Guess all my luck this week went to Fire Emblem Heroes. Disappointed that the season ended the way it did but I'm happy for Sam that he
finally got to take a subforum PL win after coming second last BSPL and DPL. While we didn't win it all, I think our dominant showing during the main season speaks for itself and I'm still glad I was able to take the team this far. While I think the overall mood of this BSPL was bogged down by some low moments, I really liked how much we got to see the community develop after last year. Just want to give a shout-out to my team for being so cool, especially as I got busy during this weekend due to real-life commitments.
nvakna You get first shout-out because nobody can convince me you weren't the strongest player in BSPL. After an amazing showing last year with Extreme Speed Togekiss and Minimize Chansey you found a way to outdo yourself with an insane 10-1 game record this year during the main season. I'm still not sure how you managed to win so convincingly with Coil Milotic, Adamant Koko and SubToxic Mega Metagross but I've given up trying to make sense of your thought process a long time ago. You just keep on winning.
kamikaze I may as well shout-out the rest of Team Berkeley now while I'm at it. While you may have under-performed you were definitely as valuable as the price it took to get you. My biggest regret is being the first to not lead you to a subforum PL victory, guess you have to settle for always being on a team that makes finals now. The Berkeley core is real and it was fun having you and nvakna again after all of our time in VGC tournaments, shame we didn't have Kimo on the team to actually play, then we'd really be Team Berkeley.
SofroneL The last member of Team Berkeley, you may not be the 3k monster nvakna was last year but you were a great player to have and I'm glad I convinced you to join BSPL. Your record may not imply it but we both know you got robbed out of a few wins, and you managed to sneak your way out of games even I didn't think you could still win. I'd love to see you play more BSS again.
Stax At least you get a reason this time. :I Even though BSD and DOU are totally different formats I knew it was a good idea to get you on the team. I'm still not sure how I managed to get all of these cool people on one team but having you around with kamikaze, nvakna and qsns made it feel like Team DOU and really helped the team come together. Your last-second teams were also always great.
qsns I know you were worried about getting on a team that tried to get you to play BSD but after playing you in the old Showdown tour way back, I knew better than that. Your teams may not have been as out there as nvakna's teams but it was always great seeing what ideas you threw out there. Even if you didn't get to keep that perfect record you're definitely one of the best.
Teryx38 You're definitely one of my favorite picks after seeing you destroy in the main season. I figured you'd be an easy 3k and make for a great backup in any format but I think you definitely impressed some people out there, myself included. I knew you signed up initially for BSD and I feel a little bad for never putting you in for it but I'm glad you got to show off some great stuff this season.
Hulavuta Even though you weren't really an active player I don't regret making the decision to trade you onto the team. You didn't talk much in the chat but having another familiar face that didn't mind not playing meant a lot more than you might think. Yeah I could've possibly had another 3k sleeper pick but I have no regrets.
I'd also like to shout-out
NOVED and
cant say for rooting for us every round after we almost 6-0'ed you, I know it was mutually beneficial for both of us but we all appreciated it nonetheless. Also shout-out to
Checkmater,
DaWoblefet and
TheFourthChaser for hanging out in the chat, even if you weren't around often you were all cool. I'm glad the season is finally over, but I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next year.