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so....is there going to still be an 8 team playoff? or 4?

NFCG (or whatever name they decide on) has had some pretty impressive scrims. killemall and kev are pretty fuuuuuuuuucking good.

its going to be an interesting season, thats for sure. there's about 5 teams that can beat each other on a good day depending on the map.

i hate granary.

haha touche ringo thats a really good point actually. Moose Fortress s11 never forget!

panic is definitely pretty good at demo from watching ques' POV last night from when they scrimmed them. until we see what kapow and rando has in store for main i would say duwatna/djc's team and this new mad men/solace team are sitting at the top of the pile at the moment. rent-a-homies not far behind.

some activity on the horizon...

so sal joins quantum flux, blinky moves to medic, tictack to pocket and phaser is on roamer.

airshot casino hasnt started scrimming yet as far as i know. i believe them all to be pretty scary on their offclasses, especially downpour. he might have the best medic dm in open, just sayin. next monkey suit.

the tragic servers team is starting to come together, im not sure if chriz will be playing his main. sinner returns to open as well as frio, i have no idea who else on the roster will actually play.

slin has been trying out for mahal kita. from watching their scrims on stream last night he'll probably do well if he decides to stick with them

there are also rumors of a certain MGE superstar joining this team. depending on how much seanbeaslerydoo can mold this group of players they have potential to do well.

the milkmen still have not found a pocket yet but stole MPB from his highlander buddies to play medic. master pain...bootie. this team looks like it would be a lot of fun to play on just from the people on the team, a lot of fun personalities. their old medic cozen has moved up to main to play with street hoops.

scrim results from some of the supposed top 10 teams vary wildly, and the next two weeks are going to be pretty crucial for some of the fledgling teams to bring new recruits up to speed. there are some obvious "favorites" to come out on top, but in my mind its going to come between 4 or 5 teams by the end of the season. like most seasons in open its going to come down to schedules as far as who is going to make playoffs. sacrifice a goat to the tf2 illuminati and hope you don't have to play anyone too crazy in the first 4 weeks.

edit: a wild heephop appears...

we could just start calling you a little girl if it makes it easier

from ugc to invite: the legend of aaant

glad to hear you guys are stepping it up kohaku!

+forward or gtfo

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i think this stops voice from being transmitted as well, not sure though.

has a lot of dedication to the game, likes to main call and is enthusiastic. definitely makes the time to dedicate to improving, and he has solid mechanics. i think with the right team he could go far, despite being a filthy malay.

his english is really good, and he has great stories. ask him about hookers.

dead rosters, hijacks, and unknowns. fill in the blanks please!

dead rosters
rump city bootyheads
big boys-hooli are you dead?
down to pound-sandy + crew going to invite or main
baby dick gaming-hijacking eGO roster
bretty bueno-is hle really quitting this time?
rice guys finish last

unknowns
will i ever dance again- I DONT KNOW, WILL YOU?
hopscotch toss-im assuming they will play but im not sure. pine beetle pls respond.

hijacks
NFCG-kev, conductor, breloom, lunacide, killemall/mason (i'm missing a person)
She Spilled My Coffee-kace and frostfire have been playing with some new folks, seem pretty solid.
Playground Tactics: the team that is forming under this roster is completely different from the core of PGT from the past 3 seasons so i guess its considered a hijack.

i think everyone else has been accounted for. going to be a good season i think!

obviously not, but when i'm trying to get a feel for the "better teams" in open it helps when i know who they are and have some sense of their history. a lot of the players on that roster played with chilling innorth korea which in my opinion has been a mid open team for the past 2 seasons. its not unusual for mid open teams to get good from one season to the next (see pot's team, indust we trust, playground tactics etc) but its definitely interesting to find out why they suddenly got good.

so when i'm asking who is who its mostly to find out what (or who) makes their team so good at the moment.

edit: thank you tery and broking for informative posts, i appreciate it.