emir 10 Report post Posted August 4, 2011 Nefarious (NFR): A team dating back to 2009, NFR, led by Nata, is the team to beat. Their dedication to constantly scrimming with a full lineup has paid off, as this team has forged some really solid teamwork; coupled with great deathmatch skills, NFR look to be tournament favourites this time. Their roster features some relatively new players like ATX and k1infran, who've picked up the game at an impressive speed to be among the best at their class. Between their insane jumper Xe and meatshotting machine LALJ, opposing teams will have one hell of a time trying to keep their medic alive. Their weakness, however, seems to be player availability, as seen in their Mercs Cup 2 match against dizziness, which they played and lost possibly due to the heavily altered lineup. Cataclysmic (#cataclysmic): Yet another old team, Cataclysmic was most active in 2009 and have since disbanded and reformed more times than Bolts drops uber. For the TF2 Masters tournament, they appear to have reformed with a slightly different lineup, picking up bigfoot, a solid soldier/demo player who won Asiafortress' first Ultiduo tournament. Individually, Cataclysmic's players are all very talented and flexible, doing well at almost every class; how they fare as a team with this new lineup, however, is yet to be known. Of special mention is Bran's sniping; be sure to spectate him for some sick headshots. Insider information also tells us that some of their players' bedtimes tend to get in the way of scrims. How far they go in this tournament will surely depend on how much playtime they put into practice scrims with a full lineup. Fifth Company (-V- Co.): After successfully emerging as WCG 2009 TF2 Champions, Fifth Company became inactive as a clan, with many of their players having to deal with "real life" and National Service. Nonetheless, they're back for TF2 Masters, and are training hard to regain their past glory. Time has taken its toll on their deathmatch ability and positioning, but their teamwork has remained telepathic even after a 3 year break. Noteworthy players are Malice, who's an excellent pocket soldier, and Fei101, their really smart medic who's got some great dodging moves and surprisingly accurate needles. Fifth Company will have to put in a lot of work though, if they want to do well in this tournament. Will they reclaim their place as Kings of Southeast Asian TF2? Masterful (m.): Masterful is, in some ways, the complete antithesis to Fifth Company. Individually, their players have great deathmatch ability (unsurprisingly, as most of them eat, drink and sleep in MGE) but together, they tend to falter against stronger teams due to their poor communication and coordination. (For a comprehensive list of Masterful's flaws, listen to Yukari's casting of the Mercs Cup 2 match between Masterful and Choice on Youtube.) Scout partners Emir and Nasty make for a strong pair, but they often play too independently of their combo to be fully effective. Summer's pipes make for some high damage output, but his Leeroy Jenkins style of play, though entertaining, tends to limit his effectiveness. This team will really have to get their act together and work as a team to live up to their fullest potential. Missing in Action (MiA`): A team consisting of relatively new players spread across the region, MiA used to be led by airshotnic before he quit TF2 to play basketball to no end. Nonetheless, showing determination that's scarce in our community, the team refused to disband and are back with a moniker dedicated to their ex-leader, seeking to make a name for themselves. Although inexperienced, some of their players show significant potential; Yooog, for one, has remarkably good aim and fragging power as a scout. Having recently picked up Kig as their medic, it may take MiA awhile to get used to each other and iron out their teamwork. Azf, having played with NFR, has a lot to teach this team, and in particular his fellow soldier Halu, who's a bit lacking in the firepower department. MiA will have to play intelligently and make the most of any advantage they have in order to do well in this tournament. Play and Enjoy (pAe.): This team's lineup is almost entirely comprised of experienced players who've been playing competitively for a significant amount of time. Ripple and Astatine are both reputable soldier players, having been around since 2008. Their demo, Shuggy, has been out of action for some time; only time will tell if he's still got the moves that made him a great demo back in the day. This team will also see Cobalt and Haruhi reunited, both having played scout/soldier for XGN when it won Div 2 of AFL Season 3. Their familiarity with each other's style of play may just be what pAe needs to pull them through this tournament. All in all, this team looks rather promising, but everyone knows great individual ability does not necessarily create a great team. Seeing as to how they're a team cobbled together solely for TF2 Masters, pAe will definitely need to put some time into playing several practice scrims so that they may get used to each other. Derp Crew (ĐC): We're gonna be honest here, none of us at Asiafortress have ever seen any of the players in Derp Crew playing in any of the servers. As such, there's really nothing we can say about this team and their players. We'll just have to wait and see how they do. Spanish Sausages (ÉL): Again, this team's players have never set foot in a PUG, and we've hardly seen them in public servers. Nothing to comment about this team. Extreme Revolution (ExR²): Not much is known about this team, save for the fact that many of their players seem to be pub players who've put in a small amount of time into competitive TF2. Antacid plays a decent scout in PUGs, although he's been inactive for awhile. Sud and Kungfu_Ark are both pubstars in their own right, but time will tell if their pub skills will help in their matches. FIR supposedly plays Medic for a European team, but we'll let you guys be the judge of his ability. Come to think of it, no one has ever seen them scrim together as a team; we'll definitely have to wait and see what this team has in store for us. TROLLS: Yet another team cobbled together for the Masters Tournament, TROLLS seems to be entirely comprised of pub players. We're in no position to speak of their ability, since we've never seen them in-game before, so we'll let their matches speak for themselves. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bRight 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2011 Brings back memories. *SNIFF SNIFF* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emir 10 Report post Posted August 4, 2011 come back bright Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bRight 0 Report post Posted August 4, 2011 Yeah.. waiting for new laptop! Republic of Gamers Coming by the end of this month! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
natapon 124 Report post Posted August 4, 2011 hi bright. hope to see more indian teams soon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LToro 2 Report post Posted August 5, 2011 erm I'd like to correct something airshot didn't quit tf2, he was BANISHED from the team due to irresponsibility and lack of the ability to keep his promises. he can still be found around pubs and pugs and is actually looking for a team Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flare 0 Report post Posted August 5, 2011 well hell even i dont know where nfr gets new players from, like atarax Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigfoot 4 Report post Posted August 5, 2011 erm I'd like to correct something airshot didn't quit tf2' date=' he was BANISHED from the team due to [b']unresponsibility[/b] and lack of keeping his promises. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deliaren 3 Report post Posted August 5, 2011 This team will also see Cobalt and Haruhi reunited eww Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LToro 2 Report post Posted August 5, 2011 oh crap damn iphone spellchecking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer 180 Report post Posted August 5, 2011 Lol i still remember you telling me how he plays bball to no end. And you're right that time he subbed for my team he offclassed constantly and his excuse was "I just wanna have fun". GL in finding a team! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shuggy 0 Report post Posted August 5, 2011 Excellent write up emir Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haruhi 0 Report post Posted August 5, 2011 fuck rise of the planet of the apes was awesome Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolts 0 Report post Posted August 5, 2011 Cataclysmic was most active in 2009 and have since disbanded and reformed more times than Bolts drops uber. Yay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yuko 46 Report post Posted August 5, 2011 great writeup ty for mention Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evilsifu 0 Report post Posted August 5, 2011 erm I'd like to correct something airshot didn't quit tf2' date=' he was BANISHED from the team due to [b']unresponsibility[/b] and lack of keeping his promises. The fuck? Irresponsibility is correct. Nice writeup! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigfoot 4 Report post Posted August 6, 2011 erm I'd like to correct something airshot didn't quit tf2' date=' he was BANISHED from the team due to [b']unresponsibility[/b] and lack of keeping his promises. The fuck? Irresponsibility is correct. Nice writeup! lol unresponsibility was the original, it was edited. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emir 10 Report post Posted August 6, 2011 credit to benny too, for doing part of the writeups Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bRight 0 Report post Posted August 7, 2011 hi bright. hope to see more indian teams soon see you sooon pon pon :3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emir 10 Report post Posted August 7, 2011 oh shit- HIDE YO KIDS HIDE YO WIFE BRIGHT'S COMING BACK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xee 2 Report post Posted August 7, 2011 what. i no crazy jumper. ); Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
natapon 124 Report post Posted August 7, 2011 crazy la Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer 180 Report post Posted August 8, 2011 Everytime we play against you NFR guys Pris: Fuck lah, i'm down again... Get that fucking jumping soldier leh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emir 10 Report post Posted August 8, 2011 everytime we play against nfr benny: lololol nata 2ez Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer 180 Report post Posted August 8, 2011 what a troll ^ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
