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SPL XII - Commencement Thread
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Bushtush
Banned deucer.
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So boring and uninspiring... You dont have the passion.
It needs to fit 80x80, so former won't fly
Diophantine
Banned deucer.
THE VERY UNOFFICIAL UNBIASED POWER RANKINGS
Are you tired of reading repetitive, inaccurate and sometimes biased power rankings? You've come to the right place. Over the years, the power rankings have never correctly predicted a winner - why might this be? Well, for a start, they use hopelessly inaccurate metrics to estimate players' expected performance, such as recent tour success, past tour records and size of their respective circle jerks. However, there is one key metric that is often overlooked - the length of players' names. It is common knowledge that players with shorter names always do better in the tour scene (as such I will be renaming myself to ENZ in the coming days), and I will be using this lesser acknowledged measure of skill to determine which teams are on the path to glory. Clearly, this method avoids all bias, and allows me to make complete predictions without knowing 90% of the playerbase.
Since the 1st week lineups are not available, an average is taken from each team's entire roster, with the lowest average taking the top spot. So who will take the crown?
1st Wi-Fi Wolfpack - Average 6.00
Coming out on the top of the pile is the Wolfpack, who clearly went in with these rankings in mind and made ABR the most expensive player of the draft. The short name power surges through the whole team, with a whopping 10 players with 6 or fewer letters in their names. On the basis of these rankings that were definitely not plucked out of thin air, Wolfpack supporters have reason to be optimistic that they can return to the glory days of SPL IX
2nd Circus Maximus Tigers - Average 6.29
Hot on the heels of the Classiest is the Tigers, narrowly missing out on the top spot. The managerial duo Callous and JabbaTheGriffin, who boast the longest names out of all the manager pairings, looked to be on top after paying out large amounts on BK and Dice, before picking up SadisticNarwhal towards the end of the draft, pulling their average down.
3rd Congregation of the Classiest - Average 6.83
Coming in next after the Tigers is the Classiest, who could be set for a run at the playoffs if this proves to be remotely accurate. It is perhaps unsurprising to see the Classiest near the top of these rankings, considering they are managed by D0nut and Snaga, the managerial duo with the shortest name combination in the competition.
4th Cryonicles - Average 7.12
Rounding out the top 4 is the Cryonicles, who appear to be dragged down by the the snappily named [K-12] The Madchine. Fortunately, the Cryonicles are managed by Triangles, who despite being on the lengthy side of usernames, should be able to carry the team in the looks department as well as the building department. On the other hand, Finchinator will hopefully be trying to prove that despite his lengthy name, he can produce the goods when it matters, and maybe even eat vegetables in his lunch.
5th Alpha Ruiners - Average 7.13
Missing out on the playoff spots by a hair is the Ruiners, who perhaps should consider persuading Ox the Fox to rename to Ox to bolster their lineup. However, their squad has lots of potential with multiple users hovering in the viable 5-7 letter range. They appeared to be on a good track by retaining multiple short-name users, but slipped down the rankings upon purchasing multiple players with 10+ letters early in the draft.
6th Indie Scooters - Average 7.40
Gefährlicher Random.
7th Ever Grande BIGs - Average 7.50
BIGs by name, BIGS by nature. This is most apparent from their decision to spend a significant chunk of their money on McMeghan and Eternal Spirit, with other names such as ElectricityCat helping to drop them to the lower end of the rankings.
8th Stark Sharks - Average 7.56
Towards the lower end of the pack is the Sharks. Some shrewd acquisitions such as Fear and Xray were overshadowed by the ludicrous decision to get Byronthewellwell, who seems determined to waste as little of the character limit as possible. However, there may be tensions in the Sharks' ranks between the UK duo of Lycan and Watermess and the multiple Europeans in the Sharks' roster whenever the topic of Brexit comes up. Watch this space.
9th Team Raiders - Average 8.14
Looking at the more expensive acquisitions in the Raiders' roster suggests that their managers were clearly not on board the short name power train. This is seen most visibly by the presence of FriendOfMrGolem120, FlamingVictini and Jimmy Turtwig, who went for a combined 69.5k despite all having names which exceeded the unviable 10 letter mark.
10th Dragonspiral Tyrunts - Average 8.40
Bringing up the rear is the Tyrunts, whose ranking is primarily anchored downwards by the purchases of 100percentpureheat and CrashinBoomBang. One thing that might differentiate the Tyrunts from the others is their combined skill at Among Us. Expect the Tyrunts to win the mind games and to vent their way out of trouble if things do not go their way. If players from other teams mysteriously go missing, be sure to check Electrical.
Are you tired of reading repetitive, inaccurate and sometimes biased power rankings? You've come to the right place. Over the years, the power rankings have never correctly predicted a winner - why might this be? Well, for a start, they use hopelessly inaccurate metrics to estimate players' expected performance, such as recent tour success, past tour records and size of their respective circle jerks. However, there is one key metric that is often overlooked - the length of players' names. It is common knowledge that players with shorter names always do better in the tour scene (as such I will be renaming myself to ENZ in the coming days), and I will be using this lesser acknowledged measure of skill to determine which teams are on the path to glory. Clearly, this method avoids all bias, and allows me to make complete predictions without knowing 90% of the playerbase.
Since the 1st week lineups are not available, an average is taken from each team's entire roster, with the lowest average taking the top spot. So who will take the crown?
1st Wi-Fi Wolfpack - Average 6.00
Coming out on the top of the pile is the Wolfpack, who clearly went in with these rankings in mind and made ABR the most expensive player of the draft. The short name power surges through the whole team, with a whopping 10 players with 6 or fewer letters in their names. On the basis of these rankings that were definitely not plucked out of thin air, Wolfpack supporters have reason to be optimistic that they can return to the glory days of SPL IX
2nd Circus Maximus Tigers - Average 6.29
Hot on the heels of the Classiest is the Tigers, narrowly missing out on the top spot. The managerial duo Callous and JabbaTheGriffin, who boast the longest names out of all the manager pairings, looked to be on top after paying out large amounts on BK and Dice, before picking up SadisticNarwhal towards the end of the draft, pulling their average down.
3rd Congregation of the Classiest - Average 6.83
Coming in next after the Tigers is the Classiest, who could be set for a run at the playoffs if this proves to be remotely accurate. It is perhaps unsurprising to see the Classiest near the top of these rankings, considering they are managed by D0nut and Snaga, the managerial duo with the shortest name combination in the competition.
4th Cryonicles - Average 7.12
Rounding out the top 4 is the Cryonicles, who appear to be dragged down by the the snappily named [K-12] The Madchine. Fortunately, the Cryonicles are managed by Triangles, who despite being on the lengthy side of usernames, should be able to carry the team in the looks department as well as the building department. On the other hand, Finchinator will hopefully be trying to prove that despite his lengthy name, he can produce the goods when it matters, and maybe even eat vegetables in his lunch.
5th Alpha Ruiners - Average 7.13
Missing out on the playoff spots by a hair is the Ruiners, who perhaps should consider persuading Ox the Fox to rename to Ox to bolster their lineup. However, their squad has lots of potential with multiple users hovering in the viable 5-7 letter range. They appeared to be on a good track by retaining multiple short-name users, but slipped down the rankings upon purchasing multiple players with 10+ letters early in the draft.
6th Indie Scooters - Average 7.40
Gefährlicher Random.
7th Ever Grande BIGs - Average 7.50
BIGs by name, BIGS by nature. This is most apparent from their decision to spend a significant chunk of their money on McMeghan and Eternal Spirit, with other names such as ElectricityCat helping to drop them to the lower end of the rankings.
8th Stark Sharks - Average 7.56
Towards the lower end of the pack is the Sharks. Some shrewd acquisitions such as Fear and Xray were overshadowed by the ludicrous decision to get Byronthewellwell, who seems determined to waste as little of the character limit as possible. However, there may be tensions in the Sharks' ranks between the UK duo of Lycan and Watermess and the multiple Europeans in the Sharks' roster whenever the topic of Brexit comes up. Watch this space.
9th Team Raiders - Average 8.14
Looking at the more expensive acquisitions in the Raiders' roster suggests that their managers were clearly not on board the short name power train. This is seen most visibly by the presence of FriendOfMrGolem120, FlamingVictini and Jimmy Turtwig, who went for a combined 69.5k despite all having names which exceeded the unviable 10 letter mark.
10th Dragonspiral Tyrunts - Average 8.40
Bringing up the rear is the Tyrunts, whose ranking is primarily anchored downwards by the purchases of 100percentpureheat and CrashinBoomBang. One thing that might differentiate the Tyrunts from the others is their combined skill at Among Us. Expect the Tyrunts to win the mind games and to vent their way out of trouble if things do not go their way. If players from other teams mysteriously go missing, be sure to check Electrical.
the shakeitup power rankings will be out shortly
They are out
hs
Banned deucer.
LMAO turns out i was right throughout all these years... Insane.
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