Great works are not performed by strength, but perseverance - Samuel Johnson
Chaplain -- The main stint of ETF2L Season 14 is now over. Teams have been crushed, bridges have been burned and the expectations of many a foolish pundit have been unceremoniously dashed, leaving them clueless and confused in the gutter of greasy fallacies. There have been close games and defining clashes up to this point, but the most exhilarating moments and interesting developments are still waiting to be set into motion. BFF and Broder are two teams that have earned themselves a shot at a pixel trophy by the twin vectors of hard graft and talent, batting off the ankle biting of the lesser teams in the premiership and most notably the threat presented by each other. The latest fixture featuring both Broder and BFF happened barely a fortnight ago, ending with Broder taking a marginal lead and 4 out of the 6 available points.
Season 14 Broder vs BFF Overview
Medic -- Mirelin VS Hat
The real difference between Hat & Mirelin is the weight of heals they deliver to each class and target. Mirelin is one of the most soldier-centric healers in the game and I will be shocked if Zebbosai gets less than half the heals at any given time, whereas Hat will heal Kaidus a good amount of the time (at the very least a substantial amount more than Mirelin heals Ryb)
Demoman -- ryb VS kaidus
in BFF, Kaidus is THE damage and the soldiers are just distractions and enabling mechanisms. In Broder, Zebbosai soaks up the heals and does all the damage and ryb is there for area denial. Two very different teams with very different ways of approaching the utilisation of demomen.
Roaming Soldier -- Tek VS Daleth
Daleth has shown us time and time again that he knows how to do the same thing on every point of every map and I'd love to say he's going to surprise me but I'm not sure Hat covered that in his jumping tutorials.
Pocket Soldier -- Zebbosai VS CaptainHax
Hocz is absent for the game tonight as the Scandinavian Bushtucker trials go elsewhere, leaving behind a large pair of boots to fill and some big boy socks to stop CaptainHax getting blisters.
Scouts -- Cookye & Bybben VS Quad & Beavern
Cookye & Bybben are an amazing partnership but I'd love to see them stand up to Beavern after a round has finished.
Broder
Broder have been poster boys for the European scenes for as long as I can remember, only re-emerging as a contemporary world power recently. They used to be 'Torden's Boys", enjoying a long period of success in the old Division 1 and gaining the support of the community and the ire of their peers. They eventually disbanded due to personal reasons but were never forgotten, establishing themselves as one of the three greatest teams in EU history (next to Diggy and 4kings obvs)
BFF
Boasting only a single member from their original lineup, the new-look BFF is a strange mixture of amazingly talented players and chumps with a TF2 mentality in line with Kellog's flagship cereal.
Now for some predictions:
Lynchpin -- Kaidus
When Kaidus has a good day, BFF has a good day.
Man to Watch -- Quad
Pistols.
Clash to Catch -- Kaidus vs Ryb
Ryb has shown us that he's just as slow as Numlocked to mid and I'm looking forward to see how he deals with the quickest roll-out in the west, Kaidus.
Most likely to Choke –- CaptainHax
If it's going to be anyone it'll be the guy who isn't part of the team. If he stops concentrating for second then he will cave in like a badly made crème brulee.
I'm not going to promise another analysis since I haven't even started the BFF vs CC one yet. Packs of mini-cheddars don't eat themselves.