[MAG] The Tribune Vol.3 : Issue 3

[Lucifa]

..The Tribune : Vol. 3 : Issue 3..


I. Introduction
II. Weekly Poll
Play-Offs Pamphlet
III. Play-Off Finale
IV. Got Life? Breaks Down S3:WK3
V. Loose Cypher
VI. Got Life? Interview With MetaSin
VII. Divisional Format Feature
VIII. MetaSin Predicts DF:WK1
IX. Mod Balls
X. … Of The Week
XI. Competitor Profile
XII. Outroduction

I. Introduction

Hello. This week's mag is a transition between the Seasonal and Divisional Formats.

Next Week will see a more compact and tightened mag as it will be strictly all about the Divisional Format.


II. Weekly Poll

Last week’s poll of “Topical or Story?” was a tie: 5-5

This week’s poll asks: “Love or Death?”

What content do you prefer to read/write between Love and Death?

A: Love
B: Death

[Lucifa]

III. Play-Off Finale

4 became 2 as the race toward the champion of champions title heated up.

Eye-Rime Vs Got Life?

The voting deadline was extended by 5 days as the votes were very thin on the ground and it didn’t seem right to close down the thread with so few votes. This battle went back and forth with the lead changing in the run up to the deadline. I’m still quite disappointed that we only managed a handful of votes but at least this match seals the coffin on the Seasonal Format and Jook’s stench in the league.

The battle itself wasn’t of epic proportions but on the same token they gave 2 verses that were worth reading and no-one could complain about the level of writing on show.

Congratulations to both writers for making the finale.
Extra congratulations to Got Life? for his win and title of Champ of Champs for Season 2.

[Lucifa]

IV. Got Life? Breaks Down S3:WK3

Got Life? 0-0 (20) v. Infinite Truth 0-1 (9)

I know IT doesn’t care and I don’t read my breakdowns of my own match so I’ll make this brief for anyone that cares. IT wrote about a demented kid that drew some fucked up images about him marrying his sister, his parents flipped out, the dad tried to end it with a chainsaw, but the kid managed to get the chainsaw, kill his family and then off himself. I write about a brother who in a drunken drugged up state admitted his desires for his sister in which he raped her only to return to find that she mutilated herself resulting in her death after which he longed to take her place. This was truly a battle of the sick and twisted in which I won by a very clear margin.

Lucifa 22-9 (7) v. rocket 0-2 (-3)

Lucy needed an easier week so I don’t blame him for moving rocket as his alternate; after all, giving oneself an ego boost is thoroughly justified. I’m just busting his balls, but on a serious note this battle was actually much closer than I ever anticipated it to be. Rocket’s verse was still pretty much unbearable and he’s going to need to step it up by a mile if he wants to stand any chance against me this week, but Lucy didn’t bring the fire either. Lucy’s verse was a topical approach to how we leave the world fucked up for the youth. While this could have been a really well executed idea as it definitely started off in the right direction and I’m sure as Lucy is a father that this is something he genuinely relates to and genuinely considers, but where this fell off was that it was to vague and the examples given weren’t any of substantial consequence. It was like a B-/C+ grade overview of the fucked up things in the world compared to the topical that TR brought out early in season 2 where he went on a statistical killing spree. It was that lack of powerful examples that toned down a possible gem from shining for Lucy. On the other hand rocket decided to shy away from his typically depressing pieces that only he himself and I guess his wife understand and went the route of a samurai story. For those that read my battle with Vern in the season 2 final 4, you’d know that these kinds of pieces are of interest to the RSTL readers/writers and if executed well can be quite effective in garnering the win. Rocket however did seemingly everything in his power to drag this concept through the mud and make it almost unbearable. His structure, flow, and mechanics were painful. Beyond that the piece quickly lost focus and you were left with a jumbled clusterfucked verse. While the outcome was no surprise it was still nice to see both guys give an effort to vote and it’s also nice to see activity back on the rise in the league.

.:Pain:. 2-0 (6) v. nom de plume. 8-4 (6)

Take your pick between this match and mine with IT as battles of the week and deservingly so. This match saw two former champs match wits; Pain a champ of the old generation and probably one of the biggest sleepers in the league vs Nom who seemingly had that one good run, won the title and hasn’t brought the same content to the table ever since. Two distinctly different styles clashed here and Pain proved to be the favorite amongst the readers who preferred his natural hip hop flavor as opposed to Nom’s poetic approach. Pain wrote a verse about a boy who from what I got was forced by their father to sleep with his sister while their father watched. At the end of the day the brother seemed to get past it all with the demise of the father however his sister was left scarred forever to the point where she now works the corner turning tricks. The brother obviously wants to help his sister, but seemingly nothing can be done. Nom on the other hand stayed the course with being obscure throughout his entire piece and while his wording was quite eloquent the piece didn’t unfold until the very end providing insight into the piece being a dedication to Mother Nature. At the end of the day it just wasn’t enough to get past the emotion and relatability that was established by the characters in Pain’s piece.

[Lucifa]

IV. continued..

Pharaohe Def 1-0 (4) v. Chin Kwon 1-1 (1)

I think out of everything this battle disappointed me the most. It pitted two people that while fairly unfamiliar to most RSTL heads have a decent amount of experience with topical/storytelling writing and who have been on my radar as people to watch once they get the ball rolling on their mechanics and such. What this actually turned out being is that Pharaohe completely let me down by dropping just a few bars (enough for it to be considered a show) which actually teased the fuck out of myself and other voters being that we found his beginning quite interesting and would have liked to see where he went with it. Chin on the other hand wrote a piece about a father realizing that he was being too hard on his young son and vowing that he would take it easier and accept his son as a child. The piece was decent but it lacked strong imagery and emotion to really connect the reader to the subject at hand. I think it’s pretty clear that Chin got off the line pretty easy in this one though from what I’ve seen of the kid he didn’t like catching the easy win and will be back with a full head of steam this week. Pharaohe on the other hand better make sure to vote and write a full verse or else I’ma be kicking that ass and throwing bird shit at him in the weeks to come.

Mic-illaH 0-1 (1) v. sfsportsfan 0-0 (0)

Last week I gave praise to Mic-illaH as I saw him as someone that could be effective in this league if he hones in on his writing and I stand by that, on the other hand SF is going to be a major project and needs more help than just about any writer I’ve ever seen. I guess lets start with SF first since he posted first. This verse was clearly rushed and while well ahead of the deadline, it should have been molded into a more concise piece as it would have had a better impact. He used the topic you’re sleeping with your boss’s wife where his character not only sleeps with his boss’s wife, but is caught by the boss, finds out that the boss killed the wife while he slept and had also had enough time to have sex with his wife. A piece that got really jumbled as everything happened very quickly and the details were scattered and underdeveloped. The dialogue throughout the entire piece was very rigid, the flow was off, and it seems that for some reason an arm grabs the main character and this causes him to die as 911 isn’t quick enough on the scene. Two things bother me about this; you don’t know how he dies and who would bother to call 911 for him if they killed him. Anyway that was just a giant mess to read and pretty hard to get through. On the other hand Mic didn’t come with the most original verse, but it was night and day compared to SF. Mic’s piece had a character on his way home from a poker game that ended up wrapping his car around a tree. From here we go through the entire piece hearing about the out of body experience with all the details, the panic, and the emotion in a rather vivid account until the plug is pulled. It would have been nice to see a more original spin on this concept; however it was executed well enough with solid flow/scheme and mechanics to get beyond SF with ease. Mic only voted on 3, however even taking the 2 vote hit he still won by a very significant margin as not a single vote was cast in SF’s favor.

Rap Antics 0-0 (0) v. MC Guttso 0-0 (0)

I really didn’t expect much when I saw this battle on the card considering I haven’t seen either of these guys in the league prior. What it all came down to was RA won by votes, but since he didn’t bother to vote on anyone else’s match Guttso actually cruised by him for the win. What actually broke down in the writing though went down like this: Guttso posted first and while the connection between the old man and the deranged exorcist lookalike in a broken down hospital bed wasn’t exactly great, he pulled it off. The reason he was able to do this is because his verse took an old man and turned him deranged, as he turned insane and started hallucinating, the verse actually picked up steam and got better. Parts of this were definitely shaky, but clearly this kid has some original ideas in his head and as he tightens up his skills he’ll become someone to watch for. RA didn’t put his topic anywhere in the verse, but you can pretty much assume he ran with “War at Home” like about 300 other people did this week as the RSTL featured a week on domestic disturbances. The verse didn’t necessarily offer anything special, but it was written in a style that allowed it to be easily appreciated. The structure actually resembled that of Rico’s in the season 1 tourney when he was actually trying. Personally I felt like the piece about a daughter who was abused by her father, who also abused her mother finally getting to exact revenge on him as he lays there in the gutter lacked a bit of satisfaction. I would have rather seen him get dragged out in the dirt more and suffer from disease rather than a gun shot putting him at ease, but alas this was not my piece to write…what did come out of this though is a pretty close battle depending on what you prefer to read and how much effort you wanted to put into understanding/reading both verses.

And with that we conclude another Week in Review.

[Lucifa]

V. Loose Cypher

For S3:WK3

Top Match: nom de plume. v .:Pain:. : Link
This makes the top spot on the basis that this was possibly the hardest match of the week to vote on. As Pain showed up in this battle with solid content that was delivered a little sub par, whilst nom gave his verse a lick of elegance but lacked enough depth to the content to carry it through. It was a good read on both accounts but for different reasons, whilst both being good in their own right the winner came down to the content itself and Pain won. Good shit fellas.

Top Verse: Got Life? : Link
I don’t think many people put a lot of effort in during S3:WK3 due to the reset of records and such, so this selection was quite hard but also quite easy. This probably comes down to the fact he was against Infinite Truth that Got Life?’s verse had a shining light to it over the week, as everyone ups their game against IT. This wasn’t the best verse I’ve read from the IronMan, but it did have enough strength in showing to take the top spot for the week. Well done.

Top Voter: Chin Kwon
There were various names in the hat this week, including someone that wasn’t even signed in. However, for me, I think Chin Kwon deserves praise for his voting as he makes sense in his crit by saying what he liked and disliked, keeping his opinion fair and just. He also doesn’t fill his breakdowns with clichéd terms and shows that he clearly reads both verses and thinks about what he’s typing before doing so.

Top Competitor: 3-Planes
And he’s not even competing?!? Technically no, he wasn’t facing an opponent in S3:WK3 but he gave his time after signing up to the Divisional Format to go and vote on every match. Yes, EVERY match up. His feedback may have been a little harsh and downbeat but he made valid opinion when he didn’t have to. He’s signed up and competing in DF:WK1 and will be making a fight for the 1st Champ Gauge, so people beware.

Top Dog: Got Life?
How can anyone else take this spot for this week? He has just been crowned (somewhat controversially) the Champ of Champs for Season 2 by beating Eye-Rime 5-4 on votes in the finale. He followed that by beating his CGI crew member and very talented writer Infinite Truth. There’s a clutch of people in the RSTL that would be short odds on taking the 1st Champ Gauge and Got Life? is certainly one of them.

[Lucifa]

VI. Got Life? Interview With MetaSin

E Got Life: Ok kids, scumbags, and aliases...he's a loveable People's Champ...no not Calibre...it's Metasin...whaddup guy?
itz L to the T: not too much fella... tired as fuck, but being entertained by one of your many e-beefs lol
E Got Life: Meh...I don't consider any of it beef...like I wouldn't go see any of these kids even if they lived within 10 minutes of me to slap them around...it's a waste of time really...but while it's dead at work...shit happens
E Got Life: So what brings you back to the league?
itz L to the T: damn net connection
E Got Life: Your damn net connection brings you back to the league?
itz L to the T: it logged me off
itz L to the T: but
itz L to the T: I like the new format of the league
itz L to the T: competition looks solid
itz L to the T: and lil details such as u picking pictures
itz L to the T: and lucifa dedicating more time
itz L to the T: are all positives in my eyes
E Got Life: word...i was a big fan of this format when riko and claus use to run it and I helped mod back then as well so i'm glad tr and lucy were for it when i brought it to tr's attention...naturally they changed it up to fit their own mold /w a different system, but i'm definitely all for it.
E Got Life: who do you see as your biggest opponents?
itz L to the T: man theres a lot of good writers in the league imo... you, tr, Pain, 3pa, Vern, lucifa, q (when he's around), inf (when he's in)... also some newer heads that seem to have some talent i.e. Chin, and Pharoe Def who surprised me with a pretty good verse last time i signed in. I actually noshowed that battle, but I owe him one
itz L to the T: speedy
itz L to the T: etc
itz L to the T: good competition all around
itz L to the T: Im actually looking forward to beating u...
itz L to the T: no cheating this time! lol
itz L to the T: ;-)
itz L to the T: errr technicalities
itz L to the T: lol
E Got Life: lmao...
E Got Life: i think there are a lot of guys in the league that can beat anyone on a given day and vice versa...when you consider that and the odds that you might get alternated you gotta stay on your toes and actually write good verses...it's definitely going to make people have to write more honest pieces
itz L to the T: definitely. all the drama from last season seemes to be behind us, and I think this will be a successful season for all concerned
itz L to the T: especially me
itz L to the T: this whole almost champ, but not quite thing
itz L to the T: will be overcome
E Got Life: i dunno...there are at least 9 former champs in the league and i'm sure they'll have something to say about mr. rbl over here champing their beloved RSTL
itz L to the T: very true... Topical heads dont like when battle heads invade their circle it seems... but most of the dudes are cool. I think last season got me back into the swing of things regard stories and topicals. I have just a lil rust to shake off after my month or so break
itz L to the T: but I should be fine
itz L to the T: it won't be easy for me
itz L to the T: but it wont be easy for them either
E Got Life: true...i'll give you that...i'll also give you a spoiler...lucy's verse is pretty good.
itz L to the T: i havent read it yet... but Lucy seems to perform well against me... and I like to return the favor. I guess this is the rubber match between us... with him edging me the first time in the champ match, by a vote... which im still bitter over, lol. I took the second match, and plan on winning this one
itz L to the T: besides beating point leader last regular season is a good way to start off my season eh?
E Got Life: Lucy wasn't the point leader cupcake ;)
itz L to the T: during the regular season he was
itz L to the T: wasnt he?
E Got Life: lol nope
itz L to the T: well watever. lol. Beating a former champ, and game competitor in Lucy will be a great start
itz L to the T: how bout that? lol
E Got Life: maybe after he and q went on some rampage of striking down certain wins of mine and whatever else nonsense they did...but yeah...i guess that's a better way to put it...though some people still say that lucy got lucky to win the title as Q had a really off week and some think he was much more fitting as a people's champ and not deserving of a title to date.
itz L to the T: he defended a few times tho, and he beat me when even Q thought I'd win...
itz L to the T: he deserved the title
itz L to the T: regardless cuz
itz L to the T: he won
itz L to the T: and he didnt need a technicality
itz L to the T: oooooooooooooh
itz L to the T: :crowd cheers:
itz L to the T: lol
E Got Life: lmao...i sitll beat you when it counted
itz L to the T: yea after swaying the first vote or two
itz L to the T: fuck face
itz L to the T: lol
E Got Life: gtfo
itz L to the T: lol. u won... so what?
itz L to the T: that was a champ match too huh?
itz L to the T: fuck. i gotta stop droppin the ball in champ matches
E Got Life: lol yeah
itz L to the T: lol. ion think i ever got shutout tho
itz L to the T: in a champ match
itz L to the T: so thats cool
itz L to the T: lol
E Got Life: especially if you want to win a speedometer
E Got Life: or gauge...w/e lucy is calling them
itz L to the T: lol. there are a lot of cool as lil graphics arent there? i like it
itz L to the T: shows effort
itz L to the T: lol
E Got Life: yeah...although i'm pretty sure i already have a shrine of gfx dedicated to me in the emcee hookups
itz L to the T: hahahaha! that one Lucy did, with the dude gettin arrested (i used the original for a story) was great
itz L to the T: lol
E Got Life: lmao...yeah lucy has been rather on point with that...i also love the one he did with Jook as Gollum holding a fish saying it's my precious
itz L to the T: lol havent seen that one. Im sure its jokes hahah
E Got Life: so any predictions on how well you'll do in the league?
E Got Life: btw...here's jook as gollum
itz L to the T: Im hoping to win my first few battles, and then win the first champ match of the season... that way i have a better chance of holding both belts at the same time. lol. I dont think thats been done in a while... I dont think it'll be easy, as its already looking like Ima have to drop fire for Lucy. If I get past him and somehow win the champ match I'll prolly sign out for a bit, since I would have collected some much needed points and so forth. I do want to battle Q and Inf this season somehow, as I never faced either and like both of their writing styles
itz L to the T: lol at its my precious
itz L to the T: btw I'd also like to battle Pain again (I won the first but think he underestimated me), and 3PA...
itz L to the T: and I'll beat u sometime this season
itz L to the T: 8-)

[Lucifa]

VI. continued..

E Got Life: inf is scatterbox btw, so he's in the league and you don't want to just accumulate points cause it's not seasonal anymore
E Got Life: plus you lose pts for signing out
E Got Life: might want to read up on all that superstar
itz L to the T: lmao Im too cool for rules
E Got Life: that's why you lost the 2nd time around
itz L to the T: aaaaaah. zing fuckface
itz L to the T: lol
E Got Life: neener neener
itz L to the T: word@ scatterbox i thought that was his performance name only.. didnt even notice him signed in
itz L to the T: lol
E Got Life: yeah, he's hiding his head after that embarassing loss to me last week
itz L to the T: didnt see that, but seems unlikely that he'd lose to you.
itz L to the T: lol
itz L to the T: inexplicable even
E Got Life: bah...he only clipped me 3-2 the first time
itz L to the T: lol. i just think his style is more aesthetically pleasing, and ppl hate u
itz L to the T: so its surprising hahah
E Got Life: people might hate me but i've won a whole ton of matches
E Got Life: neways, i think i had verse of the week last week
E Got Life: though i tend to think that every week
itz L to the T: when dont u think u had ve
itz L to the T: damn
itz L to the T: i just hit enter
E Got Life: LOL
itz L to the T: cuz u beat me to it
itz L to the T: lol
itz L to the T: this has strayed from the formal interview eh? lol
E Got Life: formal interviews are for TR and his republican party
itz L to the T: <Democrat
E Got Life: where if they don't allow him to drill for oil he'll shoot them with bird pellets
itz L to the T: lmao
itz L to the T: ahahah
itz L to the T: i like TR too
itz L to the T: but DEMOCRAT FOR LIFE SON!
E Got Life: I'm actually Republican, but i'm pretty moderate
itz L to the T: this just in... Im starting a Democratic subcollective of TMU for anyone interested
itz L to the T: lol
itz L to the T: grammatically that may be wrong.. but in my mind its all good
E Got Life: i think that'll leave Lucy to create a Ralph Nader front and steal votes from you
itz L to the T: lmao
E Got Life: how do you like them apples son?
itz L to the T: with peanut butter, and 2% Milk.
E Got Life: sounds queer
E Got Life: how bout a word association to tie this all together?
itz L to the T: its a healthy snack. lol.
itz L to the T: uh sure havent done one of those in a while
itz L to the T: lol
E Got Life: or are you man enough to grade the writers in the league?
itz L to the T: I can grade
itz L to the T: doesnt matter
E Got Life: ok grades are more fun
E Got Life: people catch feelings
itz L to the T: lol
itz L to the T: fuck it. everyone likes me
itz L to the T: i think
itz L to the T: lol
E Got Life: your own mother doesn't even like you
itz L to the T: Im like the polar opposite of u
E Got Life: we'll start /w the inferior blue division
itz L to the T: and thats cur ur moms to busy likin me
E Got Life: calibre...
itz L to the T: eeeeeh topically... c-
itz L to the T: i havent seen him
itz L to the T: lol
E Got Life: D- from me
E Got Life: SpeedyCal
itz L to the T: B- (lack of consistency)
E Got Life: took the words outta my mouth.
E Got Life: Guttso
itz L to the T: i dont know. but thats a bad name lol
itz L to the T: C?
itz L to the T: D?
itz L to the T: u tell me
E Got Life: C-?
itz L to the T: sure lol
E Got Life: i've read 2 verses from him
E Got Life: hard to tell
E Got Life: umm...fuck a KDP...
E Got Life: how bout Noble Soldier?
itz L to the T: Noble seems to understand how to write, but against top comp Ion think he'll win. C is average
itz L to the T: so C
E Got Life: i know nothing about him so i'll take your word for it
itz L to the T: lol
E Got Life: Sacrifice
itz L to the T: does he have any battles in the rstl?
E Got Life: he's at least a 2x champ
itz L to the T: Im newer to rstl so I wouldnt know but he must be atleast a B-B+ writer
E Got Life: last time i saw him he was like a B or so, but he can definitely be an A- at times
itz L to the T: word.
E Got Life: Tbone!? wtf blue division blows dick...
E Got Life: umm Chin Kwon
itz L to the T: d-
itz L to the T: lol
itz L to the T: Chin is good
itz L to the T: he needs some work
E Got Life: C+
itz L to the T: I'd sayu
itz L to the T: C+
itz L to the T: yea
itz L to the T: he'll up his grade as the season progresses
itz L to the T: imo
E Got Life: yeah if he sticks it out he should
E Got Life: Mic-illaH?
itz L to the T: wtf
E Got Life: i think he's on the same level as chin kwon
itz L to the T: really?
itz L to the T: ive never seen him
itz L to the T: lucky we dont judge by names
itz L to the T: lol
E Got Life: yeah...last few weeks you've missed it
E Got Life: 3-PA?
itz L to the T: dope. I'd say 3PA has one of the most fluid styles in the league.... just needs to bust loose a bit more.
itz L to the T: I'd say B+
itz L to the T: if he wrote more
E Got Life: i think he's the biggest choke artist in the league and i'll give him a B
itz L to the T: he'd be higher
itz L to the T: lol. his styles clean
itz L to the T: but i see why ud give hima B
E Got Life: that's fine, but he doesn't beat any good competitors
itz L to the T: we'll see this season...

[Lucifa]

VI. continued..

E Got Life: Nomsy
itz L to the T: Nom grew on me. I didnt like his style at first, but I'd say he does what he does well... A-
itz L to the T: real cool writing imo.
E Got Life: i'd say he can write on that level, but he fluxes between an A- and a B- for me...he's very hit or miss
E Got Life: I'd probably consider him one of the most inconsistent writers
itz L to the T: yea. But at potential he's a beast
E Got Life: TheRepublican
itz L to the T: Good ass Topical Writer... he's never in the league long enough lately
itz L to the T: I'd say an A because he does his style better than anyone in the league
itz L to the T: one of the few that beats stories with topicals
E Got Life: he's hit or miss for me as well, but he's always in the B+/A- range though I've seen some A verses from him
E Got Life: Pain
itz L to the T: Pain is dope, but also inconsistent. I'd say he's a solid B varying up and down (c to B+) depending on when he tries
E Got Life: i'm biased...A- ... blow me
itz L to the T: lol.
E Got Life: Dolla
itz L to the T: kinda a toughy.
E Got Life: C+ from me
itz L to the T: His style doesnt appeal to me as much as some... I'd say
itz L to the T: C+ or B-
itz L to the T: hit or miss
E Got Life: fair enough
E Got Life: now onto the important division
E Got Life: rocket
itz L to the T: never seen em
itz L to the T: i even looked
itz L to the T: lol
E Got Life: D in my book
E Got Life: ATP?
itz L to the T: who is that?
E Got Life: Ace the Prophet
itz L to the T: ah
itz L to the T: he's aite actually. pretty decent writer
itz L to the T: i'll say about a C+ for now
itz L to the T: gotta see him against more established writers
itz L to the T: ive peeped a few open mics tho. not bad
E Got Life: i'll say C for now
E Got Life: here's a fun one...what does meta think of meta?
itz L to the T: Id say Ima solid B.
E Got Life: B+ creativity needs improvement is my opinion
itz L to the T: lol
itz L to the T: yea I write to my potential once and a while
E Got Life: word...
E Got Life: lmao...sfsportsfan
E Got Life: fuckin F
itz L to the T: D
itz L to the T: lmao
E Got Life: gtfo
itz L to the T: D-----
E Got Life: how dare you
E Got Life: F
itz L to the T: hahahah
itz L to the T: F+
itz L to the T: lmao
E Got Life: read his verse last week
E Got Life: you'll want to kick him down 3 flights of stairs
itz L to the T: dude i can imagine. he battles in rbl too
E Got Life: lmao...
itz L to the T: like wow really? thats the best u can do?
E Got Life: neways.
itz L to the T: he's new tho. hopefully he learns
E Got Life: Saga?
E Got Life: C for lack of familiarity, D for su••••ion of Jook alias
itz L to the T: LMAO
itz L to the T: I'll ride with u. cuz Ionno the name well
E Got Life: Tek
itz L to the T: Tek is a former champ right?
E Got Life: B, dude is a vet
E Got Life: yeah...and he's won like 70 battles
itz L to the T: word. B
itz L to the T: ive only read a few
E Got Life: DeadKing
itz L to the T: DK is underrated to me
itz L to the T: i like his style
itz L to the T: I'd say B
E Got Life: he just won the season 2 tourney
E Got Life: lmao...
itz L to the T: lol
E Got Life: B+, stand up guy
itz L to the T: yea.
E Got Life: Dougie G
itz L to the T: C-
E Got Life: C -
E Got Life: yup
E Got Life: kid improved
itz L to the T: yea.
E Got Life: Pharaohe
E Got Life: C+ for cock teasing me last week
itz L to the T: aaaah. P Def.
itz L to the T: B from the one verse i've seen
E Got Life: B when he writes...agreed.
E Got Life: Rico
E Got Life: C-
itz L to the T: C_
itz L to the T: C-
itz L to the T: lol
E Got Life: lol @ C underscore
itz L to the T: hahah
E Got Life: inf troof
itz L to the T: A+ when he's on
itz L to the T: his flow is dope as fuck
itz L to the T: lol
E Got Life: dude is a beast
E Got Life: solid A writer
E Got Life: Lucy?
E Got Life: Solid B, ranges up to a B+/A- at times
itz L to the T: I'd say Lucy has done too much to be less than a B/B+ writer
itz L to the T: i agree with that
E Got Life: Vern
E Got Life: Same as IT, dude is a solid A writer
itz L to the T: yea I havent been as impressed tho
itz L to the T: but he's a good writer
itz L to the T: A-/B+
E Got Life: and then there's me
itz L to the T: hmmmmm
itz L to the T: lol
E Got Life: Solid A for myself
E Got Life: and a gold star
itz L to the T: A writer
itz L to the T: who cheats with his older, subpar stuff
itz L to the T: lol
itz L to the T: I'd say u vary...
itz L to the T: a bit
itz L to the T: sometimes u dont try at all
itz L to the T: lol
E Got Life: lol, only cause i recycle
E Got Life: when it seems like i didn't try at all it's cause all i did was copy and paste
itz L to the T: yea.... write new shit that actually relates to the pics
itz L to the T: loser
itz L to the T: lol
E Got Life: at my current state of writing, 20 minutes is all it takes to take your life
itz L to the T: lmfao. spend 20 mins against me and u'll regret it
itz L to the T: :-D
E Got Life: no i wont
E Got Life: i'll just find the appropriate rule to exploit
itz L to the T: lmao
E Got Life: and with that Spain beats Germany 1-0
itz L to the T: haha
E Got Life: neways, i'm off to eat lunch and knock back a few
E Got Life: any last words?
itz L to the T: Good Luck Lucy... and anyone who stands in the way of Meta God taking your soul... or somethin along those lines.
itz L to the T: TMU
itz L to the T: lol
itz L to the T: TMU in yo bitch and all that
E Got Life: umm...CGI says we snort 8 balls off your mothers back and thighs
E Got Life: then we kick start the bitch
E Got Life: OMGasaurus.
E Got Life: i'm out.

[Lucifa]

VII. Divisional Format Feature

You can find detailed information by Clicking Here.

A Quick Over-View:
Divisions: The league has been split in to 2 groups of competitors.
A RED and BLUE division.
You will battle it out against people in your division to climb the ranks of one or the other.
Top ranks will feed in and out of (League) Contender and Champ matches after 4 weeks of competition.
Losers drop into the opposite division to which they ‘escaped’ from.
Use the link provided to see much more detail on how the Divisions and Contender/Champ matches work.
Worth Points: The league will now rank with Points rather than Records.
Points reward your own effort and input to the league.
You will have 2 Points Values. Accumulated (always climbs) and Active (variable points used for ranks).
It is possible to earn more points in a loss than the winner obtains, depending on effort. Since points are awarding for such things as – voting quantity and verse post date.
Other interesting and fun things will be done with the points over time, including possibly “gambling/betting” with Active Worth.
Use the link provided to see much more detail on how the Points break down in value.

Your goal?
To achieve Champ status and earn yourself an RSTL Champion Gauge:

So with all of that said, here is the 1st Official RSTL Divisional Format Table(s):

The ranks above translate to the following match-ups for DF:WK1:

1. Got Life? v 14. rocket
2. Vern Acular v 13. Ace the Prophet
3. Lucifa v 12. MetaSin
4. Scatterboxx v 11. sfsportsfan
5. RICO v 10. Saga
6. Pharaohe Def v 9. TeKneek
7. Dougie G v 8. DeadKing

1. DaAlmightyDolla v 14. Calibre
2. .:Pain:. v 13. SpeedyCalhoun
3. TheReturn v 12. MC Guttso
4. nom de plume. v 11. _KDP_
5. 3-Planes v 10. NOBLE SOLDIER
6. Mic-illaH v 9. SacriFICE
7. Chin Kwon v 8. tbone

[Lucifa]

VIII. MetaSin Predicts DF:WK1

1. Got Life? v 14. Rocket
I don’t know who the hell Rocket is, but unless he’s an alias, or surprisingly talented, I belive GL? Takes this rather easilly.

2. Vern Acular v 13. Ace the Prophet
Ace has shown the ability to write decently, but its hard to ask a newer member of the league to step up and beat someone the quality of Vern. I see Vern taking it convincingly.

3. Lucifa v 12. MetaSin
The RUBBER MATCH!!! We’ve battled twice before, splitting the series thus far. We seem to be able to rise to the occasion against one another, and this promises to be more of the same. I know Lucy has already posted, and he’s done his part… now all that’s left is mine. We’ll see what happens.

4. Scatterboxx v 11. Sfsportsfan
Infinite could write an ode to his penis, in pig latin,… in giant rainbow colored font,… post late,… and still win this one. Sorry SF but Scatterbox is out of your league, and this wake up call may leave you out of ours. >;^D

5. RICO v 10. Saga
I have Saga taking this one.

6. Pharaohe Def v 9. TeKneek
I haven’t read much of TeK but he’s a good writer… From the one verse I read from P. Def he is also a decent writer himself. I’d say Tek would win this battle more often than not, but I’ll go with P. Def because I love upsets.

7. Dougie G v 8. DeadKing
I got DK beating DG. DK seems like a more polished writer, with a better flow… Dougie has improved but still has a bit to go.

1 DaAlmightyDolla v 14. Calibre
I got DAD taking this one. I see him taking this with a better story, and more RSTL experience.

2 2. .:Pain:. v 13. SpeedyCalhoun
This will be a good battle. I actually think both of these fellas are pretty dope writers, but I think I’m leaning slightly towards Pain by a vote or two. I think SC has a chance to take this even when Pain tries, so if Pain half asses (like he’s known to) SC will take it.

3 3. TheReturn v 12. MC Guttso
I don’t know who MC Guttso is but I know who TR is. I think The Republican takes this one with a smooth topical.

4 4. nom de plume. v 11. _KDP_
Nom is one of the better writers in the league, and honestly I think he takes this one easilly, unless KDP is an alias, or I’m just clueless as to who he is.

5 5. 3-Planes v 10. NOBLE SOLDIER
Noble may be able to conjur up a good story, but I think 3-P’s style is a bit to slick, and flow is a bit too dope for it to matter. I hope he doesn’t halfass, as it’d be nice to see him put in some effort.

6 6. Mic-illaH v 9. SacriFICE
I honestly don’t know of either writer’s topical prowess, but I’ll go with SacriFice… as I like his name better. Lol.

7 7. Chin Kwon v 8. tbone
Chin Kwon seems to be the better writer, but tbone apparently gave away his sn, so if its an alias he may win… If its not I don’t see him taking it in any way. Vote- Chin

[Lucifa]

IX. Mod Balls

A repeat segment this week, cos you guys really need to understand this shit.

Know Where You Stand

The Rules & Regulations are found : HERE
They have been updated for use within the Divisional Format.
The Division Format is explained : HERE
We’ve attempted to explain it as easy as possible. Any questions, feel free to ask a moderator.

The moderators are here to keep the league moving in the right direction. We will not rule with bias and when competing are bound by the exact same rules. The rules are written for clarity to both competitor and moderator, with the stipulations clear on what happens if a rule is broken.

Don’t be a bitch. Just do the do and don’t step out of place. This way you will be fine and not feel hard done by when you are deemed to have infringed upon a rule outlined in the appropriate thread.

Moderator Word Is Law!
So lick our balls and have a nice day.