Originally posted by RaiderSGA
this was my only point,
CTap, I have seen plenty of good USA pro teams lose to boosted teams, the funny part is that boosted team usually only had a slight advantage or was pretty much even, and at a level 28 avg, 1 level doesn't make lat much of a difference, especially when they are sprinkled all over the roster.
If your point is that, when a USA Pro team (or any team) has a 2 to 3 level advantage they are a better team, Then you are right. But the USA guys need to quit saying if thing were even, because when they have been allot of them have been beaten. There is no disputing the USA teams have been around a little longer than most, witch equates to higher levels (min. an extra 8 games and a season or 2 at the most), thats just the way the game is... It is a common perception, that the USA pro teams think equal means 3 level advantage to them over the rest of the later leagues. As we have seen, most teams that have a sizable advantage in levels will win.
just my 2 cents, If you chose to NOT boost, keep it to your self... you will retain some of the aura of the elite USA pro league, instead of the whinning self indulgent jerk most want to paint this league as.
Eh, my point was that the other leagues act like they have kicked butt in that tourney and USA Pro has not. Realistically, many of them had only a few teams in it - all of which were among their top teams. USA Pro had a lot in it. Some performed well, others not so well. However, had we only had our select "best" teams in it, we likely would have seen a solid performance from the league representatives and this talk would not be as prevalent.
That said, I don't disagree that teams are gaining ground. That is the way this game was conceived - rightly so IMO. (Btw, we are not a team of Alphas and we do pretty well in USA Pro...)
