Recent D2 match, first half: https://demos.tf/494121#76561198002965000

Mostly looking for individual advice, but team advice also appreciated if you see any big points worth mentioning.

Thank you.

ggwp KOTH

Ringing for a team on Gully (red med): http://sizzlingstats.com/stats/612734

edit: Thanks for the review!

Really nice guy, solid med player from what I remember. Has the mental fortitude to volunteer to med in pugs all the time so I'm sure he never tilts in a team environment.

https://demos.tf/462139

First half of a playoff series I performed kind of poorly in. We lost this half 0-3. Felt like we could've won the half if we cleaned some things up. Would like mainly personal feedback for me (combo scout, alias zipper on this demo) but general critique for our the team as a whole is also appreciated as we still have a match left to play.

edit: Just watched the vod, me and my team really appreciate the help.

RGL Div. 2 Season 3 Power Rankings
Part 1 of 3
6/23/2020, 7:00 PM ET

Aside from the very top and very bottom of the division, it's really tough to rank the teams. I gave it my best shot given the existing match results, rosters, and a few hours of digging through scrim logs.

Tier List Overview:

Tier 1 (Title contenders):
1-512-PLUMPWENCH, MILKIES

Tier 2 (Clear playoff teams):
BEASTMODE, Straight Boys in Denial, HRTeam

Tier 3 (Average teams):
The Bradman Bunch, BLANC Esports, Soulja boi esports 2, tf2player.org, All Hockey Hair Team, Vanilla Dice Black, Cat Posse

Tier 4 (Non-playoff teams):
Troll Face Esports, ape masters Bosnia
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#1 1-512-PLUMPWENCH (8-0)
Scouts: Donald Dorito, Kenai
Soldiers: Seek, Manacute
Demo: Danny1
Medic: Hub

Not long ago, in a division not far away, PLUMPWENCH was by far the most inconsistent team in their division - possibly the most inconsistent team in the entire League, with literally half of their games being 1 round toss ups (sometimes to good teams, sometimes to not so good teams). This time around, things are different and Danny1's long-running PLUMPWENCH organization has kept it clean and dominated their competition so far, leaving them as the last team undefeated team in Division 2.

#2 MILKIES (6-2)
Scouts: Scarfs, BBC
Soldiers: Binky, JD
Demo: Gunna
Medic: Luddy

On one hand, they share a matching record with BEAST MODE and pretty clearly lost the head-to-head. On the other hand, they've generally been the more dominant team up until Snakewater week. There's a clear #1 favorite to show up on one end of the field in finals. As for their dance partner, I'm not as certain. So far though, MILKIES is my best guess as long as the rest of their season looks less like their Snakewater week and more like their first three weeks.

#3 BEASTMODE (6-2)
Scouts: Reika, Shim
Soldiers: DeltaMarket, Vanxi
Demo: Zbra
Medic: Patrick

Last season's Main runner-up has moved up following a strong season in which they only lost one game excluding their battles with the Demon Prince SIN K4RMA. Replacing their flank, they've merged with a few players from last season's Advanced participant ChampionsClub.GG (formerly Tiger Mafia). Despite a slow start, BEAST MODE has emerged as a strong contender to make semi-finals or even finals. They've shown they can take out top teams on the right day. At the same time, they've had slow days of their own.

#4 Straight Boys in Denial (5-3)
Scouts: Leasty, Zike
Soldiers: Space Ghost's Coffee, Caboose
Demo: Azion
Medic: Slice Rogue

They stumbled a little bit at the start, kicking off the season with a loss to The Bradman Bunch. Since then, they've righted the ship and taken care of business. They've lost to MILKIES and 1-512-PLUMPWENCH, but those losses were expected.

#5 HRTeam (6-2)
Scouts: Fenomemom, Magma
Soldiers: TAZ, Nimby
Demo: Zam Det
Medic: ???

With a 6-2 start, they're looking good in the standings right now. However, they've had a relatively light schedule so far and in both of their matchups versus the top talent in the division, they've been routed without too much resistance.

#6 The Bradman Bunch (4-4)
Scouts: Triiiple, Bffl
Soldiers: AmandaPanda45WOOT, Marty
Demo: RJ
Medic: Figsy

The Highlander Bunch has done well floating around the middle part of the division. The Bunch has been clearly outmatched by the top few teams and they've lost some winnable games, but they're on track for a solid season and have a fair chance to make playoffs depending on how many teams make the cut.

#7 BLANC Esports (3-5)
Scouts: Zanda, Jojo
Soldiers: Fleskore, Muse
Demo: Sleepy
Medic: Jery

The BLANC organization had it rough last season hanging out near the bottom of the division (correction from Tery: "Not NEAR the bottom, we were AT the bottom"). This time around, things are looking a little brighter considering they've almost already matched last season's win count. While true, they've lost five in a row now, they faced tough competition over this period and weren't completely outclassed in any of their losses. This week, things have cooled down a bit and they have a good chance to get back in the win column.

#8 Soulja boi esports 2 (3-5)
Scouts: Mono72, Snarken
Soldiers: Zia, [LFP]
Demo: Perenne
Medic: TJ

Mono72 and Ziaa have revived the Soulja Boi eSports brand previously seen in ESEA Season 31. A number of relatively inexperienced players fill out the rest of their ranks. They have a losing record right now, but they've shown promise with a near upset on BEAST MODE and some solid wins over lower ranked competition.

#9 tf2player.org (3-5)
Scouts: JS, Tibby
Soldiers: Squidamatron, Rita
Demo: Falkinghammer
Medic: Dank

After a rocky start, The Team Fortress 2 Player Organization has rebounded well with three wins over the last two weeks. In contrast to most of the chaos in the division, their results have been about as expected with clear losses to the top teams, even matches with the mid-tier teams, and commanding wins over the lower tier teams.

#10 All Hockey Hair Team:FLOWVID19 (2-5)
Scouts: Stochastic, ChaseDuck
Soldiers: June, Smitty
Demo: Glop
Medic: Tino_

They were a decent mid-advanced team last season. At first glance, their start hasn't been the hottest with a 2-5 record so far. Upon closer inspection, see that they could easily be a much better looking 4-3 right now if the wind blew a little different. They came just short of upsetting MILKIES in a 5-4 loss which would have been a nice feather in their cap.

#11 Vanilla Dice Black (3-5)
Scouts: Smiths, Cookie
Soldiers: Ash1497, Kartyac?
Demo: Procreative
Medic: Saga?

It's a little unclear what their intended starting roster is right now. Headed into Clearcut week, they're in an alright spot to make playoffs if they can field the right lineup, but will need to be wary to avoid the typical king of the hill upset magic as they really can't afford to lose any games they're favored in if they want to make the cut.

#12 Cat Posse (2-5)
Scouts: Shining Star, Yumyum
Soldiers: Toss, General Nicholas
Demo: Natalbee (banned)
Medic: Ben

With PLUMPWENCH now a relatively consistent team, perhaps Cat Posse has inherited their curse with 4 of their 7 games to date being heartpounding 5-4s. Surprisingly, the only one of those they won was against their supposedly toughest opponent, BEAST MODE. The Cat Posse has shown they can hang with the teams in the division, they just need to be a little better down the stretch to close things out.

#13 Troll Face Esports (2-6)
Scouts: Shuckle, Gibus?
Soldier: Animus?, Bowl$?
Engineer: Ult
Demo: Knockers
Medic: 780

By the skin of their teeth, they managed to avoid last place in the standings with a hard fought victory over the ape masters. Fortunately, they've already played most of the hardest teams. Their next two match-ups against Vanilla Dice Black and All Hockey Hair Team are winnable fights, especially considering Clearcut gives them an extra potential upset edge.

#14 ape masters Bosnia (1-5)
Scouts: Trux, Sean
Soldiers: Dave2, Slamborghini
Demo: Pizza_Fart
Medic: Panacea

Ironically, their only win is versus the now 6-2 BEASTMODE. However, the lineup that staked that win has been almost completely replaced according to the RGL player transaction history (only Slamborghini remains). They won't make playoffs barring the sudden death of half the division (to be fair, not an impossible circumstance), but with a little luck they might be able to take home another couple of wins by the end of the season.
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Good luck on Clearcut this week. Thanks to Tery for helping me revise this.

#8 blu (5-3)
Scouts: Scott, Nugs
Soldiers: Lenn, Elijahhh
Demo: Juffelo
Medic: Egyptian Shumba

Blu is flying under the radar with only a 5-3 record. Looking at each loss though, they haven't lost to any bad teams. In fact, they're leading in quality losses with two 5-3 defeats to the top two teams. They've still got a lot to prove, and they're headed in the right direction now that they've picked up a win over Space Cadets.

#9 Space Cadets (5-3)
Scouts: [Not Space] Cadet, Owen
Soldiers: Pont, Golden
Demo: Jaguar
Medic: Craig

The remix/rebrand of Jaguar and the Ratz Team and Others has had a heartbreaking week. In an alternate universe, they could be near the top of the division with a 7-1 record. In this reality though, they're 5-3 after losing both Snakewater games 5-4. Still, their full resume shows they're contenders to make second round of playoffs if they can close out games better in the future.

#10 has anyone seen naknak? (4-3)
Scouts: Lehcs, Tacos
Soldiers: Bliztank, Tele
Demo: Avian
Medic: Moose In A Suit

A half-n-half record at the half way point of the season isn't the ideal spot to be in. It's also far from the worst spot to be in. They've shown promise with an upset over the Stangers and a good effort against Hairline Treatment Center where they claimed three rounds. It's hard to tell where these guys will wind up at the end. I wouldn't count them out of upper bracket playoffs yet.

#11 onlyfans.com/SpadesSlick (5-3)
Scouts: SpadesSlick, Dot
Soldiers: Gritoma, Highlander
Demo: Michael Matthew
Medic: Starka

They're off to a decent start at 5-3 and 9th place in the standings, but they haven't beaten any strong competition yet, and so far, the Only Fans page is lacking in content, limiting their funding.

#12 Family Friendly Content (5-2)
Scouts: Kots, Claps
Soldiers: Aimer, Sir Pineapple
Demo: Mojo
Medic: Rahmed

Things didn't look great following a loss to last season's IM champions, Pastel Mirage, who haven't been too hot so far. Since then, it seems they've cleaned up their act with only two rounds lost. Tonight, they'll face a tough opponent in a late Snakewater showdown with the Stangers.

#13 2wycked esports (4-4)
Scouts: Smashy, Displace
Soldiers: Sobigallmyt***arebigt***, Willy
Demo: vonflare smokin kush on i94
Medic: Tojo

Even with the immense power of Tojo limited to the Medical Man, his high level of experience should be able to aid his team's development over these last few weeks. At 4-4, there's still time to climb back up. Although, I'm not sure how seriously he's taking it as the last log I saw with him on medic he dropped 5 times in 30 minutes and his alias was [420]ExcessiveTOKER5 so he might be playing the season permanently high as fuck (disclaimer: just speculating, I don't know if this is what's actually happening).

#14 Creative Gaming Association (4-4)
Scouts: Spirit, Notso
Soldiers: Liammm, Coolin
Demo: Meemo
Medic: Reno

Right now, probably the baseline average team for Main. I'm not creative enough to think of any banter or interesting comments to say about this team. Chances are they'll ride the playoff bubble for most of the season and make a final playoff push in the last week.

#15 nap time (4-4)
Scouts: Q, [Redacted]
Soldiers: Arryu, Zotoh
Demo: Dennisvich
Medic: DiscoTribble

Their glorious leader Boxcar departed, so Arryu has taken the reigns and reformed the roster stronger than ever. Previously, they were near the bottom of the division. After a brief visit from ScrewB on demoman and adding Q, they've got the tools they need to get back into playoff contention.

#16 yeremy (4-4)
Scouts: Snark, Sjn
Soldiers: Saint, Scizor
Demo: ATT
Medic: OneUpper

Yeremy (the team) has some interesting restrictions: Between Yeremy, Scizor, and ATT-, only two players may play at once. Yeremy, Scizor, and ATT are obviously some of the highest level players in the division on their main classes. If they can be a fraction as good at the classes they're unbanned from, they can easily rise up the standings in what's left of the season.
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Like I said at the start, even though there's a clear favorite, there's still plenty of time left before playoffs and no one seems invincible yet. For the first time in RGL Main's (short) history, the division is wide open. Could be fun to watch over the next few weeks.

Div. 2 rankings coming Monday.

RGL Main Season 3 Power Rankings
6/21/2020

I researched/wrote this in like 6 hours this morning. It isn't as detailed or well-edited as previous versions since I don't have much time to make these anymore. Rosters are assumed based on the last match logs I could find. Hopefully, it at least gives a decent enough overview of the playoff race.
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#1 Scooby Snacks (7-0)
Scouts: KutchKutch, Pomeranian
Soldiers: Artist, Dog
Demo: Mousecake
Medic: Rasta Ronaldo

At the halftime of the season, Scooby Snacks survives the RGL Main battle royale as the last undefeated team in the division, for now at least. Yet unlike the champions in previous seasons of RGL Main, they don't look untouchable. Three of their games have been competitively contested 5-3 wins. Perhaps come playoffs, the dice could fall a different way? Nonetheless, overall, they're the clear favorites right now.

#2 Hairline Treatment Center (7-1)
Scouts: Inky, Kore4n
Soldiers: Asi4n, Flatline
Demo: Alfredodan
Medic: Th3o

On Villa, Hairline Treatment Center lost their challenge to Scooby Snacks's throne at the top of the division. However, they put up a solid fight, taking three rounds. Aside from that loss, they've consistently managed to defend their perch from every other challenger, albeit not by much in many cases.

#3 WORX WG547 20V (2.0Ah) (6-2)
Scouts: Woodchip, Souyant
Soldiers: Nurfu, Josh
Demo: Deimos
Medic: Weeb_Whacker

Similar to other teams in the top 8 (excluding the top seed), they've had their fair share of hard fought matches, showing that there's a lot of parity in Main this season. This week on Snakewater, they suffered a close, disappointing loss to Hairline Treament Center. Later in the week, they rebounded with a well earned 5-4 victory over Space Cadets.

#4 Pootis Von Epic (6-2)
Scouts: Myc, Zyehac
Soldiers: Jude$, Space Cadet
Demo: Improper
Medic: Skip

After a dull start to the season with all their games rolling one way or the other, the heat's been cranked up these last three matches with each of them being decided by one round (2-1 over this period). They very narrowly get the nod over Straight Outta ReSurfed due to the head to head victory.

#5 Straight Outta ReSurfed (6-2)
Scouts: Dream Forever, Witness
Soldiers: R4bbit, Setsuna
Demo: Micahlele
Medic: Li

They aren't crushing games, yet more often than not, they're the team with their name in green when it comes down to it in close games. Their first three weeks were pretty sweaty, but this week on Snakewater they got a nice break from it with a couple of clean 5-0 wins over weaker competition.

#6 Rodney and the Stangers (5-2)
Scouts: J0dd, Taiga
Soldiers: Pongalow, Carter
Demo: Abstand
Medic: ZoomZxe

The J0dd Squad returns for a fifth consecutive season with an interesting lineup shuffle putting J0dd on scout and Abstand on demoman. With Clearcut coming up, their previous seasons together might give them an edge on other teams who haven't had as much time to practice the map together. As long as their loss to Naknak is an abberation and not the norm, they should be on track to make playoffs comfortably.

#7 Frantic (6-2)
Scouts: Sheep, Graham
Soldiers: Nehcro, MarShan
Demo: Zaboomafoo
Medic: Cerby

[Team] Frantic [Gaming], last seen in ESEA Season 31, has risen from the grave for a fourth season and is off to a strong start. Nehcro, Sheep, Graham, Sharkitect, and Zaboomafoo have all been part of previous iterations of the roster. They've secured a close upset win over Pootis Von Epic, but they'll need another quality win to really show they're a contender to make semi-finals.

Continued below due to character limit...

RGL Season 2 Power Rankings (Main), 4 of 6 4 of 4
2/24/2020

At this point, the top two teams have been clearly established. Aside from that though, it's all up in the air. Ten teams are in the playoff race right now, and everyone between #4 to #10 is razor close.
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#1 Sword Art on9 Survivors (12-0, 34.59 pts.)
Scouts: Dnker, Lewd Rude & Nude
Soldiers: Coo Coo Cachoo/Sushi, Jayy
Demo: SIN K4RMA
Medic: Squidie

Nothing much more to report here. Everything match wise has been smooth sailing for these guys since the last update. That said, their regular season isn't a 100% guaranteed 16-0 finish as they have to rematch the next closest contender, BEAST MODE, in their season finale.

#2 BEAST MODE (11-1, 30.1 pts.)
Scouts: Tosm, P4rsa
Soldiers: Market, Moist_Master
Demo: Shiba
Medic: Patrick

On the flipside, BEAST MODE has a chance to even the score and get some big momentum going into playoffs if they can steal back a win versus Sword Art on9 Survivors. For now, with their clean 5-0 Metalworks win over Sorrow's Soldier, they're the clear runner-up.

#3 Sorrow's Soldiers (9-3, 25.25 pts.)
Scouts: 24, DonDorito
Soldiers: Kami, Gritoma
Demo: Nat
Medic: Ghadilli

Their loss to BEAST MODE was expected. However, getting swept was not, and furthermore, getting swept again by the Stangers on Clearcut was also a bit of a surprise. The latter isn't too much of a knock against them though as new maps, especially King of the Hill maps, have a tendency to shake things up.

#4 juggalos of cs:s (7-5, 20.08 pts.) [+2]
Scouts: Jt, Yam
Soldiers: Melon, Kuhnockers
Demo: Juju
Medic: Slan

Last week, I thought they had a lot of potential with their re-worked roster, and now they've reaped the reward by toppling The First Galactic Empire on Metalworks. Even against, BEAST MODE, they put up a respectable effort.

#5 The First Galactic Empire (8-3, 22.75 pts.) [-1]
Scouts: Reck, Ipaka
Soldiers: Bill, Joey
Demo: EvilDeath
Medic: Tuba God

The Empire failed to overtake the first or second spot and got knocked down by the juggs, but they have one more shot at climbing up the ladder with a Granary matchup against Sorrow's Soldiers. While making a top 5 seed is almost a lock, the bigger picture here is that a win here would show they're really in the race to make finals and have learned from their previous loss.

#6 Whataburger Esports (6-6, 19.5 pts.) [+3]
Scouts: Avian, Pup
Soldiers: Wonder, Ult
Demo: Zaboomafoo
Medic: dogb

At this point, their roster has been completely reformed from the start of the season with everyone from the first match either gone or class swapped. For the most part, it seems to be working out for them. Going into these final weeks, none of their matches are a sure thing either way. They could finish 6-10, 10-6, or anywhere in between.

#7 Rodney and the Stangers (7-5, 20.82 pts.) [+1]
Scouts: Taiga, Abstand
Soldiers: J0dd, Pongallow
Demo: Goosea
Medic: Gus

After a brief hiatus, Taiga has returned to active duty with the Stangers. Probably a good development for the Stangers. That said, their match results these last couple of weeks have been all over the board. Metalworks Part 1 started well. Metalworks Part 2 turned in a bizarre backcap fiesta. Then on Clearcut week, they showed up with a huge upset over Sorrow's Soldiers before being upset themselves. In the end, it averages out alright and they're still in the race for the final lap.

Also: https://clips.twitch.tv/AdorableRudeBeeOhMyDog

#8 PLUMPWENCH (7-5. 20.51 pts.) [-1]
Scouts: Manacute, Kenai
Soldiers: Seek, Ydna
Demo: Danny
Medic: Nol

Everyone on this team is at serious risk of heart problems as they continue to cut it close nearly every match. They're now at 7 matches that have been decided by 1 round (3-4 in matches decided by one round). Honestly, it's easier to predict that it'll come down to 1 round than it is to predict if they'll win or not regardless of how good or bad their opponent is.

#9 just meatball (6-6, 19.58 pts.) [-4]
Scouts: GrapeJuiceIII, Scarfs
Soldiers: Meatball, Caboose? MikeMat? Messiah? BotBoy? Anyone?
Demo: Azion
Medic: Air

Similar to Whataburger Esports, they could just as easily go 6-10 or 10-6 over the course of their last act. Speaking of which, they matchup with Whataburger Esports twice, and with both of those teams on the edge of the bubble right now, these games could be the deciding factor as to who's in and who's out.

#10 King Screw (3-9, 11.16 pts.)
Scouts: Tibby, Owen
Soldiers: Golden125, Vanxi
Demo: Jaguar
Medic: Bedeviere

Barring some miracle or another ban purge, King Screw is no longer is playoff contention. Additionally, the long-tenured Fleskore has departed from their bench. On the brightside, they at least have a chance to go out on a high note as their final two matches on Granary are well in their favor.
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Good luck to everyone on their last set of matches.

Next update: 3/2

Next update was never completed due to other obligations.

RGL Season 2 Power Rankings (Main), 3 of 6
2/10/2020

Half way though. The last few weeks have been pretty stable. No major rankings shake-ups, really (in my opinion, at least).
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#1 Sword Art on9 Survivors (8-0, 22.84 pts.)
Scouts: Dnker, Lewd Rude & Nude
Soldiers: Coo Coo Cachoo, Jayy
Demo: SIN K4RMA
Medic: Squidie

After dominantly defeating their closest challenger, BEAST MODE, the shitty anime survivors have now cemented their spot at the top of the division with their toughest matches out of the way and their 0 in tact. The rest of their season should be smooth sailing as long as they don't get too cocky.

#2 BEAST MODE (7-1, 19.09 pts.)
Scouts: Tosm, P4rsa
Soldiers: Market, Moist_Master
Demo: Shiba
Medic: Patrick

The BEAST MODE crew challenged Jayy's gang for the top spot, but came up short. They're still clearly a top 3 team, but they'll need to make some serious improvements over the course of the next month to have a real shot at the title.

#3 Sorrow's Soldiers (7-1, 19.25 pts.)
Scouts: 24, DonDorito
Soldiers: Kami, Gritoma
Demo: Nat
Medic: Ghadilli

This week, Sorrow's Soldiers prepares to face off with BEAST MODE to iron out the second place spot in the division. The second half of their Metalworks week against the self-depricating IPaid$24ToLoseToSINK4RMA should be much easier though.

#4 The First Galactic Empire (6-2, 17 pts.) [+1]
Scouts: Reck, Ipaka
Soldiers: Bill, Joey
Demo: EvilDeath
Medic: Tuba God

The Empire nearly crumbled to the now almost expected PLUMPWENCH chaos. Other than that, they've stabilized their place in the division. This week, it's their turn to defend their territory from the juggalos of cs:s and Whataburger Esports who are also in contention for the 4th seed.

#5 just meatball (4-4, 12.58 pts.) [+1]
Scouts: GrapeJuiceIII, Scarfs
Soldiers: Meatball, Caboose? MikeMat?
Demo: Azion
Medic: Air

They're pretty good I think. They've had a pretty tough schedule so far, and it seems like most of them are starting to get more comfortable with their offclasses.

#6 juggalos of cs:s (5-3, 14.66 pts.) [+1]
Scouts: Jt, Yam
Soldiers: Melon, Kuhnockers
Demo: Juju
Medic: Slan

The Faygo fans have drastically improved after their recent roster shake-up. There's little else to say about them yet except that they have a lot of potential if they can get into the groove with their current lineup.

#7 PLUMPWENCH (4-4, 12.34 pts.) [+2]
Scouts: manacute, kenai
Soldiers: seek, ydna
Demo: danny
Medic: nol

PLUMPWENCH is all over the place. Five of their eight games so far have come down to a one round toss up. Some days they take a top contender to overtime, some days they lose by one round or nearly lose to teams with a negative record. They've got some real wild card (bitches) energy.

#8 Rodney and the Stangers (4-4, 12.41 pts.) [-4]
Scouts: Taiga? Messiah?, Abstand
Soldiers: J0dd, Pongallow
Demo: Goosea
Medic: Gus

In the absence of Taiga, the J0dd Squ0dd feels like it's missing some extra firepower, especially since the last two maps have been heavily scout-oriented. Messiah is a solid replacement himself, but I don't know if they're a sure lock for playoffs at this point.

#9 Whataburger Esports (5-3, 15.42 pts.) [-1]
Scouts: Wonder, Souyant
Soldiers: Vanxi, Nurfu
Demo: Deimos
Medic: dogb

In contrast to PLUMPWENCH, this team is pretty stable. They're good, but not top tier. They generally win the matches they're expected to win and lose the matches they're expected to lose.

#10 King Screw (2-6, 7.58 pts.) [New]
Scouts: Tibby, Owen
Soldiers: Golden125, [LFP] Vanxi
Demo: Jaguar
Medic: Bedeviere

The Jaguar Academy is on the cusp of being a playoff team based on their performances in scrims. That said, they've got to get their shit together quick as they're currently sitting at the bottom of the division with only 2 wins. They might need to win out or nearly win out to make playoffs. Whether that'll happen will heavily depend on who they can get to fill their vacant soldier slot.

Team(s) No Longer Ranked:
Muddy University (4-4, 11.1 pts.) [Prev: #10]
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Good luck on Metalworks and dumbass Clearcut.

^ These rankings are objectively better than any I've ever written.

He says so much with so little.

RGL Season 2 Power Rankings (Main), 2 of 6
1/27/2020

I've been busy so these are a little less detailed than usual, plus the usual early season chaos makes it tough to nail down where teams deserve to be. Regardless, there's plenty of time left in the season to iron things out.
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#1 Sword Art on9 Survivors (4-0, 11.17 pts.) [+1]
Scouts: Dnker, Lewd Rude & Nude
Soldiers: Coo Coo Cachoo, Jayy
Demo: SIN K4RMA
Medic: Squidie

Jayy insists that they shouldn't be number 1 right now, but with no clear front-runner and the other top contenders suffering some minor to major setbacks, there isn't anyone else who has a significantly stronger case as king of the hill right now. That could change very soon though, as they've got a tough schedule for Product week with matches versus just meatball and The First Galactic Empire.

#2 BEAST MODE (4-0, 11 pts.) [+1]
Scouts: Tosm, P4rsa
Soldiers: Market, Moist_Master
Demo: Shiba
Medic: Patrick

BEAST MODE is clearly one of the top teams of the division, but they've shown that they're beatable in a narrow 5-4 shootout victory over PLUMPWENCH. Was it a good day for PLUMPWENCH or a bad day for BEAST MODE? At this early point in the season, it's still hard to say.

#3 Sorrow's Soldiers (3-1, 9 pts.) [-2]
Scouts: 24, DonDorito
Soldiers: Kami, Gritoma
Demo: Nat
Medic: Ghadilli

ScrewBall leaving might have been a larger impact than expected. They lost decisively to the above ranked Sword Art on9 Survivors, but have otherwise performed well in their other matches and scrims. While Product is a map prone to upsets, they'll likely be fine with a relatively soft schedule for week 3.

#4 Rodney and the Stangers (3-1, 7.58 pts.) [+1]
Scouts: Taiga/Messiah, Abstand
Soldiers: J0dd, Pongallow
Demo: Goosea
Medic: Gus

So far, J0dd and the Stangers have performed more or less as expected. They can give any team a challenge, but right now, are lacking the dominance to really look like championship contenders. Under normal circumstances I would favor BEAST MODE in their upcoming match on Product, but it is Product after all, and normal rules and expectations really don't apply, so I could see this one going either way.

#5 The First Galactic Empire (4-1, 11.75 pts.) [+4]
Scouts: Reck, Serge Ipaka
Soldiers: Bill, Joey
Demo: EvilDeath
Medic: Tuba God

I might have underestimated the UGC Silver silver medalists. Their win over just meatball and a 4-0 start puts them comfortably in contention to make playoffs, maybe even upper bracket. Ironically, the only match round they've lost so far is to the easiest team on their schedule.

#6 just meatball, formerly shboom (3-1, 9 pts.) [-2]
Scouts: GrapeJuiceIII, Scarfs
Soldiers: Meatball, Caboose
Demo: Azion
Medic: Air

I'm unsure if I overrated just meatball or severely underrated the aforementioned First Galactic Empire. This next week's extremely difficult schedule (Sword Art on9 Survivors, BEAST MODE) might be a blessing or a curse depending on how you look at it. On one hand, it sucks to have to play the division's top teams with only a few weeks together. On the other hand, matching up with them on Product might give them a better chance to pull off the upset, or at least steal a few rounds.

#7 juggalos of cs:s (2-2, 6.25 pts.) [+1]
Scouts: Jt, Sol
Soldiers: Melon, Kuhnockers
Demo: Juju
Medic: Slan

The juggalos are tough to place. They, for reasons unknown, lost to the Austin Anglerfish. Jt was misssing for that
match, so perhaps that explains their inconsistent performance. Excluding that, they've continued to look all around solid and took home a quality win over Whataburger Esports.

#8 Whataburger Esports (2-3, 7 pts.) [-2]
Scouts: Wonder, Souyant
Soldiers: Vanxi, Nurfu
Demo: Deimos
Medic: dogb? kale?

The fast food fans have taken a beating with a tough schedule over their last three matches. This next week gives them a bit of a reprieve as they defend their spot from Prograde and claim a Bye week win.

#9 PLUMPWENCH (1-3, 4 pts.) [New]
Scouts: manacute, kenai
Soldiers: seek, ydna
Demo: danny
Medic: nol

PLUMPWENCH sits at an unfortunate 1-3 record. In another universe though, they're 3-1 with an upset over BEAST MODE. This isn't that universe. In this universe, they also lost a tightly contested match to "i fucking hate boxcar". It seems no matter who they play, it comes down to the wire.

#10 Muddy University (2-2, 4.6 pts)
Scouts: Prograde, Ubermeta
Soldiers: Perfection, Sunder
Demo: Yohny
Medic: Reigh

After an unsuccessful first week of the semester, Muddy University is looking better with the addition of Professor Perfection on soldier. They went winless in rounds on Snakewater, but turned it around for Gullywash with a dominant win 5-0, overthrowing King Screw.

Team(s) No Longer Ranked:
King Screw (2-2, 6 pts.) [Prev: #7]
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Good luck on Product week. Next update: 2/10

RGL Season 2 Power Rankings (Main), 1 of 6
1/12/2020
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I feel like power rankings are less useful now since RGL divisions are smaller compared to how large ESEA-Open was so it's easier to keep track of what other teams in your division are doing. But anyway:

#1 Sorrow's Soldiers
Scouts: 24, DonDorito
Soldiers: Kami, Gritoma
Demo: Nat
Medic: Ghadilli

Ghadilli, Don Dorito, 24, and Nat broke into RGL-Main semi-finals last season with an upset over 5 players + sbeve. This season's roster has a different set of soldiers, but Gritoma and Kami are capable replacements. Considering the skill level of the RGL divisions have been shifted around, this team has a fair chance to take first prize this time.

#2 Sword Art on9 Survivors
Scouts: Dnker, Lewd Rude & Nude
Soldiers: Coo Coo Cachoo/Sushi*, Jayy
Demo: SIN K4RMA
Medic: Squidie

Though now lacking in size due to the recent departure of their 6'10" power forward GeneralNick, picking up Squidie on medic is a substantial upgrade. From what I've seen, everyone on this team is working hard to improve, and they're already better than the majority of main teams and several lower advanced teams. Also keep an eye out for the league debut of pug legend SIN K4RMA.

*Coo Coo Cachoo is starting, but is out for the first few matches of season.

#3 BEAST MODE
Scouts: Tosm, P4rsa
Soldiers: Market, Moist_Master
Demo: Shiba
Medic: Patrick

P4rsa, Tosm, and Market have great DM. I don't believe the majority of these guys have played with each other in previous seasons, but nonetheless, they've done well against the other top teams in the division. Considering they don't have much prior experience together, they have a ton of room to build coordination.

#4 shboom
Scouts: GrapeJuiceIII, Scarfs
Soldiers: Meatball, Caboose
Demo: Azion
Medic: Air

This offclass team was thrown together at more or less the last minute. Turns out, even a few days before the end of registration, there are still plenty of capable, unemployed players. Even though most of the players aren't mainclassing, they still have enough collective gamesense to make it work. Additionally, Scarfs, a former Invite player, has been away for a long-ass time. If he can reclaim some of his former glory, the team could be a title contender.

#5 Rodney and the Stangers
Scouts: Taiga, Abstand
Soldiers: J0dd, Pongallow
Demo: Goosea
Medic: Gus

Last season's RGL-Intermediate champions return mostly intact to take a stab at winning the next division. The synergy they've developed by playing together so long is possibly their biggest strength. Adding Taiga to the line-up has also made a big impact from what I've seen. On the other hand, you could also see their long history together as meaning that they have less room to grow. Either way, they're already a solid contender to make semi-finals.

#6 Whataburger Esports
Scouts: Wonder, Souyant
Soldiers: Vanxi, Nurfu
Demo: Deimos
Medic: Kale

A large portion of this team (Souyant, Vanxi, Nurfu, Kale) comes from the ESEA-Open heritage of Bolt Action and/or Holy Ghost Baptism. They also have Wonder offclassing onto combo scout. While he isn't the most efficient in terms of damage input/output, he's able to make up for it with strong calling abilities. Kale is also new to playing medic so there's plenty of space for individual and team growth.

#7 King Screw
Scouts: Golden125, Owen
Soldiers: Fleskore, Pyxelize
Demo: JaguarFiend
Medic: Betty

A fusion of 50% Ratz Team (14-6 RGL-Intermediate S1), 33% Dragons Are Pretty Cool (13-5 RGL-Main S1), and 17% Pyxelize (not a team). JaguarFiend might literally be the oldest person ever invented but he's a great player and has a lot of experience leading teams. King Screw is probably on the bubble of playoffs right now, but with the right player development and the right first round playoff matchup, they could very possibly make semi-finals.

#8 juggalos of cs:s
Scouts: ???
Soldiers: ???
Demo: ???
Medic: ???
(Between all the offclassing and aliases in scrims, I don't know who is playing what class.)

The juggs are all around good and especially strong in the DM department. If half the team doesn't get snapped again by the RGL admins, they have a good shot at making playoffs.

#9 The First Galactic Empire
Scouts: Reck, Serge Ipaka
Soldiers: Bill, Joey
Demo: EvilDeath
Medic: Tuba God

I haven't seen most of the players on this roster before, but I've heard they're solid. The team won 2nd in UGC Silver last season, so they have some playtime with each other. They haven't done anything to show that they're top contenders, but if everything falls the right way they could sneak into one of the lower playoff spots.

#10 Muddy University
Scouts: Steiner, ???
Soldiers: Prograde, Sunder
Demo: Yohny
Medic: Reigh

The Muddy University begins a new semester, this time with Prograde back on soldier. They're not really in serious contention, but they're competitive enough with most teams that with the right roll of the dice, it's feasible they could make playoffs, especially with RGL's dumbass points system making the close cases fuzzy.
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Good luck to everyone this season. Next update: 1/26

Fun to play with and always reliable. I don't think he missed a scrim all season.

Also had good input and took time to talk things over when discussing scrim results which was the best part of having him on the team in my opinion.

(Continued from above)

#34 Team Television 2 (7-9), <FS: 34>

This team was kind of the dividing point between the lower part of mid-open and low-open. Admittedly these are kind of arbitrary cutoffs I made up in my head, but it kind of makes sense. They had no trouble rolling through the teams listed below, but only won two rounds total to teams I ranked above.

#35 AIRSHOTINSANETOMYBRAIN (6-9), <FS: 37>

AIRSHOTINSANETOMYBRAIN was on the lower end of open, but was at least the top of low open. They bulldozed most of the newbie mix teams and nearly upset a weakened version of Free MrU.

#36 w3rldw1de rUn d0wn (7-9), <FS: 35>

As an unfortunate side effect of having to claim forfeits, they ended up matched against mid-open or better teams toward the middle of their season in spite of being a team of new players. The scheduling settled out toward the end and gave them some fairer matches and a few wins.

#37 Carbon Overdose (7-9), <FS: 33>

Most of their season was pretty rough, but they did get a close win over Tism of Awe, a narrow 5-4 victory. Even if the season doesn't go great, those close matches like that make the game worth playing.

#38 Tism of Awe (6-10), <FS: 39>

All in all, a pretty typical run for a newbie mix team. Similar to most other newbie mix teams, the early part of the season was rough. They survived the storm long enough to make it to the point with actual fair matches, and managed to pick up 4 non-FF wins before the season came to a close.

#39 The Hard Pack (4-12), <FS: 44>

After a taking a tough 3-4 loss, The Hard Pack finished strong with a 5-3 victory over Mans Gotta EATsports. Maybe they didn't end up with a great record, but it's always nice to finish out on a win. Not that I'd know anything about that though.

#40 Mans Gotta EATsports (5-11), <FS: 42>

These guys are so dedicated they made it to a 12:30 Eastern match. Other than that, their situation was kind of similar to w3rldw1de rUn d0wn's.

#41 The Breakfast Club (6-10), <FS: 41>

As with most newbie mix teams, the start of their season wasn't so hot, but fortunately, they managed to get a couple of real wins at the very end of their season. They concluded with a narrow victory over fellow newbie mix team, The Hard Pack.

#42 garbage bread (3-12), <FS: 46>

Among the lower standings in open, there was a surprising amount of parity this season. Even though Garbage Bread comes in last on the list, unlike some previous season newbie mix teams, they at least managed to get a decent number of rounds. Their only non-FF wins were 6v5, but more importantly, they managed to stick with it and finish out the season which is more than many other teams can say.

Dead/Unranked Teams:

Crayon Eaters eSports (6-10), Peak: #12

Thicc Six Beer League (4-10)

Apparently, a pretty casual team. They had some decent players but I figure they didn't really care too much either way and just wanted to play one last season.

next up (3-7)

Instead of either playing or just forfeiting like most teams, these idiots told me they'd show up and then baited after I had already paid for one of my players which I had to do to make sure I had enough players. I hate CS:GO teams. I wanted to play an actual TF2 match in the final fucking season but nope, I ended up scheduled against 3 teams of useless CS:GO cunts who just want some stupid .png badge on their profile that no one cares about.

ISGN - arembee (0-6), 1 game for the badge (1-7), Magic Squirrels TF2 (1-5), suttis money crew (1-9), GoodGame PR (0-6)

Other assorted CS:GO dummies who wasted the time of people who actually want to play TF2.

tommy GANG (2-8)

The gang had a number of last season's Enjoy Freezing players gathered up, but they appear to have died before the start of the season. Several of them went on to join P4rsa's Big Guys with Small Dogs team.

Black Trash Bagz (0-10)

A few people made their ESEA debut mixed in with a few guys with experience. After an unpleasant 0-4 start, they dissolved.

Coon Platoon (1-7)

I was hoping to see the final chapter of the Coon Platoon, but they decided to do something else. In memory of the Coons, here's their S24 frag vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlCV1R1k71M

There we go (1-5)

The former 12-4 lobby god open team ended up not playing this season. Although it appears they might be reforming for RGL?

Dab on everyone (1-9)

Their roster was set to be a respectable mid open team, but they died after their first and only game - a loss to eventual playoff team ANGRY DOG NOISES.

-30- (10-6), <FS: 18>

Lastly, my team, which of course I can't rank due to being biased. No one is reading this to hear me talk about myself, but to be brief, it was a fun season and a huge improvement compared to the previous seasons I've played in (missing playoffs by 1 round was big sad though). Thanks to my teammates (especially our MVP HP) and everyone else that helped us out, as well as everyone who scrimmed us, as it made writing this series a lot easier. I'm not sure if anyone bothered to read this far, but if you did, I really appreciate it and I hope at least some of you guys found what I wrote to be worth your time.