ATDL SEAson 5: preseason roster mania.

We’re almost at the end of the preseason of SEAson 5 so I’d like to share some of the interesting roster changes and rumors I’ve heard here and there. Of course these are all rumors, but imagine me as ATDL’s very own lgdamefan.

ATDL, an amateur league, acts as a sort of psuedo facsimile of the DPC for us plebs. Roster shuffling admist behind the scenes, new friendships kindled, backstabbing galore, people jumping from ship to ship, and theorycrafted super teams that unfortunately never see the light of day.

I’ve been avidly taking down notes and rumors here and there of the inner machinations of as many roster shuffles as possible, and now that we’re closing towards the deadline, I feel it is an appropriate time to release this collection of thoughts. I won’t be focusing too hard on the gameplay side of things, cause let’s be serious: I’d be comparable to drunk Lelouch^ if I tried to discuss solely in game synergies and prowess. Apologies to Slayer-, as I have jebaited him since I did say this would be a podcast, but alas. Now let’s dispense with the foreplay and begin.

We’ll start with the some of the new confirmed rosters to brush you guys up to speed before we get into the real nitty gritty rumors / disbands. Let’s begin with the new Burden Squad and the brand new ensemble behind the BS banner. Their roster is, as of the time of writing this:

1 - Slayer (Formerly Seal of Fail | SoF, Team Senpuu | TSU, and POTM in the bottom | POTM)

2 - Mugestu (Formerly Dawn Academy | DwN, and Burden Squad | BS)

3 - Sujuan (Formerly S A D B O Y S | BOYs, and POTM in the bottom | POTM)

4 - Shikinose (Formerly TwinTails; Birthright | Tail;B)

5 - Xero (Formerly No Techies | nT)

S1 - r3covery (Formerly Satisfied Punks | SP, and S A D B O Y S | BOYs)

S2 - seri (1st ATDL team)

S3 - AdmiralKitsune (Formerly Understeering Super Pro Drifters | USPD, Tidestoppers | TSP, Team Syndicate | TS, Team Senpuu | TSU, Trailblazers | TB, Naturo Squad | NS, and POTM in the bottom | POTM)

Personally, if you had asked someone well versed in ATDL lore to name an unusual possible SEAson5 roster, I highly doubt that this roster is something they’d come up with. The only real household names on this team are Slayer, and AdmiralKitsune. The rest have all had their moments but lets be serious: saying shit like “ out of all the core players i know im the only one with a very high “fighting” stat on the graph” will no doubtably make you more popular.

It’s not just Slayer-’s previous statements that makes this cast of characters interesting: it’s also their name sake, which is absolutely rife with controversy. I’ll get more into detail at some other point, most likely during their own article, but all I have to say now is: #NotmyBS.