Round 44 draft

Notes

Round 44 was the fourth Draft Round. Unlike previous drafts where captains were selected by vote or based on previous teams, this round captains volunteered themselves and were automatically entered into the draft.

The draft was organised by draftmaster Erix and assistant-to-the-draftmaster Damdred. It was carried out privately and then announced in a collaborative podcast between RiolTalk and Rush Hour, featuring their regular hosts Rio, Merf, Rush and AgFx. Damdred also guested briefly.

The podcast was published to announce the draft, as well as discuss player picks and potential team strategies, and is available to listen to on Spotify. https://open.spotify.com/show/40OCpyPINw10hpXmBsGBtw?si=78e63975f8cc4b77

The teams were as follows:

Captain	Jmerc13	Damdred	Scratch	Cerbrus	Mcgeeal	Mithrandir	Ivetza	Rompar
Co-Captain	Rush	Wurstmeyer	B	Weaser	Internetfett	Erix	Harm	Rompar
Second Round	AgFx	DanTheMan	SugarJon	Lamb	Bobbo	DownrightDave	Mannowrath	Rio
Third Round	Disco	SlyPimp	BigBell	King Jota	ZachSmack	GrapesofMath	Zar	Zedijar
Fourth Round	Cronel	Sizzler	Tidnab	Chud	Merf	Jboy	Jocke	Neruht
Fifth Round	Shanulf	DavetheGoliath	Highlow	Sharkey	Alison	Squanchy	Jaerock	OMG Noob
Sixth Round	Mattyvanhalen	Psychosophy	Noodle	Blafiora	TheThing	Lokiramza	Kenshiro	Slice
Seventh Round	Empoy	Cosula	Yeeow	Nurtho	Jamo	P@qz	Manus	Meesax
Eighth Round	Zooj	KingTitus	KingCT	Temo	Gwyn	Skubasteve	Beta52	Squarewave
Ninth Round	Bazzaroony	Extravadanza	Buckshot	Finnisher	DJSoegaard	Palaiyot	Taldarin	Uruk Hai
Tenth Round	(Empty)	(Empty)	(Empty)	(Empty)	(Empty)	SatansArsonMilitia	Drads	Saimon

Each team was also rated based on their Rio rank. Ordered from best rating to worst rating, the teams are as follows:

Unranked players were given a rating of 210 (the default last-place score), which mostly affected Scratch's team rating as he selected three unranked players. Team Ivetza, Team Mithrandir and Team Jmerc had no unranked players on their rosters.

Team Mcgeeal, Team Rompar and Team Ivetza feature the most roundwinners with each team sporting two on their rosters.

Wishlists and Reasoning

Captains were asked to supply a wishlist of their ideal picks before the draft started, as well as reasoning for their actual picks after the draft concluded. These are supplied below, along with the AI summaries of their reasoning that were read out on the draft round podcast.

Team Jmerc

Pre-draft Wishlist

Rush - he’s my guy. Strong blop support

AGFX - again blops support and frickin sweet tracker tool

Cronel - strong blops support (you see the theme)

DownrightDave - can attack and manage blops simultaneously

Harm - strong attacker

Zooj - no explanation needed. Love zooj

Mannowrath - strong ops support (think he falls outside the time zones I’m heavy on)

Disco - super strong fast attacker. Unless he isn’t and abandons but I’ll take that risk

Zachsmack - haven’t played with my boy in forever, strong at pretty much whatever

Cosula - landed with him a few times recently. He is turning to the dark side of blops nicely Not exactly my #1 team, but not an impossible lineup to actually pull off

Post-draft

AI Summary

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Not supplied. Instead Rush, Jmerc's co-captain, gave his theoretical reasoning as to what he thought Jmerc may have been thinking on the podcast.

Team Damdred

Pre-draft Wishlist

My plan for this draft is to pick a competitive team who I believe I can have fun with, min/maxing as well as going for the win.

Initially I have Wurst targeted as my first pick.

I have a suspicion that Jmerc will select Rush with his first pick, and in this slot I feel as selecting the best available player is the correct decision, if Gothia hadn’t of dropped out I would have debated.

For my second round pick I have another player who can attack pinpointed, the four I am watching most closely in this round are Downrightdave (I don’t believe he will make it to me), dantheman (doubtful he makes it), Eric (won’t make it), and sugarjon (possibly will make it). The goal here is to get a reasonably effective fast attacker who I feel will free up Wurst to play to his strengths.

Third round I am looking for an ops/support player, grapes (chance he won’t be here, noodle (take a slight flyer here based on reputation of a newer player), those are my top two choices I believe jmerc will take cronel here anyway. I haven’t strategised past the third round currently due to unknown variables.

Post-draft

AI Summary

Wurst was my ideal first pick—he covers all attacking needs, from slow to fast to converting, and he’s great with numbers. Second round didn’t go exactly as planned since Dave and Erix were taken early, but I still landed a top attacker in Dan, who I’ve played with before and really enjoy teaming up with. I cross-referenced my list with Wurst’s attacker recommendations and picked up Sly, a solid and consistent performer. Siz was Wurst’s suggestion—he’s been inactive for a while, but he’s a strong attacker and will shake off the rust. Dave was an easy pick as an all-around talent, and Psychosophy was the steal of the draft—god-tier on ops and fills a key time zone gap. Cosula and Titus are reliable ops players, and Danza is a new player I brought in from another game, making him my responsibility.

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first round; went as I hoped, wurst was available, he takes care of the biggest need which is attacking he can handle slow fast and converting and is a numbers guy we need. Second round: some of my top picks were taken in this spot, I was a little disappointed that Dave was taken by mith and that Eric was taken first round and didn’t fall into my lap. I suspect that Dan would of been taken as well if he had marked high activity, I was fortunate to land a great attacker here, I’ve played with him several times and I really enjoy playing with him so it’s a win I made a list of people who I wanted to play with and cross referenced it with people that wurst suggested as well who were excellent attackers I had a large amount of them still available at this point. Sly is an excellent investment as a team mate, he has a great deal of knowledge and has consistent results across his rounds. It was an easy pickup and complemented Dan and wurst. Siz was someone I was not aware of but wurst recommended and loved the pick. He hadn’t played in quite some time so rust is a bit of a factor maybe. However, he will pick it back up and he’s a very solid attacker for the team At this point I knew I needed to pick best player Dave I know Dave from a round or two we packed together, excellent all around player can attack is great at ops and has a great deal of activity. Perfect for what I want Psy, how on gods green earth this man was this low idk, to me this is the steal of the draft. Excellent if not god tier on ops, high activity covers a time zone that we are a little weaker in (or can be support when most Americans can be busy). Super happy with this pickup 7/8. cosula and Titus are ops players who are dependable and I figured scratch wanted them. Danza is a new player who I brought over from another game my responsibility

Team Scratch

Pre-draft Wishlist

I've been asked (by a very naggy, old, balding man) to write a little bit about what I hope to gain from my team as I draft them. I signed up as a captain excited at the possibility of being able to play with so many great and fun people who I've not yet had a chance to pack with. Sadly, none of those players decided to sign up, so I had to settle for these clowns.

Basically my goal is to find a balanced team full of players who can take on many different roles depending on what we all decide together. My major deciding factor outside of that will be discord activity, as I'm hoping to not take anyone who I haven't seen talk.

With my first pick, I wanted to make sure I picked someone I haven't had a chance to play with, but who I am familiar with or talked to. It really came down to downrightdave or B, but since I want to actually do well, it has to be B. Also, he wanted to be a captain this round so that he'd have a chance to put together a strong and competitive team, so I thought it would be especially funny to take himself myself and throw those hopes and dreams right out the window.

Since I decided to go with an early pick, a great deal of what happens beyond that point is dependent on the competence of my fellow captains. Needless to say, I fully anticipate my plans will go through without a hitch.

I want to get one of the Dave/Grapes/Jon pack if possible, but I'm not too picky on which one because they're all the same person anyway. Beyond that, I've got a whole notebook page full of people I'd be happy to get, and it doesn't even include some of the obvious names. Really I just want to have a fun round with some cool people, and maybe we can sneak out a win through sheer willpower and friendship <3

Post-draft

AI Summary

I went into this draft with a clear plan, and while things didn’t always go perfectly, I’m really happy with how my team shaped up. B was my first pick because he’s a great player and someone whose game philosophy aligns with mine. Sugarjon was an easy second-round choice since I wanted someone from the Dave/Jon/Grapes group, and with Dave off the board, he was the natural fit. BigBell came next, mostly because my original target got sniped, but he meshes well with B’s timezone, so it worked out. Tidnab was a no-brainer—our past Diplomacy chats and his compatibility with the team made this pick feel like destiny. Noodle & HighLow were great picks, even if it meant losing my next turn, and I could tell I made the right call when Mith cursed me out right after. Yeeeoow was a total self-indulgent pick, since he plays like me—badly but with style—so naturally, I love it. Kingct was a fun wildcard pick, mostly to screw over Damdred, and Buckshot is a bit of a mystery, but I like his attitude. Also, fun fact about me: I like to lick windows. Not sure how that’ll play into my strategy as a draft captain but I’m confident that I’ll find a way*.

(Final sentence may have been edited in by Rush. Allegedly.)

Scratch took the time to roast some of the other teams before getting into his own reasoning. Here are some of the best ones:

Team Ivetza: He put together a very solid team here. Too bad Ivetza has to be in it.

Team Mcgeeal: Sort of like looking at a high school basketball coach try to relive his glory days, Mcgeeal clearly hasn't moved on from his round win.

Team Jmerc: Omg look at me I'm so chaotic! <-- that's probably what beardy boy was thinking when he picked the most obvious team imaginable. Does chaos generally entail doing everything in the most predictable way? I just feel bad for Disco, the dude is probably gonna abandon twice.

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First round, B: I haven't played with him, but I've talked to him a decent amount and find myself lining up with his approach to the game and philosophies overall pretty well. Also he's actually a really good player, unlike myself, so I'm really happy with him as my first pick overall. Every good group needs a cornerstone "glue guy", and that's what I think B will B. Second round, Sugarjon: from the beginning of the draft I knew I wanted one of the Dave/Jon/Grapes coalition. Since I nabbed up someone from a different major 5-pack with B, this was pretty much my only shot to get to play with one of these guys, so when Mith took Dave a few spots before me, it made my decision even easier. When I really thought about it, the one I've probably talked to the most was Sugarjon, so this was an easy selection for me. Third round, BigBell: B suggested SlyPimp in this slot, so when he got taken by Damdred (who is an evil bastard) right before my turn I went into panic mode. "Panic mode" will be a recurring theme, btw. Then BigBell's name came up, and with him fitting more closely with B's timezone, it seemed like a nice idea to throw another Euro his way, and I enjoyed BigBell when I played with him before, so I was happy with this choice. Part of me wanted to go with Tidnab here, but oh well. Maybe some other round we'll random together.

Fourth round, Tidnab: Oh, lookie here, I found myself a Tidnab. Another person whose timezone works well with B, and someone else who I haven't had the pleasure of playing with. Oh how the stars have aligned! I've played Diplomacy with him, talked to him about (sand) pirates, this was a slam dunk pick. In fact, this pick was so good it almost makes the rest of them feel like trash. And speaking of trash... Fifth round, Noodle & HighLow: I'm just kidding, these two are great picks and it's been an absolute pleasure getting to know them over the past few months. While I'm very happy to grab these two here (Mithrandir messaged me with a simple "fuck you" immediately after I made this pick, so while he already does this pretty frequently, that to me showed I made the right choice), it did put me in a bit of a bind, as I had to relinquish my next pick afterwards. Sixth round, psychosoph- oh wait, nevermind. Seventh round, Yeeeoow: Completely abandoning my plan of mostly taking people I haven't played with much, I drafted the person I probably have played with the most of anyone in the entire game. He doesn't play strategies that work, gets hit all the time, and gets in fights with someone new almost every single round. In essence, I just drafted myself, which makes this the best pick of the entire draft.

Eighth round, Kingct: An import from a game Damdred plays, he had been all excited to take this sleeper pick right at the very end, but I've heard good things about this guy and Damdred deserves to not get what he wants, so that made this selection very easy for me. I love encountering newer players who actually try, so hopefully that's exactly what I drafted here. Ninth round, Buckshot: I don't want to be rude, but apart from seeing his name show up making a couple discord comments about not wanting to disappoint anyone by not being very good/active (which I see as a positive sign, anyone who feels bad about dragging the team down is a kindred spirit), I don't really know this guy at all. But I look forward to seeing how he works out. Welcome to Team Scratch.

Team Rompar: I mean, Rio put his activity level at "low" and he still picked him first, so I think that choice speaks for itself. He's got some cool people on here, but some of his choices and the timing for them felt like some RNG shit. Team Ivetza: He put together a very solid team here. Too bad Ivetza has to be in it. Team Mithrandir: One of the best teams in here, solid picks pretty much across the board. No real scathing notes here apart from a simple "fuck you". Tag, you're it. Team Mcgeeal: Sort of like looking at a high school basketball coach try to relive his glory days, Mcgeeal clearly hasn't moved on from his round win. Team Cerbrus: Pretty well rounded team, I could see them doing pretty well. No real roasts here, good job, babe. Team Damdred: I thought it would be fun drafting a team right next to my buddy. I was wrong, this dude pissed me off almost every pick. We basically wanted the exact same team, and I think we ended up with teams that feel pretty similar. Team Jmerc: Omg look at me I'm so chaotic! <-- that's probably what beardy boy was thinking when he picked the most obvious team imaginable. Does chaos generally entail doing everything in the most predictable way? I just feel bad for Disco, the dude is probably gonna abandon twice.

Team Cerbrus

Pre-draft Wishlist

(Cerb did not pick up any of his originally intended picks)

Rio - he plays fast attackers and slow/mid attacker at a high level and consistently has good finishes. He is a good leader and strategist. Also, last time we played together in a draft round he won

Wurstmeyer - he is an excellent strategist, his pre round game plan and simming are top notch. His expertise will help guide the realm with multiple scenario options. He consistently has strong finishes

Dantheman- we were packmates in the early stages of coming back to the game, I would like to play with him again. He is an excellent fast attacker with the balls to make the big hit even if it sinks his round. Putting the realm first is a quality I look for

Grapesofmath- he can be an attacker or blopper, when i have played with him he has been a team player and helped get hits from killing drafts. Having a blop leader would be good early and mid round

Chunk - I think he recently said he would join the draft. I can’t remember playing with him and would like to. I know he is a solid fast attacker and mid attacker. Even while exploring I think he could provide great advice and guidance

Internetfett - who wouldn’t want the one and only fett. Good fast attacker and solid mid attacker. Great with numbers/strats and insights. Is a fun player to play with Manno- ops guys are important, has a high ranking and is wanting to play slower style. Heard good things about him

Disco- I think he plays a high risk/reward playstyle with fast attacking. Having him paired with another solid fast attacker and soild ops could help him break free Cronel- chaos, disrupter, enough said

Sugarjon- a solid attacker who can go the blops route if needed. Good teammate/realmie

Post-draft

AI Summary

The draft process was fast-paced and chaotic, forcing a shift from my original plan of building a balanced team to prioritizing top-tier players. The first pick, Weaser, was chosen for his consistency as a mid-speed attacker, a dominant playstyle in recent rounds. Lamb and King Jota followed as familiar and reliable mid-speed attackers, while Chud was picked purely for value. Sharkey brought leadership and versatility, making him a key addition. Blaforia added speed and veteran experience, while Nurtho’s flexibility made him a strong choice. The last picks, Temo and Finnisher, were more of a gamble due to limited knowledge. Overall, I think the team looks solid, with a strong mix of experience, adaptability, and firepower—ready to perform!

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When I was thinking of my ideal team I had in mind a nice mix of fast attackers, mid speed/converters, ops/blops guys with a sprinkle of veteran leadership. Of the 10 players I selected for my “ideal” team I ended up taking none of them. Some due to others picking them first and another because they put activity level as low, like Rio. The draft went so fast, players were picking faster than in the dom fantasy draft. I was at work and trying to make big decisions in a matter of mins from the constant pings lol. I knew I wanted to take the “best” players first, disregarding my want to form a well-rounded group.

My first pick was Weaser, I am pretty sure I played with him but I quickly looked at his stats and he was a solid, consistent performer. Consistency with the first pick I felt was key. He had some really good finishes as a convert/mid speed attacker and that seems to be the winner lately so I picked him up. He also had a decent fast attacker round

My second pick was lamb, one who I have packed with and played with numerous times. He is also a consistent mid speed attacker. I am hoping the familiarity will help us and he has 24 rounds on OD under his belt.

My third pick as King Jota, another consistent mid speed attacker. He really impressed me with his round as gob converter “Wife vs OD round 31”, great name BTW as we can all relate.

Fourth pick was chud, yet another solid mid speed attacker. He was the best pick available by far so I picked him up Fifth pick was Sharkey, my brother from another mother. We have been packing together since round 23. His insight and knowledge of the game is second to none. He is versatile and can play anything. He has great leadership and planning

Sixth pick was blaforia, he is a great fast attacker and is a vet Seventh pick was nurtho. I have played with him before and he is a great teammate. He can play multiple roles Eight pick was Temo, I do not know much about him

Ninth pick was finnisher, do not know much about him I am very happy with my team, I think we will perform great! Let’s go!

Team Mcgeeal

Pre-draft Wishlist

Okay in other drafts, high activity FAs are at a premium, so thinking I use my first pick on that. I’m hoping to grab someone I know can do math and sim, because I am not that guy, pal. More of the hype-man captain. I think top of my board will look something like this, only a little different from their rio ranks tbh:

Fett: Only played with once and is a fun teammate, though he’s marked ‘medium’ activity, I question how ‘medium’ looks to him.

Weazer: Look at that rio rank and good at mathing, high activity

Erix: The fellow hype man, is good at the game and also guarantees an active fun realm

Lamb: A wildcard pick in terms of realmmate, I don’t think we’ve played before but is good and marked high activity.

Chunk** who isn’t FA but I’ve never played with and want to - we’ve had a couple of fun races to the finish line as explorers, and can still do math. Plus I can finally interrogate him on his darn calculator! Just not sure how good an idea it is to pick explorer so high, maybe he falls to second rd pick?

Harm: good dude, good player, here for the gangbang

Bobbo: Always in the FA mix, will pull over to attack on time. Also a TFT buddy, but I don’t know if he’s a simmer

Wurst: Really good at the game, think I’ve only played with him once but he stayed in pack chat mostly, so loses points.

Jota: Is indeed grumpy on the outside but good at the game and I’ve had good experience playing with him as a noob.

B: Don’t think I’ve played with him at all, is kind of a wildcard pick. I don’t really know what to expect in terms of fun/engagement with some people that I haven’t played with, even though that’s a bit of the point. The rest I’m just looking for folks who I think are fun mostly.

Team comp we’ll figure out later. I do want another good explorer - whether that’s Chunk, Zedi, or Manno.

Reuniting with Rush / AGFX would be awesome, but I kind of expect Jmerc to reach for them tbh.

Some other dark horses for competitiveness in the later rounds I like are Tidnab, Alison, Zar, ZOOJ, Merf if his ‘low’ activity scares away captains

Notable un-mentions are the Hydra and Sharkey, who are all great and fun to play with and guys that I’ve been in-realm with many times now. If the draft is an opportunity to play with some new people, I ought to take it. Don’t be surprised if I actually panic-pick some of this list though. In fact, I play based on vibes, I doubt any of this is actually that useful, it’ll all come down to what I’m feeling in the moment that it’s my turn to pick.

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In the late-late rounds, when it comes to the new players, I hope to get someone who marked they’re open to playing Ops role, so I can help keep an eye on them and mentor. Not so good at doing that for an attacker.

Post-draft

AI Summary

I ended up with a team similar to my Round 38 win, which I’m happy about, though I didn’t land any big names I haven’t played with before—just some I haven’t teamed up with often. We’re stacked with high-powered options like Fett, Bobbo, Merf, TheThing, and Zach, built to run fast, but we’ve also got solid slower play choices. TheThing dropped in the draft because he’s “leaving on May 4th,” but I’ll take the steal. I just missed out on Beta52, and my last pick was a new player outside the US time zone, but it was late, and options were limited.

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Short version, I’m a busy man: I basically stumbled into assembling a similar comp to my round 38 win, so happy about that, but i failed to get any well-known people who I haven’t played with yet. That said I’ve chosen folks who I haven’t gotten to play with very often* Obviously I have the best team, multiple high-octane options as FAs with Fett, Bobbo, Merf, TheThing, and Zach, we’re built to run and not look back. If we have to pass the buck, we’re in good hands with whoever will join Alison in a slower playstyle. We’ve Gwyn, myself, a couple new players, as well as probably one of the attacking options already mentioned for ops. Notably, TheThing “is leaving on May 4th” which made him fall in the draft, I don’t really know what that means but he was a steal, May the Fourth be Damned! Jamo was noted as an up-and-comer by Fett, I was hoping to nab him and Beta52 late, but just missed out on Beta (he was a big steal that late as well). My apologies to the single pick of mine, a new player who isn’t in the US-time zone, but it was late and I had few options left.

Team Mithrandir

Pre-draft Wishlist

Attacker im targeting in kind of order: Erix Wurst Jboy Rio Jota Fett Weaser B Harm SugarJon DownrightDave Lamb Merf Blaf Matty BigBell Thething Top Ops guys im targeting: Chunk Manno Zed Zar shanulf jocke cronel empoy loki nurtho Others: Disco Zooj (low key great ops guy) Sharkey Grapes

general plan is to get 1-2 attackers on my list, maybe a top ops guy 2nd pick then back to attackers. Taking value over needs in general but ideally 2 guys that can FA, 1 good strategy guy and the rest ops guys and hybrid players. It will really come down to best available and value over everything. Time zones not too much of a concern. I “can” lead but prefer another elite player to co lead the pack.

I’m hoping other captains are incompetent and skip over high value guys

Post-draft

AI Summary

I somehow landed Erix, which gives me insider draft knowledge and a solid attacker. Dave was an easy pick as a top FA and fun teammate, and Grapes was the obvious choice for ops, especially with Dave around—Cocaine and waffles approved. Jboy fooled everyone about his activity and will carry us to victory. Squanchy is underrated but always online, Loki slipped way too far, P@qz brings versatility, and skubasteve is another nonstop ops machine. Satansarsonmilitia rounds it out as Mr. Irrelevant. I wanted FA power, strong ops, and a slow/convert attacker—got all that and stole Jboy. Best draft team by a mile, Merf 99% realm win incoming.

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Erix - easy pick, idk how he fell to me. I get draft insider knowledge and secrets. Also i guess hes an okay attacker. Dave - Top FA, very fun to play with, easy pick Grapes - The obvious choice for a top ops guy and i have dave. Cocaine and waffles approved. Jboy - everyone slept on his lie about low activity. Hes going to win us the rnd. Elite elite player Squanchy - underrated top ops guy, easy pick and he is on 24/7 Loki - idk how he fell. Maybe bc taking rnd off but he said hes going to be active as fuk and willing to go on overnight. Easy pick and jmerc/rush cant have him. Win win P@qz - great player, willing to fa or sui build and ops after. Easy choice as he is very versatile. skubasteve - solid ops guy, willing to do overnight ops. Very active. Another easy pick satansarsonmilitia - mr irrelevant. Excited to play with him. Going in I wanted 2-3 FA, tons of ops and a solid slow/convert attacker, which i got the steal of the draft on in jboy. All in all I got the dream team draft team. It really doesn’t get any better. Easily the best draft team and 2nd best isn’t even close. I give us a Merf 99% chance of a realm win and ill get started on the rnd win story asap.

Team Ivetza

Pre-draft Wishlist

“I think my pack will end as some kind of beautiful disaster” is the only response we were able to extract from Ivetza, who refused to do his homework.

The player beautiful disaster was not available to be drafted.

Post-draft

AI Summary

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Initially supplied:

And I don't have any idea why I pick all that Tortuga scums, how to explain to them I just need 100 souls to avoid 10 years service on the Dutchman which remind me I need more alcoholics so please Fett change realm max players to 101. Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!

This was then presumably later fed into ChatGPT and Ivetza supplied the following (largely empty of reasoning) reasoning:

I’ve got no clue why I keep picking up all that Tortuga scum, but here we are. Look, I just need 100 souls to dodge ten years aboard the Dutchman—simple math, really. So I’ve been recruiting, and what a fine mess of scallywags we’ve got!

Harm got picked just for showin’ up to the great gangbang of piracy—no questions asked. MannoWrath joined the crew thanks to his mighty man-of-war and even mightier name, now forever fused as HarmNoWrath. With fire in their sails and questionable morals, they were a natural fit.

Then there’s Zar. Just pure awesomeness. Zar Zar har har! The crew shouted it so loud the kraken blushed. Join our ship, ahoy, or walk the metaphorical plank of mediocrity!

Jocke’s aboard too, ‘cause things in dom were gettin’ too serious. We needed more jockes and fewer blockes. Then came Jaerock, our discord shouter extraordinaire. No lady is safe, no eardrum left undamaged.

Kenshiro—aye, the warrior with fists of fury—joined us so we can set sail for distant lands and bring back barrels of sake. He also kicks like a mule, so that’s a bonus.

Then we’ve got M4nus007. The name’s Bond. James Bond. Smooth-talkin’ spy who can charm us out of cannonfire and into a brothel with one eyebrow raise.

Beta52 hopped aboard because, let's face it, what pirate crew doesn't need a math nerd? Someone’s gotta calculate the rum-to-crew ratio and ensure our loot splits properly. Love you, Beta.

Taldarin2020 came to remind us of the cursed year when our ships were locked down and we had to plunder via Zoom. A dark time. We drank sanitizer. Never again.

And finally, the cherry on this rum-soaked pie: Drads. The legend. The anchor. The wind in our sails. With Drads aboard, the team’s so damn almighty, even Poseidon takes notes.

So Fett, do us all a favor—raise the realm limit to 101. I’m still short a few souls, and I hear there’s a bar full of alcoholics just down the shore.

Yo ho ho, and a bottle of “don’t ask what’s in it”!

Team Rompar

Pre-draft Wishlist

Round 1 Rio - there is no single draft round I haven't been with him so he is a natural first pick Wurst - great player with lots of knowledge and skills never been with him in a full round looking forward to this moment Internetfett - if one of the best wonders is Fountain of Youth, then fett must be called the Spring of Knowledge Harm - very friendly active player who I really enjoyed playing with, having a tool for posting Top Op Jboy - winner from the last round, come on who doesn't want to have a winner in his team

Round 2 Slypimp - very good player who I have been before and we do get along so would love to have him Eric - suicidal tendency I love it, seriously very active player ready to sacrifice his own round for the greater good B - being ready to step in as a captain in case we don't have enough, means he might have a plan, means I can only get an advantage with him on board Jocke,Manowrath and Neruht - one of the greatest opers I have been with who can say no to that

Round 3 DantheMan, Sugarjohn, Merf, Kenshiro - great FA can be helped to win the round or used to stall the dynamics and help realmies who come from behind

Rush, AgFx, Cronel, Grapes - devoted bloper but can also provide huge ops support

Sharkey, Zar - player I do get along with able to attack but also always in the top ops ranking

Ofc if ppl from higher ranked pick are still available I may go for them

Post-draft

AI Summary

I stuck with my usual first pick, Rio—no surprise there, since he runs the Rio Ranks. Chunk was a must-have for his top op calculator, and Zedijar, the first OD-winning explorer, adds some history to the team. Neruht might not be a well-known name yet, but his tracking skills last round made him an easy pick. OMGnoob brings top-tier attacking experience, while Slice, Mesaxx, and Squarewave round out the squad with versatility and activity. Uruk Hai adds some brute force, and as for Saimon? Well, Saimon says we win.

Actual Text

1st pick Rio - what is a draft round without us pairing? Active or not he is the one who makes the Rio Ranks so no wo der I will end up on top there 2nd pick Chunk - the guy who runs the top op calculator most of the ppl are using this days is the guy you must have and that is for sure pick number 2 for our team 3rd pick Zedijar - not many explorers ever won but he was the first in OD, ladies and gents please welcome to our team Zedijar 4th pick Neruht - a name that most of you don't know just yet but you are about to remember Neruht The guys was able to explore and single handly track the top op last round so another name that is a must 5th pick OMGnoob - highly ranked experienced attacker who will bring that extra versatile attacking experience that we just need 6th pick Slice - if you want a piece of cake you must Slice it first 7th pick Mesaxx - being with us last time and the only time when draf realm won the round tells it all 8th pick Squarewave - an extra active player who will provide lots of ops and blops whenever they are needed 9th pick Uruk Hai - all the hordes of goblins and orc will need an Uruk Hai to lead them 10th pick Saimon - Saimon says we win

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