October 11, 2007
Makati (AP) -- Jubilation filled the Filcosplay Forum as the Filcosplay Freelancers celebrated yet another league victory. Despite struggling in the beginning of the season after a 0-10 slump, the Freelancers got a big break when Caerid Alt Mer purchased the team. "I saw an opportunity and took it," Alt Mer explained. "I knew that it would be a challenge to take the bottom team of the division and make something out of it, but it's been a blast. Everyone's done a great job so far this season and we're looking to reach the top."
Part of their success can be attributed to the acquisition of the Marikina Titan's former backup center, Kero Chan. Although his starting stints were rocky, he eventually started putting up big numbers, now averaging 15.8 points and 7.8 rebounds a game. Chan was more impressive, however, during international games, scoring 22.4 points and 8.6 rebounds. He even had an impressive career high in one game against the -Lighting- Coyotes, scoring 34 points while pulling down 17 rebounds.
Despite Chan's star performances, Alt Mer has always stressed player rotation and providing everyone with playing time. Noir Valentine, Xian ChiXian and Erlou Maturan have become solid contributors despite being reserves initially. Others, however, have not fared so well, mixing lackluster performances with brilliant ones. "Everyone has their own issues," Erlou noted. "Some are not used to this level of competition while others can't keep up with our fast-paced playing style, but we're still a young team and I think the other players will find their niche."
"I know that I've run out of gas the last few games," John Duquesne, the reserve center explained, "but I've been training hard and conditioning myself." Other players weren't as understanding. "I know I've been streaky, but that's only because I don't get consistent minutes," Dante May Cry, the team's reserve power forward pointed out. "I'm not being given the opportunity to prosper in the team. What's the use of all my training if I don't get a chance to show what I can do on the court?"
"With a team of 12 players, of course there'll be issues about playing time," Retsuya Aoyama, the reserve shooting guard explained, "but Coach Alt Mer is doing his best to give everyone playing time." Others disagree, however. "We all want to do well and put up huge numbers," Pedro Penduko, the point guard reasoned, "but it's just impossible with the limited minutes we're getting. You can try to please everyone, but I don't think they'll be too happy when we start losing more than we're winning."
"Look," Frap Uccino rebuked, "we're all getting our chances to shine. So far, we've been on an incredible winning streak." Despite losing a couple of international games, the team's record since Alt Mer has been an impeccable 10-0, but they haven't had to face the best teams in the division either.
Frans Pumaren (analysis) -- Although the Freelancers have had an incredible season so far, they are overburdened by players of varying skill levels who are demanding more playing time. I believe the situation is reaching critical mass, and it's only a matter of time before the team implodes.
Jojo Lastimosa (analysis) -- The Freelancers have a lot of hurdles to overcome, but Alt Mer has the leadership capability to bring them all the way to the finals. Misunderstandings will occur, but I think everyone on the team knows that they need to work together to reach the top.
Their roster is pretty solid, with a combination of solid starters and effective reserves. At this point, they stand heads and shoulders above the rest, but will they be able to maintain this line-up and level of intensity until the end of the season?
Disclaimer: Kero Chan and all players, managers, and owners are fictionalized characters participating in the Basketball MMORPG, Cyberdunk.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Talk About Changes...
Recently, Talkdep.com has been abuzz with suspense and anticipation, mostly due to some very big changes in Cyberdunk. Chief amongst these changes was the addition of a new equipment slot called "Under Clothing". Basically, this covers everything from T-shirts to Jock Straps to socks. With bonuses conferred that could cumulatively add up to a +25 skill bonus, the new equipment provides a big edge, but the price tags are quite steep, ranging from $210,000 to $875,000.
The second big change allowed players to purchase inactive accounts. Although quite expensive (most of the ones I've seen were worth 2000 CDP's or above), it's an easy way for beginners to catch up to the game without having to go through the usual training and upgrading. Some of these accounts were gold mines, having accumulated huge sums of money, as well.
To catch up on these and other issues related to Cyberdunk, check out Talkdep.com.
The second big change allowed players to purchase inactive accounts. Although quite expensive (most of the ones I've seen were worth 2000 CDP's or above), it's an easy way for beginners to catch up to the game without having to go through the usual training and upgrading. Some of these accounts were gold mines, having accumulated huge sums of money, as well.
To catch up on these and other issues related to Cyberdunk, check out Talkdep.com.
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Sunday, October 7, 2007
Filcosplay Freelancers @ Cyberdunk
Team chemistry and player dynamics are key in Cyberdunk. This became very apparent when members of our website community, Cosplay.ph, started our own team called the Filcosplay Freelancers.
By assisting one another and giving everyone a voice with concern to how each game should be played, the Freelancers of Cyberdunk have instilled a great camaraderie that extends far beyond the virtual basketball court. In fact, players are now clamoring for team jerseys and the button pins of the team logo sold out in the last convention.
Right now, we've pretty much figured out our positions and are now juggling minutes between our members. It's not an easy task as we now have 12 very active members, and it's hard to pick and choose who gets to play during matches as we want to keep everyone interested and participative.
There have been discussions about forming another team, but the prospect brings up the problem of additional expenses. Also, will splitting up the team cripple one or both teams? Right now, in our division, our team has the highest value and we're on an unbroken winning streak, but all this could change once we're split up.
Perhaps the right thing to do is to simply wait until next season and find out if we can draw enough new members into the game to make a solid auxiliary team.
By assisting one another and giving everyone a voice with concern to how each game should be played, the Freelancers of Cyberdunk have instilled a great camaraderie that extends far beyond the virtual basketball court. In fact, players are now clamoring for team jerseys and the button pins of the team logo sold out in the last convention.
Right now, we've pretty much figured out our positions and are now juggling minutes between our members. It's not an easy task as we now have 12 very active members, and it's hard to pick and choose who gets to play during matches as we want to keep everyone interested and participative.
There have been discussions about forming another team, but the prospect brings up the problem of additional expenses. Also, will splitting up the team cripple one or both teams? Right now, in our division, our team has the highest value and we're on an unbroken winning streak, but all this could change once we're split up.
Perhaps the right thing to do is to simply wait until next season and find out if we can draw enough new members into the game to make a solid auxiliary team.
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