TWLB Predictions

[Voth]

In order from how I rank them:



1. Anti-Scrub - Despite fooling around in BD's in the off-season, A-S never seems to disappoint in TWL. Brookus is by far the best terrier currently in TW. Of course, they also have the great sharks in za gophar, jr5, Ephemeral, Credit Account, and k-i. Much like Spastic, A-S has great spider depth which is a great asset in a TWLB without a 4 spider limit. Sprained, Solacer, Spybreak!, Nethila, Invincible, Holydude, PUNK, Anon, Nosey, pavement, PJ, Jeenyuss, and Deverse are only some of their more than capable spiders. Overall, with the best terrier in TW in my opinion, excellent sharks, and one of the best spider cores in TW, A-S has my vote for TWLB champions.
MY LINEUP:
Terrier - brookus
Sharks - za and jr5
Spiders - Holydude, Sprained, Nethila, Invincible, Nosey

2. Spastic - I know they're not as active as a lot of squads in TWBD's but I suppose it is inevitable that Spastic is one of the favorites to win TWLB this season, as they are every season. I don't care what anyone says, Spastic has the best spider depth of any squad right now. Pyroblast, minkmink, lunch3, Tina, i.d., Lemonfrog_Returns, Spacedust, Stayon, and Jamal are all some of the best spiders basing has to offer.. all jam packed into one squad. My only concern is the consistency of PL, I don't know how much he tries in BD's, but if what he does in BD's is any reflection of how he'll play in TWL, Spastic might want to pick up another terrier. Overall, I think Spastic's spiders will carry them deep into the playoffs if not win TWLB for them.
MY LINEUP:
Terrier - PL
Sharks - Stabwound, JAMAL
Spiders - lunch3, Tina, Stayon, Lemonfrog_Returns, Pyroblast

3. Disoblige - As always, Disoblige has a very good roster and is a big threat this TWL. In the terrier department.. I think they're a little bit shakey, but if warportal gets active and shakes off the rust, I'm sure they'll be ok. Chief Utsav is also a great up and coming terrier who will pick up slack for warportal when needed. Their sharks are quite good in X Machine, Eggs, Miau, Jason, Legionair, bram (better used in spid however). As with Spastic and A-S, a good spider core goes a long way. Bram, Crvenban, Ezo, Remu, Kuukunen, M_M God, Sleepy Weasel, Phrenitis, Desperate, Cumu, trouper, Fit, and Mantra top out the best spider for Disoblige.
MY LINEUP:
Terrier - Warportal
Sharks - X Machine and Eggs
Spiders - Bram, Remu, trouper, M_M, Ezo (if active).

4. Pandora - I know there can be a lot of conflict between DSB players and TW players, but I believe that these guys are a real contender in TWLB. Tim is a great up and coming terr who is consistent enough to support the rest of their lineup. Their sharks are people like Vatican Assassin, apt, old english (concealed), flibb, and circlepusher. Their excellent DSB spider core is made up of people like Mouse, flibb, Manwh0re, sarger, totem, Zung, Panama, Eelam, and sinist.
MY LINEUP:
Terrier - tim
Sharks - Vatican Assassin and apt
Spiders - Mouse, totem, Zung, Eelam, sarger/sinist

5. dicE - Ah yes, time to talk about the champs. Too bad you're not #1 on my list. You guys are really annoying with the exception of a few, but I'm here to talk about skill, not attitude. Cape is a fully capable terrier, and Kawrae a good backup. Cape (if Kaw terring), a2m, snugz, Omni, and whoever else should do OK in shark. Megaman89, Hero, Suede, Mikes, and Spikey is a very nice spider lineup.. but do they have the depth that the other squads do?
MY LINEUP:
Terrier - Kawrae
Sharks - Cape, a2m
Spiders - Megaman89, Hero, Suede, Mikes, Spikey

6. BasingCrew - Man I'm running out of gas.. I'll just do my lineups from now on...
Terrier - Sumpson; I really don't think Sumpson is a TWL caliber terrier AT ALL, but he's the best they have that isnt better used in another ship..
Sharks - Herik and Dixy
Spiders - ko you, Leitz, cyrus, NL>Trigger, royst

7. -FINAL-
Terrier - Mitch (if playing TWL...) Otherwise, Domi
Sharks - Windreaper, Domi (if not playing terr), Poozzman (if Domi terring)
Spiders - blood, vihta, Sika, koan, paska
Just a note on -F-: I would normally place them higher.. but I just don't think this ideal lineup will show up...

8. Sk8
Terrier - chino
Sharks - Pred_FNM, Cig Smoke
Spiders - Lionheart, Ease, xvr, Jrahen, Hellzno!

9. Syndicate
Terrier - Rough
Sharks - fireballz, download
Spiders - Necromotic (maybe jav?), demonfaze, cremation, Amputate, Rule

10. TeKs
Terrier - Ajaxee
Sharks - Moot (if lag permits), Apoc_WOW!
Spiders - Hockey, Redlights, Fairlights, joe_, Microstar


Okay well, that's it.

[Prolifik]

TeKs lineup will prolly be:

Terr - Dah_Veed or Ajaxee
Shark - Mootland Farmer or Joe_
Shark - dads revenge or A I
Spider - Hockey
Spider - Humidity
Spider - KiAN
Spider - Sir Chrono
Spider - Gz

thats my lineup for us

for Diso, if Ezo is inactive i would put Da1 in as the spider and/or Jav

for BC, isnt JeBu going to start at terr? or is Sump gonna take over?

[PaulOakenfold]

Just some critiques on your lineups Voth:

Why would we have Jamal shark, when he's a ridiculous spider, and have an inactive spider (lunch3) spider over him?

Also, apt won't shark over circle or toad... especially when he's not that active, and an awesome spider himself. Also, Sarger is deffinetly in the top line, there's no toss up with him, he's an amazing spider, and they all know it on Pandora.

Diso, you missed Fit of Rage in spider... and picked an inactive (Ezo) over him. He's better than Remu anyway. I also think Crven will be put in a lot more than M_M seeing as M's not too active himself. Crven has 54 games over M this off season.... that's quite a lot.

As for Dice, I do believe Kaw is going to be starting over Cape. I think they'll be putting in Puu over Cape in shark, and if not, Puu will deffinetly be in the spider line. Although with a hotkeyed extra rep, Cape could become a decent shark overnight.

-Final-, both vihta and blood are inactive, with Blood most likely not coming back this season, from what I hear (rumors of course), so I'd deffinetly put in Jones and Aprix over them. Hmmm Koan as well... well you could put in any of those other league mutts and I'm sure they'd do well next to the likes of Sika and Paska (who are amazing spiders).

Sk8, Hellzno and xvr are both not likely to be there most if not all the matches. Fizzy and Ara are great spiders to put in their place, if not better.

Hmmm Syndicate there isn't a lot of room for moving around, and their shark situation isn't all that wonderful. I think against a stronger shark pair they'll most likely put fbz and necro in shark rather than have necro jav. As for the spiders, I don't know why you didn't put Escalate in there over Amputate or even Rule.


As for my seeds going into the season:
1. Dice
2. Pandora
3. Disoblige
4. Anti-Scrub
5. Spastic
6. Syndicate
7. -Final-
8. BasingCrew
9. Sk8
10. Teks
11. Myth
12. Ancients
13. Camisade
14. Pirates

[Voth]

Just some critiques on your lineups Voth:

Why would we have Jamal shark, when he's a ridiculous spider, and have an inactive spider (lunch3) spider over him?

Also, apt won't shark over circle or toad... especially when he's not that active, and an awesome spider himself. Also, Sarger is deffinetly in the top line, there's no toss up with him, he's an amazing spider, and they all know it on Pandora.

Diso, you missed Fit of Rage in spider... and picked an inactive (Ezo) over him. He's better than Remu anyway. I also think Crven will be put in a lot more than M_M seeing as M's not too active himself. Crven has 54 games over M this off season.... that's quite a lot.

As for Dice, I do believe Kaw is going to be starting over Cape. I think they'll be putting in Puu over Cape in shark, and if not, Puu will deffinetly be in the spider line. Although with a hotkeyed extra rep, Cape could become a decent shark overnight.

-Final-, both vihta and blood are inactive, with Blood most likely not coming back this season, from what I hear (rumors of course), so I'd deffinetly put in Jones and Aprix over them. Hmmm Koan as well... well you could put in any of those other league mutts and I'm sure they'd do well next to the likes of Sika and Paska (who are amazing spiders).

Sk8, Hellzno and xvr are both not likely to be there most if not all the matches. Fizzy and Ara are great spiders to put in their place, if not better.

Hmmm Syndicate there isn't a lot of room for moving around, and their shark situation isn't all that wonderful. I think against a stronger shark pair they'll most likely put fbz and necro in shark rather than have necro jav. As for the spiders, I don't know why you didn't put Escalate in there over Amputate or even Rule.


As for my seeds going into the season:
1. Dice
2. Pandora
3. Disoblige
4. Anti-Scrub
5. Spastic
6. Syndicate
7. -Final-
8. BasingCrew
9. Sk8
10. Teks
11. Myth
12. Ancients
13. Camisade
14. Pirates

What my lineups were intended to be was the best line possible for each squad in my opinion.

Sk8 - Fizzy and Ara are better than Hellz and xvr? Please, don't even suggest that.

Diso - Crv may not be able to play within lag limits

Dice - Notice in my lineup I DID start Kaw

[Voth]

Btw, I'm surprised how you take one great line over amazing depth as far as dice being ahead of diso, spastic, a-s, etc.

[Capital Knockers]

I think -f- is underrated so far. They're playing base alot, and they have quite a few players that can terr/shark/or spider easily. If Ancients gets some more bds in, they'll be a bit bigger of a contender too. Disoblige has it going for them atm. Plenty of active and skilled basers, seen warp around lately too.

[EnFlAmE]

My prediction is that this season the only game that might be worth watching will be the final.

[PaulOakenfold]

Btw, I'm surprised how you take one great line over amazing depth as far as dice being ahead of diso, spastic, a-s, etc.

Dice has proved time and time again that they DO have depth. It's not all about the names that first come to your head, they just do it... even recently when they've lost quite a few people.

[PaulOakenfold]

What my lineups were intended to be was the best line possible for each squad in my opinion.

Sk8 - Fizzy and Ara are better than Hellz and xvr? Please, don't even suggest that.


Dice - Notice in my lineup I DID start Kaw

Hmm you commented on me putting Dice over everyone else because of one line, and then you tell me that you're looking at the best lines possible. Make up your mind.

Xvr camps and doesn't play enough
Hellz doesn't play enough

I was agreeing with you about Kaw... read again.

As for Crven, he has to stop complaining about other people lagging and soaking up bullets, and stop lagging himself. I didn't realize his lag problem was that big of a deal though, can he really not play?

Also Jeenyus reminded me, which I forgot to put:
(Jeenyuss)>not sure why voth put me in spider

[Jeenyuss]

Don't expect to see me in spider. I've been working on sharking since I joined A-S. I'll post my predictions laterr.

[Nethila]

there is no favourite as of now:
dice - still pretty much the original roster like last season, but losing necro is huge.

syndicate - the fbz/necro shark combo is nearly unbeatable.. and you all know why.. with that sharkcombo plus some dueling spider, as long as terr stays safe, chance of win is high

pandora - tw doesnt like dsbers, vice versa, most dsb spiders tends to like camping, but they can also be very impressive. how pandora's spiders play during game will determine the game result

sk8 - sk8 will be the wildcard. they can dominate, but they can also choke badly.

disoblige - making a good comeback into the basing scene. which is a good thing

teks - reminds me of rejected basers. great squad, with a few talents. but will end up at the bottom of the ladder

basingcrew - i cant make any comments about these guys cause i have not seen them in action for ages.

-f- - as usual, inactive-near-to-death during off season, and rapes in twl. with windreaper in shark, domi can be freed up to play another position. dangerous

myth - they didnt form long enough to get a comment yet :P

spastic - solid line, but who shows up as shark will play a major role in the out come of a game. but do fear their spiders

[megaman89]

who needs depth when our starters miss an average of 1 twl game a season INCLUDING PLAYOFFS

[Sufficient]

As for my seeds going into the season:
1. Dice
2. Pandora
3. Disoblige
4. Anti-Scrub
5. Spastic
6. Syndicate
7. -Final-
8. BasingCrew
9. Sk8
10. Teks
11. Myth
12. Ancients
13. Camisade
14. Pirates

I think you have a very accurate list Paul. Here are a few comments/predictions:

- I kinda don't understand why Spastic is still considered title-contendors. Winning TWLB6 was unexpected yes, but so far they've underachieved for the past 2 seasons. Look for some upsets in TWLD and TWLJ for them, but I don't know if they'll even get past 1st round of playoffs.

- Pandora has a lotta experience in TWBD ... 176 games played atm ... only 2 squads have more (Diso and Teks), they'll go into playoffs and even as far as semis I think (Plus they're only playing TWLB it seems). Think BC last season or the season before (the season where BC pulled some nice upsets and pracced a whole ton in TWBD ... I forgot if it was TWLB7 or 8).

- Dice ... they'll do well ... semis at least. Certain players on their team are still underrated. The loss of Nec won't be that big a deal imo.

- AS ... I don't see the Dude (Holydude) on that much and I just think they're not really into it (yeah they usually take TWBD lightly, but still ... quality pracs in TWBD DO help [see Spastic TWLB6, BC in one of the TWLBs, and Pandora this season]). I predict first round, and just MAYBE semis (I doubt it tho).

- BC ... it's not the same as they were before. There's def less of a fire/desire to prac in TWBD. Plus the roster is weird with ppl leaving and coming back. I don't think Suede is that active anymore as well (compared to prev seasons). I dunno if they even have their weird setup where you're designated a certain ship to only play (something like 8 spids 2 terrs and 4 sharks on their squad). First round maybe. They'll be at the brink tho (look for one of the 9-14 seeds in the prediction above to upset them).

- S8 ... well I dunno how well they'll do. Beginning of TWBD they were dominant, now I dunno. I think they might be ranked too low in the predictions above. Look for at least 1st round, I think they can take on BC as well (I might switch them on the predictions above).

- Cami ... not enough prac, and 1st round might be a stretch, but there are some solid players.

Dunno much at all about the rest.

[Hust|er]

re

WEll My List :

1. Dice/ A-S : Well it will be either one of these squads. A) Experience b) teamwork. Brookus is by far the best terr in tw, and has always been the main factor in all of a-s's wins. Dice, has the best shark in tw, who carries his squad ( a2m) and with the likes of cape spikey and mega , dice will easily rape all those who dont play as a team.

3. Syndicate : Well from what ive seen during my time in TW , mostly in basing is that sharks and terr win matches, and with the best sharking team in tw syndicate will for sure place high this season. Rough has been an up and coming terr, who i see doing a lot of magic this season.

4. Disoblige : Very tough this season with them acutally trying in twbds now. There determination and experience will make them a top contender in twlb.

Well that all im going to say everyone else is at the same level. I cant wait too see how this season unravels, all squads are equally skilled. BTW Pandora will win TWLB

[Galleleo]

I stopped reading after you left out solace and spybreak in your a-s line-up, if you are going for the best possible line-up (inactivity aside) those 2 should be in.