Bold Predictions from the VPC

 

To get ready for the Altador Cup season, I thought I’d share some very interesting statements I’ve come across at the home away from home for the die-hard Altador Cup fans.

“Darigan Citadel and Roo Island are too high, and Maraqua is probably too low. And in my biased opinion, after coming in 2nd last year, I (Shenkuu) don’t think we’re going to fail and come up in 4th. Although I don’t think we’ll win, either. ”   

  – idryia

“Maraqua should be higher. As well as Shenkuu. I see SK in either 1st or 2nd.
Roo Island and Darigan Citadel are way too high, that’s expecting too much from them.”   

 – lilnate714

 “MI should be at least in the top five. RI and DC are a bit high. and MQ is a tad low.” 

 – bear172

“MI seems to have a habit of waking up versus ‘worthy’ challengers…and taking catnaps against the lower folks. o.o ”

 – francineh

 “I hate KI but I kinda think they’ll be in the top 4 again, their fan base is too large to fall imo..”

  – polyxion

  “I’d say that KI is too low and DC too high. (: ”

  – kauralastu 

  “MQ and MI have a shot of winning IF they can manage to get into the first tier to begin with. Both teams have weaknesses in side games, so they could end up falling short despite their strengths in yyb. I’m looking for DC to reestablish itself as a top tier team, and for KI to take hold of 5th.

KD is a team no one is really talking about, but I think has a great shot of winning. ”

– solar_side

  “In my opinion, the only teams with a reasonable chance to win the cup:
– Lost Desert
– Shenkuu
– Kreludor
– Mystery Island
– Krawk Island
– Maraqua
– Darigan Citadel
– MAYYYBEEE Moltara.” 

 – __questions__

 “I think LD should be higher. They have never gotten worse in a cup. Their record is 5th, 5th, 3rd, 3rd.”

 – bunjayo 

 “The only team other than KI that got higher than them last year was Shenkuu, and I dont know how but LD beat Shenkuu both times in both halves of the cup last time, so I think they can do it again and take the cup.”

 – __questions__ (Check out his nice altador cup petpage at http://www.neopets.com/~Cusit)

” Shenkuu beat Lost Desert in the finals though, despite losing in the round robin. Round robin results don’t mean anything for final matches, especially with such a changable team as Shenkuu who we know from past experience vary greatly during the round robin.
I think it’ll be closer than in previous years, but I still see Shenkuu winning.”

 – herdygerdy

“How does Meridell get called a high ranking team exactly?”

– francineh

” As highly as I think of Maraqua, though, I think that second place is a bit high to place them… Or that could be my sore loser side talking
Also, I think that DC has been getting stronger, and maybe deserves a higher place than seventh, but other than that, they look really good, and you have really good reasons for predicting the placements. ”

– dreamand_hope   

“Has everyone forgotten RI has a 4th, 2nd, and 1st place finish? Seems like it…

Raise RI and TY. Lower HW, MD, and MQ”

– kyky177

“If anything, all these suggestions to lower HW will just make me work harder. Good luck to all teams, though! It’s gonna be a fun cup. ;3”

– slurpy_headache

Little love for Lilo and the former champs...