AML Rankings

(what follows is an excerpt from my forthcoming book, "Lag, Lies and Love. The Victimise story". It is a work of fiction and any similarity to any individuals, living or dead, is purely coincidental.)


Well the AML rankings are out. Some are right, some are wrong. You're never going to make everyone happy, but apart from a few obvious howlers (falsehood) I think the rankers did a pretty good job considering the amount of people they had to rank. And what of those rankers? Some of them have already revealed themselves, some of them are still in the shadows.

So what criteria do you need to become an AML ranker? A good knowledge of Premier League is a given. A fair and balanced approach to assessing players is also essential. The rankers must also look past any problems they have had with individual players and squads in the past. Also high up on the list is the ability to see beyond your own place in AML. I'm guessing some of those rankers are AML pilots and AML squad captains. Some might even be AML staff members. It must be hard to rate yourself, or your squad, out of AML. To be picked as an AML ranker you must be trusted to make your decisions based purely the skill level of the pilot's ability and no other reason.

What would happen if a ranker decided to abuse his position and fix the rankings and manipulate the rankers for his own personal gain? What follows is what I think would happen if this occurred. For the sake of narrational flow I've decided to call this fictional ranker 'DeathKnight'.

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now remember everyone yall must rank me 0.1 :)

Well any info needed from me about me i will gladly discuss here.

Ok just looked at the whole rankings bit. Looks pretty much like what i had ranked...except for Haz-mat being a 2.1 rofl are you guys insane :P Only thing im thinking is before you post that to the public that you figure out who you are going to grandfather and allow to stay in AML out of the reds and yellows and post that with the rankings (with whatever reasons and such with it) You have already talked to me in Private so you know how i feel about this situation miz. So lets get this to the public so that they stop bitching about the rankings :)

Well its the same for me as fck it. If i am forced out of AML before i wish to go then i will just retire from SS and be done with it. I have a long list of reasons on why i do not wish to go to a more competitive league atm. 1) AML is the only league that you can play and have a laid back style of play. 2) I do not have the time to practice and keep myself on top of my game for IML play. 3) i have played IML with United and if it wasnt for having friends on my team i would not have had any fun at all. I just dont have the energy to try and be competitive in a higher league because of all the crap i have to deal with in life. You guys consider it slumming in AML but to me its just where i am supposed to be. Most everyone believes i am too good for AML but who are they to judge me and tell me where i should play in a video game. So thats all i have to say if everyone says force me up i guess ill say goodbye here too.

Pushead thats your biased opinion from someone who isnt even playing AML. Like i said before its AML or nothing for me. If you guys decide to choose to move me up then you will lose one of the most active players and this game will continue to barrel roll into oblivion. This is the first time i have ever heard of a video game where people cannot play where they want to play and i think its total BS. I never gave a rats ass if pros played AML cause i still played regardless. Also pus you dont even know the whole situation and you avoid the facts. DAW brought my son into things so i retaliated with something just as low. I never disrespected my squaddies and you can ask them all that. I didnt throw out EFs chances at playoffs because the people who showed to the game all agreed on the turreting scheme. So before you jump to conclusions and assume anything MAYBE you should get your facts straight. If it seems im a little pissed off about this well fuck i am cause noone should tell me where i want to play in a game i have spent countless hours in since i began years ago. Also if we are voting people to move up i say Pushead has to move up to Pro and Morphine has to also move up to pro i believe they are too good for IML and should move up. You cannot do this to me and not apply the rule to everyone. And if we are voting on me we must vote on every player in AML and IML.

Also Miz i would like your answer on my situation today if possible. You know how everyone is going to vote even i could tell you that. I have enough enemies to know people will vote me up regardless of how my situation is. So give me an answer today so i can do what i need to do.

no because your not being forced up to pro like i said i vote you pro so go now. Also my comments to your internet girlfriend were only issued AFTER she stuck her nose into business that was not her own so she deserved it. That right there shows your biasness towards me because you defend your girl from me. And who else is being forced out that i dont agree with...hmmm fck it...i dont think he should be forced out either. Scythe and krellin i dont believe they should be removed. There are a bunch of others i dont think should be moved because to me they are all AML players. REGARDLESS Of skill level. Also your WoW analogy is moot too because i play city of heroes and its the same thing. I already have 2 maxed out level characters with 2 others almost there. I know fighting level 1 guys when im level 50 is pointless but nonetheless its still fun rounding up 100 of em and then blowing them all up in 1 hit. I am an AML player regardless of what anyone thinks or feels of me. When i feel i am ready to move up to IML i will. Its my choice and my decision and NOONE has the right to tell me otherwise. I honestly dont give a rats ass how people rate me. Shit i rated myself higher than the avg people gave me. I know i can play in the higher leagues and probably hold my own. The point is I DONT WANT TO! AML is more competitive and the games are alot more exciting. ANYTHING can happen in AML but IML and pro have the same game every weekend. Get 4 people in warbirds...lob till someone dies...run out clock. BORING. Like i said if Miz tells me sorry no AML for you Goodbye and Good luck with SS. You will only see me on to chat from then on in and then HOORAY everyone will be happy that DK no longer plays SS.

your comments continue to show bias towards your hatred for me. I have no pity for people who kill themselves. I have had 2 family members kill themselves and they took the pussy way out so my family is better off without them. Help my case how? They wont get moved up cause they "are not as good" but people only say im good cause they dislike me. Its seen over and over again. The people who hate me say move up out of spite the people who know me well enough say let him be where he wants to be and the people who have no tie to me whatsoever say what really counts. Every single person on this panel knows me in some way or another. I wont say that everyone of you hate me but im sure some do. If i was being voted on by people i dont know in any way shape or form i would prolly be alot calmer about this but its obvious bias in every which way you look at it. Either bias towards me or against me its still bias. And you say cause i have been on EF for only two seasons? how about the 7 other seasons i was in AML? Do those not count. 3 for -BlitZed- as i recall. OX vic several other teams. I have been in AML for a long time and this subject wouldnt even come up if i didnt play for United in IML. Now people claim OH HE HAS IML XP BURN HIM BURN HIM. Its pathetic. Now pushead you have already stated how you felt and honestly i dont care you word means nothing to me. Ill wait to see what miz has to say.

which would allow a total of like what 16 IML caliber players in the league. Which would solve everyones problems. So that the people who want to stay AML can. So that means a team like EF can have me but not five0 or Narchs could keep scythe krellin or tertain. It keeps it fair and everyone would get what they want. I already know people against me will say this is still unfair but this is a good idea posted by someone who hasnt stepped into the BS that has been going on between me and my haters.

mauler but in deists case he doesnt have a problem moving up because he has the time to compete and a higher league setting. my work schedule does not allow me to squadprac with my team because i am never able to be on when they are. I work 5PM-5AM EST Weds,thurs,fri,sat. That leaves me enough time on sundays to prac a bit before match and then play. If i were to move up to IML i would not be able to stay on top to stay competitive with the other players because i dont have this extra time. AML allows me to play and have fun without having to worry about "OMG i didnt practice im going to suck" or getting benched because i didnt practice. Think about football for a second. If i didnt practice do you think any coach in the NFL would play me just because im good? No i would be sent down to AAA football where i could play with less restrictions. Im not denying that i have the capability to play in a higher league im saying that i would not be able to practice with my team, establish any kind of teamwork, or to have fun without having to worry about screwing up. At least in AML with the teams i have been on or played against (with the exceptions of narchs this season) i have been able to have fun in matches and continue playing this game as i always have. Yes im a prick. Yes i do fling shit at people when they fling shit at me and i will get down and dirty if i need to. People who see past my trashing can see the real me which alot of people do know. I tried to be civil to pushead and honestly i cant stand him anymore because he doesnt know how to keep his nose out of conversations that do not concern him. I also did not know Miz that you wanted this to be a continuous ranking panel. I thought it was a one-time deal. That changes perspectives a bit. Well as i said before its all up to you Miz. Ill respect whatever you deicide.

well explain to me when i have to sleep 8 hours each day where i have time to play before 5PM? i get home at 6AM and have to leave by 4PM which gives me 2 hours to do whatever i need to do and its usually to eat and shower. Also in CoH it takes about 3 hours to gain 6 levels so going from 1 to 50 is not difficult at all. You say that no team has a chance when i play so how come EF did not win AML? Im done trying to explain myself to people when noone will understand because they do not know me in real life. If yall want to force me out of AML and have me quit thats fine. Im sure i could use the spare time on sundays to do other things. I for one have many many people who are pissed off at my being forced out and they are also upset that they have no say in whether i should be forced out or not. 90% of them say it isnt fair and has nothing to do with my skill level. They enjoy me being in the league and they enjoy my company as one of their fellow AMLers. Im sorry if my playing AML is going to make you have nothing to do with this panel... again your like pushead and taking the pussy way out. Nothing personal of course. None of you know how my life is and how i can or cant dedicate time to playing right. You made the point clear enough. I play AML because i dont have to try. It doesnt matter if i have a bad game or not because im still with my team. In IML i would be expected to compete hard every game and not just fool around when i feel like it. I do not have the capability to do that at this moment. Also i said before i DO plan on moving up its just not the right time for me.

Well then i guess that is that if Miz decides to force me out. I enjoyed my time here in subspace and ill wish you all good luck in the future. Im sick of all the DK haters because 95% of the people who want me to move up hate me in some way. IE Pushead, fearer, scythe, krellin, etc etc etc. The people who want me to stay unfortunatly have no voice in AML as they are not even viewed as decent players but if you want i will start a petition here and have all the people i know want me to stay respond on it. If you all want to be total pricks then so be it. BTW pushead i didnt know smiley faces meant i was insulting people you idiotic excuse for a mammal. Savage i did not say i do not prac. I said i do not prac with my own team. Its nice to have mix practices but i never get to practice with stem techno sky or any of the other people im teamed with. So how can i get teamwork within my squad as a squad like Warlords who i always see praccing with each other or other teams. Prac stats mean nothing when i practice vs people like haz-mat and chief.

i know you werent attacking me i didnt take it that way i was just showing my side of it. Yes there are tons of people who are like deist. But two players in particular me and fckit have a problem moving up. Its cases like ours that should be looked into. If people want to go up fine its what they want but forcing people who dont want to go who have played AML almost their entire career is wrong. We dont stop people who are not ranked good enough for IML to move up do we? So why should we do the same for the higher ranked AML players. I was never a Pro player who dropped down to AML to slum it up. Im just a good AML who has never left and does not want to go. I wish i could have you guys understand my point of view.

It is always a fact that AML will never be noobie friendly due to the fact that there are so many middle players in AML. A true noobie to me is a player like haz-mat who couldnt hold his own in a match for more than 5 mins without dying. People like that should not even be playing AML till they get better. Hell it tooks me seasons upon seasons to learn how to play. I came from alpha remember? Everyone needs to agree on what a noobie is. Do you consider Gazelle from Warlords a newbie or Mitsubishi from hitlist a newbie? Almost all of AML is continuously the same people playing on different teams over and over. I have played against almost everyone in AML at one point or another. Savage is right if your going to grandfather someone like bukkwild (who is also a player who can change the outcome for any team) then you cannot say oh well DK cant cause he is too good. Putting the reason down that ive only been on EF for 2 seasons is moot because if given the chance ill stay on EF this season and the next and the next. If and when we decide to move up ill go with them. You should look at how many of the people being forced up are adament on staying AML. I count 2. Me and fckit. Everyone else doesnt mind moving up. So there MUST be reasons outside of this panel that is causing the two of us not to want to go IML. I think you should have a talk with all the people you may be forcing up and asking them how they feel about it. Grandfather the ones who want to stay above all else. That will make everyone happy because i know krellin scythe and others will follow narchs wherever they go.