Great matches this week so far. Lonely hearts won like i thought, but i was predicting more of a 5-4 score. UP with an upset on Flash Sharks (at least imo)...and a pretty convincing one at that. Looks like the roster changes UP made are paying off.

Was trying to get that lonely hearts match casted bit I didn't have a second caster :(

Having a strong main caller in the combo does wonders. Slin is good at making regular and confident calls and I was.... not.

That said, I think more of a playstyle win than an upset IMO. Both UP and Flash are pretty methodical teams, so the snakewater match essentially just became a midfight competition. Once UP won mid, it was just a matter of edging Flash Sharks out of second and pushing last over and over. I think there was only round in which Flash was pushing UP's last.

It was a pretty fun match to watch, despite the score. Not exactly high-paced TF2, but still interesting for an open 5-0. Both teams have a chance to challenge the top 3 teams once playoffs start IMO.

owl you were amazing never let anyone tell you different.

especially yourself

definitive regular season awards list:

pocket: tictack (runner up: broking) (l8r broking u suk)

roamer: hivemind (runner up: sincostan if he had played a full season, probably like some other roamer like phaser or something) (not the weak link anymore i guess)

scout: cheesymacgyver (runner up: sherman) (there were actually like a ton of amazing scouts this season, a good dark horse is No One From Nowhere from Lockdown, dude went big all season)

demo: block (runner up: cyzer) (again, lots of good demos here, X and Xan were very good as well)

utility: powah (runner up: nobody) (is this even close)

medic: downpour (runner up: monkey suit, i don't care if he wasn't in open)

most improved team: meat market i guess if you ignore the fact that they weren't really a 'team' last season but w/e

fuck u if u disagree with me

but feel free to discuss

I object to broking being runner up to anything

broking : biggest anchor

incoming broKing post

i'm removing broking from the rankings, he didn't even do 350 dpm on the season, weak player.

all credibility lost

jokes on you, i never had any

honestly though it was probably blink or killemdeader, there wasn't a medic this season like screwball who made his team markedly better imo unless i'm forgetting somebody

slin
8)

It's decided! I'm getting you a taller soapbox for christmas, Owl.

dang my 1.6 fpm on sniper wasn't good enough for runner up fml

no mention of zambler for best demo

bad list, you just hate canadians, etc.

i'm going to warn you ahead of time, your posts make you sound like blinky/cranberry. stop it before it's too late.

thank god, i was worried not enough people were reading my very clearly well-evidenced and painstakingly researched posts

sorry guys, i just like talking about open :( if there's anything i've learned from watching too much sports tv it's that controversial opinions held strongly are the best way to get people to talk

don't care since this is most likely my last season playing 6s

I do hate canadians but that's not why i left zambler off

he does very well for a low heal demo, but his teams style doesn't require him to make a million big plays like some of the other demos so he's just a steady damage machine

cyzer basically did the same thing as zambler this season except with more frags and significantly more ddm

i have block on there because at least before they picked up cbn and cprice (idk about since then) pretty much his whole team ran through his playcalling and damage, it's one thing to be your team's maincaller it's a whole other thing to be the primary catalyst of your team's success. plus he has a dead open team named after him so that pretty much seals it

fourth best demo in gold, best demo in open, ez

NO HONORABLE MENTION FOR MOST MISSED ARROWS?

on a serious note though, I just really want to give credit to auzzie, who has been having an incredible first season of ESEA. I mean, I know he's on my team but he has just amazed all of us with how good he is. He's also one of the most respectful and nicest guys I've come to know

I don't know who block is, but my sights are set mother fucker. Prepare yourself.

smile pocket :(

pocket smile
scout seanbud

Scout: romeo_love
Pocket: smile
Roamer: Phaser
Demo: Block
Medic: [No idea]
Utility: Powah
Most Improved: All in Without Allen

I agree with whisker
Auzzie is doing a great job, especially being the ONLY scout (thats really fucking hard)
Also, i really want to see meat market staying together and moving up all the way to invite, i hope to see them getting better and better
luv u all, xoxo

this one time i surfed a rocket

Except for the seanbud rape train on viaduct >:(.

Block is an incredibly good demoman, sal and i pretty much did nothing but focus him the second half of our match vs Flash Sharks in order to win. Was very impressed with not just his dm, but how smart he played.

sherman/cheesy seem to be the top scouts. Both typically do more damage than their soldiers and usually have the burden of carrying most of the frags, even though they have more than capable teammates...they still go huge.

Sincostan is a great roamer, he's very good at making big plays when needed and has sick aim.

ticktak is the obvious top pocket, and not just saying that cause he's my teammate...dude just dominates regardless (see match vs iT yesterday). smile is not far behind

100 ping is hard

as long as im #1 in your heart big gonad vortex, that's all that matters

From what I've seen

scout: sherman gluck
pocket: tictack/smile
demo: Cyzer
Roamer: Who knows
Medic: Downpour

As this thread turns into who is best on X class thread. Let me thank bombdiggity for putting up with my (and clorgs, and mesr's, and testify's)(everyone but schken's) bullshit almost constantly.