PROPS - Late 2017 Season

[bahamut]

Are props even awarded anymore??

[Lee]

[Jediluke]

best I can tell....there has been only 1 nomination that was 2nded and that was in recognition of Mark's 117 streak right?

[Jediluke]

awarded.

[Lee]

Thats cool, congratulations Mark . On the subject, could you approve Bahas one from the Mid 17 thread?

[Lee]

Yesterday, Maestro retired from the ladder for the first time. I think its fair to say he's suffering from burnout, but hopefully he will be back once he's ready. In case he doesn't return before the end of the season I'd like to take this opportunity to nominate him for props:

Anything butt ass:
• Maestro has improved greatly in a short time having transitioned from the lower end of silver tier to topping silver tier
• He has been a multiple top silver pilot having fought and defeated some of the very best pilots in his tier (wins vs. b2af, ERNIE392, Hyper, Lady Silver, Lee, Phyrex and Swarthy)
• Maestro has beaten gold pilots on the ladder and in the Observatory Tournament (Vainiac on the DCL and Melvin in the Observatory Tournament: season six - first qualifier)
• He has notched up some very impressive scores against both diamond pilots (14-20 vs. Jediluke @ Remix and 15-20 vs. Mark392 @ Crimson)

I've been playing Maestro regularly for almost a year now (backend of Mid 2016) and whilst I'm biased (yes he is my friend, aww) I think he's improved remarkably well. At the beginning he clearly had some good fundamentals and would regularly put in strong performances in free-for-all anarchy games. Soon enough he was able to replicate these performances into his ladder matches and was able to work his way up from the bottom. Despite clearly having the ability I think its fair to say he's been held back by a lack of belief at times however, this started to change at the backend of last season (Mid 2017) and I've not been overly surprised to see how well he's performed.

I think Maestro is a model pilot for anyone coming on to the ladder. He has a whole lot of ability, he's been determined to improve, he's had the courage to play in an extensive range of unfavourable levels, he meets his challenges without hesitation, he's tough yet respectful and he maintains a high level of sportsmanship at all times. He's anything butt ass

[Mark392]

I second the Mae Mae prop, and will overlook the donkey word (for sake of the spirit!). Well deserved!

[Code]

Agreed, Maestro defiantly deserves this, if retiring means taking a break and coming back better i will support this is any way

[Maestro]

Thanks folks. As of now I don't plan to unretire this season, although if someone gets a promo I'll most likely pop on to play it. And I'm not really going anywhere, I'll still be in Obs, pickup and Ranger games, and of course playing my favorite game of all time, Mumble. Just need a ladder break for a bit. Peace.

[Code]

Thanks for clearing the air, ill see you in my promo Lol jk jk

But for real, ive enjoyed our Games, and our talks and will be happy for said return... PEACE