SANJAY Didn't get to talk much but I was really impressed by your play; not the luckiest player but always able to mount a great comeback. Tiebreaker didn't go well but that happens to all of us, and you played amazing the entire season. Glad to have been your teammate!
Silver25X A beast at doubles, picking it up quickly and playing great even when things didn't look great. 5.5k was way too cheap for you.
Kyotoshi Another player that was way too cheap at 3.5k; loved watching your games. Was a pleasure!
Ninjadog13 Not just a ninja, but also a dog. That's a great combination and it really showed. Keep it up!
kythr I played a couple of games with you before your finals match, and while I was sure you could turn any favorable MU into a win after watching you play before, those games blew me away and I just couldn't see you lose. It's unfortunate you couldn't overcome that MU in finals but your ability to bite the bullet and just start outplaying is amazing and I hope to see more of you. Definitely a fan.
Eien While we're at monotype, the friendly neighbourhood TL that hung out in our chat to support the #fgo cause. Thanks!
SolarflareRo You didn't get to play and I'll be honest, some of your ideas in teambuilding were odd. I've been noticing you have great instincts, but you don't always plan ahead, and while your general teambuilding ideas are great, you sometimes have odd ways of fleshing them out (e.g. Sitrus Berry Guzzlord). This isn't meant to be anything bad, we've all come from somewhere and we've all definitely made mistakes in the past. I'm still glad you were on our team (and your name is cool, which is a plus). If you take your time thinking more about why you should use or do something and what it accomplishes, I'm sure you'll improve and become great. Hoping to see you qualify for TLT and become a BLT starter next year!
Mysterious M Always ready to sub in, and a great player to boot. Having a sub as strong as you was reassuring, especially since there's a couple uncertainties surrounding my life right now. I knew that if anything were to happen, a better player would take my place, and it was honestly reassuring. And then in the finals tiebreak, you stepped up and won a really tough matchup to keep us in this. Thanks for being on the team.
Abyssal Ruins Before going into this, I knew a certain idiot would get me no matter the price, and I told him if he wanted the best UU in the tour, he should go for you. I first noticed you when I saw you in suspect tests, taking note of you getting reqs, seeing you on the ladder, and watching some replays out of curiosity, so it's not like I didn't know about you before. I've been quietly a fan for a long time, and am really glad I got to work with you. Your approach to the tier is unconventional but everything you do has a purpose and I really liked seeing what you could come up with, and testing with you has been amazing and definitely my favorite part of this tour. I'm really hoping to see more of you in the future, it has been a blast.
EternalSnowman I don't know how or why you were like "ok trace, I'm fine with you spending our entire budget on this mediocre lower tier player", but I'm glad you let him. Got closer to you through this and #fgo, and I'm happy. You're a great person, and I had a lot of fun. And obviously, you're an amazing player. Once I saw tiebreak was 1-1 with only you remaining, I was at ease, because I really couldn't see you losing. And hey, looks like I was right!
Trace The ALPHA weeb and hentai artist
(don't take this too serious pls don't kill me) Trace, you are one of my best friends on this site. I told you I'd be mad if you spent a lot for me, especially since I was deadset on RUing. You did anyhow, and I was mad. But I was still glad you did, valuing me that highly and giving up 4x what I'm worth. And you still managed to draft a team so broken, it carried me to finals before I had to take this seriously at all. We've talked before the draft and I gave you my opinion on players, and it led to you drafting the one player (other than a certain Ishtar fanboy) I wanted to be paired the most with. You enabled me to an unhealthy degree, and it all worked out. I really can't thank you enough.
As for some non team shoutouts
Kreme you shithead. I wouldn't have bothered qualifying without you going for it, and I had a blast talking with you. I remember me not playing for a couple days because life + fgo so I only barely clutched qual there, but what really drove me was wanting to play in another tour with you. Sad both of us went for stupid prices, and sad no one brought the Raikou Honchkrow core vs you. I don't know if you'll continue playing but I really hope once you settle more into college life, you'll get into a better state of mind so you can tap into your potential instead of being dragged down by the demons of your mind.
Eyan Another reason I qualified since you and Nat made me appreciate the tours room more, and I heard you helped out with hosting when some odd decisions were made. You're a bit busy now with life, and you seem happier, which is great. Thanks for being my friend!
GXS for hosting. I could tell you weren't always sure on how things were handled properly and what the etiquette / precedent was, but we all grow into our roles and I think you did so admirably. Thank you.
lightning1870 You seemed stressed in the finals game and I really wish it could have been better, but don't let this drag you down. Your semis game was amazing and it pushed me to try and excel in finals, since our week 3 game was close and really enjoyable. I was excited to face you, and I hope I get to face you again in the future and I hope you don't lose your passion for this game.
To everyone else who played, thanks for making this tour what it was. I tried to watch as many games as I could and had a lot of fun watching you all, or playing you. Sad I didn't get to play my week 2 game, and I apologize for that. This could have been avoided if I tried to schedule for an earlier day more actively, and I will take the blame for that at least.
To all my tours room friends, thanks for cheering me on. I know it must have been boring to watch me, but you still did and didn't lose faith.
It has been a blast!
but for real tho grats to the laxes. special shouout to my boy icy 5-0 :goat:
