| Columns - xhrl |
| Will this be the season cMf is crowned? 041222 | ||||
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Indeed the most astute followers of qw tdm are saying cmf is the best team right now in qw tdm. It would be about time they take home the crown. Having been second to SR and LA/ds in recent seasons only contributes to the myth that these guys have a bit of a curse on their heads. Is it because they had and released dag? Is it because janne isn't active for them? Is it because fifi has a female poodle's name for a nick? Is it because of Vert or Dama or any other illustrious member of the long-lived clan? Man, no one can say for sure. But even if we can all agree the most skilled team to have placed well in so many events, and to never won the big crown would NOT be cmf; sadly that perpetual bridesmaid's role must be placed on perhaps cmf's biggest national rival, tVs. But if you grab your favourite QW Historian -- who else but Purity? -- and ask him how often cmf has finished close to the top but never actually won NQR the record is one that brings tears to the eyes of many a cmf fan. In the last NQR cmf didn't play as a clan. But prior to that, cmf finshed 2nd or 3rd in seasons 1, 2, 3 and 4. In season 5, you may recall the semifinal loss cmf had to ds? I won't bring up bad memories here for their fans, but that loss was heart wrenching. So close and yet not the champion. Each season has seen the champ chomp these cmf chumps along the way to the final. We tend to see the big rivalry in div1 as being between sr and la; but cmf fans really don't care for either of them. And can you not see why? cmF has some badass NQR past experiences they wish to overcome this season...and sr and la have long stood in their way. This year will be no different imo. dag and his legeartis dudes will for sure have to turn on their monitors for any match versus cmf. Gaz thinks la will fight cmf in the finals and that cmf will have the edge. However do not forget the curse of the dag. I see SR giving LA a serious run for the other finals spot. Some say para is playing some of the finest tdm of his career. I say we must determine that by how he and his team play in the 1/4 and semifinals. Will hib be in good shape? If so, SR might rise up to smite cmf and la on their way to four consecutive championships. But I say that SR dream will be upset by neither cmf or la this year. Look to the Griffyn, the long time quaker who has always been a smashing dueler, but has now shown us that his tdm skills are worthy of serious consideration. In gtg the maps e1m2, dm2 and cmt 3 are must needed wins in order to beat teams like cmf or sr or la. I put my money on them to do it this year, especially if they get ul playing dm2 for them. mrl is even playing dm3 better then I have ever seen him play it; but dm3 will not be a counted on map for gtg, though it will for those who fight gtg. In gtg the cMf fans may find another source for the continuation of their nqr curse.....then, again, it will depend on how e1m2, dm2 and cmt 3 go. I wish strength and honour to those about to battle. I will write more as things progress....this will help to make up for the fact that much of what I think usually goes the other way :p ///Merry Christmas from xhrl the maple leaf 25 comments |
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| curse them cmf'ers!
Nice column |
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| Nice one Xhrl..again :) | ||||
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| hagge flikker
:P |
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| Nice column!
Isn't it hard to say who's gonna take it home this season? LA,SR,cMF and GTG.... i can't tell... unex: haggis ain't hagge, ok?:) |
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| doesnt matter hagge is still a flikker :))) | ||||
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| 14-0. | ||||
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| nqr1 dunno wasnt born back then..
nqr2 janne bored to fifis back in vital minutes @ dm2 vs hf(semi) and game was lost? nqr3 la vs playing from lan? nqr4 fifi was on army? nqr5 ------------ nqr6 ------------ i can always explain and whine yes...but the fact this remains, we never won anything :( qhlan6 ofcoz cant be counted as a trophy. fifi: *smiles* ps. and of coz we wont do any better this year.. happy christmas dudes |
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| come on.. we did win smackdown season4?? of course with WO, otherwise we might have lost the final like 2-0 --> 2-3 ;DDDDDD | ||||
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| and what about LAN HERWOOD '03? | ||||
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| purity isn't my favourite qw historian, he's the only one with a good memory; he seems to have a good excuse for every time FS (or any other Dutch clan) have lost in a major game :E | ||||
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| lol gaz 8] fs just has had mayor probs with sr last 3 seasons, and this time it was cmf to kick em out =] | ||||
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| oh yeah and about cmf
Villains 1: 1/4 final lost of -ff- (tie on e1m2) V2: 1/2 final lost of CAPS SD1: 1/2 lost of -ff- NQR1: didn't play final vs -ff- SD2: 1/2 lost of E SD3: 1/4 lost of tVS NQR2: 3rd lost of HF SD4: Won with WO of HF in final SD5: 1/2 lost of LA NQR3: 2nd lost of LA CB1: 2nd lost of FS NQR4: 2nd lost of SR CB2: 2nd lost of SR NQR5: 1/2 lost of DS NQR6: not played :S NQR7: We'll see! |
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| lost TO, not lost OF
:E (or lost AGAINST) |
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| This is another debate of course, but who is the best clan that has never won
NQR?
-CMF -FS -TVS -HF -DS -OSAMS ?? |
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| osams! | ||||
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| purity, in nqr1 i was sure ff actually beat cmf. i thought about 3 years ago
some screenies were put up to prove it was played....perhaps those were fakes?
yes that loss to ds was harsh. at thaat time, i think cmf was playing dm3 at such a high level it was tough for their fans to see them fall to ds, as anticipation ran high. in sd4, even though it was a wo, i think cmf would've won...just as now, back then cmf seemed so well rounded and the phear of janne was chasing opponents from the servers:P now it is the phear of fix or fifi running the big q. nobody is better with the boomstick and big q than fifi. such patience:P gaz: cmf for consistently being so close, so far but not there in terms of nqr. i see that ds squad as essentially a la thing save for mrl who never has had anything to do with la. i see tvs as the ultimate bridesmaids though if we look outside nqr.... |
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| Excellent article xhrl. You hit spot on when wondering if there's a 'curse' upon
cMF. In a way there is, but I wouldn't call it a curse.
Of course the winner of a clanmatch is always the better one, but in cMF's case the final difference has often been in the mental side. cMF has always had extremely skilled teamplayers in it's squad, but cMF hasnt ever turned into a real progaming clan. tVS, ZR, ]E[, SR, FF, LA etc. have all passed the line when QW becomes too serious and that's the main reason why those clans have claimed so many thrones(except tVS of course). cMF has sticked to it's respected founder Mineral's statement, what I copypasted here below: "21.4.1998 two of the cMF founding members, Mineral and Element, desided to resurrect cMF. Now we have some more members and we've had some matches too. We frag for fun. ~Mineral 14.7.1998" Players have changed, but the good old cMF spirit remains. That's why I consider cMF as the most honourable QW clan of all times. |
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| A bit more of cMF's achievements here(taken from cMF's old
homepage@cmf.vekoduck.com):
SLQL Champions in Advanced division 1999 3rd position in TeamPlayers league 3rd position in The Liiga, Season 1 2nd position in TopTen league. 1. Z 2. CMF 3. CFF 1st position in The Forsaken lanV QW TEAM competition @Otaniemi 2nd position in Mitream lanparty QW TEAM competition 2nd position in The Liiga, Season 2. 1. tVS 2. cMF 4th position in QWSM, Season 1. 2nd position in QWSM, Season 2. |
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| Yea, I wanted to mention that CMF actually won SD4...even though it was a very
hax0red success for sure since there was no real final :)
As much as I like cmf, my personal "unlucky bitches"-award clearly goes to tvs. They've been a top class clan for so long but never actually won a tournament (that I know of). Every season there was at least one team who was better than them. Z, Zetor, FF, E, LA and so on...and in the season when they put in even more practice than they usually do (and NO team practices as much as tvs ever did when they were active and serious!) it came to a very sad ending with the winner being decided by WO. |
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| Nice one Xhrl :)! | ||||
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| xhrl: those screenshots were from a laddergame played 4 weeks before the day
that the final should've been played (even before the playoffs even started!).
It was a best-of-3 game aswell even though all playoff matches were
best-of-5.
I still wonder what NQR-admin was so stupid to put that match up in the hall of fame like it was the final. gaz: cmf for sure because they've been on the top the of boards for such a long time with only one season break yet. Even though the other clans were great aswell of course they haven't been around that long, that high (even though tVS comes pretty close). andy: like you said at the start of your newspost, CMF actually won SD4 ;) |
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| i wonder why they wont update hall of fame anyway...even it would be kinda SR dominated...league like this should take care of that part of the cake too | ||||
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| haha and nowwhen i check that part after few months...omg its done...gg | ||||
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| put down the pipe ville :D | ||||
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| cMF's old history, written by me(three years ago):
http://cmf.vekoduck.com/vertigo/cmfstory.html
...if somebody still reads this :) |
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