Brendan’s Week 6 Luna Power Rankings
10/4/2021
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“Alright ladies and gentleman I, NOT “we”, are back again. As each week goes by, Antoons has failed me miserably, so I forgot to ask him as I can only rely on myself. Week 6 has come and gone. We only have one Forfeit so overall a successful week of Season 4 of FOF. At the time of writing this it's 5:30 am on a Monday morning so sorry in advance for the lack of jokes. I have been awake for two days straight. If this doesn’t show the dedication I have for bestowing ego and a few laughs I don't know what else will.”
- Brendan (FangOverFang)
8th - SKL [+/-]
Skill Based had a very pivotal Week 6. If they won their games against TAS and FS they’d have been in a good spot for playoffs, and have tied head-to-head records. Unfortunately they didn't accomplish either wins cementing their position as 8th in a very competitive Luna league. I will talk more about them next week wrapping up their performance overall.
7th - TAS [-1]
Team Asorth went 1-1 in week 6 taking a win over SKL and losing to COF very convincingly. The reason for the drop in the rankings for TAS, is because of their performance against COF, and their upcoming week's matchups. I’ve been a supporter of TAS for a while but I'm starting to lose faith. If they can manage to get a win in Week 7 against either SER or HBK and FS lose both their games They can force a tie breaker.
6th - FS [+1]
FINALLY, someone has listened to me calling for teams to play Fiddlesticks. This is the only reason for their jump up in the standings. Fiddlesticks is the perfect champion for “lower elo '' teams, but especially for FOF teams. If anybody has been in the greenroom they heard me complaining about choke points, which is a huge issue with teams in FOF. FS should be a Fiddlesticks team. Every team should be. Pick Fiddlesticks, thank me later. What's this? Oh they lost? With fiddlesticks? Oh. Well at least they beat SKL in their other match.
5th - SER [+/-]
Team Serenity Senate has clearly fallen prey to the sith lord. They are currently regressing in the time when it's important to come into form. They went 0-2 this week, getting back-to-back weeks of no wins making this five straight losses. The corruption has taken over the senate. I am nervous this team needs a win this week for confidence. Perhaps? Pick Fiddlesticks??? SER should have a good week on paper facing TAS and FS. If they go 0-2 there is a chance they drop out of the playoffs this week. Having a 2-0 is a must for this team's confidence and standings.
4th - BBZ [-2]
We are in the big four portion of the rankings, where a lot of the teams are relatively close in skill level. 4th can easily be 1st and vice versa, the reason BBZ is down at 4th is I take them as the least likely team to achieve 1st. They’re inconsistent at best. I think their current problem is their mental fortitude during games. Their team tends to go over aggressive at times not understanding the consequences. From the rumblings I heard jungler Dakks tilts easily and it shows in his gameplay. Jafy still does Jafy things, which is both good and bad. There are times he randomly goes to do Rift Herald, or walk into the enemy's jungle. I still think Midlaner Red looks shaky struggling to make up for his team's mishaps. The bot lane still thinks they’re better than they actually are, only looking good against worse opposition. I also think their TPs have been very late in a lot of their losses. I still love these guys and am still a big fan of them, but I just don’t see them fixing their problems in time to win it all.
3rd - COF [+1]
Coffin gaming? Coughing gaming? Church of Alphonzo, despite the covid lockout season of FOF, and the many Forfeits they had and endured, are on the upswing. I am impressed with their performances from the games they played. RHC and BeshyWap have been performing great for the team with the addition of Graviel formerly from PTP slotting in nicely. This is a team on an upwards trajectory and their current game against BBZ is very important for the standings. So I need you guys to win so I can justify you being over BBZ so they don't send me hate mail.
2nd - YUBI [-1]
Finally I am given a reason to put YUBI not at first, after them pleading with me to put them below first. The dopamine from not putting them first, will be short lived however. They’re a team that said they performed better last split with the ability to climb the ranks so I am giving them what they want. Currently they’re second despite the fact I think they still win the tournament. They dropped down one spot solely because of reasons out of their control with the loss of JeffGodGamer. Jeff, was of course almost assassinated by a 2007 Ford Fusion. They clearly looked less formidable, and their adc spot looks understandably weak. The bot lane seems to be having synergy issues with Brian Tsang wanting to be aggressive in lane with sub MrChunkz and Sivolock being passive laners. I have no doubt they’ll get it together, but for now they’re second. Maybe this will finally get them to scrim teams.
1st - HBK [+2]
Tax season has finally arrived, H and R block HBK, took down the cats in a convincing game. Jida whipped out the Heimerdinger showing off the big brain that's required to do taxes. Tokyo Tree also looks outstanding getting a penta kill on Vayne. They have jumped the standings to the first spot, and I am proud of them. So I want to focus on how they can stay on top. They need to stay mentally strong, and focus and understand choke point situations. Despite his good performance I want to see Jida replicate his stellar play on a weekly basis. I can’t wait to see how they adapt to a Best-of-Five, and if they can secure 1st. They have an easy week, so they have to hope YUBI can drop a game to force a tie breaker.
