Round 2 bracket, chat and predictions.

[Certain]

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Welcome to Round 2!

I think we had a very successful first round, though it was dominated by shutout victories. And now we enter Round 2 with a field that actually improved from what we started with, thanks to the additions of Hall of Famers Pent uP and Orc as well as veteran writers Cormier and Frank coming in as reserves.

We're still at 10 lines for this round, with next round being 12, then 14 for the semifinals and 16 for the championship.

Round 2 topics are taken from Stephen King's extensive bibliography. Here are the matchups, for your prediction needs:

R. Frank vs. 8. trap | Night Shift
5. kannon vs. 13. jilti | Blood and Smoke
3. Split vs. R. Cormier | Firestarter
R. Orc vs. 2. Darth Yoda | It

1. El Pancake vs. 9. Mike Wrecka | Just After Sunset
5. Eŋg vs. 4. Pinot Grij | Sleepwalkers
R. Pent uP vs. 6. Soulstice | Different Seasons
7. Diode vs. 2. oats | A Face in the Crowd

[Certain]

Every Round 2 thread posted two minutes after Round 1 ended.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyQIEGFKsRw

[Diode]

jesus christ. you planned this, right?

oats, then pent, then cake if no upsets

[oats]

jesus christ. you planned this, right?

oats, then pent, then cake if no upsets

Lol not to mention "upsets" would mean soulstice, eng, pinot, etc.

I'll do my best to make sure you won't have to worry about it though ;)

[Diode]

Lol not to mention "upsets" would mean soulstice, eng, pinot, etc.

I'll do my best to make sure you won't have to worry about it though ;)

i was just going off seeds

[oats]

R. Frank vs. 8. trap | Night Shift
5. kannon vs. 13. jilti | Blood and Smoke
3. split vs. R. Cormier | Firestarter
R. Orc vs. 2. Darth Yoda | It

1. El Pancake vs. 9. Mike Wrecka | Just After Sunset
5. Eŋg vs. 4. Pinot Grij | Sleepwalkers
R. Pent uP vs. 6. Soulstice | Different Seasons


Multiple BOTW candidates, stacked week

[Pent uP]

I just got in...ill throw my feedback up in this thread unless u guys want me to write for the mag or something maybe?

[trap]

Diode, it doesn't get any better for anyone. :/

[Certain]

I just got in...ill throw my feedback up in this thread unless u guys want me to write for the mag or something maybe?

Vote on the Alias finals, at the least. Thanks.

[Diode]

Diode, it doesn't get any better for anyone. :/

i'd say surefire odds of an orc ns, likely cormier ns, and frank is always a wild card

[PancakeBrah]

i'd say surefire odds of an orc ns, likely cormier ns, and frank is always a wild card

The bottom half of the bracket looked strong prior to the start of the tournament and with NYC being upset and some of the substitutions that was only enhanced. Not complaining. We SEC now.

R. Frank vs. 8. trap | Night Shift
5. kannon vs. 13. jilti | Blood and Smoke
3. Siplt vs. R. Cormier | Firestarter
R. Orc vs. 2. Darth Yoda | It

1. El Pancake vs. 9. Mike Wrecka | Just After Sunset (tehe)
5. Eŋg vs. 4. Pinot Grij | Sleepwalkers
R. Pent uP vs. 6. Soulstice | Different Seasons
7. Diode vs. 2. oats | A Face in the Crowd

Chalk baby. I'm sure there'll be an upset, though. The most likey would be Eng (only barely), Diode (his need to be viewed as Topical Diode fuels him), and trap.

Wait.

If I can't see the upset....I'M THE FUCKING UPSET!

1. El Pancake vs. 9. Mike Wrecka | Just After Sunset

Fuck.

You guys are all superstars.

[timeless]

Anyone want to do a friendly battle?

[MKG]

You guys are all faggots

[Certain]

You guys are all faggots

Leave, then.

[MKG]

Why you so sensitive

[Certain]

I'm not. Why would you stay if you feel that way? And why would you feel that way because you lost to a clearly superior verse? Apparently going up 3-0 gave you an undeserved sense of superiority.

[Mike Wrecka]

I'm not. Why would you stay if you feel that way? And why would you feel that way because you lost to a clearly superior verse? Apparently going up 3-0 gave you an undeserved sense of superiority.

Certain swooped in and saved Franks ass in that battle



Actually apathy catastrophe daiquiris

[Certain]

You pretty much always side with the more simplistic verse. I get it. I don't have a problem with it.

[Mike Wrecka]

Quite the opposite tbh. U are confused

[Certain]

No, I'm not.

[Mike Wrecka]

And I'm really only posting to see my avy



Lars wife is actually kind of cute in that, she is so ugly u never have to worry about other guys checking her out kind of way

[MKG]

Certain I know that shit was rigged everyone does. But if him and you care enough to go through that you can have it. I really don't care. I only said you're all faggots to strike a convo besides I didn't have to say it was rigged because apparently it was blatant if other people are saying it for me lol

[MKG]

And I'm really only posting to see my avy



Lars wife is actually kind of cute in that, she is so ugly u never have to worry about other guys checking her out kind of way

She's a safe pick

[trap]

MKG, you aren't built for this.

[MKG]

MKG, you aren't built for this.

It's ok three people thought I beat a top dude I can live with that. Thanks for your input tho bud

[Certain]

Mike Wrecka does not think this tournament was rigged. He's joking. He thinks what he does is trolling.

You're an idiot. And you did say it was rigged. I can see edit histories.

[MKG]

And I took it off because I don't wanna deal with a bunch of bullshit for something I really don't care about. I wrote my verse an hour before and still got good feedback on it. I'll live with that. Dude didn't even post links on the link thread and posted past midnight

[Certain]

And I took it off because I don't wanna deal with a bunch of bullshit for something I really don't care about. I wrote my verse an hour before and still got good feedback on it. I'll live with that. Dude didn't even post links on the link thread and posted past midnight

He voted on battles. That's the requirement. And he did post past midnight ... because the deadline was 3 a.m. ET.

You're being petty. You could learn quite a bit if you realized your weaknesses. Your verse was not impressive, but it had potential and was not bad by any stretch.

[MKG]

Deadline was originally Friday midnight pretty dumb to push it 27 hours. And I appreciated all the feedback at the same I have no interest in being a topical head so it's pointless to implement it in something I'm not interested in. But yours was more like sway. Why would you write oh thought your verse was dope but apparently others didn't since it cost you three votes lol

[Certain]

Deadline was originally Friday midnight pretty dumb to push it 27 hours. And I appreciated all the feedback at the same I have no interest in being a topical head so it's pointless to implement it in something I'm not interested in. But yours was more like sway. Why would you write oh thought your verse was dope but apparently others didn't since it cost you three votes lol

The deadline for all battles was always 11:59 p.m. PT. You have no idea what you're talking about.

I pointed out the stylistic element driving away voters because it's a part of the format change. I also pointed it out in my vote on jilti-NYCSPITZ and probably in others.

[MKG]

Disregard the voting part lol and you might be right about the posting dead man was originally looking at our battle well after 12 I got them
Mixed up

[Certain]

Look, I'm happy to have you here if you're willing to understand that this is all about improvement. If you don't want to be a topical writer, that's fine, though the skills translate much better into real-world writing than battling does. However, if you're going to accuse me of swaying or rigging the tournament, you're out of line.

[MKG]

I'm not accusing you of cheating I just think you're a pussy for writing that his verse cost him three votes. Why would you even mention other votes? What does that have to do with anything? If you think he won that's fine but don't discredit me or other people. This is all about personal preference if people enjoyed my verse more respect it don't point it out as if it's a mistake.

[PancakeBrah]

lol this guy's butt is hurt tho

[MKG]

I'm not butt hurt. I was the 16th seed I didn't expect to win vs a 1 seed.

[Diode]

I'm here for the meltdown

[MKG]

Grab ya popcorn

[Mike Wrecka]

Was that the only battle certain voted on?

[Certain]

Was that the only battle certain voted on?

Seriously? Go look yourself.

[dead man]

sheesh

[Zen]

This tournament's so rigged. Certain is the lamest admin ever.

Gah.

Geez.

Fuck.

Whatever.

dull boy

[dull boy]

bb da bb

[Diode]

sheesh

Kosh?

[sral]

lmao Mike Wrecka you feeling some sort of way about digital 1s and 0s comprising words typed on a screen bruh?

that broad not even my wife, tbc lol

[sral]

She's a safe pick

lmao you looked a safe pick for the win at 3-0 up faggot

the irony

[Witty]

Are we 16?

Must we behave in such a manner?

Nvm, it's netcees...where everyone is a child forever.

The Neverland of the internet.

I love this place, and all you guys.

<3

[Certain]

The magazine will be up tonight.

[PancakeBrah]

Rigged.

[sral]

@Eng MMLP cant believe NewUtd didnt make any signings on the last day of the transfer window

with Saylor and Colo due their seasonal lengthy layoff through injury, were one bad foul away from relegation threating our season. again.

Lars is sad. :(

[Certain]

trap, what ever happened to Chuckie? I just stumbled across an Audioholics SoundClick from more than a decade ago.

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_music.cfm?bandID=263469

"Frog" with Chuckie and ChanGe is one of the few netcee songs I still remember from back then.

[jilti]

Ok my verse is up

[trap]

trap, what ever happened to Chuckie? I just stumbled across an Audioholics SoundClick from more than a decade ago.

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_music.cfm?bandID=263469

"Frog" with Chuckie and ChanGe is one of the few netcee songs I still remember from back then.

He quit making music a long time ago, became a family man. ChanGe actually knows more about what happened to him. I can ask on the UPN FB page.

[Certain]

He quit making music a long time ago, became a family man. ChanGe actually knows more about what happened to him. I can ask on the UPN FB page.

Damn, he went so hard on this:

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=263469&songID=1850191

[PancakeBrah]

Is that like text, but spoken?

[Coup]

Im liking the short verse topical concept....this is the way it should continue going forward, but that's just my two sheckles. ill be checking back to see if this continues

shout out to the old heads here, to the new ones too, peace

[sral]

Damn, he went so hard on this:

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=263469&songID=1850191

pretty sure DZK had some shit with Chuck on

[Split]

Sighs

lights Newport

[Darth Yoda]

I hope i don't lose

[Diode]

good job to everyone who has showed thus far

[Certain]

No battles will be closed early because there are only five open. Thanks to the 13 who showed.

[Certain]

trap, if you'd like I can post your verse in and open your thread for feedback as well.

[Diode]

i called the 3 no shows wooo

only surprised cormier showed and pinot didn't

still, the no show bracket is definitely the preferred route. dang.

[trap]

trap, if you'd like I can post your verse in and open your thread for feedback as well.

Sounds good.

You were right Diode. I was hoping not though.

Damnit Frank!

[Certain]

It's weird how Split-Cormier got all the early votes. Plenty of time, but don't forget because I highly doubt there will be as many shutouts this time.

[oats]

Cake coming with the votes 50x the length of the verses. Laudable.

[Darth Yoda]

close my thread. I don't want feed, certain serpent. thanks!

[Certain]

I'm only going to vote in the case of ties, but this was a great round.

[kannon]

Split
I wrote my verse before I knew that jilti had even posted. I literally only added "BIGGIE 1:4" because I saw his shit littered with bible references, and I thought it would be funny.

[Split]

Split
I wrote my verse before I knew that jilti had even posted. I literally only added "BIGGIE 1:4" because I saw his shit littered with bible references, and I thought it would be funny.

hahaha. thats absurd. well if it helps that was not the deciding factor in my vote because thats placing too much on an assumption even for my tastes

[Certain]

There's a decent chance I won't be awake at 3 a.m. ET. If that's the case, the battles will be dealt with and new ones will be up tomorrow morning.

[oats]

This was a really good round