Posted on 2017-02-20 00:29 by Pokemonmaster888.

Hey gamers! Today is a big day in the history of Cyberscore. We have been around for 15 years, and many things have changed since 2002 when the site was born. Members have come and gone, the site has had multiple makeovers and additions, and much has happened. What has been constant for at least the past 12 years though is our dear friend packattack being #1 on the Cyberscore mainboard. The king, a legend, the undisputed best gamer on Cyberscore, one of the best gamers ever; whatever you want to call him, packattack has rightfully held this spot for a very long time.



Today though, something has changed. I'm here to announce a landmark event for us, one that some people thought they might never see. As of 9:52pm GMT on February 19th, 2017, Cyberscore has a new mainboard #1 player: NintendoS.T.A.R.! The moment in time.







A bit of backstory; as you may know, the mainboard is Cyberscore's main ranking and is held by many as the highest standard of competition on the site. packattack has been a Cyberscore member since ~2002-2003, and has challenged for the top spot on this ranking many times (holding it numerous times in the process). cliffcat and Al_X have both held the top spot in their time on the site, closer to the site's beginning. This February 4th, 2005 snapshot from the Internet Archive Wayback Machine appears to be the last documented time packattack was not in 1st place. As we see in the March 5th, 2005 snapshot directly following that, he is in 1st place. This date was just before the CS2 crash, which wiped out all data from the site leading up to then. Ever since the comeback and re-launch of the site as Cyberscore 3 on July 25th, 2005 (certain members had access to the site for months prior to that), packattack has been in 1st and has never surrendered the position. In essence, it's been a run of 12 straight years. You can convert that to days, weeks, months, whatever you want, but in the end, it's an extremely impressive feat. To sum it up, packattack has been the king of Cyberscore for most of the site's existence.



Now, the player who has dethroned him, NintendoS.T.A.R., has been making his charge up the mainboard for years since joining on February 16th, 2007. He is no slouch at all, being quite a skilled gamer and Mario Kart: Double Dash!! world champion for various periods of time himself. As packattack has been inactive for almost 4 years now, there has been quite the opportunity for somebody to step up and challenge for the top spot, and NintendoS.T.A.R. has done just that. A huge congratulations to you, NintendoS.T.A.R.. You've earned it!



Not to take anything away from NintendoS.T.A.R., but the fact that it has been almost 4 years of inactivity on packattack's part for anybody to even get close to passing him attests to his greatness. He does other things besides compete nowadays, but we will always remember him as a fierce competitor who rarely (if at all) was outmatched.



NintendoS.T.A.R. isn't the only one who was challenging packattack for the 1st place on the mainboard in recent times, as yicestmoi has made quite a large charge up the mainboard in less than 2 years. Numerous Cyberscore members were wondering who would be the first one to pass packattack, and yicestmoi was a popular choice. Going forward, look out for these two members and perhaps some other up and coming gamers to challenge the #1 spot! You never know what can happen, so keep your eyes on the mainboard in the years to come.



At the end of the day, Cyberscore has a new champion. packattack's run is over and there is a new leader in town. However, the race is very close and a lot could change in the near future. Regardless, for a fleeting moment in time NintendoS.T.A.R. can say he was the one to end the streak. For me, I can't wait to see what the future has in store for the mainboard and the site itself.