Post by stonecoldload on Jun 7, 2014 13:03:46 GMT
Had this in the private clan section. Here's the info in the public forum. The Reddit site has a sub forum where clan news is handled. A member there (yoyo) runs the forum and has been pretty diligent in tracking and reporting all clan results. Not to be taken to seriously!
www.reddit.com/r/clannews/
Here's the most recent article 6/06
www.reddit.com/r/clannews/comments/27gujp/power_rankings_6614_upset_specials_cause_some_big/
POWER RANKINGS 6/6/14 - Upset specials cause some big swings, old but familiar faces rise.
(self.clannews)
submitted 23 hours ago * by yoyo__Unbiased News
This past weekend's DD war showed that no one is safe from an upset... unless you're in the HW division. The clans that are 100 members strong simply put have ZERO competition anymore. Over the last several months, the HW division has gone from over 100 clans down to a paltry ~30. While /r/clannews once clamored for everyone to step up to the likes of the Wickeds and the Brightsides, it looks as if it's time for a change to that philosophy.
Wicked Elite and TBS have shown that putting together a well oiled, 100 member machine is obviously feasible. The biggest problems however are the jump from a <70 member clan to 100 members in the matter of 14 days. Some of claimed that multiple divisions within a clan are too blame to which many others disagree. Simply put, communication on one console is a lot easier than spanning 2-4 within one clan. It can work if the clan has it's own means of communication outside of the console, but not everyone is as organized and would just rather play the damn game.
The future of Clan Wars is no longer 15 different divisions... it's finding a common ground to allow the mid-sized clans find a way to compete with the Wicked Elites of the world. There's just no one left in HW to give them a run anymore, and that's the shame of it
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POWER RANKINGS. This week, I rank the top 15 clans with YYNN contributors ranking their top 10. (Rank, Name, Change from previous ranking, DD Leaderboard Ranking): Typical Disclaimer: We will not include clans below ~20 players, Clans who did not partake in previous war were removed. Clans not participating in consecutive wars will not be considered for Power Rankings
1. Wicked Elite (no change, ranked #1 in world) - I could literally type everything I wrote last week about Wicked because they played essentially the same clan war. Same opponents, same story. If clan wars for Heavyweights are to continue, something needs to change to offer Wicked some competition, or who knows how long they'll stay interested? The only interesting fact of note is they've lost 15 points on their lead on the LB, but they still lead by a solid 46 points.
2. The Brightside (no change, ranked #2 in world) - The Brightside gets another easy war, and they're in the same boat as Wicked. What's the point in playing when your scoreboard includes a bunch of Federation clans giving you the best competition... at 0 points?
3. Lethal Gaming (no change, ranked #3 in world) - Lethal loses 2nd place on the LB due to actually having some competition. If not for the drop on LB, there was contemplation of moving them up for stomping all challengers who actually played in this division.
4. COD R3GUL8RZ (+1, ranked #4 in world) - COD R3GUL8RZ made a statement with their win this week by dropping previously ranked #7 in world, Team Reflex Clan, in pretty convincing fashion. Both clans were then due to play private matches to be streamed, but nothing ever came of it except a 1v1 showdown. Nevertheless, these guys have been on a war path since the Battle Royale, and who knows what would've happened had they actually stayed in their division for BR to battle the likes of Lethal Gaming and others before their CW retirement.
5. Lethal-Energy (-1, ranked #6 in world) - Lethal Energy gets minimal competition, finishes just under the 1,000 CP barrier in their first war in the <70 division.
6. Reapers Regiment (no change, #8 in world) - Reapers wins a casually competitive war, but scores under 700 CP dropping them on overall LB
7. N1PL Fighters (+2, tied for #4 in world) - N1PL knocks off a surprisingly resilient, Snipers Slayers (#40 in world), by 150 point margin. A scare during first 2 days, but they hold tough.
8. Axon Gaming (no change, ranked #9 in world) - Axon gets a challenger and does what they typically do - breaks their spirits.
9. Team Berzerkers (+1, ranked #7 in world) - Team Berzerkers beat a decent squad who gave them a slight scare early sending IV Maniacs from #32 to #37 in the world.
10. Homicidal Legend (+3, #11 in world) - HL didn't quit until they took the World Record from their nemesis, Relapsed, as they cruise in this past week's war.
11. RELAPSED (no change, #12 in world) - No more record for Relapsed, but they get another easy win and jump 1 spot in overall LB.
12. -iown- (+3, #15 in world) iown goes toe to toe with Havok United and pulls off a ridiculous comeback over the final 2 days of the clan war for our War of the Week.
13. MERIKAH (unranked, #14 in world) - MERIKAH jumps 4 spots to join the top 15 on LB. With 51 members, let's hope they get a good challenge next war.
14. Team Reflex Clan (-7, #13 in world) - Reflex gets bounced by CODR3GUL8RZ by a decent margin. Still waiting on 4v4 ESports rules match.
15. Player vs Player (unranked, #19 in world) - A decent sized clan (30+ players) with some solid stats, Player vs Player cracks our top 15 in Power Rankings. Looking for their twitter handle.
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Leaderboard Trends
Biggest jumps of the week:
Homicidal Legend jumps 4 placements to #11 after setting the World Record for DD war CP.
TheBritishMafia still gets benefits after losing two wars ago to Tryz Gaming due to extra bump in placement post-war as they win this past weekend's war and jump 6 places all the way to #16 (aforementioned is why TheBritishMafia is not in our top 15 for Power Rankings).
Other big jumps: The Yellow12 jump 10 spots back into the top 25, ZAC TEAM ELITE drop a big upset on GBR Elitez to jump 9 spots to #27, NVZN Greatness along with Tryz Gaming jump 11 and 12 spots respectively to move to a tie for #28, and the Danish Kings get a huge pop jumping 23 spots to #36
Reddit PSN Tryhard jumps a ridiculous 51 spots to #56.
Biggest drops of the week:
Team Reflex Clan drops 6 spots falling out of the top 10 after losing to new rival, CODR3GUL8RZ.
Old Guys of Duty, a smaller 14 member clan, take their biggest hit to date as they fall out of the top 10 and drop 9 spots to #17.
GBR Elitez sees their recent success hit a wall as they fall 7 spots to #24 overall after their loss to formidable foe, ZAC TEAM ELITE.
Straight2theDOME hits a wall as well after a big win last war falling 16 spots to #35
Axon Gaming PSN runs into trouble as they drop 14 spots to #72
www.reddit.com/r/clannews/
Here's the most recent article 6/06
www.reddit.com/r/clannews/comments/27gujp/power_rankings_6614_upset_specials_cause_some_big/
POWER RANKINGS 6/6/14 - Upset specials cause some big swings, old but familiar faces rise.
(self.clannews)
submitted 23 hours ago * by yoyo__Unbiased News
This past weekend's DD war showed that no one is safe from an upset... unless you're in the HW division. The clans that are 100 members strong simply put have ZERO competition anymore. Over the last several months, the HW division has gone from over 100 clans down to a paltry ~30. While /r/clannews once clamored for everyone to step up to the likes of the Wickeds and the Brightsides, it looks as if it's time for a change to that philosophy.
Wicked Elite and TBS have shown that putting together a well oiled, 100 member machine is obviously feasible. The biggest problems however are the jump from a <70 member clan to 100 members in the matter of 14 days. Some of claimed that multiple divisions within a clan are too blame to which many others disagree. Simply put, communication on one console is a lot easier than spanning 2-4 within one clan. It can work if the clan has it's own means of communication outside of the console, but not everyone is as organized and would just rather play the damn game.
The future of Clan Wars is no longer 15 different divisions... it's finding a common ground to allow the mid-sized clans find a way to compete with the Wicked Elites of the world. There's just no one left in HW to give them a run anymore, and that's the shame of it
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POWER RANKINGS. This week, I rank the top 15 clans with YYNN contributors ranking their top 10. (Rank, Name, Change from previous ranking, DD Leaderboard Ranking): Typical Disclaimer: We will not include clans below ~20 players, Clans who did not partake in previous war were removed. Clans not participating in consecutive wars will not be considered for Power Rankings
1. Wicked Elite (no change, ranked #1 in world) - I could literally type everything I wrote last week about Wicked because they played essentially the same clan war. Same opponents, same story. If clan wars for Heavyweights are to continue, something needs to change to offer Wicked some competition, or who knows how long they'll stay interested? The only interesting fact of note is they've lost 15 points on their lead on the LB, but they still lead by a solid 46 points.
2. The Brightside (no change, ranked #2 in world) - The Brightside gets another easy war, and they're in the same boat as Wicked. What's the point in playing when your scoreboard includes a bunch of Federation clans giving you the best competition... at 0 points?
3. Lethal Gaming (no change, ranked #3 in world) - Lethal loses 2nd place on the LB due to actually having some competition. If not for the drop on LB, there was contemplation of moving them up for stomping all challengers who actually played in this division.
4. COD R3GUL8RZ (+1, ranked #4 in world) - COD R3GUL8RZ made a statement with their win this week by dropping previously ranked #7 in world, Team Reflex Clan, in pretty convincing fashion. Both clans were then due to play private matches to be streamed, but nothing ever came of it except a 1v1 showdown. Nevertheless, these guys have been on a war path since the Battle Royale, and who knows what would've happened had they actually stayed in their division for BR to battle the likes of Lethal Gaming and others before their CW retirement.
5. Lethal-Energy (-1, ranked #6 in world) - Lethal Energy gets minimal competition, finishes just under the 1,000 CP barrier in their first war in the <70 division.
6. Reapers Regiment (no change, #8 in world) - Reapers wins a casually competitive war, but scores under 700 CP dropping them on overall LB
7. N1PL Fighters (+2, tied for #4 in world) - N1PL knocks off a surprisingly resilient, Snipers Slayers (#40 in world), by 150 point margin. A scare during first 2 days, but they hold tough.
8. Axon Gaming (no change, ranked #9 in world) - Axon gets a challenger and does what they typically do - breaks their spirits.
9. Team Berzerkers (+1, ranked #7 in world) - Team Berzerkers beat a decent squad who gave them a slight scare early sending IV Maniacs from #32 to #37 in the world.
10. Homicidal Legend (+3, #11 in world) - HL didn't quit until they took the World Record from their nemesis, Relapsed, as they cruise in this past week's war.
11. RELAPSED (no change, #12 in world) - No more record for Relapsed, but they get another easy win and jump 1 spot in overall LB.
12. -iown- (+3, #15 in world) iown goes toe to toe with Havok United and pulls off a ridiculous comeback over the final 2 days of the clan war for our War of the Week.
13. MERIKAH (unranked, #14 in world) - MERIKAH jumps 4 spots to join the top 15 on LB. With 51 members, let's hope they get a good challenge next war.
14. Team Reflex Clan (-7, #13 in world) - Reflex gets bounced by CODR3GUL8RZ by a decent margin. Still waiting on 4v4 ESports rules match.
15. Player vs Player (unranked, #19 in world) - A decent sized clan (30+ players) with some solid stats, Player vs Player cracks our top 15 in Power Rankings. Looking for their twitter handle.
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Leaderboard Trends
Biggest jumps of the week:
Homicidal Legend jumps 4 placements to #11 after setting the World Record for DD war CP.
TheBritishMafia still gets benefits after losing two wars ago to Tryz Gaming due to extra bump in placement post-war as they win this past weekend's war and jump 6 places all the way to #16 (aforementioned is why TheBritishMafia is not in our top 15 for Power Rankings).
Other big jumps: The Yellow12 jump 10 spots back into the top 25, ZAC TEAM ELITE drop a big upset on GBR Elitez to jump 9 spots to #27, NVZN Greatness along with Tryz Gaming jump 11 and 12 spots respectively to move to a tie for #28, and the Danish Kings get a huge pop jumping 23 spots to #36
Reddit PSN Tryhard jumps a ridiculous 51 spots to #56.
Biggest drops of the week:
Team Reflex Clan drops 6 spots falling out of the top 10 after losing to new rival, CODR3GUL8RZ.
Old Guys of Duty, a smaller 14 member clan, take their biggest hit to date as they fall out of the top 10 and drop 9 spots to #17.
GBR Elitez sees their recent success hit a wall as they fall 7 spots to #24 overall after their loss to formidable foe, ZAC TEAM ELITE.
Straight2theDOME hits a wall as well after a big win last war falling 16 spots to #35
Axon Gaming PSN runs into trouble as they drop 14 spots to #72