Lol, goralgn. If Hawks beats Masters, I owe you 100 coins

I think he deserves more than 100 coins if HAWKS beats Masters

Viking I got timed out

A Lynx

B apps

losing: traitors

lol goralgn, it s not lottery :-)

Division D, Turtles.

Note: This is based on impressions of the overall clans, I have no idea what the actual rosters look like. And I've been barely active the last 6 months, with year long gaps before that. I feel I'm being fairly objective here. Not a fan-boy or butt-hurt tribalist.

Div A:
I'm legally obligated to vote for Outlaws, I suspect Lynx or One will be more active/aggressive though. Not sure how active SNinja will be, though I think they won a Div A recently. I think this is the most competitive division for the top placements. M'Hunters has the skill to pull this off, but I don't think they usually get all their big guns in the competition, similar to CORP and Hydra in the past (off the top of my head).

(Outlaws, sorta)

Div B:
Only way Masters lose this is if they want to. They peak at stomping the Div A teams, so I sincerely think this is a fight for second place. I really like that BIA and Hawks made it up here though! Kudos to them as non-elite clans!

(Masters, even if catatonic)

Div C:
I think this hinges on how active French Community is, as a former Div A competitor. After that, I think Corp has the ceiling to win; the question is how consistent/active will they be? They usually have a number of individually good/decent players to fill out a roster, but they are often hamstrung by their own team, not the opponents. If Corp takes this really seriously and French is chillaxing, then Corp can win. Otherwise it "should" be French I think. VIW for dark horse, but they seem too quiet. At least from the outside.

(French by a mile, if they are feeling woke up and feisty)

Div D:
Damned if I know.

If Turtles magically joined, this is like the situation with Masters/French. I think I've only seen Master Turtle and Oh/GK around though. Hilariously (to outsiders), those two taking max slots might seriously contend in this division by themselves. (I don't remember the total points distributions)

Afaik Master Turtle is kidding, sadly. :(

(Idfk/Turtle Dynamic Duo)

Hilariously (to outsiders), those two taking max slots might seriously contend in this division by themselves.


Yes that is hilarious.

I don't get why do y'all do predictions now even though there are no line-ups or even rosters known and it'll start in over two months.
oh well my predictions certainly won't be any worse than all others in the thread:

division A

1. Fifth Column Confederation
2. ONE! (Beren seems to be rigging the CL again)
3. Outlaws
4. Stealth Ninja
5. Monkey Hunters
6. Lynx (they should be in the same division as 101st)
7. Warlight Gods

division B

1. Blitz
1. Master (I think this will be an unsolvable tie, both clans are absolutely godly)
3. Hawks
4. 101st
5. Brothers in Arms
6. Statisticians
7. Good Gamers

division C

1. Discovery
2. French Community
3. Lu Fredd
4. Hydra
5. Varangian Guard
6. Very Important Weirdos (Glass killed it <*>)
7. Clan Onoma Rescued Proudly (going to relegate to division Dutch Desire)

division D

1. Polish Eagles
2. German Warlords
3. Vikings
4. The Last Alliance
5. The Red Eagles
6. [BR] Fundação dos Entusiastas de Warlight
7. Two Steps From Hell

First of all, CL predictions before we even have clans is a bit silly, but I will indulge anyways.

A) One! boasts the best collection of top-flight "scary" players in the game. If they get even most of them to play and take their game seriously they should repeat. Next tier is Lynx/Outlaws/SNinja. Lynx will field a roster with 0 weak spots and all very good to great players. They'll likely be One!'s top challenger again. Outlaws plays like a weaker version of Lynx with excellent quality depth but not quite as many great players. SNinja is the wild card because their top players are excellent but their depth is lacking. If Rak, Hergul, Tricky, and Max all pop they could repeat their CL11 victory. If they all flop they'll relegate. Survey says something resembling CL12 is most likely. Relegation battle will be WG-MH-FCC, and I think MH and FCC will relegate. MH and FCC have great depth for B, but awful depth for A. Especially if Summer returns I say WG comfortably not-relegates this time.

B) Master if they take CL remotely seriously will contest for the PC record. There's a close to 0 chance they don't win, and a 0 chance they don't promote. Second promotion slot should be interesting with GG, Blitz, Hawks, and maybe Stats or 101st in the mix. I'll take GG to get the second promotion slot as I think they'll try a little harder than they did in A where they knew they were going to get killed. Stats and 101st's fortunes will be partially dependent on who shows up. Both would be well advised to try hard as someone will have to relegate in addition to BIA who will do their best to repeat GG's A stay a season ago. My guess is Stats doesn't get Yeon back and Math Wolf + Jackie Treehorn is not enough to stave off relegation.

C) I don't know how LuFredd is somehow flying under the radar again, but I think they're the clear co-favorites here along with FC. Everyone in that clan seems to be aggressively getting better and they're fresh off besting FC in D. However, FC has a major injection of talent from raiding 101st and if those players show up in CL they'll field a significantly stronger lineup. Next I have VIW-Corp as two lineup dependent clans that can maybe sneak into the promotion fight. Both clans boast some good players, but will they be locked in and playing 3 slots? In 5th, Discovery should comfortably not relegate leaving Hydra and Varangian Guard to fall.

D) We really don't know who will even be here, but uh of the probable clans I say Polish Eagles and Vikinger promote.

Edited 6/17/2020 20:05:51

"they're fresh off besting FC in D" - Glass, on LuFredd

Interesting. FC must be in a rebuild then. Good to know! o_o

Do you happen to know where LuFredd has peaked? I sorta remember them advancing from C after some other promotions/dropouts, but I don't know anything after that.

I'm not a warzone historian by any means. The modern LuFredd only played in CL last season for the first time. Players like NoName, KaitoS, Samwise, WeRide!, JohnnyGoodboy and Gustaf Mannerheim have been making some noise on various ladders. They also have quality C depth with players like Sanjo-Taji-Iron-LordKoros-Paul.

I think I will amend my comments on C as I forgot that FC poached several prominent players from 101st. If they play in CL they're much stronger than a season ago.

Gustaf Mannerheim was in NWO before, and Taji is an original Lu Fredd member from CL7 days. Otherwise LuFredd's roster is indeed all new. The clan never really had any "peak" as they used to just dissolve after a great season in lowest division. This time it's different, which is good.

Interesting to see that Turtles have received Lynx' spot in Div A, and are estimated to end up clear first there.

a, lynx and wg relegate; fcc wins
b, masters relegates as they do not deserve to be in B

We are hungry!!!!!

Viking I got timed out

Ask the mods that, not me.... ;)

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Div. A winner: ONE!
Relegators: FCC, WG

Div. B promoters: Masters, HAWKS
Div. B relegators: 101st, Stats

Div. C promoters: Discovery, LuFredd
Div. C Relegators: Hydra, CORP

Div. D Promoters: Polish Eagles, German Warlords

Edited 6/17/2020 16:02:40

@Viking

Did you forget BIA exists in Division B?

No, we Didn't We just have that much confidence in ourselves

No I meant for relegation