We are a HL team in UGC (Zaboomacrew + 3) based off Zaboomacrew from ESEA open, and we were put in a division that clearly we shouldn't be in.
EDIT: Probably want to read the chat logs first, then the two threads, then the logs.
EDIT: Crossing out most of my original post since it's all in this thread:
EDIT: Here's the entire thread: https://www.dropbox.com/s/2hbb1y5g1ty1urh/UGC%20Forums%20-%20Division%20Change%20Request.htm
Here's another thread:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wexgoras76a13ij/UGC%20Forums%20-%20The%20system%20for%20promotion%20of%20teams%20is%20flawed..htm
All the chat logs:
http://pastebin.com/FLgnqeJi
http://pastebin.com/b6GmMuWk
Logs of Zaboomacrew vs retro (mid gold team):
http://logs.tf/view/4464
Here's background on the subject http://www.ugcleague.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3110
EDIT: They moved my thread to leader forums.
Anyway, we are a HL team in UGC (Zaboomacrew + 3) based off Zaboomacrew from ESEA open, and we were put in a division that clearly we shouldn't be in.
I am reposting what I last posted on that thread just in case UGC deletes my post:
I will try my best to organize this post in a manner that proves why we shouldn't be in plat.
1) We won't be scrimming/practicing AT ALL. We will simply be showing up for matches to play. I'm not sure how significant you guys think this is, but it is (IFA.R scrimmed practically everyday if I'm not mistaken, and it paid off)
2) Our starting roster:
misskay - medic
chimpoo - heavy
shlaner - demoman
avast - soldier
takeo - pyro
kace - engineer
perey - scout
poiso - spy
mendez - sniper
From this roster, our demoman, soldier, pyro, engineer, and heavy are all offclassing.
(I've never played heavy for a UGC Highlander Team before except in PUGs)
Our demo, soldier, pyro, engineer, and scout are new to highlander, and are only mid-high ESEA open (playing for the first time BTW after playing UGC 6s)
3) Here are the teams in Gold that can probably beat us in a match looking at rosters:
Let's Play Some Highlanda! (basically old uBs with offclassing)
+fwd (tR. with hein as their new medic)
eBm (neon, mamboulay, rich, hugh laurie, need I say more?)
HDISR (aka SAG, once a plat team)
Top Gluttons (solid team mentored by vhalin, invite player and engineer of america)
COSTCO, djinn's nine, etc. etc. and all the other teams that will be practicing/ scrimming, etc.
4) What team in plat will lose to us? Someone please tell me. Maybe DMS, but they shouldn't even be in plat this season. (Let's play some Highlanda! rolled them in scrim earlier today, proving that UGC doesn't know how to set divisions in their own league)
Here is the chat logs between me and the admins. PLEASE read if you even have the slightest interest in UGC's thought process when setting divisions:
http://pastebin.com/FLgnqeJi
Please don't -frag because this is about UGC, but believe me, I'm starting to dislike UGC now just as you guys do.