Round 1 Epicly Accurate Predictions!

[FML|Renaud]

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EM1:
:Canada: :orc: rygorych 
:USA: :ne: practicemage       
:USA: :ud: PLZLEAVEDUCK       
:USA: :ra: Surroundking               

EM2:
:USA: :ra: Persuade
:USA: :ud: i.never.smile
:USA: :ra: ATi.Bright
:USA: :hu: Wrecktify

EM3:
:Canada: :ne: Renaud
:USA: :ud: llVllaJiN
:USA: :ra: Mog[Skynet]
:USA: :ud: SteppinRazor

EM4
:France: :ud: Ugrilainen
:Canada: :hu: Mr.Sparkle
:Canada: :hu: htrt.
:USA: :ne: redkeekee

WM1
:Germany: :ne: aQ.Gammel
:Germany: :ne: Darkermirror       
:Sweden: :hu: DkH.Starshaped       
:Russia: :ra: gnom               

WM2
:France: :ra: Ghost-Burne
:Russia: :hu: alkorax
:Germany: :orc: Lightweight!
:France: :hu: baboune2000

WM3
:Germany: :ra: Slythe
:Romania: :hu: Q-veta
:Finland: :ra: DkH.Rain
:United_Kingdom: :ud: ONCE_FFA

WM4
:Bulgaria: :ud: XoZ_Magadansky
:Germany: :orc: Pinballmap
:Sweden: :hu: Camp_and_Spank
:Germany: :orc: Fs.Jehu


[ATiBright]

EM1:
rygorych  1st, but 3rd in points (if he shows up)
practicemage      4th
PLZLEAVEDUCK    - 2nd highest points 3rd
Surroundking    - Highest Points 2nd     (1st if ebony no shows)     

EM2:
Persuade - 2nd place
i.never.smile - 4th place (sorry smile)
ATi.Bright -3rd place
Wrecktify - Winner

The 1 map I did not want to play vs Wrecktify on this season T.T

EM3:
Renaud - Winner
llVllaJiN
Mog[Skynet]
SteppinRazor

EM4
Ugrilainen
Mr.Sparkle
htrt. - Winner
redkeekee

WM1
Lovetrance 
Darkermirror       
DkH.Starshaped        -Winner
gnom               

WM2
Ghost-Burne - Winner
alkorax
Lightweight!
baboune2000

WM3
Slythe
Q-veta - Winner
DkH.Rain
ONCE_FFA

WM4
XoZ_Magadansky - Winner
Pinballmap
Camp_and_Spank
Fs.Jehu

[htrt]

EM1:
rygorych 
practicemage       
PLZLEAVEDUCK       
Surroundking               

EM2:
Persuade
i.never.smile
ATi.Bright
Wrecktify

EM3:
Renaud
llVllaJiN
Mog[Skynet]
SteppinRazor

EM4
Ugrilainen
Mr.Sparkle
htrt.
redkeekee

WM1
Lovetrance 
Darkermirror       
DkH.Starshaped       
gnom               

WM2
Ghost-Burne
alkorax
Lightweight!
baboune2000

WM3
Slythe
Q-veta
DkH.Rain
ONCE_FFA

WM4
XoZ_Magadansky
Pinballmap
Camp_and_Spank
Fs.Jehu

[Ugri2]

EM1:
rygorych 
practicemage       
PLZLEAVEDUCK       
Surroundking               

EM2:
Persuade
i.never.smile
ATi.Bright
Wrecktify

EM3:
Renaud
llVllaJiN
Mog[Skynet]
SteppinRazor

EM4
Ugrilainen
Mr.Sparkle
htrt.
redkeekee

WM1
Lovetrance 
Darkermirror       
DkH.Starshaped       
gnom               

WM2
Ghost-Burne
alkorax
Lightweight!
baboune2000

WM3
Slythe
Q-veta
DkH.Rain
ONCE_FFA

WM4
XoZ_Magadansky
Pinballmap
Camp_and_Spank
Fs.Jehu

[FML|Renaud]

So, seeing as I usually fail at predictions, I took a random number generator, and tried to use that.  However I strongly disagreed with everything, so screw it!  ill trust my guts ftw! (xpte for west, since west suckzor!)

EM1:
rygorych 
practicemage       
PLZLEAVEDUCK       
Surroundking

Still unsure if ebo will be playing :S
Hard to predict, especially considering it's a small map with few mines and markets.  I'm guessing we will see a lot of action

EM2:
Persuade
i.never.smile
ATi.Bright
Wrecktify

Nice mu!  Persuade is always pulling weird stunts (that seems to work),  Smile is in sc2 agressive mode, Bright stated he din't want to play wreck here, Wreck is a King of the past, who seems insulted that some jester is wearing his crown.  I'll go with persuade/smile/wreck all rushing someone (and bright will probably also get a quick army considering who hes up against).  In the end, wreck's thirst for his my crown will make him win

EM3:
Renaud
llVllaJiN
Mog[Skynet]
SteppinRazor

I have no clue who Mog is, but i'm going to guess hes like rebuke.  So i'm guessing i'm the passive player in this mu, making me the target of an 80 rush from whoever is next to me.  However, i'll overcome the odds and beat the rush!  Then I will proceed to flawlessly defeat the remaining two player

EM4
Ugrilainen
Mr.Sparkle
htrt.
redkeekee

<3 ugri! <3 sparky! <3 htrt! <3 redkeekee!
don't care who wins, I love you all!  But I will go with htrt, since... well hes htrt!

WM1
Lovetrance 
Darkermirror   
DkH.Starshaped       
gnom

Who cares? It's west!

WM2
Ghost-Burne
alkorax
Lightweight!
baboune2000

Who cares? It's west!

WM3
Slythe
Q-veta
DkH.Rain
ONCE_FFA

Who cares? It's west!

WM4
XoZ_Magadansky
Pinballmap
Camp_and_Spank
Fs.Jehu

Who cares? It's west!

[FML|Mage]

EM1:
rygorych 
practicemage       
PLZLEAVEDUCK       
Surroundking                

Don't really like picking against myself... but this is really not my type of map.  I see both Seksi and Duck doing very well on it though and Ebo not showing.  Seksi wins in the end despite it being a close game.

EM2:
Persuade
i.never.smile
ATi.Bright
Wrecktify

I see someone trying to grab an extra expo early on mass chaos ensuing.  Comes down to Wreck and Persuade with Persuade grabbing the W.

EM3:
Renaud
llVllaJiN
Mog[Skynet]
SteppinRazor

Majin makes a decisive comeback to FFA and pulls out the win.  One of my first ffa matches was actually on this map with Majin and Renaud and I was completely outclassed so I'll be watching this one with interest.

EM4
Ugrilainen
Mr.Sparkle
htrt.
redkeekee

Another comeback win after a while off.  I think this will be the most interesting match to watch in the East with a lot of unorthodox strategies.
 
WM1
Lovetrance 
Darkermirror        
DkH.Starshaped       
gnom               

Lovetrance no shows. Starshaped rushes someone out and looks like he is in great position but then gets teamed down with Darker being able to pull out a win.

WM2
Ghost-Burne
alkorax
Lightweight!
baboune2000

The only one of the three AQ players to show up Ghost gets the win because LW manages to annoy everyone else.

WM3
Slythe
Q-veta
DkH.Rain
ONCE_FFA

Should be a good match here.  Anyone has a shot at winning

WM4
XoZ_Magadansky
Pinballmap
Camp_and_Spank
Fs.Jehu

It's maga.  Jehu (who I think is Orc?) should provide an interesting challenge micro wise for maga though.

Will update the totals from last seasons results when back to my regular computer next week.  I think that Wreck won the prediction game though.

[Wrecktify]

EM1:
rygorych  Viki.So
practicemage       
PLZLEAVEDUCK       
Surroundking               

Duck masses fiends and second places.  Seksi... I havent seen him in a while.  Not even sure hes still playing.  If he does he'll probably random UD and lose.   Mage will come close but Viki is just so good. Do you see what I did thurr?

EM2:
Persuade
i.never.smile
ATi.Bright
Wrecktify

One of my better maps, since it doesnt allow players to mass mines.  Persuade will probably go an anti-wreck hero combo again and suicide me into the ground.  He will play the role of Paterique this game.  Which means he will be tomed by Lewis, who will play the role of Persuade.  Which means Smile will play the role of me, losing to me, who will play the role of renaud, which means perusade will help me.  Got it?  Cause I dont!

EM3:
Renaud
llVllaJiN
Mog[Skynet]
SteppinRazor

I vaguely remember Majin being some sort of fiendmaster.  We already have like 12 of those in this league.  And renaud 47 chims and insta-level 5 panda will eat them for breakfast.  Mog is no rebuke.  Because rebuke is persuede.  Part of my conspiracy theories.    I assume mog will finish 4th.  Steppin will lose to Renaud in the end though, cause UD is a dreadful race.

EM4
Ugrilainen
Mr.Sparkle
htrt.
redkeekee

Ugrilainen will play the role of Houdini, dual teching while the focus on this nobody scum loser htrt. who won a season that I wasnt invited to because worpex is a lazy slob homo amazing guy I worship and admire.  Sparkle will fight with htrt while htrt fights rkk while rkk fights sparkle in a wheel of death that puppetmaster Ugrilainen works brilliantly.

WM1
aQ.Gammel
Darkermirror       
DkH.Starshaped       
gnom               

I dont know gammel.  SS doesnt play this league seriously.  Gnom has a cute avatar on here.


WM2
Ghost-Burne
alkorax
Lightweight!
baboune2000

Germany fighting!


WM3
Slythe
Q-veta
DkH.Rain
ONCE_FFA

Slythe will either use a real hero combo and win or not and lose to veta.   Rain could win but I think he wont play seriously this season.  I dont know who ONCE_FFA is but I dont see GB surivivng the blitz this time around.

WM4
XoZ_Magadansky
Pinballmap
Camp_and_Spank
Fs.Jehu

Maga plays this map brilliantly and is the best FFAer of all time. 

[ATiBright]

Mog is no rebuke.  Because rebuke is persuede.  Part of my conspiracy theories.   

I originally thought this too, but the 1 thing that made me change my mind is: Rebuke has a lot of pride, and despite the fact he's definitely willing to smurf and pretend to be someone else, there is no way he would pretend to be an American when hes Canadian.

[l[V]laJiN]

EM1:
I dont know the orc, he must be new. Practicemage should keep to his strat the last time I played him here, and this is a great map for elf to hoard. Duck will fast 80 fiend/frost push his neighbor, and might win it if he faces a non-elf; most like tomes the orc. Seksi's style is better for big maps, and he will be held back from mining if Duck is his neighbor. In the 3way, duck and seksi will fight first, and mage must scout very well. Hes got to completely stab a UD and turn it to a 1v1; to avoid prolonged UD nuking on chippo. With equal or more gold vs Seksi (or Duck if Seksi is UD also), he can win. 
rygorych 
practicemage       
PLZLEAVEDUCK       
Surroundking               

EM2:
Wreck's gryphon/tanks will rape and standard human tri hero wins hero wars late game. The game will slow down if its human vs human, and the advantage will shift to Bright or Persuade. It's hard for ins's UD to counter tanks, unless its a devoted necromancer with tavern heroes. Unless they 2v1 wreck, he has the advantage.
Persuade
i.never.smile
ATi.Bright
Wrecktify

EM3:
Fantastic map for Renaud's NE hoarding, and that alone gives him the best advantage. I won vs him last match on this map with a novel strat that did necropolis + tech + necropolis right-off-the-bat and went 2 tavern hero necromancer rush. I only won because I got some manip luck in the 3way hero wars, which otherwise I would have lost to Renaud. I think Mog called himself inexperienced. Razor and I are UD, the worst map for the race. 
Renaud
llVllaJiN
Mog[Skynet]
SteppinRazor

EM4
This is not the kind of map ugril's macro will compliment. Best map for sparkle to rifle creep middle faster than everyone. htrt will probably jack those creeping red with teched gryphs like a deviant. Perfect map for fast 80 gryhs + MK/pala to tome a neighbor. advantage goes to htrt since he has strong manip to deter a prolonged 2v1.
Ugrilainen
Mr.Sparkle
htrt.
redkeekee

WM1
aQ.Gammel
Darkermirror       
DkH.Starshaped       
gnom               

WM2
Ghost-Burne
alkorax
Lightweight!
baboune2000

WM3
Slythe (best advantage if elf and hes never the 1st target... why?)
Q-veta (im a fan)
DkH.Rain
ONCE_FFA

WM4
Normally maga but hes the 1st target on the minds of ORCS and a proto tanking human. I think hes got his hands full on this match.
XoZ_Magadansky
Pinballmap
Camp_and_Spank (would be entertaining)
Fs.Jehu

[Slythe]

no explanations, just the pure results

EM1:
rygorych 
practicemage       
PLZLEAVEDUCK       
Surroundking               

EM2:
Persuade
i.never.smile
ATi.Bright
Wrecktify

EM3:
Renaud
llVllaJiN
Mog[Skynet]
SteppinRazor

EM4
Ugrilainen
Mr.Sparkle
htrt.
redkeekee

WM1
aQ.Gammel
Darkermirror       
DkH.Starshaped       
gnom               

WM2
Ghost-Burne
alkorax
Lightweight!
baboune2000

WM3
Slythe
Q-veta
DkH.Rain
ONCE_FFA

WM4
XoZ_Magadansky
Pinballmap
Camp_and_Spank
Fs.Jehu

[Pinballmap]

EM1:
rygorych 
practicemage       
PLZLEAVEDUCK       
Surroundking              

EM2:
Persuade
i.never.smile
ATi.Bright
Wrecktify

EM3:
Renaud
llVllaJiN
Mog[Skynet]
SteppinRazor

EM4
Ugrilainen
Mr.Sparkle
htrt.
redkeekee

WM1
aQ.Gammel
Darkermirror       
DkH.Starshaped       
gnom               

WM2
Ghost-Burne
alkorax
Lightweight!
baboune2000

WM3
Slythe
Q-veta
DkH.Rain
ONCE_FFA

WM4
XoZ_Magadansky
Pinballmap
Camp_and_Spank
Fs.Jehu
 
gl hf

[Seksi]

EM1:
rygorych 
practicemage      
PLZLEAVEDUCK       
Surroundking

I hope ebo shows.  Should be a very fun game.  Not sure if I agree with Majin in saying that bigger maps suit my style.  I was a competitive solo/2s player before FFA, my micro is strong I don't mind breaking 50 and duking it out after a short time.  But of course the FFA player in me loves the macro aspect of the game type.   I always seem to get owned on Deathrose, however, whether its a player denying a first expo or two players both going towards me leaving the other side untouched.  PMage will come out on top after others have expended too much...

EM2:
Persuade
i.never.smile
ATi.Bright
Wrecktify

E-rectify will stick his giant dwarf penis inside of a gryphon and make crazy gryphon king babies. 

EM3:
Renaud
llVllaJiN
Mog[Skynet]
SteppinRazor

Majin will pull through with an old school necrowagon approach and rush out Renaud.  From there a solid economy and DR third will prove fatal.

EM4
Ugrilainen
Mr.Sparkle
htrt.
redkeekee

J'adore le Francais? htrt. makes a comeback but is out of shape, still affected from the skills of yours truly in a couple nice wins vs him earlier.  He is rushed out by Sparkle.  Redkeekee and Ugri go at it until they peace and take out Sparkle.  Meanwhile however, the great htrt makes a rediculous comeback with heroes like the bloodmage and alchemist to win the game on a base race with hidden farms.   

WM1
aQ.Gammel
Darkermirror      
DkH.Starshaped       
gnom   

The only true FFA player stacks his DH with 4 crowns and expos both sides, saving his main for later.  SS tries the hoarding approach but is met by other solo players.  By the time they team darker it is too late as his main has moved down and DH level moved up.             

WM2
Ghost-Burne
alkorax
Lightweight!
baboune2000

Easiest game of the first round?  I don't know the other guys, just a guess. 

WM3
Slythe
Q-veta
DkH.Rain
ONCE_FFA

Slippery Slythe.  Looking for Slythe to play a more reserved set of Hero combos while still using his unique style and sense to dominate more this season.  One of my favorite players. 

WM4
XoZ_Magadansky
Pinballmap
Camp_and_Spank
Fs.Jehu

Now is your time, PBM.  Big items and simple map layout play a huge advantage for Orc.  Sentry ward the map and go for a strong 80 or 100 push on Maga to deny him the gold and levels to dominate himself.  Camp_and_Spank will probably get spanked for camping unless he pulls a virtuoso performance.  Jehu...who?

[ins]

EM1:
rygorych 
practicemage       
PLZLEAVEDUCK       
Surroundking     

Predicting ebo no-shows.  I remember seksi being good at this game, so I pick him.       

EM2:
Persuade
i.never.smile
ATi.Bright
Wrecktify

Not going to pick a winner for a game I'm in, but you should all know that I've been doing my homework for this match....

EM3:
Renaud
llVllaJiN
Mog[Skynet]
SteppinRazor

I think Majin knows how to play this map to UD's advantages, so long as he plays as well as he did a couple of years ago.  He played human pretty damn well in the fun game on Twilight last week, so I think he's in shape.

EM4
Ugrilainen
Mr.Sparkle
htrt.
redkeekee

This game should be awesome to watch.  RKK and Sparkle always like to get shit done, Ugri plays with style, and htrt has always been a beast.  Going with the beast, here.

WM1
aQ.Gammel
Darkermirror       
DkH.Starshaped       
gnom               

Don't know these players well-enough to say anything about their game.

WM2
Ghost-Burne
alkorax
Lightweight!
baboune2000

I haven't seen enough out of LW and Ghost, and I have no idea who the other 2 are or how they play.

WM3
Slythe
Q-veta
DkH.Rain
ONCE_FFA

I like Q's style for this map.  He goes for more stack-able hero combos in general, and he was always really good on Silverpine for that reason--Deathrose isn't much different in terms of stacking.  I also think his manip style is right for this map and for the players in it...well, I don't know ONCE, but I know enough about the other 2 to conclude this.

WM4
XoZ_Magadansky
Pinballmap
Camp_and_Spank
Fs.Jehu

Voting for my boy PBM on a Blademaster map.  I like Maga's chances, too, because good mechanics go well on a tempo map such as this one.  I think Camp is going to have the hardest time here if he plays his usual style, because Mass TP is a bit lackluster here--but it does get a lot better in late stages of the game when base-racing and building in the corners.