Here we are again with the second round of open playoffs. Grats to the 8 teams that won last week and secured their spot in im. Another guest appearance by london.
indust we trust (#1) vs gettin cozy (#8)
http://i.imgur.com/N1aFmPP.png
Indust we trust should continue to breeze through their playoff matches this round with a matchup against getting cozy. Gettin cozy just barely scraped by last round with a 5-4 win against BIG BOYS. I'm yet to decide whether this was a sign of gettin cozy being worse than I anticipated or if BIG BOYS has rekindled their fighting spirit, either way it shouldn't really matter. KillemAll pulled out all stops last week, doing more damage than anyone on his team sans the demo and putting 54 frags on the board, but I don't see mumbo and darkstar letting him have his way with them. Indust takes this 4-1.
Players to watch: kL, darkstar, KillemAll
Playground Tactics (#4) vs slippin with slipz v2 (#12)
http://i.imgur.com/QXmsdP8.png
Both of these teams have a fairly large amount of experience, and I'm going to say this match will probably come down to differences in dm ability. Slippin with slipz does have the upper hand in the soldier department, but playground tactics are head and shoulders above in terms of their scouts and demo. On viaduct I'm going to stick my neck out and say the latter will be more important. Insom and sonn should dominate the flank and leave room for typhus to freely bomb slipz. The fact that defiance is off classing is probably going to show a lot more in this matchup, where I think he's going to get pressured out of a lot of fights. Playground Tactics will win this 4-2.
Players to watch: Rikachu, insom, bsc
The Crunchy Bunch (#3) vs Zaboomacrew (#11)
http://i.imgur.com/X50hljg.png
The Crunchy Bunch are one of my favorites in open this season in terms of playstyle. They have some of the best dm in open, and they play with the balls to show for it. That being said, I think they should dominate Zaboomacrew in this match. While Zaboomacrew may also tend towards an aggressive playstyle, I think that the dm is sloped completely in the Crunchy Bunch's favor which should be the decisive factor, especially on viaduct. One thing that the Crunchy Bunch is really good about is making sure that their scouts always have buffs. I'm expecting Zaboomacrew to get shut out pretty badly with a flank that gets mowed over and lots of early bombs from Rekuso that will force them into unfavorable ubers. Crunchy Bunch wins 4-1.
Players to watch: Avast, Rex, Bosh
Tonights Entertainment (#7) vs New Faith Church Gaming (#15)
http://i.imgur.com/dhxrWjE.png
This match has the potential to be either really close or really one sided. If mausy plays out of his mind and dflame and stratovarius both have on days then they may be able to take this just because this is viaduct week, but I'm doubtful of that happening. One strength of New Faith Church Gaming is that they don't really have a carry, the team is incredibly well rounded. Sure, Clorg can be doing 400 DDM, but it isn't the end of the world for NFCG if he goes down. Tonights Entertainment's scouts and demo should be about on par with NFCG but their weaker soldiers and much weaker team synergy aren't going to be enough to topple New Faith who are coming off of a dominant 5-0 roll over the #2 seed. New Faith Church Gaming gets the win 4-1.
Players to watch: mausy, clorg, kev
P.S. shoutout to cabin for using the shotgun on roamer
Here we are again with the second round of open playoffs. Grats to the 8 teams that won last week and secured their spot in im. Another guest appearance by london.
[b]indust we trust (#1) vs gettin cozy (#8)[/b]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/N1aFmPP.png[/img]
Indust we trust should continue to breeze through their playoff matches this round with a matchup against getting cozy. Gettin cozy just barely scraped by last round with a 5-4 win against BIG BOYS. I'm yet to decide whether this was a sign of gettin cozy being worse than I anticipated or if BIG BOYS has rekindled their fighting spirit, either way it shouldn't really matter. KillemAll pulled out all stops last week, doing more damage than anyone on his team sans the demo and putting 54 frags on the board, but I don't see mumbo and darkstar letting him have his way with them. Indust takes this 4-1.
Players to watch: kL, darkstar, KillemAll
[b]Playground Tactics (#4) vs slippin with slipz v2 (#12)[/b]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/QXmsdP8.png[/img]
Both of these teams have a fairly large amount of experience, and I'm going to say this match will probably come down to differences in dm ability. Slippin with slipz does have the upper hand in the soldier department, but playground tactics are head and shoulders above in terms of their scouts and demo. On viaduct I'm going to stick my neck out and say the latter will be more important. Insom and sonn should dominate the flank and leave room for typhus to freely bomb slipz. The fact that defiance is off classing is probably going to show a lot more in this matchup, where I think he's going to get pressured out of a lot of fights. Playground Tactics will win this 4-2.
Players to watch: Rikachu, insom, bsc
[b]The Crunchy Bunch (#3) vs Zaboomacrew (#11)[/b]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/X50hljg.png[/img]
The Crunchy Bunch are one of my favorites in open this season in terms of playstyle. They have some of the best dm in open, and they play with the balls to show for it. That being said, I think they should dominate Zaboomacrew in this match. While Zaboomacrew may also tend towards an aggressive playstyle, I think that the dm is sloped completely in the Crunchy Bunch's favor which should be the decisive factor, especially on viaduct. One thing that the Crunchy Bunch is really good about is making sure that their scouts always have buffs. I'm expecting Zaboomacrew to get shut out pretty badly with a flank that gets mowed over and lots of early bombs from Rekuso that will force them into unfavorable ubers. Crunchy Bunch wins 4-1.
Players to watch: Avast, Rex, Bosh
[b]Tonights Entertainment (#7) vs New Faith Church Gaming (#15)[/b]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/dhxrWjE.png[/img]
This match has the potential to be either really close or really one sided. If mausy plays out of his mind and dflame and stratovarius both have on days then they may be able to take this just because this is viaduct week, but I'm doubtful of that happening. One strength of New Faith Church Gaming is that they don't really have a carry, the team is incredibly well rounded. Sure, Clorg can be doing 400 DDM, but it isn't the end of the world for NFCG if he goes down. Tonights Entertainment's scouts and demo should be about on par with NFCG but their weaker soldiers and much weaker team synergy aren't going to be enough to topple New Faith who are coming off of a dominant 5-0 roll over the #2 seed. New Faith Church Gaming gets the win 4-1.
Players to watch: mausy, clorg, kev
P.S. shoutout to cabin for using the shotgun on roamer
BIG BOYS (#9) vs Rent-a-Homies (#16)
http://i.imgur.com/N9F4VxR.png
I'm actually not too sure which way this match is going to go. BIG BOYS did take 4 rounds off of gettin cozy in round 1, but cozen spent a large portion of the match doing his best super saiyan impression. BIG BOYS have a team dynamic where pt gets all of the heals, and they play at their best when hooli and bio both manage to go huge with no heals. They seem to be inconsistent in delivering this, though. The crux of this match should be walka and moolkey. The 2 of them are sporting the #1 and #2 ranks of most deaths in the entire league. I really don't know how they manage to die so much, but on a map like viaduct where spawn advantages have a large impact it could end up being the nail in BIG BOYS' coffin. Moolkey and Walka need to learn to recognize when they need to stay alive. Rent-a-Homies may not have anyone outside of serv0 that comes off to me as a particularly strong fragger, but they have sound decision making and I think they should be able to take this match with that. Rent-a-Homies wins 4-2.
Players to watch: Hooli, Bio, serv0
trans-autistic railroad (#5) vs The Peppercock Family (#13)
http://i.imgur.com/4w2CzhT.png
Courtesy of London Calling
Viaduct could be anyone's game between these two teams. After a somewhat difficult first round for both Trans-Autistic Railroad and The Peppercock Family, the two teams will want to bring the heat to this match, as I'm sure they all feel the sinister breath of another season in Open breathing down their necks with another loss. Breloom makes his return after being absent last week while having FFG fill in for him, and should bring some presence that was lacking a bit during cp_snakewater last week. On the other side of things, all eyes will surely be on zalfy to go bananas on viaduct and maybe even show off some of his head-clicking skills on sniper. However, it will be on the rest of the Peppercocks to really lock down this match if they want the win. As long as zalfy doesn't run a train on conductor Trans-Autistic should walk away with a 4-3 win, but they'll probably just make me look like an idiot again and lose.
Players to watch: zalfy, breloom, kohaku
Toon Gang (#6) vs Randy and Chums (#14)
http://i.imgur.com/sro4Gvc.png
This is another match that I'm not very sure about, and I don't really have much to say about it. These teams should be a fairly even match in terms of dm, they both have 1 or 2 strong fraggers with the rest of the team being a sort of supporting cast. Randy and Chums is more cohesive as a team though, and their better decision making should edge them out to win this. Randy and Chums wins 4-3.
Players to watch: blackymonster, kraka, powermangoes
Hanky Panky (#2) vs Very Good Bad Boys (#10)
http://i.imgur.com/KtcAboA.png
Hanky Panky gave us a dismal performance last week, getting brutalized by New Faith Church Gaming. I still have some shred of hope for them though. Their biggest weakness was probably that the only play in the dashner playbook seems to be jumping the enemy team's medic at the earliest opportunity. However, this probably won't be an issue on viaduct since it suits the map well. Very Good Bad Boys did fare a lot better than I had expected them to in round 1, managing to actually put up a bit of a fight against Tonights Entertainment. Hanky Panky can probably win this with their dm ability and experience, but VGBB should be able to take some rounds. Hanky Panky wins 4-2.
Players to watch: Hugh Laurie, north^star, Fan of Angels
[b]BIG BOYS (#9) vs Rent-a-Homies (#16)[/b]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/N9F4VxR.png[/img]
I'm actually not too sure which way this match is going to go. BIG BOYS did take 4 rounds off of gettin cozy in round 1, but cozen spent a large portion of the match doing his best super saiyan impression. BIG BOYS have a team dynamic where pt gets all of the heals, and they play at their best when hooli and bio both manage to go huge with no heals. They seem to be inconsistent in delivering this, though. The crux of this match should be walka and moolkey. The 2 of them are sporting the #1 and #2 ranks of most deaths in the entire league. I really don't know how they manage to die so much, but on a map like viaduct where spawn advantages have a large impact it could end up being the nail in BIG BOYS' coffin. Moolkey and Walka need to learn to recognize when they need to stay alive. Rent-a-Homies may not have anyone outside of serv0 that comes off to me as a particularly strong fragger, but they have sound decision making and I think they should be able to take this match with that. Rent-a-Homies wins 4-2.
Players to watch: Hooli, Bio, serv0
[b]trans-autistic railroad (#5) vs The Peppercock Family (#13)[/b]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/4w2CzhT.png[/img]
[i]Courtesy of London Calling[/i]
Viaduct could be anyone's game between these two teams. After a somewhat difficult first round for both Trans-Autistic Railroad and The Peppercock Family, the two teams will want to bring the heat to this match, as I'm sure they all feel the sinister breath of another season in Open breathing down their necks with another loss. Breloom makes his return after being absent last week while having FFG fill in for him, and should bring some presence that was lacking a bit during cp_snakewater last week. On the other side of things, all eyes will surely be on zalfy to go bananas on viaduct and maybe even show off some of his head-clicking skills on sniper. However, it will be on the rest of the Peppercocks to really lock down this match if they want the win. As long as zalfy doesn't run a train on conductor Trans-Autistic should walk away with a 4-3 win, but they'll probably just make me look like an idiot again and lose.
Players to watch: zalfy, breloom, kohaku
[b]Toon Gang (#6) vs Randy and Chums (#14)[/b]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/sro4Gvc.png[/img]
This is another match that I'm not very sure about, and I don't really have much to say about it. These teams should be a fairly even match in terms of dm, they both have 1 or 2 strong fraggers with the rest of the team being a sort of supporting cast. Randy and Chums is more cohesive as a team though, and their better decision making should edge them out to win this. Randy and Chums wins 4-3.
Players to watch: blackymonster, kraka, powermangoes
[b]Hanky Panky (#2) vs Very Good Bad Boys (#10)[/b]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/KtcAboA.png[/img]
Hanky Panky gave us a dismal performance last week, getting brutalized by New Faith Church Gaming. I still have some shred of hope for them though. Their biggest weakness was probably that the only play in the dashner playbook seems to be jumping the enemy team's medic at the earliest opportunity. However, this probably won't be an issue on viaduct since it suits the map well. Very Good Bad Boys did fare a lot better than I had expected them to in round 1, managing to actually put up a bit of a fight against Tonights Entertainment. Hanky Panky can probably win this with their dm ability and experience, but VGBB should be able to take some rounds. Hanky Panky wins 4-2.
Players to watch: Hugh Laurie, north^star, Fan of Angels
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I'm expecting an explosive and horrific smelling type 4 in the next two hours, stay tuned
I'm expecting an explosive and horrific smelling type 4 in the next two hours, stay tuned
i am no longer pocketing. me and bio switched classes.
i am no longer pocketing. me and bio switched classes.
conductorTonights Entertainment (#7) vs New Faith Church Gaming (#15)
http://i.imgur.com/2IICpSm.png
This match has the potential to be either really close or really one sided. If mausy plays out of his mind and dflame and stratovarius both have on days then they may be able to take this just because this is viaduct week, but I'm doubtful of that happening. One strength of New Faith Church Gaming is that they don't really have a carry, the team is incredibly well rounded. Sure, Clorg can be doing 400 DDM, but it isn't the end of the world for NFCG if he goes down. Tonights Entertainment's scouts and demo should be about on par with NFCG but their weaker soldiers and much weaker team synergy aren't going to be enough to topple New Faith who are coming off of a dominant 5-0 roll over the #2 seed. New Faith Church Gaming gets the win 4-1.
Players to watch: mausy, clorg, kev
P.S. shoutout to cabin for using the shotgun on roamer
I think the predict is a little off [4-2 or 4-3 Tonight's Entertainment]. Also I think I should be on the players to watch... Mausy is not on our team. Not sure why that rumor is everywhere. We have STOPERR. Strat is not on medic, he is on scout now. Bopper is on medic.
EDIT: Just pointing out that our roster is a little off and also I think the prediction is a little off. I think we can win this one :p
[quote=conductor][b]Tonights Entertainment (#7) vs New Faith Church Gaming (#15)[/b]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/2IICpSm.png[/img]
This match has the potential to be either really close or really one sided. If mausy plays out of his mind and dflame and stratovarius both have on days then they may be able to take this just because this is viaduct week, but I'm doubtful of that happening. One strength of New Faith Church Gaming is that they don't really have a carry, the team is incredibly well rounded. Sure, Clorg can be doing 400 DDM, but it isn't the end of the world for NFCG if he goes down. Tonights Entertainment's scouts and demo should be about on par with NFCG but their weaker soldiers and much weaker team synergy aren't going to be enough to topple New Faith who are coming off of a dominant 5-0 roll over the #2 seed. New Faith Church Gaming gets the win 4-1.
Players to watch: mausy, clorg, kev
P.S. shoutout to cabin for using the shotgun on roamer[/quote]
I think the predict is a little off [4-2 or 4-3 Tonight's Entertainment]. Also I think I should be on the players to watch... Mausy is not on our team. Not sure why that rumor is everywhere. We have STOPERR. Strat is not on medic, he is on scout now. Bopper is on medic.
EDIT: Just pointing out that our roster is a little off and also I think the prediction is a little off. I think we can win this one :p
nice use of quotes dflame! Good writeup nonetheless.
nice use of quotes dflame! Good writeup nonetheless.
oh right I forgot that strat and bopper switched classes, my bad I forgot to fix that I'll do it now. I've been told it's mausy and that it's stoper and until I have a definitive reason to think one or the other I'm leaving it as it is. As for what you think about the players to watch or the score, I don't care.
oh right I forgot that strat and bopper switched classes, my bad I forgot to fix that I'll do it now. I've been told it's mausy and that it's stoper and until I have a definitive reason to think one or the other I'm leaving it as it is. As for what you think about the players to watch or the score, I don't care.
vilei am no longer pocketing. me and bio switched classes.
http://i.imgur.com/J2wJdwD.png
[quote=vile]i am no longer pocketing. me and bio switched classes.[/quote]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/J2wJdwD.png[/img]
conductoroh right I forgot that strat and bopper switched classes, my bad I forgot to fix that I'll do it now. I've been told it's mausy and that it's stoper and until I have a definitive reason to think one or the other I'm leaving it as it is. As for what you think about the players to watch or the score, I don't care.
Thanks for the reply :)
[quote=conductor]oh right I forgot that strat and bopper switched classes, my bad I forgot to fix that I'll do it now. I've been told it's mausy and that it's stoper and until I have a definitive reason to think one or the other I'm leaving it as it is. As for what you think about the players to watch or the score, I don't care.[/quote]
Thanks for the reply :)
Indust may have schedule difficulties due to DarkStar being forced to stay at work until well after normal play times. Unless he calls in sick xd
Indust may have schedule difficulties due to DarkStar being forced to stay at work until well after normal play times. Unless he calls in sick xd
Shoutout to our up-and-coming pocket soldier KTB!
Shoutout to our up-and-coming pocket soldier KTB!
but their weaker soldiers
lol, get good KTB ;)
[quote][b]but their weaker soldiers[/b][/quote]
lol, [b]get good[/b] KTB ;)
conjuring rockets with the rocket wizard
conjuring rockets with the rocket wizard
dflameconductorTonights Entertainment (#7) vs New Faith Church Gaming (#15)http://i.imgur.com/2IICpSm.pngThis match has the potential to be either really close or really one sided. If mausy plays out of his mind and dflame and stratovarius both have on days then they may be able to take this just because this is viaduct week, but I'm doubtful of that happening. One strength of New Faith Church Gaming is that they don't really have a carry, the team is incredibly well rounded. Sure, Clorg can be doing 400 DDM, but it isn't the end of the world for NFCG if he goes down. Tonights Entertainment's scouts and demo should be about on par with NFCG but their weaker soldiers and much weaker team synergy aren't going to be enough to topple New Faith who are coming off of a dominant 5-0 roll over the #2 seed. New Faith Church Gaming gets the win 4-1. Players to watch: mausy, clorg, kevP.S. shoutout to cabin for using the shotgun on roamer
I think the predict is a little off [4-2 or 4-3 Tonight's Entertainment]. Also I think I should be on the players to watch... Mausy is not on our team. Not sure why that rumor is everywhere. We have STOPERR. Strat is not on medic, he is on scout now. Bopper is on medic. EDIT: Just pointing out that our roster is a little off and also I think the prediction is a little off. I think we can win this one :p
That's weird... why would STOPERR tell me himself in a pug that you guys picked up mausy in place of him? If it is a "rumor" it came straight from him. Atleast thats how I found out.
KaeyelIndust may have schedule difficulties due to DarkStar being forced to stay at work until well after normal play times. Unless he calls in sick xd
The irony is that i'm actually sick and i might be able to afford to call out one day. And by afford i mean i won't feel so guilty becuase im actually sick :P
[quote=dflame][quote=conductor][b]Tonights Entertainment (#7) vs New Faith Church Gaming (#15)[/b][img]http://i.imgur.com/2IICpSm.png[/img]This match has the potential to be either really close or really one sided. If mausy plays out of his mind and dflame and stratovarius both have on days then they may be able to take this just because this is viaduct week, but I'm doubtful of that happening. One strength of New Faith Church Gaming is that they don't really have a carry, the team is incredibly well rounded. Sure, Clorg can be doing 400 DDM, but it isn't the end of the world for NFCG if he goes down. Tonights Entertainment's scouts and demo should be about on par with NFCG but their weaker soldiers and much weaker team synergy aren't going to be enough to topple New Faith who are coming off of a dominant 5-0 roll over the #2 seed. New Faith Church Gaming gets the win 4-1. Players to watch: mausy, clorg, kevP.S. shoutout to cabin for using the shotgun on roamer[/quote] I think the predict is a little off [4-2 or 4-3 Tonight's Entertainment]. Also I think I should be on the players to watch... Mausy is not on our team. Not sure why that rumor is everywhere. We have STOPERR. Strat is not on medic, he is on scout now. Bopper is on medic. EDIT: Just pointing out that our roster is a little off and also I think the prediction is a little off. I think we can win this one :p[/quote]
That's weird... why would STOPERR tell me himself in a pug that you guys picked up mausy in place of him? If it is a "rumor" it came straight from him. Atleast thats how I found out.
[quote=Kaeyel]Indust may have schedule difficulties due to DarkStar being forced to stay at work until well after normal play times. Unless he calls in sick xd[/quote]
The irony is that i'm actually sick and i might be able to afford to call out one day. And by afford i mean i won't feel so guilty becuase im actually sick :P
DarkstarThe irony is that i'm actually sick and i might be able to afford to call out one day. And by afford i mean i won't feel so guilty becuase im actually sick :P
Dark$tar
[quote=Darkstar]
The irony is that i'm actually sick and i might be able to afford to call out one day. And by afford i mean i won't feel so guilty becuase im actually sick :P[/quote]
Dark$tar
yeah really who are those shitlords ktb and thrasher? they sure dont stand up to the hardened inviters cabin and cprice at any rate
yeah really who are those shitlords ktb and thrasher? they sure dont stand up to the hardened inviters cabin and cprice at any rate
ragorism will be replacing atomsk on roamer! good write up. these next matches will be interesting!
ragorism will be replacing atomsk on roamer! good write up. these next matches will be interesting!
As someone who has played NFCG and Tonight's entertainment several times a week for pretty much the last 4 weeks of the season, if my shot at im was on the line I'd hope the other team would have KTB and thrasher every day of the week
As someone who has played NFCG and Tonight's entertainment several times a week for pretty much the last 4 weeks of the season, if my shot at im was on the line I'd hope the other team would have KTB and thrasher every day of the week
dflame you cant predict for your own team
dflame you cant predict for your own team
people think you picked up mausy because stoper wants like every open team to pick him up
people think you picked up mausy because stoper wants like every open team to pick him up
So fast and well done. Why can't esea predictions be this quick and high quality?
So fast and well done. Why can't esea predictions be this quick and high quality?
clorgSo fast, and well done. Why can't esea predictions be this quick and high quality?
because you'd have to get rk to approve another writer and/or fire deathanchor
[quote=clorg]So fast, and well done. Why can't esea predictions be this quick and high quality?[/quote]
because you'd have to get rk to approve another writer and/or fire deathanchor
i hate to talk about zalfy more
but hes really not fun to play against on viaduct
beware
i hate to talk about zalfy more
but hes really not fun to play against on viaduct
beware
also dflame is REALLY still telling people that mausy hasnt been playing the last part of the season
how fuckin dumb
also dflame is REALLY still telling people that mausy hasnt been playing the last part of the season
how fuckin dumb
mi hate to talk about zalfy more
but hes really not fun to play against
beware
fixed
[quote=m]i hate to talk about zalfy more
but hes really not fun to play against
beware[/quote]
fixed
bscdflame you cant predict for your own team
I can predict for my own team if I want. No rule against it... In fact there are no rules on predicting.
But anyways I think Playground Tactics, Tonight's Entertainment, Indust, or Crunchy Bunch have the potential to make the finals. This season has been a good season and good luck to everyone.
[quote=bsc]dflame you cant predict for your own team[/quote]
I can predict for my own team if I want. No rule against it... In fact there are no rules on predicting.
But anyways I think Playground Tactics, Tonight's Entertainment, Indust, or Crunchy Bunch have the potential to make the finals. This season has been a good season and good luck to everyone.
malso dflame is REALLY still telling people that mausy hasnt been playing the last part of the season
how fuckin dumb
Who are you? Didn't you get moved to medic on your team because you had unbelievably fucking awful DM on soldier? Good luck in the playoffs but still I fucking despise you.
[quote=m]also dflame is REALLY still telling people that mausy hasnt been playing the last part of the season
how fuckin dumb[/quote]
Who are you? Didn't you get moved to medic on your team because you had unbelievably fucking awful DM on soldier? Good luck in the playoffs but still I fucking despise you.