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100m dash away from mopsy new WR
100m dash away from mopsy new WR
This Sunday is the next episode of All Around Advanced. We'll have roster news, Metalworks chat, and look ahead onto Viaduct week. Joining me will be none other than Lobster.tf's very own Demoman On1! Seeyou at then 8 EST.
This Sunday is the next episode of All Around Advanced. We'll have roster news, Metalworks chat, and look ahead onto Viaduct week. Joining me will be none other than Lobster.tf's very own Demoman On1! Seeyou at then 8 EST.
Hastily Written RGL S5 Advanced Power Rankings Pt. 2 of 4
2/15/2021
As expected, the season already looks competitive as ever with only one team keeping their 0 and a massive free-for-all in the center of the standings with tons of teams hanging around with an even record, trading numerous rounds back and forth. We'll see if Product throws some more chaos into the mix as it tends to do.
_____
#1 Cat Posse (6-0) [+1]
Scouts: Shining Star, yumyum
Soldiers: KTB, Toss
Demo: Kurama
Medic: reigh
In their last run, they had a rough start and just barely dragged themselves into Div. 2 playoffs, with some help from
1-512-PLUMPWENCH. This time around, they're hot out the gates with a 6-0 start and the last team standing unbeaten. Since they've mauled every other high Advanced team sans the Burnsiders, they're an obvious favorite to win the division.
#2 :/ (Honey Bacon Club) (5-1) [+3]
Scouts: dit, pom
Soldiers: Hunter 2.0, morsca
Demo: artist
Medic: rasta_ronald
Cat Posse was on a 4 game run of perfect 5-0s until reaching Honey Bacon Club. Honey Bacon Club did well against the favored Cat Posse in the the first half yet in the second, Cat Posse blew past them. There's plenty of time to close the gap before they meet again in playoffs, and playoffs are basically a guarantee for this team unless everyone suddenly dies in real life or something. The only potential hitch is that they've lost their longtime maincaller KutchKutch. Dit should be a fine replacement mechanics wise, though we'll have to see how the change impacts them from a calling perspective.
#3 TeamSolouMlpst (5-1) [+3]
Scouts: Walrex, cleanbuddy
Soldiers: 1Lights, PENGUIN_MASTER
Demo: umlpst
Med: reno
There was a scare on Thursday with Lobsters nearly handing them their second loss. In a 3-2 grindfest, they narrowly got out alive. The rest of their schedule has been on the easier side so it's hard to say if they're definitively a top 3 team, but they're in the conversation.
#4 Portland Burnsiders (4-2) [-3]
Scouts: RPC_33, yerb
Soldiers: tony, Kylofro
Demo: fygg
Med: sorry, squidie
On paper the Burnsiders should be a heavy favorite to make finals. Of course, Team Fortress 2 isn't played on paper. TSM shut them out and even the move-up team Lobsters.tf was able to tough out a shocking win over them on Villa. Keep in mind, of course, both of their losses are on Villa so perhaps it's just a matter of struggling with an unfamiliar map.
#5 g*ming (3-3) [-2]
Scouts: Scream, zanda
Soldiers: FrickMyNick, Shiny
Demo: Sleepy
Medic: ZoomZxe
Since the previous rankings edition, g*ming has had a rough time, losing all of their games sans a forfeit. There's also been a bit of a change-up with Nick moving to soldier and Scream to scout. It isn't all bad. The teams they lost to were good and it's nice to have dior addicts out of the way by claiming the forfeit.
#6 dior addicts (3-3) [+1]
Scouts: claps, Kevito
Soldiers: vegan, aimer
Demo: rickrigatoni?
Medic: urmphi
Things have been a little shaky with a number of roster transactions recently. Antoni is out, Kevito is moving to scout, and Rick is on demoman (needs citation). With such a major change, it's hard to say where they'll stand precisely, though I'm sure they'll still be comfortably in playoff contention.
#7 iBuyWinRAR (3-3) [-3]
Scouts: Air, apt
Soldiers: vanxi, yukari fan III
Demo: mc
Medic: styles
Early on, iBuyWinRAR had the makings of a team destined to make semi-finals at the very least. Now that things are rolling, it hasn't gone so smoothly. They still struggle to cleanly put away the mid tier teams and they came up short versus the top teams these past few weeks. They'll need to buy a win on Product to stay in contention.
#8 dynasty (3-3)
Scouts: kobe1920, yaMi
Soldiers: Q, wonder
Demo: Zaboomafoo
Medic: -ben
The core from Season 4 dynasty was a good foundation, and now after drafting kobe, it's been enough to elevate their team to the next level. Their .500 record might not look like a huge improvement, but they've faced a tough schedule over their first few weeks. Anyone who's watched or played them in both seasons knows how much better they are now.
#9 Lobsters.tf (3-3) [+3]
Scouts: allison, TheGOATMage (Fanclub link: https://discord.gg/9m5ZW85vXF)
Soldiers: Tribes212, tristen
Demo: suikaMUSIC
Medic: Degnan
In these last two weeks, the Lobsters, especially TheGreatMage, have gotten boiling hot. After choking away a 3-0 lead over feet pics, they came back with a huge upset over the Burnsiders ft. the power of Friendship. Their next week was even better with a well-earned win over g*ming and a quality loss to TSM. With most of the hard teams out of the way and a slew of scout-centric maps coming up, they're in a great spot and sure to rise up if they can sustain this level of play.
#10 Romney 5 (3-3)
Scouts: who
Soldiers: the fuck
Demo: knows? (Donovan, reero, Rikachu, fancyson, loafe)
Medic: Slicerogue
The Romney 5 is a tough team to evaluate as you never know what line-up they're going to roll out week to week. For example, three weeks in, Reero has already played every combat class although Slicerogue has remained in the medic gulag. With their most optimal line-up, they should be top 8 at minimum. With their worst composition, they may even be in the bottom 8 of the division.
#11 watch This (3-3)
Scouts: maze, zyehac
Soldiers: indi, scumbag_steven
Demo: Assterick
Medic: ales
Similar to Lobsters, this move up team has had a surprising amount of success to kick things off. Since adding Assterick in the pre-season, their team has gotten a little edge that puts them over teams they previous struggled with. With a 3-3 start, they're at least in the playoff conversation, though still underdogs.
#12 BLANC Esports (3-3) [-3]
Scouts: Donald Dorito, am i a ball
Soldiers: 5ping_Wizard, Antecedent
Demo: Jojo
Medic: Tery_
More or less as expected, BLANC is hanging around the middle of the pack, much like the franchise has done historically. They had a rough stretch of losses getting swept thrice in a row, then managed to get back in the winner's circle with a close win over feet pics. Overall, there's not huge standout quality with BLANC so far, just a solid team all-around.
#13 feet pics (3-3) [+1]
Scouts: triiiple, supreme toad
Soldiers: pant, knsume
Demo: perenne
Medic: kasper
Coming off a disappointing, winless Div. 1 run, things are looking much better for this sort-of-remake of The Bradman Bunch. They clawed their way back from a 0-3 deficit versus Lobsters, narrowly overcame Romney 5, and just barely fell short to BLANC. Headed into Product week, things could get interesting as the Highlander crew will be right at home on King of the Hill.
(Continued below due to char. limit)
[b]Hastily Written RGL S5 Advanced Power Rankings Pt. 2 of 4
[/b][i]2/15/2021
[/i]
As expected, the season already looks competitive as ever with only one team keeping their 0 and a massive free-for-all in the center of the standings with tons of teams hanging around with an even record, trading numerous rounds back and forth. We'll see if Product throws some more chaos into the mix as it tends to do.
_____
[b]#1 Cat Posse (6-0) [+1]
[/b][i]Scouts: Shining Star, yumyum
Soldiers: KTB, Toss
Demo: Kurama
Medic: reigh
[/i]
In their last run, they had a rough start and just barely dragged themselves into Div. 2 playoffs, with some help from
1-512-PLUMPWENCH. This time around, they're hot out the gates with a 6-0 start and the last team standing unbeaten. Since they've mauled every other high Advanced team sans the Burnsiders, they're an obvious favorite to win the division.
[b]#2 :/ (Honey Bacon Club) (5-1) [+3]
[/b][i]Scouts: dit, pom
Soldiers: Hunter 2.0, morsca
Demo: artist
Medic: rasta_ronald[/i]
Cat Posse was on a 4 game run of perfect 5-0s until reaching Honey Bacon Club. Honey Bacon Club did well against the favored Cat Posse in the the first half yet in the second, Cat Posse blew past them. There's plenty of time to close the gap before they meet again in playoffs, and playoffs are basically a guarantee for this team unless everyone suddenly dies in real life or something. The only potential hitch is that they've lost their longtime maincaller KutchKutch. Dit should be a fine replacement mechanics wise, though we'll have to see how the change impacts them from a calling perspective.
[b]#3 TeamSolouMlpst (5-1) [+3]
[/b][i]Scouts: Walrex, cleanbuddy
Soldiers: 1Lights, PENGUIN_MASTER
Demo: umlpst
Med: reno[/i]
There was a scare on Thursday with Lobsters nearly handing them their second loss. In a 3-2 grindfest, they narrowly got out alive. The rest of their schedule has been on the easier side so it's hard to say if they're definitively a top 3 team, but they're in the conversation.
[b]#4 Portland Burnsiders (4-2) [-3]
[/b][i]Scouts: RPC_33, yerb
Soldiers: tony, Kylofro
Demo: fygg
Med: sorry, squidie[/i]
On paper the Burnsiders should be a heavy favorite to make finals. Of course, Team Fortress 2 isn't played on paper. TSM shut them out and even the move-up team Lobsters.tf was able to tough out a shocking win over them on Villa. Keep in mind, of course, both of their losses are on Villa so perhaps it's just a matter of struggling with an unfamiliar map.
[b]#5 g*ming (3-3) [-2]
[/b][i]Scouts: Scream, zanda
Soldiers: FrickMyNick, Shiny
Demo: Sleepy
Medic: ZoomZxe[/i]
Since the previous rankings edition, g*ming has had a rough time, losing all of their games sans a forfeit. There's also been a bit of a change-up with Nick moving to soldier and Scream to scout. It isn't all bad. The teams they lost to were good and it's nice to have dior addicts out of the way by claiming the forfeit.
[b]#6 dior addicts (3-3) [+1]
[/b][i]Scouts: claps, Kevito
Soldiers: vegan, aimer
Demo: rickrigatoni?
Medic: urmphi
[/i]
Things have been a little shaky with a number of roster transactions recently. Antoni is out, Kevito is moving to scout, and Rick is on demoman (needs citation). With such a major change, it's hard to say where they'll stand precisely, though I'm sure they'll still be comfortably in playoff contention.
[b]#7 iBuyWinRAR (3-3) [-3]
[/b][i]Scouts: Air, apt
Soldiers: vanxi, yukari fan III
Demo: mc
Medic: styles[/i]
Early on, iBuyWinRAR had the makings of a team destined to make semi-finals at the very least. Now that things are rolling, it hasn't gone so smoothly. They still struggle to cleanly put away the mid tier teams and they came up short versus the top teams these past few weeks. They'll need to buy a win on Product to stay in contention.
[b]#8 dynasty (3-3)
[/b][i]Scouts: kobe1920, yaMi
Soldiers: Q, wonder
Demo: Zaboomafoo
Medic: -ben[/i]
The core from Season 4 dynasty was a good foundation, and now after drafting kobe, it's been enough to elevate their team to the next level. Their .500 record might not look like a huge improvement, but they've faced a tough schedule over their first few weeks. Anyone who's watched or played them in both seasons knows how much better they are now.
[b]#9 Lobsters.tf (3-3) [+3]
[/b][i]Scouts: allison, TheGOATMage (Fanclub link: https://discord.gg/9m5ZW85vXF)
Soldiers: Tribes212, tristen
Demo: suikaMUSIC
Medic: Degnan[/i]
In these last two weeks, the Lobsters, especially TheGreatMage, have gotten boiling hot. After choking away a 3-0 lead over feet pics, they came back with a huge upset over the Burnsiders ft. the power of Friendship. Their next week was even better with a well-earned win over g*ming and a quality loss to TSM. With most of the hard teams out of the way and a slew of scout-centric maps coming up, they're in a great spot and sure to rise up if they can sustain this level of play.
[b]#10 Romney 5 (3-3)
[/b][i]Scouts: who
Soldiers: the fuck
Demo: knows? (Donovan, reero, Rikachu, fancyson, loafe)
Medic: Slicerogue[/i]
The Romney 5 is a tough team to evaluate as you never know what line-up they're going to roll out week to week. For example, three weeks in, Reero has already played every combat class although Slicerogue has remained in the medic gulag. With their most optimal line-up, they should be top 8 at minimum. With their worst composition, they may even be in the bottom 8 of the division.
[b]#11 watch This (3-3)
[/b][i]Scouts: maze, zyehac
Soldiers: indi, scumbag_steven
Demo: Assterick
Medic: ales[/i]
Similar to Lobsters, this move up team has had a surprising amount of success to kick things off. Since adding Assterick in the pre-season, their team has gotten a little edge that puts them over teams they previous struggled with. With a 3-3 start, they're at least in the playoff conversation, though still underdogs.
[b]#12 BLANC Esports (3-3) [-3]
[/b][i]Scouts: Donald Dorito, am i a ball
Soldiers: 5ping_Wizard, Antecedent
Demo: Jojo
Medic: Tery_
[/i]
More or less as expected, BLANC is hanging around the middle of the pack, much like the franchise has done historically. They had a rough stretch of losses getting swept thrice in a row, then managed to get back in the winner's circle with a close win over feet pics. Overall, there's not huge standout quality with BLANC so far, just a solid team all-around.
[b]#13 feet pics (3-3) [+1]
[/b][i]Scouts: triiiple, supreme toad
Soldiers: pant, knsume
Demo: perenne
Medic: kasper
[/i]
Coming off a disappointing, winless Div. 1 run, things are looking much better for this sort-of-remake of The Bradman Bunch. They clawed their way back from a 0-3 deficit versus Lobsters, narrowly overcame Romney 5, and just barely fell short to BLANC. Headed into Product week, things could get interesting as the Highlander crew will be right at home on King of the Hill.
[i](Continued below due to char. limit)[/i]
[/b][i]2/15/2021
[/i]
As expected, the season already looks competitive as ever with only one team keeping their 0 and a massive free-for-all in the center of the standings with tons of teams hanging around with an even record, trading numerous rounds back and forth. We'll see if Product throws some more chaos into the mix as it tends to do.
_____
[b]#1 Cat Posse (6-0) [+1]
[/b][i]Scouts: Shining Star, yumyum
Soldiers: KTB, Toss
Demo: Kurama
Medic: reigh
[/i]
In their last run, they had a rough start and just barely dragged themselves into Div. 2 playoffs, with some help from
1-512-PLUMPWENCH. This time around, they're hot out the gates with a 6-0 start and the last team standing unbeaten. Since they've mauled every other high Advanced team sans the Burnsiders, they're an obvious favorite to win the division.
[b]#2 :/ (Honey Bacon Club) (5-1) [+3]
[/b][i]Scouts: dit, pom
Soldiers: Hunter 2.0, morsca
Demo: artist
Medic: rasta_ronald[/i]
Cat Posse was on a 4 game run of perfect 5-0s until reaching Honey Bacon Club. Honey Bacon Club did well against the favored Cat Posse in the the first half yet in the second, Cat Posse blew past them. There's plenty of time to close the gap before they meet again in playoffs, and playoffs are basically a guarantee for this team unless everyone suddenly dies in real life or something. The only potential hitch is that they've lost their longtime maincaller KutchKutch. Dit should be a fine replacement mechanics wise, though we'll have to see how the change impacts them from a calling perspective.
[b]#3 TeamSolouMlpst (5-1) [+3]
[/b][i]Scouts: Walrex, cleanbuddy
Soldiers: 1Lights, PENGUIN_MASTER
Demo: umlpst
Med: reno[/i]
There was a scare on Thursday with Lobsters nearly handing them their second loss. In a 3-2 grindfest, they narrowly got out alive. The rest of their schedule has been on the easier side so it's hard to say if they're definitively a top 3 team, but they're in the conversation.
[b]#4 Portland Burnsiders (4-2) [-3]
[/b][i]Scouts: RPC_33, yerb
Soldiers: tony, Kylofro
Demo: fygg
Med: sorry, squidie[/i]
On paper the Burnsiders should be a heavy favorite to make finals. Of course, Team Fortress 2 isn't played on paper. TSM shut them out and even the move-up team Lobsters.tf was able to tough out a shocking win over them on Villa. Keep in mind, of course, both of their losses are on Villa so perhaps it's just a matter of struggling with an unfamiliar map.
[b]#5 g*ming (3-3) [-2]
[/b][i]Scouts: Scream, zanda
Soldiers: FrickMyNick, Shiny
Demo: Sleepy
Medic: ZoomZxe[/i]
Since the previous rankings edition, g*ming has had a rough time, losing all of their games sans a forfeit. There's also been a bit of a change-up with Nick moving to soldier and Scream to scout. It isn't all bad. The teams they lost to were good and it's nice to have dior addicts out of the way by claiming the forfeit.
[b]#6 dior addicts (3-3) [+1]
[/b][i]Scouts: claps, Kevito
Soldiers: vegan, aimer
Demo: rickrigatoni?
Medic: urmphi
[/i]
Things have been a little shaky with a number of roster transactions recently. Antoni is out, Kevito is moving to scout, and Rick is on demoman (needs citation). With such a major change, it's hard to say where they'll stand precisely, though I'm sure they'll still be comfortably in playoff contention.
[b]#7 iBuyWinRAR (3-3) [-3]
[/b][i]Scouts: Air, apt
Soldiers: vanxi, yukari fan III
Demo: mc
Medic: styles[/i]
Early on, iBuyWinRAR had the makings of a team destined to make semi-finals at the very least. Now that things are rolling, it hasn't gone so smoothly. They still struggle to cleanly put away the mid tier teams and they came up short versus the top teams these past few weeks. They'll need to buy a win on Product to stay in contention.
[b]#8 dynasty (3-3)
[/b][i]Scouts: kobe1920, yaMi
Soldiers: Q, wonder
Demo: Zaboomafoo
Medic: -ben[/i]
The core from Season 4 dynasty was a good foundation, and now after drafting kobe, it's been enough to elevate their team to the next level. Their .500 record might not look like a huge improvement, but they've faced a tough schedule over their first few weeks. Anyone who's watched or played them in both seasons knows how much better they are now.
[b]#9 Lobsters.tf (3-3) [+3]
[/b][i]Scouts: allison, TheGOATMage (Fanclub link: https://discord.gg/9m5ZW85vXF)
Soldiers: Tribes212, tristen
Demo: suikaMUSIC
Medic: Degnan[/i]
In these last two weeks, the Lobsters, especially TheGreatMage, have gotten boiling hot. After choking away a 3-0 lead over feet pics, they came back with a huge upset over the Burnsiders ft. the power of Friendship. Their next week was even better with a well-earned win over g*ming and a quality loss to TSM. With most of the hard teams out of the way and a slew of scout-centric maps coming up, they're in a great spot and sure to rise up if they can sustain this level of play.
[b]#10 Romney 5 (3-3)
[/b][i]Scouts: who
Soldiers: the fuck
Demo: knows? (Donovan, reero, Rikachu, fancyson, loafe)
Medic: Slicerogue[/i]
The Romney 5 is a tough team to evaluate as you never know what line-up they're going to roll out week to week. For example, three weeks in, Reero has already played every combat class although Slicerogue has remained in the medic gulag. With their most optimal line-up, they should be top 8 at minimum. With their worst composition, they may even be in the bottom 8 of the division.
[b]#11 watch This (3-3)
[/b][i]Scouts: maze, zyehac
Soldiers: indi, scumbag_steven
Demo: Assterick
Medic: ales[/i]
Similar to Lobsters, this move up team has had a surprising amount of success to kick things off. Since adding Assterick in the pre-season, their team has gotten a little edge that puts them over teams they previous struggled with. With a 3-3 start, they're at least in the playoff conversation, though still underdogs.
[b]#12 BLANC Esports (3-3) [-3]
[/b][i]Scouts: Donald Dorito, am i a ball
Soldiers: 5ping_Wizard, Antecedent
Demo: Jojo
Medic: Tery_
[/i]
More or less as expected, BLANC is hanging around the middle of the pack, much like the franchise has done historically. They had a rough stretch of losses getting swept thrice in a row, then managed to get back in the winner's circle with a close win over feet pics. Overall, there's not huge standout quality with BLANC so far, just a solid team all-around.
[b]#13 feet pics (3-3) [+1]
[/b][i]Scouts: triiiple, supreme toad
Soldiers: pant, knsume
Demo: perenne
Medic: kasper
[/i]
Coming off a disappointing, winless Div. 1 run, things are looking much better for this sort-of-remake of The Bradman Bunch. They clawed their way back from a 0-3 deficit versus Lobsters, narrowly overcame Romney 5, and just barely fell short to BLANC. Headed into Product week, things could get interesting as the Highlander crew will be right at home on King of the Hill.
[i](Continued below due to char. limit)[/i]
(Continued...)
#14 monkeys @ mid (2-4) [+1]
Scouts: Owiboner, XBS
Soldiers: caboose, PKG
Demo: zbra
Medic: tubabrick
Perhaps not the cleanest rollout to start the season. Still, with Owib now switching to scout, things could heat up for the monkeys, especially with only one "soldier" map left in the rotation. If they can take out St. Judes, they can even out their record going into the latter half of the season.
#15 THE GOBLIN ZONE (4-2) [+2]
Scouts: saam, Waldo
Soldiers: Muma, tomato_tom
Demo: Hedgehog Hero
Medic: bloompi
The goblins have shot up the official standings with four wins so far. However, all of their wins have come against mid to bottom level teams and they didn't fare so well against the actual playoff contenders in their first week on Snakewater. Like we said in the last rankings, they could make playoffs depending on how hard they want to try. As they face off against better teams this next week, we'll see what pants they're wearing.
#16 St. Judes (2-4) [-3]
Scouts: Cadet, z3no
Soldiers: Beepity_boop, jude
Demo: Dennisavich
Medic: ?
Like many other teams this week, St. Judes has had its own share of roster shuffles recently, cycling through 2 medics and a demoman. Up-and-comer Dennisavich could be what they need though if they can stablize things.
#17 Rock Bottom (2-4) [-1]
Scouts: ?, tibby
Soldiers: nurfu, Kami
Demo: Kuhnockers
Medic: asher
Though they've picked up a couple wins, with Souyant and AlfredoDaniel leaving, they're on life support. If they can't find suitable replacements, they're on track to be the third casualty of the season.
#18 yassssss team (1-5)
Scouts: Gwen, Cpnfpn
Soldiers: Liammm, ?
Demo: Yohnny
Medic: FactsMachine
Aside from a clean shutout versus BYE WEEK, yassss team hasn't secured a win yet. With the Eels dying, getting one remains a difficult battle, but not impossible by any means.
#?? Predatory Lending Practices (2-4)
Scouts: golden, ziamangry
Soldiers: Owen, Fleskore
Demo: lucrative
Med: wbacon
Predatory Lending Practices is dead, and last season's Div. 2 2nd place team and record breaker for most consecutive playoff losses in a season, The Box Tap, has re-animated the roster's corpse for a chill, (hopefully) fun season.
Graveyard: Eels and Escaltors (0-4)___
Good to everyone on Product week.
[i](Continued...)
[/i]
[b]#14 monkeys @ mid (2-4) [+1]
[/b][i]Scouts: Owiboner, XBS
Soldiers: caboose, PKG
Demo: zbra
Medic: tubabrick [/i]
Perhaps not the cleanest rollout to start the season. Still, with Owib now switching to scout, things could heat up for the monkeys, especially with only one "soldier" map left in the rotation. If they can take out St. Judes, they can even out their record going into the latter half of the season.
[b]#15 THE GOBLIN ZONE (4-2) [+2]
[/b][i]Scouts: saam, Waldo
Soldiers: Muma, tomato_tom
Demo: Hedgehog Hero
Medic: bloompi[/i]
The goblins have shot up the official standings with four wins so far. However, all of their wins have come against mid to bottom level teams and they didn't fare so well against the actual playoff contenders in their first week on Snakewater. Like we said in the last rankings, they could make playoffs depending on how hard they want to try. As they face off against better teams this next week, we'll see what pants they're wearing.
[b]#16 St. Judes (2-4) [-3]
[/b][i]Scouts: Cadet, z3no
Soldiers: Beepity_boop, jude
Demo: Dennisavich
Medic: ?[/i]
Like many other teams this week, St. Judes has had its own share of roster shuffles recently, cycling through 2 medics and a demoman. Up-and-comer Dennisavich could be what they need though if they can stablize things.
[b]#17 Rock Bottom (2-4) [-1]
[/b][i]Scouts: ?, tibby
Soldiers: nurfu, Kami
Demo: Kuhnockers
Medic: asher[/i]
Though they've picked up a couple wins, with Souyant and AlfredoDaniel leaving, they're on life support. If they can't find suitable replacements, they're on track to be the third casualty of the season.
[b]#18 yassssss team (1-5)
[/b][i]Scouts: Gwen, Cpnfpn
Soldiers: Liammm, ?
Demo: Yohnny
Medic: FactsMachine[/i]
Aside from a clean shutout versus BYE WEEK, yassss team hasn't secured a win yet. With the Eels dying, getting one remains a difficult battle, but not impossible by any means.
[b]#?? Predatory Lending Practices (2-4)
[/b][i]Scouts: golden, ziamangry
Soldiers: Owen, Fleskore
Demo: lucrative
Med: wbacon
[/i]
Predatory Lending Practices is dead, and last season's Div. 2 2nd place team and record breaker for most consecutive playoff losses in a season, The Box Tap, has re-animated the roster's corpse for a chill, (hopefully) fun season.
[s][b]Graveyard: Eels and Escaltors (0-4)
[/b][/s]___
Good to everyone on Product week.
[/i]
[b]#14 monkeys @ mid (2-4) [+1]
[/b][i]Scouts: Owiboner, XBS
Soldiers: caboose, PKG
Demo: zbra
Medic: tubabrick [/i]
Perhaps not the cleanest rollout to start the season. Still, with Owib now switching to scout, things could heat up for the monkeys, especially with only one "soldier" map left in the rotation. If they can take out St. Judes, they can even out their record going into the latter half of the season.
[b]#15 THE GOBLIN ZONE (4-2) [+2]
[/b][i]Scouts: saam, Waldo
Soldiers: Muma, tomato_tom
Demo: Hedgehog Hero
Medic: bloompi[/i]
The goblins have shot up the official standings with four wins so far. However, all of their wins have come against mid to bottom level teams and they didn't fare so well against the actual playoff contenders in their first week on Snakewater. Like we said in the last rankings, they could make playoffs depending on how hard they want to try. As they face off against better teams this next week, we'll see what pants they're wearing.
[b]#16 St. Judes (2-4) [-3]
[/b][i]Scouts: Cadet, z3no
Soldiers: Beepity_boop, jude
Demo: Dennisavich
Medic: ?[/i]
Like many other teams this week, St. Judes has had its own share of roster shuffles recently, cycling through 2 medics and a demoman. Up-and-comer Dennisavich could be what they need though if they can stablize things.
[b]#17 Rock Bottom (2-4) [-1]
[/b][i]Scouts: ?, tibby
Soldiers: nurfu, Kami
Demo: Kuhnockers
Medic: asher[/i]
Though they've picked up a couple wins, with Souyant and AlfredoDaniel leaving, they're on life support. If they can't find suitable replacements, they're on track to be the third casualty of the season.
[b]#18 yassssss team (1-5)
[/b][i]Scouts: Gwen, Cpnfpn
Soldiers: Liammm, ?
Demo: Yohnny
Medic: FactsMachine[/i]
Aside from a clean shutout versus BYE WEEK, yassss team hasn't secured a win yet. With the Eels dying, getting one remains a difficult battle, but not impossible by any means.
[b]#?? Predatory Lending Practices (2-4)
[/b][i]Scouts: golden, ziamangry
Soldiers: Owen, Fleskore
Demo: lucrative
Med: wbacon
[/i]
Predatory Lending Practices is dead, and last season's Div. 2 2nd place team and record breaker for most consecutive playoff losses in a season, The Box Tap, has re-animated the roster's corpse for a chill, (hopefully) fun season.
[s][b]Graveyard: Eels and Escaltors (0-4)
[/b][/s]___
Good to everyone on Product week.
"barring everyone suddenly dying in real life or something."
bro what.
"barring everyone suddenly dying in real life or something."
bro what.
bro what.
babe wake up! new wbacon power rankings
artist"barring everyone suddenly dying in real life or something."
bro what.
is that a threat O_O
babe wake up! new wbacon power rankings
[quote=artist]"barring everyone suddenly dying in real life or something."
bro what.[/quote]
is that a threat O_O
[quote=artist]"barring everyone suddenly dying in real life or something."
bro what.[/quote]
is that a threat O_O
ggs IBuyWinrar. Such a good game. Good luck in the season!
ggs IBuyWinrar. Such a good game. Good luck in the season!
This Sunday we'll have a slightly different format for All Around Advanced. In the first half of the show we'll be doing a Q&A session with Cat Posse's Roamer Toss✓, and then the second half will be me solo'ing the usual roster updates, Viaduct recap, and Sunshine preview. We're getting to the real meat and potatoes part of the season, so it'll be a good one. Get those questions ready, because I know people want to hear from the checkmark man himself.
And of course, don't miss the Advanced Drip Check happening tonight on je'mond's stream.
This Sunday we'll have a slightly different format for All Around Advanced. In the first half of the show we'll be doing a Q&A session with Cat Posse's Roamer Toss✓, and then the second half will be me solo'ing the usual roster updates, Viaduct recap, and Sunshine preview. We're getting to the real meat and potatoes part of the season, so it'll be a good one. Get those questions ready, because I know people want to hear from the checkmark man himself.
And of course, don't miss the Advanced Drip Check happening tonight on je'mond's stream.
And of course, don't miss the Advanced Drip Check happening tonight on je'mond's stream.
Congratulations Cat Posse for winning Season 5 Advanced!
Congratulations Cat Posse for winning Season 5 Advanced!
[Tuesday 11:24 PM]
toss:
goodbye...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unRldLdllZ8
[Tuesday 11:24 PM]
toss:
goodbye...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unRldLdllZ8
toss:
goodbye...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unRldLdllZ8
i hope we earn a better ranking than #15 this week
i hope we earn a better ranking than #15 this week
On tonight's episode of All Around Advanced I will be joined by none other than Grape Juice III AKA anime enthusiast man AKA Darwin AKA iBuyWinrar's Roamer. We'll talk roster news, Sunshine week, and (hopefully) Gullywash week. Maybe even some power rankings discussion sprinkled in. With only three weeks remaining in the regular season, we have now reached the most critical matches in Advanced. Seeyou at 8 EST.
On tonight's episode of All Around Advanced I will be joined by none other than Grape Juice III AKA anime enthusiast man AKA Darwin AKA iBuyWinrar's Roamer. We'll talk roster news, Sunshine week, and (hopefully) Gullywash week. Maybe even some power rankings discussion sprinkled in. With only three weeks remaining in the regular season, we have now reached the most critical matches in Advanced. Seeyou at 8 EST.
Mildly Controversial RGL S5 Advanced Power Rankings Pt. 3 of 4
3/1/2021
This season of Advanced remains viciously contested going into the last three weeks. Only Cat Posse and :/ have pulled ahead of the pack while the rest of the teams continue to cannibalize each other week after week. The playoff picture should get really interesting as the season winds down.
____
#1 Cat Posse (9-1)
Scouts: Shining Star, yumyum
Soldiers: KTB, Toss
Demo: Kurama
Medic: reigh
Cat Posse's streak of dominance continues with one notable exception. THE GOBLIN ZONE handed them their first loss on Sunshine in a truly bizarre hour long 9 rounder. Nonetheless, the cats have plenty of lives left and one mid-season hairball shouldn't hurt them much.
#2 :/ (Honey Bacon Club) (9-1)
Scouts: dit, pom
Soldiers: H2O, morsca
Demo: artist
Medic: rasta_ronald
Losing Kutch hasn't caused any major issues, Artist continues to put out absurd damage each game, and their soldier combo is one of if not the best in the division. The result: HBC rises far above the crowd. They're done proving they're playoff contenders, now they're building a case for being title contenders. With some luck, they may even sneak into the top seed.
#3 Portland Burnsiders (6-4) [+1]
Scouts: RPC_33, yerb
Soldiers: dylan, Kylofro
Demo: det
Med: squidie
A just barely positive record looks underwhelming for an almost Invite team at first glance. Upon closer inspection, it's easy to explain away most of their losses as competitive games with good teams and new map upset weirdness. Their revamped roster ft. det and dylan might give them the extra magic to push them into the title hunt.
#4 iBuyWinRAR (5-5) [+3]
Scouts: Air, Percy
Soldiers: fyg, mitsuru lover III
Demo: mc
Medic: styles
This team was scary pre-season. When the season started, they didn't look as tough. Now, after many roster shuffles, fyg's on soldier again and it looks like they're back in the saddle. With a half-n-half record and a mid-table mosh in progress, it's not too late to get back into contention.
#5 dior addicts (6-4) [+1]
Scouts: Rickrigatoni, claps
Soldiers: aimer, vegan
Demo: Kevito
Medic: Urmphi
I've heard from a million people that this team is dying. Turns out, rumors of dior's demise were greatly exaggerated as the latest iteration of their roster looks like the best yet.
#6 THE GOBLIN ZONE (6-4) [+9]
Scouts: saam, Waldo
Soldiers: Muma, tomato_tom
Demo: Hedgehog Hero
Med: bloompi
THE GOBLIN ZONE never seemed to find the right balance between playing around with funny weapons and actually winning games with their deep pool of experience. That changed these last few weeks when they stole Cat Posse's zero while Waldo played 20 minutes of pyro. Apparently, dicking around and winning isn't mutually exclusive for this team.
#7 dynasty (6-4) [+1]
Scouts: yaMi, Kobe
Soldiers: Q, wonder
Demo: Zaboomafoo
Medic: -ben
In Q's absence, dynasty continued to thrive with Sushi subbing in and re-uniting with Kobe. There's no doubt that they've assembled a legit team this season and I could even see them upsetting a higher seeded team in the first round if everything lines up right. They've just got to finish strong to secure their spot.
#8 TeamSolouMplst (6-4) [-5]
Scouts: Walrex, cleanbuddy
Soldiers: tresh, Lights
Demo: hayes
Med: umlpst
Over the season, TSM has gone through numerous class swaps. No matter the line-up though, they always manage to field strong players and even in their loss streak, their season never seemed to be danger. They should be able to continue to challenge most of the remaining teams with individual talent alone.
#9 g*ming (5-5) [-4]
Scouts: FrickMyNick, zanda
Soldiers: Scream, Shiny
Demo: Sleepy
Medic: ZoomZxe
By my count, there are nine teams that have presented a good argument that they deserve a playoff spot so far. Of course, there are only eight spots to go around, so someone is going to be sad. G*ming probably deserves a ticket to playoffs, and to get one, they'll need to start converting some of these close losses to wins. They clearly have the skills to get it done.
#10 St. Judes (4-6) [+6]
Scouts: Cadet, z3no
Soldiers: Beepity_boop, jude
Demo: Dennisavich
Medic: ScrewB
Cutting your way to the top is frowned upon. If people leave of their own volition (as they did here) and it ends up making the team better, then hey, it works out for everyone. It's too early to say if the team's new backcourt with Dennis and ScrewB is a huge difference maker, but recent results are promising.
#11 watch This (5-5) [+1]
Scouts: maze, zyehac
Soldiers: indi, scumbag_steve
Demo: Assterick
Medic: ales
Although I wouldn't call their season smooth sailing so far, it's about to get rough as they prepare to take on the two best teams in the division. If they can make the next two games look sort of competitive, it'll be a good omen and prove they're still in the fight.
#12 BLANC Esports (5-5)
Scouts: battlebotsfan, taiga
Soldiers: Unicorn_Wizard, Antecedent
Demo: Jojo
Medic: Tery
Through Product week, BLANC sported a re-imagined line-up with Jojo on scout and Antecedent on demoman to some degree of success. Otherwise, it seems like they're back to their regularly scheduled programming and they continue to be a solid middle of the pack team.
#13 Lobsters.tf (4-6) [-4]
Scouts: e, TheGreatMage
Soldiers: Tribes212, tristen
Demo: On1
Medic: Degnan
Early on, the Lobsters got spicy with massive upsets over the Burnsiders and g*ming. That momentum has died down over these last four games as they took a trip to Chokelahoma and threw away their match versus iBuyWinRAR, then fell to their rival BLANC Esports. Still, their remaining schedule is light-ish, so they're not cooked yet.
#14 monkeys @ mid (5-5)
Scouts: XBS, Owiboner
Soldiers: caboose, PKG
Demo: zbra
Med: tubagod
Owib moving to scout has given them the oompth they needed to start cleaning up some of the teams in the mid to lower part of the division. The monkeys come to play every game and have never been totally blown out.
#15 fe*t pics (4-6) [-2]
Scouts: triiiple, supreme toad
Soldiers: pant, knsume
Demo: perenne
Medic: kasper
It's a rare circumstance that with only six games left, the second to last place team still has a chance of making playoffs. Highlander players love a good King of the Hill map and with Clearcut coming up plus some winnable matches on Gullywash this week, their season's not over.
#16 yassss teaammm (2-8) [+2]
Scouts: Hellcat, Cpnfpn
Soldiers: Liam, Gwen
Demo: Yohnny
Medic: headless
Unfortunately, yassss teaammm is the sole team left in the dust in the playoff race. On the bright side, they've survived, claimed their their first win, and even beat the new Romney 5 in scrims yesterday, so things aren't all bad.
#17 Romney 5 (4-6) [-7]
Scouts: hypno, charis
Soldiers: GMK, fancyson
Demo: Alfredo Dan
Med: CAP_CREATURE
Recently re-joined soldier fancyson yelled out, “There you go! There you go.” Sniper Hypno gave a look of pleasant surprise. Leader SliceRogue yelled out, “We got an [expletive] squad now.” And before the team left the server, former Invite player yuice joined their call and said, “Y’all look so different.”
#?? Predatory Lending Practices (5-5)
Scouts: golden, zia
Soldiers: Owen, frog
Demo: lucrative
Med: wbacon
My monitor this week: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/809573988136517670/815810241630437386/20210228_222606_HDR.jpg
We'll see how it goes.
____
Graveyard: Eels and Escalators (0-4), Rock Bottom (4-6)
Good luck to everyone going into Gullywash week.
[b]Mildly Controversial RGL S5 Advanced Power Rankings Pt. 3 of 4
[/b][i]3/1/2021[/i]
This season of Advanced remains viciously contested going into the last three weeks. Only Cat Posse and :/ have pulled ahead of the pack while the rest of the teams continue to cannibalize each other week after week. The playoff picture should get really interesting as the season winds down.
____
[b]#1 Cat Posse (9-1)
[/b][i]Scouts: Shining Star, yumyum
Soldiers: KTB, Toss
Demo: Kurama
Medic: reigh[/i]
Cat Posse's streak of dominance continues with one notable exception. THE GOBLIN ZONE handed them their first loss on Sunshine in a truly bizarre hour long 9 rounder. Nonetheless, the cats have plenty of lives left and one mid-season hairball shouldn't hurt them much.
[b]#2 :/ (Honey Bacon Club) (9-1)
[/b][i]Scouts: dit, pom
Soldiers: H2O, morsca
Demo: artist
Medic: rasta_ronald[/i]
Losing Kutch hasn't caused any major issues, Artist continues to put out absurd damage each game, and their soldier combo is one of if not the best in the division. The result: HBC rises far above the crowd. They're done proving they're playoff contenders, now they're building a case for being title contenders. With some luck, they may even sneak into the top seed.
[b]#3 Portland Burnsiders (6-4) [+1]
[/b][i]Scouts: RPC_33, yerb
Soldiers: dylan, Kylofro
Demo: det
Med: squidie[/i]
A just barely positive record looks underwhelming for an almost Invite team at first glance. Upon closer inspection, it's easy to explain away most of their losses as competitive games with good teams and new map upset weirdness. Their revamped roster ft. det and dylan might give them the extra magic to push them into the title hunt.
[b]#4 iBuyWinRAR (5-5) [+3]
[/b][i]Scouts: Air, Percy
Soldiers: fyg, mitsuru lover III
Demo: mc
Medic: styles[/i]
This team was scary pre-season. When the season started, they didn't look as tough. Now, after many roster shuffles, fyg's on soldier again and it looks like they're back in the saddle. With a half-n-half record and a mid-table mosh in progress, it's not too late to get back into contention.
[b]#5 dior addicts (6-4) [+1]
[/b][i]Scouts: Rickrigatoni, claps
Soldiers: aimer, vegan
Demo: Kevito
Medic: Urmphi[/i]
I've heard from a million people that this team is dying. Turns out, rumors of dior's demise were greatly exaggerated as the latest iteration of their roster looks like the best yet.
[b]#6 THE GOBLIN ZONE (6-4) [+9]
[/b][i]Scouts: saam, Waldo
Soldiers: Muma, tomato_tom
Demo: Hedgehog Hero
Med: bloompi[/i]
THE GOBLIN ZONE never seemed to find the right balance between playing around with funny weapons and actually winning games with their deep pool of experience. That changed these last few weeks when they stole Cat Posse's zero while Waldo played 20 minutes of pyro. Apparently, dicking around and winning isn't mutually exclusive for this team.
[b]#7 dynasty (6-4) [+1]
[/b][i]Scouts: yaMi, Kobe
Soldiers: Q, wonder
Demo: Zaboomafoo
Medic: -ben[/i]
In Q's absence, dynasty continued to thrive with Sushi subbing in and re-uniting with Kobe. There's no doubt that they've assembled a legit team this season and I could even see them upsetting a higher seeded team in the first round if everything lines up right. They've just got to finish strong to secure their spot.
[b]#8 TeamSolouMplst (6-4) [-5]
[/b][i]Scouts: Walrex, cleanbuddy
Soldiers: tresh, Lights
Demo: hayes
Med: umlpst
[/i]
Over the season, TSM has gone through numerous class swaps. No matter the line-up though, they always manage to field strong players and even in their loss streak, their season never seemed to be danger. They should be able to continue to challenge most of the remaining teams with individual talent alone.
[b]#9 g*ming (5-5) [-4]
[/b][i]Scouts: FrickMyNick, zanda
Soldiers: Scream, Shiny
Demo: Sleepy
Medic: ZoomZxe[/i]
By my count, there are nine teams that have presented a good argument that they deserve a playoff spot so far. Of course, there are only eight spots to go around, so someone is going to be sad. G*ming probably deserves a ticket to playoffs, and to get one, they'll need to start converting some of these close losses to wins. They clearly have the skills to get it done.
[b]#10 St. Judes (4-6) [+6]
[/b][i]Scouts: Cadet, z3no
Soldiers: Beepity_boop, jude
Demo: Dennisavich
Medic: ScrewB[/i]
Cutting your way to the top is frowned upon. If people leave of their own volition (as they did here) and it ends up making the team better, then hey, it works out for everyone. It's too early to say if the team's new backcourt with Dennis and ScrewB is a huge difference maker, but recent results are promising.
[b]#11 watch This (5-5) [+1]
[/b][i]Scouts: maze, zyehac
Soldiers: indi, scumbag_steve
Demo: Assterick
Medic: ales
[/i]
Although I wouldn't call their season smooth sailing so far, it's about to get rough as they prepare to take on the two best teams in the division. If they can make the next two games look sort of competitive, it'll be a good omen and prove they're still in the fight.
[b]#12 BLANC Esports (5-5)
[/b][i]Scouts: battlebotsfan, taiga
Soldiers: Unicorn_Wizard, Antecedent
Demo: Jojo
Medic: Tery[/i]
Through Product week, BLANC sported a re-imagined line-up with Jojo on scout and Antecedent on demoman to some degree of success. Otherwise, it seems like they're back to their regularly scheduled programming and they continue to be a solid middle of the pack team.
[b]#13 Lobsters.tf (4-6) [-4]
[/b][i]Scouts: e, TheGreatMage
Soldiers: Tribes212, tristen
Demo: On1
Medic: Degnan[/i]
Early on, the Lobsters got spicy with massive upsets over the Burnsiders and g*ming. That momentum has died down over these last four games as they took a trip to Chokelahoma and threw away their match versus iBuyWinRAR, then fell to their rival BLANC Esports. Still, their remaining schedule is light-ish, so they're not cooked yet.
[b]#14 monkeys @ mid (5-5)
[/b][i]Scouts: XBS, Owiboner
Soldiers: caboose, PKG
Demo: zbra
Med: tubagod
[/i]
Owib moving to scout has given them the oompth they needed to start cleaning up some of the teams in the mid to lower part of the division. The monkeys come to play every game and have never been totally blown out.
[b]#15 fe*t pics (4-6) [-2]
[/b][i]Scouts: triiiple, supreme toad
Soldiers: pant, knsume
Demo: perenne
Medic: kasper
[/i]
It's a rare circumstance that with only six games left, the second to last place team still has a chance of making playoffs. Highlander players love a good King of the Hill map and with Clearcut coming up plus some winnable matches on Gullywash this week, their season's not over.
[b]#16 yassss teaammm (2-8) [+2]
[/b][i]Scouts: Hellcat, Cpnfpn
Soldiers: Liam, Gwen
Demo: Yohnny
Medic: headless[/i]
Unfortunately, yassss teaammm is the sole team left in the dust in the playoff race. On the bright side, they've survived, claimed their their first win, and even beat the new Romney 5 in scrims yesterday, so things aren't all bad.
[b]#17 Romney 5 (4-6) [-7]
[/b][i]Scouts: hypno, charis
Soldiers: GMK, fancyson
Demo: Alfredo Dan
Med: CAP_CREATURE[/i]
Recently re-joined soldier fancyson yelled out, “There you go! There you go.” Sniper Hypno gave a look of pleasant surprise. Leader SliceRogue yelled out, “We got an [expletive] squad now.” And before the team left the server, former Invite player yuice joined their call and said, “Y’all look so different.”
[b]#?? Predatory Lending Practices (5-5)
[/b][i]Scouts: golden, zia
Soldiers: Owen, frog
Demo: lucrative
Med: wbacon
[/i]
My monitor this week: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/809573988136517670/815810241630437386/20210228_222606_HDR.jpg
We'll see how it goes.
____
[s][b]Graveyard: Eels and Escalators (0-4), Rock Bottom (4-6)
[/b][/s]
Good luck to everyone going into Gullywash week.
[/b][i]3/1/2021[/i]
This season of Advanced remains viciously contested going into the last three weeks. Only Cat Posse and :/ have pulled ahead of the pack while the rest of the teams continue to cannibalize each other week after week. The playoff picture should get really interesting as the season winds down.
____
[b]#1 Cat Posse (9-1)
[/b][i]Scouts: Shining Star, yumyum
Soldiers: KTB, Toss
Demo: Kurama
Medic: reigh[/i]
Cat Posse's streak of dominance continues with one notable exception. THE GOBLIN ZONE handed them their first loss on Sunshine in a truly bizarre hour long 9 rounder. Nonetheless, the cats have plenty of lives left and one mid-season hairball shouldn't hurt them much.
[b]#2 :/ (Honey Bacon Club) (9-1)
[/b][i]Scouts: dit, pom
Soldiers: H2O, morsca
Demo: artist
Medic: rasta_ronald[/i]
Losing Kutch hasn't caused any major issues, Artist continues to put out absurd damage each game, and their soldier combo is one of if not the best in the division. The result: HBC rises far above the crowd. They're done proving they're playoff contenders, now they're building a case for being title contenders. With some luck, they may even sneak into the top seed.
[b]#3 Portland Burnsiders (6-4) [+1]
[/b][i]Scouts: RPC_33, yerb
Soldiers: dylan, Kylofro
Demo: det
Med: squidie[/i]
A just barely positive record looks underwhelming for an almost Invite team at first glance. Upon closer inspection, it's easy to explain away most of their losses as competitive games with good teams and new map upset weirdness. Their revamped roster ft. det and dylan might give them the extra magic to push them into the title hunt.
[b]#4 iBuyWinRAR (5-5) [+3]
[/b][i]Scouts: Air, Percy
Soldiers: fyg, mitsuru lover III
Demo: mc
Medic: styles[/i]
This team was scary pre-season. When the season started, they didn't look as tough. Now, after many roster shuffles, fyg's on soldier again and it looks like they're back in the saddle. With a half-n-half record and a mid-table mosh in progress, it's not too late to get back into contention.
[b]#5 dior addicts (6-4) [+1]
[/b][i]Scouts: Rickrigatoni, claps
Soldiers: aimer, vegan
Demo: Kevito
Medic: Urmphi[/i]
I've heard from a million people that this team is dying. Turns out, rumors of dior's demise were greatly exaggerated as the latest iteration of their roster looks like the best yet.
[b]#6 THE GOBLIN ZONE (6-4) [+9]
[/b][i]Scouts: saam, Waldo
Soldiers: Muma, tomato_tom
Demo: Hedgehog Hero
Med: bloompi[/i]
THE GOBLIN ZONE never seemed to find the right balance between playing around with funny weapons and actually winning games with their deep pool of experience. That changed these last few weeks when they stole Cat Posse's zero while Waldo played 20 minutes of pyro. Apparently, dicking around and winning isn't mutually exclusive for this team.
[b]#7 dynasty (6-4) [+1]
[/b][i]Scouts: yaMi, Kobe
Soldiers: Q, wonder
Demo: Zaboomafoo
Medic: -ben[/i]
In Q's absence, dynasty continued to thrive with Sushi subbing in and re-uniting with Kobe. There's no doubt that they've assembled a legit team this season and I could even see them upsetting a higher seeded team in the first round if everything lines up right. They've just got to finish strong to secure their spot.
[b]#8 TeamSolouMplst (6-4) [-5]
[/b][i]Scouts: Walrex, cleanbuddy
Soldiers: tresh, Lights
Demo: hayes
Med: umlpst
[/i]
Over the season, TSM has gone through numerous class swaps. No matter the line-up though, they always manage to field strong players and even in their loss streak, their season never seemed to be danger. They should be able to continue to challenge most of the remaining teams with individual talent alone.
[b]#9 g*ming (5-5) [-4]
[/b][i]Scouts: FrickMyNick, zanda
Soldiers: Scream, Shiny
Demo: Sleepy
Medic: ZoomZxe[/i]
By my count, there are nine teams that have presented a good argument that they deserve a playoff spot so far. Of course, there are only eight spots to go around, so someone is going to be sad. G*ming probably deserves a ticket to playoffs, and to get one, they'll need to start converting some of these close losses to wins. They clearly have the skills to get it done.
[b]#10 St. Judes (4-6) [+6]
[/b][i]Scouts: Cadet, z3no
Soldiers: Beepity_boop, jude
Demo: Dennisavich
Medic: ScrewB[/i]
Cutting your way to the top is frowned upon. If people leave of their own volition (as they did here) and it ends up making the team better, then hey, it works out for everyone. It's too early to say if the team's new backcourt with Dennis and ScrewB is a huge difference maker, but recent results are promising.
[b]#11 watch This (5-5) [+1]
[/b][i]Scouts: maze, zyehac
Soldiers: indi, scumbag_steve
Demo: Assterick
Medic: ales
[/i]
Although I wouldn't call their season smooth sailing so far, it's about to get rough as they prepare to take on the two best teams in the division. If they can make the next two games look sort of competitive, it'll be a good omen and prove they're still in the fight.
[b]#12 BLANC Esports (5-5)
[/b][i]Scouts: battlebotsfan, taiga
Soldiers: Unicorn_Wizard, Antecedent
Demo: Jojo
Medic: Tery[/i]
Through Product week, BLANC sported a re-imagined line-up with Jojo on scout and Antecedent on demoman to some degree of success. Otherwise, it seems like they're back to their regularly scheduled programming and they continue to be a solid middle of the pack team.
[b]#13 Lobsters.tf (4-6) [-4]
[/b][i]Scouts: e, TheGreatMage
Soldiers: Tribes212, tristen
Demo: On1
Medic: Degnan[/i]
Early on, the Lobsters got spicy with massive upsets over the Burnsiders and g*ming. That momentum has died down over these last four games as they took a trip to Chokelahoma and threw away their match versus iBuyWinRAR, then fell to their rival BLANC Esports. Still, their remaining schedule is light-ish, so they're not cooked yet.
[b]#14 monkeys @ mid (5-5)
[/b][i]Scouts: XBS, Owiboner
Soldiers: caboose, PKG
Demo: zbra
Med: tubagod
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Owib moving to scout has given them the oompth they needed to start cleaning up some of the teams in the mid to lower part of the division. The monkeys come to play every game and have never been totally blown out.
[b]#15 fe*t pics (4-6) [-2]
[/b][i]Scouts: triiiple, supreme toad
Soldiers: pant, knsume
Demo: perenne
Medic: kasper
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It's a rare circumstance that with only six games left, the second to last place team still has a chance of making playoffs. Highlander players love a good King of the Hill map and with Clearcut coming up plus some winnable matches on Gullywash this week, their season's not over.
[b]#16 yassss teaammm (2-8) [+2]
[/b][i]Scouts: Hellcat, Cpnfpn
Soldiers: Liam, Gwen
Demo: Yohnny
Medic: headless[/i]
Unfortunately, yassss teaammm is the sole team left in the dust in the playoff race. On the bright side, they've survived, claimed their their first win, and even beat the new Romney 5 in scrims yesterday, so things aren't all bad.
[b]#17 Romney 5 (4-6) [-7]
[/b][i]Scouts: hypno, charis
Soldiers: GMK, fancyson
Demo: Alfredo Dan
Med: CAP_CREATURE[/i]
Recently re-joined soldier fancyson yelled out, “There you go! There you go.” Sniper Hypno gave a look of pleasant surprise. Leader SliceRogue yelled out, “We got an [expletive] squad now.” And before the team left the server, former Invite player yuice joined their call and said, “Y’all look so different.”
[b]#?? Predatory Lending Practices (5-5)
[/b][i]Scouts: golden, zia
Soldiers: Owen, frog
Demo: lucrative
Med: wbacon
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My monitor this week: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/809573988136517670/815810241630437386/20210228_222606_HDR.jpg
We'll see how it goes.
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[s][b]Graveyard: Eels and Escalators (0-4), Rock Bottom (4-6)
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Good luck to everyone going into Gullywash week.
I'm leaving TF2 to focus on final semester of my degree.
Good luck to everyone, especially the bosses on Monkeys @ Mid.
I'm leaving TF2 to focus on final semester of my degree.
Good luck to everyone, especially the bosses on Monkeys @ Mid.
Good luck to everyone, especially the bosses on Monkeys @ Mid.
Two more weeks remain in the regular season, and thus two more episodes of All Around Advanced (until playoffs). Tonight's guest is everyone's favorite son of SpaceCadet'HX, Cadet. You know the drill: review Gully, talk Clearcut. Seeyou at 8PM EST.
Two more weeks remain in the regular season, and thus two more episodes of All Around Advanced (until playoffs). Tonight's guest is everyone's favorite son of SpaceCadet'HX, Cadet. You know the drill: review Gully, talk Clearcut. Seeyou at 8PM EST.
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pov it is koth week and u are on the hl team
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pov it is koth week and u are on the hl team
pov it is koth week and u are on the hl team
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