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A player, who is able to, rise above the insults of an entire league, and prove himself when it counts, is a player, worth mentioning.
A shaky and inconsistent start was not enough to quell the experience, and bench value, which this pilot is beginning to demonstrate.
A player, who flew alongside, some of the greats and old of pro, is beginning to make his presence felt in IML.
Falsehood, in what was a foolish move, decided to leave Tweaked. Leaving his squad mates, with a near impossible task of making the playoffs, his reputation that he earned as a valuable roster pilot, has changed. Falsehood will be a great player someday, but he has much to learn. Following a MCP performance of 1 – 3 versus the Hawks, the embarrassment he felt, when his M-Rater obsession took a new low, is evident of why he chose to blame Inca, and leave the squad.
His reputation will now be of an ego driven pilot, and pilots, such as Falsehood, belong in PRO league. I hope his good fortunes find him a spot on a bench, where the captain is not overly concerned for his ego, or his inability to remain loyal to a bench. Falsehood has much to learn. Above all, this pilot, who has shown an impressive level of skill and lag, needs to learn the rules of team play. You live together, and you die together. He left his squad mates stranded and I bid him farewell.
It is, for this reason, and many more, that I have decided to name Psyanide as the IML player of the weekend. With a stunning victory over Spell, Tweaked fought back from a 1 man down disadvantage to win the game in Overtime. Psyanide, delivered the final dagger in Spell’s playoff hopes, and a player, who is capable of crushing an entire squad, which is, what he did, deserves respect. Falsehood was not in the line up, and Psyanide, with the help of Ahmed took it upon himself to destroy his former reputation of “Chokeanide” with a clutch performance that will always remain in the memory of Spell pilots and the IML spec freq.
What awaits Tweaked in the future?
Disappointment.
Tweaked will make a strong playoff run, but with a deep lack of bench depth, their efforts will fall short. Psyanide and AhmedF have both stepped up to the challenge, but without the help of Falsehood, the future looks uncertain.
Congratulations to Psy.
I'm so drunk after coming back from the wedding reception of Eric and Shelly(captains of Hit-N-Run) but here I am attempting to write this shit for all you readers.. better enjoy it.
8-1 Liquid Inc. plays against a 7-4 Happy Mob squad this week. This game is fairly simple to break down as Liquid Inc. plays solid every week and wins when they're supposed to win while Happy Mob is as up and down as squads get.
Liquid Inc. is the quintessential teamwork squad. Coming from Warzone they are the most successful conversion in league history. None of LI's players are that talented, but they seem to find a way to win anyway. Their games are also boring as fuck to watch, but somehow week after week they end up on top. People will argue that Malmox or maybe more majorum are both as talented as any players on any squad, but can you really match them up against Bhang? You can't. Li simply shouldn't have the talent to stay in this game. But we know they will.
Happy Mob on the other hand is as talented as any AML squad in recent memory. Is there any question that this HM squad could defeat unforseen or even give the Diseent squad of last season a run for their money. With players like Bhang, phixion, bushes, garra, and symbsters with still more players unmentioned, this may simply be the most talented squad in AML history. And yet, they are only 7-4. Why is this? People will try to lay the blame at the feet of their captain, Surrey.. but is it really his fault? We know he trash talks, but could he single handedly sink his own squad? This reporter argues no. Surrey loves HM. Surrey IS HM. He personally willed them to a playoff spot last season and then gave Mutiny a good game in the first round. So why is this squad struggling like they are? I don't think anyone knows. We all have theories.. but in the end, the one aspect that can't be ignored about Happy Mob is that fact that they have ridiculous talent.
So, you're wondering what'll happen this weekend.
You'll just have to show up and find out. We have Liquid Inc's toughness and Warzone tested teamwork versus Happy Mob's rollercoaster ride and upper league level talent.
I'm drunk, take care, and show up for the game AML.
with, a difficult challenge, ahead, the ballistics, will, attempt, to do the impossible. make a playoff run.
the dantos factor.
the key...
The playoff run, is heating up, and I suspect, we are going to witness, many upsets. My, squad to watch, this week, is going to be a tie between Secret and Blasstics.
Ballistics, are 4 - 6, and are starting to look hungry. Heaven, I predict, is going to underestimate the presence, of Dantos. Dantos, is confident in his squad mates, and, will, dominate this sunday's game. They are hungry, and looking for the upset. Heaven, if you are reading, start practicing.
Turisops,
cose,
finn,
+1
If Secret were to use this line up for Sunday's match, they would invest in a very important win. Secret, on a path, to what still may be a strong season, is in dire need, to change their style. Everyone, is becoming very familiar with the lob and wait strategy. It is time to change the line up, and put in players who are willing to attack. My picks, will provide a victory for Secret.
Still looking for more staff (especially people willing to talk about games/squads for PRO and IML) and getting organized. So for this week it'll be short and sweet, but hopefully by playoffs we'll have something more indepth/exciting. Keep reading for major game previews in PRO, IML, and AML.
PRO League
Prescence (4) vs Assassins (2) - PRO Match of the Week
This is by far the biggest matcup of the weekend. This matchup pits the fourth place Prescence (7-2) versus the second place Assassins (9-2). Both teams only have 2 losses and when they faced off in the preseason Aasassins took it home 10-7. However, I have yet to see either team play bad and in fact most games I've watched them play it was them decimating their opponent. A win here for Prescence would create some turmoil in the whole PRO top 4 as Assassins would have 3 losses, but even so Prescence still hasn't faced first place BIA.
I'd comment further on how PRO will end up, but the top 4 squads are all very good and both of these squads have yet to face all 3 other top 4 squads. But if you were a betting man I'd give a 20% chance that these two teams will be in the finals and an 80% chance at least one of them will be.
Tyranny (7) vs BIA (1)
This isn't really that great of a match odss wise BIA (9-1) should easily handle the struggling Tyranny (6-5). BIA is strong and has only one loss with only one more tough squad to face, but if sixth and Benji are both playing on and no one chokes out you could see Tyranny upset BIA and for the most part disrupt the PRO top spot all season BIA.
IML League
Mutiny (4) vs Dissent (5)
IML has some good match-up's, this bout of the top 2 of AML last season and 2 of the higher eichlon squads of IML this season should be interesting. Mutiny (7-3) has been performing very strong until last weeks upset by Secret (now in 6th place). Only Money has manhandled Mutiny, but if you can push Testify and cdb! around and make them choke Dissent could take it.
Dissent (6-2) on the other hand is just as powerful and all around has more solid players. Janus Zeal (aka Miner), Fatal, Sancio, hecase8, and Big BANGER all have strong performances and rarely if ever choke. The only problem is it seems that Dissent has yet to play Nightwatch or Money. This will be testing the waters for Dissent to see if they can recoup the upsets by Happy Mob and Birds of Prey.
Nightwatch (3) vs RedShift (2) - IML Match of the Week
Take Money out of the running or give them one good choke in playoffs and this is your finals. Nightwatch (7-3) started strong but is on a losing streak of recent with a heartbreak loss to Mutiny and a 10-Star upset by Friendly Fire. Nightwatch needs the win here or else the door for Mutiny or Dissent to roll into the #3 spot is wide open.
RedShift (9-1) has performed strongly all season. Their anagramed names and general old school fun time attitude make them the squad to win here. Besides a major loss to Money RedShift has time and time again sent their opponents packing. I'd put major money on RedShift to be in the IML finals if not the IML Champion.
AML League
Happy Mob (6) vs Liquid Inc. (4) - AML Match of the Week
AML started with people whining how bad Rome as. Well Carthage squads have all dwindled with many of the most powerful players and squads disappearing. Rome on the other hand has stepped up with what can only be called teamwork.
Happy Mob (7-4) has been the target squad to play your best againt and to upset and their players show very little interest. However Surrey has recently started an internal campaign in his squad to not let Liquid Inc beat them. Surrey has big names on his squads and lots of individual talent. Can Happy Mob take its IML undefeatedness and upsets back into AML?
OR, will Liquid In (8-1) who has played well all season take it home and make another run for #1 Rome Division squad? Where Happy Mob has talent, Liquid Inc has undeniable teamwork and play. Without the star player from last season - "Tak" Liquid Inc has been playing even better.
Afterglow (7) vs Timless (3)
Timeless (9-2) yet again gets a chance to prove itself to be good after a lackluster season start with losses to easy squads by stepping on top of Afterglow (6-3) like many other good squads have this season. Timeless just needs to show their squad's key players and actually care to give themselves back their Old Glory. An Afterglow win however will vault them up in the Rome rankings to close to #1 after they finally play the lesser squads they have not yet played and get the easy wins they need.
This portion will take you into the depths of the mind of Demishadow on rules. Well not really deep, just a surface scratch but enough to tweak the interest. This gives you a small peek into his seedy little mind and how he views the rules and such.
Section 2: Rules Coordinator's Take
For those of you that don't know the rules are finalized by one man and one man alone. That man's name is demishadow, the Rules Coordinator. He has his own forum for suggestions and is fair and just and listens, but that doesn't mean we can't attack him and by attack I mean interview and ask questions. For those of you that don't know the rules forum (which if you must know is used to discuss rules is here Rules Discussion Forum
Cashew+> Its an IML game and a player is lagging in and out before match and they continue to keep him as a starter. Almost 5 seconds after go is called he lags out again how do you proceed when the team wishes to put him back into game?
Demishadow> Rules based... the player should be burned
Demishadow> There is also a bit of a long standing tradition that the ref often doesnt burn
Demishadow> So, ive seen it go both ways often. I personally burn.. I should follow my own rules ;)
Cashew+> Its a pro game. All 4 slots have been subbed for by one team. They message you wishing to sub a slot after a player who just died so a new pilot can ride out the last life. How do you proceed?
Demishadow> This is a sub after a sub (aka lagsub). As such, the timing after the death isnt important. The player is burned
Cashew+> In an AML game the score is Warbirds 3 and Levi's 4 and the regular match time ends. Which Team wins?
Demishadow> This one I would need to actually check my rules. There has been some change in the last season or so on this... including the removal of a large section of 3v4, 2v3, etc game winning minimum score conditions
Demishadow> Ok, based on the question, it goes into OT
Cashew+> Same teams. Its Overtime now which hopefully you answered and the Warbirds kill a Leviathan 5 seconds before overtime ends. How is the game recorded?
Demishadow> so score is 3 to 4. It becomes 4 to 4 after the kill (assuming im counting ok)... Tie game
Cashew+> A captain requests a sub 1 minute before the 10 minute "Sub Burn Mark." The subbed player continues to play and doesn't spec until after the 10 minute mark has passed. Do you burn the incoming sub?
Demishadow> ooo, ooo, the burning question. This has had 2 different refinements this season due to a "re-shuffling or re-setting" of precideces because of appeals
Demishadow> so, until that is cemented (and yep, im still working on changing it more for next season due to non perfect staff agreement on it)...
Demishadow> in this case, NOW, the player should be burned because he did not satisfy part b of the clarified sub procedure
Cashew+> A pro player lags out and they wish to sub in a new player. What is the correct procedure?
Demishadow> upon request for sub the player is subbed into that slot (assuming player has not played in this game). The player is burned (this is assuming its NOT within 1min of the players last death + they did not ingage + he isnt a sub already)
Cashew+> A player is constantly spamming racials during a match. How do you handle the pilot? He is flying.
Demishadow> I am very strict while reffing. The set of conduct rules say I should be such while reffing my games. I will often not appriciate such antics much. I often give a warning first (or two). If those are not heeded I spec or ban the player...
Demishadow> and ask the team to give me a sub for him.
Cashew+> How long is overtime?
Demishadow> prembots will disagree with me, but it is now 10min
Cashew+> alright now time for your special set of questions
Demishadow> did I pass the ref application test? ;)
Cashew+> that ain't the ref application test
Cashew+> that's cake easy :)
Cashew+> that's my super secret project alpha ref-itude test
Cashew+> and by the way you are the Rules God so far with only one problem I see and I can't figure it out without ur help
Demishadow> hehehe. that test has changed a great deal over time. Mine was very little rulebased, more a way to try to judge personality of the ref... but its been ages since I did that stuff
Cashew+> rule 8.6p
Cashew+> Each player slot may be subbed for more than once. What this means is that a slot may be subbed after the first and second death.
Cashew+> why do they qualify as lagsubs?
Demishadow> good point. I think I was off. Eh, 1:30am :)
Cashew+> yeah. that rule is crazy
Demishadow> I will need to check to see if another rule is in effect at the same time
Demishadow> which is often the case.
Cashew+> but under the lag sub rule any player that subs a slot twice is treated as a lagsub
Cashew+> I can't figure out if the intention was that you can sub as often as you like in pro unburned because its for pilot not repels
Demishadow> ok, the one rule is stating it IS possible to sub it
Demishadow> another rule is providing a guideline of what subs should be burned
Cashew+> but they refer to it as a sub and not a lagsub in this case
Demishadow> lagsub is a bit of a bitch... bitchy terminology left over from a long time ago now.
Demishadow> im looking it up right now
Demishadow> bah 9.1 is pointing to a now nonexistant rule number :)
Demishadow> Note: The terminology "lag sub" no longer refers to substituting a substitute player who has lagged out. It now is generally used to describe anyone who subs in for another substitute.
Demishadow> that part is key to relating lagsub terminology and the order of subs
Demishadow> my answer appears to have been correct afterall :)
Cashew+> but way too confusing :)
Cashew+> I'd probably a let them come in unburned as a new sub
Demishadow> rulebook can be hard to comprehend at once.
Demishadow> I know it from extended usage + seeing all the changes take place over time
Demishadow> ive seen thousands of posts by now about all different aspects of the rules, changes to the rules, etc.
Cashew+> alright. you pointed at this one question I have.
Cashew+> what is the deal with tradition versus the rules
Demishadow> rules should be the final call
Demishadow> How things were done 2 years ago... and how they are done informally in pracs... shouldnt regulate how you ref your game
Demishadow> because we have had a past tradition of allowing NTS doesnt mean it over
Cashew+> so why is it that the traditional refs are the ones that appear to be on the appeals board?rules todays rules which dont allow NTS.
Demishadow> traditional refs?
Cashew+> ones that ref with rules that have already been around
Cashew+> but aren't around..ie the ones that don't burn uneganged players etc/
Demishadow> I know of one or two that ive seen pass of directions based off previous rules.. but I try to correct that. It is kinda a widespread problem I find with our oldest refs. And sometimes a bit of an issue I have myself :)
Demishadow> the "appeals board" membership is parallel to the staff membership
Demishadow> its full of people who either have knowledge of the areas at hand (rules.. me... appeals procedure.. cose, ref-baed stuff.. ref coords)
Demishadow> people who run the leagues... sysops.
Cashew+> ooh word twisting time :)
Cashew+> so you'd say the problem lies in the upper staff?
Cashew+> and not the newer refs that ref according to the rules?
Demishadow> many of these people have been around for a while (its kinda a big requirement to get up to staff)
Demishadow> so, many will fall under the old-timer's refs... and they tend to fall into that same problem I listed above
Demishadow> I think its a problem of when you learned your rules. What they were when you actively worked with them first sticks big into your memory
Cashew+> any major problems you see with rules?
Demishadow> there are always problems with the rules... and that will continue to be the case.
Demishadow> before this season I never imagined that the subbing procedure would need to have 2 points to it... but an appeal proved it was necessary... regardless to how I may disagree with some of the appeals outcomes ;)
Cashew+> will bigger badder bots be the answer or will they make refs even more lazy?
Demishadow> hopefully they can fix many of the more trivial issues that arise
Demishadow> I am not a fan of having no refs. I am a programmer myself, even working in the field of AI... I can say with some confidence at how a ref-less society may have issues running things.
Cashew+> is there any rule you want out there that you have been fought tooth and nail on or any major gripe you have with being held back in the rules coord depart?
Demishadow> I tend to get good freedom. I take guidelines from appeals/etc that come up.
Demishadow> I guess there is one rule we adopted from aml in the premier-merger... which I liked the pro version more
Demishadow> was the no postpone rule.
Demishadow> otherwise... I really wish there was a machine out there that could take the rulebook + precidences and spew out a fully defined fully complete rulebook that is also simple on the refs+players ;)
Cashew+> Demishadow you are that machine.
Cashew+> is there any chance that we may see a rule come along one day that says unegaged players don't need to burn?
Demishadow> I need a timeframe in the game for that.
Demishadow> I may have one of the best understandings of the rules + precidences out there in SS... but I am not the person to make that happen
Cashew+> who is that person?
Demishadow> I am hampered by my knowledge in regards to that. Some things are just to obvious to me that I am oblivious to it being a problem
Cashew+> perhaps a council...with you and cose leading it with players instead of staff?
Demishadow> which is part of the reason why we have a rules forum. So I can get opinions from the general ss population.
Demishadow> councils are good... but they also have a large overhead.
Cashew+> what if you just called it one night randomly and the people that are online make up that council and that's the way its developed
Cashew+> as a random town hall meeting by you and cose and a few invitees
Demishadow> and im not sure if the benefits are enough to add another degree of complexity/bueracracy (sp???) to premier league
Demishadow> its somethign to consider as we near/hit the offseason. Inseason my inclination to update the rulebook isnt high... unless proven necessary
Cashew+> yeah yeah. any final words of wisdom?
Demishadow> only fools think they are wise.
Demishadow> the rest of us just try to stumble along and not make any stupid mistakes
Alright that's it for the interview with Demishadow. It was all off the top of my head and horribly done, but he had good answers an interesting insights. I think I could have done a better job, but just a little insight is all you need and he was pressed for time. If you still got the balls here's the link to Part 3: Past vs Present vs Future.
I practice all week, almost every week. Get at least twenty or thirty practices in easy on the average week. Does it help? Well I still suck, but come Sunday I try to play my game and my beautiful prac bot is gone and instead some dipshit is in spec controlling everything. I didn't have any issues with the practcies all week so why do I need this fuck to ride me come game time? Didn't that Cerium guy make a bot so we wouldn't need this + sporting mother fucker? Whatever. I just want to play and this fuckers telling me I have my named spelled wrong...Sue me bitch.
Chances are we've all felt some version of that come Sunday when the ref starts to take over the match and guide it into starting. It's even better yet when the ref fucks something up and now your team is down because of it. Read on for a scathing (eww nice adjective) look into the world of the ref's, behind the scenes and how they run games. This is just Part 1 of a 3 Part series
Part 1: Staff/Ref Aptitude Test
First off I gave several refs a ref-aptitude test. These include some of the lesser known or trickier rules...but also the rules which tend to drastically effect how a game ends. Please note all rules can be found at: Rules
Question 1:
Its an IML game and a player is lagging in and out before match and they continue to keep him as a starter. Almost 5 seconds after go is called he lags out again how do you proceed when the team wishes to put him back into game?
Common Answers:
5 said let pilot back in burned
1 said restart match
4 said let pilot back in unburned
Correct Answers:
Depends on if you're a rule follower or a traditionalist. Tradition says this player goes in unburned because they didn't engage. Rules say he's BURNED baby!
The Written Rule:
10.1 Max duration of lagout and number of lagouts allowed
If a player disconnects or lags to spectator mode, they have 5 minutes to return and notify the host ref that they are coming back in, as long as they have not lagged out 3 times. If it is the player's third lag out, they cannot return to the game, but may be subbed. If the player does not return and is not subbed within 5 minutes, the player's slot's lives will be converted to deaths.
10.3 Burning upon return from lagout
A player who returns to the arena after a lag out must use up ("burn") all ITEMS (reps, thors, portals, decoys and rockets) after changing to the right frequency. The ref will most often do this, unless he does not have a Bot to assist him. If a bot is not present the player must use all reps, rockets, decoys, warps, and thors, before rejoining combat. The player must not send decoys or thors in the direction of the battle.
Question 2:
Its a pro game. All 4 slots have been subbed for by one team. They message you wishing to sub a slot after a player who just died so a new pilot can ride out the last life. How do you proceed?
Common Answers:
4 say to put in the sub burned
2 say to put in the sub unburned
3 say that player can't sub in
Correct Answers:
Oooh the debate on this one. You see the player would be subbing a subbed slot and its pro so the question is...if after a death do you treat this as a regular sub or a "lagsub." Its tricky. But the correct answer according to the rules appears to be; pilot goes in and pilot is burned. Although it can almost be seen how you don't burn the player as well.
The Written Rule:
8.6p Multiple subs inside the same playing slot
Each player slot may be subbed for more than once. What this means is that a slot may be subbed after the first and second death.
9.1p Lag sub definition and procedure
If a player subs a sub that player is called a "lag sub". Another "lag sub" may sub the previous one at any time. All "lag subs" must burn everything as if they lagged out and returned to the game as described in rule 10a.
Question 3:
In an AML game the score is Warbirds 3 and Levi's 4 and the regular match time ends. Which Team wins?
Common Answers:
All refs answered Overtime Hoorah!
Correct Answers:
The correct answer is overtime. The rule is confusing but in this situation its overtime baby.
The Written Rule:
11.2 Victory by score
If the regulation time period expires, the squad with more kills shall be victorious, PROVIDED they have satisfied the minimum kill requirements determined by number of players starting for the OTHER team:
- 4 Players starting on the other team: 6 kills minimum. 2/3 players starting on the other team: 4 kills minimum. (e.g., squad A starts 3 players, squad B starts 4. Squad A scores 4 kills, squad B scores 5. Squad B wins. Squad A needed 6 minimum kills since Squad B started 4 players. Squad B needed 4 kills minimum since squad A started less than 4 players.)
Question 4:
Same teams. Its Overtime now which hopefully you answered and the Warbirds kill a Leviathan 5 seconds before overtime ends. How is the game recorded?
Common Answers:
6 its a tie!
2 lets do some double Overtime Action
1 said birds win
1 said levi's win
Correct Answers:
Only one ref realized I never said if it was playoffs or regular season. That ref got the bonus coookie because there is no time limit in Overtime in playoffs. In regular season, however there is a timelimit and if the birds killed a pilot it would make the score 4-4 aka a tie.
The Written Rule:
12.3 Win requirements for a non-tied game
If a squad has a one-kill advantage but has failed to satisfy the minimum kill count numbers listed in rule 11.2, the squad with the higher score will need to make one kill to win, and the squad with the lower score will need to make TWO kills in order to win. If the team with the lower score only manages to get one of the required two kills by the end of OT then the match will still be recorded as a TIE for both squads.
Question 5:
A captain requests a sub 1 minute before the 10 minute "Sub Burn Mark." The subbed player continues to play and doesn't spec until after the 10 minute mark has passed. Do you burn the incoming sub?
Common Answers:
7 refs answered this pilot gets burned
1 ref decided a 30 second leinency was in order
2 refs said that pilot is not burned.
Correct Answers:
Well at the start of the season it was very unclear but tradition said not to burn the player. However after the Blacknike and Tweaked appeal in AML it is quite clear that the player is now to be burned. Expect the wording of this rule to change because even staff doesn't agree with how to do it as of right now.
The Written Rule:
2) Subbing procedure:
It may not have been strickly the policy before, but a ref should no longer force any player to spec. That means if you want a sub to take place you must:
- PRIVATE message the ref about the request
- Have the player being subbed out in spec (not in ship)
A sub will happen when BOTH those items are accomplished.
Question 6:
A pro player lags out and they wish to sub in a new player. What is the correct procedure?
Common Answers:
8 refs said they this pilot comes in burned
1 ref said this pilot comes in unburned
Correct Answers:
Well its a pro sub. All non-death subs in pro are BURNED baby. Almost a perfect response but hey woot woot.
The Written Rule:
I actually couldn't find this situation written down. Prove me wrong or maybe demishadow needs to actually put it back in.
Question 7:
A player is constantly spamming racials during a match. How do you handle the pilot? He is flying.
Common Answers:
6 refs - Do some sort of warning followed by a shut-up if continued & request a sub
1 ref - Do some sort of warning then *kill and convert lives
1 ref - Do som esort of warning then *kill and request a sub
1 ref - Plea to upper staff to handle
Correct Answers:
Give some sort of warning and then *shutup the player. We don't ban for verbal abuse. Its messing with pracs, bots, staff, and games that get you banned.
The Written Rule:
TEAM CONDUCT
It is the responsibility of the teams to always play within the boundaries of the rules, uphold any team specific restrictions, and to play all their games in good faith. It is the responsibility of the captain of the team to make sure that the team is not breaking any premier league rules and that the team is always playing with the desire to do the best that they can. The league may take any actions they deem necessary if any team is outside these boundaries. Good sportsmanship is required of all Premier league teams (excluding any "friendly" trashtalk that does not go beyond what is allowed under the player conduct set of rules). Violations during matches may lead to overturning match results and suspension from league.
Question 8:
How long is overtime?
Common Answers:
5 thought 10 minutes
1 thought no limit
2 thought 30 minutes
1 thought 15 minutes
Correct Answers:
The bot may announce 30 minutes..but the correct answer is 10 minutes this season. Unless of course its playoffs and then the answer is FOREVER.
The Written Rule:
12.1 Match and Overtime length
A match will have a 45 minute time limit. If the winning conditions as defined above are not satisfied after the original 45 minutes has expired, a 10 minute overtime period will be played and will begin IMMEDIATELY upon conclusion of the regular time period with no break in between.
Intepretation of the results
Interpret the results yourself. Rules suck. We shouldn't need them but it turns out we do. The refs did pretty good as a whole. Only one of the refs I asked got them all right and low and behold it was demishadow, the Rule God, whom I will talk about and with in the next section.
Here's the link to part 2: An interview with the Rules Coordinator Demishadow
Perhaps the game with the most at stake this week. BlackNike at 5-4 has been nothing but a disappointment this season. They'll come out of the gates looking to prove that they're for real and that they're not just a bunch of bad boy trash talking fuck ups. 4-5 7rominence has had a rollercoaster season thus far with some early wins and some losses the last couple of weeks. They'll be looking to prove they belong in the playoffs.
BlackNike began the season as a preseason favorite to win it all. They have a proud history of multiple seasons of AML behind them as well as a set of rings from two seasons ago. The roster this season is revamped with talented new faces such as Super.fly, destroy, stool, and Masamune to name a few. Whatever people have to say about the captains of BlackNike, most will concede that frowzy and AWOL are both experienced and smart. So what has gone wrong?
At times this season BlackNike has had difficulty showing four pilots to games. With a roster of 22 players this is a telling sign that something has not been right. Inactivity has forced players such as Drug Against War to step in to roles with more playing time than they're used to. So what's the problem?
The answer to that question can't be found anywhere. Interviews yielded this reporter no results. There are 22 players who would like to leave all of AML guessing. I suppose we'll all find out together whether they're for real at the end of the season when BN either does or does not win the championship.
And yes 7rom, this means they're exceptionally dangerous.
7rominence is one of several new squads this season to join AML. Following a trend of recent years, they're from Warzone. Following another trend from recent years, they've been successful bringing their Warzone teamwork here to Premier league.
The pilots of 7rom individually are nothing to be feared skillwise. Other than Fishibaron, High Voltage, and Purple, 7rom is on par with Hit-N-Run or ElementalForces in terms of raw talent. So how do they have four wins? Teamwork.
7rominence plays as a cohesive unit of interchangeable parts. If one player is subbed out for another, the sub knows exactly where he fits into the scheme of the game. This way there is never a significant drop in gameplay after subs. This teamplay has helped them stay in games they shouldn't have been in such as Week 2 v. Corrupt or Week 6 v. OldShift.
Recent events have come to the surface that reflect inner squad difficulties though. This could only be detrimental to 7rom's performance. The following is some of what Fishibaron, Captain of 7rominence, had to say about the state of affairs.
Fishibaron> well as you know hv is not my assisstant captain anymore
Fishibaron> i did this because he was pulling rank with me
Fishibaron> he submitted a request for appeal of our last match
Fishibaron> even though i said that there would be no appeal
Fishibaron> .. but there was a time when i did everything he said .. and i cant forget that
morphine> I understand
morphine> the man really does know ss
morphine> he's been around a long time
Fishibaron> he has been around
Fishibaron> anyway .. as far as squad unity .. i think we are a little shaky right now. my members shouldn't worry though
Fishibaron> as long as im around there will always be a 7rominence
Fishibaron admitted later that his team needs this win. 7rominence is currently in the 9th spot in Carthage with three games to go. Even with the advent of Wildcards, this is a precarious position for any squad. As you can tell from from the brief except of the interview, Fishibaron is trying to quell internal fires. At the same time though, anyone can see that Fishibaron is also very determined. 7rominence is playing for their playoff lives. Where do they go from here? I guess we'll just have to be there Sunday at 8PM EST to find out.
To all this Frowzy, Captain of BlackNike, had only one thing to say.
"Stop wasting our time."
Tweaked meets Corrupt this Sunday in a matchup of Carthage leaders. 9-1 Tweaked still smarting over that loss to Wretcheds in week 4 is looking to prove that that one loss was a fluke by going undefeated the rest of the season. 7-3 Corrupt, on the other hand, is simply looking to prove that they can hang with the top squads of Carthage.
Tweaked has come a long way from the tWeAk*mOdE of 2 seasons ago. That squad was more disorganized than it was talented(and it was very talented). Last season Tweaked had some internal difficulties and lack of focus problems that resulted in a semi-finals playoff exit to Runner Up StarFire Elite. Tweaked this season doesn't suffer from those same problems. Savage has firmly taken control of this squad and turned them into a boulder rolling downhill.
Talentwise, Tweaked is the stronger of the two squads. While losing pilots like Super.fly and ZdeathX would hurt any squad, Tweaked took it all in stride and rebounded nicely by picking up Br'er, DukeHazard, and Salami Swammi. Coastal has also been a key addition to the new Tweaked. And that's without talking about Savage. The current leading pilot in almost all statistical categories in AML has been a load for opposing defenses to contend with. Perhaps Matt said it best in his interview with Crumbs when he remarked that Savage "looks PRO now." Indeed the point could be argued that there has never been a more dominating finisher in AML history.
But maybe that's Tweaked's only weakness as well. They are a squad of finishers without a playmaker. Savage with his deadly aim, Br'er with his lanc bombs, and DukeHazard with his Jav flybys all fit into relatively the same role. Super.fly fit the playmaker role perfectly for them last season. How far will they be able to go this season without one? And will Corrupt find a way to exploit that for the win?
Corrupt comes into this season having lost talent from when they were Abnocto Pestis. While fluff! didn't show to any games, Twista was instrumental to their success last season. Capitalist Defender also played much more last season. The new Corrupt relies on its heavy three weasel combination of KyleC, Cashew, and Colt-. The varied styles of the three have lead to seven wins so far this season. Cashew has the best aim of the three and tends to snipe, while KyleC has no fear of getting into the mix of things and initiating offense. Colt- can fit into whatever Corrupt is trying to do any particular match with a solid all around set of skills.
Many of the readers of the Times would probably like to write off Corrupt in this game. They simply don't seem to have the talent to compete with Tweaked. This assessment would be more than a little faulty.
While Corrupt does not have the raw talent to get into the middle of the map and brawl it out, they easily have enough talent to make this game a slow drawn out struggle and pull out a 5-4 win in OT. The pilots of Corrupt play smart with a dedicated teamwork ethic brought over from flying together in Warzone for many seasons. Even more importantly they have a winning swagger about them. Losing doesn't seem a possibility.
Will teamwork, toughness, and confidence be enough? Or will Tweaked's wrecking crew of finishers roll right through town..
Find out 6PM EST Sunday.
EDITORTIAL NOTE: Savage loves the cock
I sat down with Cerium PLUS ( by sat down I mean we both went into freq 8025). And we discussed his life goals, his rivals and his plans at world domination. Is he a madman, or just a nerd gone insane over free porn?
Airwalkr> Now Cerium PLUS, what does MR stand for?
Cerium+> MR is short for MasterRater, the name foul/ap gave their stat tracking project
Cerium+> since the bot is tied so closely to the site...its only fitting to give it
the same name
Airwalkr> Now you claim this is the 'MasterRater' as you call it, yet 'ScoreMaster' claims that they are the true master
Airwalkr> What do you have to say about this?
Cerium+> hah...well ScoreMaster may indeed be the master of keeping score...but can it rate anything?
Airwalkr> Well it can rate how fast you 0-3 Cerium like you usually do, yet MasterRater will somehow find a way to make your 0-3 look more appealing
Airwalkr> Is this function here to make you look better?
Cerium+> yes
Airwalkr> I see
Airwalkr> Now will you care to explain to me in full detail how MR-Bot works
Cerium+> full detail? ---SKIP ALL OF THIS--- well its basicly just takes over all the duties for the ref. Watches the game, makes sure people are following as many of the rules as it can
Cerium+> uploads scores ---THAT IS ALL IT DOES---
Airwalkr> Are you trying to tell me, that in the future, all Premier games will be controlled by bots, maybe even the world?
Cerium+> to an extent.. A ref will always need to be around to handle situtations we dont expect, or cant code into a bot
Cerium+> or when the bot blows up
BLOWS UP? WHO IN THE DICK IS THIS GUY TRYING TO FOOL?
Airwalkr> This is a radical crazy idea Cerium, in some countries, Like Korea, you can be imprisoned for such crazy ideas
Cerium+> then im glad i dont live or korea
..... OR DOES HE?
Airwalkr> Now what are the interior workings at hand when a bot 'blows up'?
Airwalkr> Is this the work of Osama, or Semi?
Cerium+> probably semi, and/or his endless bitching. Typically is a stupid coding mistake on my part though
OBVIOUSLY SEMI IS THE KEY WORD THAT MAKES HIM TICK, ONE STEP CLOSER TO FINDING OUT CERIUM PLUSES TRUE NATURE
Airwalkr> I see, in your opinion how do you think your bot fares in comparison to the age old Premier Bots?
Airwalkr> As you know some people do dislike your bot
Airwalkr> And have occassionally called you '!@$' and '!%#$@'
Airwalkr> And in rare occassions *$!^#$ed !*&head loving %!# who isn't really a !#% but pretends he is because he is into stuff like that ... #%!#$
THIS IS THE PART WHERE I GET BANNED AND CONTINUE THE INTERVIEW FROM INSTANT MESSENGER
Cerium+> well, as far as how MrBots stack up to the PremBots, id say theyre better, as the mrbots track rules, more stats, and a few other things the prembots cannot
Cerium+> but, when it comes to people hating the bots, i think its more along the lines of them not liking me
WHO WOULD'VE GUESSED?
Cerium+> rather than not liking the bot
Airwalkr> I heard a vicious rumor, that MR-Bot is out to lag games, so you can abuse the lag and go 6-0?
Cerium+> where in gods name would you have heard that? I bitch all the time about lag, im not going to try to generate it =)
Airwalkr> I see
Airwalkr> Now Cerium, in your own simplistic elementary addition skills, how many hours have you put into the Mr-Bot?
Cerium+> too many. Between testing, and blanking out staring at code thinking how i want to do stuff, and actual coding...hrmm...probably a sold 100 or so
Cerium+> solid*
DO WE REALLY WANT A MAN WHO CAN'T SPELL 'SOLID' CONTROLLING OUR PLANET? FURTHERMORE OUR PRAC ARENAS?
Airwalkr> Impressed, is it true you take Acid and Ecstasy dealt by Spitfire to further increase your programming capiblities and decrease work load
Cerium+> not anymore...he overcharges his customers
I THINK THIS IS THE PART WHERE HE TRIES TO BE HUMOROUS?
Airwalkr> Now as we all know, JPlanck/Reaem has been programming a bot to compete with you
Airwalkr> Is this true?
Cerium+> from what I hear yes. I personally havent seen the bot, but I've heard from two reliable sources it exists. And lets not forget...the announcement on the pro board
Airwalkr> Do you think this Bot is just another FrontPage HTML 5.0 creation or does Reaem actually have the genious of a true bot programmer
Cerium+> cant say either way. I haven't seen anything reaem has done that would show he knows anything about programming at all.
Cerium+> Id hope from all his talk, he has some idea of what hes doing
Airwalkr> So you can honestly tell me, that you don't see Reaem as a threat to developing the first bot to take over the world?
Cerium+> well, if he gets his to hack the white house before mine can, then he will be a threat
HAHA CAN YOU SAY SCREENSHOT/LOGGED EMAILED TO WHITEHOUSE? CAUSE I SURE CAN HAHAHAHA
Airwalkr> Is there any chance that i could take a picture with Mr-Bot?
Airwalkr> Like maybe, your face in the background
Airwalkr> And me and MR in the foreground
Airwalkr> And maybe even Reaem In the far back
Airwalkr> With an X on his face?
Cerium+> hahah...as much as Id like to, MrBot doesnt have a head yet. more like a pair of hands with 7 fingers each
7 FINGERS EACH? WTF, I TOLD YOU THIS GUY WAS FUCKING PSYCHO, 7 FINGERS EACH ROFL
Airwalkr> I see, well thanks for your time Cerium I wish you luck on your journey to nerdism and world domination
Cerium+> heh...no problem
SEE YA, COUGH PSYCHO
The Amateur League's number one pilot comes clean about it all, the drug addictions, the drunken bar fights, and sex with Surrey. And if you've ever heard that Savage loves the cock, read on to find out just how right you are.
crumbs> Yo sav, thanks for takin the time out of owning some newbs to answer a few questions for me.
Savage> Is this part of the interview?
crumbs> Yep, indeed it is.
Savage> Yea I know was just playing with you.
crumbs> Wtf you truly are a beast sav.
Savage> In what regard?
Savage> My sexual prowress, my ss ability?
crumbs> Little bit of both.
Savage> I consider myself $$ in both.
crumbs> We all do sav, we all do.
crumbs> Anyways lets get the formalities out of the way,
crumbs> tell us a bit about your SS history.
Savage> Oh god its pretty short,
Savage> and I have never revealed my ss history to noone , but I will do it for you dude.
Savage> You owe me.
crumbs> With sex?
Savage> Depends
crumbs> Fair enough
Savage> K ss history,
Savage> most people think I've played for 3 or 4 years
Savage> but I started out in dza about 11 months ago. 1 week into playing I joined tweak*mode.
Savage> My inaugural season I kinda sucked going something like 10-20
Savage> we renamed to tweaked and I had a decent season in aml, which we advanced as far as the semis in, and this season, well im playing aml again
crumbs> and you're the top aml player according to the player stats
crumbs> at an unbelievable 26-5
Savage> aye and I'd like to add I was also mvp versus epik
crumbs> $
Savage> I should be 30-5 with around 6 mvps I think
Savage> in 9 games
Savage> or something like that.
crumbs> Ah, not updated yet I guess, damn staff.
Savage> Aye
Savage> I am aceing this interview dude $$
Savage> next question
Savage> lol
crumbs> About the name Savage, any story behind why you chose it? I always assumed it was cuz of how you like your sex?
Savage> So true dude, so true
Savage> eh I got the name from a friend during the middle of last season
Savage> not much to tell really.
crumbs> Alrighty lets move onto your squad
Savage> k dude
crumbs> Tell us which of your players you think are going to give the opposing squads the most trouble in the playoffs.
Savage> dukehazard, myself, coastal, salami swammi, br'er, blindsight, airwalkr, voodooben
crumbs> whew
Savage> Quite alot of names lol
Savage> and all are pretty active.
crumbs> What about your squad in general, whats your strengths and weaknesses?
Savage> Strengths - depth. no chokers. Pretty aggresive team most of the time
Savage> Weaknesses - some players can get defensive at times, but thats improving as the season goes on
Savage> best i can come up with :/
Savage> not defensive, but lobbish
Savage> and our teamwork goes out of sync at times.
crumbs> Any thoughts on some of the other squads? Are there any that stand out in your mind as being able to pull through big?
Savage> Hmm...
Savage> Assent will suprise alot of people
Savage> they should make it to the finals
Savage> standouts :/
crumbs> Any players you think are gonna come out of nowhere and surprise us all?
Savage> Melantho for Wretcheds might
Savage> Not alot of surprises in terms of players stepping up though, mostly everyone knows who the gamebreakers are for every team.
crumbs> Yeah no doubt homie.
Savage> $
crumbs> This is always a fun one: Is there any specific player that you are most looking forward to demolishing?
Savage> before I answer that..
Savage> Wait nm lost my train of thought
Savage> lol
crumbs> Hahaha too many drugs sav.
Savage> Ok yes there are a few players I'm looking forward to beating
Savage> #1 Grills Gone Wild
Savage> He is encroaching upon my #1 ranking so I plan to lower him a few rungs
Savage> $
crumbs> $$
Savage> #2 The whole of Wretcheds team
Savage> they are all nice dudes
Savage> but
Savage> it kind of irks me that I lost to them :(
Savage> #3
Savage> the whole of Corrupt
Savage> a rivalry has been building between the two squads, and it would be nice to put them in their place a third time after we beat them this sunday
crumbs> WHEWW ITS GETTIN HEATY IN HERE
Savage> aye
Savage> my eyes are starting to film over, and my mouth is starting drool
crumbs> As are mine
Savage> just thinking about the above 3
Savage> k next question
crumbs> I think it's time we get some predictions from you sav.
crumbs> Lets do this thang: League MVP ?
Savage> Depends if you mean just the regular season, or the playofs included?
crumbs> Playoffs included
Savage> k league mvp
Savage> Regular season really doesn't mean that much to me imo
Savage> it's how players perform in playoffs that matter.
Savage> I would say some of the likely candiates are
Savage> FF'S - grills, pasta. tweakeds - coastal , bn - super.fly, assents - ent, sfes - diest
Savage> phew that took along time to write
Savage> lmao
crumbs> haha, my vote goes to you though..awww, so much love here in ss
Savage> lol $
crumbs> What about the league's least valuable player?
Savage> lol
crumbs> or MCP as we like to say here in SS
Savage> let me think
Savage> god dude you really want me to answer that?
crumbs> ohhhh yeah
Savage> :/
Savage> fu
crumbs> DO IT
crumbs> or no sex
Savage> k I will veto the sex then no answer
Savage> na just kidding
crumbs> You bastards are so lucky that I put up with this mofo just so you have something to read.
Savage> omg crumbs
Savage> you ass
crumbs> S'ok sav much luv
Savage> In what way?
crumbs> In any way you want baby $
Savage> You sick freak.
crumbs> As a side note: do you take it in the pooper?
Savage> :X
Savage> of course not
crumbs> fair enough
Savage> lol
Savage> Ok mcp based on stats would probally be surrey.
Savage> Although I don't know if surrey is actually trying or not.
crumbs> Let me take this opportunity to say that surrey sucks balls
crumbs> hi surrey
Savage> hi surrey $$
crumbs> next,
crumbs> the last place squad?
Savage> Is it who I think will finish last place, or who I think deserves to?
crumbs> Whichever you want
Savage> k who I think deserves to
Savage> is
Savage> skyrakers. razb is an old buddy of mine, but they only show 2,3 per game
Savage> you know I had practically my whole roster show up last week, and only 2 showed for skyrakers
crumbs> Ah, the trials and tribulations of an aml squad.
Savage> Indeed my dear crumbs, indeed.
crumbs> And sav, tell us which squad you believe will achieve a spot on the AML Throne.
Savage> Tweaked
Savage> gg
Savage> nt
crumbs> Tweaked for pres.
Savage> or ff, assent
crumbs> Alright well I think that just about does it
Savage> K, how do you want to close this shit?
crumbs> By me saying
Savage> Nono
Savage> let me say
Savage> don't speak a word
crumbs> k, go
Savage> you spoke a word
Savage> ,,
crumbs> damn
Savage> indeed
Savage> WATCH JOE SCHMO IT IS THE MOST $$$ REALITY TV SHOW ON TV RIGHT NOW
crumbs> OK
crumbs> Thanks for your time savmoney
crumbs> I'm looking forward to seeing you continue to beat down your opponents
crumbs> GL in the remainder of the season with tweaked!
Savage> Aye thanks dude
Savage> wait,
Savage> just wanted to explain about the show.
crumbs> Oh, ok
Savage> as part of the interview :X
crumbs> K, for anyone else i would tell them to go take it in the tailpipe courtesy surrey, but since you're you I'll let you continue.
Savage> It's a tv show in which only one of the contestants thinks is real. the others are all actors
Savage> and they set this poor guy up so much.
Savage> Na I'm done dude
crumbs> Sweet cuz I wanna go watch the show.
crumbs> Thanks again.
Savage> Np, anytime
The two leaders of Rome division meet up here in what could only be a monumental clash. This is the game to spectate this week as 9-1 Timeless looks to prove that they can perform at a high level two weeks in a row. 9-1 SFE on the other hand has nothing to prove.
Really, the question to be addressed this week is whether this is finally the week that Timeless' weak team play catches up with them. The squad is certainly talented; of that there is no doubt. Its full complement of aliased quality IML players is nothing if not daunting. But what is the real Timeless? Is it the squad that routed Assent last week or the one that needed-BlitZed- lagouts in order win in week 7? And before you forget, the lone loss on Timeless' record comes from Thalion in week one in embarrassing fashion. Since Timeless does not practice together and usually only gets the minimum to show for games, expect there to be a lack of teamwork in their attack this week as well.
There are players on Timeless who were integral to their squads' success last season in IML. Will it be enough this week?
StarFire Elite is one of the oldest squads in Premier. Years and years ago before there was an IML or an AML, SFE was one of the bottom dwellers in PRO. Their players then were very much like their players now. Most were tough hard working weekend warriors who played a style that wasn't pretty, but kept them in games. Solar Hydro and preussie along with Lord Lincke(Signum) were the captains then. With Lord Lincke leaving for Old Glory two seasons ago and preussie being inactive, Solar Hydro took over full captainship responsibilities. SFE hasn't lost a beat. Season by season they've climbed up the standings and gotten a little farther in the playoffs. Last season they lost to a very very strong Dissent team in the finals. SFE has to be looking to go all the way this season. Their teamplay is unorthodox to say the least, but every player on the map knows that every other player will be there to back them up.
Will StarFire Elite's experience and toughness be enough to overcome a more talented Timeless squad?
This is why you love AML.
With the most boring name on his squad, Matt stands as one of Fighting Foodons and AML's premier players. I had a chance to sit down and talk a little bit with this highly smooth speaking Subspace pilot. Turns out he's not all long walks on the beach and cuddly puppies. Read further for a view into the world of Bananas in Pajamas (and their many incarnations), AML, and general SS gold
Grinder: Hey Matt, thanks for taking the time to do an interview!
Matt: No problem, I've got to say this is a first for me.
Grinder: First off...Formalities! What is your history in Subspace?
Matt: I started in version 1.17, January of 96 or 97, can't remember. I started in alpha like everyone else, moved to warzone with the name tihajuaninaco, and proceeded to suck for the next 3 or so years there
Grinder: heh
Matt: then I went to pro, and I pretty much sucked there too, but my team was boss so we were beating like BIA and Requiem and shit season 2, after that was Bananas in Pyjamas
Grinder: good ol BiP
Matt: indeed, Dudi Ball and Goofy carried that team…. anyways, after that I decided to try and get a little better at SS, so I went on sabbatical and learned to duel (sort of)…came back with fly-ndeath and subsequently Fighting Foodons, and I think we have a hell of a team.
Matt: Everyone else on the squad is from EG though. I can't believe we're doing so well!
Grinder: What made you choose the name tihajuaninaco?
Matt: it's really bad Spanish…it's supposed to be like 4 words but I didn't know that at the time
Matt: I don't even remember what it means; I just somehow got stuck with that name. I think it was because my good friend bluestone knew me as that name, and I didn't want to disappear
Grinder: I can guess that your current name, Matt, is for obvious reasons?
Matt: yes, that is my name IRL, so it works out. I’ve had someone offer $100 American for this name: P NO MOBY DOLLARS FOR ME BABY!!
Grinder: As you know, AML Playoffs are close at hand. What are your opinions about the current season, and what squads do you see pulling through from now until the end?
Matt: Timeless will be strong. I know one or two of their players. Assent looks good. Happy Mob is good, but the players that weren't hyped much are carrying them. BN could be in it if they tried. Wretcheds? Wait until week 17, then I will comment on Wretcheds.
Grinder: Everyone has a different opinion on Wretcheds, eh
Matt: yes, I will give them credit; no one expected them to do so well
Matt: who else... epik was pretty good, but they don't seem to have a real head to that squad
Grinder: Fear and Ear seem like a good duo
Matt: they are, unfortunately we only played fear out of the two. passplay is a factor for them as well. I just wish I could make it to a match or two…
Grinder: On that note, who are some standout players you see this season?
Matt: ah, there are so many…most who stand out well should not be in this league :(
Matt: Zealot. I know who he is, but I cannot reveal it
Matt: hell, half my squad shouldn't be here either though so I’m not saying shit…. well I already said shit. Fuck.. Fuck you all!
Grinder: Any rookies?
Matt: lol I don't know of but a couple rookies. Sir Dumpling and Hash Bomber are the only rooks I can think of off hand :P
Matt: stool came into his own finally
Grinder: I heard that stool was fearer
Matt: he is, but he's pretty new. Fucking taim is tearing it up too (savage).. Not a rookie but a major factor
Grinder: definitely
Matt: bushes
Grinder: he's done well with HM
Matt: god I’d have to look at rosters to make a list, I don't want to leave people out... some folk’s just pop to mind
Matt: Faid is really underrated
Grinder: What are some goals that you hope to accomplish in the future, both with yourself and with your squad?
Matt: undefeated all season and win aml, for the squad. We're aiming for the top at this point
Matt: personally, I have some consistency issues to clear up before this squad moves up to iml/pro
Matt: luckily, I do not deny my inadequacies, so I can correct them
Grinder: you see your squad sticking together to do that?
Matt: hell yea, we will move up, whether we win aml or not
Matt: if we lose a shitload, we will stick together.
Matt: I will reveal everyone on the squad at the end of the season
Grinder: I can’t wait!
Matt: yes it will be fun… you will see that most of them are non-quitters, team players
Grinder: What squad has the biggest mouth?
Matt: hah, does Shrimp Daddy count?
Matt: excluding us, I’d say that BN has the biggest mouth, just because the captains talk most of the shit... that can cause the rest of the squad to be viewed with disfavor
Grinder: What player do you think has the biggest mouth?
Matt: hehe, that's a fun one…. hmm
Matt: most of the mouths are in higher leagues
Matt: it's got to be Surrey. HV has calmed down some and is actually being somewhat productive towards the community
Grinder: Surrey being a young'un probably contributes...
Matt: agreed, Surrey is just a walking mouth; once you realize how bad he is it's just funny though
Grinder: What squad are you looking forward to playing the most?
Matt: Wretcheds, definitely. I’ve got enough trashtalk saved up from them to carry me all game.
Matt: they certainly believe they will win.
Grinder: What ship do you fly the most for league matches?
Matt: I fly weasel when I think I can just go out and overpower the other team, or on a first life. If that doesn’t work out, or if some of our finishers aren't present, or if we already have a weasel, I consider myself to be equally good in a warbird.
Matt: not really better in either.
Matt: they require TOTALLY different styles though, which can get me. I learned how to play warbird from blur, so I like to come out aggressive with that
Matt: with the weasel, i'm just painting as many people with weasel bombs as I can, staying back more. Against a competent team, aggressive weasels WILL fail unless you're one of the best.
Grinder: good strategy
Grinder: Well…. time for some predictions!
Matt: right on
Grinder: League Champions?
Matt: No comment. :)
Grinder: Worst squad?
Matt: skyrakers cause they can only show 2-3 people, taking up a spot for more active teams (hopefully)
Grinder: Most improved squad?
Matt: tough one. I’d say Wretcheds, despite all the smoke they try and blow up your ass. Can’t argue with an undefeated (for now) record.
Matt: epik 2nd
Grinder: Biggest Heartbreak squad?
Matt: Heaven :(
Matt: BN as well, both squads have disappointed
Grinder: Riches to Rags squad?
Matt: Victimise, with a 3-7 record
Grinder: aye
Matt: they could have taken it all last season
Grinder: Players!
Grinder: League MVP?
Matt: again, I can't comment because I don't want to create any undue pressure on my squad.
Grinder: understandable
Grinder: Most Improved Player?
Matt: kind of tough to tell with all these fucking aliases
Matt: I’d say...
Matt: it's got to be Savage, he looks pro now, AND he leads all of AML in stats.
Grinder: Biggest wash-up?
Matt: doh!
Matt: probably...
Matt: Deathknight
Grinder: :\
Matt: :P
Grinder: No comment. ;)
Matt: he has to prove he won't kill a squad by joining it, before I’ll believe shit
Grinder: And Finally...
Grinder: WHO GIVES THE BEST MANSEX
Matt: GRUNTSTER $$
Grinder: UNF?
Matt: UNF UNF
Grinder: Haha!
Matt: he has the name Black Cock for Christ’s sake
Grinder: lol
Grinder: Thanks for your time man.
Grinder: Good luck to FF this season!
Matt: no problem, it's been quite fun.
Matt: thanks to you!
| Season 1 | Status | Season 2 | Status |
| A man in the bushes!! | Starter. Key Player | bushes | Said to be one of the top AML'ers |
| Cheater | Never Played | N/A | No Clue |
| Crumbs | Captain and Starter | Crumbs | Ex-Captain, Ex-Starter, Unaffilated with any squad |
| Demokillerz | Starter. Never really did that well. | N/A | Presumed Gone |
| Devoit. | Never played. Reportedly axed for 0-3age constant style | Devoit on Victimise | Events Coord, Refie Poo, great staff, okay player |
| Dis | Never Played | N/A | Nothing known on this player |
| Douche | Never Played | N/A | Nothing known on this player |
| envision2teg | Never Played. Reportedly just disappeared | N/A | Check unsolved mysteries |
| EPL | 2 Games did fairly well till real life caught him | N/A | Retired to real life |
| Kula Shaker | Ruled Inellgible. Not sure why? | Kula Shaker - Chaos Staff | Chaos staff, not playing |
| Leafy | Assistant Captain. 2 games. no kills | N/A | Playing HZ |
| lowlights | played alot (6 games) played okay | N/A | Quit Subspace |
| Razier | Assitant Captain. Starter. Key Choker. 1:2 ratio | N/A | Playing a different game now |
| seven777 | Never Played. Axed for being a whore. | N/A | Axed into non-existence |
| SOEZGG | Never Played. Nice name though. | N/A | Long Gone |
| spirant | Key starter. Assistant Captain | Surrey | Captain. Overall shit talker, Surrey is Happy Mob |
| Sterling | Never Played | N/A | Long Gone |
| UB-40 | Key Player. 6 games. Average performance | UB-40 | Back for a second season. Vastly improved. Still a choker |
| New Players to Happy Mob this season | |||
| bhang | Some pro squad | bhang | Shown to 4. Doesn't look like he's trying. May be needed for the win |
| Dalcow | Dark Saint I think | Dalcow | One show one choke. |
| Pinoypower's Brother | Not Sure | fatty bomblatty | Yet to show |
| Gaara | Gaara | Essential to the purported Happy Mob league win | |
| Phat | Does it Matter? Not Happy Mob | Phat | Essentially left for Ortegama. Still plays occasionally |
| phixion | Has been an integral part of the season. If he plays well they win. If he chokes they lose. | ||
| SimonSays | More or less DZ's Bitch | SimonSays | Been said to have retired from AML, but returned last round vs SFE. Happy Mob would need him to contiune season |
| Symbsters | BoP or something I'm getting lazy :) | Symbsters | 2 games against 2 easy squads. 2 deaths to each of them. |
| Turka | 1 game, 1 early death. Nice. | ||
| Xypre | More a specer, than a player left due to differences in leadership | ||
Its Sunday 4pm, your squad is just showing up for the game and no one has been on all day to practice but you. The game is going to start in 20 minutes, and the dread starts to kick in...where are my teammates? One other guy shows up right before the match is called and another one shows up shortly after that...there's three of you now, and the fun is just starting....
Well with all of this happening and ref's understandably being very unforgiving about the whole no-show situation. Lets illustrate a little story of sportsmanship.
Today my squad Corrupt played SS Crips. As some of you AML'ers may know SS Crips is a tight squad with like 6 players. These guys play for 100% fun and to be together. Squads are announced and only their captain, buckkwild, shows up on the announce. After a few quick phone calls (yes phone calls) he gets 2 other guys in. Ref can't delay/postpone game or allow Non-Team Subs so they are have to just start play with the 3 of 'em. The normal thing to do would be to just attack them and take advantage of the one man down situation.
Instead, we did something that confused some of my players as well as the ref. Myself and buckkwild made an agreement that gave buckk more time to show that 4th player, meanwhile we just sat in opposite corners of the map and waited for maccks to show. Then began to play once he was properly burned as per the rules, and of course whooped the ever loving shit out of them.
In this day and age of merciless killing, what kind of things can we do to make the game more fun for a squad instead of kicking them while they are down? Can we start to foster some similance of civility towards fellow squads no matter who they are and perhaps try to heal some of the bad reputations that have been building around premier squads?
What I invite you to do is to leave a comment on this post about other times when a squad you saw went beyond the expected to be good sports.
This site is brand new as of right now the following positions are filled:
Site Sponsor: Shanky
Site Programmer: Ace
Premier Liasons: Pretty much all the sysops
Site Coordinator: Cashew
Alcohol/Stoner Factor Adjustor (ie grammar bitch): Doc Holliday
Read the link below for what I'm looking for.
Right now I'm looking for anything and everything. Here go my qualifications:
* A keyboard
* A computer
* A connection
* Part of Premier as a player OR staff
* Willingness to type
* Ability to be unbiased
Guess I don't have many qualifications. So if you are stil interested what do I need people to do:
* Game Reviewers (this means means watch a game and review it)
* Game Previewers (this doesn't mean just predict [We have MasterRater for that]. This means talk about why a game is worth watching and try to sell it.
* Interviewer (interview people for various reason and make a story or good post about it)
You can always just pitch an idea for me and that can become your job. Just catch me in game as Cashew+ or Pistachio. Or if you really want you can send me an email at bwross@unity.ncsu.edu. Giving a sample or pitch of what you want to do would be great.
I have a few people in mind, but I'm willing to take more people on.
Hi and welcome, this is your new premier news site. For the most part its usage and purpose is still in debate. What will be posted on here is pretty much up in the air. All I can tell you is it won't be what you might expect from your run of the mill premier news. Your horrible editor and coordinator for this will be me, Cashew A few other people involved as of right now are Cose (I guess he's like my boss) and Ace (programmer and general owner). This site will have a lot to offer in terms of information and general good humor. Serious is for the regular premier.shanky.com news, this is well, everything else. Read more by clicking the link below
Alright A little FAQ time:
Q: This site looks shitty and beat up:
A: The site is a work in progress expect constant changes for awhile (once Ace has some free time).
Q: Who will publish articles?
A: The staff is well non-existent and will be formed soon. Who can be staff? Anyone is the answer. More on this in the next article: Check the Wanted Section, biatch.
Q: What kind of articles can we expect on this site?
A: Anything. Game Reviews. Game Previews. Fantasy Match-Up's, Player Interviews, the Coveted Choker/MVP of the Week Interview, Why this sucks/is great. If you can think of it and type it. It just might be news here.
Q: Aren't there other sites like this?
A: Uh yeah. While some sites are out there this one is hopefully going to be permenant. No more great news site for a week, then dead the next week. This will hopefully become as checked and as active as the forum's.
Q: You suck. Get out of here.
A: Right back at you. That's not a question. Actually come back again.
Q: You're competing with my site! Why?
A: Because we can and will destroy you or maybe we'll just live in peace.
Q: Can my news/zone/etc site work with yours?
A: Sure I have no problem having some mutual linkage and shout outs. This obviously isn't for everything. Its for premier stuff and maybe more as it evolves, but just contact me or someone else on staff and we'll talk to you about it.