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Tournament LCSL V - Commencement
- Thread starter Hacker
- Start date
I’d like to recommend my friend Crossia for a spot in LCSL. He’s been helping me practice for nothing and I don't think he is cool, but I’ve seen his fundamentals firsthand — they’re rock solid. He also performed quite well in the Ubers Community ( a remind that 2 Ubers leaders are on LCPL).
If you’re looking to draft the mandatory meme slot, give Crossia a look.
If you’re looking to draft the mandatory meme slot, give Crossia a look.
I would Draft Crossia to marry My daughter if I had one, such a great guy
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Quick list for any managers that don't wanna spend so much time researching the undrafted ADV LC players. This list will be updated daily if there are any other ADV LC players I've missed.
S rank
Souji/Akumu - Went 3-2 at first debut at ADVPL, and helped some people to get top 8/4 for ADV LC cup. He may be a bit too flashy and tries too much on lower-ranked mons instead of establishing the unsolved meta, but overall, he is in tune with the meta, and I'd expect him to perform well.
David Watts - While it's been a while since he played ADV LC specific tournaments, he has been playing in LC trios, and he's very motivated to play in this new meta based on the talks at ADVLCord. A bit more information about him is that he has beaten me in the same tournament I linked above, and he's a very capable builder with strong promises for not only ADV LC, but more future LC tiers if he desires to get better at them. Maybe some test games/talks can help him solidify his teams, but overall, there isn't any major weakness I can point out. I expect him to get drafted, and I'm cheering him the most out of anyone.
A rank
Akeras - Third or fourth best builder + player combo as he's up to the meta and kinda got robbed by not being able to play much ADV LC as he desired. I think it's highly possible for Akeras to be positive in this pool, but you can also have success if you give him to players like AM and Genisu. Akeras doesn't have the highest peak performance to show dominance in a match, but if he improves that, I think he may be unstoppable in the tournament, ngl.
Ringmaster Uta - Fourth best builder + player as he has been top 8 at my "lead me baby" tournament, and got a bit unlucky in G3 set vs MichaelderBeste2. I think Uta may make some questionable plays and has a bit of a lack of long-term awareness in some cases. There are certain scenarios he likes to stay in and then treat it like DPP LC with stay-in and sack, but overall, he's very solid and competent with how the team will operate.
[EDIT: 28.05] Termnal - Has tons of experience of ADV LC, including in the Abra meta. Doesn't have the highest of peaks, but easily capable of building and playing on their own. Some adjustments of having more awareness of their wincon/opponent's team behind in preview make them S rank easily.
RoyalReloaded - Strong player and very capable builder that hasn't touched the tier for a while. A little guidance and I think they're a good pick, although I could see them succeed in other tiers as well.
Genisu - One of the strongest players skills-wise, but absolutely needs support in order to win. I do doubt he will be playing ADV only, or if at all, since SV slots are all needed, and I know Genisu tends to be solid enough in SV.
AM - Consistent king with rarely below average plays tbh. The problem is, he may not have time to build, and he's probably much better at DPP where he can bring reused teams and consistently perform well.
Teamo - Strong player that's capable of bringing unique mons to spice up things. But I do assume Teamo's gonna be forced to play SV and SS anyway lol.
Seroo - Chaotic builder and player, but can absolutely upset everyone in the pool. Just accept that he's not a traditional builder, and if you gotta let him cook-ish and take the risk. Probably the Eeveeto of ADV LC with the teams he brings lol.
B rank
Jyusaan - S-tier skills, but it's been too long since he touched ADV LC, and I think he's more well-versed in DPP and other tiers.
Incognition - Has potential to beat everyone, but he's probably much better in modern gens, especially where the meta are more established.
Loneling - Been here and playing ADV LC for so long with their own teams. I'd prolly pick him as a last resort, though, due to his inconsistent results.
Aurora - Similar to AM and Genisu, but can be suprised af in the building, and I think they're better in other tiers.
Only made this post because the ADV LC pool is actually quite interesting, and there are some people I wanted to get drafted, and I'd be annoyed if they didn't get drafted due to a lack of research put on them. If any of the managers want a bit more in-depth of the players I mentioned, DM me here or on Discord, and I'll gladly go and explain what I know about them :)
Everyone gets drafted, but I'll keep this up for now
S rank
Souji/Akumu - Went 3-2 at first debut at ADVPL, and helped some people to get top 8/4 for ADV LC cup. He may be a bit too flashy and tries too much on lower-ranked mons instead of establishing the unsolved meta, but overall, he is in tune with the meta, and I'd expect him to perform well.
David Watts - While it's been a while since he played ADV LC specific tournaments, he has been playing in LC trios, and he's very motivated to play in this new meta based on the talks at ADVLCord. A bit more information about him is that he has beaten me in the same tournament I linked above, and he's a very capable builder with strong promises for not only ADV LC, but more future LC tiers if he desires to get better at them. Maybe some test games/talks can help him solidify his teams, but overall, there isn't any major weakness I can point out. I expect him to get drafted, and I'm cheering him the most out of anyone.
A rank
Akeras - Third or fourth best builder + player combo as he's up to the meta and kinda got robbed by not being able to play much ADV LC as he desired. I think it's highly possible for Akeras to be positive in this pool, but you can also have success if you give him to players like AM and Genisu. Akeras doesn't have the highest peak performance to show dominance in a match, but if he improves that, I think he may be unstoppable in the tournament, ngl.
Ringmaster Uta - Fourth best builder + player as he has been top 8 at my "lead me baby" tournament, and got a bit unlucky in G3 set vs MichaelderBeste2. I think Uta may make some questionable plays and has a bit of a lack of long-term awareness in some cases. There are certain scenarios he likes to stay in and then treat it like DPP LC with stay-in and sack, but overall, he's very solid and competent with how the team will operate.
[EDIT: 28.05] Termnal - Has tons of experience of ADV LC, including in the Abra meta. Doesn't have the highest of peaks, but easily capable of building and playing on their own. Some adjustments of having more awareness of their wincon/opponent's team behind in preview make them S rank easily.
RoyalReloaded - Strong player and very capable builder that hasn't touched the tier for a while. A little guidance and I think they're a good pick, although I could see them succeed in other tiers as well.
Genisu - One of the strongest players skills-wise, but absolutely needs support in order to win. I do doubt he will be playing ADV only, or if at all, since SV slots are all needed, and I know Genisu tends to be solid enough in SV.
AM - Consistent king with rarely below average plays tbh. The problem is, he may not have time to build, and he's probably much better at DPP where he can bring reused teams and consistently perform well.
Teamo - Strong player that's capable of bringing unique mons to spice up things. But I do assume Teamo's gonna be forced to play SV and SS anyway lol.
Seroo - Chaotic builder and player, but can absolutely upset everyone in the pool. Just accept that he's not a traditional builder, and if you gotta let him cook-ish and take the risk. Probably the Eeveeto of ADV LC with the teams he brings lol.
B rank
Jyusaan - S-tier skills, but it's been too long since he touched ADV LC, and I think he's more well-versed in DPP and other tiers.
Incognition - Has potential to beat everyone, but he's probably much better in modern gens, especially where the meta are more established.
Loneling - Been here and playing ADV LC for so long with their own teams. I'd prolly pick him as a last resort, though, due to his inconsistent results.
Aurora - Similar to AM and Genisu, but can be suprised af in the building, and I think they're better in other tiers.
Everyone gets drafted, but I'll keep this up for now
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Auction video log, for those who would like it.
Why is this linking me to the Internet Archive?
I apologize for the resolution. I had to record 3-4 auctions at the same time on limited screen space, hence the resolution, I made each screen smaller than normal which caused an non-ideal outcome.
Why is this linking me to the Internet Archive?
I apologize for the resolution. I had to record 3-4 auctions at the same time on limited screen space, hence the resolution, I made each screen smaller than normal which caused an non-ideal outcome.