Shriek = gone

[TelC@t]

EZ come EZ go.

Jav+duel squads tend to form rather quickly. They also tend to disband fast.

[Eric is God]

It is a shame and as a member i feel partly responsible. It was pretty obvious that a lot of members just didnt care anymore; about leagues or even TW. I personally just stopped caring altogether even though i knew we still had quite a good chance of making TWLD playoffs and of winning TWLJ. There was some infighting in the squad, not a lot, but enough to contribute to ppl leaving. And as always, when good players stop caring/trying and they lose a match it really really annoys them so im sure that also contributed. The length of the season didnt help either. I used to visit the TWL site all the time to look at scores, schedules and predictions but after the weeks of inactivity and the replays i just stop caring what happened and im sure its been the same for others. Oh well, it was a really fun squad to play on with some great ppl. I wish every1 on Shriek the best of luck where ever they decide to go and i hope that whoever wins TWJL this season gives a silent sigh of relief and thanks because under different circumstances Shriek would have gone all the way

[Luckily Yours]

the saddest thing of all is that both melee and ancients will make playoffs with pathetic twlj records such as 3-6 .....

[Lite Brite]

True, there were problems with shriek long before they lost. People had already quit before that game, and it was just a time for them to quit i guess.

shriek 4 life

[a2m+]

mess screwed us. -nt-

[Miku19]

Wee, I can just come to the forums and see what news nasir has about my squad, it's strange how it is always HE who has the newest info on shriek

[Server]

Originally posted by Ephemeral
How so? (pathetic, I mean)

well... dissolving after losing

[Eric is God]

Its not pathetic to dissolve after losing. I think the guys just stopped caring and realized they werent having fun anymore. If u arnt having fun u should quit, regardless of whether its the first game of preseason or the playoffs. I think a lot of players feel obligated to stay on longer because they feel they owe it to their squad which is silly. Play for yourself and dont take friendships or squads too seriously in here. Most ppl u think r your friends would probably stab u in the back without even knowing or caring since "its just a game" to them, even if its more than that to u.

[Ephemeral]

Well, as several as the posts above relate, it was a fairly large number of variables that caused the actual breakup. The loss probably could be considered as the 'last straw'.
So, while I can agree that it's unfortunate that this has happened, I would not classify it as pitiful. Also understand that the actions of a few should not be held against all involved. Shriek had it’s problems; such as immature players reflecting badly on the squad, a lack of clearly defined direction, a lack of good communication, and a lack of squad discipline. These are the true reasons I think the squad broke up, quitting after losing was merely a symptom for the broken things in the squad. Please note, however, that these same issues exist with many other squads.

[Rule]

Too bad. Was looking forward to playing shriek at some point in the TWLJ playoffs.

[Randedl]

Originally posted by Luckily Yours
the saddest thing of all is that both melee and ancients will make playoffs with pathetic twlj records such as 3-6 .....

more like 5-5. a squad can't even have 3-6 in a ten week league

[ConcreteSchlyrd]

It's post-dissectin' time!

Originally posted by Eric is God
Its not pathetic to dissolve after losing.

Nope, it pretty much is.

Originally posted by Eric is God
I think the guys just stopped caring and realized they werent having fun anymore. If u arnt having fun u should quit, regardless of whether its the first game of preseason or the playoffs. I think a lot of players feel obligated to stay on longer because they feel they owe it to their squad which is silly. Play for yourself and dont take friendships or squads too seriously in here. Most ppl u think r your friends would probably stab u in the back without even knowing or caring since "its just a game" to them, even if its more than that to u.

There's a few flaws in this logic. First, by accepting an invite into TWL, you're pretty much signing up for the long haul (or at least that's how it should be viewed). There are enough players out there who would kill for a chance to get into TWL that people who don't feel like they can stick through ten weeks need to think about not accepting a berth in the league. Seriously, it's ten weeks. Two and a half months of weekends. That's not that much to commit to, and if you have a decent number on your roster, not everyone needs to show up every weekend. Yes, you should play if you're having fun, but don't fuck the rest of the league because you lost a game.

I'm not trying to be a dick here, really, but these things should be a little more thought-out. You may not owe anything to your squad (a notion which I also find kind of funny), but you definitely owe it to the rest of the teams that can be a cohesive unit for ten weeks to finish it out.

[bloodzombie]

I look at it this way... fuck em, who cares.

[Tyson Bitbeast]

Sorry to see Shriek go.

-Tyson

[Randedl]

true tyson. . .

now we, melee, get replacement squads for 2/3 leagues this week. . .

shriek woulda rolled over us in lj in week 10 and 1st round playoffs, diso gets to do that now.

on the ld side, melee hasn't had a really tough game (with the delays and a couple not-to-hard matches) in a while. shriek always gave us a fight at the very least, and an asskicking from time to time. u guys were also always there, in yer prime, for twd matches, i think we built up a healthy rivalry at least. . .i was lookin forward to week 10s ld vs u guys, i spose we'll see supremecy instead.

it's kinda odd though how nobody from shriek really seems to care. . .