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Tournament NDFL II - Commencement Thread
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thanks about15gals and Sputnik for believing in me. i do think i couldve at least gone 5-1, maybe 6-0 if i'd locked in. but that's life. you mess up, you learn, you move on. and i'm happy to do it a thousand times more. this game is so fun to play, and there's a lot of good eggs to hang around with and build fun stuff with :D
shoutout ineros and arty for not drafting me i guess you dodged a bullet </3
go regis, you all rule. it was great meeting you all and lots of fun joking around.
shoutout ineros and arty for not drafting me i guess you dodged a bullet </3
go regis, you all rule. it was great meeting you all and lots of fun joking around.
Plsplsplspls
Hi! So our team is out from the tournament sadly but it helped me a lot in meeting new players, making new friends and ofc learning the tier more. Sadly we couldn't fullfill what our aim was but having u guys with me was a pleasure for sure. Here is a small shoutouts post I would like to make for everyone who were a part of our team :)
Firstly I would like to thank my managers ARTYMASION and Ineros for drafting me. Really sorry about my record, but I am really happy to have u guys as my managers. U guys provided scouts, helped in identifying what is good vs whom and were really helpful managers. Hoping u guys get to manage NDPL next year.
TTTech one of our most valuable players who carried us hard in ND Mono. Really happy to team up with u. I was really blown away by ur playing skills keep it up mate and hope to meet u again soon in ske future tours.
sundays one of my desi friends with whom I didn't even get to talk much in this entire tour sadly. U were one of the reasons we came this far. U carried our dou slot entirely and glad to see u do so well. Looking forward to teaming up once again in future tours mate.
Slikkles I didn't know u before this tour but ur performance have totally shown me how good u are. Going 4-3 in sv ou was really important for us. Thanks for ur cool contributions in this tour.
JeoZ one of our team's best ss players. Loved to see u in the tour. U were one of the most active users in our server who used to build based on strategies (unlike me, who reused teams). Our combo in ss ou was fire. Cya in future tours
SapoDaG30 u had a really good record and a postive attitude in a tier where i would've been 0-x'd. Keep it up mate and hoping u will have better scores in next tours too
Aso i heard about u earlier as well. Now I saw u performing so well right in front of my eyes. Ur record was quite an important one. Keep it up and gl for future tours
Scizor Boladão my CCC manager :3 was really a good time teaming up with u. Although we didn't get to talk much, we did have a good time being a part of the team. I believe u will make more progress and also let's win CCC!!!
Fluore lol probably this is like the 3rd or 4th tour after lgpl and ccc where we are in same team. It is always a good time to team up with such good players like u man. Really happy to see u in team. Gl for future tours as well
Chilli Dewd u were one of our most encouraging memebrs and ofc the funniest at the same time. U were always there to celebrate our victories and bring a smile when we lose. I would love to meet people like u in more tours as well.
Marss Barss u were a great ru player. I don't have much knowledge of lower tiers at all but from what I saw, u were quite active and were a great helper to our players. Gl for future tours mate
cyclonez_ ur record doesn't prove how good u are at all. U are one of the greatest nd ubers players and also the costliest of all our players. I believe u would've done well if u didn't get some of those unfort games. Good luck for future tours. Hope to meet u in NDPL next year.
Beleth this was my first time I teamed up with u and i found u to be really a good player. Grats on managing OUFL mate, keep it up and gl for further journey
Maia I don't have words to describe u man. Like srsly even being a teammate with u was a pleasure. Really glad to team up with u, u were a great player. Next year u will surely have a much better record mate :)
ibleachyourskin you were a great help for our ss gaming team. Like ur presence itself was really a great thing for us. Happy to have u as a teammate.
zastra another one of my close friends who didn't even knew that I was in same team with him lol. Anyways jokes apart, I always love teaming up with u and ofc having some memes and fun time with u. Although we didn't talk much in this tour, we will surely meet again in any other future tours
Pr1nce0fAllSaiyans our nd mono goat. U didn't get much chances to prove yourself but ur contribution itself was really a helpful one. Keep it up mate
rightclicker another one of our underrated heroes whose help and support has really helped us in coming this far but sadly they didn't get much chances to play in this tour and porbe their real skills.
With that being said, I will be ending my short shoutouts post here. Once again I would like to thank my managers Ineros (one of my besties) and ARTYMASION for picking me. Hope to see u all guys in future tours. Thanks everyone for ur presence and contribution and gl for future tours. Enjoy!
Btw :3
Firstly I would like to thank my managers ARTYMASION and Ineros for drafting me. Really sorry about my record, but I am really happy to have u guys as my managers. U guys provided scouts, helped in identifying what is good vs whom and were really helpful managers. Hoping u guys get to manage NDPL next year.
TTTech one of our most valuable players who carried us hard in ND Mono. Really happy to team up with u. I was really blown away by ur playing skills keep it up mate and hope to meet u again soon in ske future tours.
sundays one of my desi friends with whom I didn't even get to talk much in this entire tour sadly. U were one of the reasons we came this far. U carried our dou slot entirely and glad to see u do so well. Looking forward to teaming up once again in future tours mate.
Slikkles I didn't know u before this tour but ur performance have totally shown me how good u are. Going 4-3 in sv ou was really important for us. Thanks for ur cool contributions in this tour.
JeoZ one of our team's best ss players. Loved to see u in the tour. U were one of the most active users in our server who used to build based on strategies (unlike me, who reused teams). Our combo in ss ou was fire. Cya in future tours
SapoDaG30 u had a really good record and a postive attitude in a tier where i would've been 0-x'd. Keep it up mate and hoping u will have better scores in next tours too
Aso i heard about u earlier as well. Now I saw u performing so well right in front of my eyes. Ur record was quite an important one. Keep it up and gl for future tours
Scizor Boladão my CCC manager :3 was really a good time teaming up with u. Although we didn't get to talk much, we did have a good time being a part of the team. I believe u will make more progress and also let's win CCC!!!
Fluore lol probably this is like the 3rd or 4th tour after lgpl and ccc where we are in same team. It is always a good time to team up with such good players like u man. Really happy to see u in team. Gl for future tours as well
Chilli Dewd u were one of our most encouraging memebrs and ofc the funniest at the same time. U were always there to celebrate our victories and bring a smile when we lose. I would love to meet people like u in more tours as well.
Marss Barss u were a great ru player. I don't have much knowledge of lower tiers at all but from what I saw, u were quite active and were a great helper to our players. Gl for future tours mate
cyclonez_ ur record doesn't prove how good u are at all. U are one of the greatest nd ubers players and also the costliest of all our players. I believe u would've done well if u didn't get some of those unfort games. Good luck for future tours. Hope to meet u in NDPL next year.
Beleth this was my first time I teamed up with u and i found u to be really a good player. Grats on managing OUFL mate, keep it up and gl for further journey
Maia I don't have words to describe u man. Like srsly even being a teammate with u was a pleasure. Really glad to team up with u, u were a great player. Next year u will surely have a much better record mate :)
ibleachyourskin you were a great help for our ss gaming team. Like ur presence itself was really a great thing for us. Happy to have u as a teammate.
zastra another one of my close friends who didn't even knew that I was in same team with him lol. Anyways jokes apart, I always love teaming up with u and ofc having some memes and fun time with u. Although we didn't talk much in this tour, we will surely meet again in any other future tours
Pr1nce0fAllSaiyans our nd mono goat. U didn't get much chances to prove yourself but ur contribution itself was really a helpful one. Keep it up mate
rightclicker another one of our underrated heroes whose help and support has really helped us in coming this far but sadly they didn't get much chances to play in this tour and porbe their real skills.
With that being said, I will be ending my short shoutouts post here. Once again I would like to thank my managers Ineros (one of my besties) and ARTYMASION for picking me. Hope to see u all guys in future tours. Thanks everyone for ur presence and contribution and gl for future tours. Enjoy!
Btw :3
While I may not have participated much due to my university/working schedules, i sure had a blast with you guys. I personally learned a ton from this experience and I hope I get the chance to participate more. I have to give honorable mentions to Slikkles , Ineros , ARTYMASION , and Aso by helping me prep for my 1 game. Even do it was only 1 game, it feel like a very important step on my competetive career (if I decide to take that route) and thanks to these guys, I was able to build confidence from what was previously doubts. The moment I landed the Ice Punch on the incoming Lando with Melmetal, I knew that was my turning point, and didn't let go until I finished the job. Again, thanks a lot to all of the Kingly Kyurem members.(Ineros ,ARTYMASION ,Aso , Slikkles ,TTTech ,Marss Barss ,Pr1nce0fAllSaiyans , Beleth ,cyclonez_ ,Maia ,Fluore ,Scizor Boladão ,ibleachyourskin , Miyoko , zastra, JeoZ ,SapoDaG30 ,sundays , and rightclicker) We may be out, but we as players, will rise back up.
Cmon man
Did you get the bonus points from stall?
yh i saw ALOT of malding
actually its 7-2, also does that technically mean I'm ahead of 0.5Mirror or am I still behind since they have less losses at 6-1? IDK the maths on this one
Not sure if anyone is gonna make a shoutout post so I'll just do it instead, even if I'm not very good at these types of posts. These past 7/8 weeks have been a blast, even during the roughest of moments. Playing for Poliwhirls was enjoyable, competitive and definitely fun to say the least. Shoutouts to Skyiew and Seraphz for giving me this oppurtunity to play in NDFL, and even if I got 6-0d Week 1 (more on that later), I hope me winning in Finals is enough to make up for it (against the same player).
Iride Slowpoke Fan tyo ySagaz_ Seo. sayyonara You're all goated players that absolutely cooked in the tiers you were all in; whether it be seeing niche Pokemon like Dracovish in NDDOU work like a charm, or just seeing optimism in teambuilding and scouting like with SS NDOU or NDUU, it was great playing with you all. I hope you guys all do just as great, if not better in future tournaments!
ghostlike Sunrose Silveruby xdRudi.exe Longestbanana Zerotwo. JesusGP You guys didn't play as much, or were simply unlucky throughout the tournament, and I really hope the better for any future games you all want to play. You guys are definitely not bad players though, especially you Ghostlike, who clutched up in the Finals to make up for Slowpoke Fan's absence, which I have to congratulate. Again, I hope you guys do well in the future, because I know you all have it in you to dominate a tournament.
bodi Special shout-outs to Bodi though, helping me playtest in the earlier stages of the tournament, giving me advice on what to build around based off of scouts, and just generally being a fun person to be around. You were dominating at the start, and even if this dominance died down a little, you're still a great NDOU player and I hope you do well in the future as well. Although, you deffo should've ran Eiscue stall at some point.
BananaTimeZ bumboclaat adem You guys were essential for making sure any teams that I did run didn't have obvious flaws, while further helping me decide what to bring throughout the Weeks, and especially near the Finals. Even if you did rob me of a win, BananaTimeZ, you're still a great playtesting buddy; Bumboclaat, you're great at spotting weaknesses in a team that I wouldn't be able to spot at all, and Adem, your help during the Finals was definitely needed, even if you stopped me from running a potential D to C tier mon (cough cough), you still technically gave me the team that won Finals.
edit: team dump is out!!
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ndfl-ii-set-team-dump-thread.3754457/post-10344788
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Didn’t Iride go 7-0 in the regular season?
Alright this shoutout post is long overdue, many thanks to my teammates for nudging me constantly about it LOL
Obviously underperformed by dropping 2 games and missing the finals
, but I'm incredibly happy that we got it done at the end - I did not expect to enjoy NDFL as much as I did last year, but playing with you guys was really fun!
Many thanks to Skyiew and Seraphz for selecting me and not losing faith despite a pretty disastrous start (got steamrolled by Frixel in week 1 as I loaded a team with Ferrothorn as my only water resist against a specs Volcanion team
and then got 6-0ed by gamer but swag a couple of weeks later in a Hippo sand mirror where I tilted after missing a move or two and threw away the game). I didn't do well last year and I was expecting to be drafted as a supporting player again, but you guys believed in my ability to play the game and gave me a starting spot unconditionally. I'm happy that I at least contributed a bit to our regular season success and semifinal win!
Iride congratulations on the incredible run throughout the tournament and thanks for being fantastic presence in the team server, you're destined for great things. I loved watching you cook in battle and your prep before matches was always very solid, I look forward to seeing you dominate on the big stage!
Plague it feels weird congratulating you on yet another dominant showing as you really should have landed in NDPL, but I'm glad that you showed the world how you're too good for this league by actually doing what the tournament name implies to your pool. Good luck in the big league next year!
Sami tyo you two came up with clutch wins almost every week and have great knowledge of your own tiers, show NDPL managers what they missed out on next year! It was fascinating to see you two dissect tiers that were very unfamiliar to me and I learnt a fair bit about them despite never having played a game of ubers or DOU
ySagaz_ bodi Seo. sayyonara you guys might not have done as well as you would have liked, but the wins that you guys did get were crucial for us in various points of the season. Keep your heads up high and keep on working!
ghostlike JesusGP Sunrose Silveruby xdRudi.exe Longestbanana Zerotwo. this was not the tournament for you guys to play a prominent role in, but your activity and enthusiasm was well-received - I was definitely motivated by how seriously everyone took the tournament. I hope you have learnt something from the starters this year and can use it in your future gameplay/team tournament experience! Also a special shoutout to ghostlike for stepping in at such short notice and performing despite having played zero games in the tournament before the finals, I hope this can be a coming-out-party for you
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As for my future plans in NatDex team tournaments, I might come back for one more run instead of signing up for NDPL - I've already got two NDFL titles, so why not go for the three peat? I'll see you all next year
Obviously underperformed by dropping 2 games and missing the finals
, but I'm incredibly happy that we got it done at the end - I did not expect to enjoy NDFL as much as I did last year, but playing with you guys was really fun!Many thanks to Skyiew and Seraphz for selecting me and not losing faith despite a pretty disastrous start (got steamrolled by Frixel in week 1 as I loaded a team with Ferrothorn as my only water resist against a specs Volcanion team
and then got 6-0ed by gamer but swag a couple of weeks later in a Hippo sand mirror where I tilted after missing a move or two and threw away the game). I didn't do well last year and I was expecting to be drafted as a supporting player again, but you guys believed in my ability to play the game and gave me a starting spot unconditionally. I'm happy that I at least contributed a bit to our regular season success and semifinal win!Iride congratulations on the incredible run throughout the tournament and thanks for being fantastic presence in the team server, you're destined for great things. I loved watching you cook in battle and your prep before matches was always very solid, I look forward to seeing you dominate on the big stage!
Plague it feels weird congratulating you on yet another dominant showing as you really should have landed in NDPL, but I'm glad that you showed the world how you're too good for this league by actually doing what the tournament name implies to your pool. Good luck in the big league next year!
Sami tyo you two came up with clutch wins almost every week and have great knowledge of your own tiers, show NDPL managers what they missed out on next year! It was fascinating to see you two dissect tiers that were very unfamiliar to me and I learnt a fair bit about them despite never having played a game of ubers or DOU
ySagaz_ bodi Seo. sayyonara you guys might not have done as well as you would have liked, but the wins that you guys did get were crucial for us in various points of the season. Keep your heads up high and keep on working!
ghostlike JesusGP Sunrose Silveruby xdRudi.exe Longestbanana Zerotwo. this was not the tournament for you guys to play a prominent role in, but your activity and enthusiasm was well-received - I was definitely motivated by how seriously everyone took the tournament. I hope you have learnt something from the starters this year and can use it in your future gameplay/team tournament experience! Also a special shoutout to ghostlike for stepping in at such short notice and performing despite having played zero games in the tournament before the finals, I hope this can be a coming-out-party for you
.As for my future plans in NatDex team tournaments, I might come back for one more run instead of signing up for NDPL - I've already got two NDFL titles, so why not go for the three peat? I'll see you all next year
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