Assassins vs Betrayal

The clash of titans ended with Betrayal victorious, 10:7 in a tough 45 minute match.
Game Stats
MR MVP: Inno (5-1) +171
MR MCP: Jae (0-3) -265
Ref Co-MVP: Three (1-2) 5 FR, 3 Assists, and the game deciding K.O. +55

Quote of the Match:
Jae killed by: Inno -- Assist by: Three
Score: 1-0 Betrayal -- [4v4]
Three> run from me
(awhile later, Three gets isolated and chased)
Three killed by: Mop
Score: 4-2 Assassins -- [4v4]
Three> pussy
Enemy> lol
Enemy> three> RUN FROM ME

Pro is often described as slow and boring to watch, a game of patience. These teams obviously didn't get the memo. The match was very intense with several reversals and comebacks, an excellent spectacle!

The first few minutes were standard, with both teams lobbing and Assassins attempting to split Betrayal's formation.
However, what was one minute an Ass' advance quickly became a Bet' counter attack and Jae got nailed by Inno and Three. Then Inno killed Dingo and secured a two-nothing lead.

Dingo quicky regrouped and countered by getting mAImER, and then moments later High Gain, with Mop's help, evening the score.

The match continued with both teams taking turns at offensive rushes and exchanging kills.

Assassins then took a strong lead with two kills and appeared to be winning, with only ten minutes to go.

Then Betrayal managed to regain momentum and switch to the offensive, getting a kill. Then minutes later Three managed to get the game winning kill on Jae, eliminating him from the game, evening the score and giving Betrayal a numerical advantage. (6:6)

However, Assassins were not giving up and Mop got a kill on Inno, giving his team a lead while 3v4, with just over six minutes to go. It seemed like they could run the clock and win the game. (7:6 Ass)

70+ people on spectator frequency watched as Betrayal chased Assassins around the map.

The match was to have yet another reversal, and mAImER gave his team a lead with a double-kill on Dingo and Mop. (8:7 Bet)

Betrayal smelled blood and remained on the offensive for the rest of the game, securing a 10:7 win in 45 minutes.

Betrayal (1-0) vs Symphony (0-1)

Betrayal pulls out a hard fought match vs Symphony in Overtime 8-7
Game Stats
MR MVP: Maimer (2-1) +141
MR MCP: Devil's Dad (0-2) -53
Ref MVP: Three (4-3) 5 FR, 2 Assists, 78k dmg dealt, -77

Quote of the Match:
Three> bring it
Three killed by: Peeking Duck -- Assist by: Miner
Kill Time: 44:33
Three has 1 life remaining
Score: 7-6 Betrayal -- [4v4]
Three killed by: Madness
Kill Time: 44:51
Three is OUT!
Score: TIED 7-7 -- [4v3]

The game played out very close despite Betrayal taking a early lead. Three was literally pushing Symp around and causing alot of odd man chase situations for his team early in the game. For most of the middle of this game, Betrayal played a better teamwork game then Symp and pushed the score to 7-4 at the 42:46 mark. Symp made a late rally and and flurry of kills started in a confusion and breakdown in Bet's teamwork. Symp made up 3 kills within a minute, capped off by Madness killing OUT the DANGEROUS Three to tie with 9 seconds left. The kills however had cost most of symp's specials, and before the game could calm down maimer got the winning kill on madness just 1 min and 8 seconds into overtime. Great game both teams.

Who wants to be a star?

Orgies, assassinations, 7 fingers and a cap who wanted to kiss the head teacher. The truth behind BIA and there ProBowl

cose> Ok nice easy start How do you feel finally helping BIA to win a championship?
Sika> oh well.. probably relieved most of all :)
cose> What do think was the turning point in the finals.. After going down 1 game to 0 did you always have confidence ?
Sika> we were missing tak in the 1st game :)
cose> tak has gone from AML newbieness to being the lynchpin of your squad. Is he that good?
Sika> id say he is like the most consistent pilot i've ever played with :) never seen him do bad.. except in pracs :/
Sika> a true teamplayer i might add =)
cose> Solid play is obviously a key in Pro league why do you think BIA won over so many other good squads?
Sika> we had a very good team and we enjoyed playing together.. we had a lot of fun
cose> How do you see your role in that team?
Sika> heh :P they called me as their shield :( but i guess my role was playing offensively and killing :)
cose> by shield you mean you could take more damage than most?
Sika> yeah i think they were suggesting that =)
cose> Is your lag just good old fashiened 14.4 modems or is there a darker secret to it all? :)
Sika> a cable modem with upstream problems :)
Sika> played finals game 3 with a 33.6 modem though.. until i lagged out twice :/ guess the big spawn was too much for it =(
cose> your lag has been a constant source of conversation in game have you anything to say to the whiners?
Sika> well.. im already tired of whining about my packets not reaching the server but oh well.. they dont seem to understand that not only my movement packets are not ignroed but weapon packets as well
Sika> uh did that make any sense
cose> a little :) in a finnish comedian way haha
Sika> Sika> well.. im already tired of whining about my packets not reaching the server but oh well.. they dont seem to understand that not only my movement packets are ignroed but weapon packets as well
Sika> thats what i mean :)
cose> it has been suggested that you have 7 fingers which help you toggle x continuosly is there any truth in those rumours
Sika> no :P
Sika> everyone who has seen a gamepad knows how easy it is to access multiple buttons in no time
cose> Finally how many more championships can BIA win (if they return)
Sika> as long as we are motivated to win and the core players dont change much i dont see us losing pro finals in a while :/
cose> Wow that is confidence.. anyone reading this you have your motivation to beat the SikaTANk down
Sika> already seen a few motivation droppings though :/
cose> Do you have any final words for your massive fan base in the USA?
Sika> hmm.. i guess it has to be something lag-related :) how about.. wait till i get ADSL ? =)
cose> Then we shall fear no more :)
Sika> no.. thats when you'll see my true skills = ) )

cose> The MAN the LEGEND THE AML NEWBIE
cose> I give you TAK
tak> haha :c
tak> hi there
cose> how has the last week been a wild orgy of women drink partys and cocaine?
tak> totally, the chicks dig a good spaceship pilot
cose> by the way this is the interview :P
cose> that must be why i am gay :(
tak> lol
cose> How do you come from being an AML also ran to one of the most consistent Pro players of the season?
tak> well actually i played pro before, like a half season with RAF
Jinxi> hey, I wont be there at 5
cose> ok how long u got?
cose> ive done sika im doing tak now
tak> i honestly didn't think i was going to start for b.i.a. this season
Jinxi> a few mins :) should be enough
cose> how did you prove to Jinxi your aml skills would be enough to win Pro
cose> hmm doing 2 at once would get confusing :)
tak> we were pretty short on active pilots towards the beginning of the season so jinxi didn't have too much of a choice :p
cose> how did you feel in your 1st game ?? Were the butterflys spinning in your tummy?
tak> in the past i usually got pretty nervous in games but the folks on bia taught me to be more calm
cose> Sika caled you "the most consistent player he has ever played with" quite some praise
cose> Have you any words of praise for Sika other than Lagger?
tak> yeah i would consistently lag out the second half of the season after i moved back to school, but it really is a team effort..
cose> wow the truth of BIA's success is coming out everyone lagged like crazy
tak> yeah sika got major clutches in some of our big games during the season :)
tak> pft i only lagged after i moved back to school..
cose> #2 pilot in no mean feat did you try to assassinate hook so that you could be #1?
tak> many many times
tak> he just wouldn't die though :c
cose> You didnt pay enough is what you are saying.. i know a man that would kneecap someone for 100$
tak> omg why didn't you hook me up earlier
cose> and if he was in a bad enough mood he would just do it for the fun of it.. want me to get him to contact you?
tak> yes for future purposes, hehehe
cose> How do you see BIA improving on this season.. is there any motivation to go for it again?
tak> a lot of us were really motivated to win it this season, next season i hope it stays the same
cose> Were you the deciding factor in BIA winning the finals after you missing game 1?
tak> i don't think so, game 1 was very close and we could have won it if not for some dying with reps :p but i did want to play in the finals since i played most of the season
cose> Ok to end up you have many girls many cars a big house what have you left in life to achieve?
tak> an aml championship! ... jk :) ?
cose> haha you never know :)
cose> HAve you anything to say to your enemies to wrap this up?
tak> yes, to assassins they had a great season and made it very fun to play :)
cose> Thanks for your time !
tak> thanks cose

cose> BIA Pro champions how many sleepless nights have you had thinking that it would never happen?
Jinxi> none, all the ss failures have been easy to pass
cose> SS is just a hobby?
Jinxi> of course you might feel pissy for a while, but that always passes quickly
Jinxi> ss is logging on during sundays & being on for an hour or two. that's about what it is for me, I don't know what you'd call it. Maybe a habit.
cose> So no deep long nights worried about where your next MVP will come from?
Jinxi> no :)
cose> not even a tear as teh final whistl blew?
Jinxi> no sorry :) it's not that big a thing as you might think it is. It felt good, that's a fact. But still, gotta put things into perspective =)
cose> ah i had you down as some sort of anorak waiting for the day endlessly in search of that elusive title while still clinging to the dream of being the boyhood hero
cose> maybe i got you mixed up with someone else :)
Jinxi> it's a good feeling, to finally get something you've been going for, after all these years. Even though I've mostly always played strictly for the fun of it.. hmm the purpose of playing league is really competition.. who can beat who
cose> How will you motivate your team to continue the winning ways into the new season?
Jinxi> I don't know, frankly I'm a lousy captain. I'm never online. I don't email. I seldom visit our msgboard. I don't practice. I pick starters. haha :)
cose> The best captains are the silent ones :)
cose> Who has been your best pilot this season? Or are they all too good ?
Jinxi> everyone who carried to team through the season deserves a mention here.. in alphabetical order I'd say one of the best combinations of pilots to choose from has to be hook sika tak xviper & zb
Jinxi> depends what kind of play is needed
cose> Did you have your doubts about tak. LAst season AML newbie this season #2 rated?
Jinxi> he got his chance and never looked back. Raperamix's quality pick
cose> When did you believe this could be your season?
Jinxi> tak's playing abilities suit BIA well, I've always enjoyed playing fast-styled ss.. offense oriented
Jinxi> when tuna & xviper got along, even though I knew they'd not play much... thing is, I knew they wouldn't play for anyone else, either =)
cose> Sometimes it takes a couple of opposites to bring a team together united
Jinxi> this season the spirit inside the team was possibly the most positive ever
Jinxi> we have a 'no assholes' policy
cose> damn i was gonna apply to join next season :)
Jinxi> our season with High Gain, 0Nethervoid & Underlord almost killed us
cose> all very different characters i am sure you can agree
Jinxi> sure we had a good run but it was absolutely awful
Jinxi> ..trying to limit the # of hang-arounds too ;
cose> LOL
cose> probably a good thing them 3 left to make a new squad then?
Jinxi> yeah, I always felt it was a one-season deal
Jinxi> I visited their squad earlier for one season, they visited mine
cose> your squad has recovered expanded and now sits aloft the mountain. Where next?
Jinxi> trying to defend the title sounds fun.. or we might alias and do something fun
Jinxi> thing is, right now I don't think we're looking for anything serious... nobody wants to commit to this game so much as to take pressure from playing well or winning
cose> A league needs its champions in any shape or form
Jinxi> only during the last couple of games did we try very hard, especially when we shut out Fun 12-0 (hi diox, fuck you) .. just to make a statement and to prove a point. Firstly that we don't need Sika to win, secondly that diox can't backup
Jinxi> what he says (he was talking so much smack.. and has been afterwards, poor fellow)
cose> finally have you won anything as important as a Pro Bowl? like the egg and spoon race at school or maybe even a teddy bear from the circus in town?
cose> This is for Dioxide - can you feel the love?
Jinxi> I won bingo once at school, when I was a kid. This was in a language class in the late 80s
cose> and your prize for that must have been amazing to surpas a ProBowl?
Jinxi> swedish.. yuck
Jinxi> hehe
Jinxi> I don't remember what the prize was =)
cose> free milk a kiss from the good looking girl?
cose> or a wet smooch with the head teacher?
Jinxi> prolly something lamer :( like a book
cose> In closing do you have any words of wisdom i can pass onto the Oracle when i see her next?
Jinxi> not that getting a wet smooch from the head teacher is too appealing or anything =)
Jinxi> if you wanna win, put togeter a bunch of people who know how to play, trust them, play tight, have fun
cose> Bravo thanks :)
Jinxi> no prob, that was over 20 mins now was it not
cose> maybe a few sec or so :)

ProBowl

With this weeks ProBowl scheduled for 5PM EST. Its time for a lookback of the season and a prediction for the upcoming Matchup

15 Teams, 1356 Kills, 17 weeks, 98 games, 5 blowout 12-0's, No undefeated team. Who exactly deserves the win??

Season 13 started as usual with the same old faces, any new talent was dismissed straight away, 2 IML teams (BlackDragon & Symphony) moved up with each showing good early season form by round 7 both had identical 3-4 records. ProBowl finalists BIA and Assassins were 7-0 & 6-1 respectively and both seemed locked for the playoff's allready. FuN! surprised many by matching assassins with there 6-1 record.
Round 3 saw DOMINATION lose narrowly 9-10 to Orategama in OT and then no show in rounds 4 & 5 to hand Secret a Pro spot even at this late stage a friendly schedule saw them keep there playoff hopes alive until the Make up round. Watchmen inflicted BIA's 1st loss of the season in round 9 with a very well played match, eventually winning 8-7 with the winning kill coming 18 seconds from the end. BlackDragon effectively secured there playoff spot in round 12 allthough it was 2 weeks of sweaty palms before they could relax safe in the knowledge they would be facing #1 seed BIA in the Qtr final.

Playoffs arrived with antcipation of some good match-ups Tyranny vs Presence saw the shock result of the round but an inelligible player saw that all the good work was undone in just 78 seconds. Assassins and BIA each secured convincing wins 12-0 & 12-3 respectively.

Semi Finals again showed great promise but BIA came out of the blocks with all guns blazing effectively ending the contest with FuN! inside the first 20 minutes running away 5-0 and eventually shutting out FuN! 12-0, The 2nd Semi produced a much closer game with the lead switching hands 5 times before the normally dependable Three was killed out with the score 5-5. Dusty and Turb were the main men for Assassins whilst underlord (3-0) played well until speccing to save his record (25-2).

Interestingly the top 4 players according to MR are from BIA (hook, tak) and Assassins (Mop, Dusty)

What is in store this weekend ?

Game 1 BIA vs Assassins
ProBowl's are usually boring lobfests where not dying is more important than killing expect that to change slightly in this game, both teams are more than capable of providing enough offense to steer this game away from the usual, Sika and Dusty will be vital for each team Sika with his exceptional 14.4 finnish connection and Dusty's overpowering weasel, whoever wins this personnal battle will walk away with game 1. Assassins to win because they have more players who have that big game mentallity

BIA 5 Assassins 8

Game 2
After Assasssins picking up game 1 BIA are now in a must win situation, expect them to come out all guns blazing and to take a good early lead 3/4-1 but again Assassins superior player skills will bring the game back on to there side evetually pulling off the win comfortably.

Assassins 12 BIA 7

Pro Playoff Look Out

Pro Playoff Outlook
Unbiased preview of how the top 8 teams in Pro will fare in the Playoffs

B.I.A - 1st seed Losses to Watchmen and Presence in regular season. Show a slight lack of that killer instinct. Further analysis shows that they beat FuN! (9-8 in OT) and Assassins 12-6 and even that was close for the 30 minutes to 6-4. Looking at their roster and who has played the most games shows a worrying lack of an on field leader. Noone has played more than 9 games, and of there back up players only 3 have a + K/D and these have only played 6 games between them. If B.I.A's top 4 show (sika, hook, Zonbie and tak) They could take it home this season, If any of these fail to show BIA may struggle.

BlackDragon 8th Seed - BD have failed to win against any of the top 4 seeds this season. This points to an Easy BIA win.. Also BD are afflicted with the same problems as BIA in that there 1st choice 4 have had all the game time. Only Fusion and Slimster have had game time outside of this 4 and neither have managed stats to be proud of. Of slight concern is that only Slo Motion made it out of regular season with a +K/D record

BIA vs BlackDragon - Blackdragon to keep it close early on, maybe even taking a shock early lead but BIA to increase the pressure and take home a comfortable win 12-7

Presence - 2nd Seed - Sneaked into 2nd spot with wins Over BIA and Secret in the makeup round. Against the other 3 squads in the top 4 they have lost to FuN! (9-8 OT) and Assassins (8-5) whilst beating the aforementioned BIA in a controversial matchup. The best 4 for Pres have all posted impressive regular season stats being led by the #1 pilot in Pro Underlord (21-1). Again the top 4 are impressive but outside of this top 4 a lack of game time for anyone else could be disruptful to Presence's chances.

Tyranny - 7th Seed - Scheduling problems and a lack of activity have hurt Tyranny's chances this season, losses to The Dark and Blackdragon show a lack of interest. A look at the stats for the players highlights this further. Only sixth (22-13) has performed this season getting Rage active again could improve there chances considerably

Presence vs Tyranny - Presence defeated Tyranny 12-2 in regular season, expect a simillar result allthough slightly closer Presence to win 12-4

Assassins - 3rd Seed - Assassins have lost to BIA and FuN! of the other top Pro teams, with a further loss to Orategama (10-5). Game time has been shared out equaly between 6-7 player which bodes well should anyone have lag/playing problems. A strong performance is required of Mop who is looking for his 7th straight Pro championship

Orategama - 6th Seed - Orat have lost to all of the other playoff contenders except for BlackDragon and Assassins. And there season has tailed off in quite dramatic fashion losing 5 out of 7 beating only 2 non playoff teams. This may be a game to far in what has been a fairly mixed season for Orat. Losing Cloud over disciplinary issues seems to have hurt them more than it should have.

Assassins vs Orategama - Assassins will take this comfortably avenging there regular season loss 12-5

FuN! - 4th Seed - FuN! have had a fairly impressive season surprising even themselves. led by Klown in the stats and with losses only to BIA and 2 of the teams not in the playoffs. A strong run looks possible. In depth analysis shows that many have played but not consistently outside of there top 4 nobody has stepped up and this could be a problem. Perhaps the most astute decision of the season is Dioxide benching himself

Watchmen - 5th Seed - WM have with 1 win this season given themselves real hope for the playoffs. Beating BIA (8-7) after leading and then being pegged back must have given them real confidence. There season depends on Masterlord. If he plays well and can hold back the choke factor Watchmen can mop up the left overs.

FuN! vs Watchmen - Watchmen with the " surprise " win 12-6

Life Love and Pro League Part 3

The Final chapter of the home town boy who made good

Day 23. After 3 people telling me its a good idea decide that Pro needs to be reshuffled and revamped. Set up Polls in Public to capture the maximum amount of people (If it goes wrong i can just blame the players)

Day 25. Play my 1st game since armageddon. After ripping the heart out of 0netherNewbie to take my Pro league record to 3-1. I decide that i should let the other team win since I have to be nice.. I dont want to upset anyone, Highlight of the day was hitting Underlord with a couple of bullets and a full bomb then rocketing in for the kill only to miss by a mile. Ho Hum you can take the player out of Aml but you cant take Aml out of the player :)

Day 26. Events day. I can finnally show off my skills. I lead the race by 10 seconds easy but then Wasty messages me >Dont win remember you have to be nice. Damn even now im scuppered. Accidentally on purpose hit warp taking me back to the beginning trail in last 4 minutes 24 seconds behind. Slimster who won looks like he is having a fit he is laughing so much.

Day 27. Decide that if im going to impress anyone i need to show my mettle. After taking several ideas from other people. I reword them and post to the staff forum whilst waiting for the acclaim to pour in, decide that being Pro sysop isnt really that hard

Day 28. Return to Staff forum and to my dismay find that ihave ben ridiculed by everyone, It seems that the Pro players arent as good as I thought damn I will have to think of some ideas by myself. Wtf is going on nobody told me i would have to decide on anything let alone THINK. Take a couple of aspirin even the thought of thinking is giving me a migraine.

Cast in Order of Appearance

P.Sharman
Banned Player
Life Love the COCK
0NetherNewbie
Underlord
Wasty
Slimster

A special thanks goes out to anyone i missed, Pro would be a better place without you all
Love
cose

Life Love and Pro league

The continuing diaries of an incredible rise to fame continue inside

Day 12. The banned player saga draws on. Im getting several mails from various players. I respond to one telling them that allthough i have hit CA over the head with a bat he still insists that the ban will remain

Day 14. It seems i am at last hated by some. The banned payer has posted some very nasty things about me even questioning my birth rights. Im told by other staff to expect more of the same but in 2 weeks everyone will have forgotten about it. (im glad of the exposure people are talking about me on the Professional message board , how cool is that)

Day 15. Realise that the Playoff format was never chosen, Consider ending the season early to avoid any confrontation, The last thing i need now is to be hated even more. Whilst outside, wondering how to tell the league season will be ending this weekend get hit by lightining come up with an amazing idea "Why dont I let the Captains Decide"

Day 17. I think im on to something here there are rumours that im "liked" coming through from the players. I pass this off as an early April fools joke, Those sneaky pro players wont get me that easily

Day 18. Game day, I think it only reasonable to ref a Pro league game and show my face in public, game passes off without incident or anyone spamming me with the exception of "can i go in now" and "fucking wake up i lagged out i want back in" Game ends with the score 9-0 and no players in from 1 team I still cant figure out what his problem was couldnt he tell i was jerking off to those porn mails

Day 20. Again the banned player posts this time questioning my sexuality, Im sure im an actively gay member of the community (perhaps i better keep this quiet though dont want to give him something to laugh at)

Day 21 Announce playoff format after ignoring all the votes (At least they think they had something to do with the decision and yet i get all the plaudits, I'll show them how sneaky i can be)

Day 22 Everytime Life posts on the Pro forum he gets responded with Love the Cock, Consider messaging him asking him if he wants to cyber its obvious he shares the same passions as myself. Maybe i could find a Real friend.

Concluding Tomorrow the unmissable 3rd part in the story a Pro league sysop

Life, Love and Pro league !

After 1 month into my position as the head of Professional League and here is a little taster of what has happened during my turbulent time as Pro Sysop!

Day 1. Find out im Pro Sysop from Covert Agent (He had left me a ?message 1 week earlier completly forgot about it)

Day 2. Make it publicly known that i am the new Pro Sysop, (No hate mail 2 hours later) This surely is a good sign. Send out my 1st Captains mail this will surely force the caps into action.

Day 3 Wake up to find 9 new mails in my Inbox 6 Porn mails (not sure i was getting those before I was Pro sysop but am glad of the light relief) 2 are good wishes (wtf is this i was told i would be slaughtered for being a newbie in charge of Pro league). 1 Last mail to check its from Patrick Sherman (Sounds promising) Not a hate mail but he wants me to get him unbanned form the Scheduling forum. Go back to the porn mails disappointed (is there this much apathy in pro league??)

Day 4 Reply to P.Sherman stating that even though i have attempted to solve his problems i have had no luck. Receive reply back from him about 2 hours later telling me im a chink and that he doesnt want to hear from me. Send a Mail back telling him i wont be sending him a Xmas card (I think i made a friend)

Day 7 Spend 60 minutes talking to an unamed Banned Pro player trying to get him to right his wrongs. Realise its futile and go bang my head against a brick wall (more fun and i got more sense out of it too)

Days 8-11 Repeat day 7

Story to be concluded tomorrow - Stay tuned for more Stories in the life of a Pro Sysop