Battle of the Week - Second Season

Earthworm · Nov 9th, 2010, 3:37:52 AM

Battle of the Week: Season Two

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Smog Article #1

Welcome to the second season of Battle of the Week!

Battle of the Week is a program designed to allow the users of Smogon to pick and choose which battles they want to see. If you've been unable to watch battles between top players because they choose to play on a deserted server or at the wrong times, this is your chance to watch an elite battle as it is played. If you still can't be on, you will get to watch the battlers go head to head at a later date by watching it on the Smogon YouTube Channel, because all battles in this program will be recorded and uploaded there. Additionally, The Smog plans to deliver insightful and interesting information about the battle and the battlers themselves.

How the Battle of the Week will work

This season there are three stages to the process.

Metagame Selection Stage: Users will be able to post whichever metagames they would like to see played, and the most popular choice after 24 hours is the one that will be used. Example metagames: DPP OU, ADV OU, RBY UU, VGC 2011.

Nominations Stage: Users will be able to submit nominations by posting up to three other Smogoners in the thread. Note that this means you cannot nominate yourself. To be eligible, the nominee must meet the following simple criteria:
- must have an account on Smogon that has been online sometime during the last week
- must not be on the list of users that don't want to or can't participate in the Battle of the Week

If one of these conditions are not met but you think a nomination should be permitted, PM or otherwise contact me with reasons why. This stage will also last 24 hours.

Final Poll: The nominations will be counted, and the top ten most nominated players will be placed into a poll where everyone will be able to vote for any number of players in the pool. The two players that receives the most votes after 24 hours will be the battlers in the battle of the week. You may vote for yourself in this stage, unlike last year.

The battle will be scheduled, completed and recorded, and then the process will be repeated, with the program lasting for around ten 'weeks'.

Battles
(DPP OU) Earthworm vs Gouki [Video] [Log]
(BW OU) Kevin Garrett vs locopoke [Video] [Log]
(ADV OU) G80 vs goofball [Video] [Log]
(GSC OU) Umby vs Hipmonlee [Video] [Log]
(RBY OU) husk vs Jackal [Video] [Log]
(DP OU) Atticus vs Lady Bug [Video] [Log]
(BW OU) Iconic vs Eo Ut Mortus [Video] [Log]
(BW Ubers) Jibaku vs trickroom [Video] [Log]
(DPP UU) Bluewind vs Eo Ut Mortus [Video] [Log]
(VGC 2011) Huy vs OmegaDonut [Video] [Log]
(BW OU) panamaxis vs Philip7086 [Video] [Log]

Philip7086 · Feb 14th, 2011, 10:41:56 PM

It's a shame NailsOU changed his vote... now he's the only one that predicted wrong :(

Anyways GG panaboss, it was fun :)

panamaxis · Feb 14th, 2011, 10:48:37 PM

Actually 9,223,372,036,775,808 people were wrong but same difference right? GG Phil definitely a fun match.

Philip7086 · Feb 14th, 2011, 10:58:54 PM

WTF BS, who is responsible for this treachery?

Earthworm · Feb 15th, 2011, 12:10:06 AM

The videos and logs for this week's battles should be up shortly, I'll leave this thread as a sticky until then. I hope everyone enjoyed this season, and if you have any feedback or comments, go ahead and post it here.

muffinhead · Feb 15th, 2011, 12:24:22 AM

Although watching the OU battles was fun, I wish to see more VGC (or any other tiers) votes in the future.
Especially because stuff like Zoroark with Counter is viable ◕‿◕

Kevin Garrett · Feb 15th, 2011, 12:25:05 AM

Interesting stat: Tournament Directors are undefeated.

Stone_Cold · Feb 15th, 2011, 12:26:16 AM

How badly did he hax you pana? Theres no way Phil got a legit win!

***JabbaTheGriffin**** · Feb 15th, 2011, 12:26:22 AM

this season sucked

i didn't get to battle and even worse eo battled twice

what is the world coming to

Kevin Garrett · Feb 15th, 2011, 12:40:19 AM

I told people to vote for you jabba.

***JabbaTheGriffin**** · Feb 15th, 2011, 12:40:53 AM

oh no wonder i didn't win the poll

Atticus · Feb 15th, 2011, 1:04:08 AM

phil ties my elite record and jabba cant even prove his strength, not a good season at all...

Alakapimp · Feb 15th, 2011, 1:08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat Kevin Garrett

Interesting stat: Tournament Directors are undefeated.

Should've let me beat huy. :P

symphonyx64 · Feb 15th, 2011, 2:10:14 AM

The battles from tonight's BOTW have now been uploaded to Youtube:

Huy vs. OmegaDonut

Phil vs. Panamaxis

If you have any issues about the music used, please forward your complaints to Huy and Phil :P.

IronBullet93 · Feb 15th, 2011, 2:52:29 AM

great job symphony!

Huy · Feb 15th, 2011, 4:59:22 AM

OD definitely took me for a ride in game 2 @_@

Nails · Feb 15th, 2011, 1:19:13 PM

Needs moar LC, the closest we got was Phil using Aron.

whistle · Feb 15th, 2011, 2:07:21 PM

that music got me so hot

edit: what the fuck happened to my postbit

Poppy · Feb 16th, 2011, 10:38:23 AM

It was okay.

Earthworm · Mar 2nd, 2011, 8:30:11 PM

All of the logs are up on site now thanks to Kevin Garrett and I, and the first Smog Article for this season is now up thanks to Eo Ut Mortus and the crew at The Smog. Nastyjungle has been doing the art you can see in the first 4-5 logs and in the article in The Smog, thanks very much for that! Thanks to the recorders (locopoke / symphonyx64 / StevenSnype) for getting the videos on YouTube quickly as well. I can't promise that there will be any more articles in The Smog for the other battles in the season, but there may be.

Feb 14th, 2011, 10:41:56 PM	#2
Philip7086 Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,966 Mentor	It's a shame NailsOU changed his vote... now he's the only one that predicted wrong :( Anyways GG panaboss, it was fun :) __________________ # of times I've beaten the E4: 173 # of level 100 Pokes: 9 (NO HACKS!!!)

Feb 14th, 2011, 10:48:37 PM	#3
panamaxis Allons-y! Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,715	Actually 9,223,372,036,775,808 people were wrong but same difference right? GG Phil definitely a fun match. __________________ <am> shes p. hot not gonna lie <am> kinda reminds me of my mum fsr ------------------------------------- <am> if its for money its not gay

Feb 14th, 2011, 10:58:54 PM	#4
Philip7086 Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,966 Mentor	WTF BS, who is responsible for this treachery? __________________ # of times I've beaten the E4: 173 # of level 100 Pokes: 9 (NO HACKS!!!)

Feb 15th, 2011, 12:10:06 AM	#5
Earthworm Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,632	The videos and logs for this week's battles should be up shortly, I'll leave this thread as a sticky until then. I hope everyone enjoyed this season, and if you have any feedback or comments, go ahead and post it here. __________________

Feb 15th, 2011, 12:24:22 AM	#6
muffinhead b202 wifi vgc Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 933 wow, fantastic baby	Although watching the OU battles was fun, I wish to see more VGC (or any other tiers) votes in the future. Especially because stuff like Zoroark with Counter is viable ◕‿◕ __________________ [ vgc youtube \| stream ] 12:49:41 JRank lol i've still won more than you guys have 12:49:47 JRank i'll win with whatever team wins geee geee spreads um

Nov 9th, 2010, 3:37:52 AM	#1
Earthworm Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,632	Battle of the Week - Second Season Battle of the Week: Season Two Subforum Rules \| Season One \| BotW Homepage Smog Article #1 Welcome to the second season of Battle of the Week! Battle of the Week is a program designed to allow the users of Smogon to pick and choose which battles they want to see. If you've been unable to watch battles between top players because they choose to play on a deserted server or at the wrong times, this is your chance to watch an elite battle as it is played. If you still can't be on, you will get to watch the battlers go head to head at a later date by watching it on the Smogon YouTube Channel, because all battles in this program will be recorded and uploaded there. Additionally, The Smog plans to deliver insightful and interesting information about the battle and the battlers themselves. How the Battle of the Week will work This season there are three stages to the process. Metagame Selection Stage: Users will be able to post whichever metagames they would like to see played, and the most popular choice after 24 hours is the one that will be used. Example metagames: DPP OU, ADV OU, RBY UU, VGC 2011. Nominations Stage: Users will be able to submit nominations by posting up to three other Smogoners in the thread. Note that this means you cannot nominate yourself. To be eligible, the nominee must meet the following simple criteria: - must have an account on Smogon that has been online sometime during the last week - must not be on the list of users that don't want to or can't participate in the Battle of the Week If one of these conditions are not met but you think a nomination should be permitted, PM or otherwise contact me with reasons why. This stage will also last 24 hours. Final Poll: The nominations will be counted, and the top ten most nominated players will be placed into a poll where everyone will be able to vote for any number of players in the pool. The two players that receives the most votes after 24 hours will be the battlers in the battle of the week. You may vote for yourself in this stage, unlike last year. The battle will be scheduled, completed and recorded, and then the process will be repeated, with the program lasting for around ten 'weeks'. Battles (DPP OU) Earthworm vs Gouki [Video] [Log] (BW OU) Kevin Garrett vs locopoke [Video] [Log] (ADV OU) G80 vs goofball [Video] [Log] (GSC OU) Umby vs Hipmonlee [Video] [Log] (RBY OU) husk vs Jackal [Video] [Log] (DP OU) Atticus vs Lady Bug [Video] [Log] (BW OU) Iconic vs Eo Ut Mortus [Video] [Log] (BW Ubers) Jibaku vs trickroom [Video] [Log] (DPP UU) Bluewind vs Eo Ut Mortus [Video] [Log] (VGC 2011) Huy vs OmegaDonut [Video] [Log] (BW OU) panamaxis vs Philip7086 [Video] [Log] __________________ Last edited by Earthworm; Mar 2nd, 2011 at 8:26:05 PM.

Feb 15th, 2011, 12:25:05 AM	#7
Kevin Garrett is a competitor Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,241 Passaic County, NJ	Interesting stat: Tournament Directors are undefeated. __________________

Feb 15th, 2011, 12:26:16 AM	#8
Stone_Cold Be it a rock or a grain of sand, in water they sink as the same Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,868	How badly did he hax you pana? Theres no way Phil got a legit win! __________________ Let's get down to business....

Feb 15th, 2011, 12:26:22 AM	#9
*JabbaTheGriffin Kid just rages for a while Super Moderator** Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,854 you get sloppy drunk, i stay whiskey neat	this season sucked i didn't get to battle and even worse eo battled twice what is the world coming to __________________

Feb 15th, 2011, 12:40:19 AM	#10
Kevin Garrett is a competitor Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,241 Passaic County, NJ	I told people to vote for you jabba. __________________

Feb 15th, 2011, 12:40:53 AM	#11
*JabbaTheGriffin Kid just rages for a while Super Moderator** Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,854 you get sloppy drunk, i stay whiskey neat	oh no wonder i didn't win the poll __________________

Feb 15th, 2011, 1:04:08 AM	#12
Atticus Atticus Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,254 Toronto	phil ties my elite record and jabba cant even prove his strength, not a good season at all... __________________

Feb 15th, 2011, 2:10:14 AM	#14
symphonyx64 Strive to be the best you can be everyday of your life Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,087	The battles from tonight's BOTW have now been uploaded to Youtube: Huy vs. OmegaDonut Phil vs. Panamaxis If you have any issues about the music used, please forward your complaints to Huy and Phil :P.

Feb 15th, 2011, 2:52:29 AM	#15
IronBullet93 And we lived beneath the waves, in our yellow submarine Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,311 England	great job symphony! __________________ <iconic> i just cheered for eo <iconic> fml <Eo Ut Mortus> lol smd

Feb 15th, 2011, 4:59:22 AM	#16
Huy INSTANT BALLS Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,510 for me it was tuesday.	OD definitely took me for a ride in game 2 @_@ __________________ (╯°□°）╯︵ [ニニニ] ＬＯＧＴＲＡＰ (╯°□°）╯︵ [ニニニ] ＬＯＧＴＲＡＰ (╯°□°）╯︵ [ニニニ] ＬＯＧＴＲＡＰ (╯°□°）╯︵ [ニニニ] ＬＯＧＴＲＡＰ (╯°□°）╯︵ [ニニニ] ＬＯＧＴＲＡＰ (╯°□°）╯︵ [ニニニ] ＬＯＧＴＲＡＰ (╯°□°）╯︵ [ニニニ] ＬＯＧＴＲＡＰ (╯°□°）╯︵ [ニニニ] ＬＯＧＴＲＡＰ (╯°□°）╯︵ [ニニニ] ＬＯＧＴＲＡＰ

Feb 15th, 2011, 1:19:13 PM	#17
Nails I wanna be a red panda when I grow up Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,259	Needs moar LC, the closest we got was Phil using Aron. __________________ reyscarface: nails unluckiest man alive Eternal: no ghosting Das

Feb 15th, 2011, 2:07:21 PM	#18
whistle Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,610 Location: Chicago	that music got me so hot edit: what the fuck happened to my postbit __________________ <&Gouki> whistles sig is the best thing on smogon (slightly updated 3/13/13)

Feb 16th, 2011, 10:38:23 AM	#19
Poppy SYMPTOMATIC OF A GREATER ILL Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,443 brisbane	It was okay. __________________ erotically erudite

Mar 2nd, 2011, 8:30:11 PM	#20
Earthworm Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,632	All of the logs are up on site now thanks to Kevin Garrett and I, and the first Smog Article for this season is now up thanks to Eo Ut Mortus and the crew at The Smog. Nastyjungle has been doing the art you can see in the first 4-5 logs and in the article in The Smog, thanks very much for that! Thanks to the recorders (locopoke / symphonyx64 / StevenSnype) for getting the videos on YouTube quickly as well. I can't promise that there will be any more articles in The Smog for the other battles in the season, but there may be. __________________ Last edited by Earthworm; Mar 2nd, 2011 at 8:47:46 PM.