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Auditioning the finger puppets:
| Rank | Moved | Squad | Comments | Top Overall Pilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0 | United | Def. #3 Bad in a whipping everyone expected except Bad. United has found a lineup that works and it appears they're sticking with it. Their new focus and domination will continue as long as they stick with that lineup. | Masterlord 15-4 |
| #2 | 0 | Money | Def. #14 Friendly in a surprisingly close game. Money showing signs of weakness for the first time in a while, but that's probably because they started some bench for experience and subbed in their powerhouse later. Terro and Leath took control after they subbed in while Use The Lag singled out stray opponents. | Leathal 19-5 |
| #3 | +1 | In Flames | Def. #11 Emblem convincingly even w/o Reaper making an appearance. But got sloppy at the end after 7-0 and knocking a slot out. | Reaper Man 10-4 |
| #4 | -1 | Bad | Crushed by United 12-1. Bad's captain predicts a 12-0 win citing his own skills as the determining factor and then goes 0-2 in the first two deaths of the game in less than three minutes. I'd trash talk him but he'd spam racials and then cry abuse when he gets silenced. [pause] Ah fuck it--Bad would be a much better team if it weren't for their frumpy drama queen mascot. | Bronx 8-4 |
| #5 | 0 | Dissent | Tied w/ #7 Creation. Diss surprising everyone this season by not playing up to their potential. The next two weeks (vs United and IF) will be the true test of this team's mettle. | Revue 13-7 |
| #6 | 0 | Fighting Foodons | Def #15 Llamas in a very close match. Foods big bench gave them the rep advantage they needed to win. These guys have put together a surprisingly solid season so far with only 1 loss. | WTF RAISED X COST! 15-5 |
| #7 | 0 | Creation | Tied #5 Dissent in the second tie in IML this season. Did we have any ties the last few seasons? Bizarre! There's no doubt that this is the best season of competition IML or possibly ANY league has ever seen in Premier. Any team can beat any team and no one's schedule is easy. Creation can definitely compete w/ the top teams, but they've yet to pull out a win at that level. | Don't Talk to Me 14-7 |
| #8 | 0 | Spell | Def #9 Mutiny w/ some steamrolling action. Spell has some mid-level talent but not showing enough consistency to hang with the top teams this season so far. They have some upset potential but have yet to cash in. | Cash 7-3 |
| #9 | +1 | Dragonwings | DW missing Lurp but showed their deadly duo. Was a very tight match with both teams taking turns pushing but Xorb surprisingly had trouble in a slow defensive match which is normally his bread and butter. Lost by 1 to Ball. | Xorbid 10-2 |
| #10 | -1 | Mutiny | Lost to Spell. Mutiny having a rough season so far but have comeback potential if the stars align. This match went down on the early double-choke of Eyecon, but seemed inevitable regardless. | jimbobwey 5-3 |
| #11 | +2 | Secret | Def #12 NW in a come-from-behind victory. Trash-Killer avoided the imminent choke while Trag and Pemp subbed in and turned the tide. Secret and Mut are basically tied at this point. | Pempu 12-10 |
| #12 | -1 | Nightwatch | Every loss NW takes is another surprise to me. It's like they have some inexplicable curse. They led 6-2 more than halfway through the match, but then just folded. Slightly better targetting might have saved this match. Truth be told, they seem about 1/4th as active as they were last season. I think they're taking a season-long breather. They still show more potential in matches than Emblem so I'm bumping them anyway. | Blizzard 5-4 |
| #13 | -2 | Emblem | Hit by the dirty bomb that is IF. Emblem not showing much spine this season. | fedu 2-3 |
| #14 | 0 | Friendly Fire | DarkD pulls his 4th mcp (if you count preseason), this time vs Money. But this time there wasn't much FF could do once Money brought in the big guns. | twista 7-2 |
| #15 | 0 | Llamasery | Almost edged out the Foods. If Llamas cared about winning they'd probably be a mid-level team. NC has vowed they won't finish last this season! | Razar 4-7 |
| #? | - | BALLISTICS | Def. #10 DW. Still undefeated though every match has been close. Dantos still bringing the chocolate thunder from the dirty down under w/ a solid 2-0 even w/ a mashed elbow | Demerol 13-6 |
Feeding the bearded clam:
| Rank | Moved | Squad | Comments | Top Overall Pilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | +4 | United | Def. #8 Mutiny. After last week's humiliation Un came back w/ a vengeance this week, starting possibly the deadliest trio in IML. To paraphrase Plutorus: "eside's teamwork makes up for and enhances master's overaggressiveness". Death is no slouch either. First 12-0 of the season. The Llamaloss ranking-penalty has been expunged. | Masterlord 14-3 |
| #2 | -1 | Money | Def. #13 Secret. Terro takes a turn at the wheel this week trying to one up Leathel from last week but comes up short w/ a measly 6-0. This team has the most kills and the least deaths in iml right now. They might not have the explosive talent of United's best, but they're far more consistent and I expect to see these guys in the finals regardless of whoever else is there. | Leathal 17-5 |
| #3 | -1 | Bad | Def. #12 NW in a game that could've went either way. The predicted self-destruction of Bad occurred a few weeks ago, but they've become so experienced at it that they now recover rapidly. Expect the next implosion in the playoffs. | Bronx 8-3 |
| #4 | -1 | In Flames | Def. #14 Friendly Fire as expected. Two easier weeks in a row may leave IF weak. Shiny had some impressive aim/dodge stats. | Reaper Man 10-4 |
| #5 | -1 | Dissent | Def. #10 DW. Cookie bounces back w/ renewed vigor after my stab at him last week. Dissent is too strong for any team w/ a weak slot. | Revue 12-6 |
| #6 | 0 | Fighting Foodons | Tie w/ Ball. Slow, defensive game ending in a tie. Fluff stumbled early but recovered. GG gentlemen. | WTF RAISED X COST! 15-5 |
| #7 | 0 | Creation | Def. #11 Emblem in a classic war of rep attrition. After taking a commanding 4-0 lead Creation ran out of reps as Emblem snapped the game back to 4-4 . With the rep lead in tact, Creat continued to wear them down and broke their spirit w/ 4 more unanswered kills, knocking out a slot and their spirit in the process. | i hate the wind 5-1 |
| #8 | +1 | Spell | Def. #15 in a surprisingly low scoring match. Spell pushed LLamas around most of the match but Diablo almost choked it up! | Cash 7-3 |
| #9 | -1 | Mutiny | Mut showed their A-game players and no one choked alone (all four were alive on their last lives). So what the hell happened here? Simply put, United is a beast with their top 3 players in (any 4th that can stay alive will do). Fear them. | jimbobwey 5-3 |
| #10 | 0 | Dragonwings | DW finally gets a shot at a top team to prove themselves and they blow it by not showing their top player. Their roster simply isn't deep enough for such antics. | Xorbid 9-1 |
| #11 | 0 | Emblem | Emblem, still struggling, were overmatched again. | Targetlock 8-7 |
| #12 | 0 | Nightwatch | NW looks like some of their solid inactives might be brushing off the cobwebs. They haven't quite found their groove yet, but they may be a force late in the season. | Morpheus 3-3 |
| #13 | 0 | Secret | Still plagued by weak slots. | Pempu 10-9 |
| #14 | 0 | Friendly Fire | DD pulls his third mcp, this time vs IF (if you count preseason) and it's become clear that darc, who was a star in aml last season, has not transitioned well into IML w/ FF. Look for Friendly, while all decent chaps, to continue to struggle this season. twista is their only standout. | twista 7-2 |
| #15 | 0 | Llamasery | < --- Don't awaken the sleeping giant. | Razar 3-5 |
| #? | BALLISTICS | Still undefeated though every match has been close and this last was was a fricken tie. Dantos had a solid game (2-1 w/ 7 forced reps) and Ball had the rep advantage going down the home stretch but couldn't muster the offense to pull it out. | Demerol 12-4 |
Hand tossing the tuna salad:
| Rank | Moved | Squad | Comments | Top Overall Pilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | +2 | Money | Def. #12 NW. Leathal w/ the best 1-game record of the season (8-1) and is now 2nd in player stats in IML. | Leathal 16-4 |
| #2 | +2 | Bad | Def. #7 Mutiny in a solid match. Tied w/ 10 minutes left the clutch/choke factor kicked in and falsehood laid the tomahawk on them. | Bronx 7-2 |
| #3 | +2 | In Flames | Def. #13 Secret putting an end to their one-game winning streak. IF is the only team to hand Money a loss but they lost to Bad. The top three are basically gridlocked right now. | Ra 9-7 |
| #4 | -2 | Dissent | Another big upset here losing to Foodons. Cookie was the weak slot. I don't think I've ever seen top pro pilots move down to slum and actually put forth their best effort. This has always been the achilles heal of many top ringers--apathy and lack of dedication. | Revue 10-3 |
| #5 | -4 | United | Biggest upset of the season with my top ranked team getting blown out by the lowest ranked team. This should actually strengthen IF by eliminating the overconfidence factor this season, but it probably knocked the wind out of them a bit too. | esidebob 12-5 |
| #6 | +4 | Fighting Foodons | Def. #2 Dissent in a long, drawn-out seige wherein they pressured Cookie's Jav slot and knocked him out at 33 minutes into the match at 4-4. Foodons showing some mettle against top teams! | WTF RAISED X COST! 12-5 |
| #7 | -1 | Creation | Postponed match. | i hate the wind 4-0 |
| #8 | -1 | Mutiny | Put up a good fight vs Dissent. I Don't Show with the late game choke that gave up what was looking very much like a Mutiny victory. | Timebomb 4-0 |
| #9 | -1 | Spell | Two weeks in a row Spell has almost pulled an upset against top teams. In this one they couldn't capitalize on a 4v3 situation near the end of the match. | Cash 7-3 |
| #10 | -1 | Dragonwings | Def. #11 Emblem. They simply crushed them. DW has yet to be tested against top teams. | Xorbid 9-1 |
| #11 | 0 | Emblem | Their ignonimous defeat by DW shows how thin Emblem's roster is. | Targetlock 8-7 |
| #12 | 0 | Nightwatch | Another rough loss, this time at the hands of a team w/ their eyes on the prize. I don't think NW is gonna pull it out this season, but I expect them to rebound and do some damage next season. | Morpheus 3-1 |
| #13 | 0 | Secret | Secret back to their regularly scheduled program, that being not wiping out top teams. | Pempu 9-4 |
| #14 | 0 | Friendly Fire | Postponed match. | twista 5-1 |
| #15 | 0 | Llamasery | Llamas are everyone's heroes in IML right now after pulling off a stunning upset like IML has rarely seen. Rumor has it NoCarbon was involved. Good work gentlemen. I hope it's not a fluke, but Llamas will need to prove themselves again to move up. It's worth noting they lost in aml this week in the lowest scoring match in AML history (1-2), though I think it was their bench. | Razar 3-5 |
| #? | + | BALLISTICS | Still undefeated though every match has been close. Rendergod pulled a full horse and its shoe out of his ass in the end to spoil the Spell. Some predictors look silly. | Demerol 11-3 |