USL Live Top 5 - Week 1

5. Apollo - Coming out of retirement like he never left at all, Apollo was a late addition to a Suicide Squad roster that needed marine support. And he showed up to dole it out in spades. Apollo went 5-2 against D-Generation X, which was no small feat in a 30-27 loss in that match. And while he went 5-6 against Crusaders, his pushes and resiliency on offense were absolutely pivotal to the incredible comeback we witnessed tonight. I'm told by SV that he also contributed a good amount to being vocal on discord with his squad, and the results indicate that Apollo is going to be a big part of the future of this Suicide Squad roster.

4. Somera - When is it going to be Danny's year! Yosh asks this question every season, as Danny always looks poised to make that jump from a good to a great marine. In Week 1 matches Danny once again announced himself as a player to watch for Season 24 going 10-3 against CATS in a fantastic back-and-forth battle that saw NWO emerge victorious in the end, besting the USL Power Rankings and launching them into first place in this league. NWO has all the personnel to make a run at the golden goblet for Season 24, and they are going to need several more performances like this week from Danny if they want to take home the Championship.

3. Ninj - Sammy isn't always the most active player in USL, but no one doubts his talent. Ninj can be laser accurate with his AR, and Week 1 saw him showcase exactly why he is respected as a top-tier marine even when he doesn't play regularly. Going against a tough CATS team, Ninj was a huge factor in the early lead that NWO took on CATS, and finished the game with 10-4 on the day. Like with somera, if NWO is going to have a shot at winning the championship this season it's going to take performances from individual players like tonight's game from Ninj. So the only question that remains is - how many games will Ninj show for?

2. Legacy - Although it was a mixed bag tonight for CATS, splitting their games to finish 1-1 on the season, Legacy in particular stood out as having a great night despite other negatives on his team. In the first game between CATS and Nexus Legacy finished 19-4 after 30 minutes of continuously laying waste to the competition. That proved to be the best individual performance from Week 1 for all squads. And while his second game may not have turned out exactly as he would've preferred, Legacy still had an outstanding performance against New World Order going 10-4 against a team that ultimately defeated his squad 51-33 in the final score. Legacy had an momentous comeback season in USL Season 23 and is looking to continue that trajectory into Season 24, acting as the irreplaceable X-Factor in this CATS lineup.

1. Oct - The young Octavian had an absolutely stellar Week 1 showing. He came out of the game against Nexus initially as a demo, saw that it wasn't working as well as he wanted it to and so he shifted to Ripper. That switch turned out to be the catalyst that turned a close game into a rout. Oct finished that game 15-6, but he wasn't done. Next he walked into the match with Suicide Squad with a plan to keep the good times rollin', and ended up putting down another 17-4 game. Even though his team lost match number two, Oct was this week's stand-out player by a country mile. Great play!

Honorable Mention: Universal Soldier 2k aka Bret the Hitman Hart - Uni put up 11-3 against Nexus followed by 7-4 against Suicide Squad. Some big laws from him led to battle opening kills that slanted the momentum in his team's favor. Backs and Octavian are going to need some of these players to step up and put in big performances, and you have to give props to a guy like Uni coming in Week 1 and playing like he did. Kudos and an Honorable Mention to you, Sir!

Honorable Mention: Shasta McNasta (hp=1) aka DMX - Probably should've had Shasta in my top 5 over Apollo, given the stats he put on the board this weekend, but I think Apollo's play was also really crucial to the squad taking the W. But Shasta put up 8-5 in the opening loss to D-Generation X, which is impressive enough, but then turned around and went 14-4 in that crazy comeback victory over Crusaders. One might say he was the reason for the comeback, as SV told us that his call to push in the south angle is was propelled them to get those last couple of kills that resulted in the 43-41 finish in that game. Shasta is typically in the 5th or 6th marine position with a team like Anything to Win, but he is looking like a kill leader on this Suicide Squad roster - a role that Mountain is surely pleased to see him fill. Great Games!

I'll give a take on this;

5.Backs & Oct aka Bactavian- The sniper ripper combo on kr vs nexus and in the loss to SS was deadly. SV was trolling in his interview when he said "I didnt notice him hitting any shots" in reference to backs when he got sniped 2x in a row over mesa. I know this will go to his head and he might even frame this but Backs did a solid job going 15-7 in two games as sniper and forcing meds to second guess their positioning and when to even throw out heals(as Rom mentioned). Meanwhile Oct for the most part had decent positioning and solid streams going 32-10 in the two games, as also stated in commentary it was a "pick your poison" Do we risk getting sniped or do we fall into a ripper stream. Granted this was on KR which is quite possibly the best map for these two classes when holding so itll be interesting to see if they run it again on KS10.

4. Sun - I thought septic excelled playing med for NWO. He was rarely out of position and kept his marines alive going 4-4 and having most heals on his team. Without having to lead a team and troll while doing so, septic looks to be the top med for this team at this point and they'll need him to keep it up. Meds were Pistor's weakest point last season so seeing the duo of septic and abbath step in looks quite promising.

3. Legacy - Rio had solid game vs Nexus which was to be expected but he was the sole reason Cats didnt get blown out by NWO posting a 10-4 while losing 51-33. Had he been LMG from the start of their match and not given it to ernie I think the results may have been a bit different.

2. Ninja - My boy sammy showed up saying "PRACTICE? WE TALKIN BOUT PRACTICE?" and proceeded to dominate his solo angles going 10-4 While also getting some battle opening kills to set the precedent. As rom stated sam doesnt need to be active to be a top 5 marine in the league, however imagine if he was?

1. DMX - Aka Shas aka Gone aka Shasta McNasta; taking the LMG class and showing why its busted going 8-5 and almost upsetting DX to then carrying and leading the charge with a 14-4 performance to ensure SS took the win over Crusaders. X GON GIVE IT TO YA

Good read on both of these.

Good read dudes!

USL Live Bottom 5 - Week 1

5. yosh - DGX should be thanking the gods that posty was subbed in and saved the game against Suicide Squad from yosh's epic fail

4. imo - pretty self explanatory

3. kara - pretty self explanatory

2. suto - pretty self explanatory

1. kaga - crushed the dreams and hopes of many fantasy lineups last night

Thanks Rom! Good read!

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The games I could watch were great. Even with that map there was some good battles. I think the players of the week were Oct & Ninj and neither of them got MVP.

Yeah Oct didn’t get MVP vs Nexus. Yeah. He didn’t.

He didn’t get MVP. Yeah.

You played well too Backs, Oct deserved MVP though.

On the topic of Sniper and making you play different as Medic: It makes you more worried about surviving so you focus on dodging more, which leaves your killing classes more vulnerable. Add in Ripper shooting streams in your direction and that's a problem for most squads especially on open maps like KR.

There was a reason the damage was nerfed on the class. You don't need to be good to excel at the class, but people who are really good at the class make it borderline broken with 80hp damage.

??? Oct did get MVP is my point lol.

Oh thats my bad thought you stole it, who was leading?

Who you think??????

manu

I've missed you kaga buddy old pal

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