Crystalline Conflict Regional Championship 2023 Europe and Oceania - Quarterfinals - Day 2

FFXIV Crystalline Conflict: Teams kämpfen um FanFest-Tickets in Europa/Ozeanien

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- 10.09.23 - 03:14:58 - 13.096 - FINAL FANTASY XIV ONLINE

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Die Crystalline Conflict Regional Championships in Final Fantasy XIV Online erreichen ihren Höhepunkt. Teams aus Europa und Ozeanien duellieren sich um die begehrten Tickets für das FanFest in London. Spannende Matches, taktische Finessen und überraschende Wendungen prägen den Wettbewerb. Die besten Teams demonstrieren ihr Können.

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00:08:45 Hallo, everyone! Hallo, hallo, hallo! Ich glaube, wir sind auf der Kamera. Ich kann uns auf der Kamera sehen. Das ist richtig. Let's check. Können Sie uns hören? Ich mache ein kurzer Check mit Chat, bevor wir starten. Es ist Soundtest O'Clock, Leute. Das ist richtig. Hallo, hallo, da. Ja, ich sehe ein Yes in der Chat. Okay, okay. Are volumes level fine? Können Sie uns über die Musik hören? Können Sie die Musik etwas besser? Ja. Hopefully, ideally, wir sollten nur ein bisschen louder sein. Ja.

00:09:13 Okay, I'm seeing... Can we have one or two other yeses? Yes, I think they're coming in. Perfect. The music was fairly loud, but is it still now? Dohsi.

00:09:28 Let's see, let's see, let's see. It was loud during the wait screen, because that's all you have to hear. Yes. Okay. It seems to be fine. Okay. Wonderful. Thank you. We also... So this is not the actual stream. We'll do introductions later. We also have Rook and Liffy with us. So if you are our amazing director for the day, which is Beth Marie, can send us to the scene with them. Right. And we can make sure we can hear them. You can hear us.

00:09:53 Everyone can hear everyone and not double, triple, things like that. Yeah, just a little cast of soundcheck. Thank you. Okay. Hello. Hello, we can hear Rook and Liffy. That means things work on our end. Rook and Liffy, can you hear us just fine? Yes, I can hear you. Just once. You're not hearing us twice, right? No. Hello, echo. Is Liffy getting an echo?

00:10:23 Nein. Okay. Okay. Okay. Chat, can you confirm? Because I saw someone say I can't hear Liffy. So let's say Rook and Liffy each count to five, please.

00:10:40 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, I feel bad that Saitoshi actually fell from my head. Oh no! Baited. This is potato all over again.

00:10:55 And on my side, one, two, three, four, five. Okay. If he speaks, we can hear him. Okay. So we should be fine. We should be about ready. There will be some of the things to check in the streams that we'll explain. We are going to start the stream in about three minutes. So yes, see you then and grab a refreshment, be ready. Yeah. Last chance for bathroom break. See you in three.

00:11:24 After that you cannot leave the chat, okay?

Begrüßung und Vorstellung des Teams

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00:13:50 Hallo. Hallo, hallo. Es ist noch uns. Es ist noch uns. Aber wir haben Namen. Ja, das ist richtig. Ich bin Julia, oder Westenja. Ihr könnt mich aus den deutschen Community Streams kennenlernen, oder wenn ihr in den letzten Jahrhundert in unsere Körner-Finals kamen. Und ich habe mit mir... Kevin, oder Aliversé. Aliversé, eigentlich, wenn ihr es in einer Art, in einer Art, in einer Art, in einer Art, in einer Art, in einer Art.

00:14:15 Ich bin auch ein French-Community-Manager in der Team. Und eigentlich, wir vergessen zu mentionieren, aber das war unser sehr erstes Stream-Together. Das ist richtig. Wir starten zwei Wochen apart, und das ist die erste Zeit, dass wir auf dem Stream-Together waren. Deutschland und Franz-Frenz united, at last. Aber wir sind nicht alleine. Wir haben Leute aus der Community-Team mit uns. Thibaut, der Handling-Camera ist.

00:14:43 in-game, so he will be the ones you will have to thank for the amazing panning shots we have during the games. We also have none other than BestMarie and Direction, and Chat, I believe... Natascha, handling it like a pro. Natascha again, KiwiKopo, and yeah, we also have help from BestMargo again, please give us all your hashtags BestMargo in chat, Annika and Sandra.

00:15:12 So, please welcome them. But we also have, that's it from the screen. That was an entire barrage. But yeah, just for context, because we didn't even mention it.

00:15:23 Yes, we're here for the Crystalline Conflict Regional Championships for Europe and Oceania. Exactly. Today, the quarterfinals proper are happening. The winners of today are making it to FanFest. FanFestival in London. And to accompany this amazing, epic and hype event, we have two amazing casters with us today, Lithian Rook.

00:15:44 Oh, hey, that's us. That's you. Hi. This time you're not trolling, Lithy, with the fake talking. We can hear you loud and clear, but it's great to be here with you as we kick things off bright and early for me in the U.S. at least today. I do not envy you, Rog. What is it? You got up at 3.30 a.m. or something, right?

00:16:05 Ja, ja, ich habe. Aber schnell genug werden wir an FanFest, werden wir in London werden, werden wir da mit jeder an den tollen, tollen Event. Das ist definitiv ein guter Schritt, um in der gleichen Zeitzone zu sein.

00:16:22 Es wird eine große Zeit, ich kann nicht warten. Es ist eigentlich eine verrückte Sache, dass wir alle gehen zu London und wir werden auch vier Teams senden. Das wird heute so hype. Ich kann nicht warten. Sie werden die Champions der Konflikten für Europa und Oceania gewinnen. Wir haben nicht erwähnt, was die gesamte Team für den ganzen Tournament gewinnen wird. Wir haben erwähnt, dass die gewinnen von den Quartierfinalen gewinnen werden.

00:16:51 in FanFest und DxL spielen. Aber was bekommen sie, wenn sie gewinnen? Erstens, es gibt einen tollen Trophen. Es sieht gut aus. Ich glaube, wir haben es in der OTHER HIDDEN AWAY, aber es sieht gut aus. Es ist eine Trophäe per Person. Ich glaube, es gibt auch prize money. Ja, es gibt prize money. Die gewinnen Team werden...

00:17:20 Dann bekommen wir 18,000 Pounds. Geil. Geil. Geil. Geil. Geil. Geil. Geil. Geil. Geil.

00:17:46 oder Euro, oder Australian Dollars. IRL-Gil, für jemanden, die noch einsteht. IRL-Gil. Ja, das ist richtig. Und ja, es wird dividiert zwischen dem Team, von Memories. Das ist richtig. So, ja, sie sind nicht nur für die Satisfaktion des Winners, für eine Fancy Titel von CCRC-2023-Champion, oder Finalist, oder Ranker, welchen alle Teams heute werden.

00:18:15 But no, they are fighting for real money, real cash. And real titles. By the way, Kevin, do we all get CCRC 2023 Casters titles? We'll have to look into that, I think. I like the idea. That is tempting. We'll see what we can do. I love how someone in chat did the math for...

00:18:42 Oh no. Honestly, I'm just proud they were able to do math considering that we saw in some of the raids how many of us, myself included, are incredibly bad at that. Yeah.

00:19:04 We love some good maps. Did you have to bring up the robot trauma? Was that really necessary this early in the morning? Speaking of the robot, I don't know if you... Most people could know if they are watching our community stream frequently, but at the end of every community stream when we show new patches, we have a question that is really not too easy. And it's brought by Constructor 8.

00:19:31 So we have, it comes in, it says, beginning pop quiz. And if the questions feel really mean, you usually have Kevin to blame for it. Just saying, just saying.

00:19:41 Es ist wahr. Wir haben viel zu blame Kevin für. Es ist wahr. Die Cloud9-picks, die hier einfach immer passieren. Da ist ein Pattern emerging. Ja, wir testen es. Ich kann es jetzt auf den Cloud9-picks machen. Okay. Das ist die Volcanic Heart. Okay. Ich nehme das von dir vor, bevor du es taintert.

00:20:06 I can see someone expecting a good old stream question. There will be none today. No prizes to win, except if you... Except the big one. Yeah, no prizes to win for the viewers, I mean. But yeah, in any case, I think we had a pretty hype day yesterday. Some amazing matches. Teams were really battling it out, trying to go for quarterfinals today. And I believe...

00:20:28 Wir werden in ein wenig Recap gehen, richtig? Ja, wir haben ein paar Videos gemacht. Wir werden die Videos zeigen. Wir werden sie euch zeigen. Alles sollte gut funktionieren. Aber es gibt noch ein bisschen Jankiness. Ich werde die Inter-Direktor für die Zeit. Wir werden euch mit Leruk und Liffy, die den Kommentaren beantworten.

00:20:57 Leading it to the experts. Alright, thanks you too. And with that Rook, let's kick it back, not a notch, but about 24 hours, because yesterday we were both really excited for some absolutely amazing gameplay. And of course, with, what is this, it's not quarterfinals, eighth finals.

Rückblick auf die Octafinals: Feast Leftovers vs. Breadcrumbs und weitere Matches

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00:21:20 Was do you call that in English? Octafinals? The Octafinals? The Octafinals? That sounds a little bit too tentacle for me, honestly. It's spooky. Anyway, our first series was Feast Leftovers vs. Breadcrumbs, and our expectations were quite high going into that.

00:21:40 Sie waren, ich meine, die zwei Teams sind beide veterans auf der Szene. Sie haben viele verschiedene Erfahrungen auf dem Spiel. Und insbesondere mit Feast Leftovers, als der Name betrifft, geht es all den Weg zurück zu Stormblood und Heavensward PVP. Sie haben auf die Fanfest stage selbst. So, wir wussten, dass es, wenn die Breadcrumbs waren, war es eine große Herausforderung. Und, ich meine, sie haben nicht geschafft, Lithy. Es war ein Blast. Die Matches haben uns auf der Seite uns gehalten. Wir haben uns den Tag auf den Weg gemacht.

00:22:08 Und wir haben noch ein paar Clips kommen jetzt, so ihr könnt alle auch catchen. Lithy, was ist passiert mit unserem ersten Mal peek?

00:22:17 It was a fun little time, and we'll try to select some clips that really kind of show some of the best elements of these matches, of the moments, and kind of give you the series in a nutshell. And what this was basically was Feast Leftover swooping in and absolutely murdering the entire enemy team, basically. It was a slaughter. And even though Menchir, for example, in this case...

00:22:45 Es geht weg für einen Moment. Es ist wirklich mehr so, dass wir sie runter und wir schießen, bis die Spiel ist vorbei. Und dieses Dominanz, ganz ehrlich, carried durch die ganze Zeit. Although Brettkrumm hatte einen guten Moment und hatte einen sehr starken Kampf.

00:23:04 They did. I mean, Breadcrumbs has incredible team coordination, which we would see later, that would sort of turn things back. But Feast Leftovers, again, they've been dusting it off a little bit here. They've been getting back into the swing of it, but they know how to get those picks. So, yeah, they had a good, strong start, particularly just leading off with the day there, Lithie. Really kind of laying it down, although, as we saw with Breadcrumbs...

00:23:26 Sie waren nicht einfach nur, dass das passiert. Sie waren einfach in da und natürlich, wir werden uns hier in der Videobeschreibung. So, wenn wir uns hier sehen, wenn wir das andere Clip sehen können, ich denke, wenn es jetzt spielt, für alle Leute zu sehen. Aber wir haben noch mehr, als auch, wo wir sehen, was das passiert, mit Breadcrumbs. So, dass wir uns alle sehen, die Tables turnen, das wirklich hat uns alle, ich meine, hängen auf für jeden Moment.

00:23:52 Ja, es war ziemlich krass. Wir hatten schon ziemlich klatsch plays, um zu Ende der Serie zu erreichen. Es war einfach wirklich gut, ehrlich gesagt. Wir waren in der Tournament gestern, expecting es zu sein, dass es eine der besten Matchen ist, wenn nicht die besten Match. Aber...

00:24:11 it didn't turn out to be the best match it just turned out to be insanely insanely good and especially if you look at the uh at the end of the second map here it really came down to the wire basically right we went into overtime everyone sitting on the crystal and ultimately it was manchir with an insane reaper lb fearing everyone off the crystal and securing the win for breadcrumbs and

00:24:39 Those are the plays we're looking for. Absolutely impressive and a well-deserved victory. Yeah, I mean breadcrumbs, like we talked about, that team coordination and Reapers are so good with that, particularly in overtime. Reaper, Dancer, you can use those AoE CCs to just...

00:24:55 Get everybody out or get everybody to a point of your choosing. And when you're in overtime and that timer is not stacked in your favor, that percentage is not something that you have the lead on, you have that much more pressure to make sure that no matter what happens, you keep somebody on. And obviously in this case, we saw breadcrumbs.

00:25:14 Und ich weiß, dass die Overtime so intensiv sind. Und ich weiß, dass viele von uns, in der Chat in die Chat waren, was alle gesagt haben. Und es war toll, dass die Overtime immer so intensiv sind. Und ich weiß, dass viele von uns in der Chat waren, dass alle gesagt haben, was alle gesagt haben. Es war großartig, dass es mit jeder zu experience. Und ich liebe immer eine gute, down-to-the-Wire Overtime, Lithy, weil es einfach so Spaß macht.

00:25:40 Yeah, it's amazing. It's like a good set of coffee and maybe eggs and bacon for brunch. Speaking of which, we can talk about our second series of the day yesterday. That was Brunch Club versus Esports Ready. And there, things went not as down to the wire, but it was an incredibly entertaining matchup with some really crazy plays.

00:26:05 It was, and you know, one of the things about this is that, like we talked about yesterday, it's so wonderful to see these kinds of championships, because...

00:26:13 We don't just have pro players in 2014. We have a huge range of players. And so many people all want to give it their shot and get to FanFest. So as we saw here, Brunch Club giving it their best shot, obviously taking some massive damage in a lot of the attacks. Esports really, really did just kind of steamroll them. But Brunch Club, they sipped their mimosas. They stayed cool. They hung in there. They fought to the very end. And Brunch Club being one of those teams that really did not have much experience in competitive.

00:26:43 But who came in anyway, it kept things fun and fresh. And even though esports, a lot of the matchup, like we just saw there, went definitively in their favor with a lot of their plays. That Dragoon Limit Break, everything else that they were unleashing on Brunch. Brunch still had a good time. And I hope they got some breakfast afterwards. You know, you can have breakfast any time of the day, Lithy. Oh yeah, that's why I ate breakfast like 15 minutes ago. That's what we're here for.

00:27:10 You're definitely right that Brunch Club delivered a very fun performance. Especially, it's great to see for us, since we were able to watch the preliminaries that happened, I want to say, two weeks ago? Two weeks ago? Yeah, I think that's where it was. My memory is a bit fuzzy on that whole time frame, quite honestly. But watching the teams play back then and watching the teams play this weekend, the improvements are...

00:27:39 Ich bin sehr, sehr froh, dass die Team tatsächlich in den Effort gewonnen haben und wir haben eine gute Leistung gemacht.

00:28:04 Although some will say that and joke about it. Really what it is, is that anytime that you go into a match, you can focus on things in your control to improve. You can pick one thing and focus on improving at it. You can keep working at it. And we saw so many of these teams.

00:28:20 Absolutely do that. And especially those who weren't already really deep into the competitive scene. The growth was tangible. And we saw that with Brunch Club as well. So even though they are out of the competition and esports ready, I mean, they're not messing around with their name. They were serious about it. They are a huge contender for today. They are prepared. They are not afraid. They've talked about how, you know, anything that's thrown at them, they feel ready to prove themselves. And they are going to live up to the name that they've selected for the competition. So we'll get to see more of them today.

00:28:49 But it was great, Sam Brunch Club as well. And we had a kind of similar matchup with our next series, Lithy, with the Veteran vs. Newcomers. Yeah, Veteran vs. Newcomers, David vs. Goliath, Good vs. Evil. It's kind of an age-old tale that we got to tell once again. It was Hopeless vs. the Poopoo Duckies.

00:29:11 And quite honestly, although I am a sucker for a good upset, for a good underdog story, this time around it sadly was not meant to be. The Pupu Duckies came in guns blazing with a lot of momentum and with a lot of fire in their hearts, but ultimately...

00:29:31 They went in, they got one shot in the opener of the map, and from there for Hopeless, at least on Cloud9 on the first map, it was very much a hunting season. They were able to pull out the victory in a quite convincing fashion. Oh, yes. And even as we saw with their team portraits, Pupu Duckies going for the comedy, Hopeless going for...

00:29:53 Das war die erste, die zwei. Und Hopeless hat gepusht Pupu all the way back to spawn. Pupu Duckies, again, newcomer team, giving it everything. But Hopeless being one of the teams that was really named time and time again as the one to beat this competition. It was just, you know, David and Goliath

00:30:22 is right except the story kind of went a different way this time around but poopoo duckies really did fight it out they tried as much as they could hopeless just has a lot of aggressive dps they are very good at picking their targets and absolutely annihilating them and it was a pattern that we saw time and time again with this matchup it's also it's also great to see uh players led by someone very experienced into a tournament

00:30:49 Because Elisa is doing a great job at bringing the team together at getting them esports ready, so to say, and showing up on the tournament. No, no, Lise, that's a different team. This was Poopoo Duckies. Right. Sorry, Rogue. I am totally hopeless on that one. Oh, no, come on.

00:31:11 Hey, you did it. You did it to me first. You can't. It's too early in the morning. Oh, I knew the plums were going to start flying. No, well, map 1 was a little bit devastating for the Pupu Duckies. They did put up a good fight on map 2, led by Alyssa, obviously, this team putting on quite a performance. Ultimately, well, it was a little bit hopeless after all, because these guys just showed up to play. They want to go all the way to FanFest.

00:31:40 Und sie haben nicht ein paar Dapplings geholfen lassen.

00:31:44 They did not. But again, Alyssa, like you were saying, really the main anchor, the experienced player showing the way there for Poopoo Duckies for a lot of the newcomers. And we'd love to see it. I mean, even a lot of the veteran players themselves in the competition yesterday mentioned when they had spoken to us that they want to share PvP with others. So well done, Poopoo Duckies. Alyssa, great job leading the team. Have that confidence because I know Alyssa was really worried about being able to lead. So have that confidence. You stood up even in a hopeless situation.

00:32:13 Und er gab es gut, wir haben gesehen, wie du gesagt, eine bessere fight in der zweiten matchup. Sie sehen, Pupu Duckies, sie haben sie gewonnen, sie haben sie gewonnen, sie haben sie gewonnen, sie haben sie gewonnen, sie haben sie gewonnen, das war toll zu sehen. Und obwohl, of course, es war in Hopeless' favor again, es sind die kleinen Dinge, es sind die kleinen improvements, und die Picks waren huge für sie, sogar wenn sie gewonnen hat, sie haben sie gewonnen.

00:32:37 It's also interesting to see because Hopeless threw them a little bit of a curveball with a double tank lineup, right? They brought in the Dark Knight here on Palästra. And that is not necessarily something the teams would probably have been expecting because...

00:32:51 Over the day yesterday, we've been mostly seeing double healer, triple DPS, or one tank, one healer. But double tank, one healer is the only map we've seen it so far from Hopeless against the Kupu Duckies. So a little bit of a surprise coming out there. And Cliff did, I want to say, a pretty decent job on that Dark Knight.

00:33:12 Ja, ich meine, es ist nicht so etwas, wie du sagst, in den aktuellen Karten, in den klassischen Karten, oftmals. Es gibt zwei Healers, drei DPS, einfach nur die Offensive Power und die additional Support Capabilität, die du hast mit dem, so stark. Wir versuchen, die Limit Breaks zu entwickeln, um sie zu tun, um sie zu tun. Also, wir haben Tanks gesehen, wie in die Koordinator-Kompetitive, aber es ist gut zu sehen, dass sie in hier kommen. Ich kann nur sagen, dass, insbesondere zu gewinnen,

00:33:41 die Erfahrung-Level-Discrepancy. Hopeless vielleicht felt they could take a little bit more of a gamble on it, but hey, I mean, you can do a lot with a good Dark Knight and a Warrior. There's so many opportunities, possibilities, from even just your Limit Breaks to the CC that you get out of it, to the raw damage that you can help back up, to holding down and locking down those objectives or points.

00:34:00 I love a good warrior hook into a just complete one-shot from your team. There's some really, really nice stuff. The cover saves with Paladin. So many cool things and amazing plays that can be made as a tank. But another series yesterday that offered us some amazing plays featured a squad that a lot of the teams that we talked to wrote before going into the Saturday of this event.

00:34:27 Mentioned as kind of their Dark Horse candidate, as maybe even a favorite if they show up, and that was Mew Mew Squad. It was, you know, Dark Horse or Dark Cats in this particular case, right? Mew Mew Squad. I like the cats a lot more, yeah. Yeah, right, right. I mean, they unsheathed their claws and they brought it yesterday. In preliminaries, which were done off stream, we saw this team perform sort of middle ground. They had a win, they had a loss, they were solid, they were coordinated, but...

00:34:57 Again, nobody knew exactly what they were going to be bringing to the table. Were they going to, you know, suddenly leap ahead? Were they holding back a little bit? So many of the teams mentioned that Miu Miu was one of the ones that they were keeping an eye on. And rightfully so, because as we saw yesterday, Miu Miu's squad.

00:35:15 Absolute powerhouses. They came in here right off the bat. You can see Forkon getting annihilated. Miu Miu just not even giving them a moment to really find their bearings in the match. Immediately getting those picks. Immediately laying down that damage. And absolutely taking them out. Going for that tank first. And then working their way through systematically. Healer next. Down through the DPS. And Miu Miu, I mean...

00:35:39 Even though, again, we had another kind of matchup here with Fourcons being sort of more newcomers to the scene, MiuMiu's absolute aggression and coordination was on a whole other level, Livy. Absolutely. Fourcons, one team, obviously, holding high the console gamer flag. That's where the team comes from in the first place. Four console players and one PC player.

00:36:03 Und sie put auf eine gute Kampf, aber wenn du gegen ein Team bist so determined und so fokussed bist, dann ist es schwer zu halten. Sie putt in eine Valiant-Effort und ein guter Showing overall, ich würde sagen. Das war nicht ein schlechtes Match. Wir hatten keine baden Matches, sie waren alle sehr spannende und ich bin super glücklich, dass wir alle sehen. Aber ultimately, Mimusquad...

00:36:31 Much more dominant. Much more dominant. And I think they really are one to look out for. Don't let the name fool you, because they really did bring a lot. And we can tell that even with them as a team, whether they were holding something back or they just put in the hour since preliminaries, they have made massive strides with their coordination. They are revealing that they have a lot to show and that a lot of those teams were rightfully keeping an eye out for them.

00:36:58 Um, because, yeah, I mean, yesterday we just saw a whole extra level to a lot of their play. And Forkons love seeing the fact that, yes, we do have both console players and PC players in this community. I'm very happy to see them here in the competition. Also, role players from what I hear, which, hey, I might enjoy a little bit myself. So, you know, coming in, going for it. Again, it was a great opportunity and we're so glad they participated. But Mew Mew Squad.

00:37:27 Yeah, they were on it. They pounced on them like a cat on a mouse. Things got a little bit heated, and especially on Map 2, we went to Volcanic Heart. Their things did not really change up too much, because Mewmew's squad, they were on a roll, fired up, and with Mewind in their sails. We had Asher for Cons on the Bard as well, one of the few Bards we got to see yesterday. And some teams actually do mention Bard Cons as kind of...

00:37:57 some of the maybe sleeper good comms sleeper op i'm not quite sure if you could go that far but it's definitely worth considering so it's always fun to see the uh the underplayed jobs at least in the tournament setting so to say uh appreciate it a bit more but ultimately as we can see from this clip here map two didn't really go too much better for four cons mimu squad just too far up ahead and salah

00:38:24 just popping up off on this dragoon so new squad move forward stamp the tickets to the quarterfinals we will see them again today but of course that leaves only two more series for us rook and uh we can move on to djan anonymous versus the bra cats and that one that one had some spice

00:38:48 This one has some spice. We were telling everybody yesterday that, again, we have a mix of experience here. DGen Anonymous coming in, fresh team, brand new, wanting to all come together, try and make their way to FanFest, really giving it their best shot with competitive. And they had some of the best attitudes over the course of the entire competition. They won a lot of our hearts and preliminaries. Hopefully, I know many of you were cheering for them as well yesterday, where their goals were...

00:39:18 Ja, absolut.

00:39:41 I slipped down a line in my notes, it wasn't Degen Anonymous vs Brawcats, it was Degen Anonymous vs Culling Time. Sorry for that one. But yeah, no, the improvements were palpable at the very least. So I'm super, super happy about seeing this. The prelims were already a lot of fun. And as you mentioned, Drogh, these guys came in with so much fun and good vibes and just all around just the party mood basically.

00:40:09 So going into this match, it was hard not to cheer for them. But on the other side, you had Culling Time. And as the name suggests, there was some edge to that team. And these guys did not stop just because there was a party going. Not at all. Culling Time.

00:40:25 Longtime veterans. They have been playing since Heavensward Stormblood PvP. They're making a comeback for competitive CC RC. Everybody on the team, I think with the exception of Source possibly, has ranked in top 100 CC since returning to the scene. But of course, these are all experienced players. Culling time, taking a cue from their name, really do know how to just...

00:40:49 Make those kills happen, cull that enemy team, and just turn every time into culling time. And D-Gen stood up to it the best that they can. But as many of you will be able to witness here in our clips, that damage going out from culling time is just relentless. We have so much just hitting everyone at once, eating away, taking out that healer, and just absolutely undermining everything that D-Gen was trying to do there in that initial push until everybody fell.

00:41:18 And we had that full team wipe. Culling time, they go in aggressive, Lithy. Absolutely. But what I love that you can see in this fight is that Digital Anonymous, they're not just standing around and dying. They're literally throwing everything at the kitchen sink at them. You can see the MP bars utterly depleted for every single member before they die. So you know they gave it their all. Wonderful, wonderful performance.

00:41:44 I'm not quite sure. Did they last the five minutes they were planning in either Map 1 or Map 2 Rook? Lissi, they did not. But you know what? That still did not dampen their spirit. DGen Anonymous, they are proud about who they are. And they said they're going to come at it next time. They're not giving up and they're going to try to hit that five-minute marker. I mean, who knows? Maybe in a future one, we'll see them listed as the dark horses of the competition.

00:42:12 I would love that, I would love that, yeah. The first map on Cloud9 was very convincing from Culling Time, but as the series went on, we went on to map two. Things got a little bit more interesting, because Dijun and Aralmos, these guys practiced, we mentioned that already, and they did find a fight or two at the very least.

00:42:36 They found a fight or two. And can I just say that one of the most heartwarming things ever was following the matches. So many of you in chat and even the teams themselves were so celebratory about this initial sort of matchup that we'll be seeing popping here on the screen in just a second. Dejan Anonymous again got pretty readily annihilated by culling time and their culling efforts. But...

00:43:01 Surprising, even themselves, as they told us after the fact. Here in the initial matchup on the second map, they got that first pick over on the Dragoon, and then they just kept going. We saw the Monk go down. We were all in shock. Everybody was just sitting there going, wait, hold on.

00:43:20 Dejan got two picks. Revett went down three picks. It was such an incredible moment. And although they won the war, they lost the war, they won this particular battle. And a lot of times those initial matchups at the start of a match, those are the ones that are really kind of the, I don't know, tone setters for the rest of it. So to see them actually claim that first victory was so exciting, Lithie.

00:43:47 It was so much fun. That was such a good series. Especially DJ Anonymous brought in so much spirit. It's just great to see. Ultimately, as mentioned, Culling Time is coming out ahead. Qualifying for the quarterfinals. We'll be seeing them again today. But DJ Anonymous will remain in our hearts as the pure hearted team that we remember them as. And hey, we'll probably see them in the next tournaments again.

00:44:13 Hopefully so. There's gotta be more tournaments, right? Yeah, there's gotta be more tournaments, yeah, for sure. This is too good for there not to be. Exactly, but Rook, oh my god, with that series wrapped up, we got to feast on that last one. No, no, no, we got to Crystalline Conflict on that one, Liffy.

Brockettes vs. Wobons Ranch und Zusammenfassung der Octafinals

00:44:38

00:44:38 Nevermind, we had Brockettes vs. Wobons Ranch, and man, that was an absolute banger of a series. By far the best one we've seen all day yesterday, and these teams held nothing back. They did not. I mean, this was the perfect series to go out on yesterday.

00:45:04 Both of these teams, very experienced. Both of them incredibly good at team play, coordination, and lining up those limit breaks. This was, I mean, just look at that. My gosh, the limit break descending down that Dragoon. Absolutely raining down. And Bulabanz, of course, in the initial sort of match that we had here, Lithie, it wasn't looking good for them. We weren't sure if it was going to be a completely unexpected sweep, given that Bulabanz is also one of the teams that many people are seeing.

00:45:33 Ja, es all looked like at the start of the series on the first map that Brogcats were the dominant force coming into this and would be in a great position to just sweep this series 2-0. But then Bubon's Ranch showed up.

00:45:56 Because these guys, they were not just here to pet their mascot and have a good time. These guys were here to play. And played they did. Oh my god.

00:46:08 They brought it back and then some. The mascot in reference, which is so sweet, and I'm really hoping that they bring Bulbon themselves to FanFest. Bulbon's ranch gets their name from their team mascot, a gift that was actually given to one of the team members by a friend that they met in gaming, and that means a lot to them. It's a little stuffed plushy wolf. You'll probably see when the Bulbon squad ends up in chat, a lot of those emotes being spammed of said stuffed mascot.

00:46:37 But for all that their mascot is, Soft and Cuddly, their playing is anything but. I mean, Bulabon got that initial kind of stomp from Brugkatz, and then they realized, all right, it's time. They set the stuffed animal down, they lined themselves up at the keyboard, and they went for it. These next matches were just incredible, and it was our only Series of the Day, Liffey, that actually went to 3 as opposed to just a 2-0.

00:47:05 Indeed. Full three maps, the full action we could hope for, and my god, it was an absolute slaughter, because both sides put in an incredible performance. And quite honestly, on Clockwork Castle Town, this is where all it came down to, this was quite insane of a performance, because these guys gave away nothing for free.

00:47:29 You're very up in front and center of the attention throughout the whole series, putting an insane performance on the Reaper, together with Zack on the Dragoon. On the other side, you gotta shout out Zwoody and Furox on the Dragoon and Monk, because they lined up some incredible combos as well. They did. That coordination between them was just impeccable, as well as Lazy bringing in just so much of that additional...

00:47:56 Ja.

00:48:25 And it looked great for Brockettes, because they went up to 71%, even grabbed the checkpoint on the way to the finish line. But when it came down to the wire, ultimately, Wubon's ranch pushed it to overtime. They send it into the last few minutes, and they held on, and with teeth and claws, they just went at it.

00:48:54 Das war die Matches, die uns am meisten gefühlt haben. Jeder war, am Ende, applaudiert und kreiert. Ich weiß, dass ihr sie live auf dem Stream hören könnt, die staff, die ganze Community-Team und unsere Hosts mit Azee waren einfach nur wild, weil es war...

00:49:13 So close. And you can see this back and forth on either side here, even in our recap, the deaths happening over on Bulban's. That White Mage limit break, absolutely incredible. Some great White Mage plays over on Brogkatt's side with Quantax as well. And that damage went out. It was there. It was piling on. You can see everybody just taking these huge hits and yet still absolutely fighting through it with everything that they had. So even though Brogkatt's was not giving it to them easily, Bulban

00:49:42 Es war ein tolles Spiel, in der Ende, Poupons Ranch, die 2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1

00:50:10 Ultimately, only one can come out of the Thunderdome. And there we are. That's your quarter or rather octafinal matches from yesterday. And of course, your quarterfinal teams for today. And at that point, our host will break the kind of the bracket for today down a little bit for you guys in a bit. But we got...

00:50:33 Six teams from EU left on the rankings and we get two Oceania teams that are gonna play for the first time today. So all in all, quite honestly Rook, I think we are in for one heck of a day.

00:50:49 Wir sind 100 Prozent. Und das ist ein sehr wichtiges Tag, weil, Luthi, wie du gesagt hast, die Oceania-Teams sind. Das ist eigentlich die erste PVP-Tournament oder Championship, die wir hier hatten für Final Fantasy XIV haben, dass wir in den neuen Materia-Data-Center haben. Und viele der Teams selbst haben gesagt, wie sie auf der EU-Side sind, über diese Oceania-Teams, denn sie haben nicht in der Kompetitive-Sphere gearbeitet. So wir werden uns auf die Fisch- und Limsa-Enjoyer sein.

00:51:18 Wir sehen uns beim nächsten Mal.

00:51:48 Absolutely agree. It's going to be a lot of fun, but for now, I think our host is back. We can kick it back to Kevin. Hello, hello, we are back. So I hope everyone enjoyed the clips in chat. I did see a few messages saying that there was some buffering in the stream, so if you could make sure that we are not buffering anymore. Like literally, if we can, can we move a bit?

00:52:14 Do you want a little action from the castles and host just to see? Yeah. Just to check, alright. Look at how smooth our stream is. Yeah. I'm not seeing any lag on my side. Awful dancing. I think we're looking good. The dancing maybe not so much, but the stream quality seems to be good. Yes, Yamizora, this is the Cloud9 dance. Oh boy. Yeah, it's now only Cloud9 always.

00:52:39 Okay, we should be fine for that. Apologies if there was any buffering during the stream. We are going to... We're going to go into a short break before we start off with our first matches after this amazing recap. So all of you have a chance to grab some snacks, grab a drink, get ready to enjoy these matches. And we'll be seeing you in 10. This is your very last chance to be ready, because after that there is no getting off that train.

00:53:07 That's right, see you in a bit! Auf der Cloud!

01:06:12 He didn't stop. Just the entire break was nothing but this.

01:06:17 Ich bin nicht sicher, dass ich ihn mit dem ersten Mal ausführen sollte. Ich meine, ich werde, aber... Ich glaube, es kann nicht nur Cloud9 sein, mit dem viel erhört man es hat. Ich glaube, es wird sogar hackt die Spieler. Wenn sie versuchen, Volcanic Heart, Palestra oder Castletown, ihre Keyboarder wird einfach nur Cloud9 schreiben. Ich glaube, ich glaube.

Vorschau auf die Viertelfinale und Analyse der Teams aus Ozeanien

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01:06:46 Welcome back. We're back from the break. I hope you had a chance to grab your drinks, grab your snacks. And we're just going to briefly go over what's up for today. We have quarterfinals. We can have a look at the bracket in just a second. If we could see the brackets.

01:07:03 Das ist richtig. Der erste Spiel des Jahres wird Fisch vs. Limsa und Joyos, zwei der Oceania-Teams. Wir sind jetzt auf Materia DC, wenn Sie kommen und sagen Sie, wir sind auf Sofia, glaube ich. Exactly, Sofia... ...server auf Materia Data Center. Sorry, ich habe das Wort vergessen. So, die Bracket, wie Sie sehen, beginnt mit dem Bottom-Richt.

01:07:30 mit Fisch vs. Limmstein Joyeus. Und dann werden wir nach Europa und Chaos zurückgehen, für die matchen, featuring die winners von gestern. So, ja. First, wir machen die Materia-Matches, und dann nach Europa. Das ist richtig. Und für unsere Europäische Quarter-Finals, heute haben wir Red Krumm, eSports-Ready, Hopeless, als... ... und die MiuMiu-Squad.

01:07:58 Wir haben noch nicht gefragt, wie wir das tun können, aber wir werden die Spieler interviewen haben. Das wird unsere Möglichkeit sein. Aber wir sind nicht alleine. Das ist richtig. Hopefully, unsere Kastler sind auch bereit. Und was denken Sie über heute? Sind Sie excited?

01:08:24 Very, very. Very excited. I'm just messing around, oh my god. Oh my gosh. Don't let Lithy undersell it. We are so excited. We've been waiting for this weekend for ages. And chat, anybody else, we hope that you are also just as excited. Yesterday was an incredible first day. And I'm looking forward to today, Lithy.

01:08:45 Oh, it's gonna be so amazing. I can't wait for the matches. We get to see the Oceania teams for the first time. We get to see the best teams in Europe clash it out. Three intense series is over on the EU side. Four in total. It's gonna be so much fun.

01:09:01 Es wird interessant sein, weil es eine neue Szene ist. Während die Spieler selbst vielleicht haben die Erfahrung von früheren Zeiten, als sie in anderen Datacenters waren, bevor Materia eröffnet wurde, ist es noch eine neue Szene. Es wird interessant sehen, wie sie sind seit Materia eröffnet.

01:09:26 Das ist richtig. Und vielleicht, um ein bisschen heads-up zu geben, wir sollten die erste Mal spielen, um, so die Spieler zu organisieren können. Wir brauchen sie. Ich glaube so. Weil wir alle wissen, was es wird sein. Ich weiß, ich weiß, aber listen. Kevin gets one chance. Ja, Lithy, Lithy, du und ich sind gleich. Ich dachte, Kevin gets one shot, und wenn das Cloud9 ist, das ist es für heute. One shot, Kevin. One opportunity.

01:09:54 Avert thy eyes. Look over there. Okay. Grabbing one from the bottom. Draw. Let's see. Okay, it starts with a V.

01:10:18 Es ist die Volcanic Heart! Und Kevin wird noch mehr Mavs gewonnen haben. Das ist das so spannend. Er hat sich gebetetet. Ich bin mir sehr interessiert. Das ist richtig. Wir müssen das auf die Spieler kurz vorbeigehen. Lithirook, ich weiß, wir haben nicht gesehen, dass Fisch und Limsa und Joros auf streamen sind. Aber wir wissen, was wir sehen? Was können wir erwarten?

01:10:41 Es ist ein bisschen ein Fishing-Action, ganz ehrlich gesagt. Ich meine, wenn du in Limsa bist, dann wie die Limsa die Leute machen. Und du hast einen großen Fisch. Dann wieder in Prelimsa, ich meine, da ist ein bisschen ein bisschen Geschichte zwischen den beiden Teams, weil sie sich schon wieder befinden.

01:10:56 They have already faced each other. We saw in the prelims that Phish did beat Limsa 2-0. But both of these teams are composed of veteran players that have ranked in top 100 in CC. Both of them, again, are kind of enigmas because the scene is so new over on Oceania as far as their longer history goes in the competitive scene. I think they have a lot to prove and these teams are going to be setting out to do exactly that.

01:11:25 Oh, it's going to be great. We'll see who can scale better in this matchup. It's going to be entertaining for sure. That's the very least, I can promise you guys. And with that, I mean, whenever we're ready, we're going to jump in. But my goodness, it's going to be an intense one. The first time we're seeing these two teams since the prelims, it's going to be a great one. And quite honestly, especially on the side of Phish, rightfully so after the prelims, I want to say that confidence is at an all-time high.

01:11:54 Oh, they definitely are confident. They are feeling it. And they are constantly, even in anything that we've heard from them, saying, like, yeah, they're making it to FanFest. They're going to do it. I do also just really love their motto, which is pretty sweet and simple. I love fish. Let's fish.

01:12:10 We want to fish. So, I guess, really just taking good advantage of the new ocean fishing over on Oceania, bringing together this team of fish lovers to also lay down the law and fish up a victory here, perhaps, in Crystalline Conflict. But, you know, Limsa and Joyers themselves also have a lot of experience under their belt. They are a great group, a great team. Their motto I also love, which is just slash pet, which is maybe one of my favorite idle emotes. I don't know about you, Limsa.

01:12:40 Um, das ist eine gute Frage. Ich denke, mein Lieblings-Idle-Pose-E-Mote ist die Umbrella. Just standen mit der Umbrella. Das ist großartig. Aber ich muss sagen, dass die Fisch sind, wie sie in einem sorten Tank sind, in ihrer Artwork. Ich liebe diese Team Screenshots. Die Limsa und Joyers sind definitiv sehr gut.

01:13:07 Fish, what happened to you? Who did this?

01:13:11 I guess they got caught. I guess they got caught. Yeah, I guess they got fished. The Limsa Enjoyers do look like a perfect portrait of people AFKing in Limsa, which I love. Which is great and which is not surprising because fun fact is actually that the Limsa Enjoyers have a dedicated Adventure Plate Inspector on their team. So I think we can go in with a little bit higher expectations towards the player portraits than usual here, Rook.

01:13:40 Ich meine, das ist, ihr wisst, das ist ein bisschen. Das macht uns, dass wir uns darauf achten, so wir werden uns sehen, was passiert. Hachi, uh, über da, uh, being, oh, excuse me, CHS, CHS, being our Adventure Plate Inspector. Hier we go. Oh, I like this. Little Beach vibes, that's great. Beachy fish vibes there.

01:14:05 Oh, ja. Oh, ja. Ja, wir sind in Elimsa. Wir sind in Elimsa. Wir sind in Elimsa, und natürlich alle inzwischen. Willkommen zu Championship Sunday hier über auf der Krystalline Konflikt Regional Championship für Europa und Oceania. Wir machen es mit den ersten zwei Teams, die Oceania Teams, premiering auf der Big Stage. One dieser Teams wird von Fanfest in London sein. Wir haben 30 Sekunden auf den Countdown. Es ist Fisch.

01:14:33 This is gonna be a fierce competition between these two, and I have to say CHS did live up to the hype. Those were some great adventure plates. Love the theming. Both teams really brought it together, and we've got some interesting comps here, actually, Lithy. We have that double tank that we've only seen once so far this weekend. So Tater, Totski, CHS, they have no healer on their team, so they're running three DPS, two tanks. We're gonna have to see how this pans out for them.

01:15:02 Das ist Crystals-to-the-Wall-Gameplay-W-Gaming, als Sie sagen, in anderen E-Sports. Und ich bin alle hier für es. Hachion, der Machinist hat ein bisschen extra-Premier für den Job dieses Weekend. Und es wird absolut wild sein. Ich bin für die One-Shots. Die Shields sind bereits aus. Der erste 100-damage ist schon in. Da ist der Redman. Und wir sind auf den Races-Forrest-Teaster. Er ist viel zu tun. Aber es ist Lil'Voo, der wird absolut ausgetauscht. Und es ist Lil'Voo, der wird absolut ausgetauscht. Und dann ist er für den Tränen.

01:15:31 But ultimately, it's a 4v4 rook, and we are sending this completely. Both teams pretty evenly matched here right at the start. That 1v1, those two trades going out there. We're getting more damage going out over on Fish's side. Jackie taking a lot of that focus fire. I mean, it seems as though Limsa and Joyers really are locking things down, even with those deaths able to keep alive with their two tanks. CHS taking focus fire now.

01:15:53 Wir haben Limit Breaks auf Fisch's Seite und ich denke, dass es sich um, auf Fisch's Seite kommt.

01:16:16 Oh, it's getting hot in here, Rook, and it's not the weather, I'm telling you. We got some bombs, you gotta dodge those, you can pick up some orbs after for a little bit of bonus damage. You see these red little globals over there? Those are a nice thing to pick. And of course, Boss is gonna go for those right away. In the meantime, it looks like it's regrouping time for Limsa and Joyce. They're a bit on the back foot, they need to be...

01:16:38 Be careful to not get completely taken down. But it is going to be Fish pushing that first checkpoint. Slowly, but surely charging it up. And from here on out, we're just waiting for the next fight. And this is a comeback opportunity for Lipsa.

01:16:51 Linsa hat die Möglichkeit hier. Sie sind zusammen. Aber wir haben das Garde über mit Kreacher Konflikt, aber wir haben das Garde über den Weg, aber wir haben das Garde, aber wir haben das Garde, aber wir haben das Garde, aber wir haben das Garde über den Garde.

01:17:12 Und auch, dass es auch auf der Bühne gegründet ist. Sie sind zurückgekehrt, aber nicht zu halten, dass diese Kristle hier an der 50% Marker ausstehen. Sie haben fast komplett übernommen, auf Limsa und Joyer. Fisch ist jetzt absolut fischend auf eine Victory mit euch.

01:17:31 It's looking great. The enemy is getting buttered, breaded, egged and fried up at the same time. It's looking absolutely great. CHS doesn't even get the Living Dead out. The Limit Break is still available for the Dark Knight tank. And the Crystal is nearing its final destination. Very close to picking up this first map and the first step on the road to London.

01:17:54 vor fish and it's looking great swimmingly fish out of water is exactly where they don't want to be and that's where they're not finding themselves right so as the lv there it is big laser coming through the overlap with the red mitch lv hat she loses their life 15 seconds on the machinist and this is going to be an incredibly tough hole to go through living dead coming through chs just staying alive on the crystal you've got to prevent this from being first just an inch further in the meantime fish

01:18:24 Fish took that very swiftly. And I mean, although we got a little...

01:18:51 Das war's.

01:19:20 Ich weiß nicht, ob es Limsa ist, wenn sie ein paar Worte machen müssen. Das ist natürlich eine interessante Frage. Auf dem das, Limsa, natürlich, wird sie zu wählen. So, wenn sie ein bisschen mehr komfortabler sind, wie vielleicht die Palästras oder Cloud9. Ich weiß nicht. Oh, es ist eigentlich going to be Cloud9. Interessant.

01:19:50 Ich würde sagen, ja, ich würde gerne eine Comp Adjustment sehen, ob es die Double Tank plus eine Healer oder nur eine Tank, eine Healer. Ich würde gerne die Dark Knight pick in generell, obwohl Paladin und Warrior look sehr stark als auch. You know, was ich würde gerne sehen? Gunbreaker. Oh, Gunbreaker ist so gut. Aber, you know, wir haben gesagt, aber was unsere Hosts denken? Wie sind wir beide fühlen nach dem Spiel?

01:20:17 Ich denke, jemand ist über die Map-Choice. Ja, natürlich. Ich liebe die Map-Effekt. Ja, ja, ja. Ich verstehe, ich verstehe. Aber ja, wir sehen uns, beide Teams waren sehr schnell mit der Ready-Checks hier. Wir sehen uns, ob es ein Comp-Adjustment gibt, in einem Moment, glaube ich. Und wir geben es zurück zu Ihnen. All ready? Well, da geht's. Wir gehen zu Cloud9. Ich hoffe, du hast deine Raincoat.

01:20:43 Und, oder zumindest Windbreaker. Das ist der Spot, wo wir sind. Der Portrait ist so gläubiger als vorher. Wir haben die Veränderung auf dem Seite von Limsa. Es ist noch so spooky als erwähnt. Anyway, Rook, hier sind die comms. Was sind Sie?

Taktische Überlegungen und Map-Strategien

01:21:03

01:21:03 I'm a little surprised that we still see those two tanks, Lithy, but it could just be that they're feeling good. This is a map that they know how to use them on very well. Paladin is a strong choice. I mean, of course, there are discussions about, in any game, potencies, numbers, the maths that we as Final Fantasy players sometimes attempt to fail. But, but...

01:21:27 i love seeing a good paladin i love seeing those covers when they're pulled off well i think there are strategies that you can make around both paladin and dark knight but are those strategies going to be enough standing up to fish that's really what this next matchup is going to show here and cloud nine is an interesting one because it can literally shake up the fight at any moment's notice as we have these tornadoes come through lithi ah it's gonna be interesting for sure

01:21:57 Just like that, we're onto the map, which is unlocked. A little bit of hesitation. No one wants to make the first step, doesn't want to make a wrong move. So it's looking for a little bit of a poke forward here on the monk, but...

01:22:12 See just...

01:22:41 Hunden down Crane for a second, but then falling back a little bit here, coming back onto the point with the Crystal, trying to just sort of conserve. I mean, Fish had a strong start, but both teams were holding it on pretty well. CHS taking so much damage. Again, that Dark Knight good at taking damage, but that mana is depleting. Sif, meanwhile, over on Fish. Sorry? Oh, but Sif's not going to get it!

01:23:08 We gots so low. Creature does fall after that, it looks like. And we have Limit Breaks going up over on Limsa's side here. We've got Hachi, who's got this for Machinist, but are they going to hold on to it? Are they going to try and combo it? It seems likely. Meanwhile, back on the point, we've got more damage going out. Jackie popping that guard, trying to just stay in the fight. Lilu getting ping-ponged off to the side. You love seeing people just get tossed around the arena. Guards out on all fronts as the air goes up.

01:23:35 Nobody getting tossed, as far as I can see here. Oh, we have Little Wu coming down now to one. Immediately followed up on getting jumped on and annihilated. CHS coming in, showing that Portraits aren't the only thing that they are good at inspecting. Opportunities are also something that they can take advantage of. The comebacks on the road here for Limsa and Joyers. And Jackie pulled back. No one left with Tank, so he's got to pop an Elixir Sith. In the meantime, will take a lot of damage. Will get farmed on the way out. Creature.

01:24:04 Und dann geht's die Dragoon, und dann geht's die Dragoon. Und dann geht's die Dragoon. Und dann geht's die Dragoon. Und dann geht's die Dragoon. Und dann geht's die Dragoon. Und dann geht's die Dragoon. Und dann geht's die Dragoon. Und dann geht's die Dragoon. Und dann geht's die Dragoon. Und dann geht's die Dragoon. Und dann geht's die Dragoon. Und dann geht's die Dragoon. Und dann geht's die Dragoon.

01:24:32 We do, Limsa are starting to find their stride here and this comp is working out for them. CHS still just taking so much damage, but...

01:24:39 Riso ist eigentlich derjenige, der wird auf den Fisch gesetzt. Es ist noch nicht der Kampf, obwohl Limit Breaks sind gebildet. Aber wir haben das Scholar Limit Breaks mit Jackie. Aber sie werden nicht die Chance bekommen. Jackie hat das Limit Breaks, aber es hat sehr wenig Effekt fallen sofort.

01:25:05 Klimza Enjoyers comfortably sitting on this crystal right now, enjoying their victory, having good mana, getting able to get the seals in to stabilize. Fish is going to have to be the ones that are coming together and looking for this push. They have the spawn advantage right now, Lithy, but they've got to hold it and push it back.

01:25:21 Fisch ist, zu arbeiten besser in Swarm, so du musst dich auf, du musst dich auf den Staggern und Lil Wu ist der erste Schritt für den Hachi. Und das ist der Kampf, das Fisch war, das Fisch war. Das ist der Platz in der Match, wo sie wieder zurückkehren können. Sie regroupen, sie haben diese quickerer Rundback-Rome in der Fountain und sie machen die Use von der Boz. Es wird ausgedrückt, wird es in nur einen Moment geholfen. Aber zwei LBs bereit für die nächste Kampf für Limber.

01:25:49 und Limsa. Sie sind gehandelt für den Moment, Rook, aber es ist nicht all over. Die Crystal ist auf der ersten Checkpoint. Fisch versuchen zu matchen, das 66.9% mit Limsa. Sie haben ein wenig Arbeit zu tun, aber sie werden nicht zu den 50%. Boz geht umdrehen, nicht zu benutzen, das Limit Break. Chs ist noch nicht auf der Rest. Wir sehen, was passiert. Kreacher hat das auch. Sie haben beide in den Backpocken, aber Fisch hat das auch.

Intensiver Kampf und Overtime-Drama

01:26:16

01:26:16 We've got damage flying left and right. Guard Finkhop, that Paladin cover going out. Incredible there, providing a little bit of breathing for Creature Conflict in the midst of the Freight. More damage going out on CHS, who continues to just show what Dark Knight can do, using that Limit Break to stay alive with everything that they have. Meanwhile, taking out the Ninja over on Fisk, and huge damage coming down as the Dragoon Limit Break rains down from on high, returns with the Red Mage Limit Break from Creature Conflict here. But the both teams have one for one Lithian. It is just...

01:26:45 Es ist heiß. Es ist heiß. Und es ist in Overtime. Und es ist nicht in einer guten Position.

01:26:51 Sie sind behind auf Prozent, so sie können das nicht aufgeben. Zith fällt, aber auf die Crystal selbst ist ein viel Dämmung. Die Cover ist auf Cooldown, so Tater muss sich bemerkbar sein, dass seine Team nicht geholfen ist. Kreacher geht weg und weg für ein bisschen Elixir boost und es ist nicht gut. Fisch auf der Back-Foot, Zith ist es noch nicht gut. Zith ist es noch nicht, aber auf der Crystal, die Leute fallen. Rysu ist auf Tater. Träte es aus, beide Tanks auf Linzer.

01:27:20 Und für heute ist Fisch auf die Hände. Fisch ist auf die Hände. Fisch ist weiter auf 76%. Wir gehen auf 90. Wir werden die Checkpoint momentan. Unless Limsa kann nichts tun. Die LLBs sind nicht bereit. Hachii working auf das Nationalist. Aber ist das nicht genug? Es wird es nicht genug. Es wird ein Sekund zu lange. Und dann geht Hachii. Und die Tristel ist weiter. Wir gehen nach dem Checkpoint. 64-66%.

01:27:50 Es kommt auf die Wire hier, als Jacki reenterts die Prey, und Fisch wird es auf den Weg zu London.

01:28:10 Red Mage Limitbreak wird von Future Conflict gegründet werden, aber später später wird sie auch gegründet werden. ChS und Hachi versuchen sie zu versuchen, auf und aus der Crystal zu versuchen, alles sie können. Hachi ist die Champion, immer wieder auf den Punkt zu der letzten Sekunden. Aber, unfortunately, es ist ein LB in eine Sekunde. Nein! Oh, ChS fällt einfach vor der LB kommt, und mit dem, es ist decided. Fisch!

01:28:38 Es wird dein erstes Team移st zu FanFest, London. Sie haben das gemacht. Ich meine, ich dachte Limsa war zu sein, dass sie so gut waren. Das Overtime war unglaublich, aber es geht um, dass du zu Ende der letzten Zeit in Krystaline Konflikt hast. Du kannst nicht geben, denn in den letzten Momenten, in...

01:29:05 Those final ticks of overtime, a victory can be stolen. And that was an incredible fight from both sides, Fish and Limsa. Limsa almost had it on there, almost pushed us to that three, but Fish were just able to hang in there longer, sustain through, chip through even that impenetrable double tank, and just deal out the damage they needed at key moments to shut down Limsa Lithy.

01:29:30 And it was an incredible matchup. The comeback on Cloud9, the double tank comp working a lot better than I would have anticipated going into the second map. And they're just performing, performing, performing. But ultimately, Phish just a little bit more sustained, the better coordination, the better focus fire, and ultimately recovering from that nasty stagger that they got pushed into at the start of Cloud9. And with that...

01:29:57 A well-deserved 2-0, but a fantastic performance from the Limsa Joyers as well. Huge GG's to them. But congratulations to Fish. Alright. I do think...

01:30:15 Wir haben unsere zwei Hosts picken das in einen Moment, weil ich... ...neut eine Sekunde zu tun. Das war... Wir haben uns das erste straight-up-match kommen in. Oceania, wir wollten sehen, was diese zwei Teams bringen. Ich denke, wir sind alle einfach nur reeling von dem, was sie gebracht haben. Oder, ich glaube, gebracht zu der Fisch-Markt, wenn es auch Limsa und Fisch ist. Irgendwie so, in der Mitte.

01:30:43 Aber diese Teams haben wirklich gezeigt, dass Oceania, für eine neue Szene, sie hat viel Fierce competition in ihnen. Und ich meine, interessante Picks da, mit den zwei Tanks, mit dem DPS-Comp. Wir sahen ein paar guter Covers, wir sahen ein paar die Abiliener zu guter Effekt. Aber es ist so schwierig, wenn man die zwei Healers und die DPS-Focus-Firer, wenn das Durchput der Healung, das applies für die ganze Team.

01:31:09 Not just one strategic cover, not just one kind of, you know, I hung in there to the last second. It's something where when you have that extra boon that goes out, including things like the Astrologian cards, to the rest of your party, it really helps kind of that group stick together. But I am curious to see how the EU teams are going to handle Phish when it's their time at the semifinals and finals, Loopy.

01:31:34 oh my god it's gonna be interesting because fish is putting on a performance that is uh that's pretty wild comp wise of course a little bit more in line with the u meta we've already seen yesterday from the other teams but all in all i don't think they need to hide i think they have a pretty good shot at at least competing on their kind of the same height basically so it's gonna be very very entertaining to watch to say the very least but hey

01:32:02 um just so you guys know what uh you can expect from us and uh from the stream we're gonna head into a little bit of an interview i heard in just a second or two we are back yeah that's right yeah we were setting things up for the interview to work just fine so in about one second or two we'll grab lil woo from fish to our secret

01:32:28 Wir sollten alle zu hören werden, aber wir werden sehen. Chat, wir müssen uns wissen. Ja, ich sollte jetzt unmittelbar sein. Hallo Lil Wu. Hallo, hallo, hallo. Können Sie uns hören? Okay. Okay, das ist gut. Und jetzt die Frage ist, kann Chat hören Lil Wu?

01:32:53 Let's see, let's see. Chad, can you tell me if you are hearing him? No, you can't. Okay. Okay. Lilwul, please hold on. Stream, please hold on. We will be back. Can you get on the break screen, please? Okay. Just a second.

Interview mit Lil Wu von Fish: Nervenkitzel und Vorfreude auf FanFest

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01:34:18 Okay, hello again. So we should have fixed the sound. Lilwoo, can you say a word like potato? Yeah, hello, hello. Can everyone hear me? Can we hear Lilwoo? Chat can hear him. Yes, we did it. Wonderful. How are you feeling except not silent? Okay, well, that was a really nervous last game. It was a really close match.

01:34:48 Und ja, ich bin jetzt wirklich nervös, aber ich bin glücklich, dass es vorbei ist. Es ist nicht so weit entfernt. Du hast noch sechs Wochen. Ja, das ist richtig. Ja, wir haben nicht unsere Pünche hier. Aber congratulations für heute. Wirklich, wirklich gut, ich denke. Und ja, wie fühlst du dich über die FanFest?

01:35:12 Oh ja, ich bin extrem begeistert. Das ist wirklich eine gute Möglichkeit für uns. Und es ist ein bisschen anders für unsere Team, speziell. Denn wir werden überall in London fliegen, während andere Teams sind bereits in Europa, während wir in der anderen Seite gehen. Es ist definitiv eine eine once-in-a-lifetime Möglichkeit für uns, und wir sind wirklich glücklich. Wir sind glücklich, das zu hören, und wir freuen uns auf dich zu haben, hier in London.

01:35:41 Ja, definitiv. Und im Fanfest. Und wir freuen uns auf was du bringen zum Tournament. Ja, wir sind sehr froh, weil wir noch nicht able zu arbeiten mit anderen EU-teams, denn die Zeitzone ist wirklich schwierig und wir haben keine Charaktere auf den EU-Servernen. Aber ich denke, wir könnten etwas in der Zukunft auf N.A. oder etwas sein, um andere EU-teams zu arbeiten.

01:36:10 Perfect, amazing. Perfect, yeah. It will be very interesting. I'm looking forward to seeing that. And I think Chad is looking forward to it too. That's right. We're seeing a lot of people in Chad who are super proud of you and your team. Congratulations to everybody. Yeah.

01:36:31 Ja, ich bin wirklich glücklich für alle, die uns gekommen sind. Ich weiß, dass viele Leute für uns sind und ich hoffe, dass wir sie nicht in der Fanfest sind. Nein, ich glaube nicht so. Ich glaube, es ist schon schon etwas. Genau, ich glaube, dass du schon viele Leute erinnert. Ja, ich bin glücklich, dass wir die Material DC representieren können, weil...

01:36:57 A lot of the time we get looked down upon because our server is relatively dead and our ranked queues don't pop that often. That must also be difficult with practice for your team, right? Yeah, definitely. All of us have had to set up subcharacters on different servers so that we can scrim other teams because like in OC there's only two to three teams.

01:37:23 Definitely super admirable dedication as well. And I think the practice paid off, right? Yeah, we could see that. It was very intense matches. Yeah, definitely. We've basically given up our weekends to wake up early and scrim some NA teams and also stay up late to scrim JP teams as well. That's amazing.

01:37:46 Und ich glaube, ich bin ziemlich schwer auf dem Team. Ich bin ziemlich streit mit ihnen. Aber ich bin wirklich stolz auf alle. Und alle haben gut gespielt heute. Er ist der Schock-Haller? Ja, ich bin der Schock-Haller. Aber ja, die Schock-Haller hatte eine sehr gute Strategie heute. Sie haben mich in der Opener in beiden Spielen. Aber ich bin froh, dass meine Team-Mates aufstehen können und nicht Call, auch wenn ich dead war.

01:38:14 Ich glaube, Kill the Shot Caller ist ein Strat we've seen emerge in Prelimbs. Es ist auch ein popularer Strat. Ja, weil sie dann einen Black Screen haben und sie können nichts sehen. Ja, genau. Das ist ja, CC ist nicht nur eine eine-person-Carrie-Geme. Jeder muss sich aufzunehmen und teilnehmen und finden ein guter Target.

01:38:36 In any case, thank you. Please take a breather, have some water, and yeah, just enjoy the rest of the evening, the rest of the matches. And we'll be seeing you very soon at FanFest. Alright, thank you. Take care. Bye bye. Bye bye. Alright, in the meantime, do we want to take a quick look at the brackets? Yeah, we should take a look at brackets.

Ausblick auf kommende Matches und Geburtstagsgrüße

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01:39:06 All right, I believe our next match is Breadcrumbs versus Esports Ready. And I think that's definitely one to look out for as well. Breadcrumbs was actually one of the teams that started us off yesterday, had an amazing opening match as well. Esports Ready also made a really, really strong showing, so I'm definitely excited for this match as we head into the Europe part of today. Yep, I'm really looking forward to that. Oh, I'm reading that...

01:39:35 Es gibt etwas in ShoutChat, gerade jetzt. Es scheint, dass einer der Spieler in der Team ist etwas celebrating. Ich möchte, die Leute, um mich zu wünschen, ein Happy Birthday zu Shia-san. Oh, Shia, Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday! So, Shia-san, von Breitkrams, wir wünschen dir ein Happy Birthday!

01:40:01 Let's see if you get a birthday gift in the form of a victory or not. Yes. Not that we're partial, but... Well, we can't have birthday... We can't give out wins as a birthday gift. That wouldn't do it. All we can give is Cloud9. Actually, maybe I'm going to be the one to draw the map for this one. Our gift is just Cloud9. What do you think? No, I think maybe they would prefer a different gift, you know what I mean?

01:40:29 Vielleicht ein bisschen Malestra. Vielleicht ein paar Parade für sie. Vielleicht ein Volcanic Heart. Ich denke, wir sollten eigentlich alle bereit sein, in terms of Spieler zu sein. Sie sind wirklich nur auf uns, als usual.

01:40:48 As usual. So. Getting ready. Averting my eyes. Replacing all the papers with Cloud9. No, no, don't do it. You've closed it too well. Oh, did I lock it? Okay. Okay, okay. Wait. Oh. It's open. Okay, okay. Let's see.

01:41:06 I hear you giggle. I'm at this point a little bit worried that you actually marked some of the... No, you did nothing. Okay, I think whatever Kevin did for Cloud9, I might have done for the Volcanic Heart, because I believe this is the third or fourth time this tournament that I've run this one. But yes, Volcanic Heart for the next match. We'll let the teams know. And Lithy, Rook, breadcrumbs versus esports ready.

01:41:33 Breadcrumbs vs. Esports Ready. This is going to be an incredible matchup. Both of these teams were fierce competitors yesterday. They have so much in their kit. They have so much DPS that they're able to pump out. And they are both incredibly coordinated and determined to get to the semifinals in FanFest. Lizzie, this is going to be, I think, one of our, I don't want to say better matches of the day because they've all been good. But I definitely think this is going to be one that's really, really hype.

01:42:00 It's certainly going to be one of the matches ever played, Rook. Jokes aside, it's going to be incredible. I mean, both Breadcrumbs and Esports Ready yesterday already put in an insane performance. But I'm really, really curious what these teams look like and how stable they are once they actually get tested, because that is today. If you want to go to FanFest, you've got to beat the best teams in Europe to get there. And this is certainly one of the matches where you can prove that you belong in this top four.

01:42:29 You can. And both of these teams, at least when we've been seeing them, have been running that kind of duo healer, 3 DPS. We've seen, you know, Monk, Dragoon, Reaper, both sides, basically. We've seen a little bit of Summoner tossed in with breadcrumbs as well, so there's a bit of flex there. What they bring to the table...

01:42:46 I would be surprised if they shake it up much more than that. But I mean, Lithia, these two, yes, it will be one of the matches of all time. It's just going to be a good one, honestly, all around. Both of these competitors, very experienced. They've been in the scene for a while here and, you know, have all of their rankings and top 100 and everything else. So both of them, I think, are going to be real contenders. And I think it's anybody's game who wins this one.

01:43:11 Um, yes. Yes. I do almost feel like Breadcrumbs is my personal favorite going into this. They just seem a little bit more stable. And if we're also looking at kind of... We handed out a little message here towards the teams, right? We got to ask questions, got some interesting answers, not gonna lie. But there's some really brimming confidence on the side of Breadcrumbs. But they are also very aware...

01:43:40 Esports Ready being the team to beat. They knew that from the start of the tournament that they had to beat Esports Ready to get to FanFest. So here we are and I do think that breadcrumbs are more than ready. They are for sure. I mean breadcrumbs as we've seen.

01:43:56 haben impeccable team coordination their calls the ways that they watch out even for cooldowns on the enemy team and play almost entirely around a lot of that how they line up their own limit breaks they're a strong contender so i can see why you're voting for them but i gotta say esports ready just like their motto will be frank and i assume the second half of that is we're esports ready and they are 100 i mean they have a passion for cc and i love to see it a lot of what they talked about was even just being excited to show off this game

01:44:25 mode to get more people into it and to you know show how much fun they've had with it they are incredibly proficient so i i think just to counterbalance you lithe i'm gonna cheer for esports okay okay okay i see what you're doing here all right then again i just realized rook i i can't even cheer for esports ready because

01:44:52 breadcrumbs consists of four german and one french player so got a cheer got a cheer for my uh for my country well you know i'm na so i just love everyone outside of na equally i love na too i should maybe say i love everyone chat you're great you're looking amazing wherever you're from glad to have you with us today but you know esports ready

01:45:16 They're all Chaos datacenter, Lithy. So, while I can't say necessarily, I'm not sure where they all come from specifically, but Chaos, pretty strong, pretty good. Any other Chaos fam in the chat here? I think eSports, they've got something going for them too. Oh, eSports definitely have something going for themselves. At the first and front, it is some cute portraits, definitely.

01:45:42 Versus the absolute and utter hopelessness and despair that Breadcrumbs is bringing in. One way or another, Rook, I hope you are ready because the teams are ready and the map is loaded up. Ladies and gentlemen, and of course everyone in between, we are heading into the second quarterfinals of the day. It is going to be Breadcrumbs vs. Esports Ready.

Breadcrumbs vs. Esports Ready: Analyse und Vorhersagen

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01:46:05 This is gonna be a fierce one, everyone, so keep your eyes peeled. The action is gonna be nonstop. Both of these teams are fierce and they are on it. We see them bringing those comps like we were talking about. Those two healers bringing in some Monk Dragoon and Reaper, though, on both sides. So really, the comps are the same. It's just the competitors who are different and they're gonna have to duke it out. Both teams playing back just a little bit here right at the start, peeking around these corners, trying to see if there's an opportunity. We do have once just sort of...

01:46:30 Zayla ist hier bereit zu jump in. Leaping into the Frey as things get started off. But they're going to get hit with that slow. They're going to get absolutely whales on there with the additional damage coming from the Astrologian. They're going to trade a pick on either side. Zayla going down over on Breadcrumbs as well. The balance is out on Breadcrumbs, giving them a little bit of a damage advantage here. But they are down one. Both teams trying to see who's going to get that second pick. Akhot getting targeted there, getting slowed momentarily. Totally fine. Able to get through this. Pops that guard though, having to use both of those resources right off the bat here. Zayla coming.

01:46:59 Wir haben zwei, die auf den Breadcrumbs sind, aber sie werden wieder zurück in dieser Krieg bevor dieses Initial Encounter wird.

01:47:05 Ja, und sie sind jetzt auf der Hunde. E-Sports-Ready ist jetzt noch mehr Picks. Sie haben die Upper Hand. Aber für mich, dieses Match in generell ist es ein Battle of the Reapers. Both Menchir und Lidell mit unglaublichen Ergebnissen gestorben. Und Menchir geht in für den LB, finden eine massive Fear auf viele Leute. Aber es wird immer wieder E-Sports-Ready mit der Upper Hand. Und sie sind aufwärts und immer aufwärts. Menchir ist auf 20 Prozent.

01:47:35 Die Krüste ist nicht gut. Es stalled hier, aber wir haben 28% an eSports Ready-Side. Emilia geht auf Bredkrumm, viel damage geht.

01:47:49 kind of sitting on it here, waiting, Lilia also getting close to it, but they don't really need to use it right now because Breadcrumbs are having to fall back, they are having to retreat, and this damage that's going out on them is just constant. Zayla leaps back onto the point, targets down, Lilia is absolutely burning through Lilia's health here, but Lilia's popping everything they have, self-healed, mana, all of it, trying to escape, has that slow, can't get out totally from the fray, is able to finally fall back and recover as the fire starts to blaze across the arena.

01:48:18 What a play from Lilliar and their team. Absolutely insane to keep the Astrologian alive through a Monk LP and a Drifoon follow-up. Well done and of course they reap the rewards of just being able to steamroll breadcrumbs in this opener map.

01:48:36 At the moment, at the very least, they're already onto the checkpoint. That's going to get cleared in just a second. Nice guard onto the explosion. You really just want to keep pushing. It is all about time here. And the next round of LBs isn't ready and available for esports ready. They are just looking to hammer the advantage home. And it's working great. Emilia now respawning. Has the LB available? But Janelle is going to fall. Kyrene and Venture both taking acid damage. But it's Zale. That's the main target. Take it down to half HP already as the damage just keeps on.

01:49:05 Und mit dem Drucker, ich denke, das Box ist bereit. Er ist auf der finalen Versuch.

01:49:16 E-Sports Ready has momentum. They are absolutely cleaning up this arena, which is surprising coming from Breadcrumbs with their team coordination. But E-Sports is just absolutely scattering them to the winds right now. They're hanging here around this sort of, you know, end point, trying to make sure that they can just lock this down, pushing up now to the spawn, focusing down Emilia. Not sure if anything can savor this time around, or I guess a trade for an astrologian. Lilia was earlier the one in the hot spot. Dragoon Limit Break comes down, doesn't get an immediate kill, though, over on E-Sports Ready.

01:49:45 Oh, they finally managed to recover. Everyone is back alive and grouped up. And there's the two quick kills they are looking for.

01:50:14 4 LBs invested, and finally Brett Drums break through the onslaught. They pounce back, and the Crystal is nearing the neutral position.

01:50:24 They're bringing it back to center, and they're gonna have to get it well past that. They've got to get past that 50% marker. Right now, they're the ones that are cleaning house. They're just trying to take out who they can, focusing on Lucila here. Lucila's trying to fall back around this corner. They're really struggling having to use all of that mana, but they are bringing back a little bit over here on Eastbrook, so they try to take some of that pressure off, and they take down Zayla in the exchange.

01:50:47 Massive damage on the entire team, Akatsuki coming in with a massive LB and off of the...

01:51:16 Bonus of that, it is gonna be breadcrumbs pushed off the crystal and with the time expired, esports ready will advance 1-0 in the series. Oh, the crystal push off, that pressure, right? You can use things like the Reaper Limit Breaks to scatter people from...

01:51:37 A point. But if your assault is just so concentrated, if your fight is so intense, that pressure also scatters the enemy team. And there towards the end, I really thought Red Crumb seemed to be finding a little bit more purchase. They seemed to be able to line up some of their limit breaks to greater effect, but...

01:51:55 Oh, esports! They were saying, we really are ready. We had a lot to prove. And they are, again, just proving it and proving it time and time again. It wasn't easily won, though, Lithy. So they are going to have to still fight for it in this second matchup. Yeah, it's going to be intense. It is map pick for the breadcrumbs. And I think I do want to ask our hosts, what do you guys think the map is going to be? And we are waiting to know, but...

01:52:20 Nein, start with a C. You're really wearing that one out. Yeah, really excited to see what they picked, because the way the match almost turned at the end, I'm really, really interested to see what they're going to do with their choice of map, which just came in, actually. Well, there was one out of three chances that it wouldn't be a map that starts with a C, and there we are. It's going to be the Palestra. That's right.

01:52:45 Und ich wollte Schia zu haben ein paar Parade für seine Geburtstag in Clockwork Castletown. Das ist was es ist. Wir werden sehen. Wenn das in der 3rd match geht, werden wir noch nicht sehen. Ja, vielleicht SportsReady wird Clockwork Castletown wählen. Wer weiß. Aber wir werden erst sehen, ob sie haben... zu wählen.

Mapauswahl und humorvolle Einlagen vor dem Match

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01:53:07 Let me just one second to give the teams a head up. I believe everybody is picking...

01:53:18 Yep, drops right now. Okay, let's see. Just okay. Hopefully we should be able to go in in a second. But yeah, I'm really, really interested to see whether breadcrumbs can turn it around or whether esports is able to capitalize on that lead, right? Will the crumbs be even more crumbs?

01:53:41 Oh, Willi Force Ready turn out not to be so Brady, after all. Oh, oh, okay. That one was painful. It was good, but painful. You know, it hurt so good. That's what we're here for, I suppose. I'm glad you baguette it. Oh, boy. Okay, we can't let Kevin get out of Roll. It's never gonna end. No, no, no, no, no. Roll? I was unintentional. That's one for the French. Oh.

01:54:09 Wow. Ich kann sehen, dass der Chat genießt es. Ich bin glücklich. Puns aside. Pain von Puns aside, vielleicht. Es wird viel passieren in diesen nächsten Matchen. Ich denke, ich denke, Breadcrumbs kann es sein. Ich denke, ich denke, dass sie das ganze Löffel von Bread werden. Vielleicht werden wir sehen, dass sie ihre Evolution auf FanFest werden. Das wird einfach sein. Und das wird die neue Team-Name. Ich würde gerne sehen.

01:54:38 You would love to see some bread? Yeah. I mean, that is the one thing that Germans and French can always agree on. Listen, I know, I know, I'm just... I deal with this every day. So, you learn to just... Roki, is this how bad I am usually? Hmm, how bad? What do I want to say? About as bad, yeah. I would say. Oh god, I am so sorry. It's alright, we still love both of you, so it's fine.

01:55:07 Ja, ich versuche nicht zu sein über Brezelous an Punz. Ja, das war nicht, Kevin. Sorry. Ja, das war. Oh, jetzt Chat ist er in auf. Jetzt ist er in auf. Ah, jetzt sehen wir. Da ist jemand bereit für mehr Punz. Ja, das ist gut. Ja, das ist gut.

01:55:33 What else do we have? Changing their name to Sandwich, bigger upgrade. A pandemic. Chat is like a good bunch of dough. They're always rising to the top. When's the next batch? It's gonna happen soon. That's right. We're just getting the PF ready. There was a little bit of a hiccup. Yep.

01:55:58 Any second. An unrelated, a bread unrelated hiccup. Bread unrelated? What would constitute a bread related hiccup? Like, I was eating a sandwich while I was playing and I dropped it all over my keyboard and now I need to clean it. I plugged the sandwich in the USB driver. Oh, yeah. The salami in the disc grader. That would be a salami steak.

01:56:23 Ich bin sicher, beide Teams haben viel zu denken über. Wir sahen sie mit den gleichen Komponenten an, und jetzt ist es Polistra, das stimmt? Das stimmt.

01:56:35 Ja, Playstress, so eine Neutral-Ground, wo ich glaube, dass beide Teams, skill-wise, das ist die große Spiel, als opposed zu haben, die environmentalen Sachen zu spielen. Ich bin sicher, dass beide Teams sind jetzt, was wir uns das Ende geben können. Was können wir tun? Und ich bin gespannt, wie Bridecrumbs wird, um das zu tun. Ich weiß nicht, Lissi, ob Sie eine Idee, was Sie denken, was Sie denken?

01:56:59 um it really comes down to the the effect efficient and effective use of limit breaks right we saw a few moments where esports ready was able to kind of negate the used limit breaks that you'd usually want to set up as kind of the turning points in a fight especially this monkey limit break if you set it up correctly you can absolutely one shot someone

01:57:19 Und eSportsReady war mehr als once able to deny that, und aus diesen kleinen Vorteilen, sie waren able to just snowball the entire map. Und wir sahen, dass wenn diese Denies nicht in kamen, dann Breadcrumbs war eigentlich able, zu kind of turnen die Momentum in ihrer favori, besonders nach dem Ende, als wir sie wieder zurückkehren und wieder zurückkehren. Es ist alles über die Limit Breaks in dieser Mirror-Comp.

01:57:45 Ich glaube, wir sollten jetzt bereit sein. Ich glaube so.

01:57:58 I cannot wait. Yes. By the way, Breadcrumbs, I need a win here. Give me three maps, please, and thank you. No, Breadcrumbs, you know, you're a great team, but you don't have to worry about it. I said I was on eSports side at the start. So eSports, if you want to keep bringing it, just keep at it, you know? Go hard. All right. One way or another.

Intensives Spielgeschehen und Esports Ready's Triumph

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01:58:26 Let's get into the best thing since the invention of sliced bread. It is Palaestra with Breadcrumbs vs. Esports ready. And man, it is a best of three series. So Breadcrumbs need, and I mean, need a win to keep their hopes at FanFest London alive for the moment.

01:58:45 They do. Breadcrumbs, you know, they have performed so well thus far. And they really are, for all of our teasing, an incredible team. Both of these teams are. Either one more than deserves to make it to FanFest. And absolute legends playing the way that they do with these incredibly tight-knit team play coordinated efforts. So whoever comes out on top right now this weekend, of course, is going to be making it on and going straight to London for FanFest. But really, both of these teams...

01:59:14 was they do so well and it's incredible to see them come up against each other in this sort of battle between equals with a battle between equals let's see how it turns out the gates are open 20 seconds on the crystal lock and for now good old mexican standoff there's someone pulling the trigger earlier it's kairi taking damage and live hell

01:59:42 Zeyla ist in der da auch. Für ein bisschen ein Trage, aber... ...immediatamente Red Cross, nur ein Schritt zurück. Träte Post-Spot zu einem unfavorable position, aber Zeyla... ...gets Dived-Upon, und das ist nicht die Smarty-Wannabe. Und wir sind einfach stockpiling alles auf der Maut-Spot. Die Skills sind gut, und Zeyla... ...tötig viel dämlich, und die Follower-Up ist da, und Zeyla... ...dick... ...dick... ...dick... ...dick... ...dick... ...dick... ...dick... ...dick...

02:00:10 Die Team sind gut, und so far ist es ein stent.

02:00:38 Das Absolute Annihilation, das Reigns-Attack, das hat sie gespielt, bevor sie wieder zurückkehren, als die resten DPS sind. Rasiela hat das Limit-Break, ist auf die Fokus auf E-Sports, wirklich versucht, dass sie zurückkehren können, um es zu nutzen, um es zu können, um es zu bleiben, um es zu bleiben, um es zu bleiben, um es zu bleiben, um es zu bleiben, um sie zu bleiben, um es zu bleiben, um sie zu bleiben, um sie zu bleiben, um sie zu bleiben, um sie zu bleiben, um sie zu bleiben, um sie zu bleiben.

02:01:02 Ja, das massive LB von Union, von der Long Range, just annihilating all the hopes Bradcrumbs hatte in diesem Early Engage. Es war ein Standstill, bis die ersten Kicks, und jetzt ist es zu fallen. Das ist wie die Toast trummelt, und es ist nicht richtig, für den Moment. Du musst du regroupen, du musst du zurückholen, und du musst du re-organisieren. Get die LBs up, und first und foremost, keep all deine Team-Members alive, so du kannst es aus. Aber es ist ein Meat Grinder, der Spawn...

02:01:31 hier die LBs kommen. In der meantime, Lillia ist es einfach zu pushen. Junio hat einen Laser ab und ab und ab und das könnte enden, wenn es die Leute bereit sind.

02:01:45 Es ist ein bisschen eine repositioning-angre, um die Außenseite. Emilia fällt wieder, und die Spots-Ready ist. Archer ist es, die LV kommt in, Kairi macht viel damage, Akar auf der Vor-Front, macht schnell nach dem Ticket-London. Aber es scheint, die Red-Cons kann auf den Moment halten, Broek.

02:02:08 Bredcrumbs is hanging on, but for how long? That impeccable coordination limit break over on Esports Ready. Now they're just cleaning up the crumbs that remain, sweeping them off of the table. We have a balance out over on Bredcrumbs, and that is going to help with some of the sheer damage here. But when you're at such a number disadvantage, it's incredibly difficult. Reaper Limit Break over with Menchir. Is he even going to get a chance to use it as he stands on the point? No, and he is down. This is looking more and more like Esports is going to just walk their way to FanFest.

02:02:36 If Breadcrumbs cannot halt it here, they lose their chance. And Esports is on the Crystal, burning them down one by one as Breadcrumbs continues to trickle in. We've got that Limit Break over on Janelle. Janelle trying to line something up, trying to get an angle, looking for the best advantage. Gets stunned, gets immediately attacked, is left upon by Akat and Leibel, and is getting burned without being able to use it. Trying to pop that, pops the Limit Break, is able to get it off, but really cannot get any good effect, popping an Elixir now.

02:03:05 Aber sie sind keine Angst mehr für E-Sports Ready, die insofern ist der Kampf zu Lilia. Once wieder, es ist an der Gate, an der Stoff von Defeat, wo es Brett Trumps ist, die sich zu retten.

02:03:20 Aber trotzdem, E-Sports wird bereits beherrscht, als Emilia falls wieder. Und jetzt muss man das in Numbers' disadvantage beherrscht. Und Scheer schaut für ein pick in der backlinie. Da geht's, da geht's, da geht's, da geht's, da geht's, da geht's, da geht's, da geht's, da geht's, da geht's, da geht's, da geht's, da geht's, da geht's, da geht's, da geht's, da geht's, da geht's, da geht's, da geht's, da geht's, da geht's, da geht's, da geht's, da geht's, da geht's, da geht's, da geht's, da geht's, da geht's.

02:03:46 und es ist wirklich trickling in mit den Garten.

02:04:12 Oh, das Reaper Limit Break. Das war...

02:04:40 Impeccable timing. We were right on the threshold of overtime. Of course, I mean, Redcrumbs is at a massive disadvantage, but they were absolutely hanging on. They were coming in, trying to regroup. Yunyun, can we just talk about those White Mage limit breaks, though? Absolutely. Just completely creating these disruptions left and right, backed up by the rest of the team. But having to play around that and having to keep an eye out for it as well.

02:05:09 Such a huge hassle for them as Breadcrumbs kept trying to get back and kept trying to get their full group on the point. They held in there and then that incredible Reaper limit break right on the threshold of overtime, right as the Crystal made it in to that final full 100% position. Well played Esports. You went up against masters of team coordination and your coordination beat them out. Lithie, that was a phenomenal match.

02:05:38 Absolutely insane. I mentioned it at the start of Volcanic Heart. This is going to be a battle of the Reapers and it turned out to be exactly that. What a performance. And man, esports ready. I am so excited to see this team at London.

Interview mit Resilas von Esports Ready und Ausblick auf kommende Matches

02:05:55

02:05:55 Ja, es scheint ein Up-and-Coming-Team zu sein. Ich hoffe, dass sie uns dailye Erinnerungen geben können, wie gut sie für Fanfest sein können. Genau, genau, genau. So, wir werden noch eine kleine Interview mit Resilas. Ja, das ist richtig. Resilas, wir werden sie holen. Ich muss nur meine Finger nehmen. Das ist richtig, einer der Spieler von eSports bereit ist. Ja, und wir werden ihn jetzt holen.

02:06:23 Hello there. Hello. Can you hear us? Hey, good afternoon. Hello. Hello. Just quickly doing the check again. Chat, can you hear? Can the chat hear me? Oh, I see somebody excited already. People seem to be really excited for you. I saw your name being mentioned in chat. Okay, excellent.

02:06:45 Wie fühlst du dich?

02:07:02 Ich denke, dass ich nie so viel Herz in meinem Kopf habe, für einen Krystallin-Conflikt-Games zu spielen. Das Spiel gegen Redcrumbs war eigentlich etwas, was wir wirklich darauf achten, als sie ein wirklich guter Team zusammen sind. Und für die Zeit, die sie gestorben waren, hatten wir ein bisschen Angst für die Summoner, weil sie etwas anderes spielen haben, was wir nicht gesehen haben.

02:07:27 Und dann haben wir mit diesem Kampf gemacht. Also hatten wir ein bisschen die Veränderung. Aber im Endeffekt, ja, ich bin sehr glücklich, dass wir gewonnen haben. Ich glaube, du kannst noch in meiner Sprache hören, wie excited ich bin. Ja, ja, wir können den excitementen fühlen. Wir sehen uns etwas sehr, sehr, sehr, sehr an den Ende des Spiels. Es ist eines der raresten Spiels in der 100% Prog Bar und 5 Minuten.

02:07:56 Ja! Du hast etwas komplett neu!

02:08:25 Ja, es war ein sehr schweres Spiel. Und ich glaube, dass meine Team ist auch zu hören. Und ich bin wirklich, wirklich dankbar für meine Healers. Weil ich denke, dass auch in der Stream, da sind einige Moments, dass ich nicht sein muss, und ich bin dankbar. Ja, Healers können wirklich die Sache entscheiden. Wir haben selbst-Healing in Kreuzling Konflikt, aber wenn man Healers... Ja, die Healers können wirklich die Unterschiede machen.

02:08:54 Es war etwas, ja. In any case, danke für die Spiel, danke für... Und kongrats again! Ja! Danke, danke sehr. Applaus von Chat, bitte. Kongrats to making it to FanFest! Are you excited to go? Ja, wir sind sehr excited. Und die Anzario-team ist sehr gespannt. Wir sehen uns da. Ja. Dann... Wir sehen uns in person. Das ist richtig! Wir werden, wir sind sehr gespannt.

02:09:23 So, until then, enjoy the rest of your day, enjoy the rest of the matches. Thank you very much, good luck to the commentators, and thank you for hosting all of it. So, have a beautiful day, have a good Sunday, and for all the other teams, best of luck. It will be some grand matches to watch. We think so, too. Thank you. Thank you, thank you. Alrighty, that's...

02:09:49 Das war ja, die Spieler sind sehr emotional. Ja, ich meine, meine Hand und meine Hände, meine Hände, meine Hände auch. Es ist eine gute Möglichkeit und ich glaube, es ist wirklich unglaublich, both die Energie, die Passion, die du wirklich fühlst, von all unseren Spieler zu spielen. Und ich freue mich für den Rest des Matches heute. Wie fühlen unsere Kommentaren über diese Interview?

02:10:15 I love interviews like this. It's so much fun. As he said, you can hear the adrenaline still pumping through his veins and his voice. That's what I love esports for. There's so much raw emotion in it. It's so much fun.

02:10:31 Es ist eine Geschichte in und von selbst. Und zu hören, die die Leute, die es für alle unsere Untertitel sind, die in ihrer Perspektive sind, haben sie mit den Straten, haben sie zu tun, haben sie zu tun, haben sie zu tun. Sie können definitiv sagen, was eine große Herausforderung war und wie es erinnert war. Und ich muss sagen, es gibt auch sehr gute Vibes. Ich sehe, warum Chat ist auch so...

02:10:54 Just cheering so much. Seriously, so sweet. And thank you two. Well played, you did wonderfully. Yep. It's time like this where the community really comes together around PvP and makes it quite the event. It's humbling, really, to see. Alrighty, can we have a look at the brackets, maybe? I think so.

02:11:21 Danke. So, ja, wir haben unsere ersten zwei Teams, die zu Fanfest werden, die sind Fisch aus Oceania, aber auch Sport Ready, die uns alle von Europa empressen. Das ist richtig. Und in unseren nächsten zwei Matchen werden wir lernen, wer sie sind in den Semifinals. Ist das richtig? Ja, das ist unser nächstes Match.

02:11:46 Es ist eigentlich hopeless gegen die Mimeo Squad! Ja, ich kann schon sehen, Schatz zu beheben. Ja, ich kann schon sehen, dass die Mimeo Squad schon aufheben. Ich denke, dass der Team der Team gewinnen wird. Er ist derjenige, die wir uns beheben. Wir können ihn fragen, wie er so populär ist. Es ist sehr beeindruckend, wie viele, auch von anderen Teams, die ihn aufheben.

02:12:15 Das ist richtig. So, als jemand, der nicht französisch spricht, Alea ist einfach so, wie gesagt. Ja, sie sagen, es ist GO GO MECHAMO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO. Definitley gibt es eine gute Fanbase. Und ich denke, wir haben auch viel Unterstützung für Mimusport. Ja. Sie sind die Dark Horse, richtig? Ihr solltet ihr wissen.

02:12:37 Ja, Mew Mew Squad. Ich meine, wir haben eine Studie und Kontraste hier auch, aber nicht wegen der Experience-Level. Hopeless war wirklich eine der Teams, die auf alle Radar waren.

02:12:47 Everybody knew that Hopeless was going to be one of the teams to beat. But Mew Mew Squad has come up as this Dark Horse, as we've been kind of chatting about. They really have had incredibly strong performances. They have some really strong DPS. They, interestingly enough, have in the past run some Dark Knight as well. We might see some mix for different compositions here. A little bit of Warrior, things like that. In addition to that Dragoon-Sam Summoner kind of combo and a White Mage. So Mew Mew, for...

02:13:13 Coming into the competition, they ended up just as much on everybody's radars as Hopeless and have been named really one of those teams that has just risen up in surprise and I think is really going to give Hopeless a run for their money. Funnily enough, a lot of the players on Hopeless have Mew Mew Squad as their Dark Horse candidate for the entire tournament.

02:13:35 Es ist nicht unfair zu sagen, dass MiuMiuSquad ist auf der Radar und sie werden in dieser Match-Up mit der utmost Respekt und nicht unter-estimating ihre Opponenten.

02:13:47 The question is, where is this going to happen? That's right. I believe we're gonna let you draw another map. You behaved first time today. I must note that I haven't drawn Cloud9 once today. It showed up anyway, but I haven't. But you've only drawn one map, Kevin. Yeah. The self-congratulation going on here is really... I do believe that Chat was 90% sure that I would.

02:14:15 So, let's find out. Alright. Oh, here we go.

02:14:27 Krane game, the Kevin-Krane game. What's your prize? Volcanic Heart. Okay. So today it's really Volcanic Heart time. Cause with the temperatures outside. Yeah, I was about to say. We have hot blooded players, high temperatures, hot matches. Just works out. Let's see which of the teams is gonna bomb. Oh.

02:14:53 Will anyone lose to a boom again like in C? We'll have to find out. I love how... It will be interesting. I love how chat has your number, Kevin. They're just like, oh, he sounds so sad. You're just like, volcanic heart. I will have to rethink all of the life choices that led me there. Because if I'm not... You could just start loving volcanic heart instead. I do love it. I love my map effects. So that's...

02:15:20 I mean, it does have them, so. There is a missing map today, though. That is true. I'm wondering whether we're going to be seeing it. Yeah, I wonder if the clockwork has to come. No, no clockwork. Yes, clockwork. Clockwork is my favorite. Yeah, I hope it will all clockwork out. Okay, okay. Bring us to the versus screen. No more map discussions.

02:15:47 It's honestly the best team portrait versus a pretty good team portrait, honestly. I mean, both good here. Both good here. Hello Darkness, my old friend, is happening over on Hopeless's side for sure here. We've got, again, that strong, intimidating sort of feeling. And MiuMiuSquad, very nice. Very nicely done up.

02:16:09 Portrait there. Everybody kind of posed great. I mean, they're not going too fancy with it. They're just putting themselves out there, and they're going to fight with that Lithy, and I think that's great. Oh, I agree. It is fantastic. But let's see if the adventure plates can measure up to the team portraits. This one's very nice. Not too much team coordination here, but very individually pleasing ones. On the other side, we've got Umbra.

02:16:34 Looking all fancied up. I like this. This is looking great, and I am all here for it, ladies and gentlemen, and everyone in between. I love Tsuguris. Oh, I am on board with Tsuguris. But it's gonna be the French Powerhouse versus Hopeless Mew Mew Squad up on the docket. Let's get it.

02:16:58 Let's get it. Let's go. Both of these teams, I mean, really strong contenders here. MiuMiu has done nothing but continue to surprise all expectations and become a real force to be reckoned with in this competition, Lithie. Meanwhile, Hopeless, of course, the team that we all knew was going to be a really hard one to beat. So is MiuMiu's squad the one to do it?

02:17:22 Das ist sicherlich eine Antwort wir finden in ein paar Minuten, als wir auf einmal aufhören. Und oh mein Gott, W Gaming ist auf die Straße hier, hier, als Debris nimmt ein Bunch of Damage, Team Diving Deep Hopeless, mit der all-out Aggression. Salah, bereits auf die Garde, versuchen sie zu holen zurück. Auch hier, Fortsuguri, sie sind zu besetzen, versuchen sie zu entfernen, von der Initial Endgage. Hopeless kommt aus der Gaze, stormiert.

Spannungsgeladene Kämpfe und überraschende Wendungen im Match MiuMiuSquad gegen Hopeless

02:17:51

02:17:51 Hopeless is on a rampage, but they're still being given a run for their money. Yuki taking the focus of their fire, though. They're going to be trying to get this pick. They're closing in for the kill. Yuki popping that guard, but it's not going to last until they make it to the potion, and they do go down. Meanwhile, Salah, everybody else, we've got Talaika trying to pop an Elixir. Salah fallen back a little bit. Tsubri realizing the team's not up there and having to fall back as well. But Baka, for all of the Alem chat, is...

02:18:18 Zaguri hat in seinen Träck für einen Moment geholfen. Er wird wiederholfen und wiederholfen. Aber es gibt noch viele, auch hier auf der Neue. Zaguri versucht es zu kämpfen. Zaguri ist wahrscheinlich ein bisschen besser für Bakabau. Ich brauche einen Drink nach dem Echangen. Aber er ist wieder auf seinen Feen und auf seinem Weg nach dem Kampf. Zaguri ist einfach zu gehen. Es ist Stagger-Time hier, als Hopeless findet ein Pick nach dem anderen. Sie haben die Crystal auf der Checkpoint. Sie finden Salah Adin.

02:18:46 Und mit dem, es ist 2-2 für Mueni. Die French-Franche Team versucht zu retten, versucht zu retten, als wir die erste Reihe von Bomben bekommen. Und jetzt ist es Zeit, und erst und vor allem, keine CCs auf den Explosionen. Das ist die Grundlage hier, aber sie werden nicht sogar die Chance zu bekommen, sie werden einfach absolut annihiliert.

02:19:11 Hopeless, they're staying on the point, trying to hug around it, trying to keep that 50%, popping those guards, dodging in and out that Dragoon limit break, going down from Sala, but it's not really going to get any kicks over on Hopeless. Miu getting very low here. Miu is getting CC'd into that fire line, just manages to get out, gets around the corner, but still taking a lot of fires. They can get them out here. It's going to be a big thing for them, but...

02:19:36 MiuMiuSquad ist nicht able to land that kill und sie haben sie auf der Defensive wieder zu sein. Es ist ein slow-but-steady advance hier von Hopeless. MiuMiuSquad versucht ihr sehr best zu stand up zu den Onslaut, aber es ist nicht wirklich gut. Und jetzt noch eine große Sonne!

02:19:54 Two kills and Suguri down on 20% HP. Not for long, longer to last. It's only the living dead keeping him alive. And that is gonna be it. Three down the tank to fall. And only Taleja left standing. What a push from Hopeless. Hopeless is really letting them know that at least in this matchup.

02:20:18 This one was Hopeless, but Hope is not over forever. Hopeless takes this one here, easily walking in here, getting that 100%. MiuMiu Squad not even able to get any percentage on the board. And for them having such a coordinated effort, such a solid DPS foundation, the way they just melted before Hopeless, I'm sure has them feel in some kind of way. But MiuMiu has shown time and time again that they adjust.

02:20:44 Das sind sie Contenders. Und Liffi, sie müssen etwas bringen zu diesem nächsten Mal, oder sie werden ihren Platz verlieren zu FanFest.

02:20:53 Es war ein bisschen ein David-Versus-Goliath-Gell, obwohl MiuMiuSquad war als ein Dark Horse-Candidat. Auf der anderen Seite ist es, dass sie einen der Tournament-Favoriten sind. Und was ein RUTHLESS-PUSH. Nein, für MiuMiuSquad. Sie haben nicht geholfen.

02:21:15 Und es war einfach kill after kill, staggered bis zum Ende. Was ein Dominant-Performanz. Und gut, gut Gott. Mit dem, wir haben jetzt ein Map 2. Und wirklich, für MiuMiuSquad, es ist alles über Resetting. Forgetting das Game just happened. Sie müssen in HOT kommen, auf der Map. Und da wollen wir unsere Hosts fragen. Was Game? Was Game? Was Game?

02:21:43 So the first game of this series is going to happen in Pele... No, it's the second. It's going to happen in Peleistra. That's right. MiuMiu already made their pick. Very, very quick on the draw here. Very interested to see where it goes. Let's see if Hopeless can, you know, keep up the pressure. Or let's see if MiuMiu can sing some song of hope that will rise higher or higher. Right, right, right. Yeah, we'll figure it out.

02:22:11 Alright, I think we should be going in in just a second. I'm really really curious to see how this one turns out.

02:22:23 Ich glaube, wir alle sind. Wir sind alle bereit. Wir sehen noch mehr cheering, viele französische Flags mit MiuMiu-Squad written in dem. Wir können die Unterstützung sehen. Sie haben ihre Cheerleaders auf point. Wenn es ein Audience-Cheering-Kind-of-Competition wäre, würde sie jetzt in der Lead sein. Oh ja, sie würden definitiv gewinnen.

02:22:52 Yeah, no one stands up to the French audiences in esports. It is scary how energetic they are. Okay, maybe, maybe, just maybe, we could get that at FanFest London. The chances are still alive, Rook, even though they're not looking perfect.

MiuMiuSquads Herausforderungen und Hopeless' Dominanz

02:23:14

02:23:14 you know mew mew i think as we were just talking about they really are going to have to come out of the gate hot on this one you know like our hosts were saying they need to figure out how they can adjust this and they need to get into it getting some of those sort of staggered kills on them so early on hopeless knew what they were doing undermining their support undermining all of their efforts so that it was just so difficult for them to rally as a group again so if they can come out of this and they can really write

02:23:43 Indeed. It's gonna be a push and pull thing, a let and let go.

02:24:07 The biggest change-up that Mimil Squad needs to find compared to the first map is finding those timings, those windows to reset if something goes south for them. But on the other side, you've got to deal with the insane aggression that Hopeless is bringing in. They were barreling it down the middle of the map at the start of the last game. And now, Rogue, we are on to Palaestra. Let's see if the same thing happens once again.

02:24:31 Und sie haben sie zu kommen, und sie sind, Mimiu, auf die Fray zu gehen, und sie sind in die Fray zu gehen, und sie sind gleich in für die Initial Engagement. Tsuguri ist sofort in die Schmerzen zu kommen, um das Dragoon zu gucken, und die Stagger in Reverse über auf Hopeless zu gehen, und sie sind in die Stagger in Reverse, um auf Hopeless zu gehen, und sie sind in die Schmerzen zu haben, zu Leika zu fallen, in die Initial Assault zu fallen, BakaBau zu gehen, um diese Schmerzen zu gehen, um diese Schmerzen zu gehen, um die Schmerzen zu gehen, um sie zu gehen, um sie zu gehen, um sie zu gehen, um sie zu gehen, um sie zu gehen, um sie zu gehen, um sie zu gehen, um sie zu gehen, um sie zu gehen, um sie zu gehen, um sie zu gehen.

02:25:01 Und Sie sehen, die Bad Miu Miu-Miu-Squad, auf der Back-Foot, sie kämpft und fallen, ein-by-one.

02:25:30 KRYSTAL ist bereits auf der Checkpoint, und sie sind bereits bereit. Es gibt keine Kills in der Nähe, für die MewMew-Squad. Aber das wird nicht ändern. Das ist die Zeit. Ich war zu sagen, dass man die WINDOW-WINDOW kann, wo man die WINDOW-WINDOW kann, wo man wieder Group-up kann, und damit Hopeless von einfachen die Advantage aufhören. Für die Moment, sieht man, dass sie das KRYSTAL able zu machen. Hopeless ist, dass das KRYSTAL immer wiederhört.

02:25:57 This is looking like one more fight here, Rook. Cliff has the LB ready, Deadrise as well. And we might see some big nukes coming in. Salah gets taken down immediately. And there is the damage. Double and Lee coming through. Everyone dropping low. But the healers are just popping through. Everyone is staying alive. Super healer and Tuki down to half. And they are on the crystal, blocking it from preventing them to go to London. And Rook, this is coming down to the wire. The guards are out.

02:26:25 The guards are out, but they aren't going to be enough. MiuMiu's squad is just taking so much damage, and they just cannot deal out any in return. That's a good limit break going up from Salah, but it's basically a Hail Mary at this point, crashing down on no one. And even though the Crystal's going to swing back just a fraction here, it's not going to last for long. Meanwhile, Tier does have that Reaper limit break. They don't even need to use it. It's 2.45 on the clock still, and they have 99.8%.

02:26:51 Salah's health is just vanishing before their eyes. And while the rest of the team is looking, staring on, they did not make it onto the Crystal in time. It is going to be Hopeless that takes this. But honestly, even if they'd gotten there, they just weren't able. The Umu Squad, for all that they are, amazing competitors just weren't able to bring that home the way that they usually do. Not when Hopeless was just laying it down like that and just completely...

02:27:19 Was eine Performance. Hopeless living up to their expectations, to their hype surrounding this team. And they stamp their ticket to London. They will be facing esports already in the semifinals live on stage at FanFest.

02:27:39 Ich glaube, sie werden. Aber gut gespielt, alle. Miu Miu war eine solche Team, die wir liebte für liebte, wie alle in die Chat hatten. No matter was passiert, von hier auf aus, bitte continue die PVP-Journey. Und wie alle gesagt haben, Allez, Allez, keep going, go, go, go! Und wir lieben Sie in den nächsten Tournamenten. Hopeless, though, proving definitivt, warum sie die Team zu beat war.

Analyse von Hopeless' Stärken und MiuMiuSquads Ambitionen

02:28:07

02:28:07 für viele der competitors hier und warum sie haben sich selbst eine Fearsome Reputation, ihre Coordination, ihre absolute Targeting, ihre Precision und wie sie die Begründung haben. Und ich meine, hey, wenn du die zwei Healers versus die eine Tank, eine Heal, da sind die Assets zu eitheren, aber ich denke, dass es so viel schwerer ist, wenn du double die Protective Power und auch die Offensive Dinge bringen, Liffy.

02:28:35 Ja, wir tun. Das ist ein Schade von Muneus-Kladeck. French in mir. Wir brauchen eine oder zwei Baguette.

02:29:01 Wir sind in der gleichen Bode hier, Kevin. Die German-Team, aber auch Eliminatoren. Ja, ja. Wir wollen unsere Sorrows at Fantastisch. Ich weiß nicht, ob Hopeless ist vielleicht ein bisschen eine Mind-Game-Adventage mit dem super Intimidating-Team-Picture. Ja, ich denke, der Name in Team-Picture wäre, das ist was er für dich ist. Ja, wirklich instillingen Despair in die Opponenten.

02:29:28 Mhm. I mean, it is tough when you look at Hopeless, right? Their name, their portrait, their playing. It is hard. And, you know, I can only imagine that having to be up against them is something that gets into your head a little bit, even if you know that you deserve to be there. And, you know, one of the things that Mew Mew Squad said, and Suguri actually said,

02:29:52 Was that they really, really wanted to aspire to becoming a confirmed player by participating in this tournament. And that they wanted to go up against very strong teams like that. And that to them, that was a challenge they wanted to rise to the occasion of. And they absolutely did. And it's amazing to see this. There's no doubt in anybody's mind that MewMewSquad, you are all deserving to be here in the competitive scene. But I mean, yeah, it's intimidating when you're going up against Hopeless.

02:30:20 Let's ask someone from Hotplace how they are feeling about this. We're going to grab someone who did not actually play in this game, so they should be more relaxed than the others. So I will grab them soon. I'm having some... Discord is acting up just a little bit, so give us a second. Apologies for that.

02:30:48 Ja, das ist schon. So, wir werden da bald. Ich war eigentlich mit MiuMiuSquad zu machen und viele von ihnen fühlen, dass sie eigentlich die Dark Horse der Tournament sind. Jetzt, dass Hopeless das Spiel hat, habe ich mich gefragt.

02:31:14 und wie das wird die Ausstellung von ein paar Teams verbessern. Aber ich glaube, dass Dinge geschlossen werden können und wir können tatsächlich fragen... Das ist warum ich so schlafen. Ich bin jetzt über die Elunya-Alana in da. Hallo, sorry für all die Schenanigans, du bist ein bisschen gewechselt. Hallo, ich hoffe, du kannst mich gut hören. Wir können dich hören. Chat, kann man confirm, wir können Elunya-Alana hören?

02:31:43 Ah, okay. Und ja, wir haben Eluia zu Killingpaste. Wir hatten ein paar Mouth-Issues. Just für ein bisschen visit. Ja, es ist jetzt nicht fix. So, du hast du da, dein Team's Game gesehen. Wie fühlst du da? Ich glaube, wir sind in dieser Tournament ziemlich confidently. Wir haben alle Woche geprägt. Wir haben verschiedene Compositions geprägt. Wir haben fast alle Teams in der Tournament gespielt.

02:32:13 So, mit all dieser Erfahrung, ich denke, wir sind sehr gut. So, was du sagen, dass du Hopeless hast, weil du keine Hoffnung hast, hast du gewinnen, wirst du gewinnen? Ja, das Name ist ein bisschen wie ein Inside-Joke. Aber ich würde nicht sagen, dass wir Hopeless sind. Ich denke, wir haben viel Hoffnung. Ich bin glücklich zu hören, weil es noch fünf bis sechs Wochen vor Fanfest ist.

02:32:40 Ich glaube, wir fühlen sich ziemlich gut. Ich glaube, wir haben sehr viel gearbeitet. Ich glaube, die Fans zu FanFest sehen, auch sehr stark. Wir haben sie sehen, wie wir aus den gleichen Compositions zu uns haben.

02:33:07 Ich denke, es wird sehr spannend sein zu sein und zu spielen sie auf stage. Ja, definitiv. Und wir sehen uns alle an FanFest zu sehen und sehen alle das Spiel aus in person. Das muss auch ein bestimmtes Nervs oder Nervs dazu geben. Oh ja, für sicher. Ich persönlich habe ich nicht auf stage gespielt, also es wird eine Erfahrung sein. Es ist eine andere Beast, ja.

02:33:34 All righty. Thank you for being there with us. And thank you for taking part. We'll be seeing you very soon. Yes, thank you for having me. Thank you. Yeah, and congratulations to your team. Yes. Thank you. Round of applause from chat, if we can. Thank you. I shall move you back in the channel. Bye.

02:33:58 All right, I believe this has actually set us up for one of the semi-finals, right? Yeah, actually yes. Yeah, if we're taking a look at the bracket for just a second.

02:34:12 Hier sind wir. Ja, hier sind wir. So, eine der Semifinalsmatchen könnte sein, die E-Sports Ready vs. Surface. Das ist richtig. Das ist richtig. Es wird sehr interessant sein. Ich freue mich auf die Semifinals und Finals der Fanfest.

02:34:38 But first we need to know which is going to be our fourth team. Will one team be culled? I don't have a joke for that. Will the other team be sent back to the ranch? Sure, sure, that works, that works. But yeah, next up we have Culling Time vs WuWon's Ranch. We really have it with the names today.

02:35:05 Lithy, Rook, how are you feeling about this matchup as we head in our last match of the day? Feeling good. Feeling good on my side, at least. I mean, this is a matchup that I think is going to be just like yesterday when we saw Bouabons at the end, right? It's going to be an exciting way to close out the day and to lock in all of our quarterfinalists. Lithy, how are you feeling about it, though? I'm sad. This is the last match of the day already.

02:35:33 Ich will noch mehr PvP-Aktions. Aber nein. Der Match selbst wird Hype-escaliert.

02:35:40 Diese beiden Teams sind unglaublich, besonders Bubon's Ranch. Sie haben gestorben, dass sie die Nervs von Steele haben. Sie können einfach weitergehen. Und Cullingtime, auf der anderen Seite. Ich bin sehr interessiert, dass diese Team performt, wenn sie tatsächlich testen werden, denn sie waren riesig durch den Matches. Sie waren einfach auf der absolute Top-Level. Wir sehen, wie das geht.

02:36:06 Aber die Frage ist, wann es wieder passieren wird? Und bevor wir die Drogen machen wollen, ich möchte Chat sagen uns, was sie denken, wird es der letzte Mal heute sein. Kann ich sagen, ob Sie denken, es wird Palästrahl oder Volkernikart? Oh nein, es wird Plot 9 sein. Und du denkst es wird Plot 9 sein? Und du denkst du, Chat, was er angelt für?

02:36:32 You know it, I know it, Chad definitely knows it. Okay, I'm afraid that you are all wrong, because I'm aiming to get Clockwork Castletown, because it hasn't been showing up once today. Okay. Yeah, but then again, you're always aiming to not draw Cloud9, right? Well, today it seems so, but that was not the plan. So we have a pole, let's see what the pole is, and once the pole is over, I shall draw the map.

02:37:00 Is it going to be Volcanic again? I think that's our specialty today. Yeah, absolutely. Really the two headers, I would say. Yeah, it's been Volcanic and Palestra over and over and over with a cameo from Cloud9.

02:37:18 Das ist richtig, Ben. Aber, Strangely enough, wir haben nicht so viele complaints über Volcanic Highs. Das ist so strange. Man sieht, dass eine map ist sehr popular und die andere ist nicht. Ich glaube, Cloud9 ist auch eine andere. Ja, ich meine, genau. Leute, die lieben Cloud9, die lieben Cloud9. Das ist richtig. Aber da sind auch viele andere Spieler, die ich weiß. Ich denke, für mich ist es einfach, dass Clockwork es auch mehr Spaß macht. Aber sie sind alle gute Maps.

02:37:45 Das ist richtig. So, während das noch weiter geht... Ah, okay, wir sind eigentlich um zu close. Es ist eigentlich ein Neck-to-Neck-forbid hier. Ja, ja. Es ist ziemlich tied. Honestly, es ist 17 in favor of Volcanic und 15 in favor of Not-Volcanic. Let's see. So, es ist Zeit, um zu finden. Du wirst du drawing? Ist das richtig? Wir sollten extra-thruppen und dann spielen wir Rock, Paper, Sea. Okay, no, no, no. Let's just draw. Ich will draw.

02:38:12 Let me give this a good little shake first. Let's not overcomplicate this. We all know it's gonna be Cloud 9. I'm hoping for Cloud 4. So this is not the map I'm choosing. Okay, sure. Neither is this. Alright. Neither is this. Alright. This is the map. Okay. This is where this is gonna start.

02:38:43 Oh, no, no, no! It's another random map you are all not waiting for. Cloud9, again. You really had me there for a second, I have to say. I was in my heart, maybe it was because I wanted to believe, but it is Cloud9 again.

02:39:06 Ah, gut job Kevin, well done. Das war neidlich down. Ja, well done. You really had us going today, you know? I don't know why you put so many Volcanic Hearts in there, only to draw out the Cloud9 at the end. But, you know, it was really good, the comedic timing was impeccable. I'm happy to serve.

02:39:27 Unbelievable, unbelievable. If I wasn't sat here the entire time, I would be thinking you were rigging it, but no. I don't need to. Yeah, I've been holding onto this box the entire time. Like between draws, Kevin's just not allowed to touch. I'm not even thinking about it. Wow. But yeah, that certainly is going to add an interesting flavor to our next match, I believe. Culling Time versus Bourbon's Ranch again. This is going to Tornay do some good.

02:39:56 Yep, I believe both teams are ready to go as well. So we'll be handing it over to you, Lithian Rook.

Entscheidung zwischen Culling Time und Bourbon's Ranch

02:40:05

02:40:05 Thank you, thank you. And quite honestly, if we look at the team portraits, there's already the Cloud9 vibes I'm feeling there with some greens and blue skies and some starlight. So very fitting. Rook, the final quarterfinal of the day. Now we will decide our last FanFest participant. It's either going to be Culling Time or Bourbon's Ranch. Let's check out the portraits. Ooh.

02:40:33 I like what's being brought to the table here with the different colored light. That's one of the first times that I've seen similar, but using the colored of the light effects to kind of differentiate on that one. And Bubon's Ranch, of course, bringing again the excellent beach portraits that they have. But I have to say, I like Culling Times a lot this time around, Libby. Oh yeah, Culling Time looking great. They are serious at the very least, so...

02:40:59 We'll get to head into this one. I think for me, this is a match on even levels. No clear favorites, but in terms of just sheer momentum and hype going into this one, I think the Bronx Ranch has a little bit of an advantage. And again, Cullentine, they blew through the competition yesterday.

02:41:18 Oh, Everest down!

02:41:41 Immediately, the first blood picked up by Boubant's ranch, and they are coming out, galloping. It's Raid coming through, as Force goes down, and 2D looking for more damage. Needs to stay alive, though. Man, he already dropping low. There's no more skills left in the tank, but they make it around the corner. There's an elixir to pick up, and for the moment, the fight goes on. One elixir gets chucked, and for the moment, one more time, looking to push the crystal.

02:42:07 Es scheint sie sind. Sie werden in den Garten getrennt und versuchen, was sie zu können. Bubon's Ranch sind diejenigen, die sich tatsächlich aufzunehmen, als sie weitergehen und weitergehen, über diese 50% Marker. Revett, die viel Dämpfe, die Garten, um die Garten zu fallen, aus der Fray zu fallen, um die Fray zu gehen. Und dann ist es gut, um die Garten, um die Garten, um die Garten, um die Garten zu fallen.

02:42:29 Ja, Eis geht jetzt vor der LB ist bereit.

02:42:54 Und man sieht sofort, Kulling time, Pulling back, sie müssen Reset, sie müssen Regroupen und haben die Core-Strengthen der Team für den nächsten Kampf.

02:43:03 Of course, Boubant's ranch will be moving up to the checkpoint. They might actually even clear this already on 80% and done and dusted. Moving through the last quarter of the map to be gapped here for them. And the crystal is slowly but steadily pushing onward. In comes the enemy. In goes culling time. And they have a bunch of LBs to work with Rook.

02:43:27 Oh, that Reaper Limit Break, though, completely scattered their offensive before they could even use them. Getting that pick immediately out on them. Tate and Rivett taking a lot of damage in return. They've traded Reaper Limit Breaks. They are going for it. We have a Dragoon about to come down from the heavens, descending from on high, but again, not getting any huge impact or follow-up. Wolvan's Ranch popping a lot of their guards here to make it through this windstorm. They've been tossed up. A few have been hit. Chmudi Furox.

02:43:54 Und, als auch, Klovergold ist ein bisschen extra damage, aber nicht mehr zu bekommen, aber nicht mehr zu bekommen, von Culling Time zu bekommen. Sie haben das Monk Limit Break, das Fear ist, aber sie werden versuchen es hier zu nutzen, ich würde sagen, aber sie werden nicht sogar die Möglichkeit, als sie hier fallen, hier zu bekommen, sofort zu bekommen, von Ruoban, Lolo Ray zu folgen. Sie müssen einfach nur ein volles Sweep hier, mit Ruoban so close, zu 100%.

02:44:20 Still focusing down, still trying, but Healthy is doing everything they can to try and ride it out on the point. Seath left, the only one there, with Revett just coming in, trying to hold it down so they can keep it from reaching that 100%, but Revett can't withstand it, Vanguard up.

02:44:35 Die Focused Fire kommen in von Buobon. Everybody, they're trading off as much as they can. M-Ray ducking in. Cease on the point now. They are not going to give this up if they can help it, but it's not going to be much of a fight unless they can get the whole team back there. Lola Ray just staying off point a little bit here, trying to get some heals. Healthy as well. Hugging back behind the wall, trying to get this out. It is just a constant back and forth, but that Dragoon Lemon Break is going to seal the deal. And Buobon...

02:45:02 TAKES THIS VICTORY 100%, Liffy!

02:45:06 The coordination on the side of Culling Time. Dipping in and out of the crystal, always keeping a member up. They were staggered super hard, but they fought through it so well. One dash out, one dash in, a next guard popped, another elixir consumed around the corner. They almost got everyone back up and running, but ultimately it was Boubon's ranch pulling out the victory. What a hold though from Culling Time, and we...

02:45:36 Wundering how they would look when they get absolutely tested and these guys are proving to be a force to be reckoned with. Although Bugon's ranch for now at least remains with the upper hand.

02:45:46 Boobanz Ranch, ich meine, sie waren auch noch einer dieser Team. Wir haben über Mew Mew in der letzten Matchup gesprochen, wie ein sort of Dark Horse. Boobanz ist absolut das, auch für alle, dass sie eine kuddly, adorable Mascot haben, das viele von euch haben wahrscheinlich gesehen, in und aus der Chat, das Adorable Plushie, das sie war Named After, wie wir schon gesagt haben, über und überhört, das nicht bedeutet, dass sie nicht bringen, und sie sind. Sie haben so unglaublich Coordination, und viele von den Teams haben wirklich angefangen zu sehen, dass sie eine der Leute zu contend mit sind. Aber, wie du sagst, Lithy,

02:46:16 Das extra Coordination, von Culling Time, down to the wire. Almost, you know, going, there's no way, there's no way. But, as we've said, you fight to the last minute. There is always a possible chance in CC. And so they just...

02:46:30 Timed it so perfectly, coming in and out. If that Limit Break hadn't shut them down, I think they would have been able to get some kind of rally there, just seeing how well they were coming together, how they were all just coordinating so tightly. But as it was, I'm sure they've taken a lot away from that initial match, and I'm hoping they're going to be able to run with it for this next one up against Bull Bonds, but we'll see if the hosts have any thoughts on it here too before we get into this next matchup.

02:46:57 Ja, der Moment mit dem Reaper LB war sehr interessant, weil man sieht, wie es die Zeit für ihre Spielkampf war. Sie waren zu beginnen eine Counter-Offensive, die LB passiert, und dann war der Reaper LB. Und sie versucht, ihre eigene Rite-Afters zu nutzen, die die Blüe-Bunds spüren. Except, Saiz, in diesem Moment versucht, die Dragon LB zu nutzen, und die ganze Anime-Team wurde spüren.

02:47:25 Ihr könnt sehen, wie sie ihren Spiel waren. Es war ein sehr interessantes Moment und ein sehr interessantes Spiel. Ja, was ein Onslaut von Wuban. Wir wollten uns wirklich nicht mehr sehen.

Intensives Match zwischen Culling Time und Bourbon's Ranch

02:47:37

02:47:37 so schnell. Ich denke, beide Teams sind wirklich bereit und bereit zu gehen. Wir werden eigentlich sehen, Clockwork Castletown! Nein! Das stimmt! Cullingtime! Cullingtime! Ich glaube, wir werden das auch sehen. Wir sind sehr, sehr interessiert, ob Boubanz kann die Pressure halten, oder ob Cullingtime hat eine gute Comeback.

02:48:02 We are giving it to the commentators. We will gladly take it. Oh my goodness. The first time we're seeing this map today and oh boy, it is a pretty one. Not as pretty as these pictures though.

02:48:20 The picture game is always very good. And I mean, as we talked about, Culling Time, they just really brought it with this. I mean, Clockwork is going to be a good one. I think that this is a map that they probably picked, maybe because they heard how excited I was to play it, but I'm thinking more so.

02:48:34 Because this map offers some unique opportunities to change the flow of matches. With all of the environmental effects, with the toss-up from the tatami, there are a lot of things that you can play around. And there are additional kind of modifiers outside of just your ability skill set that you can use to get those picks, to lock somebody into place, to catch someone off guard, and to play around it. As well here, we see these reapers on both teams and the monks, both of which can be huge assets when it comes to things like...

02:49:03 Mammets hitting the field, if you're able to ping-pong people into it, or if you're able to fear them into a disadvantageous position, this is something that can be really helpful. So it's looking like this could be beneficial to either team. It could be, but first and foremost, there are points on the line here, Rook.

02:49:21 Es ist Bubon's Ranch auf 1 und 0. Das ist Match Point. Das ist die letzte Ticket für Fanfest. Und im Moment, wir gehen in. Furok kommt das Guard early. Jetzt kommt es schnell. Der Swap kommt über. Der Guard ist weg. Fiskakut ist sehr vulnerable. Trying to guide away. Die Heels kommen durch. Furok stays alive für eine andere Moment. Auf der anderen Seite ist der Target wieder einmal der Target. Und zweit, sehr early in der letzten Spiel. Und aus der Advantage, Bubon's Ranch war able zu stampede durch den Rest der Map.

02:49:50 No kills taken, Rook. First Blood almost going the way of Dubon's Ranch as Rivette drops super low, but we'll keep on watching this. Rivette going across those Tami maps, getting that potion, huge asset there. We have a death over on Bulbond actually, so Culling Time is bringing in some of their own force in their own place, but that Reaper Limit Break is going to disrupt, leaving Evere vulnerable, that Vines hitting Evere as they are continuing to be burned by Maruto.

02:50:19 Und von Twoody. Sie sind auf die Maps jetzt. Sie müssen die Toss-Up auf sein. Twoody ist in der Luft. Twoody ist in der Luft. Twoody ist in der Luft. Twoody ist in der Luft. Twoody ist in der Luft. Twoody ist in der Luft. Twoody ist in der Luft. Twoody ist in der Luft. Twoody ist in der Luft. Twoody ist in der Luft. Twoody ist in der Luft. Aber das ist auch nicht genug. Elixir ist auf der Luft.

02:50:47 Wir haben die erste Map-event, natürlich haben wir die große Puppets, die mit den Schlitzern geschehen können. Wenn ihr ihr PVE-time habt, dann hier ihr es. Und Marathor bringt in die massive Reeper LB, die ganze Team in der ganzen Welt. Und es ist nicht genug, Ice geht in mit dem Dragoon, aber die Heels immeidiotly counteracted in... No!

02:51:10 Vorrocks is trying to look for more. Ice and Rivett are staying alive. Heelers on both sides working day and night shift extra to keep their team stable and going. But Rivett falls down to half, backpedaling time on calling time as they fall further through towards their own fountain. And Duvall's ranch, they're picking up steam, they're picking up momentum. They are on the train to London. They are ready, they are planning.

02:51:39 Pulling Time has to watch out for that Reaper Limit Break, especially when they have their LBs. And they're going to need to do that as they keep rebuilding this charge, trying to push us back around the corner. 36.6% over in favor of Hubon's Ranch. But Pulling Time has been launching a much better assault, a much better offensive.

02:51:54 Und mit dem Reifer-Limit-Break aus der picture, sie werden viel besser gemacht.

02:52:19 ...ein eine bessere Chance zu bekommen. Aber sie müssen auch ihre Leben zu halten, weil Lola Ray ist zurückgekehrt. Die Gruppe ist zurückgekehrt. Und Bubon hat eine tonne Limit Breaks von ihren eigenen. Das Dribune ist jetzt auf der Dribune, die sich jetzt auf der Dribune befindet. Das Dribune ist jetzt auf der Dribune, auf der Dribune ist jetzt. Der Dribune ist jetzt auf der Dribune, auf der Dribune auf der Dribune ist. Beautiful Pickup, Teeth and Claw, Tooth and Nail.

02:52:42 Whatever you want to say, it's really fitting here as both teams are just going at it. The teleport is used for a little bit of a juke. Oh, Furox jukes him!

02:52:52 Gets to pop the Elixir and Evray on the other side is just gonna die off. Focused down by the rest of the team. Beautiful play here from Boubant's Ranch. Caboon and Assize is on the crystal, taken down. The staggers are in and finally a breakthrough. After four minutes of gruelling standstill, Boubant's Ranch advances to the checkpoint and will be claiming it entering.

02:53:16 Das ist der letzte Quartier für sie. Sie sind so close. Sie können das Badge in der Hand sein, das FanFest warten für sie. Aber sie haben noch ein paar Fights ahead. Das Reafer Limit Break ist auf Maruto. Sie haben es so viel zu disruptieren, es geht aus.

02:53:35 Kohling time has held on. They're not going to unleash their limit break. They get Maruto low in return. They get that pick there and they're continuing to try and just burns out as much as they can. Tutti chasing Evere across the mat. Evere stunned. That mat is almost at the flip. They are able to get off of it though, but Evere is not able to stay alive. Mana completely out. No healer able to get a line of sight to get that out on them. So they fall. Meanwhile, over Vera getting some of that focus fire with Kohling time trying to take them out, but they're going to fall back. They're going to be able to get...

02:54:04 We're heading into overtime and at the worst point.

02:54:19 Es ist Zeit, um Numbus zu gewinnen. Jetzt ist der Dragoon LB. Du musst das machen. Du musst das machen. Du musst das machen. Du musst das machen. Du musst das auf der Crystal. Aber es ist nicht so, dass die LB auf den LB arbeiten. Aber der Raccoon muss sein. Hier geht der S.I.S. Noen auf der Crystal, except for...

02:54:37 Eine lucky Monk mit der Garde auf. Der Dragoon findet 1.5 HP auf jemanden, aber die Heer sind sofort durch. Maharato hat die große Fear. Tenebrum Lumre wird in, und es wird es all den Weg geben. Sie sind zurückgekehrt. Sie sind aus der Crystal, aber Sama-Refett hat es zu bleiben. Die Fear ist für sie für sie. Talentine will sie sich nicht durch. Sie wollen sie in dieser Serie, aber es wird so, so desperatet.

02:55:06 Bubon's ranch, but they're not relenting. They're not giving up. They want this win, and it's only one person standing in the way. There's a guard going on as Syze is going back in, has that elixir pop, and full HP MP looking for some bloodshed. It's not going to be found, though, as Lorelei goes down. Evre, the next one on the target, Syze still in there. The guards are up. The damage is coming out. Bubon's ranch, two and one.

02:55:36 Das war's für heute. Und heute sind sie auf ein properer Roll. Massive damage going out. One man left standing. Es ist nur Revet. Sie sind aus London. Healthy. Trying to get in. One last stand.

02:55:51 Slippy, das ist jetzt nicht enden, es ist nicht enden! Kulling time ist an it, they are doing everything they can to just draw this out, you breathe!

02:56:16 Wir alle einfach nur aufhören, als wir durch das Ebrechen gehen können. Die Guarden stehen auf wieder. Sie sind mit alles, was sie versuchen hier zu kommen.

02:56:24 Kulintime WANTS TO GO TO FANFEST, THEY WANT THEIR BEST SHOT, THEY WANT THIS AT LEAST TO GO TO A THREE, BUT IT'S LOOKING SO ROUGH FOR THEM AS THEY JUST CONTINUE TO TRICKLE IN, DRAWING OUT THE OVERTIME WITH EVERY LAST THING THAT THEY HAVE, WUBONS HAS THOSE LIMIT BREAKS, THEY DROP THEM DOWN, THE DRAGOON LIMIT BREAK GOING OUT OVER FROM KULINTIME, BUT THEY CAN'T GET THOSE KILLS, THEY'RE STILL ON IT, HOW ARE THEY STILL ON IT, REVENT IS JUST FIGHTING IT OUT, TRYING TO STAY ON THAT POINT, WE'VE GOT THE MUG LIMIT BREAK AND THE REAPER LIMIT BREAK OVER ON WUBONS, SO THEY ARE BIDING THEIR TIME, THEY

02:56:53 Ich weiß, dass sie diese Advantage haben, aber Culling Time ist, dass sie die Crystal irgendwie aufhören! Sie sind die Crystal! Und sie haben Wollbahn getötet, sie haben sie auf die Maske!

02:57:07 Oh my god, they broke this siege. Rename this team to comeback time because they are on the checkpoint. Four LBs though on the board for...

02:57:23 Wobbu's Ranch, and they are looking to make them count. In goes healthy, out goes healthy, and all the LPs are thrown into the mix. Lorelei taking so much damage right now, but somehow, as the only healer staying alive, the MP bars are getting low, and the turnaround kills are coming through, as Banaro falls, the Reaper gone, the damage still going in, and somehow, Wobbu's Ranch once again does it. They find the second kill, and Bray down for the count. Smutti looking to reset.

02:57:53 Sie wissen, dass sie sie können. Sie haben die upper-handen. Sie haben die Numbers-Adentions. Und Maratow ist wieder zurückgegangen. Die LPs sind langsam und langsam und langsam für die Sender-Round. Kalentine ist geschlossen. S.I. hat die Dive available.

02:58:07 Das ist ein Moment. Wir warten für die Big Bang. Wir warten auf die Crystal. Es ist über Zeit. Du musst du in das. Du kannst nicht gehen. Und dann geht das Räufer. Das ist ein Dämpfer. Massive damage getan, aber keine Killschäme. Und noch sie stehen auf die Crystal. Everett ist für ein Pick mit der LV, aber kann es nicht finden. Und wieder, Bubon's Rant ist versuchen, den anderen Rant zu finden. Und dann ist er noch zu 20%. Aber wird es nicht so sein.

02:58:36 Das ist ein Moment, aber das ist ein Moment, aber es ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist ein Moment, da ist

02:59:06 No!

Bourbon's Ranch sichert sich den Sieg

02:59:34

02:59:34 There it is! Bulbar's Ranch! 2-0 after London! Oh my gosh, culling time! Culling time! Lithy, you are right, comeback time needs to be in. They got that to 60% having almost nothing on there! That stagger strat! And yes!

02:59:56 I'm gonna call it a Staggerstrat, because what they were able to accomplish with it was nothing short of phenomenal. Getting them on there, put down to the wire, testing their mettle with everything that they had, while Bubon, by all accounts, should have had the advantage. They had the numbers, they had the DPS, they had the health in so many situations. And for a second there...

03:00:20 I thought Culling Time was going to push this to the third. They were giving it more than 100%. They were going beyond. They were limit breaking with all the Dynamis in their hearts. And it was an incredible, incredible fight. And while Bubon...

03:00:37 Obviously, they brought it, they stuck in there. They were, as always, solid. Their team plays, their execution, even when things got rocky, they knew, we've got this, we'll keep coming at them. And of course, those limit breaks, the timings that they manage with them are phenomenal. How they use them to disrupt, coordinate the Dragoons raining down in those key moments when pressure is on from overtime. Livy, I could ramble about this match forever, but please, you ramble, because that was the kind of competition you want to see.

03:01:06 I am done for the day. Oh my god. What a match between these two. I cannot wait. If Bubon's Ranch is putting on matches back-to-back like this, it's never boring with this team. An insane banger three maps yesterday, two maps that felt like five today. Just imagine what these guys are going to be like on this stage in London. It is absolutely incredible.

03:01:33 Und ich glaube nicht, wir sind diejenigen, die denken das. Kevin, Julia, wie sind Sie? Wir hatten eine bestimmte Zeit für CCRC-Fanfest. Und in diesem Moment, wenn wir 10-Minute matchen haben, müssen wir die Zeit geben. Und ich denke, Fanfest wird endet an 1.00 Uhr. Was ein fantastisches Match, doch. Wir waren hier, literally, auf der Seite des Seates. Unglaublich, wie sie able, wie sie es stagern. Almost turnen es um.

03:02:02 Bubon's Ranch just fighting back. Super impressive. The comeback time was amazing. I was very impressed. That's the power of Cloud Clockwork, Castle Dawn. Look at the parade we deserved. They would just not give up. That was really some amazing fighting spirit we've seen there. Holy shit. Well, not allowed to say that on stream.

03:02:25 Du hast gesagt, holy fish, right? Holy fish, holy fish. Holy fish. Yep, yep, yep. That reminds me of someone saying... No, no, no. No, it was at the previous PVK tournament at FanFest, and they were asked about the job they chose, and they said it was fishing powerful, and they had to catch themselves back and say, it was too powerful, man. Amazing, amazing. Yeah, that was amazing. At that moment, with Leafy almost losing his breath to commentary, it was, ah, chef's kiss.

03:02:54 Big Applaus. Und ich denke, Florox von Bourbon's range ist wahrscheinlich ein bisschen zu catchen, aber wir werden ihn in ein paar Sekunden holen, um ihn zu fragen, ob er ist, ob er sich still alive fühlt. So, wir haben ihn. Unbelievable. Ich konnte sehen, dass die Leute in der Chat waren crazy für dieses Match. Hallo, Florox. Hallo, hallo, hallo. Congratulations. Thank you. Are you still alive?

03:03:20 Ich weiß nicht, ob ich mehr Clockwork games kann. Oh mein Gott. Du hast die meisten Intense-Matches gemacht. Ja. Für beide Tage. Ich hoffe, dass du sie Spaß hast. Mein Herz hat nicht Spaß gemacht. Es war ein tolles Spektakel. Ich liebte den Juke vor den Doors. Das war unglaublich. Du könntest hören die Silly-Musik hören. Das ist wirklich, wirklich gut.

03:03:47 First question from us. How do you pronounce your team's name? I don't know, and that's the whole point. You're not meant to know either. It's meant to be hard to pronounce. It's meant to have oo-woo in there and bo-bon. Okay, it is now known as the ranch. Yeah, the ranch is better. If you just say ranch. Bee ranch. Bee ranch, yeah. Or just bo-bon. Or boo-woo-bon. Just follow your heart.

03:04:15 Wenn wir einiges an, dann sind wir einiges an, dann sind wir einiges an. Also, das funktioniert in unserem Favorit. Was war der größte Moment für dich in den ganzen Tournament so far? Uh, Yesterdays Game. Fürsure. Das Team war terrifying to face in der ersten Runde. Sie waren ein Top 4 Team. EASILY. Und zu face sie in der ersten Runde? Oh, das ist so SCARY. Ich war weniger als das. Das Match hatte einen riesigen Turnaround.

03:04:44 Es ist wirklich deine Team und die letzten Matches des Tages, ich denke. Ja, wir lieben Overtime. Ja, es ist double. Wir können einfach enden in 5. Nein, du hast zu dealen mit Overtime, wenn du musst. Wenn es das Hype ist, wir müssen es. Wer weiß, was ich für dich. Vielleicht haben wir 20 Minuten Overtime einen Tag.

03:05:07 Don't say that, we'll bring a paladin to Fanfest for you. Speaking of which, you're going to Fanfest, your entire team is. Congratulations. Thank you. I'm terrified. You will have to do this again, but on stage. On stage, it's even better. You see me just slumped in my chair, you have to bring a microphone to me. We will, we will. We are expecting great things, honestly. Yeah, we are, we are. We are looking forward to seeing what amazing moments you can give us yet again.

03:05:36 Ich hoffe, ihr bekommt viel. Unsere Team ist voll. Wir sind wie eine große Dysfunctional-Familie. Es ist gut. Es könnte Dysfunctional sein, aber auf der anderen Seite, alles wir können sehen, ist eine sehr gut Oiled-Machin. Ja, ja, ich meine, wir haben eine Tonne aus dem ersten Screams gewonnen. Ihr sollte uns sehen, dass wir unser erstes Spiel gegen Hopeless haben. Es war terrible, als wir zuerst starten, gegen sie. Jeder war grüßt.

03:06:02 People were getting upset, it was just bad. But we came so far, I'm proud of everybody. And I think the public is also proud of you, because I can see Chad being very supportive. I don't want to read it, I'll read it later. Okay, let me just tease you, it is very supportive to you. Yes. Okay. You're on your team, I can see you. Yeah, I did try to rally all the Bob-on-stairs. Excellent, excellent. The little plushy faces.

03:06:28 In any case, congratulations again. We'll be seeing each other soon. Yes, see you at FanFest. And take some rest. You've earned it. What am I bringing? What are we bringing? We are. We should be. It has to be protected at all costs though if we do. No one's allowed to steal the mascot. That's okay. I think we can handle that. Yeah, we can handle that. You bring the mascot. Yeah, we'll provide the bodyguard. Okay, okay, thank you. We'll just be there.

03:06:58 All righty, thank you, Ferox, and we will see you later. Thank you for having me. Bye. Bye-bye. I'm waving for you. We are waving and you can't see it. Bye.

03:07:13 Und wir sind zurück mit unseren Kommentaren, glaube ich. Ja. Wie fühlst du dich über diese Interview? Sie sind so viel Spaß, ich liebe es. Big hearts, big hearts to Wurokz. Und der Beaux-Hu-Hu-Hu-Hu-Hu-Hu-Hu-Hu-Hu!

03:07:37 We should pronounce it a different way every single time we say it. I think we can do that. The b-range, the branch, the bench. The b-range. I'm going to practice until FanFest and I'm not going to misspell it once. Okay, I believe it you. That's my challenge to myself. If you want to say the French phrase, bouillon-range. What does that mean? I don't know. Oh, okay. That's not a French word.

03:08:03 Oh, okay, okay. I am just offering an alternative means of pronunciation. Deceptively so. It was so good. It's so good to hear the interview. Honestly, I mean, I'm cheering for all the teams, but I would be lying if I didn't say that I have loved watching BoiBond's... Was that a little different? BoiBond's progress.

03:08:27 Ja, definitiv.

Ausblick auf die Semi-Finals beim FanFest

03:08:53

03:08:53 Und ich glaube, das bedeutet, dass wir alle vier Teams haben für die Semi-Finals. Das ist richtig. Wir schauen uns mal auf die Bracket in eine Sekunde. Aber ja, 4 fantastische Teams. Ich denke, wir können wirklich darauf achten, dass die große Matches an FanFest sind. Ja, ich freue mich darauf. So, ja, es wird auf der Sonntag der FanFest in London sein. Ich glaube so. So, das sollte der 22nd sein sein.

03:09:19 I am very good with dates, as you can see. Maths, dates, directions. Timezones. At least this time everything will be in our timezones. That's right. But yeah, we'll be seeing Fish, Esports Ready, Hopeless and Bourbons Ranch. Bourbons Ranch. Bourbons Ranch.

03:09:36 A little different every time. I think that's a good slogan. But the losing teams today are not leaving this empty handed. Because they are the top 8 teams. And they are leaving, well not today, they will be getting them later, but they will be getting titles. So they will be, if you see at any point someone using the CCRC 2023 ranker title, that's because they made it up to today.

03:10:05 Das ist richtig. Und wenn sie diese Titel benutzen, dann können sie sich fragen, wo du diese Titel hast? Wie können wir deinen Namen benutzen? Ja, also das. Aber ja, wir sehen uns natürlich auch die fantastischen Winners von heute an FanFest. Vielen Dank an alle Teams, die nicht nur...

03:10:27 Today, also yesterday, and in the preliminaries. Yeah, all 15 teams. Yeah, it's been really an amazing time. We've been able to watch these players in prelims as well. We've been able to see them organize little scrims, coordinate. There's an amazing attitude between them as well, and I'm really looking forward to what we see from them in the future. So am I, so am I. This is gonna be something. Yeah. I can just feel the adrenaline dropping, but...

03:10:54 Und ich bin wieder zurück für Fanfest. Das wird so sein. Liffy Rookery. Any Closing Worlds?

03:11:02 Oh, Liffy, das ist so kind of you, danke so much. Oh my gosh, last words, thank you, thank you, everyone. Thank you to the teams, thank you to our wonderful hosts, thank you to everybody with Square Enix behind the scenes, thank you to all of you in chat that tuned in bright and early yesterday and today, although depending on time zones, maybe it was a comfortable midday for you.

03:11:24 So I can't wait to see you all at London Fan Fest and tune in.

03:11:53 Even if you're going to be there remotely, pass on the VODs to other folks as well so that you can get them invested and excited because we're going to have an incredible competition. But Lithy, how about you? What do you want to say? Oh my God, Rook, we get to meet IRL. Can you believe it? I know! It's incredible. This has been an incredible weekend. I can just echo the words Rook said. Massive shout out as well to Thibaut, our observer for the day. Incredible camera work there.

03:12:23 Thanks to all of you for hanging out with us, for having a lot of fun. I hope at the very least with us and can't wait to see you all in London. It's gonna be a blast, to say the very least. Thanks for having us. Thank you. As always, a pleasure to have you. I can really see that Chad was incredibly appreciative of your commentary as well. I really think it enhanced and added to the hype of this very, very hype quarterfinals.

03:12:50 Und ja, ich bin sehr froh, dass mehr von Fanfest zu sehen. Ja, so bin ich, so bin ich. Ich bin nicht bereit, mentalmente, zu sehen, dass es so hochwertig ist, wieder zu sehen. Ja, ist dein Herzblad von Italien okay? Ja, es explodiert durch die Finalmatch, es ist okay. Understandable, understandable. Ja, es wird...

03:13:15 Es wird so ein tolles Zeitpunkt sein. Wenn du da an FanFest bist, da in der Zuschauer, mit den Spielern, dann hast du einen unglaublichen Zeitpunkt. Ja. Und ich denke, das wäre das Ganze für heute. Ja, ich denke so. Ja. Also, vielen Dank an alle, die haben gespielt. Vielen Dank an unsere Kommentatorinnen.

03:13:41 Big thank you to everyone in the team, in our team who has helped with this. It means a lot that everyone was here together around PvP and we love it. So we'll be seeing you soon. Take care of yourself and see you in October. Bye. That's right. Bye bye. Bye.