Warning: this post contains lots of sentimental tl;dr bullshit
OK it's story time. Last year I wanted to play in WCoP but I was only eligible for East since the Europe team I had tried out for to no avail didn't exist anymore. I wasn't too fond of some of the guys on East from past interactions, but I definitely didn't want to miss out on the whole WCoP thing again, after I'd discovered how fun team tournaments could be in SPL3 (#SCOOTERS), so I joined #east for a tryout. Stone had me bo3 dragonuser, who struck me as some noob (cmon man what kind of shitty ass username is that). After I mercilessly slaughtered DU (jk it was 2-1 and close as fk), I asked Stone for another tryout. He told me it was unnecessary and invited me to the $ecret channel. There I took part in Satanic cult rituals, such as spilling blood and pkmn battling. Originally I didn't have high hopes for the team, but as I got to know everyone, I realized that we definitely had a good thing going, and we were underdogs for sure. Plus, after getting to know them, the guys I'd previously, um, disliked turned out to be pretty cool! Obviously I was a pretty judgmental little prick, even though I obviously didn't go around telling people what I thought of them (at the time anyway).
We made it to quarterfinals, with me contributing a loss after getting subbed in for IFM, and Stone decided to start me against Oceania... heh what a crazy motherfucker. That was an incredibly intense series, and my game against Stallion was probably the second most important match I've ever played (before anyone asks, #1 is SPL3 semis vs McMeghan). If I hadn't won that we would've made a R2 exit. Unfortunately I proceeded to get my ass kicked in the (semi)finals, so I wasn't of much use there, but even though we lost in the finals, we had proved a lot of people wrong and we knew that winning the entire thing was definitely realistic. Most of us went our seperate ways for the time being, vowing that next year was our year...
In January, Stone messaged me, asking what I thought of his new WCoP recruits, gr8astard and CTC. I knew gr8 as one of the better ladder players, and more recently for the shit he pulled against the mighty double01 in ST9. I had met CTC in a Skype call full of PO (BAN ME PLEASE), and we immediately found a mutual interest: laughing at jason's incredible ability to throw away won games...
[01:51] <jas0n> u got the choking story wrong
[01:51] <&BKC> oh did i?
[01:51] <jas0n> i had
[01:51] <jas0n> a +3 salamence
[01:51] <jas0n> locked into outrage
[01:51] <jas0n> with all 5 of my other mons
[01:51] <jas0n> against his toxicroak
[01:51] <jas0n> 6-1
[01:51] <jas0n> and i switched
[01:51] <jas0n> and proceeded to lose
Anyways, I knew gr8 / CTC were good players, so I told Stone they had my approval.
WCoP started, and we also added Jayde, who I'd met on the Scooters. I really liked our roster, the only team who I really didn't want to go up against was France. So, after a brief period in which I was afraid we wouldn't make playoffs, we ended up facing ze Frensh. They are a scary ass team, but seeing how we worked together to get the win there gave me this feeling like, hey, we can do this... the rest is history.
SHOUTOUTS
STONE_COLD22
THE reason this team has gotten as far as it has. Gave me and a lot of then-unknown players chances to prove themselves, never got mad at anyone if they lost, made shitloads of teams for us (I think we got like 6 wins with that Deo-D rain last year), knew when to be serious and when to mess with us... even beat the OST9 champion with a goddamn Mantine. I know we trolled you at a bad time, but it wasn't malicious and besides I don't think there's any question that the entire team wouldn't want anyone else as the captain. Talk about a leader. About time you got a trophy!
YONDIE
With his once-legendary skills (LOL who am I kidding) a thing of the past, the self-sacrificing yondie stepped into the co-captain role. He had to do all the shit no one likes doing, and in addition was always helping with teams etc. Plus he's a p. based dude in general. I'll head up to Trumbull sometime and we can have a Monica vs. Rachel debate (Monica with long hair > everyone j/s!)
AUG
July here is one of the most based motherfuckers I know. Besides your obvious pkmn ability, you are just straight up, there's no other way to say it, cool. I still don't know where you pulled mixed RP Ttar from, shame it didn't get a chance to shine. Don't worry about your playoff record, luck really wasn't on your side. Plus, you smashed Dice. I could go on but all in all I'm glad you came over to East :)
BADASS
I'm still in disbelief that you're not like 19, I never would've guessed. Your battling skills are undeniable and your teams are pretty sick as well. Definitely a key member of the team. You troll a bit too much but overall you're really cool and I like your music taste!
BKC
Dude, your taste in music is incredible. Shame the same can't be said about your pkmn skills. Enjoy your retirement from this shitty game!!
CTC
Despite you acting like a complete dipshit on the forums, you are actually incredibly smart. Guess the Asian isn't wasted on you. You make a shitload of good teams, are a very solid thinker... but you know all this already so idk why I'm feeding your already ridiculous ego. However I will concede that you are without a doubt the Gased Bod and US East's Victorious Secret.
DRAGONUSER
When you first Skyped with us, I expected you to sound like Apu, but your voice is actually sexy as hell no homo. One of my main nigs (I'm too much of a man to say "best friends" or some pussy shit like that) on Smogon. You're obviously an extremely based teambuilder / player and you're such a nice guy it's literally painful. I'll come to VA soon so you and your neighbors will come to appreciate bands with excellent names such as Carcass, Gorguts, Massacra etc.
GR8
Oh god a BW (BAN ME PLEASE) joins the triple trophy club I think I'm gonna be sick. Seriously however even though I'm not a fan of what happened in ST9, there is no doubt you are legitimately a really good, diverse player / teambuilder, especially since in your ladder days I swear all your teams were goddamn identical. Speaking of ladder days I remember when you and I would fight all the time on there, whenever I faced you I was always like "ugh I actually have to try in this game" since you were a cut above most of the other dudes on there. As a person, you're on par with cobalionuser in terms of ridiculous niceness. You do have some sort of sick fetish (I believe you call it a "special bond" or something) for Latias which you'll thankfully have to give up when I teach you ADV/DPP. Most importantly, your accent is fucking awesome.
SHAKE
You get a ton of shit for the way you act and honestly you deserve it. However you've had it beaten into your head a million times already and you have been trying to improve which is good! As far as your luck goes, there really are no adjectives that can accurately describe it, it really is something else, although that isn't your fault. You've been slowly deviating from your suicide lead HO lately... maybe, just maybe, you will one day use a stall team.
PEACHY
I remember I first heard of you in 2011 when a friend of mine told me he got his ass kicked on ladder by someone named Princess Peach. You're cool as hell, not as involved as you were last year but you proved that you've still got it by smashing everyone in test games and clutching like a goddamn boss in the finals. Also whenever you mess with someone (mainly Lizard) you do it exceptionally well. Glad you've finally gotten a trophy :)
LIZARD
I think you let people mess with you a little too easily and you're not as confident in your pkmn ability as you should be. I've known you for like 3 years, going back to the semifinals of that Serebii tournament we played in. You're an excellent teambuilder and your playing is very solid as well, as shown in Superstars. You work your ass off and you're definitely deserving of a trophy. Plus, your incredible quotes are half the reason I came back for this WCoP, this year's LizBin gave me a stomach cramp from laughing so hard.
JAYDE
We give you a lot of shit but it's all in good fun. You're a nice kid and a good player. Also I used your team against Squirrel and it won so thanks lol! You'll (probably) start for the Scooters this year, get ready...
NAILS
Man, I thought I liked using Protect... you are a cruel person. On a more serious note you helped us a lot this time around. Of course it didn't match up to your phenomenal effort last year but not many people can surpass or even match that.
IFM
Not as active as last year but you did show me a cool team I was originally going to use a modified version of in the finals and you helped me get 100% on that quiz despite being drunk at 5 AM!!
TOBES
I'm sorry I didn't use Cannonball... however you are incredibly creative and you helped with teams / ideas a lot. Good guy overall, I'm sorry we couldn't get you in a game... next year for sure if you're around though!!
PDC
You're a good kid who was extremely helpful. Talk about Frontier a little less though. EBelt Gyarados is trash ~_~
SIRNDPT
Our good luck charm. Nicest chick in the world, can't ask for anything more :)
LAMPPOST
Come back from LoL (BAN ME PLEASE)
ANDREW
I'm glad your friends cockblocked you. Hooking up with that girl would've been disastrous. Custap Bliss lead is pretty cool btw!
OTHERS
My man roscoe, my boy / life coach Smith, my girl Eggy, my nigga jason, everyone in #beastaroonis... too many to list.
Thanks to all of the above for putting up with my stupid shit, whether it's raving about my girl problems, some band I've just discovered that you have to listen to, constantly worrying about the team I'm going to use, and everything else... you guys are the best.
np: Wu-Tang Clan US BEAST AIN'T NOTHIN TO FUCK WITH