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id probably try learning the tier extensively first, getting top of ladder seems like a good start.
because TRUST ME, you'll need at least a few months of knowledge of a tier to have a CHANCE of getting drafted.
id probably try learning the tier extensively first, getting top of ladder seems like a good start.
because TRUST ME, you'll need at least a few months of knowledge of a tier to have a CHANCE of getting drafted.
Player Name Player Skill: /10 (The player's skill in-game at making the correct decisions each turn) Builder Skill: /10 (The quality and consistency of the player's builds) Mental: /5 (The player's ability to manage stress - lowered score if they are underconfident, overconfident or play bad under tour pressure) X-Factor: /5 (The player's chances of pulling some wack shit and winning because of it. In other words, the lower the score the more predictable the player) Overall: /30
Additional comments:
Chessking345 Player Skill: 8 Builder Skill: 7 Mental: 4 X-Factor: 1.5 Overall: 20.5
comments: Solid player, struggles with building things other than typical balance structures, but that's a pretty common BH pitfall. Hasn't been too in touch with the meta recently but is still on council and has a long history in BH. Still one of the premier starter choices despite these flaws.
TTTech Player Skill: 7 Builder Skill: 9.5 Mental: 3 X-Factor: 3.5 Overall: 24
comments: Probably the best player in the tier. Highly consistent builds without being locked into the stall he is most known for. A good player but an exellent builder and very good at inducing fear in his opponent through the guessing game of whether he loads hard stall or unconventional offense. Poor record last OMPL may affect a typically good mental. Shame you can't draft this guy.
Quantum Tesseract Player Skill: 10 Builder Skill: 7 Mental: 5 X-Factor: 1 Overall: 23
comments: The most consistent player in the tier who ladders frequently and typically gets far in every BH tournament. The reason they are below TTTech is that I don't believe they thrive in a bo1 environment, given that they very consistently load balance or BO teams and are therefore vulnerable to getting matchup fished. Shame you can't draft this player.
pokejeff A.K.A. pannuracotta Player Skill: 6.5 Builder Skill: 6 Mental: 3 X-Factor: 4.5 Overall: 20
comments: pokejeff is my favorite pokemon political commentator. This player truly understands that BH is in fact a class struggle. The proletariat (users of cool and innovative mons like simple victory dance power trip) is in an eternal class struggle against the bourgeoisie (fur coat take heart arceus) while oppressed by the police (imposter) and religion, the opioid of the masses (balance structures).
iLiekMudkipz Player Skill: 5 Builder Skill: 6 Mental: 2 X-Factor: 2 Overall: 15
comments: The underdog of this tournament, currently unproven which explains their low stats. Will our hero finally get drafted and prove themselves or will they fall back to the depths of rejection? Find out next time on OMPL.
Clas Player Skill: 7 Builder Skill: 4 Mental: 3.5 X-Factor: 5 Overall: 19.5
comments: Luckiest player in the tier. Will load an objectively bad team and not get punished because their opponent will have loaded something that totally fails to exploit its flaws. (Genuinely a pretty good clicker too thanks to lots of tour experience)
Ivar57 Player Skill: 9 Builder Skill: 7.5 Mental: 4.5 X-Factor: 2 Overall: 23
comments: Ivar is just a consistent player not much else to say, although I kinda doubt BH is the slot of choice for them. Shame you can't draft this guy.
pdt Player Skill: 7 Builder Skill: N/A Mental: 2.5 X-Factor: 3 Overall: 19 (does not build - 12.5/20)
comments: idk I only know them from last ompl
RoFnA Player Skill: 7.5 Builder Skill: 7 Mental: 4.5 X-Factor: 3 Overall: 22
comments: Very agressive and innovative player who has no fear in using matchup fishy offensive teams to their fullest extent. Risks losing the fish and getting fucked over, but is good enough to sometimes pull through even in bad situations.
rightclicker Player Skill: 6.5 Builder Skill: 6.5 Mental: 2.5 X-Factor: 3 Overall: 18.5
comments: Relatively strong player who has proven themselves competent for sure, but doesn't have the results to be rated much higher. Certainly a good gamble for a manager who needs a low-budget BH slot. More of a mainer than a lot of higher rated players so likely to be valuable even in support due to being in-touch with the meta.
BoingK Player Skill: 6.5 Builder Skill: 5 Mental: 3.5 X-Factor: 2 Overall: 17
comments: Solid enough player but hasn't been particularly active in BH, probably a good support option but IMO not a good starter without significant support in building and testing, maybe a good choice if a team already has a player like Ivar or QT but is slotting them elsewhere.
Codename C.A.T. Player Skill: 6.5 Builder Skill: 4 Mental: 3 X-Factor: 3 Overall: 16.5
comments: Similar to BoingK, solid enough player but not starter material without heavy support.
willdbeast Player Skill: high Builder Skill: good Mental: ? X-Factor: good Overall: ?
comments: Have not seen enough of this player. Probably a great player but out of touch with the meta, although they did play in OMWC. We said that about city last OMPL though...
aerobee Player Skill: high Builder Skill: ? Mental: ? X-Factor: high Overall: ?
comments: Have not seen enough of this player. However, given their custom game and PH stuff, they are probably cooking something.
Sulo Player Skill: 7 Builder Skill: 7 Mental: 3 X-Factor: 3 Overall: 20
comments: I don't know Sulo's playstyle much, but they seem pretty competent. With decent support they can likely do well.
anaconja (did not sign up for bh but didn't not sign up for bh either) Player Skill: 8.5 Builder Skill: 6 Mental: 5 X-Factor: 4 Overall: 23.5
comments: Outstanding player who could easily be one of the best in the pool... if not for the fact they have zero interest in the tier.
Edit due to having signed up: XxSevagxX Player Skill: 9 Builder Skill: 6.5 Mental: 4 X-Factor: 4.5 Overall: 24
comments: Very strong BH player who consistently uses stuff even wackier than cityscapes but still makes it work. Very good track record in prefulldex and natdex even though he's been pretty absent from BH recently. Low builder score is mostly for consistency issues, not quality issues.
cityscapes Player Skill: 8.5 Builder Skill: 8 Mental: 4.5 X-Factor: 5 Overall: 26
comments: Long-time top BH player who seems to have quit for good now. If she does show up she'll do great again, big surprise. Understands BH on a very fundamental level and probably won't need any support if drafted.
Tea Guzzler Player Skill: 8 Builder Skill: 7.5 Mental: 1 X-Factor: 3.5 Overall: 20
comments: Good player dragged down by poor tours mental, probably explaining the lack of signup.
Nihilslave Player Skill: 7 Builder Skill: 9 Mental: 3.5 X-Factor: 4.5 Overall: 24
comments: High-tier player but even if they do sign up, unwilling to play due to lack of interest. As a support option Nihilslave is an amazing builder but their teams are potentially too hard to use for an intermediate pilot.
Onyx Onix 7 Player Skill: 10 Builder Skill: 10 Mental: 2 X-Factor: 5 Overall: 27
comments: Will not be signing up afaik. Basically a more extreme version of TTTech, with more of a focus on the cheese and stall as the fallback. Scariest player in the tier. Currently preoccupied with completing the randpoke challenge on BH ladder with every monotype.
Geneku2 Player Skill: 6 Builder Skill: 5 Mental: 3 X-Factor: 2 Overall: 16
comments: Solid ladder player, Currently pretty limited in their teams and I'd like to see them sign up and play because I think they have a lot of potential.
Demon Queen Player Skill: 8 Builder Skill: N/A Mental: ? X-Factor: ? Overall: ?
comments: I have only seen this player use teams build by other people, but they have consistently piloted them exellently. During pre-fulldex, they notably piloted the sample team "Frighteners" on ladder significantly better than its creator. If they decide to sign up, they'd likely be a solid clicker if passed good teams.
Hallward / The Guy Who Has Many Alts Player Skill: 6 Builder Skill: 6.5 Mental: 3 X-Factor: 3 Overall: 18.5
comments: Pretty solid player, struggles to build teams that make progress, but pretty good w defensive stuff and has had innovative strategies like wspirit tcage ruination guys.
augustakira Player Skill: mediocre Builder Skill: fell off Mental: poor X-Factor: high Overall: overrated
[REDACTED] Player Skill: 6 Builder Skill: 8 Mental: 0 X-Factor: 2 Overall: 16
comments: radio silence from [redacted] on this matter.
I am not repeating this awful name
AAA: MZ, ojr, Ivar, Sammy, TDLoriat, Amstan
BH: Sammy, Pannu, Ivar
GG: Seroo, Sammy, Ivar, TDLoriat, rest of team ig
MnM: Swagata Mitra, Sammy, Ivar
STAB: Amstan, Sammy, Ivar, TDLoriat
PiC: Chromate, Sundays
Inh: Pannu, Sammy
Bo3: Ivar, MZ
Subs: ojr, TDLoriat, MZ, Sundays
Thoughts: MZ was a failed upbid, ideally I would have drafted more builders to support Sammy and Ivar who would be overworked to shit in this draft, particularly GG and MnM are weak. On the flipside, you have one of the strongest AAA slots, very strong BH PiC Bo3 slots, and some absolute steals in Swagata, Amstan, and Seroo. Although ojr becomes redundant as a self-buy (oops) and sammy and ivar would probably be burnt out by the end of the tour, there is at least one person who can support or sub in to every slot, making this a solid but flawed draft.