Because I alluded to some mysterious top 5 for each class, I decided to put one together

I'm waiting to see who Gorillion Dollars picks up on demo in place if Odb. Because of the ESEA mix-up, I don't think I'll be able to detail how their match became a 5-4 on Granary

Senior at UNC

Ok, the last stretch of pre-season power rankings have come out 3-1.

In addition, roster changes to both Kill Zill and Afro Magnums have been covered

Because of the ESEA mess-up and possibility of rematches there will likely be no power rankings for week 2 in order to give things more time to be established. In addition, I have already mentioned this but power rankings for the rest of the season will be 8 teams and be only the length of just one pre-season rundown because there is far less to write about once the season gets underway weekly.

Also, what do you guys think of me just placing themed pictures that denote the general subject of each article? I already have categories on the right toolbar of the main page to make it easier to navigate.

Cool, I'll put something quick out on that tomorrow with the next set of pre-season power rankings

WELP, I put together a short article of a configuration from what I believe to be a very reliable source

I have made the categories "Roster Changes" and "Power Rankings" to find these things easier as the season goes on

final pre-season rundown rankings tomorrow

I'm just going to use this thread and post here as I make updates

Pre-season Power Rankings 6-4 are now out.

I have also taken away most of the restrictions on commenting. It will no longer need to be approved (didn't even know it had that setting).

3-1 Pre-season power rankings will be out tomorrow

In light of certain changes in policy, there most likely will not be any official news for IM on the main site. In it's stead I will be putting together a blog for IM news, power rankings, and the such. Since I don't have any constraints I will try to keep it extremely active, maybe going over specific matches if there was an upset (in IM) and explore more general TF2 things.

Obviously I've started with the first group of IM pre-season power rankings (they are a doozy).

https://xantf2.wordpress.com/

https://thekillerexclusivetf2.wordpress.com/

part two because why not

http://pastebin.com/F1zLJiTi

IM rankings

http://pastebin.com/i2UBKj4X

Don't use wifi, get a longer ethernet cable, get an ethernet switch if there is just one place to connect directly to it, just don't use wifi.

Good, I agree. We completely lost that game. But posting the stats from that game can prove no point from Safrix other than you won that game.

Thats cute Saam. But refer to the fact that I'm not shaming Muffin Men for that. Safrix posted the stats from that game like it meant something.

That is sincerely the coldest thing anybody has said in this thread.

Oh sure, that combined with the powerjack and the flare gun make a pretty annoying potent combo. But that is in HL, the powerjack is banned in 6s. SO that means Satan had to walk at you guys, slowly over open ground where he could not really flank you and fight you guys straight up. So lets think about that for a moment, you know competent scouts absolutely shit on Pyros unless the Pyro gets the jump on them right? A Pyros advantage over soldiers is kind of negated when there are two shooting at him from different directions. You know we had to choose between having GBB initiate as soldier or be alive and never shall the two meet because sacrificing a scout for a pyro would be incredibly stupid. You can arc stickies above his compression blast and if decides to look up to deflect it he gets shit on. So no, tell me how a pyro can negate an entire 6s team solo.

Moving on, Rekuso is clearly the best roamer in IM. If Rolling upgrades his system from a TI-84 calculator and stops having internet powered by moose he may actually be able to challenge Rekuso for the number 1 spot. He is VERY good. Tankman has a tendency to be a little asynchronous with his team from time to time but maybe that had more to do with his team than him and he is getting over PDD (post-demo disorder) to see new frontiers. Kanon and Fragg (if he plays, if not than probably Voll). I also honestly have not given Bird Noises enough credit, their players are mostly on the fringes of the top 5s but probably Sigh and definitely Train can make one.

I guess you didn't read either one of the two posts I had concerning those stats. I recognize that Muffin Men was very good overall, I would have loved to see how good they were if they distributed the heals a little better. But the entirety of those stats is null when you give any details of that match. You guys MOVED WORLDS against that 2 scrim team with a permanent pyro.

No that would mean that I knew nothing. Dable came out of nowhere ( I think from Far East Asia from being a wandering stranger) and is consistently a vastly underrated Medic, Blues gets no credit for being good seeing as how he is saddled to trying to play a more pockety scout when all heals attempted in his direction somehow get back to Trip anyway, and you are probably 4th or 5th best Demo this season. Kanon was there too