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Season #4 is over! 32 teams (35 considering the 3 which didn't make the cut, losing the Qualification Round!) played more than 100 matches over 3 months. Blood has been spilled and bones have been cracked. The winner is once again "outsider" AndyDavo, which is the closest thing to unbeatable and unbearable at the same time. He's still a spelling mongrel, but he's really that good of a coach. He won (again) with a brand new team, and that says a lot about how luck is a certainly huge factor but it can be harnessed with enough skill. As I said last year, the double-skulled beast can be tamed, and AndyDavo is certainly the best charmer around (and now the #1 in the Official f13 Ranking (http://forums.f13.net/index.php?topic=21065.0)).

Summer passed, the magnificent pre-season that Eldaec put up just came to a close, and so it's time for Season #5! Go get your copy of Blood Bowl Legendary Edition on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/58520/) if you don't own it already and join us by posting here your intention to participate or asking questions. We love to answer,


Previous Editions Winners.

Season #1 - Aez's Fraggers (Skaven)
Season #2 - Comstar's F13 Catfighters (Amazons)
Season #3 - AndyDavo's Wishmasters Wildcards (Dark Elves)
Season #4 - AndyDavo's Paper Armour Dolls (Dark Elves)

Now, enough self celebrating, let's move on with Season #5!

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** f13 Blood Bowl League, Season #5 **


Start date is September 28th, 2011. Signup closes September 26th.



How is this gonna work?

- Depending on the number of teams, we'll make one or two divisions with 4 to 8 teams play-offs.
- Each team will have to play at least one match every 9 days. If ALL matches for one "game day" has been played, the League will advance to the next "game day" and the 9 days counter will be reset.
- Every Coach has to be a member of the ** f13 Bloodbowlers Steam Group (http://steamcommunity.com/groups/f13bb) ** in order to be able to participate in the League. If you are interested in joining the League please make sure to post here AND in the Steam Group, so I know who you are and that you fucking mean it.
- Every coach has to share a personal email address with all the other members of the League. Last year we tried with PM on this boards and Steam Group ones, it's not enough. If you are not willing to commit at least one of your precious email addresses to the League, then you are certainly not gonna take it seriously enough to ensure everyone's fun.
- Fixtures will be released before the League starts. Coaches have 9 days to try and set up an appointment with each other to play their match. If a match has not been played after 9 days, the League Manager will decide, after hearing both coaches, on an official result for that match, and will then advance the League to the next "game day".


What do I have to do to sign up?

- You have to post your intention in this very thread.
- You have to have a copy of >>Blood Bowl Legendary Edition. (http://store.steampowered.com/app/58520/)<< Sorry, no Regular or Dark elves Edition.
- For new coaches. When you create your online multiplayer Blood Bowl account in game, use the same name you have here on f13 if you can.
- You have to join the ** f13 Bloodbowlers Steam Group (http://steamcommunity.com/groups/f13bb) **. If you can, have your Steam name match your f13 name.
- You have to send me a PM with a valid email address. You will be sent an invitation mail there. You are supposed to reply to confirm you actually have access to said email address.
- All of the above are mandatory.



- EVERYONE can join, as long as you are from f13, meaning you have an account here. You can even make an account just for that but if you prove to be an imbecile before the League starts you'll be booted. You can invite friends from the outer world if you feel like it and as long as they are not complete muppets. They still have to join f13 and post here. Being new is not a problem, but this League works on participation, and just the right amount of trashtalk and cynical fairness. If you or your friends are not really forum people at all, maybe they can find a better League somewhere else.


If you have too many applications, how do you decide who's in and who's out?

- Since the League can't be more than 32 players, and we had a few more applications last year, there is a bit of a waiting list. That is based on a few factors, "first come first serve" OT being one of them anymore. And still, whoever doesn't make it into the Main Cut, will play a Qualification Round! to snag a wild card for the real thing. So, let's see how this works now:

Priority, from first to last:
* All those who participated in S#4.
* f13 Regulars who participated in S#1, S#2 or S#3.
* f13 Regulars who didn't participate in any previous Season.
* Non-regulars who participated in any previous Season (except S#4, of course. That bumps everyone in the first bracket).
* All non-regular new applicants.

Teams can apply to the Qualification Round! from the Feeder League the same way they apply to the Main League. The Qualification Round! is by all means part of the Main League, just not as cool.


How are the Divisions decided?

- In order to keep some sort of balance, the sortings for Season #5 Divisions will be arranged according to the Official f13 Ranking (http://forums.f13.net/index.php?topic=21065.0), same way I dealt with Season #4 (so no change here). But it is important to notice that each coach will be sorted according the Coach ranking, regardless of his or her team. So, if Strazos had won Season #4 and decided to start over with a 1000 TV team of noob hobbits, he will would have still been Top Tier in S#5. DO NOT FORGET THIS.


What should I expect from you?

- I'll keep updating this thread with League results, recaps, tables and pictures.
- I'll do my best to help you communicate with each other.
- I'll make sure the League won't die on some of you lazyasses.
- I'm putting up a final price for the winner, in the form of a 20 USD/15 GBP/17 EUR (depending on your location) Gift Certificate on Steam. It's my pleasure.


And what do you expect from me?

- To be fair.
- To keep in mind that other people's fun is up to you too.
- To try and do your best to communicate with your weekly opponent and be reasonable when it comes to setting up the time and date for a match.
- To keep reading this thread and participate in the collective chaos of badmouthing everyone but yourself.
- To make sure that the winner of the game instantly uploads his/her replay to BBManager, or in case of a tie you agree on who's gonna do it. When in doubt, you both upload it. This will save me a lot of work, and will take you only a few seconds.

Actually, that seems lots of work on my part.

- Whatever.
- And not really.


When is this starting?

- About 2 weeks from now. You have all the time in the world to get your copy or receive your package if you purchased the boxed version. Start date is September 28th, 2011. Signup closes September 26th.


I don't know man, I suck at this game and I hate to lose.

- Fuck you.


What are the specific League rules?

You can only join with a team that:
- Has only ever played in the f13 Main League.
- Has participated in the f13 Feeder League (or/and) D&M pre-season Trophy (http://forums.f13.net/index.php?topic=21053.0)) and at the moment of joining the S#5 League has a maximum of 1300TV and 0 gold.
- You just created, and has a total of 0 matches ever played.

- Turns are 2 minutes. TWO minutes. So practice with that or you'll get burned and pissed once the League starts.
- Fouling out of frustration in turn 16 is not griefing, it's allowed, and you should stop crying now.


How are tiebreakers in the Divisions gonna be handled Playoff- and Failoff-wise?

* For the first 4 season tie breakers have been decided by: TD Difference >> TD For >> Head to Head >> Best TV >> Most Casualties inflicted >> coin toss.
* Starting with Season #5 they will be: Head to Head >> TD Difference >> TD For >> WORST TV considering one team's eleven bests including injured ones >> coin toss.


Why are you doing this, Falc?

- Leagues are the best part of Blood Bowl. If you haven't participated in one you have no idea how awesome it can be. I used to enjoy the Table Top version about 20 years ago, and this is so much better. Get the game, you'll thank me.





Who is already in? I'm only joining if the cool kids around here joined too, you know...

These are the applicants so far:

1) - Falconeer
2) - Luckton
3) - Bann
4) - Comstar
5) - Proudft
6) - Ruvaldt
7) - Strazos
8) - Modern Angel
9) - Sjofn
10) - Reborne
11) - Paelos
12) - HaemishM
13) - Megrim
14) - Drogg
15) - Celer
16) - Ice Cream Emperor
17) - Ingmar
18) - Avaia
19) - Llyse
20) - Ezrast
21) - Lamaros
22) - Carnifex
23) - Eldaec
24) - Ulysees
25) - Kail
26) - Ginaz
27) - Teleku
28) - IainC
29) - AndyDavo
30) - Sir T
31) - Scadente
32) - Cancklebiter
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Get your copy (http://store.steampowered.com/app/58520/), sign up, bring a friend, kick asses and melt faces. This time it's gonna be :awesome_for_real:
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As a complete newb to this game but with over 20 years of gaming under the belt, I submit my application to compete in Season 5.  I am fully prepared to have my ass handed to me over and over again, but with the hope that such an ass handing will be earned by my competition, not just given  :grin:

May the best man-child win  :drill:

In. New chaos team from the feeder league this time. South Park Smackdown

Im in with my season 4 human team, The Dandies.

In with my Feeder League Skaven team.

Down like Charlie Brown.

I'd like to register my interest in season 5 with The Minizilla's but as stated before I am on holiday 23 September - 2 October so if kick off is aimed at the 26 I might need to forfeit my opening match - if that causes too much of a headache I will stand down for this season.

Kickoff will be September 28th, meaning Day #1 games will have to be played BEFORE October 7th. Plenty of time there.

i'm in, but i'm not sure yet if it'll be with a feeder team or with my brave lizards -- will try to decide by this weekend.

I am in.  The Ex-Presidents of Dooooooom!

My lovely decrepit Burrowing Beetles return again for another season of punishment.

Perhaps this season it will be the other team that gets punished! 
 

BEHOLD!  The Chemical Elvers ARE COMING BACK!

I'm in with a new team, the wood-elvian Cloudpunks.

Beardstorm! has unfinished business to take care of in what will probably be their final run in the main league.

In with the Norse!  :awesome_for_real:


Ingmar is praying we don't wind up in the same division. Apparently he hates playing me.

Can I put myself in with my Norse? My availability in November might be a bit spotty, but it's just so hard to tell right now and I'd hate to forgo a whole season if I don't have to.

In with my Goblin team named The Goblin Team

You'll be the most popular team at the ball!

Other than the haflings!

I think it would be helpful to Falc if we kept the banter to the other season 5 thread so he doesn't have to jump around here trying to find legit apps :)

That said, as a parting shot, my 'flings will kick ass or die trying. :drill:

Bleating, nurgle team  :pedobear:

Got be in it to choke it.  :awesome_for_real:

Team to be decided...

Eh, what's the worst that could happen.

In. Probably with my Pro Elf Rouge Rogues. Because Lizard team development is *effort*.

I'm in.

Moving up the seedings, but still not enough! :(

F13 Catfighters (Amazons) will be back - I still need to get my entire team to have blodge.

I'm in with my Cripplers (Lizardmen), because otherwise the development effort of last season would feel like wasted effort.

It's ok to banter here. Applications still need to come in as a PM, so I won't miss any of them. It's Blood Bowl, you should always be bantering  :grin:

Back with my Ogres.
Everyone loves my Orges  :awesome_for_real:

22 already signed up. 10 to go.

Will bring out the Silver Horde again.

GREATEST LOSERS OF THEM ALL

Feeling kind of meh at the moment.  I can sit out another season (I can spend the time building a team in the feeder league, since I totally forgot to do that), or I can fill a slot if you need one to balance the roster.  Either way is fine with me.

That's great Kail, I mean to have you back is great. I am sorry for last season, and it would be really nice to just have you in this time around.

In.  Lizardmen.

In with the Hippies yet again!

When I get back home (this weekend), I'll figure out what I have to do to Fianna Chulain to get them below the TV limit. Otherwise I'll play the Hackers for one last season.

Your ogres are bastards! Especially that +agi one! <fist shake> Your little snotlings are pure love though.  :why_so_serious:

Sid Vicious is awesome and remembers you fondly!
He's level 4 now and has learned how to pass (strong arm)  :awesome_for_real:

 :heart: Snotling love  :heart:

I'd like to add my name.

People. We need 3 more coaches! Do something, call your friends, enlist your kids, bribe your partners. Find 3 scapegoats and let's get this fixed  :drillf:

Someone persuade me to sign up for another season of losing.

If we were matched up, there's a good chance you'd at least beat me  :grin:

Make an orc team, you'll be fine.

Yes! Sir T is da man!

(I never understood why being da man was supposed to be a cool thing. Or maybe I'm stuck to a 80s pre-internet twisted idea of the USA.

Fianna Chulain

(http://i.imgur.com/4THUQ.jpg)

Or maybe not. I accidentally levelled some guys yesterday and now I can't bring them below 1300 TV with 11 players. I have 1330 TV with 11 players and no cash, rerolls or apothecary.

(http://i.imgur.com/Ijfdj.jpg)

Your screenshot says you have a TV of 1140 without the cash, rerolls, apo, etc.  Or am I missing something?

The Curent TV shows what Iainc will go into the next match with but he has 2 miss next game injuries that are greyed out worth another 190 worth of TV  - when they are back it will take him over the 1300 limit

Ah, I see.  **Luckton's knowledge of BB has increased by 1.**

So...fire a chick?  :grin:

I need to have 11 players minimum. The only way I can see to make it work is to play another game or two to try and earn enough money to replace an experienced Line-Elf with a rookie one. That's not guaranteed to work however as there's a chance I'll level up some more players before I earn at least 70k and add further to the TV as well as adding fan factor.

It's super annoying as, I had it sorted out so that I would be legal and had burnt all of my cash then I accidentally selected the wrong team when playing a feeder league match and screwed everything up.

BB interface strikes again.

I'll continue to play dumb here and try to call out a technicality on Falconeer's part:


So, 'right now', you have 1140 with two broken elfs.  Assuming you don't goof again and play another match, 'right now', you meet the requirement.  You're just gonna be hurting on that first game  :grin:

Of course, I'm probably wrong again.  :awesome_for_real:

The limit is based on TV with everyone fit. You count injured players.

But the rules don't say that  :grin:  It just says 'at the time'. :grin:

Not trying to be a dick...just seeing if/how the rules bend to see if it works and for my own knowledge base as well.

If you play Ianc although his displayed TV is 1100 something when you get the matchup screen he will show as 1330 and that is the value that his opponent will use to judge the amount of inducements that they will receive/give away - i know it confused the hell out of me when I had mercenaries playing for me for a TV of less than 1000 but with my missing players my real TV was around 1400 and I was the one giving up inducements to my opponent - like they needed the help when I was playing as the pointy eared free SPP AV7 elves instead of my beloved Lizards! - least that's my understanding of it and hence regardless of what TV the roster is showing for the current active players in the roster for the purposes of the overall TV it includes everyone so it is in fact covered under the current rules.

I'm still on the fence. Really want to do another season with Chuck's Tards, but the pre-season league has shown that my playing time is total fucking shit. And given the angel of death (well, the spectre of unemployment, anyway) is hanging out at the end of October, I might have to sit out season 5. Bad timing.

Hopefully I can make season 6!

Not quite. If you are under 11 fit players, the game auto-hires replacement mercs for you until you hit 11, and those are what are used to determine your TV for the matchup. Injured players aren't counting against you themselves - in this scenario Iain would go into a match with a TV of 1280 after the game replaced the two players that are out with 70k loner linemen.

On the off-chance that maybe some people will pay attention there instead of here, maybe post an announcement on the f13 Blood Bowl Steam Community group page?  Looks like it hasn't been touched since season 2...

Where is Canklebiter?  I thought he signed up to f13 specifically for joining the next season.  Maybe I'll harass him through private messages on the off-chance it'll send him an email notification.

He's sat next to me at this moment. I am already hassling him to sign up properly.

What kinds of team are we missing?  I probably ought to make a team sometime, and I'd just as soon take one that nobody else is using.  I'm not sure what everyone's playing, but the holes I'm seeing are:

Orcs
High Elf
Dark Elf
Necromantic
Undead
Vampire
Khemri

Did I skip over someone?

Celer and Megrim are playing high elves, Andy is probably playing dark elves (Iain may also barring resolution of his wood elf dilemma), Proudft is playing khemri, Llyse is still playing necromantic I think? Pretty sure we have no Undead, Vampires, or Orcs currently, MA has switched to goblins and I suspect Sky is sitting this one out.

Yes it seems I am accidentally part of a veritable brigade of new Elfish teams.

Sucks to be everyone else.

Millard Fillmore's favorite meal is elf spleen.  Your sympathy is misdirected.

My Norse thirst for elven bloooood.

My team will be pitiful, but my talent for random murder is strong.

I think I'll play a vampire team. I'm gonna lose anyway so I might as well be elegantly dressed while doing it.

SirT you're an awesome FC, but don't do this... play with your vampire team this weekend in the feeder league and I'll play with my 900ish vampire TV team (Damn you Ian?)

If Nurgle was hard, Vampire is worse.

I understand the reasoning of picking a joke team and lowering expectations. But you can do this with a better quality team and not feel utter crap...

Happy to play as many games this weekend for you to find a team that you're feel comfortable but not serious business

Actually BloodBowl is like Eve in that even if you hate it, you still have to turn up each week to play your matches, Ops...

HMmm And the both have shit UIs...  :ye_gods:

Yeah there is really no team that death-spirals downhill faster than Vampires, IMO. A bad first half (or first few turns) can make the rest of the game border on painfully unplayable, even if you aren't an easily frustrated person.

Also hassling Flinky the eternal lurker on this forum to sign up so yeah...

Because we need more ogres!

SirT, you were so very evidently unhappy in both of the last two seasons that I really think you'll probably be happier not playing.

Possibly I will get yelled at by Falc for discouraging a person towards the magic 32 but from everything you've posted about every game you've played I honestly don't understand why you're even considering it again. Maybe you were actually having a grand time and I just don't understand or something.

SirT, your rationale for picking Nurgle was that you were doomed to failure so you might as well fail as big as possible, and you hated both seasons of it.  Now you're doing the same thing with Vampires?  Seriously, man, pick an easier team to coach and get some training in the Feeder League.  I'm not saying "training" as in player development, but actual coaching time behind a team that is easier to win and enjoy the game with than Nurgle.  Nurgle honestly isn't a bad team, even at TV1000, but I would never advocate their use for a new coach.

In a sense I think Ingmar is right.  You were clearly unhappy over the past two seasons.  I, however, also think that unhappiness was a result of your being a relatively new Blood Bowl coach attempting to play the most challenging starting teams available.  You might actually enjoy the game if you gave it half a chance, but with your team selection that never happens.  Make a dwarf or orc team in the feeder league and give my goblins or pro elves a go.  You might find that you actually can score touchdowns after all and you like doing so.

Every time someone makes a Dwarf team, an angel loses its wings.

Make an orc team. You'll be fine.

Make a dwarf team, SirT. Fuck the haters!

I would also add, when I played you and you decided to be a sport and keep paying attention even when things seemed bleak-ish, you did much better. You even scored a touchdown against me, I think? The combination of a less-finicky team plus not giving into despair immediately would go a long way for you. But if that's not really ringing your bell just thinking about it ... I dunno. Maybe take a season off. Because you did seem really unhappy. And unhappy is bad!

Rub some dirt on it, SirT, you're tough.

Don't play vampires. They are a queer lot.

I will for sure be playing my Dark Elves.

Also SirT please please PLEASE don't play Vampires, to say they are hard to coach is an understatement. I've played with them myself and have around 2000 online games of exp behind me, I still find them realy complicated. Add in the 2min mad dash turn timer (why we cant have 4mins like every other league i dont know) and you will get quite stressed! As a previous poster said play something less complicated, Orcs,  Dwarves or even Undead would be fairly straightforwards. It would be good to keep you as it is never nice to see people leave (even sky).

I'd suggest Norse of Amazons as a good team that's relatively painless to play out of the box and forgiving for less experienced coaches. I'll also be happy to play you in some friendly feeder-league games if you want to test-drive some new teams.

Ok, I'll play Orcs even though I don't like Orcs, but I am so far from a dwarf type of person (VE VILL CONQUER TEH WORLD... if we didn't die of old age every time we try and reach it...) Well the main reason is that they are one of the teams not represented in the league.

I think I'll call them the Pimpernels and colour them in pink...

4 min games take way way way too long.

4 minutes games would be hideous. I don't want to take 2 hours just to play in a loss I know is coming.

Coloring your team pink is always a good idea.  :grin:


And yeah, fuck four minute turns!

Also, I'd strongly recommend this line up...

4 Black Orcs
4 Blitzers
1 Thrower
2 Linemen
3 Rerolls

Later on, buy an apoth, a troll, maybe a forth reroll, and then replace players as they die or get STR injuries.

Seconded. Also don't fall into the trap of "well he's called a thrower" and try to play a heavy passing offense. He's there because he has sure hands to pick up the ball. You have the option to throw at times if you get into trouble but it is still risky on your agi 3 at best guys.

Are there still spots open?

I might make a majestic return if that's the case!

SirT you say you dont like orcs - if thats the case you may well fall out of love with them and get just as annoyed as before. What DO you enjoy doing? then maybe we could suggest a team that would suit you.

We suggest orcs because they are fairly forgiving and have high AV so you tend to keep most of your pieces in play all drive. To score with them effectivly they do require a bit of thought because the passing game is generally out. I'm not sure an AV7 team like norse or Zons would be a good idea, if everyone else was tv1000 they are fine, but with a lot of teams sporting MB/Tackle/PO freaks they wouldnt last long.

If its a flair team what about high elves? They have mainly AV8 and you can get them to something not too bad in only a few games just by passing the ball around.

Thanks to Ulysees playing me three times on the bounce tonight, i finally got Fianna Chulain down to fighting weight. I had to fire a level 4 catcher and a level 3 line-Elf with +agility to make the grade but now they are at 1290 TV with no cash on hand and eleven players on the roster.

Yeah SirT don't play orcs if you don't like them already.

Maybe give necromantic a try this weekend in the feeder league to see how they feel?

Like I said I'm happy to play games for you to get use to the feel.

Actually Bloodbowl is also like Eve that you 'should' research teams and skill builds and lineups like shipfits.

Which is why I love blood bowl so much.

The main thing is making these teams, apply for the feeder league, play matches.

Plus you might find even with all this effort you still love/hate blood bowl that weekly must play matches are just not worth it.

I have some worthless pro elves for folks to beat up.  :grin:

I would give a couple of teams a whirl in single player if nothing else, see if any of them feel fun to play. Because if you at least enjoy your team (like I love my pink mantie'd Norse), it eases the blow of losing, sometimes.

YOU SHUT YOUR DIRTY TRAP, DWARFBOY

Chuck is a pretty decent thrower for the Tards, as long as I stuck to short passes. Actually, the problem is usually on the receiving end. Maybe hiring a couple goblins, don't they have access to agility? I was never able to develop a good receiver.

As far as the advice, pretty spot-on. I went with the stock line-up listed and later bought apoth, troll, then had to scramble to keep replacing dead orcs  :oh_i_see: I think I added a third lineman to have more bench, too. Even with AR8, the bench was way too small. And linemen are pretty adaptable pieces.

But yeah, if you don't like orcs, don't play orcs. Just don't set yourself up to lose with something like vamps. The recommended necro choice is a good one, I had lots of fun playing them.

Fine. Fine. I'll play dwarves for a season. if nothing else they are pretty idiot proof.

I'll still go with the pink though...

Yeah, they are... HEY.

I worked to hard and suffered too much to get my lizardmen the few skills they have to play another team this season. :ye_gods:

That's how I felt! And then I realized that the few skills my lizardmen had were ALL WRONG.

 :heartbreak:

I'd be very interested in joining for this Season.  I'll either be playing Norse or Undead.

I think that takes us to exactly 32.

(http://www.cedmagic.com/featured/tolkien/lotr-3-1134-treebeard-id.jpg)

So let's get this shit started already!  :drill:

So it's the 29 listed plus Sir T, Kail and Cancklebiter? Confirmed?

Confirmed for me.

I'm already listed at 25, I believe.  So there should be one more.

Scadente said "might."  I guess that means he signed up, but I don't know.

Ah right, Scadente! For sure! I'm old, forgetful and fucked up. Thanks.

Confirming that I want to play =).

I will be literally on holiday from the 28th to 5th of October but am happy to play at an insane hour in the remaining time for week 1.

Still haven't decided on resting Alive not Dead for psychiatric help after being tirple silver medallists.

(They can rejoin the main league as long as they play no games after Season 4 Grand Final right?)

That's right Llyse.

And once again we are 32!

1) - Falconeer
2) - Luckton
3) - Bann
4) - Comstar
5) - Proudft
6) - Ruvaldt
7) - Strazos
8) - Modern Angel
9) - Sjofn
10) - Reborne
11) - Paelos
12) - HaemishM
13) - Megrim
14) - Drogg
15) - Celer
16) - Ice Cream Emperor
17) - Ingmar
18) - Avaia
19) - Llyse
20) - Ezrast
21) - Lamaros
22) - Carnifex
23) - Eldaec
24) - Ulysees
25) - Kail
26) - Ginaz
27) - Teleku
28) - IainC
29) - AndyDavo
30) - Sir T
31) - Scadente
32) - Cancklebiter

Sortings will be done tomorrow.

Also, I am sad Sky is not part of it. Another sit out won't be tolerated. Somehow, it won't.

People who are on the fence about what team to play should really state their intentions before you publish the sorting, no?

Sortings are based on Coach though, but I guess people can meta pick their team after the divisions are decided.

I'm going for another go with Calvin and Hobbes, 4th time's a winner  :awesome_for_real:

No, you are not allowed to pick a eam based on the division.

Sortings are Coach based but I need/want the Teams BEFORE the sortings. Which means, you have to clarify what time are you gonna use in the next 24 hours.

If I don't get all the Team submissions, League will be delayed until I have them.

I will be piloting Vampires. Sorry if I didn't clarify.

 * Edit: vanilla Vamps that is, not my old team.

Don't we usually apply to the league before the star studded gala draw is filmed?

That would resolve any possible bother before it happens.

I'll be playing Undead.

Where do you want us to post our teams?  Here?  PM?  Email?  Is the Season 5 League ready for team submissions?

I'll be playing the suicidal Halflings.  Someone has to provide the comedy relief around here.

I'll be playing the guys who's women don't shave the hair off any parts of their body, NOT EVEN THEIR TOUNGE!!!

(Dwarves)

Must go and make a team in the next few hours I suppose...

I'll be playing Wood Elves.

SirT, if you'd like to play some games with your new Dwarf team to try and develop them a bit prior to the league starting then hit me up on Steam.

Don't worry too much. Some people already stated team clearly enough. My previous post was mostly meant for those who didn't and have been openly on the fence. I think I know most teams.

Chaos baby, Chaos.

Thanks, paisan. Not really my choice, either. Should be resolved one way or the other by next season, my guess is we get another year's reprieve, but things are getting pretty bad around here.

My current Halfling team has only played a single game in the Feeder league, but I don't want to spend all my gold on rerolls and such in order to qualify for the 'has zero gold' rule.  I'll draft up a new team tonight that has a clean record going into the season.

You can buy rerolls/assistant coaches/cheerleaders/etc to use up your money, save the team roster then go back in and remove those rerolls/assistant coaches/cheerleaders/etc. Net result: Exactly the same team, TV and so forth that you have now but with zero cash

True, but I may need the money to actually replace my easily broken 'flings.  Cheap, sure, but no money + no winning = no replacement 'flings.  Unless I'm missing something?

Yeah with halflings you are probably better off with a starting team, since you can keep your cash that way.

The very economically minded "Gentlemens Club" is up and running and waiting for an invite or the correct league to join.

I ended on a fresh Pro Elf team, which is bound to be a glorious train-wreck!

I just wanted to say that I have a problem. My log in details have been lost in an accident (long story dont ask) and I am currently talking to Focus/Cyanide to try and retrieve them. Fortunately Vince (who i met at gamesday in the UK on sunday when i was playing a final for Focus) is helping so I hope to have the problem sorted fairly quickly. I will confirm that once my details are restored I will be joining with my Dark Elves from last season.

Really don't feel like dealing with my lizards again for now, though I might bring them back later. Signing up with The Rouge Rogues, a Pro Elf team with a couple star catchers already in development. Just wish I could go back and give them real names now.

i'm gonna give HHB one last season before going on dry ice.  maybe this'll be the one where i roll my first double or stat up!

If we get placed in a division together I will do my best to give you a renaming opportunity.  :grin:

No you won't. You'll just make a long pass to your Deathroller for the game-winning score on turn 16, or something.  :x

Unless there's an objection, I think I'll go with my 1200 TV Goblin team from the feeder league after all, the Squigskins.  Which will double us up on goblins, I think, but the only vacant option I can see is Orcs, which I've never played.

Do we need to sign up for the league in game yet?  Because I can't find it.

You can play any team you like - please dont feel you have to play a tier 3 team just to be different.

I like goblins, they're ungodly fun and they're the only team I have levelled up at the moment. :D

I'm less worried about being angsty from losing (since I'm basically going to lose anyway) than I am about other people getting annoyed that I might unfairly feed bashy teams.

Look ma, No Hands?

It'll bounce off your Deathroller and into the hands of a Blitzer in the endzone, obviously.

That does seem pretty likely, considering prior events.

Well here's hoping that all the stunty teams end up in the same division. With all the dwarf teams.

Why are you trying to bloat my TV even more?

I'm just trying to get you into the playoffs.

I'm playing my Skaven again.

Pfft, that is so last season. Now the goal is to get out of the second round.  :why_so_serious:

I'm afraid, due to me being lazy with something, League kickoff will be delayed a few days.  :oh_i_see:

Check the other thread in the meantime, and join in game.

As long as we get our selection video, we'll be fine  :awesome_for_real:

Between taking care of my 11-month old and playing LotRO, I'm available today until 1600 EST for matches with my Human and off-season Halfling teams.  Hit me up if interested.

Edit: Bah...meant to post this in the feeder league thread...

Applied - the Paper Armour Dolls are back. This time their not rookie! (still only fielding 11 players thou). I can hear the jumps for joy from some of you from here.

I refuse to acknowledge anything farmed in the feeder league as "rookie".

=p

lol - they never farmed anything!!! I think they played somewhere between 4-6 matches max. I will accept their maybe not a true rookie side, but some of the teams in this division are 2k+. Next season I will reroll and play something else. (unless this team gets amazingly good and it would be wrong to stop playing them). I'm thinking goblins might be entertaining, or maybe rookie chaos.

I think the highest TV is Llyse with 1970 at the moment.

a fair few people must have rerolled - i'm sure there were a few 2k teams before?

AFAIK IainC was the only one who ever actually hit 2k, and he has rerolled.