have from e-dating should also be another benefit for this team. I’m excited to see this new roster prove themselves with matches against both dd_ and EVIL.
#5- Every Villain Is Lemons https://play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match&id=7773599
Scout:Micah
Scout:Troopo
Roamer:Retardo
Pocket:asianriceguy
Demo:Campy
Medic:fabulous
To start off, micah for percy and ARG for daffodil are too massive upgrades. This team was already putting up solid results against top teams and picking up two players with a better idea of how to play the game (even if they don’t have much experience) will help them immensely. Not enough to beat team’s 5v6 apparently, but I think they have nowhere to go but up. It probably won’t be happening next week as they are only playing two weak teams this week, and I expect them to take both matches with little to no resistance.
#6- Running From Mustard https://play.esea.net/teams/85721
Scout:rekuso
Scout:yimi
Roamer:kawa
Pocket:deathy
Demo:JarrettZeroZeroZero
Medic:Skye
This team may be the catastrophe of the season. Seriously, I have no idea how they’re managing to lose matches with what was an invite combo last season. I feel like the super obvious solution is to switch kawa and rekuso as rekuso is definitely better at roamer than scout and I believe the opposite to be true for kawa. Their match versus Wadd_le R Us should be a good indicator of whether or not they’re going to be able to keep their shit together, but even if they win I did not see this roster having 3, let alone even more, losses by the end of the season.
#7- el farmo
Scout:dflame
Scout:Ketih
Roamer:Dagger
Pocket:KTB
Demo:vaati
Medic:xattuu
After a brief hiatus from my list, I’m ready to put this team back in at 7th. Their disastrous week 1 loss to NAB seems to have been mostly a fluke and since then they’ve been playing a bit closer to where I expected them. Dagger still seems to be the weakest player on this team and I don’t see them being able to take matches off the top teams if he can’t figure out what’s going on. Vaati, KTB, and keith have all been playing well however so if the rest of their team steps it up this team could certainly pull some upsets.
#8- The Baddies https://play.esea.net/teams/133933
Scout:jynx
Scout:midas
Roamer:jay
Pocket:mirroman
Demo:ether
Medic:yipyapper
This team has expertly weak-schedule’d their way into 4th on ESEA rankings. While they are a far cry away from actually being the 4th best team in IM they have dispatched their competition for 8th with relative ease. They beat both Paradise Cafe and Not Around Bears 5-1 and 5-2, respectively. They were unable to topple el farmo in a very close 5-4 on granary and I don’t see them beating anyone better than that or losing to anyone worse than that, so I expect they’ll ride out the 8th spot until the season ends. Mirrorman currently leads this team in frags, making him the only pocket to do so on a top 8 team. Since this team has flown mostly under my radar I’m not sure if he’s just a god or if his scouts are really weak, but this team is about to be in for a rough week with matches against both dd_ and clown fiesta.
Apologies for the lack of a write up last week, I actually had a severe allergic reaction to some peanuts in my deep fried chocolate milkshake and was in the hospital for 5 days. With that out of the way, the past two weeks have seen roster shakeups for almost every team in the top 8, the only teams escaping being clown fiesta and two teams not on my list two weeks ago. Catface makes an early exit from the division and like that crazy ex you want to forget about he just [url=http://puu.sh/rEtX3/67544e32c3.png]can't seem to get over it[/url] though in fairness to him percy is a pretty big downgrade. Trip and phlps bow out of invite and return to their true home, and EVIL adds two very good players in Micah and asianriceguy. Roster shakeups continue to plague 8K and at this point I have no idea what's going on with them.
[b]#1- clown fiesta[/b] https://play.esea.net/teams/144649
[b]Scout:[/b]vari
[b]Scout:[/b]ex
[b]Roamer:[/b]glider
[b]Pocket:[/b]froot
[b]Demo:[/b]mae
[b]Medic:[/b]meyy
If they had dropped one more round versus dd_ I honestly wouldn’t have put them in 1st. Trading ex who’s been categorically mediocre in IM for Evil MrMuffinz :D who could easily scout in mid invite is a massive upgrade. Everyone but Glider put up good performances in a win over dd_ that started out shaky but finished with a convincing quick 3-0 second half. If this team wants to actually win IM ex is definitely need to pick it up as he’s been one of the weaker scouts on a top team. It is saved a little by catface being replaced by percy.
[b]#2- dunheon defenders[/b]https://play.esea.net/teams/130977
[b]Scout:[/b]demoted
[b]Scout:[/b]percy
[b]Roamer:[/b]megaboy
[b]Pocket:[/b]Kryptonite
[b]Demo:[/b]mc
[b]Medic:[/b]exile
It’s so easy to see a world where dunheon defenders have proved themselves as the best team in IM. If exile has been able to make the match or they had a decent medic sub and if they had managed to work through their personal issues with catface I could see them beating clown fiesta even with Muffinz. Just with both teams having their starting 6 my gut says dd_ is the strongest team. Unfortunately for them we don’t live in a world of hypotheticals and they lost 5-2. Still, I think everyone on this roster is strong, even if trading percy for catface is a pretty significant downgrade. I’m not sure if this season will have rematches but I would love to see them play clown fiesta again, I think both of these teams are a step above everyone else.
[b]#3- 130 ms[/b] https://play.esea.net/teams/119535
[b]Scout:[/b]sandblast
[b]Scout:[/b]bunnymonster
[b]Roamer:[/b]cloudmaker
[b]Pocket:[/b]aim
[b]Demo:[/b]moy
[b]Medic:[/b]lee
This has turned into the ultimate pug team. I’ve never seen bunny do well outside of pugs and sandblast has only ever played open and pugs. Cloudmaker, who recently left Waddle R Us, has been around forever but seems to thrive in the loose style of play this team has, and moy played in Asia which can only be a trainwreck. Lee might be the worst medic on a top 8 team but you never expect to have great medics in pugs. They even [url=http://puu.sh/rEqjq/8a5eb8cdac.png]pug more than they scrim[/url]. The biggest risk to this team is someone else figuring out how they play and them being unable to adapt; I’ve never seen bunny be able to do anything besides run through a flank and take as many fights as he can. I think their style of play plays perfectly into their strengths however and the worst mistake the teams above them could make is to underestimate them.
[b]#4 -Waddle R Us[/b] https://play.esea.net/teams/144170
[b]Scout:[/b]RockMonkey
[b]Scout:[/b]phlps
[b]Roamer:[/b]phorofor
[b]Pocket:[/b]trip
[b]Demo:[/b]safrix
[b]Medic:[/b]tiptoes
This team gets a huge upgrade in phlps and what I think is an upgrade (for them at least) in trip. I don’t think cloudmaker was able to give this team the guidance they needed. I do think that by swapping link for phlps this team overall will need less guidance, as having the best scout in IM tends to make the game a bit easier, and maybe trip’s IM championship and brief stint in invite will get him to stop being such a weeb bitch and actually maincall well. The chemistry trip and phlps have from e-dating should also be another benefit for this team. I’m excited to see this new roster prove themselves with matches against both dd_ and EVIL.
[b]#5- Every Villain Is Lemons[/b] https://play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match&id=7773599
[b]Scout:[/b]Micah
[b]Scout:[/b]Troopo
[b]Roamer:[/b]Retardo
[b]Pocket:[/b]asianriceguy
[b]Demo:[/b]Campy
[b]Medic:[/b]fabulous
To start off, micah for percy and ARG for daffodil are too massive upgrades. This team was already putting up solid results against top teams and picking up two players with a better idea of how to play the game (even if they don’t have much experience) will help them immensely. Not enough to beat team’s 5v6 apparently, but I think they have nowhere to go but up. It probably won’t be happening next week as they are only playing two weak teams this week, and I expect them to take both matches with little to no resistance.
[b]#6- Running From Mustard[/b] https://play.esea.net/teams/85721
[b]Scout:[/b]rekuso
[b]Scout:[/b]yimi
[b]Roamer:[/b]kawa
[b]Pocket:[/b]deathy
[b]Demo:[/b]JarrettZeroZeroZero
[b]Medic:[/b]Skye
This team may be the catastrophe of the season. Seriously, I have no idea how they’re managing to lose matches with what was an invite combo last season. I feel like the super obvious solution is to switch kawa and rekuso as rekuso is definitely better at roamer than scout and I believe the opposite to be true for kawa. Their match versus Wadd_le R Us should be a good indicator of whether or not they’re going to be able to keep their shit together, but even if they win I did not see this roster having 3, let alone even more, losses by the end of the season.
[b]#7- el farmo[/b]
[b]Scout:[/b]dflame
[b]Scout:[/b]Ketih
[b]Roamer:[/b]Dagger
[b]Pocket:[/b]KTB
[b]Demo:[/b]vaati
[b]Medic:[/b]xattuu
After a brief hiatus from my list, I’m ready to put this team back in at 7th. Their disastrous week 1 loss to NAB seems to have been mostly a fluke and since then they’ve been playing a bit closer to where I expected them. Dagger still seems to be the weakest player on this team and I don’t see them being able to take matches off the top teams if he can’t figure out what’s going on. Vaati, KTB, and keith have all been playing well however so if the rest of their team steps it up this team could certainly pull some upsets.
[b]#8- The Baddies[/b] https://play.esea.net/teams/133933
[b]Scout:[/b]jynx
[b]Scout:[/b]midas
[b]Roamer:[/b]jay
[b]Pocket:[/b]mirroman
[b]Demo:[/b]ether
[b]Medic:[/b]yipyapper
This team has expertly weak-schedule’d their way into 4th on ESEA rankings. While they are a far cry away from actually being the 4th best team in IM they have dispatched their competition for 8th with relative ease. They beat both Paradise Cafe and Not Around Bears 5-1 and 5-2, respectively. They were unable to topple el farmo in a very close 5-4 on granary and I don’t see them beating anyone better than that or losing to anyone worse than that, so I expect they’ll ride out the 8th spot until the season ends. Mirrorman currently leads this team in frags, making him the only pocket to do so on a top 8 team. Since this team has flown mostly under my radar I’m not sure if he’s just a god or if his scouts are really weak, but this team is about to be in for a rough week with matches against both dd_ and clown fiesta.
[b]#1- clown fiesta[/b] https://play.esea.net/teams/144649
[b]Scout:[/b]vari
[b]Scout:[/b]ex
[b]Roamer:[/b]glider
[b]Pocket:[/b]froot
[b]Demo:[/b]mae
[b]Medic:[/b]meyy
If they had dropped one more round versus dd_ I honestly wouldn’t have put them in 1st. Trading ex who’s been categorically mediocre in IM for Evil MrMuffinz :D who could easily scout in mid invite is a massive upgrade. Everyone but Glider put up good performances in a win over dd_ that started out shaky but finished with a convincing quick 3-0 second half. If this team wants to actually win IM ex is definitely need to pick it up as he’s been one of the weaker scouts on a top team. It is saved a little by catface being replaced by percy.
[b]#2- dunheon defenders[/b]https://play.esea.net/teams/130977
[b]Scout:[/b]demoted
[b]Scout:[/b]percy
[b]Roamer:[/b]megaboy
[b]Pocket:[/b]Kryptonite
[b]Demo:[/b]mc
[b]Medic:[/b]exile
It’s so easy to see a world where dunheon defenders have proved themselves as the best team in IM. If exile has been able to make the match or they had a decent medic sub and if they had managed to work through their personal issues with catface I could see them beating clown fiesta even with Muffinz. Just with both teams having their starting 6 my gut says dd_ is the strongest team. Unfortunately for them we don’t live in a world of hypotheticals and they lost 5-2. Still, I think everyone on this roster is strong, even if trading percy for catface is a pretty significant downgrade. I’m not sure if this season will have rematches but I would love to see them play clown fiesta again, I think both of these teams are a step above everyone else.
[b]#3- 130 ms[/b] https://play.esea.net/teams/119535
[b]Scout:[/b]sandblast
[b]Scout:[/b]bunnymonster
[b]Roamer:[/b]cloudmaker
[b]Pocket:[/b]aim
[b]Demo:[/b]moy
[b]Medic:[/b]lee
This has turned into the ultimate pug team. I’ve never seen bunny do well outside of pugs and sandblast has only ever played open and pugs. Cloudmaker, who recently left Waddle R Us, has been around forever but seems to thrive in the loose style of play this team has, and moy played in Asia which can only be a trainwreck. Lee might be the worst medic on a top 8 team but you never expect to have great medics in pugs. They even [url=http://puu.sh/rEqjq/8a5eb8cdac.png]pug more than they scrim[/url]. The biggest risk to this team is someone else figuring out how they play and them being unable to adapt; I’ve never seen bunny be able to do anything besides run through a flank and take as many fights as he can. I think their style of play plays perfectly into their strengths however and the worst mistake the teams above them could make is to underestimate them.
[b]#4 -Waddle R Us[/b] https://play.esea.net/teams/144170
[b]Scout:[/b]RockMonkey
[b]Scout:[/b]phlps
[b]Roamer:[/b]phorofor
[b]Pocket:[/b]trip
[b]Demo:[/b]safrix
[b]Medic:[/b]tiptoes
This team gets a huge upgrade in phlps and what I think is an upgrade (for them at least) in trip. I don’t think cloudmaker was able to give this team the guidance they needed. I do think that by swapping link for phlps this team overall will need less guidance, as having the best scout in IM tends to make the game a bit easier, and maybe trip’s IM championship and brief stint in invite will get him to stop being such a weeb bitch and actually maincall well. The chemistry trip and phlps have from e-dating should also be another benefit for this team. I’m excited to see this new roster prove themselves with matches against both dd_ and EVIL.
[b]#5- Every Villain Is Lemons[/b] https://play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match&id=7773599
[b]Scout:[/b]Micah
[b]Scout:[/b]Troopo
[b]Roamer:[/b]Retardo
[b]Pocket:[/b]asianriceguy
[b]Demo:[/b]Campy
[b]Medic:[/b]fabulous
To start off, micah for percy and ARG for daffodil are too massive upgrades. This team was already putting up solid results against top teams and picking up two players with a better idea of how to play the game (even if they don’t have much experience) will help them immensely. Not enough to beat team’s 5v6 apparently, but I think they have nowhere to go but up. It probably won’t be happening next week as they are only playing two weak teams this week, and I expect them to take both matches with little to no resistance.
[b]#6- Running From Mustard[/b] https://play.esea.net/teams/85721
[b]Scout:[/b]rekuso
[b]Scout:[/b]yimi
[b]Roamer:[/b]kawa
[b]Pocket:[/b]deathy
[b]Demo:[/b]JarrettZeroZeroZero
[b]Medic:[/b]Skye
This team may be the catastrophe of the season. Seriously, I have no idea how they’re managing to lose matches with what was an invite combo last season. I feel like the super obvious solution is to switch kawa and rekuso as rekuso is definitely better at roamer than scout and I believe the opposite to be true for kawa. Their match versus Wadd_le R Us should be a good indicator of whether or not they’re going to be able to keep their shit together, but even if they win I did not see this roster having 3, let alone even more, losses by the end of the season.
[b]#7- el farmo[/b]
[b]Scout:[/b]dflame
[b]Scout:[/b]Ketih
[b]Roamer:[/b]Dagger
[b]Pocket:[/b]KTB
[b]Demo:[/b]vaati
[b]Medic:[/b]xattuu
After a brief hiatus from my list, I’m ready to put this team back in at 7th. Their disastrous week 1 loss to NAB seems to have been mostly a fluke and since then they’ve been playing a bit closer to where I expected them. Dagger still seems to be the weakest player on this team and I don’t see them being able to take matches off the top teams if he can’t figure out what’s going on. Vaati, KTB, and keith have all been playing well however so if the rest of their team steps it up this team could certainly pull some upsets.
[b]#8- The Baddies[/b] https://play.esea.net/teams/133933
[b]Scout:[/b]jynx
[b]Scout:[/b]midas
[b]Roamer:[/b]jay
[b]Pocket:[/b]mirroman
[b]Demo:[/b]ether
[b]Medic:[/b]yipyapper
This team has expertly weak-schedule’d their way into 4th on ESEA rankings. While they are a far cry away from actually being the 4th best team in IM they have dispatched their competition for 8th with relative ease. They beat both Paradise Cafe and Not Around Bears 5-1 and 5-2, respectively. They were unable to topple el farmo in a very close 5-4 on granary and I don’t see them beating anyone better than that or losing to anyone worse than that, so I expect they’ll ride out the 8th spot until the season ends. Mirrorman currently leads this team in frags, making him the only pocket to do so on a top 8 team. Since this team has flown mostly under my radar I’m not sure if he’s just a god or if his scouts are really weak, but this team is about to be in for a rough week with matches against both dd_ and clown fiesta.
Matches Of The Week
dunheon defenders vs 130 MShttps://play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match&id=7939307
This should be a really good game. I see 130 ms as a solid step below both dd_ and clown fiesta, but getting a win here or even 5-4 will prove that they are just as capable of winning IM this season as anyone else. I do expect dd_ to play a bit better than that, and I see them winning this match 5-3
Waddle R Us vs Running From Mustard https://play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match&id=7939304
If I have overrated trip and phlps’s value to Waddle R Us this is the match that’s going to show it. I ranked waddle above 8k almost entirely off the recent additions to their team, a loss for them means they might not be the placement IM team I think they could be. On the other side, I would say this game is pretty close to a must win for 8K, as I don’t like their chances of going deep into playoffs if they finish below 5th seed. I see Waddle R Us taking this 5-3
clown fiesta vs Waddle R Us https://play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match&id=7956846
While I don’t think Waddle has a chance of taking this match, I do think it will be good to see how they react to going into a match they probably shouldn’t win. Do they fold and just fuck around or do they come prepared and keep it close? It’s all going to come down to how the gay weeb e-lationship between trip and phlps affects the chemistry of this team. 5-2 clown fiesta.
[b]Matches Of The Week[/b]
[b]dunheon defenders vs 130 MS[/b]https://play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match&id=7939307
This should be a really good game. I see 130 ms as a solid step below both dd_ and clown fiesta, but getting a win here or even 5-4 will prove that they are just as capable of winning IM this season as anyone else. I do expect dd_ to play a bit better than that, and I see them winning this match 5-3
[b]Waddle R Us vs Running From Mustard[/b] https://play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match&id=7939304
If I have overrated trip and phlps’s value to Waddle R Us this is the match that’s going to show it. I ranked waddle above 8k almost entirely off the recent additions to their team, a loss for them means they might not be the placement IM team I think they could be. On the other side, I would say this game is pretty close to a must win for 8K, as I don’t like their chances of going deep into playoffs if they finish below 5th seed. I see Waddle R Us taking this 5-3
[b]clown fiesta vs Waddle R Us[/b] https://play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match&id=7956846
While I don’t think Waddle has a chance of taking this match, I do think it will be good to see how they react to going into a match they probably shouldn’t win. Do they fold and just fuck around or do they come prepared and keep it close? It’s all going to come down to how the gay weeb e-lationship between trip and phlps affects the chemistry of this team. 5-2 clown fiesta.
[b]dunheon defenders vs 130 MS[/b]https://play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match&id=7939307
This should be a really good game. I see 130 ms as a solid step below both dd_ and clown fiesta, but getting a win here or even 5-4 will prove that they are just as capable of winning IM this season as anyone else. I do expect dd_ to play a bit better than that, and I see them winning this match 5-3
[b]Waddle R Us vs Running From Mustard[/b] https://play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match&id=7939304
If I have overrated trip and phlps’s value to Waddle R Us this is the match that’s going to show it. I ranked waddle above 8k almost entirely off the recent additions to their team, a loss for them means they might not be the placement IM team I think they could be. On the other side, I would say this game is pretty close to a must win for 8K, as I don’t like their chances of going deep into playoffs if they finish below 5th seed. I see Waddle R Us taking this 5-3
[b]clown fiesta vs Waddle R Us[/b] https://play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match&id=7956846
While I don’t think Waddle has a chance of taking this match, I do think it will be good to see how they react to going into a match they probably shouldn’t win. Do they fold and just fuck around or do they come prepared and keep it close? It’s all going to come down to how the gay weeb e-lationship between trip and phlps affects the chemistry of this team. 5-2 clown fiesta.
sick writeup saam
did you mean to say pug more than they scrim though?
sick writeup saam
did you mean to say pug more than they scrim though?
did you mean to say pug more than they scrim though?
thanks for the power rankings saam !! im sorry about ur allergies :(
thanks for the power rankings saam !! im sorry about ur allergies :(
he will always be known as ketih in power rankings
he will always be known as ketih in power rankings
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