[NC] Newcomers Cup /winners=THE PACK/

by **gradybridges** on Thu Mar 03, 2011 10:11 am

So will the first 4 get a bye?

Wild Geese should be higher.

by **eddie2** on Thu Mar 03, 2011 10:16 am

humm interesting when you match these against the power rankings for the bottom side of us.

by **danryan** on Thu Mar 03, 2011 10:27 am

Pig Renters and Wild Geese are going to make a lot of noise from their spots. I'm excited to watch all these new clans fight it out. =D>

by **John Deere** on Thu Mar 03, 2011 10:44 am

danryan wrote:Pig Renters and Wild Geese are going to make a lot of noise from their spots. I'm excited to watch all these new clans fight it out.

Yes pigs and geese make a lot of noise. But thats all it is, just noise.......

by **benga** on Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:15 am

Format is on post 2.

Once again good luck to all!

I am looking forward to any obstacle in our way

by **Leehar** on Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:43 am

War 6 should be the most competitive I think. It's a pity you can't make a nice Conqueror's Cup-like bracket with this one

by **General Brock II** on Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:51 am

It doesn't sound like there's a whole lot of faith in the 1st... the real question that should be asked, "How many bullets does it take to kill a Reaper?"
"If it's fired from a Guard, only one"

by **ga7** on Thu Mar 03, 2011 12:26 pm

It's always comforting to see we don't lose habits even with a new clan, like being underseeded :lol:

John Deere wrote:Yes pigs and geese make a lot of noise. But thats all it is, just noise.......

This noise once saved Rome :-$

I think out of animal solidarity I'll pick the Pigs to be the only R1 upset.

R2 predictions:
Grim Reapers vs The Pig Renters
One Step Ahead vs Wild Geese
THE PACK vs Risk Attackers

I believe GR has good experience to make it to the finals, I have a feeling our tie vs OSA will be the closest and I'm a bit on the fence for the 3rd one but The Pack seems more sturdy

by **shocked439** on Thu Mar 03, 2011 1:14 pm

Leehar wrote:War 6 should be the most competitive I think. It's a pity you can't make a nice Conqueror's Cup-like bracket with this one

Enjoy

by **gradybridges** on Thu Mar 03, 2011 1:24 pm

General Brock II wrote:It doesn't sound like there's a whole lot of faith in the 1st... the real question that should be asked, "How many bullets does it take to kill a Reaper?"

Probably more than what you have. Very tough match up. Good luck though. Everyone roots for the 85 Villanova Wildcats

It could be worse. You could have drawn Wild Geese first. I thought RA had them at #1.

by **eddie2** on Thu Mar 03, 2011 2:08 pm

does anybody else feel like games due sat for 1st round is a bit short notice. we have only just had the seedings and opponants.

by **benga** on Thu Mar 03, 2011 2:32 pm

eddie2 wrote:does anybody else feel like games due sat for 1st round is a bit short notice. we have only just had the seedings and opponants.

nobody is going to beat you with the stick if you dont make it on saturday
take it easy schedule can be adjusted so everyone has enough time for everything

by **alt1978** on Thu Mar 03, 2011 2:33 pm

we feel the turn around is tight...another day would help us sort things out. however if it's supposed to be tight...we will figure it out.

by **eddie2** on Thu Mar 03, 2011 2:33 pm

benga wrote:
eddie2 wrote:does anybody else feel like games due sat for 1st round is a bit short notice. we have only just had the seedings and opponants.

nobody is going to beat you with the stick if you dont make it on saturday
take it easy schedule can be adjusted so everyone has enough time for everything

ty benga i will get ours ready for monday as weekends are my time off.

by **TheSaxlad** on Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:05 pm

Wild Geese beat T4C? dont be silly

and then we can beat OSA like in our clan war

by **Great-Ollie** on Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:17 pm

SIGH!! No need to be optimistic here you other clans, once you feel the wrath of THE PACK you can join everyone else in our rear view mirror! :lol:

Actually i really think this will be a fun filled war with many great battles. A little surprised at the rankings but the match ups look fun. Good luck to all clans and may the best clan emerge victorious! My prediction for final three are: PACK, Wild Geese, and Pig Renters. I think Reapers get upset in round 2, and well i had WG ranked number 1 so i don't consider there wars to be upsets. Have fun guys and gals!

by **Qwert** on Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:20 pm

by TheSaxlad » Thu Mar 03, 2011 10:05 pm

Wild Geese beat T4C? dont be silly and then we can beat OSA like in our clan war

well we are new clan,and we need to show our best against good clan,who all ready have much experience played against most strongest clans here.
This going to be hard task for our clan.

by **John Deere** on Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:33 pm

I think final 3 will be GR, WG and PACK. but will be some pun matches

by **padsta** on Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:38 pm

Prediction time.

GR
OSA
THE PACK
RA
WG
PIGS
all to win rd1

PIGS
THE PACK
WG
to advance to finals

gl to everyone and lets get this on

by **Qwert** on Thu Mar 03, 2011 4:41 pm

i must say,that these tournament have great organisation, Next tournament from these series will drag even more clans.

by **jrh_cardinal** on Thu Mar 03, 2011 6:19 pm

ga7 wrote:I have a feeling our tie vs OSA will be the closest

wow, rough draw. You guys got out of playing them in the play-in round, now you end up them pre-finals anyway :lol:

So it looks like The Pack caught a break, they get an easier road to the finals even though it appears everyone who has posted puts them as the 4th best clan

No offense to RA, but I don't think you guys are at the same level as WG or OSA right now.

I also like how so far more people have picked 7 over 1 than 6 over 7

idk, you guys posting these things are some of the same people who made the rankings, I don't understand how you could rank them like this, then immediately say all of these things about how bad the rankings are.

Oh well, back on subject, the actual games:
As of now, I don't think any round 1 challenge will be down to the wire. Hard to say with new clans (Pig Renters in particular), but I think Pig Renters have a good-sized advantage over AKA, and the top 5 seeds should have very little difficulty with their opponents.

rd 2:
GR over PR
WG over OSA
PACK over RA
I don't think GR (if they continue to play as well as they are against LOTZ) or THE PACK should have much trouble, WG and OSA I feel bad for

, they both deserve a chance to be in the finals, and I think the finals of GR, WG, and OSA is very evenly matched and would be incredibly interesting to watch. As it is, I think WG's experience wins out (barely), and they squeak into the finals over OSA.

finals:
1 GR
2 WG
3 PACK
GR is extremely streaky (I would know

). When they're playing like they are now in their war against LOTZ, they're the best clan in this event imo. However, with almost the same players as they have now (there's 1 or 2 new guys, I think 3 of us left), only a month or two ago they played much nowhere close to this caliber in a few wars and in the clan league. Playing like that, they're only a middle of the pack (no pun intended) clan here, they could even miss out on the finals altogether.
I'm hoping the good version of GR can stick around for a while now (forever

), so that's who I'm going with

by **jigger1986** on Thu Mar 03, 2011 6:38 pm

First of, thanks Cardinal for the support.

I was thinking the same thing with the rankings. The people who made them, ranked GR 1st, but most are now saying we wont make it past round 2, interested. They also ranked Pig lower than us, but assume they would beat us in round 2.

The most surprising/upsetting thing is the low ranking of OSA and WG. And especially that, (assuming they both win their first round wars) their match up in the semis (I personally ranked them 1 and 2) so seeing two clear favorites have to fight it out before the finals is, well, kinda shitty for lack of better words.

GR, since being invited, has been pumped for this challenge, and its just keeps getting bigger, with the breakout onto the clan world of OSA(a 2 game loss to DB is pretty impressive considering it was OSA's 2 war, and DB recent activity) When I found out WG would be playing it just sweetened the pot.

As for predictions I will make none. Reapers are playing to win, and we are confident that we have what it takes to pull it out.

Again, good luck to all involved.